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2. be 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 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might 1 1 Package Contents ASRock K10N78D Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 7 5 in 30 5 cm x 19 1 cm ASRock K10N78D Quick Installation Guide ASRock K10N78D Support CD One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable Two Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional One Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional One I O Panel Shield 1 2 Specifications ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 7 5 in 30 5 cm x 19 1 cm Solid Capacitor for CPU power CPU Support for Socket AM2 AM2 processors AMD Phenom FX Phenom Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processor Support for AM3 processors AMD Phenom Il X4 X3 and Athlon Il X4 X3 X2 processors 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
3. 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 NVIDIA RAID drivers NVIDIA RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 113861 Vista For Windows Vista OS AMD64 Vista64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS 31 After that please insert Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation NOTE If you install Windows Vista Windows 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 installation guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 15 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 P
4. ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support NB Voltage Multi adjustment Supports Smart BIOS Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 8 Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 9 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 10 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 11 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 12 Boot Failure Guard B F G ASRock AM2 Boost ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12 5 see CAUTION 13 Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis NB Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows XP XP Media Center XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking
5. Disabled L3 Cache Allocation Auto Select Screen Processor Maximum Frequency x11 5 2300 MHz North Bridge Maximum Voltage x9 0 1800 MHZ Processor Maximum Voltage 1 2500 V Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit HT Bus Speed Auto Exit HT Bus Width Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc AM2 Boost This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU If you set this option to Enabled you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function which will improve the memory performance The default value is Disabled Please refer to cau tion 13 on page 9 for details 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 CPU LDT Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Cool n Quiet Use this item 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 en
6. 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 48 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 EEN 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 O or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 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 disable it Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 49 3 4 9 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable lt K _ _ _ the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support BIOS Setup Only Select Screen Select Item Change
7. Use this to adjust values for CHA Addr Cmd Fine Delay feature Configura tion options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK 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 No Delay 1 64CLK 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 64CLK 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
8. ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 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 This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology for AM2 CPU If you enable this function in the BIOS setup the memory perfor mance will improve up to 12 5 but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt Enabling this function will overclock the chipset CPU reference clock However we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU DRAM configurations If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled it may not be applicative to your system You may choose to disable this function for keeping the stability of your system 1 3 Motherboard Layout a PS WN ch 00 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
9. 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 NVIDIA AHCI drivers NVIDIA AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD 29 There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 113861 AHCI Vista For Windows Vista OS AMD64 AHCI Vista64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 2 14 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID function
10. IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows XP XP 64 bit 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 lt Y gt D Then you will see these messages Please choose 1 Generate AHCI Driver diskette for WindowsXP 2 Generate RAID Driver diskette for WindowsXP 3 Generate AHCI Driver diskette for WindowsXP64 4 Generate RAID Driver diskette for WindowsXP64 5 Exit Reboot system now Press any key to continue 28 Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive Select your required item on the list according to the mode you choose and the OS you install Then press any key E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 3 Set Up BIOS Please follow step 1 to set up the BIOS option SATA Operation Mode to AHCI STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system You can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to i
11. Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced EE CPU CPU Configuration O O O OOOO If AUTO multiplier and Overclock Mode Auto voltage will be left at the st S v CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enabled Cool ni Quiet Auto rated frequency voltage If Manual multiplier and voltage will be set based on User Selection in Setup Secure Virtual Machine Enabled Enhanced Halt State Disabled L3 Cache Allocation Select Screen Select Item Auto Processor Maximum Frequency x11 5 2300 MHz North Bridge Maximum Voltage x9 0 1800 MHZ Processor Maximum Voltage 1 2500 V Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit CPU Frequency Multiplier x11 5 2300 MH Exit xi CPU Voltage 1 2500 V v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Processor Frequency This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item 38 Processor Voltage This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is
