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EuP ready power supply are required. According to Intel’s suggestion, the EuP
ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency
is higher than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power
supply selection, we recommend you checking with the power supply manu-
facturer for more details.

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Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 A780LM S User Manual Version 1 0 Published August 2009 Copyright 2009 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 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: ...mpers Setup 21 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 26 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 27 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 27 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 28 2 13 Driver Installation Guide 30 2 14 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit With RAID Functions 30 2 14...

Page 4: ...4 IDE Configuration 49 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration 51 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration 52 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration 52 3 4 8 USB Configuration 54 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 55 3 6 Boot Screen 56 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 56 3 7 Security Screen 57 3 8 Exit Screen 58 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 59 59 59 59 59 4 1...

Page 5: ...anual 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 information...

Page 6: ...chnology Chipset Northbridge AMD RS780L 760G Southbridge AMD SB710 Memory Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots SupportDDR21066 800 667 533non ECC un bufferedmemory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot green x16 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Supports Hybrid CrossFireXTM Graphics In...

Page 7: ... 3 1 Support CPU VCCM NB Voltage Multi adjustment Supports Smart BIOS Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version AMD OverDriveTM Utility Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 8 Intelligent Energy Saver 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 CAUT...

Page 8: ... the reservation for system usage under Windows XP and Windows VistaTM For Windows XP 64 bit and Windows VistaTM 64 bit with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation 5 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check AMD website for the latest information 6 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Set...

Page 9: ...save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard 12 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus...

Page 10: ...o Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manu facturer for more details ...

Page 11: ...orthbridge 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 Green 14 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII_4 PORT 3 27 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 Green Super I O CMOS BATTERY ATXPWR1 SOCKET AM2 AMD RS780L 760G Chipset PS2_USB_PW1 1 IDE1 PCIE1 PCI1 PCI2 LAN AUDIO CODEC 1 CLRCMOS1 CPU_FAN1 HDLED R...

Page 12: ...ng 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 please ...

Page 13: ...wer 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 gro...

Page 14: ... 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 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 impro...

Page 15: ...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 pre...

Page 16: ...E x16 slot Green 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 expans...

Page 17: ...ion 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 ...

Page 18: ...e 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 display ...

Page 19: ...pansion Slots Step 2 Connect the 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 onboar...

Page 20: ... information 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 Hybri...

Page 21: ...and 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 wa...

Page 22: ...E connector 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 se...

Page 23: ...RROR 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 audio header as below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to ...

Page 24: ... connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 speaker to this header see p 11 No 8 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 XP XP 64 bit OS Please select Front Mic as default record device If y...

Page 25: ...itional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 4 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 11 No 2 ATX Power Connector Please connect anATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 11 No 7 12 1 24 13 12 1 24 13 ...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...called 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 H...

Page 28: ...ore 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 29: ...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 30: ...bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID F F F F Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation...

Page 31: ...in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please insert th...

Page 32: ...ing 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 F F F F Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functio...

Page 33: ...s VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive and click the Load Driver button on the left on the bottom to load the AMDAHCI drivers AMDAHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one ...

Page 34: ...clocking 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 CPU PCIE Async 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...

Page 35: ...em 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 men...

Page 36: ...1 2 3 1 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 displa...

Page 37: ...guration EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting Configuration options 5 2100MHz to 50 3000MHz Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting You can use this option to load mGPU overclocking setting Configuration op...

Page 38: ...ill be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for system stability it is not recommended to ad just the value of this item Processor Voltage This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherb...

Page 39: ...ration options depend on the CPU you adopt HT Bus Width This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus width Configura tion options Auto 8 Bit and 16 Bit CPU Thermal Throttle Use this to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated Configuration options Disabled Auto 12 5 25 37 5 50 62 5 75 and 87 5 The default value is Auto Memory Configuration Memory Clock...

Page 40: ...e is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK to 3CLK The default value is Auto TWR Use this to adjust TWR values Configuration options Auto 3CLK to 6CLK The default value is Auto TRC Use this to adjust TRC values Configuration options Auto 11CLK to 26CLK The default value is Auto TRWTTO Use this to adjust TRWTTO values Configuration options Auto 2CLK to 9CLK The de...

Page 41: ...Configura tion options Auto 1 2CLK and 1CLK The default value is Auto CHB Addr Cmd Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for CHB Addr Cmd Fine Delay feature Configura tion options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto CHB Addr Cmd Setup Time Use this to adjust values for CHB Addr Cmd Setup Time feature Configura tion options Auto 1 2CLK and 1CLK The default value is Auto CHB C...

Page 42: ...for CHB CKE Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB CS ODT Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB CS ODT Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB ODDR CMD Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB ODDR CMDDrive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x...

Page 43: ...his option only appears when you enable Onboard GPU Clock Override The default value is 350 mGPU Voltage Use this to select mGPU voltage Configuration options Auto 1 10V to 1 45V The default value is Auto Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements ...

Page 44: ...nfiguration ACPI Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP 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 syste...

Page 45: ...the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled Enhance Halt State This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the proc...

Page 46: ...s plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the onboard Lan feature Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning 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 Conf...

Page 47: ... 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 to RAM Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit Away 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 ...

Page 48: ...e or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows VistaTM certification ...

Page 49: ...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 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 t...

Page 50: ...a 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 it...

Page 51: ...Timer 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 requir...

Page 52: ...3F8 IRQ4 Disabled 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 serial port or disable it Configuration options Disabled ...

Page 53: ...ion 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 54: ...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 55: ...ion 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 voltage 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 ...

Page 56: ... and 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 prior...

Page 57: ...t 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 Currently the option Auto is set to Aircraft 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 functi...

Page 58: ... 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 This performance setup default may...

Page 59: ...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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