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2. 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 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 appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 60 NOTE If you select AHCI mode in the BIOS setup and plan to install OS on your system after the final BIOS DOS boot time there will be a string shown as below Press Space
3. PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111C Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel UO ASRock DVI I O Plus 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA D Sub Port 1 x VGA DVI D Port 6 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 Port HD Audio Jack Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 6 x Serial ATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 7 1 x ATA133 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1x IR header 1x COM port header CPU Chassis FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 8 BIOS Feature 8Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU DRAM NB Voltage Multi adjustment Supports Smart BIOS Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 9 Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 10 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 11 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 12 Boot Failure Guard B F G ASRock AM2 Boost ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12 5 see CAUTION
4. CPU Frequency Divider 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 45 CPU Voltage This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item NB 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 NB Voltage This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU It allows you to adjust the value of NB voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set one of the standard values as listed 200 MHz DDR2 400 266 MHz DDR2 533 333 MHz DDR2 667 and 400MHz DDR2 800 If you adopt Phenom CPU there is one more option 533MHz DDR2 1066 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK
5. HD DVD Films in Our Lab Test DVD Film Name Format Producer Type Blu ray SWORDFISH VC 1 WB DVD UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION MPEG 2 SONY THE LAST STAND MPEG 4 AVC FOX SPEED MPEG 4 AVC FOX CASINO ROYALE MPEG 4 AVC SONY THE LEAGUE OF MPEG 4 AVC FOX EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN HD KING KONG VC 1 UNIVERSAL DvD NEW ORLEANS CONCERT MPEG 2 WEA ONE SIX RIGHT MPEG 2 TERWILLIGER THE INTERPRETER MPEG 4 AVC UNIVERSAL MPEG 4 AVC mentioned above refers to the same format of H 264 Above passed films are tested under below configuration Items Configurations CPU AMD Athlon X2 3600 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI D port Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533 1GB x 2 OS Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra Version 3730 or above DVD Player Pioneer BDR 101A LG GBW H10N BD HP _HD100 HD DVD 12 1 6 Motherboard Layout DJ o o kwon 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 23 4 5 6 24 4cm 9 6 in F Papa al 9 Es SS e E S lt 3 e 2 EN vo HIEMER A z amp Ss HIR S 3 SS RIBIBIE R x ETE
6. DDRIII DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 I 00 09 Tue 07 08 2008 A780FullHD P1 0 AMD Athlon tm 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800 64bit 2400MHz 40F32 62 256KB 2048KB 1024MB with 128MB shared memory Single Channel Memory Mode 1024MB 266MHz DDRII533 None None None Security Exit Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 41 3 3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Exit system setup after saving the changes Load BIOS Defaults F10 key can be used Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA for this operation Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration
7. PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 Green Serial Port Connector COM1 1 7 ASRock DVI I O Plus 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 7 7 Microphone Pink 2 VGA D Sub Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 3 VGA DVI D Port 9 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 4 RJ 45 Port 10 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 5 Line In Light Blue 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 Front Speaker Lime To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a 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 on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox Click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or ACHT and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system 14 2 Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 4 cm x 24 4 cm motherboard Before y
8. Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 14 1 step 2 on page 35 STEP 3 Install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system After step 1 2 3 you can start to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform for Windows XP or AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 platform for Windows XP 64 bit 37 Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen gt IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system 2 15 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen
9. install 4 SATA SATAII hard disks 31 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII Devices in RAID AHCI mode AMD SB700 south bridge chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed 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 Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 32 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug feature carefully Before 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 SA
10. 13 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature Sensing Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore 7 os Microsoft Windows XP XP Media Center XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE Microsoft WHQL Certificated For detailed product information please visit our website http Avww asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 39 for details 2 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 17 for proper installation 3 Whether 1066MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR2 1066 memory module on this motherboard please refer to the memory support list on our w
11. All Cores Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference North Bridge Maximum Frequency This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU It will display North Bridge Maximum Frequency for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability 44 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration If AUTO multiplier and AM2 Boost Disabled voltage will be left at the Overclock Mode Auto rated frequency voltage If CPU Frequency MHz 200 Manual multiplier and PCIE Frequency MHz 100 voltage will be set based Spread Spectrum Auto on User Selection in Setup Boot Failure Guard Enabled Cool n Quiet Auto Secure Virtual Machine Enabled L3 Cache Allocation BSP Only Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Memory Clock Auto Exit Flexibility Option Disabled Processor Maximum Frequency x15 0 3000 MHz Processor Maximum Voltage 400 V Processor Frequency x9 0 1800 MHz Processor Voltage 1 350 V v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Processor Frequency This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU This item will show
12. Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature 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 in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Configuration options PCI Onboard and PCI Express Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB OnBoard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio in AMD 780G GFX Engine Clock Override This allows you to enable or disable the GFX Engine Clock Override feature GFX Engine Clock This option only appears when you enable GFX Engine Clock Override The default value is 500 Surround View This allows you to enable or disable the Surround View feature or Hybrid CrossFirex feature 48 CPU NB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency Configuration options Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1000 MHz If you adopt Phenom CPU the configuration options are Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz 1000 MHz 1800 MHz 2000 MHz 2200 MHZ 2400
13. C for the display icon identified by the number three and four 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another 21 HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertain ment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP
14. Cable can be connected to the SATA Optional SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard 26 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable S A Optional connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB 2 0 Headers Besides six default USB 2 0 9 pin USB8_9 PIPES ports on the I O panel there are see p 13 No 23 vr two USB 2 0 headers on this we i Ge motherboard Each USB 2 0 N parte header can support two USB USB_PWR R 2 0 ports 9 pin USB6_7 ae see p 13 No 21 E DUMMY O 1 Q leno P 6 P 6 USB_PWR Infrared Module Header ii This header supports an 5 pin IR1 L pum optional wireless transmitting see p 13 No 28 and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 see p 13 No 27 This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 13 No 26 GND PRESENCE MIC_RET OUT_RET O This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the
15. Dual Channel A DDRII_1 and DDRII_2 Yellow slots see p 13 No 8 or identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDRII_3 and DDRII_4 Orange slots see p 13 No 9 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR2 DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots You may 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 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots 1 Ifyou want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of yellow slots DDRII_1 and DDRII_2 or in the set of orange slots DDRII_3 and DDRII_4 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR2 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to acti vate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 Ifa pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDRII_1 and DDRII_3 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology
16. IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 14 1 step 2 on page 35 STEP 3 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit OS on your system When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive and click the Load Driver button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD AHCI drivers AMD AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 1386 For Windows Vista OS AMD64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 38 2 16 Untied Overclocking Technology This mo
17. Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active CD DVD This is used for IDE CD DVD drives ARMD This is used for IDE ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk gt 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user 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 writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices 52 SMART Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Get Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE h
18. MHz and 2600 MHz The configuration options depend on the CPU you adopt CPU NB Link Width This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link width Configuration options Auto 8 Bit and 16 Bit DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options Auto 1 80V 1 85V 1 90V 1 95V 2 00V 2 05V 2 15V and 2 20V The default value is Auto Chipset Core Voltage Use this to select Chipset Core voltage Configuration options Auto 1 1V and 1 2V The default value is Auto PCIE Voltage Use this to select PCIE voltage Configuration options Auto 1 8V and 1 9V The default value is Auto 49 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto detect or disable the STR feature Repost Video on STR Resume No Away Mode Support Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Select Screen Select Item ACPI HEET Table Disabled heres am General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled the function Repost Video on STR Resume will be hidden
19. Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume STR refers to suspend to RAM Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows XP Media Center OS The default value is Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers H Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode 50 RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification 3 4 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure onboard IDE Configuration serial ATA SS controller SATA Operation Mode IDE gt IDE1 Master Hard Disk gt IDE1 Slave Not Detected Not Detected
20. and pin 4 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 3 and pin 4 HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool a DOS bootable tool for changing various ATA features Please visit HITACHI s website for details http www hitachigst com hdd support download htm 4 The above examples are just for your reference For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same Please visit the vendors website for the updates 30 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB700 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk If you plan to use RAID 0 or RAID 1 function you need to install at least 2 SATA SATAII hard disks If you plan to use RAID 10 function you need to
21. key to skip or other key to continue Please ignore the instruction on the screen Please do not press Space key at this moment Otherwise the AHCI ROM will not initiate your SATA HDD and the OS installation may fail 61
22. may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration p IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration p Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 3 4 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration If AUTO multiplier and AM2 Boost Disabled voltage will be left at the Overclock Mode Auto rated frequency voltage If CPU Frequency MHz 200 Manual multiplier and PCIE Frequency MHz 100 voltage will be set based Spread Spectrum Auto on User Selection in Setup Boot Failure Guard Enabled Cool n Quiet Auto Secure Virtual Machine Enabled L3 Cache Allocation BSP Only Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Memory Clock Auto S Load Defaults Flexibility Option Disabled Save and Exit CAS Latency CL Auto Exit TRCD Auto Processor Maximum Frequency x15 0 3000 MHz Processor Maximum Voltage 1 400 V v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc AM2 Boost This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU If you set this option to Enabled you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function which will improve the memory performance The default value is Disab
23. monitor function on this motherboard HD DVD disc the content will be displayed only in one of the two When you playback HDCP protected video from Blu ray BD or monitors instead of both monitors Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal dual VGA output support DVI D and D Sub and the external add on PCI Express VGA card you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 Install the ATI PCI Express VGA card on PCIE1 slot Please refer to page 19 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port And connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port 20 3 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt to enter BIOS setup Enter Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of VGA D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the BIOS setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a
24. multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one two three and four For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through
25. panel wire on the chassis must support HDA 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 A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L 27 C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You dont need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled F Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Click Audio I O select Connector Settings ee choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Click the right top Folder icon Vi choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK G To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Please select Front Mic as default record device If you want to hear your voice through front mic please deselect Mute icon in Front Mic of Playback portion For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the Front Mic Tab in the Realtek
26. 4 It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDR2 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 5 If you adopt DDR2 1066 memory modules on this motherboard it is recommended to install them on DDRII_3 and DDRII_4 slots 17 Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect 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 DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 18 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE slots PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards PCIE2 PCIE x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched
27. 64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation 36 NOTE1 If you install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete or rebuild RAID functions on SATA SATAII HDDs you still need to set up SATA Operation Mode to RAID in BIOS first Then please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide NOTE2 Currently if you install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit on IDE HDDs and there are no SATA SATAII device used please set up SATA Operation Mode to non RAID in BIOS 2 15 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B
28. ASRock A780FullHD User Manual Version 1 0 Published July 2008 Copyright 2008 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed 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 be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the po
29. ATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 33 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss EH Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end OI Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector ES Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Sd Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII HDD the SATA SATAII HDD SATA power cable 1x4 pin power connector White 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 Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss See Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII HDD side 34 2 13 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 14 Inst
30. Auto TRDRD This option appears only when you adoptAM2 CPU Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK and 5CLK The default value is Auto MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options Auto 2T 1T The default value is Auto Addr Cmd Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for Addr Cmd Fine Delay feature Configuration options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto CS ODT Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for CS ODT Fine Delay feature Configuration options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention 47 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings To set DRAM Voltage OnBoard HD Audio Auto Front Panel Auto OnBoard LAN Enabled Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Share Memory Auto OnBoard HDMI HD Audio Disabled GFX Engine Clock Override Disabled Surround View Disabled Select Screen Select Item CPU NB Link Speed Auto Change Option CPU NB Link Width Auto General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select
31. Control panel Click Set Default Device to make the Front Mic as the default record device System Panel Header This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 several system front panel see p 13 No 18 functions Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis 1 4 pin SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER speaker to this header DUMMY see p 13 No 19 DUMMY 5V Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan GND e 3 pin CHA_FAN1 12V cable to this connector and CHA_FAN_SPEED see p 13 No 20 match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan 1 Jot enD r 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 el x cable to this connector and 3 dor CPU_FAN_SPEED see p 13 No 4 4 CH FAN SPEED_CONTROL match the black wire to the ground pin 28 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 Pin 1 3 Connected d 3 Pin Fan Installation j ATX Power Connector 2e pm Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 13 No 3 ee 1 B Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector GR it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply
32. IOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Options s Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Would you like to save current setting user defaults Save Ist User Defaults Load Ist User Defaults K Select Screen dck Select Item sae on User eae Enter Go to Sub Screen oad 2nd User Defaults General Help Save 3rd User Defaults Dead Defaults Load 3rd User Defaults SE Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK to discard all changes Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 59 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems XP XP Media Center XP 64 bit Vista Vista
33. MD2 S Currently RADEON HD2400XT series graphics cards are only supported with AMD Phenom CPU Please visit our website for the future driver update and the latest information Enjoy the benefit of ATI Hybrid CrossFirex Step 1 Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE1 slot green For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 2 Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI Express graphics card on PCIE1 slot Step 3 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt to enter BIOS setup Enter Advanced screen and enter Chipset Settings Then set the option Surround View to Enabled Step 4 Boot into OS Please remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system Step 5 Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card Step 6 Restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar Bras ATI Catalyst Control Center 23 Step Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View click CrossFire and then select the option Enable CrossFire Enable CrossFire Step 10 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireX feature Hybrid CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of A
