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1. 31 32 3 3 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB USB Devices Enabled controllers None USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable ar disable the use of USB omtroller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable ar disable the sypat to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc Or you may select Auto so that the System will start to auto detect 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware cn your system including the parameters of the CEU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan Speed chassis fan speed ard the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced i Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 244 M B Temperature 34 C 93F CPU Fan Speed 4722 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Veore 3 677 V 3 30V 3 290 V 5 00V 14 850 V 12 00V 1 767 V Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985
2. Specification 2 3 1 slot supports 1 5V AGP 8X card see CAUTION 2 8 USB 2 0 ports includes 6 default USB 2 0 ports cn the rear panel plus two headers to support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 3 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 serial port 1 parallel port ECP EEP support 1 RJ 45 port 6 default USB 2 0 ports Audio Jack Line Qt Lire In Microphone BIOS OS AMI legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 campliance wake up events SMBIOS 2 3 1 support CEU frequency stepless control anly for advanced users reference see CAUTION 4 Microsoft Windows 98 SE ME 2000 XP compliant CAUTION L While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Please check if the CEU fan on the motherboard functions properly before you resume the system Toimprove heat dissipatio remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the system Do NOT insert a 3 3V AGP card into the AGP slot of K7NF2 RAID motherboard It may cause permanent damage Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP SP1 2000 SP4 It may not work properly under Microsoft Windows 98 ME Although K7NF2 RAID offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU The CEU host
3. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Primary IDE Master Device Not Detected LBA Large Mode Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode DMA Mode S M A R T 32Bit Data Transfer Select the type of device connected to the system Auto Auto Auto Disabled Select Screen Disabled Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration gotims Nt Installed Auto CD DVDI and ARMD Before you attempt to configure a hard disk drive make Sure you have the correct configuration infomation supplied by the drive manufacturer The system may fail to recognize the installed disk due to the incorrect settings Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive If auto detection is successful the BIOS SEIUP UTILITY will autamati cally fill in the correct values for the remining fields this sb new If the tard disk was already formatted an older system the BIOS SETUP UTILITY may detect parameters In those cases select User to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters After entering the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition ard format the new IDE hard d
4. American Megatrends Inc CPU Host Frequency This item shows current CPU host frequency of the installed motherboard Boot Failure Guard Hable ar disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability 24 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Chipset Settings Memory Clock can be set by the code using AUTO or you can set Flexibility Option Enabled one of the standard VCORE Voltage Auto values DRAM Voltage Auto CAS Latency Auto DRAM Timing Auto TRAS 16 TRCD 2 Select Screen Onboard LAN Enabled 1 Select Item AC97 Audio Auto Enter Go to Sub Screen AGP Aperture Size 64MB F1 General Help AGP Data Rate 4X F10 Save and Exit AGP Fast Write Enabled ESC Exit AGP Size Band Enabled Primary Graphics Adapter AGP v02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set ane of the standard values as listed 133 MHz DDR266 166 MHz DDR333 200 MHz DDR400 Flexibility Option The default value of this qtio is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled VCORE Voltage Use this to adjust the values a VCORE Voltage Configuration gotims Auto High Nol DRAM Voltage Use this to adjust the valuesfa DRA
5. Black 39 pin IDE1 see p 8 item 11 39 pin IDE2 see p 8 item 12 connect black end to the motherboard to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note If you use anly one IDE device cn this motherboard please set the IDE device as Master Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Besides to qtimize comatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDEl blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA SATA SATAL see p 8 item 9 SATA2 connectors support SATA data SATA2 see p 8 item 8 i a cables for intemal storage devices The current SATA SATA1 itefa allows up to 1 5 Gb s ij data transfer rate Serid ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard Serial ATA SATA Power Cable s conned tothe SATA HDD power connector 4 amt to the power supply Please connect te black end of SATA power cable to the power connectar cn each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB 2 0 Connector 9 USB67 see p 8 item 17 ASRock I O Plus provides you 6 default USB 2 0 ports cn the rear panel If the rear USB po