12. end to SATA SATAII HDD 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 27 White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector 2 12 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 13 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 13 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
13. i 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below 20 o O gt Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L Connect Audio _R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio _L LIN to OUT2_L Connect Ground GND to Ground GND MIC_RET and OUT REI are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel m Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled System Panel Header PLD 9 pin PANEL1 E see p 10 No 21 1 DUMMY RESET Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER DUMMY see p 10 No 19 DUMMY 5V Chassis and NB Fan Connectors 3 pin CHA FAN GND see p 10 No 34 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED 3 pin NB_FAN1 see p 10 No 20 GND 12V NB_FAN_SPEED CPU Fan Connector 4321 4 pin CPU_FAN1 mE GND 12V CPU FAN SPEED FAN SPEED CONTROL see p 10 No 35 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector a
14. 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 ADDR CMD Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHAADDR CMD Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto 42 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 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 300 ohms 150 ohms and 75 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 a
15. set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Frequency Multiplier This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Voltage This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU 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 This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item NB Voltage This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU It allows you to adjust the value of NB voltage However for safety and system stability 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 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1000 MHz If you adopt Phenom CPU the configuration options are Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz 1000 MHz 1800 MHz 2000 MHz 2200 MHz 2400 MHz and 2600 MHz The configuration options depend on the CPU you adopt HT Bus Width This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus width
16. 0 5 cm x 19 1 cm motherboard 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 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 13 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle Step 2 Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 C
17. 00Mbps connection 1Gbps connection ACT LINK SPEED LED LED 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 7 No 4 No 5 No 3 DA E E BEE 11 To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find VIA HD Audio Deck tool on your system Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon wes and click Speaker Then you are allowed to select 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 STE 8 Channel Click Power to save your change For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon af and click Advanced Options on the left side r on the bottom In Advanced Options screen select Independent Headphone and click OK to save your change If you enable Multi Streaming function Side Speaker function will be disabled You can only choose to enable either Multi Streaming function or Side Speaker function 12 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor 12 0 in x 7 5 in 3
18. ASRocK K10N78D User Manual Version 1 0 Published April 2009 Copyright 2009 ASRock INC All rights reserved 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 poss
19. CIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment 4 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 32 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 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 lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by press ing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on ing BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the follow only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1BIOS 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 Op erating System
20. Configura tion options Auto 8 Bit and 16 Bit NVIDIA Core Calibration Setting this item to All Cores or Per Core will enhance the overclocking ability of the processor Configuration options Disabled Auto All Cores and Per Core The default value is Disabled CPU Thermal Throttle Use this to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled 39 3 4 2 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced WE Memory Configuration Configuration a Flexibility Option Disabled Memory Controller Mode Unganged S S Power Down Enable Enabled Bank Interleaving Auto Channel Interleaving XOR of Address bit Timing 5 5 5 15 CAS Latency CL Auto CD Auto TRP Auto TRAS Auto Timing 5 3 3 5 28 TRTP Auto TRRD Auto TWTR Auto TWR Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v 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 200 MHz DDR2 400 266 MHz DDR2 533 333 MHz DDR2 667 and 400MHz DDR2 800 If you adopt Phenom CPU there is one more option 533MHz DDR2 1066 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatib
21. Hyper Transport 3 0 HT 3 0 Technology Chipset NVIDIA nForce 720D Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots Support DDR2 1066 800 667 533 non ECC un buffered memor see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot green x16 mode 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots 7 1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio VIA VT1708S Audio Codec Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211CL Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 5 Connector 6 x SATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 6 1 x ATA133 IDE connector Supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1 x COM port header 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header CPU Chassis NB FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 3 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 7 BIOS Feature 8Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play
