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Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced screen

Storage

Configuration.

Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

2.15.2 Installing Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

Vista

64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit on your SATA /

SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced screen

Storage

Configuration.

Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your

system.

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced screen

Storage

Configuration.

Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your

system.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)

Summary of Contents for 985GM-GS3 FX

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: ... 20 2 7 Jumpers Setup 22 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 27 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 28 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 28 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 29 2 13 Driver Installation Guide 31 2 14 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With R...

Page 4: ...Storage Configuration 47 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration 49 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration 50 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration 50 3 4 8 USB Configuration 52 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 53 3 6 Boot Screen 54 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 54 3 7 Security Screen 55 3 8 Exit Screen 56 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 57 57 57 57 57 4...

Page 5: ...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 If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for spe...

Page 6: ...hnology Chipset Northbridge AMD 785G Southbridge AMD SB710 Memory Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 1800 OC 1600 OC 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Supports AMD Hybrid CrossFireXTM...

Page 7: ...port 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Feature 8Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU VCCM NB Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version AMD OverDriveTM Utility CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Su...

Page 8: ... refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com 4 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 VistaTM XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation 5 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is s...

Page 9: ...isk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 10 The software name itself OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of OC DNA an exclusive utility developed by ASRock provides a conve nient way for the...

Page 10: ...sis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring 15 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recom mended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recom mended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 16 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically sh...

Page 11: ...E Connector IDE1 Blue HD_AUDIO1 White 11 Northbridge Controller 24 PCI Slots PCI1 2 12 Southbridge Controller 25 SPI Flash Memory 8Mb 13 Third SATAII Connector SATAII_3 PORT 2 26 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Blue 14 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII_4 PORT 3 27 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 Blue 28 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 Super I O CMOS BATTERY ATXPWR1 SOCKET AM3 AMD 785G Chipset PS2_USB_PW1 1...

Page 12: ...hoose 2CH or 4CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 7 VistaTM After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced sett...

Page 13: ...ick ok Choose 2CH or 4CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 7 VistaTM After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advan...

Page 14: ...r 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 socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a groun...

Page 15: ...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 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 ...

Page 16: ...otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM s...

Page 17: ...16 slot Blue 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 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 ...

Page 18: ... of VGA Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the BIOS setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable VGA function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already the...

Page 19: ...lize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number three 6 Use multi monitor feature Click and drag the displ...

Page 20: ...he monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI Express graphics card on PCIE2 slot Step 3 Boot your system Press F2 to enter BIOS setup Enter Advanced screen and enter Chipset Settings Then set the option Surround View to Enabled Step 4 Boot into OS Please remove the ATITM driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system Step 5 Install the onboard VGA driver from our support ...

Page 21: ...formation of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM technology please check AMD website for up dates and details Step 7 Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View click CrossFireTM and then select the option Enable CrossFireTM View CrossFireTM Enable CrossFireTM Step 8 Click Yes to continue Step 9 Click OK to save your change Step 10 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of HybridTM...

Page 22: ...d higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 11 No 9 Note CLRCMOS1 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 wait...

Page 23: ...onnector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 11No 10 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 PORT 0 connectors support SATAII see p 11 No 17 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_2 PORT 1 storage devices The current see p 11 No 16 SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_3 PORT 2 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate see p...

Page 24: ...venient connection of printer devices 1 AFD ERROR PINIT GND SLIN STB SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 SPD3 SPD4 SPD5 SPD6 SPD7 ACK BUSY PE SLCT 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 a...

Page 25: ... the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 3 Pin Fan Installation Pin 1 3 Connected 5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 1 GND PWRBTN PLED PLED DUMMY RESET GND HDLED HDLED 1 System Panel Header This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 several system fron...

Page 26: ...26 26 26 26 26 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 4 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 11 No 2 ...

Page 27: ...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 th...

Page 28: ...led Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial AT T T T TA SA A SA A SA A SA A SAT T T T TA Serial A A Serial A A Serial A A Serial A A Serial AT T T T TAII SA AII SA AII SA AII SA AII SAT T T T TAII Hard Disks AII Hard Disks AII Hard Disks AII Hard...

Page 29: ...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 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 SA...

Page 30: ...DD 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 2 ...

Page 31: ...RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions Functions Functions Functions Functions If you want to install Wind...

Page 32: ...D Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system STEP 3 Use ...

Page 33: ...M 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 15 1 Installing Windows 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 Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Func...

Page 34: ... RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set ...

Page 35: ...erclocking 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 Manual Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page 8 for...

Page 36: ...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 the screen has a menu b...

Page 37: ...2 3 1 2 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys 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 Enter To bring up the selected screen F1 To display the Ge...

Page 38: ...ect Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc System Overview System Time System Date 00 09 Thu 09 15 2011 BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Microcode Update L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 985GM S3 FX P1 0 AMD Athlon tm II X2 235e Processor 64b...

Page 39: ...MD IO C State Support Auto Enabled 3 Disabled Auto Enabled Disabled Multiplier Voltage Change Auto EZ Overclocking Turbo 50 You can use this option to increase your system performance Configura tion options Press Enter OFF System Performance Increases 40 and System Performance Increases 50 Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting Please ...

Page 40: ...ores you will see the option Value All Cores Configuration options 12 to 12 If you select Per Core you will see the options Value Core 0 Value Core 1 Value Core 2 and Value Core 3 Configuration options 12 to 12 AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this feature Use this to select enable or disableAMDTurbo Core Technology Confi guration options Auto ...

Page 41: ...ame node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Processor Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of processor voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item NB Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item HT Bus Speed This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus...

Page 42: ...values The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values The default value is Auto TWR Use this to adjust TWR values The default value is Auto TRFC Use this to adjust TRFC values The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values The default value is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values The default value is Au...

Page 43: ... Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Options for CPU BIOS Update Utility ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file ...

Page 44: ...nabled and Disabled If you install Windows 7 VistaTM and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Secure Virtual Machine When this option is set to...

Page 45: ...he onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel Onboard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the onboard Lan feature Dr LAN This allows you to select LAN Cable Detection function Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to se...

Page 46: ... Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows XP Media Center OS The default value is Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recov...

Page 47: ...eration Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default value of this option is IDE If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID Configuration options AHCI RAID and IDE IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the IDE1 Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to ...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...er PCI IDE BusMaster 32 Enabled Advanced 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration 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 o...

Page 50: ...rt Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 378 ECP EPP 1 9 DMA3 IRQ7 3 4 7 3 4 7 3 4 7 3 4 7 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration 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...

Page 51: ... 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 ...

Page 52: ...able the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices a...

Page 53: ...3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 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...

Page 54: ...d Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot AddOn ROM Display Boot Logo Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num Lock Enabled Auto Disabled On Full Screen Logo Enabled 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 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 ure the boot settings and the boot priority...

Page 55: ...this option to select logo in POST screen This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto EUP Scenery and ASRock The default value is Auto Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 7 3 7 ...

Page 56: ...onfiguration 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...

Page 57: ...D 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 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 Dri...

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