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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

ACPI Settings

Select auto-detect or
disable the STR
feature.

Select Screen
Select Item

+-

Change Option

F1

General Help

F9

Load Defaults

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

Advanced

Suspend To RAM

Repost Video on STR Resume
Check Ready Bit

Restore on AC / Power Loss
PCI Devices Power On
PS / 2 Keyboard Power On
RTC Alarm Power On

ACPI HPET Table

[Auto]

[No]
[Enabled]

[Power Off]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

[Disabled]

3.3.3

3.3.3

3.3.3

3.3.3

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration

ACPI Configuration

ACPI Configuration

ACPI Configuration

ACPI Configuration

         

  Suspend to RAM

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-
RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. If
you set this item to [Disabled], the functions “Repost Video on STR Resume”
and “Check Ready Bit” will be hidden.

Repost Video on STR Resume

     

This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume. (STR refers to

suspend to RAM.)

Check Ready Bit

     

Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.

    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.

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.

Summary of Contents for 4CoreN73PV-HD720p

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 4CoreN73PV HD720p User Manual Version 1 0 3 0 Published July 2008 Copyright 2008 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

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...

Page 3: ...eatsink and CPU fan 17 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 18 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 19 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 20 2 8 Jumpers Setup 23 2 9 Onboard He...

Page 4: ...ration 41 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration 43 3 3 4 IDE Configuration 44 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 46 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 47 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 47 3 3 8 USB Configuration 49 3 4 Hardware Hea...

Page 5: ...out 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 ASRo...

Page 6: ...Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Graphics Integra...

Page 7: ...Events Supports jumperfree AMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer C...

Page 8: ...ween the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 6 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check NVIDIA website for the latest infor...

Page 9: ...mory 1GB system memory Premium 512MB Single Channel Basic VGA DX9 0 with WDDM Driver DVI with HDCP If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Basic l...

Page 10: ...guration Please refer to below table for the minimum hardware requirement CPU Wolfdale E8500 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI D port Memory DDR2 800 1GB x 2 Suggested OS Windows VistaTM or Windows VistaTM 64...

Page 11: ...O ROYALE MPEG 4 AVC SONY THE LAST STAND MPEG 4 AVC FOX SPEED MPEG 4 AVC FOX THE LEAGUE OF MPEG 4 AVC FOX EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN HD KING KONG VC 1 UNIVERSAL DVD THE INTERPRETER MPEG 4 AVC UNIVERSAL NE...

Page 12: ...t 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 2 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 17 Chassis Speaker H...

Page 13: ...re setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choos...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...d 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 degree...

Page 16: ...ft 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 rec...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...ect 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 D...

Page 19: ...6 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing a...

Page 20: ...eature please follow the below steps 1 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port on the I O panel of this motherboard Connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel...

Page 21: ...n PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi mon...

Page 22: ...isplay or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the H...

Page 23: ...andby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 12 No 10 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system pa...

Page 24: ...e Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 PORT1 0 connectors support SATA data see p 12 No 15 cables f...

Page 25: ...ports on the I O panel there are see p 12 No 27 two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB4_5 see p 12 No 28 WiFi E Header This header support...

Page 26: ...ter 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 ha...

Page 27: ...CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 4 3 2 1 Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan 3 pin CHA_FAN1 cable to this connector and see p 12 No 16 match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Con...

Page 28: ...k 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...

Page 29: ...2 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA...

Page 30: ...e you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface...

Page 31: ...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...

Page 32: ...dows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit...

Page 33: ...e select A for Windows XP in AHCI mode Please select B for Windows XP 64 bit in AHCI mode 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2...

Page 34: ...ows Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit VistaTM TM TM TM TM Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit W 64 bit W 64 bit...

Page 35: ...a Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Wind...

Page 36: ...t PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Un...

Page 37: ...essing 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...

Page 38: ...ime System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section you may...

Page 39: ...p F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Config...

Page 40: ...chnology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualization Technology CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mech...

Page 41: ...B 128MB and 256MB BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option Memory Timings OnBoard GPU Clock Share Memory Primary...

Page 42: ...he onboard HDAudio feature If you select Auto the onboard HDAudio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HDAudio Front Panel DRAM V...

Page 43: ...ure if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled the functions Repost Video on STR Resume and Check Ready Bit will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost vide...

Page 44: ...oard to submit Windows VistaTM certification 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item...

Page 45: ...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...

Page 46: ...on PCIPnP Configuration 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 Bus...