22. 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 BIOS Setup Only 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 50 3 5 Hardware 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 VE E D ET OT H W Monitor Misti gat dl ae D S ewe Enable Disable Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Temperature 37 C 98F M B Temperature 31 C 87F CPU Fan Speed 3400 RPM Chassis Fa
23. PORT 4 see p 10 No 11 SATAII_4 PORT 3 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate SATAII_6 PORT 5 see p 10 No 10 E SATAII_3 PORT 2 SATAI _2 PORT 1 I SATAII_1 PORT 0 Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA Optional SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard Serial ATA SATA Power Cable a gt Optional connect tothe SATAHDD 7 powerconnector 7 connect to the power supply USB 2 0 Headers USB_PWR P 11 9 pin USB10_11 TEND y see p 10 No 17 1 GND P410 USB_PWR 9 pin USB8 oi Kee see p 10 No 18 E DUMMY 1 GND P 8 P 8 9 pin USB6_7 een see p 10 No 16 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 see p 10 No 27 Front Panel Audio Header GND PRESENCE MIC_RET 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 10 No 24 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 connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices
24. S update process completes 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Memory Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY MESE Advanced WEIT y Boot Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Memory Configuration Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration gt p PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration gt 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 Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Y Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 36 3 4 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced VE CPU Configuration S bag If AUTO multiplier and Overclock Mode Auto voltage will be left at the E rated frequency voltage If Manual multiplier and voltage will be set based on User Selection in Setup CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enabled Cool n Quiet Auto Secure Virtual Machine Enabled Enhanced Halt State
25. 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 lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 33 3 1 2Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description lt gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Cl Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB 00 09 or SHIFT TAB to System Date Wed 04 29 2009 select a field BIOS Version K10N78D P1 0 Processor Type AMD Phenom tm 8650 Triple Core Processor 64bit Processor Speed 2300MHz Microcode Update 100F23 1000095 L1 Cache Size 384KB L2 Cache Size 1536KB Select Screen L3 Cache Size 2048KB Select Item Change Field Total Memory 2048MB Select Field Single Channel Memory M
26. Technology Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 32 for details 2 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 15 for proper installation 3 Whether 1066MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR2 1066 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 4 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows XP and Windows Vista For Windows XP 64 bit and Windows Vista 64 bit with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation 5 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 11 for proper connection 6 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 24 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly 7 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows Vista 64 bit Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 8 Itis a user friendly ASRock
27. able 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 37 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 Enhanced Halt State C1E is an enhanced power saving state which is supported by AM2 dual core and AM2 multi core processors The processor will enter C1E power saving state when both of its cores transition into the C1 state The default value is Disabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled L3 Cache Allocation This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto BSP Only and All Cores Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference North Bridge Maximum Frequency This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU 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 it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and
28. and then specify again for the second one NOTE If you install Windows XP Windows 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 in BIOS first Then please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 14 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 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 path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit OS on your system When you see
29. arefully 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 Step 4 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 Lever 902 Up Le iangle Fm mt Ae EK SocketCorner ON Ds Small 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_FAN1 see Page 10 No 35 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 14 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 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 DDR2 DIMM pa
30. ct HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header Please connect the black end A of HDMI SPDIF cable to the HDMI SPDIF header on the motherboard Then connect the white end B or C of HDMI SPDIF cable to the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card C white end 3 pin SPDIFOUT blue GND black 2 7 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 Step 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 17 Connect the black end A of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI _ SPDIF header HDMI SPDIF1 yellow see page 10 No 25 on the motherboard Make sure to cor
31. e 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 below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 26 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 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end Connect SATA data cable to F SATA power cable 1x4 pin power connector White SC Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector MM Connect SATA data cable to Black
