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1. lt lt 2 6 ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Operation Guide 27 Jumpers Setup EE EER AA WAA WAA 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors issie see ee ee ee 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks instalation aa 29 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 30 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 31 2 13 Driver Installation Guide ee ke RA ee Re eene 33 2 14 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID FUNCTIONS ees ee ee ee ee RR Re 33 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID FUNGUO NS sid ciety bee Ades ED EER EN HE RR 33 2 14 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions lt w lt 34 2 15 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions w w wwwwammmmamamamzamawawa 35 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FUNCUONS HE rd Besa eR ee nel aii is 35 2 15 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions iese ee ee Re 36 2 16 Untied Overclocking Technology 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ciiir 38 3 1 IntroduEtiON ees Ee EK EE ME EA EK Se SE DE GEE Ke Ke Ee Ee Seg eN ces 38 3 1 1 BIOSMenuBar ees Ese EE SELF ne AEAN 38 3 1 2 Navigation KOSA Akida 39 3 2 Man Screen aa
2. EZ Overclocking A RE ES TE ES Overclocking may cause Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Press Enter damage to your CPU and Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting Press Enter motherboard CPU Configuration It should be done at ee Ge your own risk and Overclock Mode Auto expense CPU Frequency MHz PCIE Frequency MHz Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Enabled Boot Failure Guard Count 3 Advanced Clock Calibration Disabled Select Screen AMD Turbo Core Technology Auto Select Item AMD IO C State Support Enabled Go to Sub Screen CPU Active Core Control Disabled General Help Processor Maximum Frequency x13 5 2700 MHZ Load Defaults North Bridge Maximum Frequency x10 0 2000 MHz Save and Exit 1 Processor Maximum Voltage 325 V Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item 41 Processor Voltage Itallows you to adjust the value of processor voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item NB Freguency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item HT Bus Speed This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus speed Configuration options Auto x1 200MHZ to x8 1600MHz HT Bus Width This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus width Configuraion op
3. 11 10 9 8 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 7 Microphone Pink 2 D Sub Port 8 USB2 0 Ports USB01 DVI D Port 9 USB2 0 Ports USB45 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 There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications ACTILINK SPEED Activity Link LED SPEED LED LED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection LAN Port 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 ee click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or 4CH 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 7 Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo
4. ATI Catalyst Control Center 21 Step 7 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 ATI 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 22 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 illustration ty shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 and ga oka pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on tak these 2 pins angi apen Jumper Settin PS2_USB_PW1 1_2 2 3 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 12 No 2 Dad egg 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper 12 2_3 CLRCMOS1 000 COUA see p 12 No 9 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 tim
5. Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of 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 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 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 mon
6. 880GM LE FX motherboard provides two 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install two identical the same brand speed size and chip type memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology Otherwise it will operate at single channel mode DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 Ifyou install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 1 Itis not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into 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 16 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 inter
7. Boot Security Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB I 00 09 or SHIFT TAB to System Date Tue 10 18 2011 select a field BIOS Version 880GM LE FX P1 0 Processor Type AMD Phenom tm II X3 720 Use or to Processor 64bit configure system Time Processor Speed 2800MHz Microcode Update 100F42 1000086 L1 Cache Size 384KB L2 Cache Size 1536KB ee SEED L3 Cache Size 6144KB Select liem Change Field Total Memory 2048MB Select Field Single Channel Memory Mode General Help DDR3 Al 2048MB 667MHz DDR3 1333 Load Defaults DDR3 BI None 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 39 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker MONGO GO Me AVA IA Boot Security Exit EZ Overclocking Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting Press Enter motherboard CPU Configuration It should be done at RE O your own risk and Overclock Mode Auto expense CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 Spread Spectrum Auto Boot Failure Guard Enabled Boot Failure Guard Count BI Advanced Clock Calibration IDisabled Select Screen AMD Turbo Core Technology Auto Select Item AMD IO C State Support Enabled Go to
8. Click Device advanced settings choose Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system 13 2 Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 7 8 in 24 4 cm x 19 8 cm motherboard Before you 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 motherb
9. Dr LAN Link speed 10Mbps Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Share Memory Auto Select Se Onboard HDMI HD Audio Disabled SEED haga Surround View Disabled WA Option 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 Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the onboard Lan feature Dr LAN This allows you to select LAN Cable Detection function 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 880G Surround View This allows you to enable or disable the Surround View feature or Hybrid CrossFireXTM feature 46 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select
