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1. 00 09 select a field System Date Wed 07 12 2006 BIOS Version ALiveNF6G DVI BIOS P1 0 Dno Processor Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3400 EE 64bit supported Processor Speed 2200 MHz Microcode Update F7A 3A L1 Cache Size 128KB Select Screen L2 Cache Size 512KB Select Item Change Field Total Memory 512MB with 64MB shared memory Select Field Dual Channel Memory Mode General Help DDRII 1 256MB 266MHz DDRIIS33 Load Defaults DDRII 2 256MB 266MHz DDRII533 Save and Exit DDRII 3 None Exit DDRII 4 None v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 33 ALiveNF6G VSTA BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to 00 09 select a field System Date Wed 07 12 2006 BIOS Version ALiveNF6G VSTA BIOS P1 0 Pse Icon uo ee Processor Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3400 contigue system Time 64bit supported Processor Speed 2200 MHz Microcode Update F7A 3A L1 Cache Size 128KB Select Screen L2 Cache Size 512KB Select Item Change Field Total Memory 512MB with 64MB shared memory Select Field Dual Channel Memory Mode General Help DDRII 1 256MB 266MHz DDRII533 Load Defaults DDRII 2 256MB 266MHz DDRIIS33 Save and Exit DDRH 3 None Exit DDRII 4 None v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System D
2. Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 46 3 6 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 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 2003 American Megatrends Inc 47 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaauauauauauaauauauuussssssssssss after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select OK to exit t
3. Quiet technology under Windows system See APPENDIX on page 50 to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Un tied Overclocking Technology on page 31 for details Both NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430 and GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 refer to the same chipset If you install NVIDIA driver with 91 63 version or above under Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit or install NVIDIA driver with 97 19 version or above under Windows Vista Vista 64 bit the chipset name will be GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 instead of GeForce 6100 nForce 430 However the difference in device name under Windows does not affect any specification and feature of this motherboard 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 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 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
4. see p 10 p 11 No 33 TTXD1 DDCD 1 HDMI SPDIF Header 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 see p 10 p 11 No 27 GND SPDIFOUT 5V HDMI_SPDIF Cable Optional os B A black end B white end 2 pin 5 _ SPDIFOUT bl SSF ons E mies SPDIFOUT i uc GND eeng o ock 25 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 Connect a Game cable to this header if the Game port bracket is installed 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 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 9 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_SP
5. USB2 0 LED PWRBTN 22 21 2019 16 USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Blue System Panel Header PANEL1 USB 2 0 Header USBS8 9 Blue USB 2 0 Header USBA 5 Blue Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII 2 Red NVIDIA Single Chip Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 HDMR Slot HDMR1 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO1 HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI SPDIF1 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE2 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black PCI Slots PCI1 2 PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE1 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 Serial Port Connector COM1 11 13 14 15 16 1 5 Motherboard Layout ALiveNF6G VSTA 1 PS2 USB PW1 Jumper 17 USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Blue 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 18 System Panel Header PANEL1 3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 USB 2 0 Header USB8 9 Blue 4 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 20 USB 2 0 Header USBA 5 Blue 5 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 21 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 6 2 x 240 pin DDRII DIMM Slots 22 Secondary SATAII Connector SATAIL 2 Red Dual Channel A DDRII 1 DDRII 2 Yellow 23 NVIDIA Single Chip 7 2 x 240 pin DDRII DIMM Slots 24 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Dual Channel B DDRII 3 DDRII 4 Orange 25 HDMR Slot HDMR1 8 Infrared Module Header IR1 26 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO 1 9 Game Port Header GAME1 27 HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI SPDIF1 10 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 28 PCI Express x1 Slo
6. n Quiet Auto Dual Core Support Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Processor Multiplier x8 Save and Exit Processor Voltage 1 500V S Exit Processor Maximum Multiplier x11 Processor Maximum Voltage 1 550 V v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Processor Multiplier 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 36 Processor Voltage 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 safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set one of the standard values as listed 200 MHz DDRII 400 266 MHz DDRII 533 333 MHz DDRII 667 and A00MHz DDRII 800 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 and 2 5 The default value is Auto TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Conf
7. visit the below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htmzZthe integrated installation fmay 29 2 16 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 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 2 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID 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
8. 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions The installation procedures for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit are subject to change Please visit our website for the updates of Windows Vista Vista 64 bit driver and related information in the future If you just want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions you don t have to make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Besides there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting You can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on your system directly 2 16 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 4 1 The installation procedures for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit are subject to change Please visit our website for the updates of Windows Vista Vista 64 bit driver and related information in the future 2 Before installing Windows 2000 to your system your Windows 2000 optical disk is supposed to include SP4 If there is no SP4 included in your disk please
