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ALiveDual-eSATA2

User Manual

Version 1.

Published

February

2008

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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: ...nnectionGuide 23 2 8 eSATAII Interface Introduction 24 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 29 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 30 2 13 Driver InstallationGuide 32 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit With RAID Functions 3...

Page 4: ...iguration 46 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 48 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 49 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 49 3 3 8 USB Configuration 50 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 51 3 5 Boot Screen 52 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 52 3 6 Security Screen 53 3 7 Exit Screen 54 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 55 55 55 55 55 4 1 Install O...

Page 5: ... 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 using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 6: ... see CAUTION 3 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G ASRock AM2 Boost ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12 5 see CAUTION 6 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x AGP 8X slot see CAUTION 7 3 x PCI slots Audio 7 1 CH Windows VistaTM Premium Level Superior Audio C Media CM6501 Audio Codec with UA...

Page 7: ...header CPU Chassis FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 1 x USB 2 0 header supports 2 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 11 1 x WiFi header see CAUTION 12 BIOS Feature 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Soft...

Page 8: ...e this function in the BIOS setup the memory performance will improve up to 12 5 but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt Enabling this function will overclock the chipset CPU reference clock However we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU DRAM configurations If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled it may not be applicative to your system You may c...

Page 9: ...page 24 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures 11 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows VistaTM 64 bit VistaTM XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 2000 SP4 12 WiFi header supports WiFi AP function with ASRock WiFi 802 11g or WiFi 802 11n module an easy to use wireless local area network WLAN adapter It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the c...

Page 10: ...Micron JMB363 SATA2 SATA1 eSATAII_TOP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 AGP1 SATA FSB1GHz AGP 8X JR1 JL1 WIFI 1 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 18 Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 Black 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 19 System Panel Header PANEL1 3 North Bridge Controller 20 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 21 Infrared Module Header IR1 5 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 22 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Blue 6 CPU ...

Page 11: ...USB 2 0 Ports USB01 4 Side Speaker Gray 11 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 5 Rear Speaker Black 12 eSATAII Port 6 Central Bass Orange 13 COM Port 7 Line In Light Blue 14 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio...

Page 12: ...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 grounde...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...u may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 Yellow Slot Yellow Slot Orange Slot Orange Slot 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal...

Page 15: ...M 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 cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully ...

Page 16: ...rmation of your AGP card please check with the AGP card vendors 2 If you plan to install Windows VistaTM 32 bit VistaTM 64 bit OS on this motherboard please read the instructions and limitation on page 56 and 57 carefully For Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS there is no such limitation Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card I...

Page 17: ...No 26 Note If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 10 No 16 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 co...

Page 18: ... IDE2 PIN1 connect the black end to the IDE devices connect the blue end to the motherboard 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Floppy Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 10 No 24 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is ...

Page 19: ... connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply eSATAII_TOP USB 2 0 Header Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin USB4_5 ports on the I O panel there is see p 10 No 22 one USB 2 0 header on this motherboard This USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports USB_PWR USB_PWR P 5 P 5 P 4 P 4 GND GND DUMMY 1 Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected ...

Page 20: ...nnectors This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 10 No 30 from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front 8 pin AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 10 No 27 convenient connection and control of audio devices CD L GND GND CD R CD1 GND AUD OUT L 1 BACKOUT R GND AUD OUT R MIC ...

Page 21: ...ing to do so will cause power up failure 1 GND 5V SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIFHeader HDMI_SPDIF header providing 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA see p 10 No 29 card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you ado...

Page 22: ... GND SPDIFOUT A 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 ...

Page 23: ...er 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 conn...

Page 24: ... 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 the basis of the advantageous transfer speed and the facilitating mobile capability in the near future eSATAII will replace USB 2 0 and IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface NOTE 1 If you set PCIE ...

Page 25: ...according to the eSATAII connector that you connect the SATA data cable Connect the SATA data cable to the orange SATAII connector SATAII_2 Connect the SATA data cable to the eSATAII connector eSATAII_TOP 1 In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I O shield you need to connect the orange SATAII connector SATAII_2 see p 10 No 10 and the eSATAII connector eSATAII_TOP see p 10 No 34 with a SATA da...