6. 1 2 2 3 9 5x 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 10x 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 10 5x 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 11x 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 11 5x 12 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 12x 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 12 5x 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 13x 2 3 2 3 12 23 12 13 5 12 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 14x 2 3 12 1 2 2 3 1 2 15x 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 12 16 2 3 12 2 3 1 2 1 2 16 5x 12 12 2 3 1 2 12 17 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 18x 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 19x 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 20x 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 21x 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 22x 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 23x 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 24 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 For example Athlon XP 2000 is an 1666MHz CEU 12 5 Multiplier X 133MHz External frequency 1666MHz FID jumpers setting does not guarantee and support the adjustment of multiplier These jumpers setting may not apply to all miltiplier locked or even same unlocked AM D CPU Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU The jumper caps are not provided ASRock Please understard that ASRock 15 16 2 8 Connectors Connectars are NO T jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps over 4 these connectors Placing jumper caps over the connectass will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Pint FLOPPY1 E e FD Connedcr 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 8 item 18 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pinl side of the connector Primary IDE Connector Blue Secondary IDE Connector
7. 2003 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 3 5 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices your system far you to amfig BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives y CD DVD Drives HDD 3M HDS722580VL CD DVD SM LTN526D 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 33 34 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configuration dISADI TIU boot from network feature Bootup Num Lock Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Network Use this item to enable ar disable the Boot From Network feature Boot Up Num Lock TE this item is set to 01 it will autamtically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 6 Security Screen this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system in this secticn For the user password you may also clearit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security
8. 98 W indows ME registry patch file provided in the support CD which is located in the folder at the following patch Nvidia SATA patch far W 98 Then the SATA HDD can be used SATA 1 or SATA 2 pat 4 Windows 98 SE Windows ME does not support RAID function 21 22 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to omfigure your system The Flash Memory cn the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press F2 during the Power On SelfTest POST to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will omtine with its test routines If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by tuming the system offand then back cn following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for refer ence purpose only and they may not exactly match what you Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the See on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selectims Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features PCIPnP To set up the features Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Se
9. Settings Install or Change the oe UNUM password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Clear User Password Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Monitor Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this optian it will the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this ooticn it will ppat the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option it will pop out the following message Load optimal defaults Select OK to load the default values for all the setup configurat
10. and Exit DDR 3 256MB 166MHz DDR333 Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration Hard ware Health Gmfigurtia ACPI Configurtian and USB Conf iguratian 23 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Mo Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration b ACPI Configuration y IDE Configuration y PCIPnP Configuration p Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 4 Setting wrong values in this section may cause 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit CPU Configuration Select how to set the CPU host frequency Actual Frequency Mhz 200 Boot Failure Guard Enabled FSB Spread Spectrum Auto AGP Spread Spectrum Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003
11. s SATA connector Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk 19 2 10 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP With RAID Functions If you wart to ingal W indows 2000 or W indows XP your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps STEP 1 Make a SATA Driver Diskette A Thsert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt 11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selectia appears Please select CD ROM as the boct device When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press lt gt D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a flagpy diskette into the flagpy drive and press Y E The system will start to format the flogy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the diskette STEP 2 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Omfiguration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option from non RAID to RAID STEP 3 Use RAID BIOS Setting Utility to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper omfiguratian Please refer
