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1. 7 OS and is not available with Windows XP OS In the future ATI Hybrid CrossFireX may be supported with Windows XP OS Please visit our website for updated information 4 What does an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system include An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system includes an ATI Radeon 2400 or ATI Radeon 3450 series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD 790GX integrated chipset all operating in a Windows Vista environment Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATI Hybrid CrossFireX For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics cards please visit our website for further information Vendor Chipset Model Driver ATI RADEON X2400PRO MS RX2400 PRO TD256EH Catalyst 8 9 RADEON HD2400XT POWERCOLOR HD2400 XT Catalyst 8 9 256MB DDR3 RADEON HD3450 POWERCOLOR AX3450 Catalyst 8 9 256MD2 S Please visit our website for the future driver update and the latest information Enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireX Step 1 Keep ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card at the default mode x16 Step 2 Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 3 Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI Express graphics card on PCIE2 slot Step 4 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt to enter BIOS setup Enter Advanced scre
2. BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only 4 Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 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 H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security 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 Enter to get into the sub screen 54 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s gt try lt Enter gt lt F1 gt lt F9 gt lt F10 gt lt ESC gt Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items To bring up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When yo
3. No Delay 1 64 CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto CHA CS ODT Setup Time Use this to adjust values for CHA CS ODT Setup Time feature Configura tion options Auto 1 2CLK and 1CLK The default value is Auto CHB Addr Cmd Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for CHB Addr Cmd Fine Delay feature Configura tion options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto CHB Addr Cmd Setup Time Use this to adjust values for CHB Addr Cmd Setup Time feature Configura tion options Auto 1 2CLK and 1CLK The default value is Auto CHB CS ODT Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for CHB CS ODT Fine Delay feature Configuration options Auto No Delay 1 64 CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto CHB CS ODT Setup Time Use this to adjust values for CHB CS ODT Setup Time feature Configura tion options Auto 1 2CLK and 1CLK The default value is Auto CHA CKE Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHA CKE Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHA CS ODT Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHA CS ODT Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHA ODDR CMD Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHA ODDR CMD Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value i
4. and then check the item Enable CrossFireX Select 2 GPUs and click Apply if you install two Radeon graphics cards Select 3 GPUs and click OK if you install three Radeon graphics cards 28 4 Although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the CrossFireX M function may not work actually Your computer will automatically reboot After restarting your computer please confirm whether the option Enable CrossFire V in ATI Catalyst Control Center is selected or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX M feature Step 7 You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX or 3 Way CrossFireX feature CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of ATI CrossFireX technology please check AMD website for updates and details 29 2 7 Hybrid CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports ATI Hybrid CrossFireX feature ATI Hybrid CrossFireX brings multi GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD 790GX integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly fast frame rates Currently ATI V Hybrid CrossFireX Technology is only supported with Windows Vista
5. DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 5 If you adopt DDR3 1600 memory modules on this motherboard it is recommended to install them on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2 slots 16 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 outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot 4 N The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation 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 17 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE Slots PCIE1 PCIE x1 slot White is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card and SATA2 card PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX function PCIE3 PCIE x16 slot Blue is used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX function PCIE4 PCIE x16 slot Whi
6. EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 18 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 10 11 iW 13 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Un tied Overclocking Technology on page 55 for details 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 18 for proper installation Whether 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3 CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR3 1600 memory module on this motherboard please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation If you want
7. Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 4 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 3 4 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode Auto CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 Spread Spectrum Auto Boot Failure Guard Enabled Cool n Quiet Auto Secure Virtual Machine Enabled Enhanced Halt State Disabled L3 Cache Allocation BSP Only Processor Maximum Frequency x31 5 6300 MHZ North Bridge Maximum Frequency x31 0 6200 MHz Processor Maximum Voltage 1 5500 Memory Clock Auto Flexibility Option Disabled If AUTO multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency voltage If Manual multiplier and voltage will be set based on UserSelection in Setup Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configuration 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 58 Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Cool n Quiet Use this it
8. IEEE 1394 header FRONT_ 1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port This COM1 header supports a serial port module HDMI_SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header HDMI SPDIF Cable Please connect the black end A Optional of HDMI SPDIF cable to the HDMI SPDIF header on the A motherboard Then connect the white end B or C of HDMI SPDIF cable to the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card A black end B white end 2 pin C white end 3 pin Eo S Eer SPDIFOUT e cno back 38 2 10 HDMI SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI High Definition Multi media Interface is an all digital audio video specification which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio video source such as a set top box DVD player A V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor such as a digital television DTV A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI SPDIF header This motherboard is equipped with a HDMI SPDIF header which provides SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices To use HDMI function on this motherboard please carefully follow the below steps Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 S
9. Vista 64 bit OS on your system When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive and click the Load Driver button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD AHCI drivers AMD AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD M386 For Windows Vista OS AMD64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows Vista Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 50 2 19 DTS Operation Guide DTS Digital Theater Systems is a multi channel digital surround sound format to bring you a new class of entertainment experience by using home PCs DTS makes audio tracks more closely match the original master recording than other digitally encoded soundtracks Coupled with the multi dimensional benefit of surround sound technology the audio quality of DTS format soundtracks and music mixes dramatically improves content Please follow below steps to enable DTS function 1 2 Install the drivers to your system from ASRock support CD Reboot your system Realtek HD Audio Ma