34. NEE k 2 2 2 2 cel Si SIBBE use2o d 2 d 2 d pe Ze an DIS Gigabit LA ES vse20 LE ese Busey ra AMD Roy d Ge 780G SSA WI Chipset aco 0 DCH 32 a lala PCI d H F EXPRESS Pav PCIE1 31 cmos Gi BATTERY 1 30 PCIE2 AMD SB700 E 2 sie Chipset 3 29 PCN 4 5g A780FulIHD l4 27 TEN PCI2 6 7 25 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 Northbridge Controller AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket CPU Heatsink Retention Module 2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Slots Dual Channel A DDRII_1 DDRII_2 Yellow 2x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Slots Dual Channel B DDRII_3 DDRII_4 Orange Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue Fifth SATAII Connector SATAII_5 PORT4 SPI Flash Memory 8Mb Sixth SATAII Connector SATAII_6 PORT5 Third SATAII Connector SATAII_3 PORT2 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII_4 PORT3 Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII_2 PORT1 BE SBBNRBRRBBNRBBSA 13 24 23 22212019 18 Primary SATAII Connector SATAII_1 PORTO System Panel Header PANEL1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue Southbridge Controller USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black Infrared Module Header IR1 PCI Slots PCI1 2 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE2 Green
35. Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Select Screen gt SATAII 6 Not Detected Select Item E Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard SATA Controller feature SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default value of this option is IDE If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID Configuration options AHCI RAID and IDE IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the IDE1 Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of IDE1 Slave as well 51 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master Select the type Ed of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor MAXTOR 6L080J4 Size 80 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 SMART Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode EE Select Item Gees Transfer a Change Option Auto General Help Disabled Load Defaults Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not
36. TA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATAII HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the S
37. TI Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of ATI Hybrid CrossFirex technology please check AMD website for up dates and details 24 2 7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Open The H illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 S Thy and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is tak placed on these 2 pins shig apen Jumper Settin PS2_USB_PW1 13 2 3 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 13 No 1 je of Be el 5VSB standby for PS 2 or 5V 5VSB USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper 13 23 CLRCMOS1 000 COUA see p 13 No 24 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system 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 cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS 1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just fin
38. The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values Configuration options 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 Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK and 5CLK The default value is Auto TRC Use this to adjust TRC values Configuration options 11CLK to 25CLK The default value is Auto 46 TWR Use this to adjust TWR values Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value is Auto TRWTTO This option appears only when you adoptAM2 CPU Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK 6CLK 7CLK 8CLK and 9CLK The default value is Auto TWRRD This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU Use this to adjust TWRRD values Configuration options Auto OCLK 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value is Auto TWRWR This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU Use this to adjust TWRWR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value is
39. U reference clock However we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU DRAM configurations If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled it may not be applicative to your system You may choose to disable this function for keeping the stability of your system 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium 2008 and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows Vista Premium 2008 and Basic logo please follow below table for minimum hardware requirements CPU Sempron 2800 Memory 512MB x 2 Dual Channel Premium 512MB Single Channel Basic 256MB x 2 Dual Channel Basic VGA DX10 with WDDM Driver DVI with HDCP If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows Vista Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 64MB If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows Vista Premium or Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 128MB or above If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard please refer to Premium Discrete requirement at http www asrock com If the onboard VGA supports DVI it must also support HDCP function to qualify for Windows Vista Premium 2008 logo After June 1 2008 all Windows Vista systems are required t
40. Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation 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 configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit OS on your system When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive and click the Load Driver button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD RAID drivers AMD RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 1386 For Windows Vista OS AMD
41. alling Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen gt IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows XP XP 64 bit B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press lt Y gt D Then you will see these messages Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press any key E The system will start to forma
42. ard disk data transfer rate 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ac vancea Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 53 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of a floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable ne a ae or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megat
43. changes and exit 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 Setup Default IDE SATA This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F5 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F3 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup RAID Mode This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F4 key can be used for this operation Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default F6 key can be used for this operation 42 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY EITE Ea Advanced RIIT Boot Security Exit Options for CPU Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections
44. ebsite for the compatible memory modules ASRock website _http www asrock com 4 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows XP and Windows Vista For Windows XP 64 bit and Windows Vista 64 bit with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation 5 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check AMD website for the latest information 6 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration Please refer to page11 and 12 for the minimum hardware requirement and the passed 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD films in our lab test 7 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 30 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly 8 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows Vista 64 bit Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 9 Itis a user friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil 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 of ASRock OC Tuner ASRock website http www asrock com 10 11 12 Featu
