Asrock A330GC
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1. 2 11 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI bus Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from Auto to CPU PCIE Async Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI buse is in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment 4 Please refer to the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for refer ence purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 4 Because the BIOS software is constantly b2. ISRock A330GC A230GC User Manual Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser 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 furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or
3. supply to this connector ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 9 No 7 13 4 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 i i it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 2 8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode which operate with the best performance In order to enable SATAII function please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance otherwise your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital 8l lal2 If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6 SAMSUNG 715311 TT 816142 If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4 HITACH
4. 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 33 34 3 4 7 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable BE the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and BIOS setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility issue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS BIOS Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup and Windows Linux OS 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
5. 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Ce Select Screen El Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 37 3 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H WMonitor Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used i 3 for this operation Would you like to save current setting user defaults Save Ist User Defaults Load 1st User Defaults Select Screen Save 2nd User Defaults S een Go to Sub Screen Load 2nd User Defaults General Help Save 3rd User Defaults SE Sek Load 3rd User Defaults Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select
6. Connector IDE1 Blue 9 System Panel Header PANEL1 Orange 10 BIOS SPI Chip 11 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Purple Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 7 12 14 15 16 17 RRE i SATAII_1 igabit LAN Dual Channel 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module DDRII_1 DDRII_2 14 13 12 11 10 Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII 2 Red Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Primary SATAII Connector SATAII_1 Red PCI Slot PCI1 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO1 Lime South Bridge Controller PS2 USB PWR1 Jumper USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB4 5 Blue 10 1 4 I O Panel 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 10 9 8 1 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 7 Microphone Pink 2 Parallel Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 3 VGA Port 9 COM Port 4 RJ 45 Port 10 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 5 Line In Light Blue 11 PG Keyboard Port Purple 6 Line Out Lime To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox Click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or ACHT and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Re
7. In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Mer ek Ta EHNEN H W Monitor ORIG GU 0 SE Enable Disable Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Temperature 37TC 98 F M B Temperature 31 C 87F CPU Fan Speed 3400 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 629V 3 30V 3 306V 5 00V 5 067V Select Screen 12 00V 11 890V Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as Enabled you will find the items Target CPU Temperature and Target Fan Speed appear to allow you adjusting them The default value is Disabled You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4 pin CPU fan Target CPU Temperature The target temperature will be between 45 C 113 F and 65 C 149 E The default value is 50 C 122 F Target Fan Speed Use this option to set the target fan speed You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to the target CPU temperature that you choose The default value is Fast Configuration options Fast Middle and Slow 3
8. 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 Smart Screen In the Smart screen you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements BIOS SETUP UTILITY Smart WICH IG s AAAA DTE CT gt 0 DR Smart Settings Exit system setup after saving the changes Load BIOS Defaults F10 key can be used Load Performance Setup Default for this operation Load Power Saving Setup Default EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Press Enter gt Select Screen BIOS Update Utility it Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASRock Instant Flash v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation 23 24 Load Performance Setup Default This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F5 key can be used for this operation Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default F6 key can be used for th
9. product FC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in California USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents 1 IMMOOGUCTION ME 5 ta Package Coments de 5 12 SPECIES eden 6 13 Motherboard Ee EE 9 vA JO P l EE 10 2 INSTOLG NON ene 11 ZA SCleW e 11 2 2 Pre installation Precautions rrrnnnnnnvvnovnvvvvvrvvrnernveneenr 11 2 3 Installation of CPU fan sirarni 12 2 4 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM evvvvvvvvvvennnne 13 2 5 Expansion Slot PCI Slot rrrrrnrrrrrrnrrsvernrrnrervrrnrrrvernnrnrennen 14 20 ld Ee 15 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2 0 eees 16 2 8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide n 19 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks InStallatiOn cea ee es 20 2 10 Driver Installation Guide errrrrrnrnnnnrnrnrrrvrvrvvrrnnnnnnnnr
10. sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration Select Screen gt SuperIO Configuration Select Item gt USB Configuration Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause gt the system to malfunction 3 4 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select the over clock Slee ST mode WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction CPU Frequency MHz 133 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 Boot Failure Guard Enabled Spread Spectrum Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled General Help No Excute Memory Protection Disabled Load Defaults Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Save and Exit Exit Ratio Actual Value 12 v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configura tion options Auto CPU PCIE Sync CPU PCIE Async and Optimized CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency 25 Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto f
