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ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published January 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: ...4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express slots 17 2 5 SLITM Operation Guide 18 2 6 Jumpers Setup 22 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 2 8 HDMI_SPDIF Header ConnectionGuide 28 2 9 eSATAII Interface Introduction 29 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 32 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 33 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 34 2 13 SATA SATAII HDD...

Page 4: ...iguration 49 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 51 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 52 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 52 3 3 8 USB Configuration 53 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 54 3 5 Boot Screen 55 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 55 3 6 Security Screen 56 3 7 Exit Screen 57 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 58 58 58 58 58 4 1 Install O...

Page 5: ... 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 P P...

Page 6: ... 533non ECC un bufferedmemory see CAUTION 4 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 5 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 6 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 7 Boot Failure Guard B F G ASRock AM2 Boost ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12 5 see CAUTION 8 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot White 1 x PCI Express x8 slot Yellow for NVIDIA SLITM only ...

Page 7: ...connector 4 pin 12V power connector SLI XFIRE power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 13 1 x WiFi E header see CAUTION 14 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 Software Trial Version Har...

Page 8: ...ing Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 7 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 b...

Page 9: ...n of the compatible SLITM Mode PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode on page 10 For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 17 10 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel...

Page 10: ... ASUS EN7900GT TOP ASUS EN7800GT ASUS EN7600GSSILENT ASUS EN7600GT 2DHT ASUS EN6800LE ASUS Extreme N6800 TD ALBATRON PC6600GT GIGABYTE GV NX66256DP2 LEADTEK PX7900GS TDH LEADTEK PX7300GS TDH MSI 7300GT TD256EH These two cards can only work under Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLITM Mode please visit our website for details ASRock websi...

Page 11: ...ress x16 x8 Slot PCIE2 White 16 SATAII Connector SATAII_6 PORT3 1 35 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE1 White 17 SATAII Connector SATAII_4 PORT2 1 36 SLI XFIRE Power Connector 18 SATAII Connector SATAII_2 PORT1 1 37 eSATAII Connector eSATAII_TOP 19 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue Super I O PCI EXPRESS AM2 CMOS BATTERY ATXPWR1 SOCKET AM2 ALiveN570SLI eSATA2 CD1 ATX12V1 PS2_USB_PW1 FSB800 DDRII_1 64 bit 240 pin m...

Page 12: ...r 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 Output ChannelsFront Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Side Speaker No 9 No 6 No 7 No 5 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After re...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...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 15: ...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 DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal co...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...ge 10 1 This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLITM technology PCIE4 slot Yellow is intended for SLITM function only It is not recommended to install other graphics cards on PCIE4 slot and we do not guarantee that your graphics cards can work successfully under this situation 2 If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card on this motherboard please install it on PCIE2 slot 3 If you want to use ...

Page 18: ...ownload the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system Enjoy the benefit of SLI Enjoy the benefit of SLI Enjoy the benefit of SLI Enjoy the benefit of SLI Enjoy the benefit of SLITM TM TM TM TM Step 1 Install the identical SLITM ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified be caus...

Page 19: ...er that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS A Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select nView Desktop Manager and then click nView Properties C From the nView Desktop Manager window select the Des...

Page 20: ...ties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced F Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab G Click the slider to display the following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item H Click the Enable SLI multi GPU check box I Click OK when done ...

Page 21: ... to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS A Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab E From the pop up menu select Set SLI configuration and then click Apply ...

Page 22: ... higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 11 No 10 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: ...de of the connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 11 No 9 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATA II Connectors These six Serial ATAII SATAII_1 PORT1 0 SATAII connectors support see p 11 No 13 SATA data cables for internal SATAII_2 PORT1 1 storage devices The current see p 11 No 18 SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_3 PORT2 0 3 0 G...

Page 24: ...tional connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply eSATAII_TOP USB 2 0 Headers Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin USB6_7 ports on the I O panel there are see p 11 No 19 two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB4_5 see p 11 No 20 USB_PWR USB_PWR P 5 P 5 P 4 P 4 GND GND DUM...

Page 25: ...ease 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 MIC2_L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_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...

Page 26: ...o the ground pin ATX Power Connector Please connect anATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 11 No 4 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support 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 In...

Page 27: ...o connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394 9 pin FRONT_1394 port on the I O panel there is one see p 11 No 24 IEEE 1394 header FRONT_1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port ATX 12V Power Connector Please note that it is necessary 4 pin AT...

Page 28: ...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 29: ... 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 SATA Operation Mode option in BIOS setup to RAID mode Hot Plug function is supported with eSATAII devices Therefore you can insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports while the system is power on and...

Page 30: ...o the eSATAII connector that you connect the SATA data cable Connect the SATA data cable to the orange SATAII connector SATAII_6 PORT3 1 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_6 PORT3 1 see p 11No 16 and the eSATAII connector eSATAII_TOP see p 11 No 37 with a SAT...

Page 31: ...31 31 31 31 31 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 32: ...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 33: ...This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 1 If you plan to use RAID 0 RA...

Page 34: ...e 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 installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working co...

Page 35: ...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 SATA...

Page 36: ... 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 37: ...a SATA SATAII driver diskette Besides there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting You can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows VistaTM or Windows VistaTM 64 bit on your system directly 2 16 2 16 2 16 2 16 2 16 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista 2000 XP X...

Page 38: ...de 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 in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system After step 1 2 3 you can start to install Windows ...

Page 39: ...k Support CD into your optical drive and click the Load Driver button on the left on the bottom to load the NVIDIA RAID drivers NVIDIA RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD I386 For Windows VistaTM OS AMD64 For Windows VistaTM 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation NOTE If y...

Page 40: ...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 41: ... 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 Gener...

Page 42: ...F10 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 CPU LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE SATA Cool n Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Proces...

Page 43: ...ows 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 Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architectu...

Page 44: ... 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 Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values Configuration options Auto 2 4CLK and 3 5CLK The default value is Auto BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Screen Select It...

Page 45: ...WRRD Use this to adjustTWRRDvalues Configuration options Auto 0CLK 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value is Auto TWRWR Use this to adjust TWRWR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value is Auto TRDRD Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK and 5CLK The default value is Auto MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuratio...

Page 46: ...rd HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HDAudio feature If you select Auto the onboard HDAudio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HDAudio Front Panel CD In Use this item to enable or disable CD In of OnBoard HDAudio If you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows VistaTM logo test please disable this...

Page 47: ...ed Disabled Disabled Disabled Auto 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled the function Repost Video on STR Resume will be ...

Page 48: ...disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable 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 OSC Control Use this it...

Page 49: ...eature 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 RAID mode SATA SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS Windows RAID Utility If you install OS on SATA SATAII HDDs please do not change the sett...

Page 50: ...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 improved transfer ...

Page 51: ...ting 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 PCIPnP Configuration Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction PCI Latency Timer...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...lel port The default value is ECP EPP If this option is set to ECP EPP it 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 U...

Page 54: ...ect Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 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 t...

Page 55: ...elect 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 Onboard LAN 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 and ...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ... 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 ...

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