ASRock 939NF4G-VSTA Computer Hardware User Manual
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1. 1T The default value is Auto 30 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings To set DRAM Voltage Onboard LAN Enabled Onboard HD Audio Auto Front Panel Controller Auto Share Memory Auto Primary Graphics Adapter PCI CPU NB Link Speed Auto CPU NB Kink Width Auto NB SB Link Speed Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature 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 Control Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 16MB 32MB 64MB and 128MB 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 CPU NB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency Configuration options Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz2. and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins Short Open Jumper Settin PS2 USB PW1 12 23 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 10 No 1 DE CA 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 12 23 CLRCMOS DO C see p 10 No 19 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS 1 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 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 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place 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 10 No 21 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of
3. otherwise it will be hidden You may set the value from 1 550V down to 0 800V 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 133 MHz DDR266 166 MHz DDR333 200 MHz DDR400 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8 4 or 2 beats 64 Bit Dq must use the 4 beats CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 and 2 5 The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK BCLK and GCLK The default value is Auto TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto BCLK GCLK 7CLK BCLK 9CLK 10CLK 11CLK 12CLK 13CLK 14CLK and 15CLK The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK BCLK and GCLK The default value is Auto MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options Auto 2T
4. mended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration A Overclock Mode Auto If AUTO multiplier and CPU Frequency MHz 200 voltage will be left at the EE EE MHz d al rated frequency voltage If oot Failure Guar nable roi CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread medie a cud oe PCIE Spread Spectrum Enabled dn Usce Selccionc in Seen SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled p HT Spread Spectrum Center Spread Cool n Quiet Enabled Processor Maximum Multiplier x11 Processor Maximum Voltage 1 550 V Select Screen x8 Select Item Processor Multiplier X Change Option Processor Voltage 1 500 V 4 General Help Memory Clock Auto S Load Defaults Flexibility Option Disabled Save and Exit Bank Interleaving Auto S Exit Burst Length 4 Beats v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 29 Processor Multiplier This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden You may set the value from x8 up to x25 but no higher than the value of Processor Maximum Multiplier For example if the value of Processor Maximum Multiplier is x11 the actual value of multiplier will be x11 even if you set this item to a value higher than x11 However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Processor Voltage This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual
5. General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 39 3 6 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 Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 40 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup n after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 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 Cha
6. USB3 m E oO S EAA EEE P ob 4 N N N N ke 31 5 IREI E o El z e le m s RAID PCI s 8 58 8 8 sehr 9 EXPRESS 5 m E 30 m a HIE ag g sz CPU Fan i d z p amp nVidia 1 SS OS AE as GeForce 6100 H FETTE LT J IQ lt Chipset HHO NEES HE GI ke O i MSRock SS 29 PCIE1 ATA133 10 nVidia 1 e nForce HE I Zo RoHS USB2 0 410 MCP z 12 EC CMOS E n BATTERY Chipset 28 PCI 2 a CD1 LI gt CLRCMOS1 S 27 ooo i 13 BIOS ee 14 SATAII H 15 HD AUDIO1 7 1CH HD GAME1 EE IR1 USB45 USB67 2 TELL HDMR1 EEEE i JI dE HH eane a 26 25 2423 22 21 201918 17 16 1 PS2 USB PW1 Jumper 16 System Panel Header PANEL1 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 17 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue 3 North Bridge Controller 18 USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue 4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 5 939 Pin CPU Socket 20 Infrared Module Header IR1 6 2 x 184 pin DDR DIMM Slots 21 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Dual Channel A DDR1 DDR2 Blue 22 Flash Memory 7 2 x 184 pin DDR DIMM Slots 23 Game Port Header GAME1 Dual Channel B DDR3 DDR4 Black 24 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE2 8 Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 Black 25 HDMR Slot HDMR1 9 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue 26 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 10 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN 1 27 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black 11 South Bridge Controller 28 2 x PCI Slots PC
7. 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 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 34 S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S
8. I5Roeck 939NF4G VSTA User Manual Version 1 2 Published July 2006 Copyright 2006 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
9. 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 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY neg Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections register may cause system to malfunction 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 AN Setting wrong values in this section may cause 4 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 35 3 3 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 eee SS oe 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 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure
10. and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L Connect Ground GND to Ground GND MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager Click Audio UO select Connector Settings K choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK 19 System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL 1 see p 10 No 16 Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 10 No 14 Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA FAN1 see p 10 No 15 CPU Fan Connector 4 pin CPU FAN1 see p 10 No 10 1 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY 45V GND 2128 CHA FAN SPEED I GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN SPEED CONTROL This header accommodates several system front panel functions Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin 4 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin l CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan t