10. defect or error in the manual or 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 Ia InmoducllOf WEE 5 dep Package CODterts o eo te ro t pv EP e oae 5 T SODECIICANONS EE UM 6 1 3 Two CrossFireX Graphics Card Support List 11 1 4 Three CrossFireX Graphics Card Support List 11 1 5 Motherboard Layout oorr p enda leot ista ere Vea Seen 12 o VORIN usos rn ee tu eb cen Sr ae ee Mut re 13 2 InstallallOni auos nae o oes onere ue ren Ate a 14 Pre installation Precautions eeeeeeeeeereeeennnnn 14 En E e EEN EE ME UON EE 15 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 16 2 4 Expansio
11. latency timer PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled register Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 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 71 3 4 7 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of e floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 4 8 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable Ss or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or d
12. user defaults Save 1st User Defaults Load 1st User Defaults EA EE Il Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Save 2nd User Defaults Load 2nd User Defaults Save 3rd User Defaults Load 3rd User Defaults 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 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 77 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP Media Center XP 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 Informat
13. 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details 10 1 3 Two CrossFireX Graphics Card Support List 4 for Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Vendor MSI RX2600PRO T2D256EZ Gigabyte GV RX26T256HP B Radeon HD 2600XT Catalyst 8 9 Powercolor AX3650 512MMD3 XP RADEON 3650 Catalyst 8 9 Gigabyte GV RX385256H B RADEON 3850 Catalyst 8 9 Powercolor AX3870 512MD4 H RADEON 3870 Catalyst 8 9 Powercolor AX3870X2 1GBD3 H RADEON 3870 Catalyst 8 9 Gecube GC HD485PG3 E3 RADEON 4850 Catalyst 8 9 Powercolor AX4870 512MD5 H RADEON 4870 Catalyst 8 9 The PCI Express VGA card with mark is supported under Windows Vista Vista 64 bit only For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for CrossFireX Mode please visit our website for details ASRock website http www asrock com support index htm Three CrossFireX Graphics Card Support List for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Driver Vendor Gecube GC HD485PG3 E3 RADEON 4850 Catalyst 8 12 Hotfix Power
14. Health Event Monitoring Screen 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 METES E a CAE H W Monitor WOON TIET AM D es NETS Enable Disable Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Temperature 37C 98 F M B Temperature 27C 80F CPU Fan Speed 4722 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A NB Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 216V Select Screen 3 30V 3 248V Select Item 5 00V gt 5 136V General Help 12 00V 12 091V 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 A49 F 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 Con
15. I5Roeck M3A790GXH USB3 User Manual Version 1 0 Published January 2010 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
16. RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive and click the Load Driver button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD RAID drivers AMD RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD M386 For Windows Vista OS AMD64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows Vista Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation 48 NOTE1 If you install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete or rebuild RAID functions on SATA SATAII HDDs you still need to set up SATA Operation Mode to RAID in BIOS first Then please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installat
17. or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system The software name itself OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of OC DNA an exclusive utility developed by ASRock provides a conve nient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings With OC DNA you can save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard 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 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 EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1
18. the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter Step 9 Connecta 4 pin ATX power cable to SLI XFIRE power connector IBS Ut ik 25 2 6 1 2 Installing Three CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Follow step 1 to 4 on page 23 and 24 to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card Step 2 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 3 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIES slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 4 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 5 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE3 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect Radeon graph ics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 26 CrossFire Bridge Step 6 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface an
19. to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated Configuration options Disabled Auto 12 596 2596 37 596 50 62 596 75 and 87 5 The default value is Auto 3 4 4 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto detect or EE M disable the STR feature Check Ready Bit Enabled Away Mode Support Disabled 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 Select Screen Select Item ACPI HPET Table Disabled S Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C 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 If you set this item to Disabled the function Repost Video on STR Resume will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume STR refers to suspend to RAM Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows XP Media Center OS The default value is Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power O
20. with stereo television shows and all programs encoded in DTS Surround The result is enhanced soundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 7 1 channel sound 52 2 20 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE buses 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 PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 53 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press F2 or Del 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 Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on
21. x Floppy connector 1x IR header 1 x COM port header 1x IEEE 1394 header 1x HDMI_SPDIF header CPU Chassis NB Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector SLI XFIRE power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 3 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 11 BIOS Feature 8Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU DRAM NB Voltage Multi adjustment Supports Smart BIOS Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version AMD OverDrive Utility AMD Live Explorer AMD Fusion ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial Creative Sound Blaster X Fi MB Trial Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 12 Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 13 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 14 ASRock OC DNA see CAUTION 15 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 16 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 17 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis NB Power Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP Media Center XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE Microsoft WHQL Certificated EuP Ready
22. ATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 17 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press any key E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following pa