10. KA Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Select Screen Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 56 3 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OCTweaker Advanced H WMonitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options F Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default 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 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 Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY with out saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation L
11. 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 32 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 reguired drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 14 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 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 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 Advanced screen Storage 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
12. Sub Screen CPU Active Core Control Disabled General Help Processor Maximum Frequency x13 5 2700 MHZ Load Defaults North Bridge Maximum Frequency x10 0 2000 MHz Save and Exit Processor Maximum Voltage 1 325 V Exit Multiplier Voltage Change Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting You can use this option to load mGPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your mGPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense CPU Configuration Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configura tion 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 Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count 40 Advanced Clock Calibration This allows you to adjust Advanced Clock Calibration feature The default value is Disabled Configurati
13. UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Secure Virtual Machine Enabled Enhanced Halt State C1E Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology The default value is Enabled Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows 7 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 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 Configuration options Enabled and Disabled Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches 45 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Front Panel Auto OnBoard Lan Enabled gt
14. auto detect or SEE EE ER disable the STR feature Check Ready Bit Auto 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 Sereen Select Item ACPI HPET Table Enabled N Ona 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 Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit 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 If 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
15. sure your OS version is Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit and your browser version is IE8 ASRock website http www asrock com Feature SmartView index asp ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance The performance may depend on the property of the device ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes below benefits LAN Application Prioritization You can configure your application priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latency in Game After setting online game priority higher it can lower the latency in game Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD video and down load files simultaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recom mended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recom mended 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 10 17 EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by Euro pean Unio
16. the CPU_FAN_SPEED R FAN_SPEED_CONTROL ground pin 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 3 Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector 12 py 24 Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 l supply to this connector see p 12 No 8 10 13 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply 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 ES see p 12 No 1 27 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 RRXDI This COM1 header supports a TR 1 9 pin COM1 PER serial port module see p 12 No 34 ilojolololo TRRI 1 RRTS 1 GND TIKDI DDCD 1 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 bes
17. to boot your system 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 format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette 33 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 STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After step 1 2 3 you can start to install Windows XP 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 platfor
18. 40 Athlon II X4 X3 X2 Sempron processors Supports 8 Core CPU Supports AMD OverDrive with ACC feature Advanced Clock Calibration 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 880G Southbridge AMD SB710 Memory Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 1800 0C 1600 0C 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Supports AMD Hybrid CrossFirex Graphics Integrated AMD Radeon HD 4250 graphics DX10 1 class iGPU Shader Modle 4 1 Max shared memory 512MB see CAUTION 5 Dual VGA Output support DVI D and D Sub ports by independent display controllers Supports DVI with max resolution up to 1920x1200 75Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048x1536 85Hz Supports HDCP function with DVI D port Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with DVI D port Audio 5 1 CH HD Audio ALC662 Audio Codec Supports THX TruStudio LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111DL Supports Wake On LAN Supports PKE Rear Panel 1 0 VO Pa
19. 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 36 2 16 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard 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 37 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 or lt Del 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 descrip
20. ASRock 880GM LE FX User Manual Version 1 0 Published October 2011 Copyright 2011 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
21. ATI Radeon 2400 or ATI Radeon 3450 series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD 880G integrated chipset all operating in a Windows Vista 7 environment Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATI Hybrid CrossFireKTM For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics cards please visit our website for further information Vendor Chipset Model Driver ATI RADEON HD2400XT POWERCOLOR HD2400 XT Support CD 8 71 256MB DDR3 RADEON HD3450 POWERCOLOR AX3450 Support CD 8 71 256MD2 S Enjoy the benefit of ATI Hybrid CrossFirex Step 1 Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot blue 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 PCIE2 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 lt P gii Q Can EPN
22. Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Disabled Displays normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM AddOn ROM Display Enabled Logo instead of POST Boot Logo Auto messages Boot From Onboard LAN Disabled Bootup Num Lock On Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled 55 Boot Logo Use this option to select logo in POST screen This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto EuP Scenery and ASRock The default value is Auto 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 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 ET aa TT N CUT LES AT IS TE Security
23. ID 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 install 4 SATA SATAII hard disks 29 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 SB710 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 in
24. IDE1 Slave as well BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master Select the type 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 Asyne DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode pen Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer uto PIO e Ji Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 48 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not 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 se
25. 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 SATA 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 31 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 Sieve Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end AW Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector SIGE Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector EE 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
26. UTILITY NEVI MeL eM Arico Advanced R AAC Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt Storage Configuration p PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration Select Screen gt SuperlO Configuration Select Item gt USB Configuration Go to Sub Screen General Help BIOS Update Utility Load Defaults ASRock Instant Flash 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 ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute ASRock Instant Flash utility the utility will show the BIOS files and their respective information Select the proper BIOS file to update your BIOS and reboot your system after BIOS update process completes 44 3 4 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP
27. a AMD 3 HE 880G Chipset 32 PCIE1 i i Hybrid CrossFire 31 PCIE2 1 2 880GM LE FX 13 wo ASRock PCN AMD ae SB710 29 Chipset 28 ks 17 27 26 25 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper CPU Heatsink Retention Module AM3 CPU Socket 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3 B1 Blue CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue Sixth SATAII Connector SATAIL 6 PORT 5 Fifth SATAII Connector SATAII_5 PORT 4 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII_4 PORT 3 Southbridge Controller Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White System Panel Header PANELI White Third SATAII Connector SATAI 3 PORT 2 Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII_2 PORT 1 12 o BNBRRBUBNB 8BRn28B 23 2221 201918 Primary SATAII Connector SATAI 1 PORT 0 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue SPI Flash Memory 8Mb USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB10_11 Blue Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Infrared Module Header IR1 Print Port Header LPT1 White Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 White Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black PCI Slots PCI1 2 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Blue PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 White Northbridge Controller Serial Port Connector COM1 1 4 I O Panel
28. ator can reduce the num ber of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle In other words it is able to provide exceptional power saving and im prove power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance To use Intelligent Energy Saver function please enable Cool n Quiet op tion in the BIOS setup in advance Please visit our website for the opera tion procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver ASRock website http www asrock com ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press lt F6 gt key during the POST or press lt F2 gt key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system The software name itself OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of OC DNA an exclusive utility developed by ASRock provides a conve nient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating sys tem and simplifies the complicated recording process
29. ction 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 in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 20 2 6 ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports ATI Hybrid CrossFirex feature ATI Hybrid CrossFireX brings multi GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD 880G 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 7 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 4 What does an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system include An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system includes an
30. e 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 CLRCMOS1 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 finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action 23 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 12 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 12 No 10 connect the blue end C MT N connect the black end to the motherboard gt 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 PORT 0 connectors support SATAII see p 12 No 19 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAlI 2 PORT 1 U U Fue storage devices The current se