Page 26: ...26 26 26 26 26 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 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: ... ATA SATA hard disks and RAID functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboar...

Page 29: ...eveloped thru a joint industry effort AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug 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 is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been ins...

Page 30: ...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 31: ... 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 SA...

Page 32: ...ver installation choices 1 All in 1 Logo Driver Without RAIDDriver You may choose this item to install all in 1 logo driver which does not support RAID functions but it has passed Microsoft logo certification 2 All in 1 Non Logo Driver With RAIDDriver You may choose this item to install all in 1 non logo driver which supports RAID functions but it has not passed Microsoft logo certification yet Pl...

Page 33: ...stem your Windows 2000 optical disk is supposed to include SP4 If there is no SP4 included in your disk please visit below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htm the_integrated_installation_fmay STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B If you plan to install Windows 2000 ...

Page 34: ...AID configuration you can start to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing NVIDIA and JMicron RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select your required driver to install according to the SATA SATAII controller sup...

Page 35: ... 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 of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows VistaTM V...

Page 36: ...g a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htm the_integrated_installation_fmay STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B If you plan to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit on NVIDIA SATA ports without RAID functions please set the SATA Operation Mode option to non RAID If you plan to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit o...

Page 37: ...I STEP 2 Install Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64bit OS on your system You can start to install Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on your system 2 16 2 16 2 16 2 16 2 16 Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking Technology echnology echnology echnology echnology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during over...

Page 38: ...tton 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 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 ...

Page 39: ... 2 3 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 d...

Page 40: ...0 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU Frequency MHz PCIE Frequency MHz AM2 Boost Overclock Mode 200 100 Disabled Auto Cool n Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Mem...

Page 41: ...Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n QuietTM technology The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows 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 ...

Page 42: ...tion is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configur...

Page 43: ...s you to enable or disable the onboard Lan feature TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value is Auto TRWTTO Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK 6CLK 7CLK 8CLK and 9CLK The default value is Auto TWRRD Use this to adjustTWRRDvalues Configuration options Auto 0CLK 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value...

Page 44: ...ics 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 Configuration options PCI PCI Express and AGP CPU NB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency Configuration options Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz...

Page 45: ...e 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 sus pend to RAM 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 This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If P...

Page 46: ...ecting Both Set to Disabled will disable the both Configuration options Disabled Primary Secondary Both 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 non RAID If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID If you select RA...

Page 47: ...e 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 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 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Typ...

Page 48: ...ble IDE devices S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32Bit 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 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PC...

Page 49: ...el Port IRQ Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled 378 ECP EPP 1 9 DMA3 IRQ7 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive 3 3 7 3 3 7 3 3 7 3 3 7 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configu...

Page 50: ...ptions 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 3 3 8 3 3 8 3 3 8 3 3 8 3 3 8 USB Configuration USB Configurati...

Page 51: ... CPU Quiet Fan Disabled 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 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 C...

Page 52: ...ture 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 Boot Boot From Network Bootup Num Lock Disabled On 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 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 an...

Page 53: ...er password 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 Load Defaults v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not I...

Page 54: ...een 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 changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Chang...

Page 55: ... 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 Drivers ...

Page 56: ...for Windows VistaTM 32 bit VistaTM 64 bit OS ii Dual Core CPU If you adopt Dual Core CPU on this motherboard please refer to below instructions A NVIDIA AGP Card Windows VistaTM 32 bit Under Windows VistaTM 32 bit OS you need to install NVIDIA XP GART AGP driver Please follow below steps 1 Install the driver from the following path of our support CD Drivers ALL in 1 nVIDIA XP_2K 511_special or dow...

Page 57: ...4_Logo or download the driver from http www asrock com mb download asp Model ALiveDual eSATA2 2 Install the driver by following steps 2 6 of A NVIDIA AGP card Windows VistaTM 32 bit on page 1 3 Please also do the following steps on every boot of Windows VistaTM 64 bit a Press F8 repeatedly after system passes the BIOS screen until the Windows VistaTM Advanced Boot options shows up b Please select ...

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