23. ATAII devices Therefore you can insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports while the system is power on and in working condition 2 If you set SATA Operation Mode option in BIOS setup to IDE mode Hot Plug function is not supported with eSATAII devices If you still want to use eSATAII function in IDE mode please insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports only when the system is power off 3 If you want to use the eSATAII HDD as an OS disk please set SATA Operation Mode option in BIOS setup to IDE mode If you want to use the eSATAII HDD as a removable data disk please set SATA Operation Mode option in BIOS setup to RAID mode If you want to add the eSATAII HDD as a RAID disk please set SATA Operation Mode option in BIOS setup to RAID mode 4 Please do not configure your eSATAII HDD as a RAID disk otherwise it may affect the Hot Plug function that eSATAII HDD should have 5 Please refer to page 47 to 50 for detailed information of RAID mode IDE mode and AHCI mode 41 How to install eSATAII SATAII 6 eSATAII TOP 1 In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I O shield you need to connect the SATAII connector SATAII 6 see p 12 No 23 and the eSATAII connector eSATAII TOP see p 12 No 42 with a SATA data cable first Connect the SATA data cable to the eSATAII connector eSATAII TOP Connect the SATA data Cable to the SATAII connector SATAII 6 2 Use the eSATAII
24. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked ml EVEL EN ND rires m cm in j La L iy en Triangle STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner Small The Socket Lever Triangle 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fas tened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU FAN see Page 12 No 3 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 15 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the s
25. Connect the HDMI output connector on HDMI VGA card to HDMI device such as HDTV Please refer to the user manual of HDTV and HDMI VGA card vendor for detailed connection procedures Install HDMI VGA card driver to your system 39 2 11 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 S ed 8 6 4 2 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 7 5 3 1 Ion a 8 6 4 2 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 HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool a DOS bootable tool for changing various ATA features Please visit HITACHI s web
26. Connector CPU Heatsink Retention Module AM3 941 Pin CPU Socket 2x240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel A DDR3 A1 DDR3 B1 Blue 2x240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel B DDR3 A2 DDR3 B2 White ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 North Bridge Fan Connector NB FAN Northbridge Controller Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue SLI XFire Switch Card Retention Slot Southbridge Controller SPI Flash Memory 8Mb System Panel Header PANEL1 White Primary SATAII Connector SATAII 1 Blue Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII 2 Blue Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII 4 Blue Third SATAII Connector SATAII 3 Blue Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White Fifth SATAII Connector SATAII 5 Blue 12 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 8 SG SS Sg Sixth SATAII Connector SATAIL 6 Blue Infrared Module Header IR1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header FRONT_1394 USB 2 0 Header USB10 11 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Blue USB 2 0 Header USBS8 9 Blue Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Serial Port Connector COM1 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO White Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI SPDIF1 White PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE4 White PCI Slots PCI1 2 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE3 Blue PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Blue PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 White Power Fan Connector PWR FAN1 eSATAI
27. EG card Front Panel Audio Header TPRESENCEY This is an interface for the front 9 pin HD AUDIO1 OUT RET panel audio cable that allows see p 12 No 33 convenient connection and 1 Buia control of audio devices J SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L 4 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 Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled F Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager For Windows 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 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Click the right top Folder icon ys choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK G To activate the fron
28. F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one two three four five six seven and eight 21 For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number three four five six seven and eight 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another EN HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a specification de
29. I Connector eSATAII TOP 1 6 UO Panel 17 16 15 l4 13 12 11 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 10 Microphone Pink 2 VGA D Sub Port 11 USB 2 0 Ports USBO1 3 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 12 IEEE 1394 Port 4 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 eSATAII Port 5 Side Speaker Gray 14 Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 Rear Speaker Black 15 HDMI Port 7 Central Bass Orange 16 VGA DVI D Port 8 Line In Light Blue 17 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 9 Front Speaker Lime There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED No Activity ACT LINK SPEED LED LED Blinking Data Activity LAN Port If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Side Speaker ws 9 No 6 No 7 No 5 ee o 8 ovy j Vv Vv J 8 v v wv wv To support AC3 or DTS audio format with HDMI Audio under Vista please install the HDMI audio driver in XP support CD AAX790H 10 The driver is located under the path Drivers NB Audio REALTEK XP64_XP R1 68 And note for LPCM support up to stereo 2 channels only 13 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor 12 0 in x 8 8 in 30 5 cm x 22 4 cm motherboar
30. Information c cc ccccsecceceeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeens 78 4 2 1 Running Support CD 78 42 2 Drivers Mentsen aa aai 78 4 2 3 Utilities Menu EEN 78 4 2 4 Contact Information cccceeecceeeeeceeseeesseeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeees 78 4 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock M3A790GXH USBS motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It de livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commit ment 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 M3A790GXH USB3 Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 8 in 30 5 cm x 22 4 cm ASRock M3A790GXH USB3
31. Quick Installation Guide ASRock M3A790GXH USB3 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 80 conductor 1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Floppy Drive 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card 1 x ASRock USB 3 0 Card 1 2 Specifications ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 8 in 30 5 cm x 22 4 cm All Solid Capacitor design 10096 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Support for Socket AM3 processors AMD Phenom I X4 X3 X2 except 920 940 Athlon II X4 X3 X2 Sempron processors Supports CPU up to 140W Supports AMD OverDrive with ACC feature Advanced Clock Calibration AMD LIVE Ready Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology FSB 2600 MHz 5 2 GT s Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Hyper Transport 3 0 HT 3 0 Technology Northbridge AMD 790GX Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 1600 OC 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots blue single at x16 or dual at x8 x8 mode white x4 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Supports ATI Quad CrossFirex 3 Way CrossFireX M CrossFireX and Hybrid CrossFireX see CAUTION 5 Integr
32. TRWTWB values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 18CLK The default value is Auto TRWTTO Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 17CLK The default value is Auto TWRRD Use this to adjust TWRRD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK to 10CLK The default value is Auto TWRWR Use this to adjust TWRWR values Configuration options Auto 2CLK to 10CLK The default value is Auto TRDRD Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 10CLK The default value is Auto TRFCO Use this to adjust TRFCO values Configuration options Auto 90ns 110ns 160ns 300ns and 350ns The default value is Auto TRFC1 Use this to adjust TRFC1 values Configuration options Auto 90ns 110ns 160ns 300ns and 350ns The default value is Auto MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options Auto 2T 1T The default value is Auto 62 CHA Addr Cmd Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for CHA Addr Cmd Fine Delay feature Configura tion options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CL K The default value is Auto CHA Addr Cmd Setup Time Use this to adjust values for CHA Addr Cmd Setup Time feature Configura tion options Auto 1 2CLK and 1CLK The default value is Auto CHA CS ODT Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for CHA CS ODT Fine Delay feature Configuration options Auto
