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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
3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ........................................... 19
3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 19
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 19
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 20
3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 20
3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 21
3.3.1 CPU Configuration ................................................. 21
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 22
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ............................................... 24
3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 25
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 27
3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 28
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 28
3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 30
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 30
3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 31
3.5.1 Boot Setting Configuration .................................... 31
3.5.2 Boot Device Priority ............................................... 32
3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 32
3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 33
