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Summary of Contents for 939SLI-ESATA2

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 939SLI eSATA2 User Manual Version 1 1 Published February 2006 Copyright 2006 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expr...

Page 3: ...Setup 22 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2 9 eSATAII Interface Introduction 27 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 30 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 31 2 12 Hot P...

Page 4: ...Software Support Software Support 52 52 52 52 52 4 1 Install Operating System 52 4 2 Support CD Information 52 4 2 1 Running Support CD 52 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 52 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 52 4 2 4 Contact...

Page 5: ...e 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 not...

Page 6: ...CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 1 x Future CPU Port Supports CPU upgrade from AMD K8 939 Pin CPU to AM2 940 Pin CPU thr...

Page 7: ...r SLI XFIRE power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 9 BIOS Feature 2Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1...

Page 8: ...etween the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 6 This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLITM technology please read Dual Graphics Feature on page 18 for jumper settings PCIE3 slot is intend...

Page 9: ...TM TM TM TM TM Mode Mode Mode Mode Mode for Windows XP XP 64 bit only Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name Vendor NVIDIA ASUS EN6600 GeForce 6600 ASUS EN6600GT Series GeForce 6600GT ASUS EN6800LE GeF...

Page 10: ...H HD USB2 0 30 5cm 12 0 in 24 4cm 9 6 in 31 32 33 34 35 36 33 37 38 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 19 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 2 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 20 Serial ATAII Connector SATAII_RED 3 CPU F...

Page 11: ...ock eSAT T T T TAII I O AII I O AII I O AII I O AII I O 1 Parallel Port 7 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 2 RJ 45 Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 3 Line In Light Blue 9 COM Port 4 Line Out Lime 10 PS 2 Keyboard Port...

Page 12: ...ower is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall...

Page 13: ...ed 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and H...

Page 14: ...onfiguration and please install identical DDR DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 Blue Slo...

Page 15: ...IMM 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 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cau...

Page 16: ...fore you upgrade the K8 939 Pin CPU to AM2 940 Pin CPU it is necessary to adjust the jumper settings for those required jumpers on 939SLI eSATA2 motherboard Please refer to the table below for the cor...

Page 17: ...n expansion card Installing an expansion card 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 unplu...

Page 18: ...able PCIE1 slot PCI Express x 16 and PCIE3 slot only PCI Express x 1 You can also adjust the jumpers according to the below table to enable PCIE1 slot PCI Express x 8 and PCIE3 slot PCI Express x 8 In...

Page 19: ...supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system Enjoy the benefit of SLI Enjoy the benefit of SLI Enjoy the benefit of SLI Enjoy the benefit of SLI Enjoy the benefit of...

Page 20: ...Then reboot your system Step8 Install the graphics card drivers to your system After that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView sys tem tray utility Please...

Page 21: ...tab G Click the slider to display the following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item H Click the Enable SLI multi GPU check box I Click OK when done SLITM appearing here is a registered trademar...

Page 22: ...des 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 c...

Page 23: ...ices Please read eSATAII Interface Introduction on page 27 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures SATAII_BLACK SATAII_ORANGE SATAII_BLUE SATAII_RED eSATA II Connectors These two...

Page 24: ...21 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 Infrared Module Header This header supports an 5 pin IR1 optional wir...

Page 25: ...ct an ATX 12V 4 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 10 No 4 GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to funct...

Page 26: ...ctor It is not necessary to use this 4 pin SLI XFIRE_POWER1 connector but please connect it see p 10 No 35 with a hard disk power connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard at th...

Page 27: ...1394 is up to 400Mb s However eSATAII provides the data transfer rate up to 3000Mb s which is much higher than USB 2 0 and IEEE 1394 and still keeps the convenience of Hot Plug feature Therefore on th...

Page 28: ...cable After that both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I O shield are enabled 3 Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I O shield according to t...

Page 29: ...2 9 2 9 2 9 2 9 2 9 Comparison between eSATAII and other devices IEEE1394 400Mb s USB 2 0 480Mb s SATA 1 5Gb s 1500Mb s eSATAII SATAII 3 0Gb s 3000Mb s...

Page 30: ...ard 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 fro...

Page 31: ...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 motherb...

Page 32: ...ur support CD NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system...

Page 33: ...to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y STEP4 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...

Page 34: ...tions unctions unctions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions you are allowed to choose non RAID mode or AHCI mode For...

Page 35: ...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...

Page 36: ...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 ite...

Page 37: ...Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO USB Configuration Configuration 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 38: ...cessor 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 it...

Page 39: ...t to Enabled CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 and 2 5 TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto 5CLK 6CLK 7CLK...

Page 40: ...hipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature OnBoard HD Audio S...

Page 41: ...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 C...

Page 42: ...orts it If you set this item to Disabled the function Repost Video on STR Resume will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume STR refers to suspend t...

Page 43: ...ce 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 configurat...

Page 44: ...er 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 writi...

Page 45: ...rting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5...

Page 46: ...Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled 378 ECP EPP 1 9 DMA3 IRQ7 Enabled Disabled 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration Floppy C...

Page 47: ...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 mod...

Page 48: ...3 8 3 3 8 USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this...

Page 49: ...t 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 Network Bootup Num Lock Disabled On 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5...

Page 50: ...ord 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 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Loa...

Page 51: ...creen 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 Di...

Page 52: ...pport 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 o...

Page 53: ...ll AMD Processor Driver from the Support CD first If you are using Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit operating system please follow the instruction below to enable AMD s Cool n QuietTM technology 1 From the W...

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