33. VGA cards on PCIE2 PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots Boot your system Press lt F2 gt to enter BIOS setup Enter Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of VGA D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the BIOS setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary
34. ame color In other words you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDR3 A1 and DDR3 B1 Blue slots see p 12 No 7 or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2 White slots see p 12 No 8 so that Dual Channel Memory Tech nology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below CCS Blue Slot Blue Slot White GE White d eise Populated Bee ao ee Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots 1 Ifyou want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of blue slots DDR3 A1 and DDR3 B1 or in the set of white slots DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to acti vate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 Ifa pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDR3 A1 and DDR3 A4 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into
35. ated AMD Radeon HD 3300 graphics DX10 class iGPU Pixel Shader 4 0 Max shared memory 512MB see CAUTION 6 Built in 128MB DDR3 1333 OC 1200MHz SidePort Memory Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI Supports HDMI Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 1080P Supports Dual link DVI with max resolution up to 2560x1600 75Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048x1536 60Hz Supports HDCP function Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection DAC with 110dB dynamic range ALC890 Audio Codec DTS Digital Theater Systems support see CAUTION 7 Premium Blu ray audio support 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 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA D Sub Port 1 x VGA DVI D Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 1 x IEEE 1394 Port 1 x eSATAII Port 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 8 Connector 6 x Serial ATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and JBOD NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 9 1 x eSATAII 3 0Gb s connector shared with 1 SATAII connector see CAUTION 10 1 x ATA133 IDE connector Supports 2 x IDE devices 1
36. color AX4870 512MD5 H RADEON 4870 Catalyst 8 12 Hotfix For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for 3 Way CrossFireX Mode please visit our website for details ASRock website http www asrock com support index htm 11 1 5 Motherboard Layout NO oO P WD 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ro 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 22 4cm 8 8 in gt HE Han s Sr T SC j LE i i IYJ ls 2 E O Ol z lt ATX12V1 A eo x TI Ss X Oo Ki H z ls sis si o is o o o o i EJ E E Ed EJ E E m O s as s amp e Emo Clollallolle e akk e leizii m HLisilsaiisgllz Ki eJ ke 8 e je e a eB Jaaa szlag Zell lel le T Eg 8 8 Elx xz I oil il eil 2 ajjajjajje ex USB 2 0 It SO t D D I cPULFAN S g Sideport memory 128MB Do S eo AMD LE LEY Li 790GX 10 A sl eun rai Chi ps et E PCIE1 1 p x6 M3A790GXH USB3 HTH 12 Alo IDE1 PCIE2 2 S o SS or is ASRock ner PCIE3 AMD m 14 SB750 Chipset HDMI SPDIF1 PCI1 PCI Express 2 0 PCIE4 EuP Ready CMOS BATTERY 139437 33 FRONT 1394 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 PS2 USB PW1 Jumper CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN SLI XFIRE Power
37. cting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives 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 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 70 3 4 6 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY neg Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device
38. d Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to en sure that the motherboard fits into it Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings Before you install or remove any component ensure that the 4 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 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 Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 14 2 1 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 P Step 4 CPU Installation Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle
39. d 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 Floppy Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 12 No 31 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 12 No 12 connect the blue end Em on connect the black end to the motherboard SEH to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These six Serial ATAII SATAII T connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_1 SATAI _2 Storage devices The current SATAII 1 see p 12 No 17 SATAII_2 see p 12 No 18 SATAII 3 see p 12 No 20 SATAII 4 see p 12 No 19 rm m SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_5 see p 12 No 22 l 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate SATAII 6 see p 12 No 23 l La SATAII 3 SATAII A SATAII_6 SATAII_5 i SATAII 6 connector can be used for internal storage device or be 4 connected to eSATAII connector to support eSATAII device Please read eSATAII Interface Introduction on page 43 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures eSATAII Connector This eSATAII con
40. d then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter Step 7 Connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to SLI XFIRE power connector 27 2 6 2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Power on your computer and boot into OS Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation Please check AMD website for ATI driver updates Install the required drivers to your system For Windows XP OS A ATI recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your system there is no need to download it again http www microsoft com windowsxp sp2 default mspx B You must have Microsoft NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 Vista OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD website for details Restart your computer Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar KEE DELL TTE ATI Catalyst Control Center Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View select CrossFireX
41. device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I O shield Connect one end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII device Connect the other end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII port of the I O shield 42 Comparison between eSATAII and other devices 400Mb s 480Mb s 1 5Gb s 1500Mb s 3 0Gb s 3000Mb s 200 D Transfer Rate B uss2 0 M sata Bl EEE 1394a B eSATAI SATAL 43 2 13 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB750 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and JBOD functions 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 STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 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 If you plan to use RAID O or RAID 1 function you need to install at least 2 SATA SATAII hard disks If you plan to use RAID 5 function you need to install 3 SATA SATAII hard disks If you plan to use RAID 10 function you need to install 4 SATA SATAII hard disks 2 14 Hot Pl
42. ed B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATAII HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow belo
43. em already you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots If you haven t installed onboard VGA driver yet please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer Then you can start to use dual monitor function on this motherboard them is enabled the other one will be disabled 2 When you playback HDCP protected video from Blu ray BD or HD DVD disc the content will be displayed only in one of the two monitors instead of both monitors 1 DVI D and HDMI ports cannot function at the same time When one of 20 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal VGA output support DVI D D Sub and HDMI and external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 2 Refer to page 23 and 24 to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card Install the ATI PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots Please refer to page 19 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details Connect DVI D monitor cable to VGA DVI D port on the I O panel connect D Sub monitor cable to VGA D Sub port on the I O panel and connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel Then connect other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express
