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AM2XLI-eSATA2

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published April 2006

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Page 2: ...y ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed 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...

Page 3: ...17 2 5 Dual Graphics Feature 18 2 6 Dual Graphics XLI Operation Guide 19 2 7 Jumpers Setup 22 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2 9 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 28 2 10 eSATAII Interface Introduction 29 2 11 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 32 2 12 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 33 2 13 Driver Installation Guide 33 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SA...

Page 4: ...xit 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 Operating System 54 4 2 Support CD Information 54 4 2 1 Running Support CD 54 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 54 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 54 4 2 4 Contact Information 54 APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet...

Page 5: ...is 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 Contents 1...

Page 6: ...I800 667 533 Max capacity 8GB Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 3 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express x16 x8 slot 1 x PCI Express x8 slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots Supports Dual Graphics XLI see CAUTION 6 Audio Realtek ALC888 7 1channel CODEC with High Definition Audio LAN Realtek PHY RTL8201CL Speed 10 100 Etherne...

Page 7: ...LI XFIRE 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 Temperature Sensing Monitor Motherboard Temperature Sensing ...

Page 8: ...ard please install it to PCIE2 slot For the information of the compatible Dual Graphics XLI Mode PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for Dual Graphics XLI Mode on page 10 For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 17 7 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio...

Page 9: ... VistaTM TM TM TM TM Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Premium and Basic logo please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement Please adopt the CPU memory and VGA that we suggest CPU Sempron 2800 Memory 512M...

Page 10: ...hics XLI Mode XLI Mode XLI Mode XLI Mode XLI Mode for Windows XP XP 64 bit only Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name Driver Vendor NVIDIA ASUS EN6600 GeForce 6600 81 98 ASUS EN6600GT Series GeForce 6600GT 81 98 ASUS EN6800LE GeForce 6800LE 81 98 ASUS EN6800GT GeForce 6800GT 81 98 ASUS EN7800GTX 2DHTV GeForce 7800GTX 81 98 For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for Dual ...

Page 11: ...ottom MIC IN PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 USB23 1 1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 19 Serial ATAII Connector SATAII_RED 2 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 20 USB 2 0 Header USB23 Blue 3 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 21 USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue 4 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 22 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue 5 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 23 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 6 CPU Heatsink Retention Module ...

Page 12: ...t 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 7 No 4 No 5 No 3 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 com...

Page 13: ...power 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 g...

Page 14: ...ked 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 he...

Page 15: ...slots 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...

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: ... 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 you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard i...

Page 18: ...t value of this feature is to enable PCIE2 slot PCI Express x16 You can also adjust the jumpers according to the below table to enable PCIE2 slot PCI Express x8 and PCIE4 slot PCI Express x 8 In other words you are able to adjust the jumpers to enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics feature Please refer to the table below for the correct jumper settings Function Jumper Settings EnablePCIE2 PCIE x16 De...

Page 19: ...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 Dual Graphics XLI Enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics XLI Enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics XLI Enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics XLI Enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics XLI Step 1 Adjust the jumpers on this motherboard to enable PCIE2 slot PCIE x8 and PCIE...

Page 20: ... system Then reboot your system Step8 Install the graphics card drivers to your system After that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView sys tem tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU feature A Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select nView Desktop Manager and then click nView Pr...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...rs Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 11 No 1 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To sele...

Page 23: ...s Please read eSATAII Interface Introduction on page 29 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures SATAII_BLACK SATAII_ORANGE SATAII_BLUE SATAII_RED eSATA II Connectors These two eSATA II eSATAII_TOP see p 11 No 37 connectors support SATA eSATAII_BOTTOM see p 11 No 38 data cables for external SATAII function The current eSATA II interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate...

Page 24: ... 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 Infrared Module Header This header supports an 5 pin IR1 optional wireless transmitting see p 11 No 25 and receiving infrared module Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 11 No 27 convenient connection...

Page 25: ... 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 MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel D Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Pa...

Page 26: ...this connector see p 11 No 2 HDMI_SPDIFHeader HDMI_SPDIF header providing 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA see p 11 No 28 card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI connector of HDMI VGA card to this header Game Port Header Connect a Game cable to this 15 pin GAME1 header if the Game port bracket see p 11 No 26 is installed HDMI_...

Page 27: ... USB bracket can support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports besides the I O panel Please connect the blue connector on the cable of this USB bracket to the USB 2 0 header USB23 USB45 or USB67 and fasten the USB bracket to the chassis with screws ...

Page 28: ...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 connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to the fan connector of PCI Express VGA card Please r...

Page 29: ...EE 1394 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 How to install e...

Page 30: ...a cable After that both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I O shield are enabled 3 Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I O shield according to the eSATAII port that you enable Please make sure to correctly connect the SATAII and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color so that the eSATAII function will work successfully Connect the SATA d...

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: ...hard 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 Ple...

Page 33: ...ther end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 1 If you plan to use RAID 0 RAID 1 or JBOD functions you need to install at least 2 SATA SATAII hard disks If you plan to use RAID 5 function you need to install at least 3 SATA SATAII hard disks If you plan to use RAID 0 1 function you need to install at least 4 SATA SATAII hard disks If you install 2 eSATAII devices then only RAID 0 RA...

Page 34: ...our support CD 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 installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are ...

Page 35: ...a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press Y STEP5 The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette Once you have the SATA SATAII driver diskette ready you may start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system or you may start to use RAID Instal lat...

Page 36: ... unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions you are allowed to choose non RAID mode or AHCI mode For users who plan to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID and Hot Plug functions please choose non RAID mode However if you plan to i...

Page 37: ... 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 38: ...BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date 00 09 Tue 04 11 2006 Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or...

Page 39: ...U Configuration 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 Configura...

Page 40: ... display Processor Maximum Multiplier for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration...

Page 41: ... when it is set to Enabled CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 and 2 5 TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto 5CLK 6CLK 7CLK 8CLK 9CLK 10CLK 11CLK 12CLK 13CLK 14CLK and 15CLK TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Conf...

Page 42: ...lt value is Auto 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 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 ...

Page 43: ... 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 selecting CPU to NB link width Configuration options Auto 8 BIT and 16 BIT VCCM Voltage This option allows you to set VCCM The default value is Auto Configura tion options High Normal Low and Auto Chipset Core Voltage This option a...

Page 44: ...ports 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 Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is select...

Page 45: ...e default value is Disabled IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the Primary IDE Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of Primary IDE Slave Sec ondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave as well BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrend...

Page 46: ...ser 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 s...

Page 47: ...orting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit 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 48: ...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 49: ...ons Disabled 378 and 278 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel 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 i...

Page 50: ...ble or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc Or you may select 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...

Page 51: ...ct 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 and the boot priority 3 5...

Page 52: ...word 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 Clear User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User P...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...he 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 Menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu s...

Page 55: ...re to install AMD Processor Driver from the Support CD first If you are using Windows 2000 XP operating system please follow the instruction below to enable AMD s Cool n QuietTM technology 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Switch to Classic View for Windows XP only 3 Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select...

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