ISonic Computer Hardware K8NF4G SATA2 User Manual

K8NF4G-SATA2

User Manual

Version 2.1

Published March 2006

Contents

1. Introduction ............................................................ 5

1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5

1.2 Specifications ........................................................................... 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 9

1.4 HD8CHI/O ................................................................................ 10

2. Installation .............................................................. 11

Pre-installation Precautions ............................................................... 11

2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 12

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ....................................... 12

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 13

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, and HDMR Slots) .................... 14

2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature........................................................ 14

2.6 Jumpers Setup.......................................................................... 15

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors.......................................... 15

2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide .................................................. 20

2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks

Installation ................................................................................. 21

2.10 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions ................................................................................. 22

2.11 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions. 22

2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology .............................................. 22

3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY ................................................... 23

3.1 Introduction ............................................................................... 23

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 23

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................................. 24

3.2 Main Screen .............................................................................. 24

3.3 Advanced Screen .................................................................... 25

3.3.1 CPU Configuration .......................................................... 25

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ..................................................... 28

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ......................................................... 29

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ............................................................ 30

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 32

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 33

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration................................................... 33

3.3.8 USB Configuration .......................................................... 35

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. 35

3.5 Boot Screen.............................................................................. 36

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... 36

3.6 Security Screen........................................................................ 37

3.7 Exit Screen ............................................................................... 38

4.1 Install Operating System........................................................... 39

4.2 Support CD Information ............................................................. 39

4.2.1 Running Support CD ....................................................... 39

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .................................................................. 39

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ................................................................... 39

4.2.4 Contact Information ........................................................ 39

APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet^TMTechnology...... 40

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8NF4G-SATA2 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de-

livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-

ment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-

step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration

guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be

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

1.1 Package Contents

1 x ASRock K8NF4G-SATA2 Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm)

1 x ASRock K8NF4G-SATA2 Quick Installation Guide

1 x ASRock K8NF4G-SATA2 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 HD 8CH I/O Shield

1 x COM Port Bracket

1 x HDMR Card (Optional)

1.2

Platform

CPU

- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm

- 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMDAthlon^TM64

and 32-bit/64-bit Sempron Processors

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet^TMTechnology

(see CAUTION 1)

- Chipset capable to FSB 1 GHz (2.0 GT/s)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology

- Northbridge: nVidia^®GeForce 6100

- Southbridge: nVidia^®nForce 410 MCP

- 2 x DDR DIMM slots

Chipset

Memory

- Support DDR400/333/266

- Max. capacity: 2GB

Hybrid Booster

Expansion Slot

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 3)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

- 2 x PCI slots

- 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot

- 1 x HDMR slot

Graphics

- Integrated NV44 graphics DX9.0 VGA

- Pixel Shader 3.0

- Max. shared memory 128MB

- Realtek ALC861 7.1 channel CODEC with High Definition

Audio

LAN

- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O

HD8CHI/O

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse

- 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

- Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/Line

in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 4)

- 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors,

support RAID 0, 1, JBOD (Not Support “Hot Plug” function)

(see CAUTION 5)

Connector

- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 20 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

(see CAUTION 6)

BIOS Feature

- 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 7)

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software

- CPU Temperature Sensing

Support CD

Hardware

Monitor

- Motherboard Temperature Sensing

- CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

- Microsoft^®Windows^®2000 / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

- FCC, CE, WHQL

Certifications

CAUTION!

1. For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’

Quiet^TMtechnology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 40 to

enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet^TMtechnology. Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can

support AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet^TMtechnology, please check AMD’s website for

details.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un-

tied Overclocking Technology” on page 22 for details.

3. 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.

4. 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 10 for proper connection.

5. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII

Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 19 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to

SATAII mode. Besides, you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to

SATA hard disk (from SATAII 3Gb/s down to SATA 1.5Gb/s), and connect it to

the SATAII connector. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connec-

tor directly.

6. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft^®Windows^®XP

SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

7. 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.

