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CAUTION!
1.
About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please refer to section
3.4.1(page 23)
2.
This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you
implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the instal-
lation guide of memory modules in section 2.3 (page 13) for proper installation.
3.
Due to chipset and CPU limitation, the actual memory size might be less
than 4GB for the reservation of system usage under Windows
®
XP, Win-
dows
®
Vista
TM
.
4.
The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is
subject to change. Please check Intel
®
website for the latest information.
5.
Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read “SATAII
Hard Disk Setup Guide” in section 2.8 (page 18) to adjust your SATAII hard disk
drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connec-
tor directly.
6.
Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ XP SP1 or SP2.
7.
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This
convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without
entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows
®
. With this utility,
you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to BIOS setup
menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the
new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can
update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy
diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB
flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system.
