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K10N78hSLI-GLAN

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published April 2008

Summary of Contents for K10N78HSLI-GLAN

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...

Page 3: ...Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 2 8 HDMI_SPDIF Header ConnectionGuide 26 2 9 eSATAII Interface Introduction 27 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 30 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Dis...

Page 4: ...guration 51 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 53 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration 54 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 54 3 3 8 USB Configuration 55 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 56 3 5 Boot Screen 57 3 5...

Page 5: ...s 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 h...

Page 6: ...67 533non ECC un bufferedmemory see CAUTION 4 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 5 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot green x16 mode 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots Supports...

Page 7: ...2 3 1 Support CPU DRAM Chipset Core HTT Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 12 Intelligent Energy Saver se...

Page 8: ...tation 6 Hybrid SLITM feature should depend on the driver from NVIDIA and it may be updated in the future As long as we have the latest Hybrid SLITM driver we will update it to our website Please visi...

Page 9: ...without sacrificing computing performance To use Intelligent Energy Saver function please enable Cool n Quiet option in the BIOS setup in advance Please visit our website for the operation procedures...

Page 10: ...ium 2008 and Basic Logo Premium 2008 and Basic Logo Premium 2008 and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Premium 2008 and Basic...

Page 11: ...RT1 31 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE2 White 14 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue 32 PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE1 Green 15 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue 33 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 16 SATAII Connector SATAII_1 PORT0...

Page 12: ...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...

Page 13: ...s 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 socke...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...ay 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...

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...skExpress function on this motherboard please install ASRock PCIE_DE card on PCIE3 slot Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion c...

Page 18: ...ling NVIDIA Hybrid SLITM enabled graphics card into NVIDIA Hybrid SLITM enabled motherboard allows you to enjoy additive performance Minimum System Configuration for Hybrid SLI Minimum System Configur...

Page 19: ...pset Default Step 4 Boot into OS Install Hybrid SLITM driver from our support CD to your system Hybrid SLITM driver is in the following path of ASRock support CD There are two ASRock support CD in the...

Page 20: ...higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 11 No 9 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as...

Page 21: ...into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 11 No 8 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATA II Connectors These six...

Page 22: ...s header supports WiFi AP 15 pin WIFI E function with ASRock see p 11 No 27 WiFi 802 11g or WiFi 802 11n module an easy to use wireless local area network WLAN adapter It allows you to create a wirele...

Page 23: ...A to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below...

Page 24: ...1 No 21 Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan 3 pin CHA_FAN1 cable to this connector and see p 11 No 22 match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan...

Page 25: ...erial port module see p 11 No 34 CCTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 DDCD 1 TTXD1 GND RRTS 1 RRI 1 1 12 1 24 13 io C B GND 5V SPDIFOUT blue black blue black GND SPDIFOUT blue black GND SPDIFOUT A HDMI_SPDIFCab...

Page 26: ...r 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 whi...

Page 27: ...acilitating 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 AHCI or R...

Page 28: ...cable to the orange SATAII connector SATAII_6 PORT5 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 ora...

Page 29: ...29 29 29 29 29 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 30: ...k 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...

Page 31: ...l 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 S...

Page 32: ...oped thru a joint industry effort AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...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...

Page 35: ...Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID...

Page 36: ...Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system...

Page 37: ...64 bit With RAID F F F F Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1...

Page 38: ...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...

Page 39: ...t PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Un...

Page 40: ...ton 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 fo...

Page 41: ...Megatrends Inc 17 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each nav...

Page 42: ...nfiguration 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 Sc...

Page 43: ...e AMD s Cool n QuietTM technology The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows VistaTM and want to enable this function please set this item to Enab...

Page 44: ...ay adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Screen Select Ite...

Page 45: ...e value of this item CPU Frequency Multiplier This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Freq...

Page 46: ...s Auto 2 4CLK and 3 5CLK The default value is Auto TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto 5CLK to 18CLK The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values Configurat...

Page 47: ...to the onboard HDAudio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged TWRWR This option appears only when you adoptAM2 CPU Use this to adjust TWRWR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK 2CLK and 3CL...

Page 48: ...e Optimize If you adopt NVIDIA Hybrid SLITM enabled graphics card and select Optimize Hybrid SLITM function will be enabled auto matically and the onboard GPU core shader clock will be in overclocking...

Page 49: ...oltage Use this to select chipset core voltage Configuration options Auto 1 10V 1 15V 1 20V and 1 25V The default value is Auto HT Voltage Use this to select HT voltage Configuration options Auto 1 20...

Page 50: ...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 sus pend to RAM Away Mode Support Use this item to en...

Page 51: ...ATA 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 sele...

Page 52: ...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 writ...

Page 53: ...ing 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...

Page 54: ...led 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy driv...

Page 55: ...f USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options...

Page 56: ...on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to control the CPU fa...

Page 57: ...lect 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 Disabl...

Page 58: ...r 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...

Page 59: ...en 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 Disca...

Page 60: ...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 ap...

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