1.3 Motherboard Layout

20.3cm (8.0-in)

PS2_USB_PW1

PS2

Mouse

ATX12V1

IDE2

USB 2.0

T: USB2

B: USB3

IDE1

CPU_FAN1

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

Top:

RJ-45

nVidia

GeForce 6100

Chipset

CD1

RAID

PCIE1

LAN

PHY

PCI

EXPRESS

PCI

USB2.0

nVidia

nForce

410 MCP

Chipset

PCI

SATAII_2

SATAII_1

4Mb

BIOS

CMOS

BATTERY

AUDIO

CODEC

SATAII

USB67

USB45

PCIE2

HD_AUDIO1

FLOPPY1

7.1CH

CLRCMOS2

PLED PWRBTN

IR1

GAME1

SPEAKER1

HDMR1

PANEL

HDLED RESET

20 1918

1716

PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper

Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)

USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)

Infrared Module Header (IR1)

USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)

Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

Flash Memory

ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

754-Pin CPU Socket

CPU Heatsink Retention Module

184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2)

Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black)

Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)

North Bridge Controller

Game Port Header (GAME1)

PCI Express Slot (PCIE2)

PCI Express Slot (PCIE1)

HDMR Slot (HDMR1)

South Bridge Controller

Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

2 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)

Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2)

Secondary Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_2, red) 27

Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

Serial Port Connector (COM1)

CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

Primary Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_1, red)

Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

System Panel Header (PANEL1)

1.4

Parallel Port

RJ-45 Port

Microphone (Pink)

USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

Side Speaker (Gray)

Rear Speaker (Black)

Central / Bass (Orange)

Line In (Light Blue)

10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

11 VGA Port

12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

13 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

Front Speaker (Lime)

* 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

(No. 7)

(No. 4)

(No. 5)

(No. 3)

* If you use 8-channel audio and enable Multi-Streaming function, “Side Speaker” will be disabled

. Therefore, only 6-channel audio function will work but not 8-channel audio. 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”

, click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose

“2CH”, “4CH”, or “6CH”, 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 to share Side Speaker.

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2. Installation

K8NF4G-SATA2 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm)

motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your

chassis to ensure 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.

Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any

component.

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.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-

static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

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.

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2.1

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90^oangle.

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. 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.

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.

Socket Corner

CPU Golden Triangle

Lever 90° Up

STEP 1:

STEP 2 / STEP 3:

Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock

To The Socket Corner

The Socket Lever

STEP 4:

Lift Up The Socket Lever

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 9, No. 31). For proper

installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan

and the heatsink.

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2.3

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)

This motherboard is equipped with two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots.

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.

notch

break

notch

break

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.

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2.4

(PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and HDMR Slot)

There are 2 PCI Express slots, 2 PCI slots and 1 HDMR slot on K8NF4G-SATA2

motherboard.

PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x 16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane

width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIE x 1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards, such as

Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI

interface.

HDMR slot: The HDMR slot is used to insert an ASRock HDMR card with v.92

Modem functionality.

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.

Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in

a chassis).

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

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.

Step 5.

Step 6.

Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Replace the system cover.

2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature

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. If you plan to enable the function of onboard VGA, please

enter the option “Share Memory” of BIOS to adjust the memory capability to

[16MB], [32MB], [64MB], or [128MB]. Please note that the value you select should

be less than the total capability of the system memory. The default value of “Share

Memory” is [Auto], which will disable onboard VGA function when installing VGA

card. After setting up BIOS, you can install VGA cards and VGA card drivers to

enjoy multi-monitors.

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2.6

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 pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is

placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper

Setting

1_2

2_3

PS2_USB_PW1

(see p.9, No. 1)

Short pin2, pin3 to enable

+5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or

USB wake up events.

+5V

+5VSB

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by

power supply.

Clear CMOS Jumper

1_2

2_3

(CLRCMOS2)

(see p.9, No. 11)

Default

Clear CMOS

Note: CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system

setup parameters. To 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 CLRCMOS2 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.

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place

jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps

over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the

motherboard!

•

Floppy Connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)

FLOPPY1

Pin1

(see p.9 No. 20)

the red-striped side to Pin1

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the

connector.

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Primary IDE Connector (Blue)

Secondary IDE Connector (Black)

(39-pin IDE1, see p.9 No. 7)

(39-pin IDE2, see p.9 No. 6)

IDE1

IDE2

PIN1

connect the blue end

to the motherboard

connect the black end

to the IDE devices

80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable

Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE

device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor

for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please

connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and

CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).