32. ect 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 54
33. efully 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 m Sleiai 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 51311 8161412 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 website for details http Awww hitachigst com hdd support download htm 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 24 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAIT SATAII Hard Disks I
34. elect Item Change Option ACPI HPET Table Disabled 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 functions Repost Video on STR Resume and Check Ready Bit will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume STR refers to sus pend 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 Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode 45 RTC Alarm P
35. ff 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 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 17 2 5 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 shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 and B e aa pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on d these 2 pins Short Open Jumper Settin PS2 USB PWI Short pin2 pin3 to enable 12 2_3 see p 10 No 1 ano Oe o 5VSB standby for PS 2 or ia USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper 12 2_3 CLRCMOS1 Odio co see p 10 No 30 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unp
36. ibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 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 Ve eh uge e e dau BEE 5 Lal PACKAGES eat Ee EE 5 Age SO DOCITICAIONS Hess Mean er anh 6 1 3 Motherboard E Me ES cee cn cn nn 10 E Oe SSSR A ed en in ane 11 ASTM MON a ais 13 Pre installation Precautions ccooccccococcnccoonnnnconnnnncnononoconnnnconanonononos 13 2A GPU AMS tA ARON a A a ee 14 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink occcccccccccccccccccnnnnnncnno 14 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM oooocoococoococcccccccncononono 15 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express slots ccccccccsceseeneeeeees 17 ET ee EE 18 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors ooccccccnnnncnccnnnnn
37. ility when it is set to Enabled Memory Controller Mode This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU 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 decreasing 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 6 CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 7CLK The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 6CLK The default value is Auto 40 TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 6CLK The default value is Auto TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto 5CLK to 18CLK The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values Configuration options Auto 2 4 CLK and 3 5 CLK The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values Configuratio
38. ir in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDRII_1 and DDRII_2 Yellow slots see p 10 No 5 or identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDRII 3 and DDRII_4 Orange slots see p 10 No 6 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR2 DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 Yellow Slot Yellow Slot GE Slot Do oi Slot Populated Populated CM RENA DER ae Populated KSE 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibil ity 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 yellow slots DDRII_1 and DDRII_2 or in the set of orange slots DDRII_3 and DDRII 4 2 H only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR2 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 DDRII 1 and DDRII_3 it
39. is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 Itis not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDR2 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 15 Installing a DIMM i 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 WA 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 16 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 3 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 PCIES PCIE4 PCIE x1 slot White is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot Green is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched o
40. lug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 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 18 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place Floppy Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 10 No 23 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 10 No 8 connect the blue end EE pr Im connect the black end to the motherboard SE 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 ATA II Connectors These six Serial ATAII SATAII_1 PORT 0 see p 10 No 15 SATAIL_ 6 PORT 5 SATAII connectors support SATAIL 2 PORT 1 see p 10 No 14 SATA data cables for internal SATAIL 3 PORT 2 see p 10 No 13 SATAII_5 PORT 4 storage devices The current SATAIL 4 PORT 3 see p 10 No 12 I SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_5
41. n Speed 3399 RPM Power Fan Speed 3288 RPM Vcore 1 629V 3 30V 3 306V 5 00V 5 067V 12 00V 11 890V Select Screen Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed and fan noise 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 11 3 F and 65 C 1 49 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 Configuration options Fast Middle and Slow 51 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 Select Screen i 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 Mega
42. n options Auto 2CLK to 5CLK The default value is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK to 3CLK The default value is Auto TWR Use this to adjust TWR values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 6CLK The default value is Auto TRC Use this to adjust TRC values Configuration options Auto 11CLK to 26CLK The default value is Auto TRWTWB Use this to adjust TRWTWB values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 10CLK 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 1CLK to 4CLK The default value is Auto TWRWR Use this to adjust TWRWR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK to 4CLK The default value is Auto TRDRD Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to SCLK The default value is Auto TRFCO Use this to adjust TRFCO values Configuration options Auto 75ns 105ns 127 5ns 195ns and 327 5ns The default value is Auto TRFC1 Use this to adjust TRFC1 values Configuration options Auto 75ns 105ns 127 5ns 195ns and 327 5ns The default value is Auto 41 MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options Auto 2T 1T The default value is Auto CHA Addr Cmd Fine Delay