12. to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAD BIOS Setting Utility After stepl 2 3 you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP NOTE If you install Windows 2000 Windows XP cn IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete ar rebuild RAID functians you still need to set up RAID Operation Mode to RAID fist Then please set the RAID amfigura tia by using RAID Utility for Windows in Windows enviroment Pease refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to nViia RAID far Windows which is located in the folder at the following path V RAID Utility for Windows 2 11 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Without RAID Functions If you just wart to indall W indows 2000 or W indows XP on your SATA HDDs without RAID functims you don t have to make a SATA driver diskette Besides there is need for you to change the BIOS setting You can start to indall W indows 2000 or windows XP on your system directly 2 12 Installing Windows 98 SE Windows ME on SATA HDD If you wart to indall W indows 98 SE W indows ME on SATA HD it must be installed on SATA 1 to finish the installatian process After f inishirg the installatim W indows 98 SE indows ME please indall W indows SE
13. 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable ar disable drive ccntroller Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the crboard serial port or disable it Configuration gotions Disabled 3F8 IRO4 2F8 IRB ES IRAJ 2 8 IRB Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address far the abard infrared port or disable it Configuration goticns Disabled 2F8 IRB and 2EB 1608 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the anbcard parallel port or disable it Configuraticn tians Disabled 378 278 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port The default value is PEPP If this qotim is set to PEPP it will show the FPP versian in the following item EPP Versia Configuration options Nol Bi Directicnal and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Cmfiguratio options 1 9 ad 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DM A channel mf igrati options MA0 DMA1 and DM23 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the for the parallel part Cmfiguratim 2805 and 1507 OnBoard Game Port Ue this item to enable the Port or OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address far the MIDI Port ar disable it Gmfigura tim tias Disabled 300 and 330
14. ASRock K7NF2 RAID User Manual Versia 1 0 Published March 2005 Copyright92005 ASRock INC All ridts reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchase for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are fumished for inform tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes ro responsibility far any errors omissions that may appear in this ithrespect to the cmtents of this manal ASRock does not provide warranty cf any kind either expressed or inplied including but not limited to the implied warran ties conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees ar agnts be liable far any indirect spedal incidental ar amsequential damages including damagesfa loss of profits loss of business lass of data interruption of business and the like een if ASRock has been advised of the po
15. JR1 JL1 Note If the jumpers JLI and UR1 are short both front panel and rear panel audio connectors can work at the same time Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS2 m 2 pin jumper see p 8 item 24 Note CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To dear ard reset the system parameters to default setup please tum off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to dort 2 pins on CLRCMOS2 far 5 seconds However please do nx clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action FID Jumpers FIDO FIDL FID3 FID4 see p 8 item 2 Note The set of FID jumpers are cnly for advanced users to adjust the multiplier of CEU Please follow the table below to adjust the multiplier of CPU However the system will work well without the adjustment of miltiplier You do not have to adjust the multi gliec for nomal usage Multiplier FIDO FIDL FID2 FID3 FID4 5x 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 5 5x 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 6 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 6 5x 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 7x 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 7 5x 12 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 8x 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 8 5x 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 9x 2 3 2 3 1 2
16. M Voltage Configuration tims Auto High Noal CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Conf iguratim qtias Auto 2 0 3 0 ad 2 5 DRAM Timing Use this to adjust the valuesfac DRAM Timing Configuration tims Auto and Nom TRCD Use this to adjust TROD values Gmfiguratim qotims Auto 224K BAK 6CLK and 7CLK TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Gmfiguratim options Auto 20K BOK 4CLK 6CLK 7CLK 8CLK 9CLK 0 11CLK 12CLK 13CLK 14CLK and 15 TRP Use this to adjust values Gmfiguratio optims Auto 2 BAK 6CLK and 7CLK 25 26 OnBoard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the anboard LAN device OnBoard AC 97 Audio Select Disabled Auto ar Enabled for the onboard AC 97 Audio f re AGP Aperture Size It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used foar graphics memory It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AG P card s spedficatims requires other sizes AGP Data Rate Use this item to adjust the AG P Data Rate Configuration qotims 2 X AGP Fag W rite Use this item to enable ar disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support AGP Side Band Use this item to enable ar disable AGP Side Bard Primary Graphics Adapter This item