Serial ATA II Connectors

(SATAII_1: see p.9,No. 13)

(SATAII_2: see p.9,No. 12)

These Serial ATA II (SATA II)

connectors support SATA II

or SATA hard disk for internal

storage devices. The current

SATA II interface allows up to

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATA2

SATA1

Serial ATA (SATA)

Data Cable

Either end of the SATA data cable

can be connected to the SATA /

SATAII hard disk or the SATAII

connector on the motherboard.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Power Cable

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

connect to the SATA HDD

(Optional)

powerconnector

connect to the

powersupply

connector of the power supply.

USB 2.0 Header

(9-pin USB67)

HD8CH I/O accommo-

USB_PWR

dates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If

those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O

panel are not sufficient, this

USB 2.0 header is available to

support 2 additional USB 2.0

ports.

P-7

P+7

GND

DUMMY

(see p.9 No. 17)

GND

P+6

P-6

USB_PWR

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USB 2.0 Header

(9-pin USB45)

HD8CH I/O accommo-

USB_PWR

dates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If

those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O

panel are not sufficient, this

USB 2.0 header is available to

support 2 additional USB 2.0

ports.

P-5

P+5

GND

DUMMY

(see p.9 No. 19)

GND

P+4

P-4

USB_PWR

Infrared Module Header

(5-pin IR1)

This header supports an

IRTX

+5VSB

DUMMY

optional wireless transmitting

and receiving infrared module.

(see p.9 No. 18)

GND

IRRX

Internal Audio Connectors

(4-pin CD1)

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.

CD-R

GND

CD-L

(CD1: see p.9 No. 27)

CD1

GND

PRESENCE#

MIC_RET

OUT_RET

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

This is an interface for the front

panel audio cable that allows

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

(see p.9, No. 25)

OUT2_L

J_SENSE

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the

chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below:

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

C. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select

Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from

[Auto] to [Enabled].

E. 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”

, choose “Disable front panel jack

detection”, and save the change by clicking “OK”.

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PLED+

PLED-

PWRBTN#

GND

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

This header accommodates

several system front panel

functions.

(see p.9 No. 15)

DUMMY

RESET#

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

Chassis Speaker Header

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

SPEAKER

DUMMY

+5V

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.9 No. 16)

Chassis Fan Connector

(3-pin CHA_FAN1)

Please connect a chassis fan

cable to this connector and

match the black wire to the

ground pin.

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

(see p.9 No. 14)

CPU Fan Connector

(3-pin CPU_FAN1)

Please connect the CPU fan

cable to this connector and

match the black wire to the

ground pin.

CPU_FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

(see p.9 No. 30)

ATX Power Connector

Please connect an ATX power

supply to this connector.

(20-pinATXPWR1)

(see p.9 No. 28)

ATX 12V Power Connector

(4-pin ATX12V1)

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.

(see p.9 No. 2)

Game Port Header

(15-pin GAME1)

Connect a Game cable to this

header if the Game port bracket

is installed.

+5V

JBB1

JBX

MIDI_OUT

JBY

(see p.9 No. 22)

JBB2

MIDI_IN

+5V

JAB2

JAY

GND

JAX

JAB1

+5V

Serial port connector

This COM1 connector

RRXD1

DDTR#1

DDSR#1

CCTS#1

(9-pin COM1)

supports a serial port module.

(see p.9 item 29)

RRI#1

RRTS#1

GND

TTXD1

DDCD#1

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2.8

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

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

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://www.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.

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2.9 Serial A

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Installation

This motherboard adopts nVidia nForce 410 MCP southbridge 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.

STEP1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.

STEP3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII

connector.

STEP4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard

disk.

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2.10

Windows XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you just want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 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 or Windows XP 64-bit on your

system directly.

2.11 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP /

Windows 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 the below steps.

Before installing Windows 2000 to your system, your disk is supposed to

include SP4. If there is no SP4 included in your disk, please visit the below

website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/

spdeploy.htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay

STEP 1: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.

Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.

During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and

then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-

ROM as the boot device.