44. em to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Secure Virtual Machine When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches L3 Cache Allocation The default value is BSP Only Configuration options BSP Only and All Cores Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference North Bridge Maximum Frequency It will display North Bridge Maximum Frequency for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If itis set to Manual yo
45. en and enter Chipset Settings Then set the option Surround View to Enabled Step 5 Bootinto OS Please remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system Step 6 Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card Step 7 Restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar ATI Catalyst Control Center 30 Step 8 Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View click CrossFire and then select the option Enable CrossFire bech tebe A AA a as a SEDRRRRZI 1 LI 1 J ne AE fen 1 1 AT CrossFire Enable CrossFire bg oe D r Ep peo ima im ae s ung mur dl fe E a e any rarei me a e ea leen il meie e ber PEUL ba LA Wes pus PPU grip reg ge npn Ss qo JE su uo pania Lee molar mo pora DE vod eO SUD Pe Imma mw pes soma Her wum eg Popes rn ma LIT eer ee g lol Camat i pre i Hm km oH P Fe eae mua m mms oe wmm Gora DD ara H TemmFum y cem wuepd Ce pr drama En wg em L Sy ami REI BETR phi DU 4 apex eS E IL IL i dass dli Step 11 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireX feature Hybrid CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners bene
46. er 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 installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 5 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Step 6 Replace the system cover 19 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output support DVI D D Sub and HDMI you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI D D sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect DVI D monitor cable to VGA DVI D port on the I O panel connect D Sub monitor cable to VGA D Sub port on the I O panel and connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel VGA D Sub port VGA DVI D port HDMI port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your syst
47. ff 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 67 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 68 3 4 5 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure onboard Storage Configuration serial ATA controller SATA Operation Mode IDE gt IDE1 Master Hard Disk gt IDEI Slave Not Detected gt SATAII 1 Not Detected gt SATAII 2 Not Detected gt SATAII 3 Not Detected gt SATAII 4 Not Detected gt SATAII 5 Not Detected Select Screen gt SATAII 6 Not Detected Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Onb
48. figuration options Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 and Level 9 74 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 Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device HDD PM HDS722580VL CD DVD 3S CD ROM C 4th Boot Device USB 5th Boot Device USB y Hard Disk Drives y Removable Drives cem Select Screen gt CD DVD Drives Hl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC 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 Logo Auto messages Boot From Onboard LAN Disabled 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 wa
49. fit without intent to infringe For further information of ATI Hybrid CrossFireX technology please check AMD website for up dates and details 31 2 8 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 is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration d shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 and MT MT pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on ak these 2 pins Short Open Jumper Settin PS2 USB PW1 12 2 3 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 12 No 2 L I H 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper 12 9 23 CLRCMOS1 DEO D see p 12 No 25 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS 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 pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS for 5 seconds However please do not 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 32 2 9 Onboar
50. ion 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 the installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu 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 78
51. ion guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide NOTE2 Currently if you install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on IDE HDDs and there are no SATA SATAII device used please set up SATA Operation Mode to IDE in BIOS 2 18 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 18 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 17 1 step 2 on page 4T STEP 3 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system You can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup p
52. isable it Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 72 3 4 9 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable lt 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 2003 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 73 3 5 Hardware
53. ity it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item HT Bus Speed This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus speed Configura tion options Auto x1 200 MHz to x13 2600 MHz HT Bus Width This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus width Configura tion options Auto 8 Bit and 16 Bit 60 3 4 2 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced EE Memory Configuration Configuration a Memory Controller Mode Unganged Power Down Enable Disabled Bank Interleaving Auto Channel Interleaving XOR of Address bit Timing 4 4 4 12 CAS Latency CL Auto RCD Auto TRP Auto TRAS Auto Timing 2 2 2 4 16 TRTP Auto TRRD Auto v TWTR Auto TWR Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set one of the standard values as listed 400 MHz DDR3 800 533 MHz DDR3 1066 667 MHz DDR3 1333 and B00MHz DDR3 1600 Memory Controller Mode It allows you to adjust the memory controller mode Configuration options Unganged and Ganged The default value is Unganged Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes dec
54. just values for CHB DATA Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x and 1 50x The default value is Auto CHB DQS Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB DQS Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x and 1 50x The default value is Auto CHB Processor ODT Use this to adjust values for CHB Processor ODT Configuration options Auto 240 ohms 120 ohms and 60 ohms The default value is Auto 64 3 4 3 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Setting Onboard HD Audio Auto UMA Front Panel Auto SIDEPORT OnBoard Lan Enabled UMA SIDEPORT Onboard IEEE 1394 Enabled Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Share Memory Auto SidePort Clock Speed Auto Onboard HDMI HD Audio Disabled Onboard GPU Clock Override Disabled Surround View Disabled Advanced Clock Calibration Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit DRAM Voltage Auto Exit mGPU Voltage Auto SidePort Voltage Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard 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 La
55. lt BIOS Update Utility Seleceiscrcen ASRock Instant Flash Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit 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 Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA 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 Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F3 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup RAID Mode This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F4 key can be used for this operation Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default F6 key can be used for this operation 56 ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This co