17. NF2 RAID Support CD One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Flggoy Drive One ATA SATA Cables One Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optiond One ASRock I O Plus Shield One Port Bracket 1 2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipsets Memory Serial ATA Floppy Port Audio LAN Hardware Monitor PCI slots AGP slot USB 2 0 ASRock I O Plus ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 7 8 in 30 5 am x 19 8 cm Supports Socket A 462 ping far AMD Athlon Athlon X P Sempron Duron processor North Bridge nVidia nForce 2 Ultra 400 FSB 400 333 266 200 MHz AGP 8X South Bridge MCP Supports USB 2 0 133 SATA 1 5Gb s 3D DR DIM slots D DRI D DF2 ard D DR3 PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 PC3200 DDR400 x3 DDR DIM slots Max 3GB El ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 X2 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 Supports up to 4 IDE devices 2 SATA connecas Support up to 2 SATA devices atl 5Gb s data transfer rate Not Support Hot Plug function Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives 5 1 chanrels AC 97 Audio Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN CPU temperature sensing Chassis temperature sensing CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life ASRock U COP see CAUTION 1 CPU fantachometer Chassis fan tachometer Voltage monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore 5 slots with
18. USB eter asensi 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Jd BOS uii e Ne NR IE HEAR ERN SEA UAR ERA ORA 20 21 21 4 Software Support eee eese eene ee eee nennen nu 4 1 Install Operating SEE 4 2 Support CD Infommtion sees Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K7NF2 RAID motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality anal It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard amd step by step installation guide Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic BIOS setup and support CD information More information of advanced BIOS setup is offered on page 23 for advanced users reference Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to m change without notice In case any modif icaticns of this manual occur the updated version will be available m ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest memory and CPU Sugpart lists ASRock website as vell ASRock website http www asrock com 1 1 Package Contents ASRock K7NF2 RAID Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 7 8 in 30 5 am x 19 8 an ASRock K7NF2 RAID Quick Installatim Guide ASRock K7
19. ary IDE Comnector Chassis Fan Connector System Panel Connectar PANEL1 Chassis Speaker Connector IDEL Blue IDE2 Black FAN1 SPEAKER 1 S5 USBBGE BBENRRR Infrared Module Connector USB 2 0 Header GR USB67 Blue FLOPPY1 GAME1 Floppy Connector Game Connector JR1 Jumpers Front Panel Audio Connector AUDIO1 Flash Memory Slots 5 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS2 Internal Audio Connector AUXI White Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black ATX Power Connector ATX PWR1 Shared USB 2 0 Header USB45E Blue FSB Select Jumper FSB_SEL1 FSB Select Jumper FSB SELO 1 4 ASRock I O Plus 1 Parallel Port 7 USB 2 0 Ports 5 01 2 RJ 45 Fort 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 3 Line Im Light Blue 9 Serial Port 4 Line Out Lime 10 ES 2 Keyboard Port Purple 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 10 Chapter 2 Installation K7NF2 RAID isan form factor 12 0 in x 7 8 in 30 5 am x 19 8 am motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the conf iguratian of your chassis to er sure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical Ajries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chass
20. curity To set up the searity features Chipset To set up the chipset features Exit To exit the current screen ar the BIOS SETUP UTILITY UEe lt gt lt gt gt key to among the selectims on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function desc ptian of each navigatim key Navigation Key Function Description 4 Moves cursor left or right to select Screens gt Moves cursor up or down to select items To change apticn far the selected items Enter To bring up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field 00 09 System Date Thu 03 10 2005 Use or to configure system Time BIOS Version K7NF2 RAID BIOS P1 0 Processor AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3200 Processor Speed 2000 MHz L1 Cache Size 128KB L2 Cache Size 1024KB Select Screen Total Memory 512MB BT E Dual Channel Memory Mode Select Field DDR 1 256MB 166MHz DDR333 General Help DDR 2 None Save
21. frequency of this motherboard is determined by the jumper setting You must set the FSB jumper according to your AM D CPU before you use the Manal tio as the FSB setting in BIOS setup to perform over clocking Please check page 24 far Getails 1 3 Motherboard Layout v 0 BREE 14 2 3 4 5 6 19 8cm 7 8 in i 19205 z H ex 1 gt 2 2 3 3 jii ji E 88 8 a o o e K7NF2 RAID 1 5 AGP1 7 24 PCI 1 SATA AGP 8X MCP RAID E 8 gt Chipset o PCI 2 E USB2 0 9 23 PCI 3 10 22 Bios ATA133 TO 11 pes 5 1CH E 12 aub Rens H 13 21 4 Sa 20771 WRP PS2 USB PWR1 Jumper FID Jumpers FIDO FDL FID2 FID3 CPU Socket North Bridge Controller CPU Fan Connector 184 pin DDR DIMM Slots AGP1 AGP Slot CPU FAN1 DDR1 3 Secondary Serid ATA Connector SATA2 Primary Serid ATA Connector SATA1 South Bridge Controller Primary IDE Comector Second