When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate

Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.

Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive.

WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will

lose ALL data in it!

Start to format and copy files [YN]?

Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>.

The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA /

SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette.

STEP 2: Set Up BIOS.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced screen

IDE Configuration.

Set the “SATAII Operation Mode” option from [non-RAID] to [RAID].

STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.

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Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to

check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration.

Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard

Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder

at the following path:

.. \Information\Manual\RAID Installation Guide

After step1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP

64-bit.

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 “SATAII Operation Mode” to [RAID] first. Then, please

set the RAID configuration by using “RAID Utility for Windows Guide” in Windows

environment. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to nVidia RAID

Utility for Windows”, which is located in the folder at the following path:

.. \Information\Manual\RAID Utility for Windows Guide

2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocing 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 and PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB

can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

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3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.1 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 <Ctl> + <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.

Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following

BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only,

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

To set up the advanced BIOS features

Advanced

H/W Monitor To display current hardware status

Boot

To set up the default system device to locate and load the

Operating System

Security

Exit

To set up the security features

To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar,

and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.

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3.1.2

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation

key.

Navigation Key(s)

Function Description

Moves cursor left or right to select Screens

Moves cursor up or down to select items

To change option for the selected items

To bring up the selected screen

+ / -

<Enter>

<F1>

<F9>

<F10>

<ESC>

To display the General Help Screen

To load optimal default values for all the settings

To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY

To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display

the system overview.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

H/W Monitor

Boot

Security

Exit

Main

Use [Enter], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

System Overview

select

field.

System Time

System Date

[17:00:09]

[Fri 07/15/2005]

Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.

BIOS Version

Processor Type

K8NF4G-SATA2 BIOS P1.0

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+

(64bit supported)

2200 MHz

Processor Speed

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Microcode Update : F7A/3A

L1 Cache Size

L2 Cache Size

128KB

512KB

Tab

F10

Total Memory

256MB with 64MB shared memory

256MB/166MHz (DDR333)

None

DDR

ESC Exit

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.

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3.3

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU

Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP

Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor

Boot

Security

Exit

Main

Advanced

Options for CPU

Advanced Settings

WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

CPU Configuration

Chipset Configuration

ACPI Configuration

IDE Configuration

PCIPnP Configuration

Floppy Configuration

SuperIO Configuration

USB Configuration

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Setting wrong values in this section may cause

the system to malfunction.

3.3.1 CPU Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Overclock Mode

[Auto]

[200]

[100]

[Enabled]

[Center Spread]

[Enabled]

[Center Spread]

[Enabled]

If AUTO, multiplier and

voltage will be left at the

rated frequency/voltage. If

Manual, multiplier and

voltage will be set based

on User Selection in Setup.

CPU Frequency (MHz)

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Boot Failure Guard

CPU Spread Spectrum

PCIE Spread Spectrum

SATA Spread Spectrum

HT Spread Spectrum

Cool' n' Quiet

Processor Maximum Multiplier

Processor Maximum Voltage

Multiplier/Voltage Change

x11

1.550

[Auto]

Select Screen

Select Item

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

[4 Beats]

[Auto]

Memory Clock

Flexibility Option

Bank Interleaving

Burst Length

CAS Latency (CL)

TRCD

F10

ESC

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

[Auto]

TRAS

Overclock Mode

Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Cnfiguration

options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] and [CPU, PCIE, Async.].

CPU Frequency (MHz)

Use this option to adjust CPU frequency. The range is from 140MHz to

300MHz. The default value is [200].

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PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. The range is from 70MHz to

150MHz. The default value is [100].

Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

CPU Spread Spectrum

This feature will be set to [Center Spread] as default. Configuration

options: [Disabled], [Center Spread], and [Down Spread].

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].

HT Spread Spectrum

This feature will be set to [Center Spread] as default. Configuration

options: [Disabled], [Center Spread], and [Down Spread].

Cool ‘n’ Quiet

Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet^TMtechnology.

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

Overclock Mode

[Auto]

[200]

[100]

[Enabled]

[Center Spread]

[Enabled]

[Center Spread]

[Enabled]

If AUTO, multiplier and

voltage will be left at the

rated frequency/voltage. If

Manual, multiplier and

voltage will be set based

on User Selection in Setup.

