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4 . 1

4 . 1 Install Operating System

Install Operating System

This motherboard supports various Microsoft

Windows

operating systems: 2000 /

XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware

options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only.

Refer to your OS documentation for more information.

4 . 2

4 . 2 Support CD Information

Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

4.2.1

4.2.1 Running 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 Drivers Menu

Drivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects

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

4.2.3

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard

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

4.2.4

4.2.4 Contact Information

Contact Information

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

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

dealer for further information.

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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: ... Setup Guide 19 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 20 2 10 Driver Installation Guide 20 2 11 Untied Overclocking Technology 20 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY 21 21 21 21 21 3 1 Introduction 21 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3 1 2 Navigation Keys 22 3 2 Main Screen 22 3 3 Smart Screen 23 3 4 Advanced ...

Page 4: ...upport 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 39 39 39 39 39 4 1 Install Operating System 39 4 2 Support CD Information 39 4 2 1 Running Support CD 39 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 39 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 39 4 2 4 Contact Information 39 ...

Page 5: ...nge 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 specific information about the model you are usi...

Page 6: ...memory 4GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI slot Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Pixel Shader 2 0 DirectX 9 0 Max shared memory 224MB see CAUTION 5 Audio 5 1 CH Windows VistaTM Premium Level HDAudio Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111DL Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Para...

Page 7: ...mperature 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 Certifications FCC CE WHQL For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocki...

Page 8: ...r function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows environment Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner ASRock website http www asrock com 9 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 ...

Page 9: ...enter Line Out Bottom Mic In CPU_FAN1 1 USB6_7 PCI1 1 USB4_5 Gigabit LAN Dual Channel USB 2 0 T USB2 B USB3 VGA1 1 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 12 Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII_2 Red 2 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 13 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 3 CPU Heatsink 14 Primary SATAII Connector SATAII_1 Red 4 NB Fan 15 PCI Slot PCI1 5 NB Heatsink 16 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black 6 2 x 240 pin DDR2...

Page 10: ...estarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click 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 VistaTM After restarting your computer ...

Page 11: ...ons 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 ...

Page 12: ...ector CPU_FAN1 see page 9 No 2 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manual of your CPU fan Step 1 Place the CPU fan onto the CPU heatsink Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 9 No 2 Step 2 Rotate the CPU fan screws to fasten it on the CPU heatsink Step 3 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector o...

Page 13: ...e 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 slot by p...

Page 14: ...nstalling 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 card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the scr...

Page 15: ...2 pin3 to enable see p 9 No 19 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 9 No 13 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 s...

Page 16: ...ese headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 9 No 8 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 9 No 14 connectors support SATAII SATAII_2 see p 9 No 12 or SATA hard disk for...

Page 17: ...or Settings choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK For Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS Click the right top Folder icon choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK G To activate the front mic For Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS Please select Front Mic as default record device If you want to hear your voice through front mic pleas...

Page 18: ... pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 12 1 24 13 12 1 24 13 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 front panel see p 9 No 9 functions Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 speaker to th...

Page 19: ...sk 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...

Page 20: ...llation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers T...

Page 21: ...m 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 refer ence 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 men...

Page 22: ...creen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview A330GC 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 Smart H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced System Overview System Time System Date 00 09 Wed 05 13 2009 Use Enter TAB...

Page 23: ...33 None 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen In the Smart screen you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9...

Page 24: ... should be done at your own risk and expense 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 to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in ...

Page 25: ...oad Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Overclock Mode 133 100 Auto Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Enabled Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Ratio Actual Value 12 No Excute Memory Protection CPU Thermal Throttling Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Disabled Enabl...

Page 26: ... This item should always be Auto for better system stability Ratio Actual Value This is a read only item which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha nism to keep the CPU from overheated No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 In...

Page 27: ... VGA will be automatically disabled when you install VGA card the onboard VGA will be enabled without the installa tion of any add on VGA card If you select Enabled 8MB or Enabled 1MB the onboard VGA will be enabled DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode Configuration options Fixed Mode DVMT Mode and Fixed DVMT Mode The default value is DVMT Mode DVMT Dynamic Video Memory Technology ...

Page 28: ...d or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard Lan feature VCORE Voltage Use this to select VCORE Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 107V 1 155V 1 204V and 1 252V The default value of this feature is Auto VCCM DRAM Voltage Use this to select VCCM DRAM Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 794V 1 851V 1 908V 1 965V and 2 029V The def...

Page 29: ... supports it Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC Power loss If Power Off is selected the AC Power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC Power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off...

Page 30: ...rd DMA 2 Ultra DMA 5 Supported BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration Set Compatible when Legacy OS MS DOS Win NT device is used Set Enhanced when Native OS Win2000 XP is used v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced ATA IDE Configuration Enhanced Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen Select Item Change ...

Page 31: ...are and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the impro...

Page 32: ... PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 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 2005 American Megatren...

Page 33: ... will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options I...

Page 34: ...e of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable 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 ...

Page 35: ...0V 12 00V 37 C 98 F 3400 RPM N A 1 629V 3 306V 5 067V 11 890V 31 C 87 F Main Smart Advanced Boot Security Exit H W Monitor Enable Disable CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Quiet Fan Disabled 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 Enabled you will find the items Target CPU...

Page 36: ...fault value is Enabled 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 Gen...

Page 37: ...er password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart 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 Load Defaults v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password...

Page 38: ...ts Load 3rd User Defaults 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit 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 ch...

Page 39: ...unning 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 M...

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