9. 4 DEO CA 5VSB standby for PS 2 or 5V 5VSB USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper 12 23 CLRCMOS DO ODE see p 10 p 11 No 24 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS 1 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 21 2 8 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 p 11 No 10 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 p 11 No 11 connect the blue end C ImU connect the black end
10. Expansion Slots PCI Express PCI and HDMR Slots 17 2 5 Easy Dual Monitor Feature ALiveNF6G DVI 18 2 6 Easy Multi Monitor Feature ALiveNF6G DVI ALIVeNPFOOSVO RN EE 20 ZA E e Te EE 21 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ssssseeeesssnrrrrrrrrsseeee n 22 2 9 HDMI SPDIF Header Connection Guide eee es 26 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide eeeeeeeeeeesss 27 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks a Ge Un NEE 28 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 28 2 13 Diver Installation Guide EE 28 2 14 HDMR Card and Driver Installation 29 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions eeeeeessss 29 2 16 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions cc cceceeececeeceeeeeeeeeee es 29 2 16 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID EIERE eege aere 30 2 16 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID PUNCION EE 31 2 17 Untied Overclocking Technology 31 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY eege eege Eet 32 oT EE ee Ee rae cuter shied Ee 32 3 1 1 BIOS dE UE 32 afetten BEE ER 3 32 ET RE EE 3 3 Advanced Gcreen nemen nennen rene n neis 33351 CPU COnDTQUESUOEL oa eo ta E iem 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration cccccceeceeeeesses
11. 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 39 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 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ENABLED enables the integrated IDE Controller DISABLED disables the OnBoard SATA Controller Enabled integrated IDE SATA Operation Mode non RAID EES IDE Configuration gt IDE Master Hard Disk gt IDE 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 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 non RAI
12. 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 HDMR and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots 1 HDMR slot and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface HDMR slot HDMR slot is used to insert a HDMR card optional with v 92 Modem functionality The HDMR slot is shared with PCIE2 slot you can only choose either PCIE2 slot or HDMR slot to use PCIE Slots PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards or ASRock DVI Graphics SI card ALiveNF6G DVI PCIE2 PCIE x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc You can only choose either PCI Express VGA card or DVI Graphics SI card to install to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot on ALiveNF6G DVI motherboard Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remo
13. 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 49 APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology For power saving sake it is strongly recommended to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology under Windows system When using this feature please make sure to install AMD Processor Driver from the Support CD first If you are using Windows 2000 XP operating system please follow the instruction below to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Switch to Classic View for Windows XP only 9 Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab 4 Click the Power button The following dialog box appears 5 From the Power schemes combo list box select Minimal Power Management 6 Click OK to implement settings 50
14. 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 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 41 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 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY neg Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI 9 clocks for PCI device latency timer WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections register may cause system to malfunction PCI IDE BusMaster Enab
15. the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 17 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 4 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 31 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The Flash 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 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 BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only 4 Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following
16. this motherboard DVI D output connec tor of DVI Graphics Sl card DVI D connector of DVI D input monitor 18 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Connect the D Sub input monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel of this motherboard If you have installed NVIDIA VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the benefits of DVI D output function with this motherboard after your system boots If you haven t installed NVIDIA VGA driver yet please install NVIDIA VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer Then you can start to use DVI D output function with this motherboard Righ click the NVIDIA Settings icon on on the desktop to adjust the display mode you plan to use by following the instructions shown on the NVIDIA Settings screen You are allowed to choose same or different display contents shown on the two monitors you install A Eu IDIA Settings Independent display controllers for DVI D and D Sub ports to support dual VGA output DVI D and D sub ports can drive same or different display contents 19 2 6 Easy Multi Monitor Feature ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade With the internal onboard VGA and the external add on PCI Express VGA card you can easily enjoy the benefits of Multi Monitor feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a multi monitor environment 1 Inst
17. 0 1 x ATA133 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1x IR header 1 x Game header 1 x COM port header 1x HDMI_SPDIF header CPU Chassis FAN connector 20 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 11 BIOS Feature 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Hardware CPU Internal Temperature Sensing Monitor CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit compliant see CAUTION 12 Certifications FCC CE Microsoft WHQL Certificated 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 For power saving s sake it is strongly recommended to enable AMD s Cool n