CPU Frequency (MHz)

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Boot Failure Guard

CPU Spread Spectrum

PCIE Spread Spectrum

SATA Spread Spectrum

HT Spread Spectrum

Cool' n' Quiet

Processor Maximum Multiplier

Processor Maximum Voltage

Multiplier/Voltage Change

x11

1.550

[Manual]

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

[x8]

[1.500V]

Processor Multiplier

Processor Voltage

F10

[Auto]

Memory Clock

Flexibility Option

Bank Interleaving

Burst Length

[Disabled]

[Auto]

[4 Beats]

ESC Exit

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Processor Multiplier

This item will show when “Multiplier/Voltage Change” is set to [Manual];

otherwise, it will be hidden. You may set the value from [x8] up to [x25] but

no higher than the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier”. For example, if

the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier” is [x11], the actual value of

multiplier will be [x11] even if you set this item to a value higher than [x11].

However, for system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of

this item.

Processor Voltage

This item will show when “Multiplier/Voltage Change” is set to [Manual];

otherwise, it will be hidden. You may set the value from [1.550V] down to

[0.800V]. 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: [133 MHz (DDR266)], [166 MHz (DDR333)],

[200 MHz (DDR400)].

Flexibility Option

The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for

memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].

Bank Interleaving

Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the

same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.

Burst Length

Burst length can be set to 8, 4 or 2 beats. 64 Bit Dq must use the 4 beats.

CAS Latency (CL)

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].

TRCD

Use this to adjust TRCD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK],

[4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].

TRAS

Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5CLK], [6CLK],

[7CLK], [8CLK], [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].

MA Timing

Use this to adjust values for MA timing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T],

[1T]. The default value is [Auto].

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3.3.2

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Chipset Settings

To set DRAM Voltage.

Onboard LAN

Onboard HD Audio

Front Panel Controller

Share Memory

Primary Graphics Adapter

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[PCI]

CPU-NB Link Speed

CPU-NB Kink Width

NB-SB Link Speed

[Auto]

Select Screen

Select Item

DRAM Voltage

[Auto]

+ -

F10

ESC

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

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 HDAudio Front Panel.

Share Memory

This allows you to set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto].

Configuration options: [Auto], [16MB], [32MB], [64MB], and [128MB].

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].

NB - SB Link Speed

This feature allows you selecting NB to SB link frequency. Configuration

options: [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], and [800 MHz].

DRAM Voltage

Use this to select DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Ultra High],

[High], [Normal], and [Low]. The default value is [Auto].

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3.3.3

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Select auto-detect or

disable the STR

feature.

[Auto]

[No]

Suspend To RAM

Repost Video on STR Resume

Restore on AC / Power Loss

Ring-In Power On

PCI Devices Power On

PS / 2 Keyboard Power On

RTC Alarm Power On

[Power Off]

[Disabled]

Select Screen

Select Item

F10

ESC

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

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. It is recommended

to enable this feature under Microsoft Windows 98 / ME. (STR refers to

suspend to RAM.)

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power

loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the

power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes

and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from

the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the

power-soft-off mode.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from

the power-soft-off mode.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the

system.

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3.3.4

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

DISABLED: disables the

integrated IDE

Controller.

PRIMARY: enables only

the Primary IDE

Controller.

IDE Configuration

OnBoard IDE Controller

OnBoard SATAII Controller

SATAII Operation Mode

[Both]

[Enabled]

[non-RAID]

SECONDARY: enables

only the Secondary IDE

Controller.

BOTH: enables both IDE

Controllers.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave

[Hard Disk]

[Not Detected]

[ATAPI CDROM]

[Not Detected]

SATAII

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

F10

ESC Exit

OnBoard IDE Controller

You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel.

Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by

selecting [Both]. Set to [Disabled] will disable the both. Configuration options:

[Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both].

OnBoard SATAII Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the “OnBoard SATAII Controller” feature.

SATAII Operation Mode

Use this item to adjust SATAII Operation Mode. The default value of this

option is [non-RAID]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA / SATAII

HDDs, please select [RAID].