45. ecautions 0 00 0 eee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 15 2 1 CPU Installation 00 d 16 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink seese 16 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM sss 17 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 18 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 0sieenseeeseeen 20 2 6 ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Operation Guide 23 2 7 Jumpers Setup oseeeeeeeeeeeeeeen 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installations 222 acdsee Eel coed have tien i eis 31 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 32 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 33 2 13 Driver Installation Guide eee i cecee cece eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenaes 35 2 14 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions 0 000 000 cece eee eee eeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeseeennes 35 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID elle el 35 2 14 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Rule 36 2 15 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 0 ccc eee cece eeee tees teeeeeeeteeeeneeeee 37 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FUNCHONS aia re eria se deed 37 2 15 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID ellene 38 2 16 Untied Overclocking Technology
46. et 60 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock A780FullHD motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD updated the content of this manual will 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 CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website _http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock A780FullHD Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 4 cm x 24 4 cm 1 x ASRock A780FullHD Quick Installation Guide 2 x ASRock A780FullHD Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 80 conductor 1 x 3 5 in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 1 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional 1 x Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Opt
47. evice 4th Boot Device ist Floppy Device HDD PM HDS722580VL CD DVD 3S CD ROM C USB gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives SE Select Screen qi Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration To enable or disableithe boot from network feature Bootup Num Lock Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 57 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Security Install or Change the password SS Select Screen tt Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 58 3 8 Exit Screen B
48. in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 22 2 6 ATIM Hybrid CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports ATI Hybrid CrossFirex feature ATI Hybrid CrossFireX brings multi GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD 780G integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly fast frame rates Currently ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Technology is only supported with Windows Vista OS and is not available with Windows XP OS In the future ATI Hybrid CrossFireX may be supported with Windows XP OS Please visit our website for updated information What does an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system include An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system includes an ATI Radeon 2400 or ATI Radeon 3450 series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD 780G integrated chipset all operating in a Windows Vista environment Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATI Hybrid CrossFirex For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics cards please visit our website for further information Vendor Chipset Model Driver ATI RADEON X2400PRO MSI RX2400 PRO TD256EH Catalyst 8 47 RADEON HD2400XT POWERCOLOR HD2400 XT Catalyst 8 47 256MB DDR3 RADEON HD3450 POWERCOLOR AX3450 Catalyst 8 47 256
49. ional 1 x ASRock DVI I O Plus I O Shield 1 2 Specifications Platform Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 4 cm x 24 4 cm Solid Capacitor for CPU power CPU Support for Socket AM2 AM2 processors AMD Phenom FX Phenom Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processor Supports CPU up to 140W AMD LIVE Ready Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology FSB 2600 MHz 5 2 GT s Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Hyper Transport 3 0 HT 3 0 Technology Chipset Northbridge AMD 780G Southbridge AMD SB700 Memory Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 4x DDR2 DIMM slots Support DDR2 1066 800 667 533 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 1x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot green x16 mode 1x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Supports ATI Hybrid CrossFirex Graphics Integrated AMD RV610 graphics DX10 class iGPU Pixel Shader 4 0 Max shared memory 512MB see CAUTION 5 Dual VGA Output support DVI D and D Sub ports by independent display controllers Supports HDCP function with DVI D port Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback see CAUTION 6 Audio 5 1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio ALC662 Audio Codec LAN
50. ish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action 25 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place 4 jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Floppy Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 13 No 25 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 13 No 10 connect the blue end C anu connect the black end to the motherboard y to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These six Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 PORTO connectors support SATAII see p 13 No 17 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_5 SATAII_6 SATAII_2 PORT1 PORTA PORTS storage devices The current see p 13 No 16 T T T 7 SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_3 PORT2 SATAIL3 SATAIL_4 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate see p 13 No 14 PORT2 PORT3 SATAII_4 PORT3 I see p 13 No 15 SATAIL_5 PORTA SATAIL1 SATAI 3 see p 13 No 11 PORTO PORT1 SATAII_6 PORTS see p 13 No 13 Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data
51. led Please refer to cau tion 13 on page 9 for details 43 Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto CPU PCIE Sync CPU PCIE Async and Optimized CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Secure Virtual Machine This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Con figuration options Enabled and Disabled L3 Cache Allocation This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU The default value is BSP Only Configuration options BSP Only and
52. o meet above minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows Vista Premium 2008 logo 10 1 4 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD Playback Support 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration Please refer to below table for the minimum hardware requirement CPU AMD Athlon X2 3600 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI D port Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533 1GB x 2 Suggested OS Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 If you need to use CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra version 7 3 we suggest to disable Hardware Acceleration function for better playback performance and compatibility After executing CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program please follow below steps to disable Hardware Acceleration function A Right click the main page of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program B Click Configuration C Select Video D Click Enable hardware acceleration ATI Avivo to remove the V mark in this item E Click OK to save the change Currently 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback is only supported under Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS If you install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS the function of 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback is not available please visit our website for AMD 780G VGA driver update in the future ASRock website http www asrock com 11 Passed 1080p Blu ray BD