Page 47: ...Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 If you plan to use ASRock DeskExpress on this motherboard please keep this item on Disabled option BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select...

Page 48: ...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 EP...

Page 49: ...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...

Page 50: ...CD DVD 3S CD ROM C USB CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as En...

Page 51: ...ssword for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 Genera...

Page 52: ...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...

Page 53: ...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...

Page 54: ...full screen mode please follow below steps to adjust the window 1 Right click the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel 2 Click Display and click Change Flat Panel Scaling 3 In the option When usin...

Page 55: ...1 1 1 1 1 4CoreN73PV HD720p User Manual Version 1 0 3 0 Published July 2008 Copyright 2008 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 56: ...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...

Page 57: ...eatsink and CPU fan 17 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 18 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 19 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 20 2 8 Jumpers Setup 23 2 9 Onboard He...

Page 58: ...ration 41 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration 43 3 3 4 IDE Configuration 44 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 46 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 47 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 47 3 3 8 USB Configuration 49 3 4 Hardware Hea...

Page 59: ...out 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 ASRo...

Page 60: ...Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Graphics Integra...

Page 61: ...Events Supports jumperfree AMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer C...

Page 62: ...ween the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 6 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check NVIDIA website for the latest infor...

Page 63: ...mory 1GB system memory Premium 512MB Single Channel Basic VGA DX9 0 with WDDM Driver DVI with HDCP If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Basic l...

Page 64: ...guration Please refer to below table for the minimum hardware requirement CPU Wolfdale E8500 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI D port Memory DDR2 800 1GB x 2 Suggested OS Windows VistaTM or Windows VistaTM 64...

Page 65: ...O ROYALE MPEG 4 AVC SONY THE LAST STAND MPEG 4 AVC FOX SPEED MPEG 4 AVC FOX THE LEAGUE OF MPEG 4 AVC FOX EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN HD KING KONG VC 1 UNIVERSAL DVD THE INTERPRETER MPEG 4 AVC UNIVERSAL NE...

Page 66: ...t 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 2 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 17 Chassis Speaker H...

Page 67: ...re setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choos...

Page 68: ...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...

Page 69: ...d 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 degree...

Page 70: ...ft 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 rec...

Page 71: ...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...

Page 72: ...ect 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 D...

Page 73: ...6 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing a...

Page 74: ...eature please follow the below steps 1 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port on the I O panel of this motherboard Connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel...

Page 75: ...n PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi mon...

Page 76: ...isplay or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the H...

Page 77: ...andby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 12 No 10 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system pa...

Page 78: ...e Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 PORT1 0 connectors support SATA data see p 12 No 15 cables f...

Page 79: ...nd of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB 2 0 Headers Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin US6_7 ports on the I O panel there are see p 12 No 27 two USB 2 0 headers on this m...

Page 80: ...ter 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 ha...

Page 81: ...CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 4 3 2 1 Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan 3 pin CHA_FAN1 cable to this connector and see p 12 No 16 match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Con...

Page 82: ...k 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...

Page 83: ...2 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA...

Page 84: ...e you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface...

Page 85: ...k end to SATA SATAII 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 seq...

Page 86: ...dows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit...

Page 87: ...e select A for Windows XP in AHCI mode Please select B for Windows XP 64 bit in AHCI mode 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2...

Page 88: ...ows Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit VistaTM TM TM TM TM Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit W 64 bit W 64 bit...

Page 89: ...a Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Wind...

Page 90: ...t PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Un...

Page 91: ...essing 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...

Page 92: ...ime System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section you may...

Page 93: ...p F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Config...

Page 94: ...chnology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualization Technology CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mech...

Page 95: ...B 128MB and 256MB BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option Memory Timings OnBoard GPU Clock Share Memory Primary...

Page 96: ...he onboard HDAudio feature If you select Auto the onboard HDAudio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HDAudio Front Panel DRAM V...

Page 97: ...ure if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled the functions Repost Video on STR Resume and Check Ready Bit will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost vide...

Page 98: ...oard to submit Windows VistaTM certification 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item...

Page 99: ...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...

Page 100: ...on PCIPnP Configuration 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 Bus...

Page 101: ...Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 If you plan to use ASRock DeskExpress on this motherboard please keep this item on Disabled option BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select...

Page 102: ...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 EP...

Page 103: ...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...

Page 104: ...CD DVD 3S CD ROM C USB CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as En...

Page 105: ...ssword for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 Genera...