43. nd 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB ADDR CMD Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB ADDR 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 adjust 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 300 ohms 150 ohms and 75 ohms The default value is Auto 43 3 4 3 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings To set DRAM Voltage Onboard LAN Enabled Onboard HD Audio Auto Front Panel Enabled Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Chipset Voltage Auto HT Voltage Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled f
44. nd match the black wire to the 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 to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 ATX Power Connector 12 24 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 10 No 7 21 Pin 1 3 Connected e E 3 Pin Fan Installation KE Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector 4 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector ob 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 ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 ER see p 10 No 2 Serial port Header 9 pin COM see p 10 No 22 HDMI_SPDIF Header 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 e GND SPDIFOUT 5V see p 10 No 25 HDMI SPDIF Cable a C Optional Optional B E A black end B white end 2 pin 5 _ SPDIFOUT blue E ono Ean oek SPDIFOUT en blue GND BA o lock 22 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector Failing to do so will cause power up failure This COM1 header supports a serial port module HDMI_SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to conne
45. nncnnnnnnancnnnnnos 19 2 7 HDMI SPDIF Header Connection Guide 23 2 8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide cooooococoococccccccccccccccccconcnnnananannnonors 24 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Instalada aaa 25 2 10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs DEVICES here nn N Re ten T 25 2 11 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 26 2 12 Driver Installation Guide ooccccoonnccccccccooncnnncnononcnnnnnnnononnnnonon 28 2 13 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions a isc idas 28 2 13 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FUNCION SRE OR EE 28 2 13 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID FLUC e EEN 29 2 14 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit NA RAID FUNCION Susana 30 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID FUNCIONS capii eeh Ee 30 2 14 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID FUNCION Siria onda 31 2 15 Untied Overclocking Technology 32 BIOS SETUP UTILITY viccccciccccsccccdsscsccntccsccrscacsacecceusesnnns 33 Sot MW OGU CON ASS a 33 Sl BIOS Menu Batalla en sta 33 Selec ee EE 34 li EE eo 34 3 293 TEE OCIS OM ee E 35 34 Advanced oc EE 36 3 41 CPU COnIIQUrAlION WE 37 3 4 2 Memory Configuration c cscsccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseees 40 3 4 3 Chi
46. nstall a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA AHCI driver After reading the floppy disk the drivers will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install The drivers are as below A NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required Windows XP B NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required Windows XP64 Please select A for Windows XP in AHCI mode Please select B for Windows XP 64 bit in AHCI mode Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 2 13 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen gt IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista Windows Vista
47. nstallation This motherboard adopts NVIDIA nForce 720D chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID 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 STEP3 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 0 RAID 1 or JBOD 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 0 1 function you need to install 4 SATA SATAII hard disks 2 10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII in RAID AHCI mode NVIDIA nForce 720D 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 NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the acti
48. ode General Help DDRII Al 2048MB 333MHz DDR2 667 Load Defaults DDRII_A2 None Save and Exit DDRII_B1 None Exit DDRII B2 None Use or to configure system Time 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 34 3 3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements BIOS SETUP UTILITY Smart PONE TA TT 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 Default BIOS Update Utility Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit ASRock Instant Flash v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exitthe 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 configurati
49. on 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 RAID1 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 25 2 11 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 Red 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 caus
50. onnector SATAIL 4 PORT 3 Red SATAII Connector SATAII_3 PORT 2 Red SATAII Connector SATAIL 2 PORT 1 Red SATAII Connector SATAII_1 PORT 0 Red USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB10_11 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB8 9 Blue HDL D RESI ET PANEL 1 2019 18 17 16 EBBAUB D ELRHRLESBBNR 10 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Purple NB Fan Connector NB FAN System Panel Header PANEL1 Orange Serial Port Connector COM1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 Lime HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF1 Yellow PCI Slots PCI1 3 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black SPI BIOS Chip PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE4 White Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE3 White PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE2 Green PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE1 White Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN 1 4 UO Panel 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 8 Microphone Pink 2 LAN RJ 45 Port LAN1 9 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 3 Side Speaker Gray 10 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 4 Rear Speaker Black 11 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 5 Central Bass Orange 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 Line In Light Blue 13 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 7 Front Speaker Lime 14 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 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 Description 10Mbps connection 1
