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ALiveNF5- R3.0

User Manual

Version 3.0

Published September 2007

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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: ... and Connectors 18 2 7 HDMI_SPDIF Header ConnectionGuide 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 V...

Page 4: ...iguration 45 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 47 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 48 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 48 3 3 8 USB Configuration 49 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 50 3 5 Boot Screen 51 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 51 3 6 Security Screen 52 3 7 Exit Screen 53 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 54 54 54 54 54 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: ...brid 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 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots Audio 7 1 CH Windows VistaTM Premium Level HDAudio ALC888 Audio Codec LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Rea...

Page 7: ...power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 3 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 10 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 Hardware CPU Internal Temperature Sensing Monitor CPU Am...

Page 8: ...oost overclocking technology If you enable 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 no...

Page 9: ...Windows VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic logo please follow below table for minimum hardware requirement CPU Sempron 2800 Memory 1GB system memory Premium 512MB system memory Basic VGA DX9 0 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory Premium with 64bit VGA memory Basic After June 1 2007 all Windows VistaTM systems are required to meet above minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows ...

Page 10: ...EL PORT COM1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard ESATAII USB 2 0 T USB2 B USB3 Top IEEE 1394 ESATAII_TOP 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 18 System Panel Header PANEL1 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 19 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 3 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 20 NVIDIA nForce 520 Single Chip 4 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 21 Flash Memory 5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 22 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 6 2 x 240 pin DDRII DIMM...

Page 11: ...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 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: ... 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 expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before ...

Page 17: ...d higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 10 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 wait...

Page 18: ... sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 10 No 8 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATA II Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII_ORANGE PORT3 SATAII connectors support see p 10 No 10 SATA data cables for internal SATAII_BLACK PORT2 storage devices The curren...

Page 19: ...nnect SATAII_RED PORT 1 connector and eSATAII connector Serial ATA SATA Please connect the black end of Power Cable SATA power cable to the power Optional 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 USB8_9 ports on the I O panel there are see p 10 No 14 three USB 2 0...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...tor and see p 10 No 3 match the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 20 pinATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 10 No 33 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 motherbo...

Page 22: ...der Connect a Game cable to this 15 pin GAME1 header if the Game port bracket see p 10 No 23 is installed 1 GND 5V SPDIFOUT 12V GND 12V 1 RXTPBM_0 GND RXTPAM_0 RXTPBP_0 GND RXTPAP_0 HDMI_SPDIFHeader HDMI_SPDIF header providing 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA see p 10 No 26 card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connect...

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 SATA O...

Page 25: ...to the eSATAII connector that you connect the SATA data cable Connect the SATA data cable to the red SATAII connector SATAII_RED PORT 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 red SATAII connector SATAII_RED PORT 1 see p 10 No 12 and the eSATAII connector eSATAII_TOP see p 10 No 34 with a SATA ...

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: ...II 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 RAID 1 or JBOD function you need to install at least 2...

Page 29: ...oped 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 install...

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: ...RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mo...

Page 33: ...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 Reboot system now Press any key to continue Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive Select your required item on the list according to the mode you cho...

Page 34: ...t With RAID 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions Functions Functions Functions Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Please ...

Page 35: ...ontaining the NVIDIA RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the drivers will be presented Select the drivers to install The drivers are as below 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit With 64 bit With 64 bit Wit...

Page 36: ... 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 8 for the possible overclocking risk before y...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...3 1 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 T...

Page 39: ...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 Enhanced Halt State Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum 0 75 Hershey Enabled Enabled Auto Enabl...

Page 40: ...atibility 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 Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled Enhanced Halt State This item only appears when you ins...

Page 41: ...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 Item C...

Page 42: ...ions Auto 1T 2T and 3T The default value is Auto TRWTTD Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T 8T and 9T The default value is Auto TWRRD Use this to adjust TWRRD values Configuration options Auto 0T 1T 2T and 3T The default value is Auto TWRWR Use this to adjust TWRWR values Configuration options Auto 1T 2T and 3T The default value is Auto TRDRD Use this to a...

Page 43: ...ture If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio 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 HD Audio If you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows VistaTM logo test please disable this option Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus sc...

Page 44: ...he 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 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 45: ...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 setting of this item after OS installation If you install SATA SATAII device on eSATAII port and plan to make a floppy i...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 PCIPnP Configuration Setting wrong values in this section may cause the...

Page 48: ...rt OnBoard MIDI Port Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled 378 ECP EPP 1 9 DMA3 IRQ7 Enabled Disabled 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 Conf...

Page 49: ...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 OnBoard Game P...

Page 50: ...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 the status of the hardware on...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ... 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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