31. e p 12 No 18 SATAII_4 SATAI 5 SATAII_6 SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_3 PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 PORT5 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate see p 12 No 17 7 F7 SATAII_4 PORT 3 see p 12 No 13 Lu Lu Lu SATAIL 6 PORT 4 SATAN 1 SATAN 2 SATAIL3 see p 12 No 12 PORT 0 PORT 1 PORT 2 SATAII_6 PORT 5 see p 12 No 11 Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA Optional SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard 24 USB 2 0 Headers USB PWR Besides six default USB 2 0 9 pin USB10 11 i hu ports on the I O panel there are see p 12 No 24 GEE 4 ga three USB 2 0 headers on this EF is motherboard Each USB 2 0 GND pih e header can support two USB USB_PWR 2 0 ports 9 pin USB8_9 ee see p 12 No 23 PER DUMMY dolofele leno P 8 P 8 USB_PWR 9 pin USB6_7 USB_PWR see p 12 No 21 P7 n47 GND DUMMY O 1 Oo lend P 6 P 6 USB_PWR Print Port Header APOK This is an interface for print ERROR 25 pin LPT1 PNA y GND port cable that allows see p 12 No 27 t L oJofofo H convenient connection of printer ofofo ofo o Q OJOJOO A SPDS Acka devices SPA DS BUSY spoy DS SLCT Srl ster Infrared Module Header i ey This header supports an 5 pin IR1 5 L 5 optional wireless transmitting see p 12 No 26 MIO and rece
32. e this to adjust TRAS values The default value is Auto Command Rate Use this item to change Command Rate Auto Manual setting Min 1N Max 2N The default is Auto TRC Use this to adjust TRC values The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values The default value is Auto TWR Use this to adjust TWR values The default value is Auto TRFC Use this to adjust TRFC values The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values The default value is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values The default value is Auto TFAW Use this to adjust TFAW values The default value is Auto Chipset Settings Onboard GPU Clock Override This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard GPU Clock Override feature Onboard GPU Clock This option only appears when you enable Onboard GPU Clock Override The default value is 560 mGPU Voltage Use this to select mGPU voltage The default value is Auto 43 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 reguirements 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP
33. face PCIE slots PCIE1 PCIE x1 slot White is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards 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 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 17 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 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the DVI D port on the I O panel And connect the D Sub monit
34. iew see CAUTION 12 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 13 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 14 Hybrid Booster CPU Freguency Stepless Control see CAUTION 15 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 16 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP Media Center XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 17 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 le This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 37 for details This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installa
35. isabled 378 and 278 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port The default value is ECP EPP If this option 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 options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 52 3 4 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable Sey the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB Keyboard Remote Power On Disabled USB Mouse Power On Disabled 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 Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the detai
36. itor 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 7 7 64 bit 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 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 19 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 guality 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 prote
37. iving infrared module GND Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 1 CD1 see p 12 No 29 Us CD1 25 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 12 No 28 5 This is an interface for the front NERESENCE A MIGIRET panel audio cable that allows OUT RET 5 convenient connection and 1 tts control of audio devices ourz J_SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2_L 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the 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 C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t 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 1 0 select Connector Settings ee choo
38. lect 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 S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self 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 hard disk data transfer rate 49 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI PnP Settings PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register 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 50 3 4 6 F
39. loppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of EE EE EE EE EE 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 or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends 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 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 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 51 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it Configuration options D
40. ls 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 you 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 and Windows Linux OS USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote Power On on the system USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse Power On on the system 53 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 MAU AUNA H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Enable Disable Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Quiet Fan Eee EE G Function CPU Temperature 37 C 98 F M B Temperature 27C 80F CPU Fan Speed 4722 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 216V 3 30V 3 248V Select Screen 5 00V 5 136V Select Item 12 00V 12 091V 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 If
41. m for Windows XP or AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 plat form for Windows XP 64 bit NOTE If you install Windows XP 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 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista 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 Advanced screen Storage 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 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 34 NOTE1 If you install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage create con