22. ions 36 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 98 SE ME 2000 XP Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this daper for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear autaratically locate and dable click an the fib ASSEIUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu Te Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard sats Click an a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contac ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome tovisit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further infonmtian
23. is Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static eledzicity NEVER place your motherboard directly an the carpet ar the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components Hold compments by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 2 3 CPU Installation Step 1 Unloc the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 argle Step 2 Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked comer matches the base of the socket lever Step 3 Carefully insert the CEU into the socket until it fits inplace CPU fits aly in aret adiatatim DO NOTforce the CEU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins Step 4 When the CPU is in place presitfimly the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure
24. isk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partiticn of the Bimary IDE hard disk drives to active CD DVD This is used for IDE CD DVD drives ARMD This is used for ITE ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk gt 512 MB under DOS ard W indows f Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Targe mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by 29 30 DMA Mode DMA q pability allows the improved transfer speed data integrity far compatible IDE devices S M A R T Use this item to enable ar disable the S M A R T 1 f Mmitarirg Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Gonf jgmation qtims Disabled Ato Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to meximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Configuration Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer WARNING Setting wrong values in below actions register may cause system to malfuncti
25. later use Align the card comector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated cn the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 13 14 2 7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper is placed cn pins the jumper is The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pinl and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is gy ia Tak placed cn these 2 pins Short Open Jumper Setting FSB_SELO 23 23 12 12 see p 8 item 30 seo CAO sevo OMG seo GO ese seo FSB SEL1 23 23 1 1 2 _ _2 eeepseitm2a FSB_seL1 CORA seo rse_ se FSB 200MHz FSB 266MHz FSB 333MHz FSB 400MHz Note The setting of the CPU front side bus frequency of this motherboard is by means of the adjusurent of jumper setting You must set the FSB jumper according to your AMD CPU before you use the Maral gotim as the FSB setting in BIOS setup to perform over clocking Please follow the figures above to set the CPU front side bus frequency PS2 USB PWR1 reo cre Short pin2 to enable see p 8 item 1 45V 5VSB 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires2 Amp amd higher standby current provided by power supply JR1 see p 8 item 20 e ojo o see p 8 item 20
26. on PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommenced to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable ar disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may omfigure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the Floppy B Disabled system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable _ _ _ aal alalaalalaialalalalalalllMllMlMl iaIalalassssl lMl or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address 370 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard Game Port Enabled 5 Select Screen OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02
27. rts are not sufficient this USB 2 0 connector USB67 is available to support 2 additional USB 2 0 pats Shared USB 2 0 Connector 1 usB PWwR 9 pin USB45 ps P 4 P 5 see p 8 item 28 GND GND This USB45 connector is shared with the USB 2 0 ports 4 5 cn ASRock I O Plus When using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector USB45 the USB ports 4 5 ASRock I O Plus will nt be able to firctim Infrared Module Connector iid Dummy pin 181 5 see p 8 item 16 1 LQJ This comector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Audio Connectas Ol cp R These connectors allow you OFGND apy EN 4 pin CDL 4 AUXI OF GND to receive stereo audio input OF CD L CD1 see p 8 item 26 from sound sources such as 1 see p 8 item 25 Bl exe AUX1 a CD ROM DVD ROM TV O GND tuner card or MPEG card OF AUX L Front Parel Audio Connector GND This is an interface far frat 9 pin AUDIO A panel audio cable that allows see p 8 item 21 oO olo E convenient connection and i 9 control of audio devices AUD OUT L GND AUD OUT R MIC POWER MIC 1 7 System Panel Connector 9 PANEL1 see p 8 item 14 PLED PLE This connector accommo dates several system front panel func
28. se this item to enable or disable RIC Real Time Clock to power on the system 28 3 3 4 IDE Configuration Advanced IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller gt Primary IDE Master p Primary IDE Slave p Secondary IDE Master gt Secondary IDE Slave gt SATAT b SATA2 value of this option is Both non RAID If you want Both to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs please select RAID Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable ar disable the OnBoard SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode default value of this cpticn is non RAID If you want to operate RAID function cn SATA HDDs please select RAD IDE Device Configuration You may set the use the Primary conf iguratim for the device that you specify W e will IDE Master as the exanple in the following instuctian which can be applied to the f iguratims of Primary IDE Slave Sec ondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave as vell