11. see p 9 No 17 E from sound sources such as CD1 a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card This is an interface for front PRESENCE p GE net panel audio cable that allows i convenient connection and control of audio devices J SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L i 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A B C D F Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L Connect Ground GND to Ground GND MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager For Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS Click Audio I O select Connector Settings K Choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Click the right top Folder icon JE choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicki
12. shows the applications software that the motherboard supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 39
13. support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 7 BIOS Feature 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree AMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU VCCM NB VTT Voltage Multi adjustment Supports Smart BIOS Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 8 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 9 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 10 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 11 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology
14. 1 for 5 seconds 15 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 9 No 8 connect the blue end z on connect the black end to the motherboard ag to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII 1 seep 9 No 14 EF connectors support SATAII Lun SATAII 2 see p 9 No 12 or SATA hard disk for internal Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable SATAN 1 SATAN 2 storage devices The current SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Data Cable can be connected to the SATA Optional SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard USB 2 0 Headers USB PWR Besides two default USB 2 0 9 pin USB6 7 TEND ports on the I O panel there are see p 9 No 20 iis two USB 2 0 headers on this EE motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB4_5 see p 9 No 21 Internal Audio Connector pr This connector allows you AZZA z 4 pin CD1 ooo to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 9 No 16 Front Panel Audio Header END 9 pin HD_AUDIO1
15. 2005 American Megatrends Inc DRAM tCL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options are 5 4 3 and Auto 26 DRAM tRCD This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks and Auto DRAM tRP This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 8 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks and Auto DRAM tRAS Thhis controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS Configuration options 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks 7 DRAM Clocks 8 DRAM Clocks 9 DRAM Clocks 10 DRAM Clocks 11 DRAM Clocks 12 DRAM Clocks 13 DRAM Clocks 14 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks and Auto Advanced DRAM Configuration This item allows you to adjust advanced DRAM configuration The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto and Manual Primary Graphics Adapter This item shows the primary graphics adapter The default value is PCI Configuration options Onboard and PCI Internal Graphics Mode Select If you select Auto the onboard VGA will be automatically disabled when you install VGA card the onboard VGA will be enabled without the installa tion of any add on VGA card If you select Enabled 8MB or Enabled 1MB the onboard VGA will be enabled
16. 5 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Disabled Displays normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM AddOn ROM Display Enabled Logo instead of POST Boot From Onboard LAN Disabled messages Bootup Num Lock On Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 36
17. DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode Configuration options Fixed Mode DVMT Mode and Fixed DVMT Mode The default value is DVMT Mode DVMT Dynamic Video Memory Technology is an architecture that offers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization In Fixed mode a fixed size fragment of the system memory is allocated to the graphics core In DVMT mode the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components In Fixed DVMT mode the graphics processor gets a fixed size chunk of 64MB of memory and up to 64MB of dynamically allotted memory This mode guarantees that at least 64MB of memory is available to the graphics core with a possibility to increase this amount to 128MB if necessary This item will not be used under Windows Vista OS because the driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory 27 28 DVMT FIXED Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you set DVMT Mode Select as DVMT Mode Configuration options 64MB 128 MB and Maximum DVMT Onboard GPU clock Use this item to adjust onboard GPU clock Configuration options Normal and Overclock The default value is Normal Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onbo
18. I Please use the Feature Tool a DOS bootable tool for changing various ATA features Please visit HITACHI s website for details http www hitachigst com hdd support download htm 4 The above examples are just for your reference For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same Please visit the vendors website for the updates 19 20 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ICH7 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 10 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly
19. Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc ATA IDE Configuration Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS Windows NT If native OS Windows 2000 XP Vista is installed please select Enhanced IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the Primary IDE Master as the example in the following instruction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Select the type nS of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor ST340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Asyne DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 SMART Supported Select Screen Bleek ter Transtey fant ee oc ulti Sector Iransfer PIO Mode Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive 30 After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk d
20. OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK to discard all changes Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 38 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter 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 automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP 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 The Utilities Menu
21. ar Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system Chapter 2 Installation A330GC A230GC is a Mini IXT form factor 6 7 x 6 7 17 0 x 17 0 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure 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 injuries 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 chassis p 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 electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like A
22. ard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard Lan feature VCORE Voltage Use this to select VCORE Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 107V 1 155V 1 204V and 1 252V The default value of this feature is Auto VCCM DRAM Voltage Use this to select V CCM DRAM Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 794V 1 851V 1 908V 1 965V and 2 029V The default value of this feature is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 114V 1 210V 1 318V and 1 414V The default value of this feature is Auto 1 5V Voltage Use this to select 1 5V Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 494V 1 543 V 1 594V and 1 643V The default value of this feature is Auto 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or SSS SS disable the STR feature Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled ACPI HPET Table Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM This field allows you to select whether to aut
23. cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step2 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 4 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws 2 6 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap d is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 Sa TT de and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Short Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description PS2 USB PWR1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable 12 2 3 see p 9 No 19 eeb De o 5VSB standby for PS 2 5V 5VSB or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 9 No 13 2 pin jumper Note CLRCMOS1 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 clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS
24. eing updated the 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information Smart To load the BIOS according to your requirements Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features PCIPnP To set up the PCI features Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Chipset To set up the chipset features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 21 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens opt Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings 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 A330GC 133 ORT OM MOS an NG Main Smart Advanced H WMonitor Boot Security Exit System Ov
25. emory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install two identical the same brand speed size and chip type memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology Otherwise it will operate at single channel mode otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 1 It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDR2 slot Installing a DIMM d Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or 4 removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation 4 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 13 14 2 5 Expansion Slot PCI Slot There is 1 PCI slot on this motherboard PCI slot PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power
26. erview Use Enter TAB n na or SHIFT TAB to 00 09 select a field System Date Wed 05 13 2009 Use or to BIOS Version A330GC P1 00 configure system Time Processor Type Intel R Atom TM CPU 330 1 60GHz 64bit Processor Speed 1600MHz Microcode Update 106C2 213 Select Screen Cache Size 1024KB Select Item Change Field Total Memory 512MB with 8MB shared memory Select Field Single Channel Memory Mode General Help DDRIT1 1024MB 266MHz DDRII533 Load Defaults DDRII2 None Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 22 A230GC 133 CO Jo me DM NG Main Smart Advanced H WMonitor Boot Security Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB ee or SHIFT TAB to 00 09 select a field System Date Wed 05 13 2009 Use or to BIOS Version A230GC P1 00 configure system Time Processor Type Intel R Atom TM CPU 230 1 60GHz 64bit Processor Speed 1600MHz Microcode Update 106C2 212 S Select Screen Cache Size 1024KB Select Item y Change Field Total Memory 512MB with 8MB shared memory Select Field Single Channel Memory Mode General Help DDRII 1024MB 266MHz DDRII533 Load Defaults DDRII None Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends
27. h utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press lt F6 gt key during the POST or press lt F2 gt key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 10 Although this motherboard 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 11 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 1 3 Motherboard Layout 140d 13T1vYvd CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 CPU Heatsink NB Fan NB Heatsink 2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Slots OO Om P WN ch Dual Channel DDRII 1 DDRII 2 Yellow N ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 IDE1
28. in 17 0 cm x 17 0 cm Solid Capacitor for CPU power CPU Intel Dual Core Atom Processor 330 A330GC Intel Atom Processor 230 1 6 GHz A230GC Supports FSB533 MHz Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports EM64T CPU Chipset Northbridge Intel 945GC Southbridge Intel ICH7 Memory Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots Supports DDR2 533 non ECC un buffered memory Max capacity of system memory 4GB see CAUTION 4 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Pixel Shader 2 0 DirectX 9 0 Max shared memory 224MB see CAUTION 5 5 1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111DL Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel UO I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 1 x Serial Port COM1 1 x VGA Port 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 2 X SATAII 3 0 Gb s connectors No Support for RAID and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 6 1 x ATA100 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices CPU Chassis FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers
29. is operation Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting Configuration options 1 7 GHz 1 8 GHz 1 9 GHz 2 0 GHz and 2 1 GHz Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute ASRock Instant Flash utility the utility will show the BIOS files and their respective information Select the proper BIOS file to update your BIOS and reboot your system after BIOS update process completes 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Kent Advanced SITZ tit melo E E dl Options for CPU Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below
30. lso remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle componenis 3 Hold components 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 4 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 11 12 2 3 Installation of CPU Fan This motherboard is equipped with CPU heatsink Please adopt the type of cooling fan compliant with the CPU heatsink to dissipate heat Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU FAN1 see page 9 No 2 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manual of your CPU fan Step 1 Place the CPU fan onto the CPU heatsink Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU FAN1 see page 9 No 2 Step 2 Rotate the CPU fan screws to fasten it on the CPU heatsink Step 3 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 4 Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components 2 4 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM A330GC A230GC motherboard provides two 240 pin DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel M
31. ng OK To activate the front mic For Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS Please select Front Mic as default record device If you want to hear your voice through front mic please deselect Mute icon in Front Mic of Playback portion For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the Front Mic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Click Set Default Device to make the Front Mic as the default record device 17 18 System Panel Header PLED 9 pin PANEL1 Ge see p 9 No 9 Chassis Speaker Header i 4 pin SPEAKER 1 DUMMY see p 9 No 11 5V Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 GND This header accommodates several system front panel functions Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and see p 9 No 1 12V match the black wire to the CHA FAN SPEED ground pin CPU Fan Connector 4321 Please connect a CPU fan cable 4 pin CPU_FAN1 to this connector and match GND see p 9 No 2 Ke the black wire to the ground pin FAN SPEED CONTROL 4 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation d Fa D 24 Please connect an ATX power
32. o detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the system supports it Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC Power loss If Power Off is selected the AC Power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC Power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification 29 3 4 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Set Compatible when Legacy OS MS DOS Win NT deviceis used IDE Configuration gt SATAII 1 Not Detected Set Enhanced gt SATAII_2 Not Detected when Native OS IDE1 Master Not Detected Win2000 XP IDE1 Slave Not Detected is used Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help
33. or better system stability Ratio Actual Value This is a read only item which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha nism to keep the CPU from overheated No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM CAS Latency Timing DRAM tRCD Auto DRAM tRP Auto DRAM tRAS Auto Advanced DRAM Configuration Auto Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Internal Graphics Mode Select Auto DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode DVMT FIXED Memory Maximum DVMT SE Onboard GPU clock N I Select Item nboar cloc Normal S RE Onboard HD Audio Auto General Help Front Panel Enabled Load Defaults OnBoard Lan Enabled Save and Exit Exit VCORE Voltage Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985
34. please check page 26 2 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Un tied Overclocking Technology on page 20 for details 3 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 13 for proper installation 4 Due to the chipset limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista and Windows Vista 64 bit 5 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is Subject to change Please check Intel website for the latest information 6 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 19 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly 7 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows Vista 64 bit Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 2000 SP4 8 Itis a user friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows environment Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner ASRock website http www asrock com 9 ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flas
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36. rd produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be 4 updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock A330GC A230GC Motherboard Mini ITX Form Factor 6 7 in x 6 7 in 17 0 cm x 17 0 cm One Bundled Intel Dual Core Atom Processor 330 A330GC One Bundled Intel Atom Processor 230 A230GC ASRock A330GC A230GC Quick Installation Guide ASRock A330GC A230GC Support CD One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 IDE Ribbon Cable One Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional One I O Panel Shield 1 2 Specifications Mini ITX Form Factor 6 7 in x 6 7
37. rives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active CD DVD This is used for IDE CD DVD drives ARMD This is used for IDE 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 and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large 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 optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 31 32 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY ees Advanced PCI PnP Settings PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit E
38. xit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 3 4 6 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Select a Serial Port Base Addresses Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 DES IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 378 and 278 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port The default value is ECP EPP If this option is set to ECP EPP it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and
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