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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................... 5
1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5
1.2 Specifications ............................................................................ 6
1.3 Motherboard Layout ................................................................... 8
1.4 ASRock I/O Plus
TM
..................................................................... 9
2 Installation ...................................................... 10
Pre-installation Precautions ................................................................ 10
2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 11
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ....................................... 11
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 12
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots) ....................................... 13
2.5 Jumpers Setup ........................................................................... 14
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................................ 15
2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation .................................. 18
2.8 Making An SATA Driver Diskette ............................................... 19
3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ........................................... 20
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 20
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................ 20
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................................. 21
3.2 Main Screen ............................................................................... 21
3.3 Advanced Screen ....................................................................... 22
3.3.1 CPU Configuration ........................................................... 22
3.3.2 IDE Configuration ........................................................... 23
3.3.3 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 25
3.3.4 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 25
3.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration ....................................... 26
3.3.6 ACPI Configuration ......................................................... 27
3.3.7 USB Configuration .......................................................... 28
3.4 PCIPnP Screen .......................................................................... 29
3.5 Boot Screen ............................................................................... 29
3.5.1 Boot Setting Configuration ............................................... 30
3.5.2 Boot Device Priority ......................................................... 30
3.6 Security Screen ......................................................................... 31
3.7 Chipset Screen .......................................................................... 31
3.7.1 North Bridge Configuration ............................................... 32
3.7.1.1 Memory Configuration ....................................... 32
3.7.2 South Bridge Configuration .............................................. 33
3.7.3 AGP Configuration ........................................................... 34
3.7.4 HyperTransport Configuration .......................................... 35
3.8 Exit Screen ................................................................................. 36