29. ssibility of such damages arising from defect or error in the manual or product Fe This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions this device may not cause harmful interference and Q this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents 1 Introduction 5 1 1 Package Contents 12 Specifications 3 6 1 3 28 DA T O PUE 9 2 1 Toca Hell 10 2 2 2 3 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 2 6 Expansicn Slots ard AGP 91065 2 7 AQUMPELS ebore 2 8 qu 2 9 Seid ATA SATA Hard Disks Insallatim GWAC TONS eiie 2 10 Installing Windows 2000 XP With RAID Function 2 11 Incallirg indows 2000 XP W ithout RAID Functions 2 12 Insallirg indows 98 SE on SATA HDD SC 33 RUE 3 3 ON cei ri et eco 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration 3 3 4 Gonfiguraticn 3 3 5 PCIPnP Cmfiguration 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 343 7 Super TO Conf Iguratilor eere eee 323 8
30. the CPU The lever clicks cn the side tab to indicete thet it is locked 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink AMDAthlon Athlonm XP Sempron Duron family CPUs with a speed of 600 MHz ard higher require larger heatsink ard cooling fan Thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink is also needed to improve heat transfer ake sure that the CPU and the heatsink are seaurely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the FAN connec tor CPU FANLI see page 8 No 5 For proper installatim please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and heatsink vendors 11 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM K7NF2 RAID motherboard provides three 184 pin D DR Double Data Rate DIMM and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology To enable Dual Chamnel mode you need to insall2 DIMMs ito DDR1 ard D DR slots Although this chipset can work on the Dual Channel mode with 2 different modules we zecommend users to use two identical the same brand speed size ard chip type memory modules the D DR DIMM slots far performance If you install 2 memory modules please install them on D DR1 and DDR3 If you install aly memory module please intall itm DRI fit Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips out
31. tions D PWRBIN Chassis Speaker Connector 4 pin SPEAK T R 1 see p 8 item 15 1 This connector allows you to attach to an DUMMY Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA FAN1 see p 8 item 13 5V speaker Gonnect the fan cable to the eL rene connector matching the blak O4 CHA FAN SPEED wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector 3 pin CPU FAN1 see p 8 item 5 GND Comect the fan cable to the 12V CPU SPEED connector matching the blak wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector 20 pin AT X P WR1 see p 8 item 27 Connect an ATX power supply to the comector Game Connector 15 pin GAME1 see p 8 item 19 88 Conneca Game cable to this MIDI_OUT JBY connector if the Game port JBB2 MIDLIN bracket is installed JAA 1 96 olololo 5 JAB2 JAY GND GND 5V Game cable with the Game port bracket OQccianal 18 s M connect totte Game comedo 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA SATA hard disks and RAID fimctims This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 stal the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk Connect ane end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard
32. ward Step 2 Aligna DIMM an the slot such that the notch an the DIMM matches the break the slc notch break damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you farce the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation The DIMM aly fits in correct orientaticn It will cause permanent Step 3 Firmly inset the DIM into the d until the retaining clips at both er fully snap bac in place ard the DIM is properly seated 12 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and AGP Slots There are 5 PCI slots 1 AGP slot on K7NF2 RAID motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit interface AGP slot The AGP slc is used to in amp all an AG P graphics card Please do NOT a 3 3V AGP card irto the AGP slot of K7NF2 RAID motherboard It may cause permanent damage For the voltage ifameticn of your VG A card please check with the VGA card vendors Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Befare installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installatian Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed ina chassis Remove the bradet facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws far
33. will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VG A in case of miltiple video controllers 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit ACPI Settings Select auto detect or disable the STR feature Restore on AC Power Loss Power Offl Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 02 54 Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it Restore on AC Power Loss Use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power wecovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the sys tem starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to tum cn the system fron the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to tum cn the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to tum cn the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On U

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