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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI

Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI
Express Graphics Slot

Express Graphics Slot

(for Windows

2000/XP/XP 64-bit/Vista

/Vista

64-bit)

For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for PCI
Express Graphics slot, please visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm

Model Name

Chip Name

ASUS Extreme N6800GT

GeForce 6800GT

ASUS EN7600GT/2DHT

GeForce 7600GT

ASUS Extreme N7800GTX/2DHTV

GeForce 7800 GTX

ALBATRON PC6600GT

GeForce 6600GT

Gigabyte GV-NX71G512P8

GeForce 7100GS

GIGABYTE GF-8500GT

GeForce 8600 GTS

LEADTEK PX6500 TDH

GeForce 6500

LEADTEK PX7300GS TDH

GeForce 7300 GS

LEADTEK PX7300LE-TDH

GeForce 7300 LE

LEADTEK PX7900GS TDH

GeForce 7900GS

MSI PCX 5750-TD128E

GeForce PCX5750

MSI NX8600GTS

GeForce 8600 GTS

MSI NX8800GTS/320M

GeForce 8800 GTS

ASUS EAX1900XT/2DHTV

Radeon X1900XT

GECUBE Radeon X850XT 256M

RADEON X850XT

MSI RX1300PRO-TD256E

RADEON X1300Pro

MSI RX1600PRO-TD256E

RADEON X1600Pro

MSI RX1600XT-T2D256EZ

RADEON X1600XT

Graphics Chip

Vendor
NVIDIA

ATI

Summary of Contents for 4CoreDual-SATA2

Page 2: ... 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 be...

Page 3: ...Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 17 2 6 Expansion Slots 19 2 7 Surround Display Feature 20 2 8 Jumpers Setup 20 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 2 10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 26 2 11 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 27 2 12 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 28 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 28 2 14 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature ...

Page 4: ...ration 42 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 44 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 44 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 45 3 3 8 USB Configuration 46 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 47 3 5 Boot Screen 48 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 49 3 6 Security Screen 49 3 7 Exit Screen 50 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 51 51 51 51 51 4 1 Install Oper...

Page 5: ... 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 1 Package Contents 1 1 Package Contents 1 1 Package Co...

Page 6: ...el DDR DDRII Memory Technology see CAUTION 4 2 xDDRIIDIMM slots Support DDRII667 533 Max capacity 2GB 2 x DDR DIMM slots Support DDR400 333 266 Max capacity 2GB Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 5 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 6 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 4 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot see CAUTION 7 1 x AGP 8X slot see CAUTION 8 Audio 7 1 CH Windows Vis...

Page 7: ...t Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit compliant see CAUTION 12 Certifications FCC CE WHQL WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved...

Page 8: ...ll the PC system 7 For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot on page 10 For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 19 8 Do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard It may cause permanent damage 9 For microphone input this...

Page 9: ... indows indows indows Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM Premium 2007 and Basic OS Premium 2007 and Basic OS Premium 2007 and Basic OS Premium 2007 and Basic OS Premium 2007 and Basic OS This motherboard can support all features in Windows VistaTM Premium 2007 Please follow below table for minimum hardware requirement CPU Celeron D 326 Memory 1GB system memory VGA DX9 0 with WDDM Driver w...

Page 10: ...ils ASRock website http www asrock com support index htm Model Name Chip Name ASUS Extreme N6800GT GeForce 6800GT ASUS EN7600GT 2DHT GeForce 7600GT ASUS Extreme N7800GTX 2DHTV GeForce 7800 GTX ALBATRON PC6600GT GeForce 6600GT Gigabyte GV NX71G512P8 GeForce 7100GS GIGABYTE GF 8500GT GeForce 8600 GTS LEADTEK PX6500 TDH GeForce 6500 LEADTEK PX7300GS TDH GeForce 7300 GS LEADTEK PX7300LE TDH GeForce 73...

Page 11: ...1 1 CHA_FAN1 Kentsfield Conroe Quad Core CPU RAID RoHS 6 4 5 7 3 1 2 9 10 11 12 8 15 16 18 19 17 22 21 20 23 13 14 24 25 26 27 28 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 29 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 2 ATX 12V Connector ATX12V1 16 South Bridge Controller 3 775 Pin CPU Socket 17 FlashMemory 4 North Bridge Controller 18 USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue 5 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 19 Clear CMOS Jumper C...

Page 12: ...ction 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 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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...

Page 13: ...ns 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity N...

Page 14: ...U will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Insert the 775 LAND CPU Step 2 1 Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with ...