56. mode you need to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card Please simultaneously pull open both the retention arms that hold the card in position The card itself will spring away from the retention slot Take it out gently by holding its edges and keep away from touching the connectors Golden Fingers i RSS Reverse the card direction so as to have the X8 X8 MODE wording side toward the retention slot base Insert the card into the bottom of the base Push the card down into the retention slot till both the retention arms firmly hold the card into position Also keep away from touching the connectors Golden Fingers Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 6 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIES slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 7 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards If there are two gold fingers on each Radeon graphics card please use two CrossFire Bridge to connect two Radeon graphics cards CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details CrossFire Bridge Step 8 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on
57. n Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 18 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 20 2 6 CrossFireX and 3 Way CrossFireX Operation Guide 23 2 7 Hybrid CrossFireX Operation Guide ssssnsneeeenneneenen eneee 30 ZO JUMPERS elu EE EE 32 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors sssssseeeessnrrererrsseeee n 33 2 10 HDMI SPDIF Header Connection Guide 39 2 11 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ueeeeeeeeeess 40 2 12 eSATAII Interface Introduction sssseeeeesss 41 2 13 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks a GE e WEE 44 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 44 2 15 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 45 2 16 Driver Installation Guide cccccccccsseeseeeeeeceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 47 2 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions eeeeeee 47 2 17 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID ier e EE 47 2 17 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions 48 2 18 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions eeseeeeeeeees 49 2 18 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Wi
58. n feature Onboard IEEE 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 feature Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Configuration options PCI Onboard and PCI Express Internal Graphics Mode This allows you to adjust internal graphics mode The default value is UMA SIDEPORT Configuration options UMA SIDEPORT and UMA SIDEPORT Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB This option only appears when you set Internal Graphics Mode to UMA or UMA SIDEPORT 65 SidePort Clock Speed This allows you to select sideport clock speed The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 400 MHz 533 MHz 667 MHz 800 MHz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 1400 MHz 1430 MHz 1460 MHz 1490 MHz 1520 MHz 1550 MHz 1580 MHz 1610 MHz 1640 MHz 1670 MHz and 1700 MHz This option only appears when you set Internal Graphics Mode to SIDEPORT or UMA SIDEPORT Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio in AMD 790GX Onboard GPU Clock Override This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard GPU Clock Override feature Onb
59. nager You will find the icon Realtek HD Audio ey sa Mss ess Manager on the Windows task bar Double click this icon to open Realtek HD Audio Manager On the bottom of Realtek HD Audio Manager You can find that the DTS Connect contains 2 elements DTS Neo PC and DTS Interactive Click the button to enable or disable it DTS Neo PC DTS Interactive DTS Neo PC DTS Neo PC turns your stereo audio WMA MP3 CD and more into a convincing 7 1 channel audio experience DTS Interactive DTS Interactive provides a single cable connection to your DTS enabled surround sound system Your stereo or multi channel up to 5 1 audio sources are re encoded into a DTS audio signal and sent out from your PC to any DTS enabled system such as powered PC speakers an A V receiver or any other DTS compatible surround sound system 6 If you select DTS Neo PC You can click the y icon Detail Settings to access advanced controls D etail Settings 51 Music Mode Cinema Mode Music Mode The music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings which preserves the integrity of the stereo mix while augmenting it with a center channel to anchor the image and deriving enough surround content to yield a spacious three dimensional listening experience The Music mode includes the control that allows the sound to be tailored to room layout and personal preferences Cinema Mode E CH The Cinema mode is for use
60. nector eSATAII TOP see p 12 No 41 supports SATA data cable for J external SATAII function The eSATAII TOP current eSATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate 33 Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional Serial ATA SATA Power Cable S 3 connect to the SATA e Optional HDD power connector T connect to the power supply USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB10 11 see p 12 No 27 9 pin USB8 9 n see p 12 No 29 mane DUMMY 1 GND P 8 P 8 USB PWR 9 pin USB6 7 see p 12 No 28 Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 12 No 24 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 Si CD1 CD1 see p 12 No 34 UE 34 Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard You can also use the SATA data cable to connect SATAII 6 connector and eSATAII connector Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply Besides six default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are three USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MP
61. nt to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled 75 Boot Logo Use this option to select logo in POST screen This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto PCIE2 0 Revolution Scenery and ASRock The default value is Auto Currently the option Auto is set to Aircraft 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 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 Select Screen Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 76 3 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used e for this operation Would you like to save current setting
62. nvenient 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 57 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Memory Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Stor age Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced BAV CU Boot Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Memory Configuration gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt Storage Configuration y PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration y SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration Security Exit Options for CPU Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit
63. oard GPU Clock This option only appears when you enable Onboard GPU Clock Override The default value is 700 Surround View This allows you to enable or disable the Surround View feature or Hybrid CrossFireX feature Advanced Clock Calibration This allows you to adjust Advanced Clock Calibration feature The default value is Disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto All Cores and Per Core If you select All Cores you will see the option Value All Cores Configuration options 12 to 12 If you select Per Core you will see the options Value Core 0 Value Core 1 Value Core 2 and Value Core 3 Configuration options 12 to 12 DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options Auto 1 48 1 58V 1 59V 1 65V 1 71V 1 77V 1 83V 1 88V 2 00V 2 05V 2 11V 2 17V 2 23V 2 29V 2 34V and 2 40V The default value is Auto mGPU Voltage Use this to select mGPU voltage Configuration options Auto 1 09V 1 19V 1 30V 1 40V 1 48V 1 58V 1 69V and 1 79V The default value is Auto HT Voltage Use this to select HT voltage Configuration options Auto 1 30V and 1 35V The default value is Auto SidePort Voltage Use this to select SidePort voltage Configuration options Auto 1 5V 1 6V 1 7V and 1 8V The default value is Auto 66 CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item
64. oard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the Onboard SATA Controller feature SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default value of this option is IDE If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID Configuration options AHCI RAID and IDE IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the IDE1 Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of IDE1 Slave as well BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master Select the type of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor MAXTOR 6L080J4 Size 80 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Asyne DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto P PIO Mode Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 69 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 After sele