42. n cates SEE DER a ede ek Eer Ver Ee bee 39 3 3 OC Tweaker Screenin niina ER ES SR Ge Re orien Ge Ge Ek de eek eds 40 34 Advanced Screen iis ME aaa ER ee EEN EG EE Ry OER EER 44 3 4 1 CPU Configuration AA ka 45 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration i ee ek RR Re ee 46 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration ees ee ee Re Re Re ee ee 47 3 4 4 Storage Configuration wwwwwwwwwwmmmmmmammmwaia 48 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration lt lt lt lt lt lt lt w w wmmamemmamwa 50 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration iese ese ee ek RR ee ee ee 51 34 7 SuperlO Configuration ie ee Re RA Re ee 51 3 4 8 USB Configuration ee ee AR ee ee ee 53 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen iis esse esse see 54 3 6 Boot Screen isi EE Ee Ee EDEN PR eer gee ede enter VER ER Nee 55 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration lt wwwwwwwwwmmama 55 8 7 SEMI EE Ee eee weep aati ee AE TaT 56 3 8 2 KIA Kaa RE OR EE OE 57 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System iese ee Re Re ee Re imam 58 42 Support CD Information ee RR Re Re Re 58 4 2 1 Running Support CD ees ee Re Re Re 58 4 2 2 Drivers MENU see ge se GEE Reg Bee EER rediti ERGE EEN ee 58 42 3 Uiiliti sMenU is EE ue aa aie hae 58 4 2 4 Contact Information oo ee eee eee ee ee Re ee 58 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 880GM LE FX motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock
43. n to define the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are reguired According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details 11 1 3 Motherboard Layout akhwohnd 16 7 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 19 8cm 7 8 in 1 HAHA Support 8 Core CPU 7 Pe ss a Sk Mm TE z a Eb z 5 z g O jan alls z HIE M s EE i 8 5 SI fl RIE TE gt z 3 3 7 RIE usB20 gt taal Buse 2 alle 9 is al ite sO OR 34 W ai EE 10 am ES oe vszo Ee 86 T USBO TOP Sal B USB1 os 2s a o ss 33 ulal
44. nel 1x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x D Sub Port 1x DVI D Port 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 6 x SATA2 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 6 1 x ATA133 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1xIR header 1 x Print port header 1x COM port header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 3 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports 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 VCCM NB Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version AMD OverDrive Utility AMD Live Explorer AMD Fusion CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite 4 OEM Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 7 ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 8 ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 9 ASRock OC DNA see CAUTION 10 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 11 ASRock SmartV
45. oad Performance Setup Default 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 Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default F6 key can be used for this operation 57 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP Media Center XP 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 Men
46. oard 14 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 socket 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 gt Triangle Socker Corner Small Triangle 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 12 No 6 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 15 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM
47. of overclocking settings With OC DNA you can save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard 11 12 13 14 15 16 If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPod iPad Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply installing the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Suspend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charg ing experience than ever ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp SmartView a new function of internet browser is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use SmartView feature please make
48. on options Disabled Auto All Cores and Per Core If you select All Cores you will see the option Value All Cores Configuration options 12 to 12 If you select Per Core you will see the options Value Core 0 Value Core 1 Value Core 2 and Value Core 3 Configuration options 12 to 12 AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this feature Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology Confi guration options Auto and Disabled The default value is Auto AMD IO C State Support This allows you to enable or disable AMD IO C State Support The default value is Enabled CPU Active Core Control This allows you to adjust CPU Active Core Control feature The configuration options depend on the CPU core you adopt The default value is All Cores Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference North Bridge Maximum Frequency 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 recommended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY WEG OC Tweaker KAONE rs E ASTE Boot Security Exit
49. or cable to the D Sub port on the I O panel D Sub port 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 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 PCIE2 slot Please refer to page 17 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the DVI D port on the I O panel And connect the D Sub monitor cable to the D Sub port on the I O panel Connect the other DVI D monitor cable and D Sub monitor cable to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA card on PCIE2 slot 18 3 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt to enter BIOS setup Enter
50. possibility 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 Di edele le EE EE AE EE OE 5 11 Package Contents EE haaa 5 12 Speeifieationss EE EE te mesos EE Ee 6 1 3 Motherboard LayOU i iese eke Re Re Re RR ee ee ee 12 14 VOParieli De rg 13 2 ISTO ANON iese Ee Ge AE EE Ee Ge Ee ee gee Pre installation Precautions i 2 1 GPU Installation si thc EE GE hee Wai EE eee ae 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink cccceeceeeeeeeeeteeees 15 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 16 24 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express SIOtS lt lt lt 17 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features
51. rt 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 35 Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions IDE mode STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 2 15 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista 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 AHCI mode STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions IDE mode STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7