IDE Device Configuration

You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will

use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction,

which can be applied to the configurations of “Primary IDE Slave”, “Sec-

ondary IDE Master”, and “Secondary IDE Slave” as well.

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Primary IDE Master

Select the type

of device connected

to the system.

Device

Vendor

Size

:Hard Disk

:MAXTOR 6L080J4

:80.0 GB

:Supported

LBA Mode

Block Mode :16Sectors

PIO Mode :4

Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2

Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-6

S.M.A.R.T.

:Supported

Type

[Auto]

[Disabled]

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

LBA/Large Mode

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

PIO Mode

DMA Mode

S . M . A . R . T .

32Bit Data Transfer

F10

ESC Exit

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

utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard

disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data

from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary

IDE hard disk drives to active.

[CD/DVD]:This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives.

[ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device),

such as MO.

LBA/Large Mode

Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 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.

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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

Advanced

Value in units of PCI

Advanced PCI / PnP Settings

clocks for PCI device

latency timer

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

PCI Latency Timer

PCI IDE BusMaster

[64]

[Enabled]

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

F10

ESC Exit

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.

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3.3.6

In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Floppy Configuration

Floppy

Select the type of

floppy drive

connected to the

system.

[1.44 MB 3¹"]

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

F10

ESC Exit

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Configure Super IO Chipset

Allow BIOS to Enable

or Disable Floppy

Controller.

[Enabled]

[3F8 / IRQ4]

[Disabled]

[378]

[ECP + EPP]

[1.9]

[DMA3]

[IRQ7]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Serial Port Address

Infrared Port Address

Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port Mode

EPP Version

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Parallel Port IRQ

OnBoard Game Port

OnBoard MIDI Port

Select Screen

Select Item

F10

ESC

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

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].

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].

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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: [DMA0], [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].

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3.3.8

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

USB Configuration

To enable or disable

the onboard USB

controllers.

[Enabled]

USB Controller

USB 2.0 Support

Legacy USB Support

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Select Screen

Select Item

F10

ESC

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

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 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

Boot

Security

Exit

Main

Advanced

H/W Monitor

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

CPU Temperature

M / B Temperature

37 C / 98 F

31 C / 87 F

CPU Fan Speed

Chassis Fan Speed

2833 RPM

N / A

Vcore

1.532 V

3.129 V

4.877 V

11.741 V

3.30V

5.00V

12.00V

Select Screen

Select Item

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

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3.5

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

Advanced

H/W Monitor

Boot

Security

Exit

Boot Settings

Configure Settings

during System Boot.

Boot Settings Configuration

[1st Floppy Device]

[HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08]

[CD/DVD: SM-CD-ROM]

1st Boot Device

2nd Boot Device

3rd Boot Device

Hard Disk Drives

Removable Drives

CD/DVD Drives

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F10

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

ESC Exit

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings Configuration

To enable or disable the

boot from network feature.

Boot From Network

Bootup Num-Lock

[Disabled]

[On]

Select Screen

Select Item

+ -

F10

ESC

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

Boot From Network

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature.

Boot Up Num-Lock

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock

function after boot-up.

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3.6

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.

For the user password, you may also clear it.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

H/W Monitor

Boot

Security

Exit

Security Settings

Install or Change the

password.

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Change

F10

ESC

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

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3.7

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitro Boot

Main

Advanced

Security

Exit

Exit Options

Exit system setup

after saving the

changes.

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit

Discard Changes

F10 key can be used

for this operation.

Load Optimal Defaults

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F10

ESC

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save

configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes

and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-

card changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY

without saving any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-

card changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.

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.

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4. Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System

This motherboard supports various Microsoft^®Windows^®operating systems:

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary,

use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your

OS documentation for more information.

4.2 Support CD 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 including ASRock Ex-

press GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed

devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports.

Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

4.2.4 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome

to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your

dealer for further information.

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APPENDIX:

AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet^TMTechnology

For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet^TM

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^TMtechnology:

From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button.

Select Settings, then Control Panel.

Switch to Classic View. (for Windows XP only)

Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen

Saver tab.

Click the “Power…” button. The following dialog box appears.

From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power

Management.

Click OK to implement settings.

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