Page 15: ...r left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load pl...

Page 16: ...For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775 LAND CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CP...

Page 17: ...install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDRII_1 and DDRII_2 Yellow slots see p 11 No 6 or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDR1 and DDR2 Blue slots see p 11 No 7 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDRII_1 DDR1 DDRII_2 DDR2 Yellow Slot Blue Slot Yellow Slot...

Page 18: ...e retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot 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 an...

Page 19: ...ith the AGP card vendors PCI Express Graphics slot PCI Express Graphics slot is used to install PCI Express expansion cards For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot on page 10 Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Ins...

Page 20: ...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 PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 11 No 1 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and hi...

Page 21: ...is 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 ATAII Connectors These two Serial ATAII SATAII SATA1 see p 11 No 12 connectors support SAT...

Page 22: ...r This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 11 No 28 from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 11 No 24 convenient connection and control of audio devices connect to the SATA HDD powerconnector connect to the powersupply USB_...

Page 23: ... to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled F Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter R...

Page 24: ...t can provides sufficient power Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up 1 GND 5V SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIFHeader HDMI_SPDIF header providing 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA see p 11 No 23 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 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fa...

Page 25: ...black GND SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIFCable Please connect the black end A Optional 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 A black end B white end 2 pin C white end 3 pin ...

Page 26: ...e refer to the user manual of HDMI VGA card vendor Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard and the HDMI VGA card white end 2 pin B white end 3 pin C Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of HDMI VGA card or other VGA card Otherwise the motherboard and the VGA card may be damaged For example this picture shows the wrong example of...

Page 27: ...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 u...

Page 28: ... cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SAT T T T TA SA A SA A SA A SA A SAT T T T TAII AII AI...

Page 29: ...process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SAT...

Page 30: ...I HDD Connect SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step...

Page 31: ...TA 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 F11 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 blan...

Page 32: ... installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to ...

Page 33: ...n by using the Windows RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 If you want to use VIA RAID Tool in Windows environment please install SATA SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that VIA RAID Tool will be installed to your system as well 2 18 2 18 2 18 2 18 2 18 Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocki...

Page 34: ... 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 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar The top of t...

Page 35: ...Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date 00 09 Thu 05 10 2007 Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TA...

Page 36: ...U host frequency Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Overclock Mode 200 Auto Spread Spectrum Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value Max CPUID Value Limit Intel R Virtualization...

Page 37: ...D functions Intel R Virtualization tech When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualization Technology No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Inte...

Page 38: ...et the timing by dram SPD Precharge to Active Trp Use this option to select Precharge to Active Trp Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T and 5T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Active to Precharge Tras Use this option to select Active to Precharge Tras Configuration options Auto 5T 6T 7T 8T 9T 10T 11T 12T 13T 14T 15T 16T 17T 18T 19T and 20T The default value is set to ...

Page 39: ...ion options Auto 1T 2T for DDRI Auto 2T 3T for DDRII The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Write Recovery Time Twr Use this option to select Write Recovery Time Twr Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T and 5T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD DRAM Bus Selection The default value is Auto which will automatically select the proper ac cess mode for...

Page 40: ...ons Auto None Delay 150 psec Delay 300 psec and Delay 450 psec The default value is Auto V Link Speed This allows you to set the North Bridge and South Bridge V Link Speed of VIA chipset configuration options Normal Fast The default value is Normal V Link Auto Disconnect This allows you to enable or disable V Link Auto Disconnect function The default value is Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enable P...

Page 41: ...er 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...

Page 42: ...ary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 Both Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit To enable or disable the onboard IDE controller SATA Operation Mode non...

Page 43: ...a 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 it...

Page 44: ...y Configuration Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaste...

Page 45: ...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 ...

Page 46: ...ort 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 legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration To enable or disable the onbo...

Page 47: ... C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Temperature M B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore 3 30V 5 00V 12 00V 37 C 98 F 3400 RPM N A 1 629V 3 306V 5 067V 11 890V 31 C 87 F Main Advanced Boot Security Exit H W Monitor Target Fan Speed Fast Middle Slow CPU Quiet Fan Enabled Target CPU Temperature C 50 CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan...

Page 48: ...v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives 4th Boot Device 1st Floppy Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L08 CD DVD USB 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config u...

Page 49: ...ard LAN feature Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot Boot From Onboard LAN VIA SATA Raid Utility Bootup Num Lock Disabled Enabled On 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supe...

Page 50: ...Screen 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 Ch...

Page 51: ...ning The Support CD 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 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 Drivers Menu Drivers Men...

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