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ALiveNF7G-HDready

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published July 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: ... Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 19 2 6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide 22 2 7 Jumpers Setup 23 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24 2 9 HDMI_SPDIF Header ConnectionGuide 29 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 30 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 31 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 31 2 13 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Op...

Page 4: ...ration 47 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 49 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 50 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 50 3 3 8 USB Configuration 51 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 52 3 5 Boot Screen 53 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 53 3 6 Security Screen 54 3 7 Exit Screen 55 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 56 56 56 56 56 4 1 Install Oper...

Page 5: ...t of 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 Con...

Page 6: ...ss 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 PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Graphics Integrated NVIDIA GeForce7 Series NV44 DX9 0 VGA Pixel Shader 3 0 Max shared memory 256MB Dual VGA Output support DVI D and D Sub ports by ...

Page 7: ...eader CPU Chassis FAN connector 20 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 4 x USB 2 0 headers support 8 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 ...

Page 8: ...m 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 between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 6 This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology If you enable this function in the BIOS setup the memory performance will improve up to ...

Page 9: ... 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 please refer to Premium Discrete requirement at http www asrock com If the onboard VGA supports DVI it must also support HDCP function to qualify for Windows VistaTM Premium 2007 logo Af...

Page 10: ...lease refer to below table for the minimum hardware requirement CPU AMD Athlon 64X2 5200 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI D port Memory Dual Channel DDRII800 1GB x 2 Suggested OS Windows VistaTM or Windows VistaTM 64 If you need to use CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra version 7 2 or 7 3 we suggest to disable Hardware Acceleration function for better playback performance and compatibility After executing CyberLink...

Page 11: ...4 AVC SONY THE LAST STAND MPEG 4 AVC FOX SPEED MPEG 4 AVC FOX THE LEAGUE OF MPEG 4 AVC FOX EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN HD KING KONG VC 1 UNIVERSAL DVD THE INTERPRETER MPEG 4 AVC UNIVERSAL NEW ORLEANS CONCERT MPEG 2 WEA ONE SIX RIGHT MPEG 2 TERWILLIGER MPEG 4 AVC mentioned above refers to the same format of H 264 Above passed films are tested under below configuration Items Configurations CPU AMD Athlo...

Page 12: ...ouse PS2 Keyboard VGA1 DVI HDCP USB 2 0 T USB2 B USB3 Top IEEE 1394 FRONT_1394 1 34 1 Serial Port Connector COM1 17 USB 2 0 Header USB10_11 Blue 2 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 18 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue 3 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 19 System Panel Header PANEL1 4 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 20 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue 5 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 21 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Blue 6 CPU Heatsink Retention ...

Page 13: ... 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 To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find Mi...

Page 14: ...wer 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 gro...

Page 15: ... 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 impro...

Page 16: ...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 optim...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...ress 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 ca...

Page 19: ...or feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port on the I O panel of this motherboard Connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel of this motherboard 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function provided by VGA DVI D and VGA ...

Page 20: ...iver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below The item names and operation procedures described in this step are under Windows XP environment If you install oth...

Page 21: ...ent that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmi...

Page 22: ...r system Step 3 Reboot your system After you reboot the system the HDMI audio function is available Step 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration B Set the option OnBoard HDMI HD Audio to Auto Step 2 Enter Windows to set up your system manually A Click Start button select Settings and then click Control Panel B Click Hardware and Sound and click Sound C Change...

Page 23: ...and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 12 No 12 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 w...

Page 24: ...nectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 PORT 0 see p 12 No 16 connectors support SATAII SATAII_2 PORT 1 see p 12 No 15 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_3 PORT 2 see p 12 No 23 storage devices The current SATAII_4 PORT 3 see p 12 No 13 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 Opti...

Page 25: ... Connectors This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 12 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 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 12 No 28 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_...

Page 26: ...assis 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 E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Setti...

Page 27: ...No 1 IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394 9 pin FRONT_1394 port on the I O panel there is one see p 12 No 25 IEEE 1394 header FRONT_1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port MIDI_OUT JAB2 JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN 5V JAY GND GND 1 JAX JAB1 5V JBX JBB1 5V CCTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 DDCD 1 TTXD1 GND RRTS 1 RRI 1 1 12V GND 12V 1 RXTPBM_0 GND RXTPAM_0 RXTPBP_0 GND ...

Page 28: ... 12 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 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 p...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ...12 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 AII AII HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII Devices in RAID AHCI mode NVIDIA GeFor...

Page 32: ...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 SAT...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...stem your Windows 2000optical disk is supposed to include SP4 If there is no SP4 included in your disk please visit the below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htm the_integrated_installation_fmay 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Inst...

Page 35: ...o the mode you choose and the OS you install Then press any key E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 3 Install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATAII driver diskette 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 thir...

Page 36: ... Windows Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit Without 64 bit Without 64 bit Without 64 bit Without 64 bit Without RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions If you want to install Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII...

Page 37: ...ID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the drivers will be presented Select the drivers to install The drivers are as below NOTE If you install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete or rebuild RAID functions on SATA SATAII HDDs you still need to set up SA...

Page 38: ... bit With RAID 64 bit With RAID 64 bit With RAID 64 bit With RAID Functions Functions Functions Functions Functions If you want to install Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 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 Use RAID Installati...

Page 39: ... 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 40: ...s Inc 17 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 sc...

Page 41: ...Load Defaults 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 Auto Disabled x11 0 2200 M...

Page 42: ... 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 Architecture can util...

Page 43: ... on this motherboard However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Processor Voltage This item will show when Multiplier Voltage 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 safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Memory Clock T...

Page 44: ...ture OnBoard 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 feature OnBoard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio feature OnBoard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature 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 onboa...

Page 45: ...le 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 Onboard and PCI Express 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 and 1000 MHz CPU NB Link Width This feature allows you sele...

Page 46: ... 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 is Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If...

Page 47: ...ption 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 or disable the OnBoard SATA Controller feature...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ... 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 55: ...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 56: ...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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