11. the connector 17 Primary IDE Connector Blue Secondary IDE Connector Black 39 pin IDE1 see p 10 No 9 39 pin IDE2 see p 10 No 8 connect the blue end E ECH connect the black end to the motherboard POM AW to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard please set the IDE device as Master Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black Serial ATA II Connectors These Serial ATA II SATA II SATA II_1 see p 10 No 13 E connectors support SATA II SATAII 2 see p 10 No 12 or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices The current T SATA II interface allows up to STAI 1 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard Serial ATA SATA Please connect the black end of Power Cable S 3 SATA power cable to the power Optional connect to the SATA HDD 1 connector on each drive Then i i connect the white end of SATA connect to the ble to th paners power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB 2 0 Header This HD 8CH I O accommo 9 pin USB67 D dates 4 default USB 2 0 ports If s
12. 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 soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system 32 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced r DISABLED disables the IDE Configuration integrated IDE TOO Controller PRIMARY enables only OnBoard SATAII Controller Enabled the Primary IDE SATAII Operation Mode non RAID Controller HDD Fast Detection Disabled SECONDARY enables only the Secondary IDE y Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Controller gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected BOTH enables both IDE Secondary IDE Master ATAPI CDROM Controllers Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected gt SATAII 1 Not Detected gt SATAII 2 Not Detected gt Select Screen id Select Item T Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard IDE Controller You m
13. 2 4 Contact Information i ete ees APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 939NF4G VSTA motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It de livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commit ment 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 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be as well ASRock website http www asrock com 1 1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock 939NF4G VSTA Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 8 8 in 24 4 cm x 22 4 cm 1 x ASRock 939NF4G VSTA Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock 939NF4G VSTA 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 Optional 1 x HD 8CH I O Shield 1 x COM Port Bracket 1 x HDMR Card Optional 1 2 Specifica
14. 2 4 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure 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 4 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 12 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 in
15. 4 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1x IR header 1 x Game header 1 x COM port header CPU Chassis FAN connector 20 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 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista compliant see CAUTION 9 Certifications FCC CE Microsoft WHQL Certificated CAUTION 1 For power saving s sake it is strongly recommended to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology under Windows system See APPENDIX on page 43 to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology Since not all K8 939 pin CPU can support AMD s Cool n Quiet technology please check AMD s website for details This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Un tied Overclocking Technology on page 25 for details This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation g
16. ASRock Ex press GbL PCI Express LAN card driver 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 42 APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology For power saving sake it is strongly recommended to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology under Windows system When using this feature please make sure to install AMD Processor Driver from the Support CD first If you are using Windows 2000 XP operating system please follow the instruction below to enable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Switch to Classic View for Windows XP only 3 Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab 4 Click the Power button The following dialog box appears b From the Power schemes combo list box select Minimal Power Management 6 Click OK to implement settings 43
17. CSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the nVidia RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install NOTE If you install Windows 2000 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 SATAII Operation Mode to RAID first Then please set the RAID configuration by using RAID Utility for Windows Guide in Windows environment Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to nVidia RAID Utility for Windows which is located in the folder at the following path Mnformation Manual RAID Utility for Windows Guide 2 15 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 and PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment 25 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the B
18. I1 2 12 Secondary Serial ATAII Connector SATAII 2 red 29 PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE1 13 Primary Serial ATAII Connector SATAII 1 red 30 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 14 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 31 Serial Port Connector COM1 15 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 10 1 5 HD SCH I O IR 12 11 10 1 Parallel Port 8 2 RJ 45 Port 9 3 Side Speaker Gray 10 4 Rear Speaker Black 11 5 Central Bass Orange 12 6 Line In Light Blue 13 7 Front Speaker Lime 9 Microphone Pink USB 2 0 Ports USBO01 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 VGA Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox K click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACHT 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio 11 2 Installation 939NF4G VSTA is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 8 8 in 24 4 cm x 2
19. IOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press F2 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 Alt Delete 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 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 Enter to get into the sub screen 26 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens ESCH Moves c
20. RAS v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Cnfiguration options Auto CPU PCIE Sync and CPU PCIE Async CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency The default value is 200 28 PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency The default value is 100 Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard CPU Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Center Spread as default Configuration options Disabled Center Spread and Down Spread PCIE Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled HT Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Center Spread as default Configuration options Disabled Center Spread and Down Spread Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology Processor Maximum Multiplier It will display Processor Maximum Multiplier 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 Multiplier and Processor Voltage However it is recom
21. Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable i 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 OnBoard Game Port Enabled Select Screen OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled 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 DES 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 36 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 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 Mo
22. ake a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive 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 Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A 24 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 STEP 2 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATAII Operation Mode option from non RAID to RAID STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to g check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path Information ManuahRAID Installation Guide After step1 2 3 you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party S
23. an speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 37C 98F M B Temperature 31 C 87F CPU Fan Speed 2833 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 532 Y 3 30V 3 129 V 5 00V 4 877 V Select Screen 12 00V 11 741 V Select Item General Help CPU Quiet Fan Disabled Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 38 CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan Configuration options Disabled and Enabled The default value is Disabled 3 5 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 Advanced H W Monitor Boot Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L08 3rd Boot Device CD DVD SM CD ROM gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Ta enable or dikeblo the boot from network feature Bootup Num Lock Select Screen Select Item Change Option
24. and 1000 MHz CPU NB Link Width This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link width Configuration options Auto 8 bit and 16 bit NB SB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting NB to SB link frequency Configuration options Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz and 800 MHz DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options Auto Ultra High High Normal and Low The default value is Auto 31 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto detect or ES disable the STR feature Repost Video on STR Resume No 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 Change Option 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 Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume It is recommended to enable this feature under Microsoft Windows 98 ME STR refers to suspend to RAM Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an
25. ard and Driver Installation 24 2 13 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Without RAID eler dein EE 24 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista With RAID FUNCIONS e E 24 2 15 Untied Overclocking Technology ssssessss 25 3 BIOS SETUP TUN GE 26 oT J ltrodicloh EE 26 3 1 1 BIOS Menu EE 26 3 1 2 Navigation Keys snme 27 3 2 Main Screen E 27 33 Advanced Scree WEEN 28 3 3 1 CPU Configuration esses 28 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration ccccccceceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeees 31 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration essssssseeeeeernnn 32 3 9 4 IDE Configuration eee oe e de ener dtes 39 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration seeeeeeeeneenn 35 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration secsi i 36 3 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration cccccceeeeeeeesssssseeeeeeeees 3 3 8 USB Configuration cccccccccsssesseseeeeeeeeesaaeneeeeees 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen sss0000000 3 5 Boot Screen EE 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration ss 36 S5ecullby SGIGGllo ioseesves i A St DEE EA Ae deg 4 Software Support een mmn 4 1 Install Operating System cccccccccsssssseeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeees 4 2 Support CD Information sssrinin ioiii 4 2 1 Running Support CD 42 2 Divers En UE 42 3 Uulties Menu Age 4
26. ay enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting Both Set to Disabled will disable the both Configuration options Disabled Primary Secondary Both OnBoard SATAII Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard SATAII Controller feature SATAII Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATAII Operation Mode The default value of this option is non RAID If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID HDD Fast Detection Configuratin optins Enabled and Disabled The default value is Disabled IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the Primary IDE Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of Primary IDE Slave Sec ondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave as well 33 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary 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 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode Ge Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer uto z PIO AE Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer
27. connect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot RA i ama mih nemi tur ns eee Asset Fo uu E S a break lt notch lt break 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 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 15 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots PCI Slots and HDMR Slot There are 2 PCI Express slots 2 PCI slots and 1 HDMR slot on 939NF4G VSTA motherboard 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 such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface HDMH slot The HDMR slot is used to insert an ASRock HDMR card with v 92 Modem functionality The HDMR slot is shared with PCIE2 slot you can only choose either PCIE2 slot or HDMR slot to use Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documen
28. de DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it Configura tion options Disabled 300 and 330 37 3 3 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 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 item to enable or disable the support to emulate the I O devices of legacy OS DOS such as mouse keyboard USB flash etc Or you may select Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 3 4 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 f
29. ee p 10 No 17 ap those USB 2 0 ports on the I O HH panel are not sufficient this O Ems USB 2 0 header is available to 3 d support 2 additional USB 2 0 USB PWR ports 18 USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB45 see p 10 No 18 Infrared Module Header IRTX 5 pin IR1 see p 10 No 20 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 see p 10 No 27 Front Panel Audio Header GND 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 10 No 26 This HD 8CH I O accommo dates 4 default USB 2 0 ports If those USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input ve CD1 from sound sources such as 99 a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Gegen This is an interface for the front MIC RET P OUT RET panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices OUT2 L J SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L 4 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 B C D m Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R
30. in 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 7 5 31 1 j 8 6 4 2 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 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 22 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts nVidia nForce 410 MCP southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID 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 STEP2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end
31. n this motherboard please follow the steps below then 1 Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard Please make sure that the HDMR card is completely seated on the slot 2 Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to your system 3 Reboot your system 2 13 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista Without RAID Functions The installation procedures for Windows Vista are subject to change If you just want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions you don t have to make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Besides there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting You can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your system directly 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista With RAID Functions 4 The installation procedures for Windows Vista are subject to change If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps Before installing Windows 2000 to your system your disk is supposed to include SP4 If there is no SP4 included in your disk please visit the below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htm the_integrated_installation_fmay STEP 1 M
32. nges 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 Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option it will pop out the following message Load optimal defaults Select OK to load the default values for all the setup configurations 41 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista 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 including
33. nnel A DDR1 and DDR2 Blue slots see p 10 No 6 or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDR3 and DDR4 Black slots see p 10 No 7 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDR DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR1 DDR3 DDR4 Blue Slot Blue Ge Black Slot Black Slot Populated _ Populated EM EE Le Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR 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 blue slots DDR1 and DDR2 or in the set of black slots DDR3 and DDR4 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate 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 DDR1 and DDR3 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Tech nology 14 Installing a DIMM x i b d b L Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Please make sure to dis
34. o the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 10 No 30 ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 see p 10 No 2 e B OO 20 Pin 1 3 Connected x 3 Pin Fan Installation 4 wv Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector 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 Ve Game Port Header 15 pin GAME1 see p 10 No 23 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 10 item 31 5V TTXD 1 DDCD 1 21 Connect a Game cable to this header if the Game port bracket is installed This COM1 header supports a serial port module 2 8 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 PT 8 6 4 2 If p
35. 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 2 10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII Devices g NOTE l 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 RAID1 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 2 11 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 23 2 12 HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard and you finish installing all drivers to your system now but in the future you plan to use HDMR card function o
36. possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FC 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 ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents iM Va e e e e Moe 5 kI Package Contents EE 5 12 v eie AP DI 6 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium and Basic Logo vci rai tento cesis bus ge g et 9 1 4 Miotherboafd WE EE 10 qu AO CH EE 11 RI E tel e e eec 12 Pre installation Precautions cccccccssceeceeseeecsesscecceeeesseueeessaaees 12 En E e EEN EE ME UON EE 13 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 13 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 14 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI PCI Express and HDMR Slots 16 2 5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature uk 16 2 0 JUMPERS e EE 17 2 Onboard Headers and Connectors s eannsnnnannnenneenennennnnne 17 2 8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide seseeeeusss 22 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks a GE 6 EE 23 2 10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 23 2 11 Driver Installation Guide sosise aena a inie 23 2 12 HDMR C