65. re 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 Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings The voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle In other words it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance 14 15 16 17 18 To use Intelligent Energy Saver function please enable Cool n Quiet option in the BIOS setup in advance Please visit our website for the operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver ASRock website http www asrock com 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 With this utility you can press F6 key during the POST or press F2 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
66. reasing access contention Channel Interleaving This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving Configuration options Disabled XOR of Address bit 20 16 6 XOR of Address bit 20 16 9 Address bits 6 and Address bits 12 The default value is XOR of Address bit 20 16 9 CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 4CLK to 12CLK The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto BCLK to 12CLK The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto BCLK to 12CLK The default value is Auto 61 TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto 15CLK to 30CLK The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values Configuration options Auto 4CLK to 7CLK The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values Configuration options Auto ACLK to 7CLK The default value is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values Configuration options Auto 4CLK to 7CLK The default value is Auto TWR Use this to adjust TWR values Configuration options Auto BCLK to 12CLK The default value is Auto TRC Use this to adjust TRC values Configuration options Auto 11CL K to 42CLK The default value is Auto TRWTWB Use this to adjust
67. ress F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform for Windows XP or AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 platform for Windows XP 64 bit 49 Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 2 18 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista
68. s Auto CHA CLK Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHA CLK Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x and 1 50x The default value is Auto 63 CHA DATA Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHA DATA Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x and 1 50x The default value is Auto CHA DQS Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHA DQS Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x and 1 50x The default value is Auto CHA Processor ODT Use this to adjust values for CHA Processor ODT Configuration options Auto 240 ohms 120 ohms and 60 ohms The default value is Auto CHB CKE Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB CKE Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB CS ODT Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB CS ODT Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB ODDR CMD Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB ODDR CMD Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB CLK Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB CLK Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x and 1 50x The default value is Auto CHB DATA Drive Strength Use this to ad
69. site 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 40 2 12 eSATAI Interface Introduction What is eSATAII This motherboard supports eSATAII interface the external SATAII specification eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I O of your computer offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3 0Gb s and the convenient mobility like USB eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that enables you to exchange drives easily For example with eSATAII interface you may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of opening your chassis to exchange your SATAII hard disk Currently on the market the data transfer rate of USB 2 0 is up to 480Mb s and for IEEE 1394 is up to 400Mb s However eSATAII provides the data transfer rate up to 3000Mb s which is much higher than USB 2 0 and IEEE 1394 and still keeps the convenience of Hot Plug feature Therefore on the basis of the advantageous transfer speed and the facilitating mobile capability in the near future eSATAII will replace USB 2 0 and IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface NOTE 1 If you set SATA Operation Mode option in BIOS setup to AHCI or RAID mode Hot Plug function is supported with eS
70. t mic For Windows 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 7 7 64 bi 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 This header accommodates several system front panel System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 12 No 16 functions Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 Tree speaker to this header see p 12 No 21 bum 5V Chassis NB and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables 8 pin CHA_FAN1 to the fan connectors and see p 12 No 30 le match the black wire to the CHA_FAN_SPEED ground pin 3 pin NB_FAN1 NB_FAN_SPEED 12V see p 12 No 10 GNE 3 pin PWR FAN1 PWR FAN SPEED 12V see p 12 No 41 GND CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan 4 pin CPU_FAN1 FAN_SPEED_CONTROL A cable to this connector and CPU_FAN_SPEED 3 see p 12 No 3 ja Se match the black wire to the ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 12 No 9 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 12 No 1 ground pin 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
71. ta 7 OS and 3 Way CrossFireX feature is supported with Windows Vista 7 OS Please check AMD website for ATI CrossFireX and 3 Way CrossFirex driver updates 4 1 If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance benefits of CrossFireX All three CrossFireX components a CrossFireX Ready graphics card a CrossFireX Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX Edition co processor graphics card must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFireX multi GPU platform 2 If you pair a 12 pipe CrossFire Edition card with a 16 pipe card both cards will operate as 12 pipe cards while in CrossFireX mode 2 6 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 6 1 1 Installing Two CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards 4 Different CrossFireX cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX M feature In below procedures we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics card For other CrossFireX cards that ATI has released or will release in the future please refer to ATI graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step 1 There is one ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card factory mounted on this motherboard This card served as a switch between the default mode x16 and CrossFireX mode x8 x8 ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card is factory mounted with its default mode x16 side toward the retention slot base Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 To change it to CrossFireX V
72. te is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support 3 Way CrossFireX function d NO If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card on this motherboard please install it on PCIE2 slot In this mode you do not need to adjust the default setting of ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card and please do not remove or lose ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card when it is still in working condition In CrossFireX mode please reverse the direction of ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card and install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE3 slots Therefore both these two slots will work at x8 bandwidth In 3 Way CrossFireX mode please reverse the direction of ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card and install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots Therefore PCIE2 and PCIE3 slots will work at x8 bandwidth while PCIE4 slot will work at x4 bandwidth 18 PCIE2 PCIE3 SLI XFire Switch Card Retention Slot Configurations PCIE2 Slot PCIE3 Slot SLI XFire Switch Card Blue Blue Retention Slot Single Graphics Card PCIE x16 N A EB j gi P5 Sears Ge PA Default Dual Graphics Cards PCIE x8 PCIE x8 in CrossFireX Mode n Pe of XB XB MODE Aen SLIXFike MEX TEE wara H AF SRecH 50nn six D Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the pow
