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A330ION

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published November 2009

Summary of Contents for A330ION

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: ...l ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 22 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 22 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 23 2 13 Driver Installation Guide 25 2 14 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 25 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 25 2 14 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vis...

Page 4: ...oring Screen 40 3 6 Boot Screen 41 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 41 3 7 Security Screen 42 3 8 Exit Screen 43 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 44 44 44 44 44 4 1 Install Operating System 44 4 2 Support CD Information 44 4 2 1 Running Support CD 44 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 44 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 44 4 2 4 Contact Information 44 ...

Page 5: ... 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 specific info...

Page 6: ... Graphics Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9 Series DX10 VGA Pixel Shader 4 0 Max shared memory 512MB see CAUTION 5 Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI Supports HDMI Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 1080P Supports Dual link DVI with max resolution up to 2560x1600 75Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1440 75Hz Supports HDCP function Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD H...

Page 7: ...are Trial Version ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X Fi MB OEM and Trial Version Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 9 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 10 ASRock OC DNA see CAUTION 11 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 12 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 13 Boot Failure Guard B F G Good Night LED Hardware CPU Temperature Sensin...

Page 8: ... 64 bit VistaTM XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 9 It is a user friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor 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 10 ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS fla...

Page 9: ... cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 13 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 14...

Page 10: ...urth SATAII Connector SATAII_4 Red 22 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue 11 System Panel Header PANEL1 Orange 23 BIOS SPI Chip 12 Infrared Module Header IR1 24 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue 13 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Purple FSB800 DDR3_1 64 bit 240 pin module FSB800 DDR3_2 64 bit 240 pin module Super IO 8Mb BIOS CMOS Battery SPEAKER1 1 PANEL 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN 1 CLRCMOS1 SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SAT...

Page 11: ...NK LED SPEED LED There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection 1 USB 2 0 Ports 8 Front Speaker Lime 2 VGA D Sub Port 9 Microphone Pink 3 ...

Page 12: ...according to the OS you install For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon and click Speaker Then you are allowed to select 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel or 8 Channel Click Power to save your change For Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon and click Advanced Options on the left side on the bottom In Advanced Options screen select Ind...

Page 13: ... 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 NEV...

Page 14: ...se 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 ...

Page 15: ...ng 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 card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installati...

Page 16: ...rt 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 Description PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 10 No 1 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...

Page 17: ...hese Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 10 No 15 connectors support SATAII SATAII_2 see p 10 No 16 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_3 see p 10 No 14 storage devices The current SATAII_4 see p 10 No 10 SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA Optional SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connec...

Page 18: ...UT2_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 5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 1 GND PWRBTN PLED PLED DUMMY RESET GND HDLED HDLED 1 System Pa...

Page 19: ...S 1 RRI 1 1 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 C B GND 5V SPDIFOUT blue black blue black GND SPDIFOUT blue black GND SPDIFOUT A 1 GND 5V SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIFHeader HDMI_...

Page 20: ...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 c...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...ap F 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2 11 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 AII AII AII HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII in RAID AHCI mode NVIDIA MCP7A ION chips...

Page 23: ...fore 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...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...ling Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 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 Functions Functions Functions Functions Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SE...

Page 26: ...ID drivers NVIDIA RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD I386 For Windows 7 VistaTM OS AMD64 For Windows 7 64 bit VistaTM 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation 2 15 2 15 2 15 2 15 2 15 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing ...

Page 27: ...g T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking Technology echnology echnology echnology echnology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI bus Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from Auto to Manual Therefore...

Page 28: ...et 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 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 o...

Page 29: ...reen 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 OC Tweaker H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced System Overview System Time System Date 00 09 Wed 11 18 2009 Use Enter TAB or...

Page 30: ...Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting Configuration options Press Enter 1700 MHz to 2100 MHz Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configura tion options Auto Manual and Optimized CP...

Page 31: ... this feature is Auto VCCM DRAM Voltage Use this to select VCCM DRAM Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 366V to 1 978V The default value of this feature is Auto Chipset Core Voltage Use this to select chipset core Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 004V to 1 173V The default value of this feature is Auto Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to loa...

Page 32: ...ion Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration SATA Configuration SuperIO Configuration and USB Configuration 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 f...

Page 33: ...yper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Enter to enable or disable P4 CPU internal thermal control mechanism Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save ...

Page 34: ...ning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Express Con figuration options Onboard and PCI Express 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 54 C Copyrigh...

Page 35: ... system supports it 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 Onboard LAN Power On Use th...

Page 36: ...other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages Onboard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the Onboard SATA Controller feature SATA Operation 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 ...

Page 37: ... set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 19...

Page 38: ...uration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller 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 Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled S M A R T Use this item to enable o...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...reen Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Temperature M B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan 1 Speed Vcore 3 30V 5 00V 12 00V Chassis Fan 2 Speed 37 C 98 F 3400 RPM N A 1 629V 3 306V 5 067V 11 890V 31 C 87 F N A Main OC Tweaker Advanced Boot Security Exit H W Monitor Enable Disable CPU Quiet Fan Function...

Page 41: ...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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Cop...

Page 42: ...ll 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 Not Installed Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN fe...

Page 43: ... 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 discard all changes Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA...

Page 44: ...D 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 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 Drivers Menu Driver...

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