18. 000 SP4 12 Microsoft Windows Vista Vista 64 bit driver keeps on updating now As long as we have the latest driver we will update it to our website in the future Please visit our website for Microsoft Windows Vista Vista 64 bit driver and related information ASRock website http www asrock com Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows Vista Premium and Basic logo please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement Sempron 2800 512MB x 2 Dual Channel Premium 512MB Single Channel Basic 256MB x 2 Dual Channel Basic If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows Vista Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 64MB If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows Vista Premium or Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 128MB or above If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard please refer to Premium Discrete requirement at http www asrock com 1 4 Motherboard Layout ALiveNF6G DVI o01 P GO MM 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 24 4cm 9 6 in ATX12V1 lOd 1311VHYd B COM1 HABER 33 i 5 e 52 D ATXPWR1 3
19. 100 nForce 430 or GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 see CAUTION 3 Memory Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology see CAUTION 4 4 x DDRII DIMM slots Support DDRII800 667 533 Max capacity 8GB see CAUTION 5 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 6 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 7 Boot Failure Guard B F G ASRock AM2 Boost ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12 596 see CAUTION 8 Expansion Slot 2 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1x HDMR slot Integrated NVIDIA GeForce6 class graphics DX9 0 VGA Pixel Shader 3 0 Max shared memory 256MB Dual VGA Output support D Sub and DVI D ports with DVI Graphics SIl card by independent display controllers ALiveNF6G DVI 7 1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s ALiveNF6G DVI Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B ALiveNF6G DVI Realtek PHY RTL8201CL ALiveNF6G VSTA Speed 10 100 Ethernet ALiveNF6G VSTA Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel I O HD 8CH I O 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA Port 1 x Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 Port HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 9 Connector 4 x Serial ATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 JBOD NCQ and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 1
20. 12 6 Line In Light Blue 13 7 Front Speaker Lime 2 Microphone Pink USB 2 0 Ports USB01 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 VGA Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green 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 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 Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox K click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACHT 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio 12 2 Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 4 cm x 24 4 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 p
21. 2 ASRock PCI ALMAN EXPRESS RAID 31 PCIE1 ALiveNF6G DV 30 PCI1 PCI2 29 PCIE2 p EMOS Wen ALI EE T ACHHD_ _ J armos 27 Ese wen o ERE PS2 USB PW1 Jumper ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 2 x 240 pin DDRII DIMM Slots Dual Channel A DDRII 1 DDRII 2 Yellow 2 x 240 pin DDRII DIMM Slots Dual Channel B DDRII 3 DDRII 4 Orange Infrared Module Header IR1 Game Port Header GAME1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue Flash Memory Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII 4 Red Third SATAII Connector SATAII 3 Red Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 Primary SATAII Connector SATAII 1 Red c c aS Las 5 RD or GeForce 6150SE USB8 9 nForce 430 HHEHHU Chipset USB4 5 USB6 7 ot on HRS RRHSbRSbRRH Rz NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430 23 UO each em TELL DUT UM FLopPY1 ATA133 DIN WWII GAME EIERE LEE Ep sg p doq p 1 f 24 4cm 9 6 in ore CPU oi E ce bai C O T 2 a E 3 o o E a 1 o Ki N 2 n N M lI ki 64 72 bit 240 pin module 64 72 bit 240 pin module 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 SATAII_4 SATAII_3 iI SATAII_2 SATAII 1 CHA FAN1 ICH I ATAII S
22. B Link Speed Auto CPU NB Kink Width 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 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 Control Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 16MB 32MB G4MB 128MB and 256MB 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 CPU NB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency Configuration options Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1000 MHz CPU NB Link Width This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link width Configuration options Auto 8 bit and 16 bit 38 DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options Auto Ultra High High Normal and Low The default value is Aut
23. D If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID If you select RAID mode SATA SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS Windows RAID Utility IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the IDE Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of IDE Slave as well 40 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 74 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode GE Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer uto o PIO Mode Auto S 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 i After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE
24. DIF 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 L Connect the black end A of HDMI SPDIF cable to the HDMI SPDIF header HDMI_SPDIF1 yellow see page 10 11 rk No 27 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 25 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 cabl
25. EP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner The Socket Lever 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 11 No 5 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 14 2 3 tical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDRII Double Data Rate Il 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 DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDRII 1 and DDRII 2 Yellow slots see p 10 p 11 No 6 or identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDRII 3 and DDRII 4 Orange slots see p 10 p 11 No 7 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDRII DIMMs for dual chann
26. IISRock ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA User Manual Version 1 3 Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect
27. OS setup and information of the Support CD 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 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be as well ASRock website http www asrock com 1 1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 4 cm x 24 4 cm 1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 80 conductor 1 x 3 5 in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 1 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional 1 x Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional 1 x HDMI SPDIF Cable Optional 1 x HD SCH UO Shield 1 x COM Port Bracket 1 x HDMR Card Optional 1 x DVI Graphics SI Card only for ALiveNF6G DVI 1 2 Specifications Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 4 cm x 24 4 cm Platform CPU Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64FX 64X2 64 and Sempron Processors AMD LIVE Ready Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology see CAUTION 1 FSB 1000 MHz 2 0 GT s Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports Hyper Transport Technology Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6
28. T to the IDE devices to the motherboard 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 four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_ 1 see p 10 p 11 No 16 connectors support SATAII SATAII 2 see p 10 p 11 No 22 SATAI 4 SNA 3 Or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII 3 see p 10 p 11 No 14 storage devices The current SATAII 4 see p 10 p 11 No 13 KE SATAII interface allows up to STAI 2 SE 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate 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 the motherboard Serial ATA SATA Please connect the black end of Power Cable SATA power cable to the power Optional i connector on each drive Then RENE connect the white end of SATA power connector T conheci toth power cable to the power powersupply connector of the power supply 22 USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB8_9 see p 10 p 11 No 19 9 pin USB6_7 see p 10 p 11 No 17 USB_PWR 9 pin USB4_5 USB_PWR see p 10 p 11 No 20 f Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 DUMMY see p 10 p 11 No 8 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 see p 10 p 11 No 29 CD1 Front Panel Audio Header GND 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 10 p 11 No 26 Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O pane
29. able 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 Dual Core Support This item will show if you use Dual Core CPU Configuration optiona Enabled Disabled The default value is Enabled Processor Maximum Multiplier It will display Processor Maximum Multiplier 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 Multiplier and Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration If AUTO multiplier and AM2 Boost Disabled voltage will be left at the Overclock Mode Auto rated frequency voltage If CPU Frequency MHz 200 Manual multiplier and PCIE Frequency MHz 100 voltage will be set based Boot Failure Guard Enabled on User Selection in Setup CPU LDT Spread Spectrum 0 75 Hershey PCIE Spread Spectrum Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled Cool
30. all the NVIDIA PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot Please refer to page 17 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details Connect the D Sub input monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel of this motherboard Connect another D Sub input monitor cable to the VGA D Sub connector of the add on PCI Express VGA card Connect the DVI D input monitor cable to the VGA DVI D connector of the add on PCI Express VGA card Boot your system Press lt F2 gt to enter BIOS setup Enter Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB or 256MB to enable the function of onboard 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 onboard VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard Install the onboard VGA driver to your system If you have installed the onboard VGA driver already there is no need to install it again Set up a multi monitor display 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 The item names and operation procedures described in this step are under Windows XP environment If you install other Windows OS the item names and operation procedu
31. 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 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 key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 32 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description km eg Moves cursor left or right to select Screens ESCH 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 ALiveNF6G DVI BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB an or SHIFT TAB to
32. ate Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc f Setting wrong values in this section may cause A the system to malfunction 34 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration If AUTO multiplier and AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency MHz PCIE Frequency MHz Boot Failure Guard CPU LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum Cool n Quiet Dual Core Support Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Memory Clock Flexibility Option Disabled Auto 200 100 Enabled 0 75 Hershey Enabled Enabled Auto Enabled x11 1 550 V A
33. d USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Disabled 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 44 Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate the I O devices of legacy OS DOS such as mouse keyboard USB flash etc Or you may select Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 3 4 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 Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Ambient Temperature 42 C 107F CPU Internal Temperature 52 C 125 F M B Temperature 31C 87F CPU Fan Speed 2833 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 532 V 3 30V 3 129 V Select Screen 5 00V 4 877 V Select Item 12 00V 11 741 V General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit CPU Quiet Fan Disabl
34. der 9 pin PANEL1 see p 10 p 11 No 18 Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 10 p 11 No 21 Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 10 p 11 No 15 CPU Fan Connector 4 pin CPU FAN1 see p 10 p 11 No 5 DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 5V 4321 GND 12V CPU FAN SPEED FAN SPEED CONTROL N This header accommodates several system front panel functions Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin g 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 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 10 p 11 No 32 24 Pin 1 3 Connected a Pi ion 3 Pin Fan Installation ES Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 see p 10 p 11 No 2 Game Port Header 5V JBB1 15 pin GAME1 A TET JBY see p 10 p 11 No 9 JBB2 MIDI_IN 5V JAB2 JAY GND GND JAX JAB 1 5V Serial port Header RRXD1 9 pin COM1