73. tep 5 Install the HDMI VGA card to the PCI Express Graphics slot on this motherboard For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 18 ufi Connect the black end A of HDMI SPDIF cable to the HDMI SPDIF header HDMI SPDIF1 white see page 12 No 35 on the motherboard Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to the same pin definition For the pin definition of HDMI SPDIF header and HDMI SPDIF cable connectors please refer to page 37 For the pin definition of HDMI SPDIF connectors on HDMI VGA card please refer to the user manual of HDMI VGA card vendor Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard and the HDMI VGA card Connect the white end B or C of HDMI SPDIF cable to the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card There are two white ends 2 pin and 3 pin on HDMI SPDIF cable Please choose the appropriate white end according to the HDMI SPDIF connector of the HDMI VGA card you install white end l white end 2 pin B 3 pin C Please do not connect the white end of HDMI SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of HDMI VGA card or other VGA card Otherwise the motherboard and the VGA card may be damaged For example this picture shows the wrong example of connecting HDMI SPDIF cable to the fan connector of PCI Express VGA card Please refer to the VGA card user manual for connector usage in advance
74. th in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 47 STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After step 1 2 3 you can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform for Windows XP or AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 plat form for Windows XP 64 bit NOTE If you install Windows XP XP 64 bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete or rebuild RAID functions on SATA SATAII HDDs you still need to set up SATA Operation Mode to RAID first Then please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 17 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use
75. thout RAID EICHER 49 2 18 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions aoannneeennunennnoennnnnnnnneennnennnene 50 2 19 DES Operation GUIS ivoire eet poetae idu olo aite le 51 2 20 Untied Overclocking Technology 53 3 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY GE 54 SS E ut ge e Dee RE 54 311 BIOS Menu Bat o tret art eadera 54 9 1 2 Navigation EN 55 9 2 Malt SCE CR ou eit E dated us 55 9 9 OMAN OCS CMs sen beri dia terc dun tp curre d era besides 56 9 4 Advanced SG6reern EE 58 944 1 CPU COnfIQlEatlOri oen on te thee alg e ttes 59 3 4 2 Memory Configuration ccccssceeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeaas 61 3 4 3 Chipset Configuration sssini E 65 3 4 4 ACPI Configuration iisa iani iaaa 67 3 4 5 Storage Configuration eeeeseseeeeeeeeee 69 3 4 6 PCIPnP Configuration ssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen 71 3 4 7 Floppy Configuration seeeeeeeeeeeeeenee 72 3 4 8 Super IO Configuration eeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeee 72 94 9 USB COonfIQuraltlOEi core ertet Ee tbe dee 73 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 74 9 5 ee EE 75 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration ssssssssssse 75 94 SECU OEE ee ee Om eru e pid 76 9 0 SEXIUSCIGGI WEEN 77 4 Software SUD DOIN BEE 78 4 1 Install Operating System cc eccccceeceseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 78 4 2 Support CD
76. to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 t le Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector p 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 13 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector 36 4 Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still i work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 1 E 5 SLI XFIRE Power Connector 4 pin SLI XFIRE PWR1 see p 12 No 4 SLI XFIRE_POWER1 IEEE 1394 Header RXTPAM_O 9 pin FRONT 1394 e XIPBM 0 12V see p 12 No 26 GND 12V RXTPBP_O GND RXTPAP_O Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 12 No 32 HDMI SPDIF Header 3 pin HDMI SPDIF1 e GND see p 12 No 35 SPDIEOUT 5V 37 It is not necessary to use this connector but please connect it with a hard disk power connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard at the same time Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I O panel there is one
77. to use CrossFireX function please follow the instructions on page 25 and 26 to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI XFire Switch Card in advance The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check AMD website for the latest information DTS Digital Theater Systems is a multi channel digital surround sound format To enable DTS function you need to adjust the settings after audio driver installation Please refer to DTS Operation Guide on page 53 for details For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 15 for proper connection Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 42 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly This motherboard supports eSATAII interface the external SATAII specification Please read eSATAII Interface Introduction on page 43 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 It is a user friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardwa
78. u enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Main WNEI System Overview System Date BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Microcode Update L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size L3 Cache Size Total Memory BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot 00 09 Fri 01 29 2010 M3A790GXH USB3 P1 0 AMD Engineering Sample 64bit 2500MHz 100F41 1000086 512KB 2048KB 6144KB 1024MB with 128MB shared memory Single Channel Memory Mode 1024MB 667MHz DDR3 1333 None None None Security Exit Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults 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 55 3 3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements BIOS SETUP UTILITY Smart BRU VEIT MM s AVAL CO MEET Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Exit system setup after saving the changes Load BIOS Defaults F10 key can be used Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA for this operation Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Defau
79. u may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability 59 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration nO If AUTO multiplier and Overclock Mode Auto voltage will be left at the CPU Frequency MHz 200 rated frequency voltage If PCIE Frequency MHz 100 Manual multiplier and T ic Auto voltage will be set based ue e SE Enabled on User Selection in Setup Cool n Quiet Auto Secure Virtual Machine Enabled Enhanced Halt State Disabled L3 Cache Allocation BSP Only Select Screen Processor Maximum Frequency x31 5 6300 MHZ Select Item North Bridge Maximum Frequency x31 0 6200 MHz Change Option Processor Maximum Voltage 1 5500 V General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit CPU Frequency Multiplier x0 5 100 MHz CPU Voltage 0 6000 V NB Frequency Multiplier x5 0 1000 MHz v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item NB Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item NB Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of NB voltage However for safety and system stabil
80. ug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII Devices in RAID AHCI mode AMD SB750 south bridge chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug 4 NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 44 2 15 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable R
81. veloped by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertain ment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 22 2 6 CrossFireX and 3 Way CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX and 3 Way CrossFireX feature CrossFireX M and 3 Way CrossFireX technology offer the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units GPU in a single PC Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFireX V and 3 Way CrossFireX enable the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application Currently CrossFireX feature is supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Vis
82. w instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 45 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Sie Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end GW Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector F Sd Connect SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII HDD side 46 2 16 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 2 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more S

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