Page 106: ...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...

Page 107: ...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...

Page 108: ...full screen mode please follow below steps to adjust the window 1 Right click the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel 2 Click Display and click Change Flat Panel Scaling 3 In the option When usin...

Page 109: ...1 1 1 1 1 4CoreN73PV HD720p User Manual Version 1 0 3 0 Published July 2008 Copyright 2008 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 110: ...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...

Page 111: ...eatsink and CPU fan 17 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 18 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 19 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 20 2 8 Jumpers Setup 23 2 9 Onboard He...

Page 112: ...ration 41 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration 43 3 3 4 IDE Configuration 44 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 46 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 47 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 47 3 3 8 USB Configuration 49 3 4 Hardware Hea...

Page 113: ...out 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 ASRo...

Page 114: ...Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Graphics Integra...

Page 115: ...Events Supports jumperfree AMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer C...

Page 116: ...ween the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 6 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check NVIDIA website for the latest infor...

Page 117: ...mory 1GB system memory Premium 512MB Single Channel Basic VGA DX9 0 with WDDM Driver DVI with HDCP If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Basic l...

Page 118: ...guration Please refer to below table for the minimum hardware requirement CPU Wolfdale E8500 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI D port Memory DDR2 800 1GB x 2 Suggested OS Windows VistaTM or Windows VistaTM 64...

Page 119: ...O ROYALE MPEG 4 AVC SONY THE LAST STAND MPEG 4 AVC FOX SPEED MPEG 4 AVC FOX THE LEAGUE OF MPEG 4 AVC FOX EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN HD KING KONG VC 1 UNIVERSAL DVD THE INTERPRETER MPEG 4 AVC UNIVERSAL NE...

Page 120: ...t 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 6 Motherboard Layout 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 2 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 17 Chassis Speaker H...

Page 121: ...re setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choos...

Page 122: ...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...

Page 123: ...d 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 degree...

Page 124: ...ft 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 rec...

Page 125: ...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...

Page 126: ...ect 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 D...

Page 127: ...6 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing a...

Page 128: ...eature please follow the below steps 1 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port on the I O panel of this motherboard Connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel...

Page 129: ...n PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi mon...

Page 130: ...isplay or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the H...

Page 131: ...andby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 12 No 10 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system pa...

Page 132: ...e Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 PORT1 0 connectors support SATA data see p 12 No 15 cables f...

Page 133: ...nd of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB 2 0 Headers Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin US6_7 ports on the I O panel there are see p 12 No 27 two USB 2 0 headers on this m...

Page 134: ...ter 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 ha...

Page 135: ...CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 4 3 2 1 Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan 3 pin CHA_FAN1 cable to this connector and see p 12 No 16 match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Con...

Page 136: ...k 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...

Page 137: ...2 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA...

Page 138: ...e you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface...

Page 139: ...k end to SATA SATAII 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 seq...

Page 140: ...dows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit...

Page 141: ...e select A for Windows XP in AHCI mode Please select B for Windows XP 64 bit in AHCI mode 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2...

Page 142: ...ows Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit Vista XP XP 64 bit VistaTM TM TM TM TM Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit W 64 bit W 64 bit...

Page 143: ...a Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit With RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Wind...

Page 144: ...t PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Un...

Page 145: ...essing 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...

Page 146: ...ime System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section you may...

Page 147: ...p F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Config...

Page 148: ...chnology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualization Technology CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mech...

Page 149: ...B 128MB and 256MB BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option Memory Timings OnBoard GPU Clock Share Memory Primary...

Page 150: ...he onboard HDAudio feature If you select Auto the onboard HDAudio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HDAudio Front Panel DRAM V...

Page 151: ...ure if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled the functions Repost Video on STR Resume and Check Ready Bit will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost vide...

Page 152: ...oard to submit Windows VistaTM certification 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item...

Page 153: ...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...

Page 154: ...on PCIPnP Configuration 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 Bus...

Page 155: ...Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 If you plan to use ASRock DeskExpress on this motherboard please keep this item on Disabled option BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select...

Page 156: ...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 EP...

Page 157: ...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...

Page 158: ...CD DVD 3S CD ROM C USB CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as En...

Page 159: ...ssword for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 Genera...

Page 160: ...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...

Page 161: ...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...

Page 162: ...full screen mode please follow below steps to adjust the window 1 Right click the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel 2 Click Display and click Change Flat Panel Scaling 3 In the option When usin...

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