35. e 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 www hitachigst com hdd support download htm 4 The above examples are just for your reference For different SATAII hard i disk products of different vendors the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same Please visit the vendors website for the updates 27 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430 or GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 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 STEP2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap func
36. e 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 26 2 10 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 dp 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 715031 Te c 8 6142 If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On th
37. ed v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Ambient Temperature This item shows the temperature sensed by thermistor near CPU CPU Internal Temperature This item shows the temperature sensed by dual current source CPU CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan Configuration options Disabled and Enabled The default value is Disabled You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4 pin CPU fan 45 3 5 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 Advanced H W Monitor Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L 08 3rd Boot Device CD DVD SM CD ROM gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration EE Ee boot from network feature Bootup Num Lock Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature
38. eeeeeeeeeees 39050 ACPI COnnQurauOn dde eo tiri oa rao vete oec o ta mete 3 34 IDE el te Tel iocus cio eta Pte t vet 3 9 5 PCIPnP Configuration cette repre inne 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration ccccccceeeeeeseesssesseeeeeeeeees 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration ccccccceeeeeeeesssesseeeeeeees 3 3 8 USB Configuration scimizii a a 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen sss0000000 3 5 EoetZpteent dese NEEN Ener 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration SHOE SECUNILY SCE EMIT OE Do S a EXIUSCIeOLL ose aici e ae 4 Software SUuppolT ees esca cese onu ca ev aka 4 1 Install Operating System ccccccessssesseeeeeeeeeeasaeeeeeeees 4 2 Support CD Information oo000annno0a0nnoooaaanenoonannnooaenneeneennne 4 2 1 Running Support CD enere R a 4 22 Divers UE 4 2 3 Uuliti es Menu 2 asce a dere teens ee e 4 2 4 Contact Information i ette es APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s com mitment 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 BI
39. el configuration and please install iden Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDRII 1 DDRII 2 DDRII 3 DDRII 4 Yellow Slot Yellow Slot umen Slot E Slot Populated Populated p Populated Ee Populated Populated Populated Populated Forthe configuration 3 please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots If you 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 yellow slots DDRII 1 and DDRII 2 or in the set of orange slots DDRII 3 and DDRII 4 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDRII DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology If a 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 is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 15 Installing a DIMM A 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
40. he 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 Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option it will pop out the following message Load optimal defaults Select OK to load the default values for all the setup configurations 48 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer ence only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The
41. iguration options Auto BCLK GCLK 7CLK BCLK 9CLK 10CLK 11CLK 12CLK 13CLK 14CLK and 15CLK The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK BCLK and GCLK The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values Configuration options Auto 2T 3T and 4T The default value is Auto TRC Use this to adjust TRC values Configuration options 7T to 22T 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 Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8 4 or 2 beats 64 Bit Dq must use the 4 beats Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention 37 Memory Hole Use this item to enable or disable memory hole The Default value is Disabled DDRII Initialization Mode Configuration options Auto and Compatible The default value is Auto 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings To set DRAM Voltage Onboard LAN Enabled Onboard HD Audio Auto Front Panel Controller Auto Share Memory Auto Primary Graphics Adapter PCI CPU N
42. l 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 MPEG card This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the 4 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on 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 23 O 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 Click Audio I O select Connector Settings K choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK System Panel Hea
43. led Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc A 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 42 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive 139 LOCO OM EUR an OM WO i M Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of SS SS ee 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 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable E or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard Game Port Enabled Select Screen OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard Fl
44. o 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto detect or disable the STR feature Repost Video on STR Resume No 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 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
45. oppy 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 DES 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 43 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 378 and 278 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port The default value is ECP EPP If this option is set to ECP EPP it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it Configura tion options Disabled 300 and 330 3 3 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advance
46. 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 BN Va e e e OM EE 5 kI Package Contents EE 5 12 ee le 6 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium and Basic Logo ee irs sete teirrino exor bue ge e 9 1 4 Motherboard Layout ALiveNF6G DVI esses 10 1 5 Motherboard Layout Al wvehtGGVGTIA 11 1 6 HD 8CH I O ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA 12 2 Le te e en EE 13 Pre installation Precautions cccccccssececseeeeecsesseecceeeeessaueeecsaaees 13 2 1 GP stalldtioD E 14 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM nnnssonenannan nenene 15 2 4