52. s consistently stringent guality control lt delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to guality 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 ASRock 880GM LE FX Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 7 8 in 24 4 cm x 19 8 cm ASRock 880GM LE FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 880GM LE FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Shield 1 2 Specifications Platform Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 7 8 in 24 4 cm x 19 8 cm Solid Capacitor for CPU power CPU Support for Socket AM3 processors Support for Socket AM3 processors AMD Phenom II X6 X4 X3 X2 except 920 9
53. se Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Click the right top Folder icon 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 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the Front Mic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Click Set Default Device to make the Front Mic as the default record device System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 12 No 16 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Chassis Speaker Header 1 4 pin SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER DUMMY see p 12 No 15 DUMMY 5V Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 3 pin CHA_FAN1 SN cha Fan SPEED see p 12 No 20 6566 3 pin PWR_FAN1 see p 12 No 7 GND 12V PWR_FAN_SPEED Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector 4321 4 pin CPU_FAN1 A s fa Zz Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and see p 12 No 6 Ipo match the black wire to
54. soft off mode 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 47 3 4 4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure onboard Storage Configuration serial ATA _ controller SATA Operation Mode IDE gt IDE1 Master Hard Disk gt IDE1 Slave Not Detected gt SATAIL 1 Not Detected gt SATAII 2 INot Detected gt SATAII 3 INot Detected gt SATAII 4 Not Detected gt SATAIL 5 Not Detected Select Screen gt SATAII 6 Not Detected Select Item gt 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
55. t 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 75311 l ip alelal 2 d 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 loa 8 6 4 2 seil C If pin 3 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 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 28 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RA
56. tion guide of memory modules on page 16 for proper installation Whether 1800 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3 AM3 CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR3 1800 1600 memory module on this motherboard please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules ASRock website _ http www asrock com Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check AMD website for the latest information Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 28 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector 10 directly It is 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 Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings The voltage regul
57. tions Auto 8 Bit and 16 Bit Memory Configuration Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set one of the standard values as listed 400MHz DDR3_800 533MHz DDR3 1066 667MHzDDR3_ 1333 and 800MHz DDR3 1600 DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage The default value is Auto Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Bank Interleaving Auto Channel Interleaving Hash 2 CAS Latency CL Auto RCD Auto TRP Auto TRAS Auto Command Rate Auto TRC Auto TRTP Auto Select Screen TWR Auto Select Item E TRFC Auto Change Option TRRD Auto L General Help TWTR Auto Load Defaults TRTP Auto Save and Exit TFAW Auto Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention 42 Channel Interleaving Itallows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving Configuration options Disabled Address bits 6 Address bits 12 HASH 1 and HASH 2 The default value is HASH 2 CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values The default value is Auto TRAS Us
58. tions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features 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 gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 38 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description lt gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens TA Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt 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 OC Tweaker Advanced H W Monitor
59. to 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 30 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 SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 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
60. u 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 58
61. vert 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 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on IDE HDDs and there are no SATA SATAII device used please set up SATA Operation Mode to IDE in BIOS 2 15 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 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 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 AHCI mode STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system You can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted inse
62. you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as Enabled you will find the items Target CPU Temperature and Target Fan Speed appear to allow you adjusting them The default value is Disabled You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4 pin CPU fan Target CPU Temperature The target temperature will be between 45 C7113 F and 65 7149 F The default value is 50 C 122 F Target Fan Speed Use this option to set the target fan speed You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to the target CPU temperature that you choose Configuration options Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 and Level 9 54 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 Main OC Tweaker Boot Settings 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ist Floppy Device HDD PM HDS722580VL CD DVD 3 CD ROM C USB AAO ia Boot Security Exit Configure Settings during System Boot gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives ie 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

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