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ALiveNF5SLI-1394

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published August 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: ...d 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 and eSATAII Devices 34 2 13 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 35 2 14 Driver Installation Guide 37 2 15 Install...

Page 4: ...on 51 3 3 8 USB Configuration 52 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 53 3 5 Boot Screen 54 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 54 3 6 Security Screen 55 3 7 Exit Screen 56 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 57 57 57 57 57 4 1 Install Operating System 57 4 2 Support CD Information 57 4 2 1 Running Support CD 57 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 57 ...

Page 5: ... this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Package Contents Package Contents Package Contents Package Contents Package Content...

Page 6: ...SRock 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 White 2 x PCI Express x8 slots Yellow for NVIDIA SLITM only 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 3 x PCI slots Supports NVIDIA SLITM see CAUTION 7 Audio 7 1 CH Windows VistaTM Premium Level Superior Audio C Media CM6501 Audio...

Page 7: ...or 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 11 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 Ambient Tempera...

Page 8: ... 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 choose to disable this function for keeping the stability of your system 7 This m...

Page 9: ...et above minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows VistaTM Premium 2007 logo To submit Windows VistaTM logo it is recommended to use the OS embedded audio driver for audio function test 9 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 32 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA ha...

Page 10: ...GX2 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 we...

Page 11: ...394 eSATAII_TOP PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE1 SLI XFIRE_PWR1 JR1 JL1 1394a USB2 0 Hub AU6254 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 19 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Blue 2 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 20 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 3 SLI XFIRE Power Connector 21 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 22 System Panel Header PANEL1 5 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 23 Infrared Module Header IR1 6 NVIDIA nForce 5...

Page 12: ...l 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 Output Channels Front 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 If you install Windows VistaTM or VistaTM 64 bit OS please correctly select the chann...

Page 13: ...r 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 groun...

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 improv...

Page 15: ... You 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 opti...

Page 16: ...DIMM 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 ful...

Page 17: ...ITM function only It is not recommended to install other graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots and we do not guarantee that your graphics cards can work successfully under this situation 2 You can only choose to use either PCIE3 slot or PCIE2 PCIE4 slot on this motherboard If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card to this motherboard please install it to PCIE3 slot Installing an expan...

Page 18: ...y Download 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 beca...

Page 19: ...After 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 ...

Page 20: ...perties 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: ...nd 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: ...11 No 28 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 11 No 17 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...

Page 23: ...r IDE device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_BLACK PORT 1 0 connectors support SATA data see p 11 No 12 cables for internal storage SATAII_ORANGE PORT 1 1 devices The cu...

Page 24: ...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 USB6_7 ports on the I O panel there are see p 11 No 18 two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 ...

Page 25: ...al Audio Connectors This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 11 No 29 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 front 8 pin AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 11 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...

Page 26: ...IDI_OUT JAB2 JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN 5V JAY GND GND 1 JAX JAB1 5V JBX JBB1 5V ATX 12V Power Connector Please note that it is necessary 4 pin ATX12V1 to connect a power supply with see p 11 No 7 ATX 12V plug to this connector Failing to do so will cause power up failure SLI XFIRE Power Connector It is not necessary to use this 4 pin SLI XFIRE_POWER1 connector but please connect it see p 11 No 3 with a har...

Page 27: ...rd 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 1 GND 5V SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIFHeader HDMI_SPDIF header providing 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA see p 11 No 31 card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA...

Page 28: ...refer to the user manual of HDMI VGA card vendor Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard and the HDMI VGA card white end 2 pin B white end 3 pin C Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of HDMI VGA card or other VGA card Otherwise the motherboard and the VGA card may be damaged For example this picture shows the wrong example of c...

Page 29: ...nsfer 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 and enable the option eSATAII Support Hot Plug function is supported with eSATAII devices Therefore you can insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports while the s...

Page 30: ... shield Connect the SATA data cable to the red SATAII connector SATAII_RED PORT 2 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 2 1 see p 11 No 14 and the eSATAII connector eSATAII_TOP see p 11 No 37 with a SATA data cable first eSATAII connector eSATAII_TOP How...

Page 31: ...3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 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: ...disk 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 u...

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 R...

Page 34: ...nfiguration 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 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 S...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...herefore the drivers you install can work properly If you just want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows VistaTM or Windows VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions you don t have to make 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 V...

Page 38: ...to the floppy diskette STEP 2 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 3 Use RAID 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 in the fo...

Page 39: ...d screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID 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 part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide ...

Page 40: ... button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for 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 t...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...lts 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 Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Memory Clock Flexibility Option CAS Latency CL Auto Auto Disabled x1...

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: ...he default value is Auto TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto 5CLK to 18CLK 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 TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Scre...

Page 45: ...is to adjust TRC values Configuration options 11T to 26T The default value is Auto MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options Auto 2T 1T The default value is Auto Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention ...

Page 46: ...board UAA Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Onboard IEEE 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 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 Configuration optio...

Page 47: ... 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 Power Off is...

Page 48: ...he default value is 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 RAID mode SATA SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID ...

Page 49: ...X 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 transfe...

Page 50: ...porting 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 Ti...

Page 51: ...P Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port 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 6 Floppy 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 ...

Page 52: ...on 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 Gam...

Page 53: ...m 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 ...

Page 54: ...eature 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 ...

Page 55: ... user 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 No...

Page 56: ...Screen 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 Ch...

Page 57: ...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 Drive...

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