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N73PV-GS /

N73PV-S

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published November 2008

Summary of Contents for N73PC-GS -

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: ...18 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 20 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 24 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII H...

Page 4: ...E Configuration 42 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration 44 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration 44 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration 45 3 4 8 USB Configuration 46 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 47 3 6 Boot Screen...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...e CAUTION 3 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Graphics IntegratedNVIDIA GeForce 7100 DX9 0 VGA Pixel Shader 3 0 Max shared memory 256MB see CAUTION 4 Audio...

Page 7: ...see CAUTION 10 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vco...

Page 8: ...urveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows environment Please visit our website for the operation procedures o...

Page 9: ...ATAII_2 SATAII_4 1 LPT1 RoHS DDR2 800 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Chassis Speaker Header 2 775 Pin CPU Socket SPEAKER 1 Purple 3 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i Chipset 16 Print Port Header LPT1 Purple 4...

Page 10: ...g 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...

Page 11: ...s 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherbo...

Page 12: ...d Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degree...

Page 13: ...ft hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal 1 It is rec...

Page 14: ...proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775 LAND CPU Step 1 Apply thermal...

Page 15: ...ect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the D...

Page 16: ...6 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing a...

Page 17: ...to 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...

Page 18: ...stem 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 c...

Page 19: ...four SerialATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 9 No 8 connectors support SATA data SATAII_2 see p 9 No 13 cables for internal storage SATAII_3 see p 9 No 11 devices The current SATAII SATAII_4 see p 9 No 12 i...

Page 20: ...allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 9 No 19 from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card USB 2 0 Headers Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin US4_5 po...

Page 21: ...o Manager For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Click Audio I O select Connector Settings choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK For Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS Click...

Page 22: ...ect anATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 9 No 6 12 1 24 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if yo...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...2 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 SA...

Page 25: ...e 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 26: ...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 27: ...dows 2 15 1 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...

Page 28: ...select A for Windows XP in AHCI mode Please select B for Windows XP 64 bit in AHCI mode 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 Installing Windows 2 15 2 I...

Page 29: ...rty RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA RAIDdriver After reading the floppy disk the drivers will be presented Select the drivers to install The driv...

Page 30: ...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 Installation Guide to set RAID c...

Page 31: ...o CPU PCIE Async Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warni...

Page 32: ...he system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the follow ing BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for refer...

Page 33: ...vigation 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 le...

Page 34: ...2008 Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BI...

Page 35: ...it setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Se...

Page 36: ...uperIO Configuration USB Configuration ACPI Configuration Options for CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exi...

Page 37: ...n utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualization Technology CPU Thermal Throttli...

Page 38: ...ving technology Proces sor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Win...

Page 39: ...uration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA...

Page 40: ...The default value of this feature is Auto Chipset Voltage Use this to select Chipset Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 24V 1 31V 1 375V and 1 42V The default value of this feature is Auto Intellig...

Page 41: ...Check Ready Bit 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 Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the fea...

Page 42: ...hange Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit To enable or disable the on...

Page 43: ...ice such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Mult...

Page 44: ...ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster 32 Enabled Advanced 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Con...

Page 45: ...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...

Page 46: ...he details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and BIOS se...

Page 47: ...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 the critical voltage CPU Quiet Fan This it...

Page 48: ...ts F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Rem...

Page 49: ...4 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7...

Page 50: ...Load 3rd User Defaults 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save conf...

Page 51: ...The Support CD 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...

Page 52: ...full screen mode please follow below steps to adjust the window 1 Right click the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel 2 Click Display and click Change Flat Panel Scaling 3 In the option When usin...

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