53. off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws 19 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal dual VGA output support DVI D and D Sub you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D and D Sub to support dual VGA output so that DVI D and D sub can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Please connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port And connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port VGA D Sub port VGA DVI D port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots If you haven t installed onboard VGA driver yet please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer Then you can start to use dual
54. ou install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to en sure that the motherboard fits into it Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is 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 socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 15 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle Step 2 Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 Carefully insert the CPU into the socke
55. please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 Q DO 20 see p 13 No 2 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector Failing to do so will cause power up failure Serial port Header RRXD1 DDTR 1 i DDSR 1 9 pin COM1 ICCTS 1 see p 13 No 32 1 ojojo TRRI 1 RRTS 1 GND TIXD1 DDCD 1 29 This COM1 header supports a serial port module 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode which operate with the best performance In order to enable SATAII function please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance otherwise your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital HEEN AR eg 8 6 4 2 Se E 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 and pin 6 SAMSUNG 75311 i aielai If pin 3
56. rends Inc OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 DES IRQ4 DES IRQ3 Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 54 3 4 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support BIOS Setup Only Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of 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 Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS Setup Only The default value is BIOS Setup Only Please refer to below descriptions for the 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 setup when Disabled is selected If yo
57. ring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings The voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle In other words it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency 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 of Intelligent Energy Saver ASRock website http www asrock com Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology If you enable this function in the BIOS setup the memory performance will improve up to 12 5 but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt Enabling this function will overclock the chipset CP
58. ssibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in California USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents Ti It Le Te BE 5 1 1 Package Contents vai sneha tie sds 5 T2S e EE 6 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium 2008 and Basic LOGO ccscceeeeeeceeeeeeeeteeeeeeeaees 10 1 4 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD Playback Support 0 c ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeneeess 11 1 5 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD Films Which Pass Our Lab Test 12 1 6 Motherboard Layout cccccecceeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeseneeeeeaes 13 1 7 ASROCK DVI I O Eine ed LS deed 14 Se INSTON OOM iiini naiaiaee 15 Pre installation Pr
59. t the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 3 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 configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 35 STEP 4 Install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system After step 1 2 3 you can start to install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform for Windows XP or AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 platform for Windows XP 64 bit NOTE If you install Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete or rebuild RAID functions on SATA SATAII HDDs you still need to set up SATA Operation Mode to RAID first Then please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 14 2 Installing Windows
60. t until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins Step 4 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Lever 90 Up STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner Small The Socket Lever Triangle 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fas tened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see Page 13 No 4 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 16 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR2 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR2 DIMM pair in
61. therboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE buses Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from Auto to 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 4 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 39 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button 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 for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The
62. top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 40 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s lt gt tay lt Enter gt lt F1 gt lt F9 gt lt F10 gt lt ESC gt Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items To bring up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Smart Advanced H WMonitor Boot System Overview System Date BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Microcode Update L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory
63. u have USB compatibility issue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS BIOS Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup 55 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY VET MNI E CIE H W Monitor Security Exit Seed Enable Disable Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Temperature 37 C 98 F M B Temperature 31 C 87F CPU Fan Speed 3400 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 629V 3 30V 3 306V 5 00V 5 067V Select Screen 12 00V 11 890V Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan Configuration options Disabled and Enabled The default value is Disabled You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4 pin CPU fan 56 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot D
64. when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Processor Voltage This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Processor Target Frequency This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item North Bridge Target Frequency This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the 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

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