47. ower 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 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 2 2 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 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 Leve STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 ST
48. ration 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 Windows 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 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 1386 Vista For Windows Vista OS M AMD64 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 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
49. refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64bit OS on your system After step1 2 3 you can start to install Windows 2000 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 driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install NOTE If you install Windows 2000 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 in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 30 2 16 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista or 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 gt Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configu
50. res may be similar 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 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 and three 20 6 Use Multi Monitor feature 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 2 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 l is placed on pins the jumper is Open The i illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 MT MT and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is ik placed on these 2 pins shed ppan Jumper Settin PS2 USB PW1 12 2 3 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 10 p 11 No
51. 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 If you enable this function in the BIOS setup the memory performance will improve up to 12 596 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 9 Formicrophone 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 12 for proper connection 10 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 27 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly 11 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows Vista 64 bit Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 2
52. t PCIE2 11 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue 29 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black 12 Flash Memory 30 PCI Slots PCI1 2 13 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII 4 Red 31 PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE1 14 Third SATAII Connector SATAII 3 Red 32 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 15 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN 1 33 Serial Port Connector COM 16 Primary SATAII Connector SATAII 1 Red 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 24 4cm 9 6 in E Too T T T T T fS i E i ATX12V1 Of iy oS in G E H 2 oc zl E e SE 9 jr eae ed iv 5 5 3 3 3 3 E aaz 3 ia E E E E Ez E E 5 5 SES III m GS SIRIEI Q sjelle E gt 33 USB2 0 e s S S S USB EVISTIS TIS hc scis i 2 i i e T e liilellsg nita E USB20 o x x rj TUS gi Q o a falja fa z lt a mm D DER SCH Sch SEN x uo Sas 32 lt ASRock SE 10 PCI i EE ST O EXPRESS RAID oles 3 PCIE1 E ALiveNF6G VSTA 12 30 PCI1 B L NVIDIA _ GeForce 6100 z B 4 Pe PCI2 nForce 430 SR E 15 29 s6 e 16 GeForce 6150SE jaa 28 nForce 430 D auo Homi SPDIFI HR 2 EI TACHHD BATTERY d 17 27 E ewm So ES rons g ai 26 25 24 23 22 21 201918 1 6 HD 8CH I O ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA 1 Parallel Port 8 2 RJ 45 Port 9 3 Side Speaker Gray 10 4 Rear Speaker Black 11 5 Central Bass Orange
53. tions for SATA SATAII Devices 4 NOTE l 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 RAID1 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 2 13 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 28 2 14 HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard and you finish installing all drivers to your system now but in the future you plan to use HDMR card function on this motherboard please follow the steps below then 1 Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard Please make sure that the HDMR card is completely seated on the slot 2 Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to your system 3 Reboot your system
54. uto Disabled 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 CAS Latency Auto Exit TRAS Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc AM2 Boost 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 caution 8 on page 8 for details Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configura tion options Auto CPU PCIE Sync and CPU PCIE Async CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency The default value is 200 PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency The default value is 100 Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard CPU LDT Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to 0 7596 Hershey as default Configuration options Disabled 0 5 Hershey 0 75 Hershey 0 5 Triangular and 0 7596 Triangular PCIE 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 35 Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or dis
55. ve the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 4 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws 17 2 5 Easy Dual Monitor Feature ALiveNF6G DVI This motherboard supports Dual Monitor feature With the onboard VGA D Sub output and the external installation of our DVI Graphics SIl card this motherboard provides users with dual VGA output support DVI D and D Sub ports You can easily enjoy the benefits of dual VGA output support by connecting the D Sub input monitor to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel and connecting the DVI D input monitor to our DVI Graphics SI card inserted to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot on this motherboard Besides this motherboard provides independent display controllers for DVI D and D Sub ports to support dual VGA output so that DVI D and D sub ports can drive same or different display contents To enjoy Dual Monitor feature please refer to the below procedures for proper installation of DVI Graphics SI card in advance Step 1 Install the DVI Graphics SI card to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot Please refer to the expansion card installation procedures on page 17 for details DYI Graphics si Yr DVI Graphics SI card Step 2 Connect the DVI D connector of DVI D input monitor to the DVI D output connector of DVI Graphics Sl card which is inserted to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot on

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