37. sert 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 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 The Socket Lever 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 FAN 1 see Page 10 No 10 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 13 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 939NF4G VSTA motherboard provides four 184 pin DDR Double Data Rate 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 DDR DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Cha
38. t our website for Microsoft Windows Vista driver and related information ASRock website http www asrock com 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows Vista Premium and Basic logo please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement Please adopt the CPU memory and VGA that we suggest Athlon 3000 512MB x 2 Dual Channel DDR400 Premium 512MB Single Channel Basic 256MB x 2 Dual Channel Basic 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 and Basic logo the shared memory size of onboard VGA can be adjusted up to 128MB If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard please refer to Premium Discrete requirement at http www asrock com 1 4 Motherboard Layout 2 3 4 5 6 7 22 4cm 8 8 in E e E E ee p EE RR Dual Channel DDR400 H FSB1GHz ATX12V1 ke U P o E gt 1 im e E Es E S IS hills E Q e Sils SS i m co le s F 8 o eo E E amp 8 E m c c E c E on Ile z lslla l amp e gt h SS uezo E a iris E B
39. tation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 5 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Step 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade With the internal onboard VGA and the external add on PCI Express VGA card you can easily enjoy the benefits of Multi Monitor feature If you plan to enable the function of onboard VGA please enter the option Share Memory of BIOS to adjust the memory capability to 16MB 32MB 64MB or 128MB Please note that the value you select should be less than the total capability of the system memory The default value of Share Memory is Auto which will disable onboard VGA function when installing VGA card After setting up BIOS you can install VGA cards and VGA card drivers to enjoy multi monitors 16 2 6 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 d Qj gr go is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1
40. tions Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 8 8 in 24 4 cm x 22 4 cm Platform CPU 939 Pin Socket Supporting AMD Athlon 64 64FX 64X2 Processors Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology see CAUTION 1 FSB 1000 MHz 2 0 GT s Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports Hyper Transport Technology Chipset Northbridge nVidia GeForce 6100 Southbridge nVidia nForce 410 MCP Memory Dual Channel DDR Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 4 x DDR DIMM slots Support DDR400 333 266 Max capacity 4GB Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 2 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1x HDMR slot Integrated NV44 graphics DX9 0 VGA Pixel Shader 3 0 Max shared memory 128MB Realtek ALC888 7 1 channel audio CODEC with High BENE d RN Realtek PHY RTL8201CL Speed 10 100 Ethernet Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel UO HD OCH I O 1x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA Port 1 x Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 Port HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 6 Connector 2 x Serial ATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 JBOD and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 7 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors support
41. uide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation 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 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 11 for proper connection Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 22 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode Besides you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to SATA hard disk from SATAII 3Gb s down to SATA 1 5Gb s and connect it to the SATAII connector You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connec tor directly Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 2000 SP4 Microsoft Windows Vista driver is not ready yet We will update it to our website in the future Please visi
42. ursor 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 Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB ee or SHIFT TAB to 00 09 select a field System Date Wed 05 03 2006 BIOS Version 939NF4G VSTA BIOS P1 0 Use or to Processor Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3400 configure system Time 64bit supported Processor Speed 2200 MHz Microcode Update F7A 3A L1 Cache Size 128KB Select Screen L2 Cache Size 512KB Select Item Change Field Total Memory 512MB with 64MB shared memory Select Field Dual Channel Memory Mode General Help DDR 1 256MB 166MHz DDR333 Load Defaults DDR 2 256MB 166MHz DDR333 Save and Exit DDR 3 None Exit DDR 4 None v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 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 27 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the follo
43. wing items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor 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 IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration EE gt Floppy Configuration Select Te gt SuperIO Configuration ee S S Go to Sub Screen gt USB Configuration 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 4 the system to malfunction 3 3 1 CPU Configuration 139 COO OM LR ROLL V Advanced CPU Configuration A Overclock Mode Auto If AUTO multiplier and CPU Frequency MHz 200 voltage will be left at the B E eR MHz GH al rated frequency voltage If oot Failure Guar nable in CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread M bnc ecd Se PCIE Spread Spectrum Enabled e EE SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled EE HT Spread Spectrum Center Spread Cool n Quiet Enabled Processor Maximum Multiplier x11 Processor Maximum Voltage 1 550 V Select Screen Memory Clock Auto SR D Flexibility Option Disabled P un Bank Interleaving um p Burst Length Load Defaults CAS Latency CL Save and Exit TRCD Exit T
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