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3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.1  Introduction

3.1  Introduction

3.1  Introduction

3.1  Introduction

3.1  Introduction

This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system.

The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run

the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> during

the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST

will continue with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by

pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset 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.

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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 menu bar with the following selections:

Main

To set up the system time/date information

Advanced

To set up the advanced BIOS features

H/W Monitor

To display current hardware status

Boot

To set up the default system device to locate and load the

Operating System

Security

To set up the security features

Exit

To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use <      > key or <      > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar,

and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.

Summary of Contents for ALIVENF6G-GLAN

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 ALiveNF6G GLAN User Manual Version 1 0 PublishedNovember 2007 Copyright 2007 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: ...MI_SPDIF Header ConnectionGuide 23 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 24 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 25 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 25 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 26 2 13 Driver InstallationGuide 28 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit Without RAID Functions 28 2 15 Installing...

Page 4: ... 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 45 3 5 Boot Screen 46 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 46 3 6 Security Screen 47 3 7 Exit Screen 48 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 49 49 49 49 49 4 1 Install Operating System 49 4 2 Support CD Information 49 4 2 1 Running Support CD 49 4 2 2 DriversMenu 49 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 49 4 2 4 Conta...

Page 5: ...nual 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...

Page 6: ...GB 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 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Graphics Integrated NVIDIA GeForce6 class graphics DX9 0 VGA Pixel Shader 3 0 Max shared memory ...

Page 7: ...t Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP Media Center XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE Microsoft WHQL Certificated WARNING Please realize that there is...

Page 8: ... Windows VistaTM For Windows XP 64 bit and Windows VistaTM 64 bit with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation 6 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking 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 Be...

Page 9: ... with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 64MB If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Premium or Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 128MB or above If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard ple...

Page 10: ...II_3 SATAII_4 USB8_9 1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 30 31 NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 Chipset 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 16 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 17 System Panel Header PANEL1 3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 18 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue 4 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 19 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Blue 5 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 20 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 6 2 x 240 pin DDR2 ...

Page 11: ...onnect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting 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 Speake...

Page 12: ...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 13: ... 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 heats...

Page 14: ...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 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: ...ss cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc 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...

Page 17: ... BIOS setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable onboard VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver to your system If you have installed the onboard VGA driver already there is no need to install it again 5 Set up a multi monitor display Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you...

Page 18: ...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 waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CM...

Page 19: ...for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 10 No 15 connectors support SATAII SATAII_2 see p 10 No 21 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_3 see p 10 No 13 storage devices The current SATAII_4 see p 10 No 12 SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA ...

Page 20: ...io Header This is an interface for the front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 10 No 24 convenient connection and control of audio devices USB_PWR USB_PWR P 5 P 5 P 4 P 4 GND GND DUMMY 1 USB_PWR USB_PWR P 7 P 7 P 6 P 6 GND GND DUMMY 1 J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET CD L GND GND CD R CD1 1 USB_PWR P 8 GND DUMMY USB_PWR P 8 GND P 9 P 9 1 IRTX IRR...

Page 21: ...ed 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 Installation Pin 1 3 Connected GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL GND 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED 4 3 2 1 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 E Enter BIOS Set...

Page 22: ... B GND 5V SPDIFOUT blue black blue black GND SPDIFOUT blue black 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 ATX 12V Power Connector Please note that it is necess...

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: ...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 25: ...le to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap F Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SAT T T T TA SA A SA A SA A SA A SAT T T T TAII AII AII AI...

Page 26: ...ocess the SATA SATAII HDDHot 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 SATAII...

Page 27: ... 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 28: ...AII 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 15 2 15 2 15 2 15 2 15 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista 2000 XP XP 64 bit V...

Page 29: ...ase 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 64bit OS on your system After step1 2 3 you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAIDdriver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII...

Page 30: ...RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 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 f...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...7 System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 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...

Page 33: ...onfiguration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO USB Configuration Configuration 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuratio...

Page 34: ...ion in Setup multiplier and voltage 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration AM2 Boost If you set this option to Enabled you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function which will improve the memory performance The default value is Disabled Please refer to caution 8 on page 8 for details Overclock Mode Use this to select Over...

Page 35: ...ltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will 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 adjust the value of this item 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 a...

Page 36: ...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 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 TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration optio...

Page 37: ...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 Configuration options Auto 2T 1T The default value is Auto Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out ...

Page 38: ...board HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Control Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HDAudio Front Panel Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus s...

Page 39: ...pend 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 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 i...

Page 40: ...he default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows VistaTM certification 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard IDE Controller feature OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable ...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel 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 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 IO Configuration Super IO Con...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...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 CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and t...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...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 49: ... 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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