51. ons 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 ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or 35 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 BIO
52. or 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 47 SMART 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 3 4 6 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY RE Ac anced Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device 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
53. or 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 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 and PCI Express DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options Auto 1 794V 1 851V 1 908V 1 965V 2 029V 2 086V 2 144V 2 201V 2 314 V 2 371V 2 428V 2 485V 2 549V 2 606V 2 664V and 2 721V The default value is Auto Chipset Voltage Use this to select chipset voltage Configuration options Auto 1 121V 1 177V 1 200V and 1 255V The default value is Auto HT Voltage Use this to select HT voltage Configuration options Auto 1 21V 1 26V 1 30V and 1 35V The default value is Auto 44 3 4 4 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto detect or disable the STR feature Repost Video on STR Resume No Check Ready Bit Auto 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 Select Screen RTC Alarm Power On Disabled S
54. ord 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 Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 53 3 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Options e Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Would you like to save current setting user defaults Save 1st User Defaults Load 1st User Defaults pe Select Screen d 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 sel
55. overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows environment Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner ASRock website http www asrock com 10 11 12 13 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 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 lt F6 gt key during the POST or press lt F2 gt key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar
56. ower 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 3 4 5 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Disabled Enabled IDE Configuration Onboard SATA Controller Enabled SATA Operation Mode IDE gt IDE1 Master Hard Disk gt IDE1 Slave Not Detected gt SATAII 1 Not Detected gt SATAII 2 Not Detected gt SATAII 3 Not Detected gt SATAII 4 Not Detected Select Screen a Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Onboard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable the Onboard IDE Controller feature Onboard 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 IDE RAID and AHCI If you select RAID mode SATA SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS Windows RAID Utility If you install OS on SATA SATAII HDDs please do not change
57. pset Configuration cccesessscccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 44 3 4 4 ACPI Configuration ss 45 9 49 IDE ConiguraloM seasan 46 3 40 PCIPAP COmniguration xsara 48 3 4 7 Floppy Configuration cocconnnnnnnncicooononononccnononenonnnanenenenens 49 3 4 8 Super lO Configuration ooooooonncococccccccccccnnncncocinninnanannonos 49 3 4 9 USB CONTI 50 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 51 3107 BOOT OC ANS a Re a 52 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 52 Out EEN deele deed ege 53 2 0 E WE 54 4 Software SUpport cccceeccecsecceeseeceeseeseeseeseeserseeees 55 4 1 Install Operating System 55 4 2 Support CD Information ooocnnnnnccnccccccnninncnninnnennncnnnnnnnnnnnncnninnnnos 55 4 2 1 Running Support CID 55 4 2 2 Drivers MENU ennemis ce do 55 4 2 3 Utilities Mel E 55 4 2 4 Contact Information c cccccscccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 55 4 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K10N78D motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD
58. rectly 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 22 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 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 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 23 2 8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer please car
59. s please follow below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Please make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 13 1 step 2 on page 28 STEP 3 Set Up BIOS Please follow step 1 to set up the BIOS option SATA Operation Mode to RAID STEP 4 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 path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 30 STEP 5 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system You can start to install Windows XP Windows 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 NVIDIA RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the drivers will be presented Select the drivers to install The drivers are as below A NVIDIA RAID Driver required B NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required Please select A and B for Windows XP XP 64 bit in RAID mode There are two RAID drivers needed for RAID mode you have to select them separately Please specify the first RAID driver
60. the setting of this item after OS installation 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 46 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 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode E Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer uto E PIO Mode Auto E Change Option Auto General Help Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk 1 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 f
61. trends 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 want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled 52 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 passw

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