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(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 possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.
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4.2 Support CD Information ..........42 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........42 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............42 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............42 4.2.4 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program .. 42 4.2.5 Contact Information ..........42 4 4 4 4 4...
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.
- 2 x PCI slots - 1 x AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4) for PCI Express x 16 graphics card (see CAUTION 7) - 1 x AMR slot...
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Connector - 4 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors (No Support for “RAID” and “Hot Plug” functions) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x COM Port header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector...
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AGP VGA cards. For the information of the compatible AGP VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot” on page 9 and page 10. For the proper installation of AGP VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 20.
GeForce MX440SE Ennyah G2 MX400 GeForce 2 MX400 POWERCOLOR Radeon 9100 Radeon 9100 For the latest updates of the supported AGP VGA card list for AGI slot, please visit ASRock website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm 9 9 9 9 9...
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POWERCOLOR Radeon 9200SE Radeon 9200SE POWERCOLOR RADEON 9250/128M Radeon 9250 For the latest updates of the supported AGP VGA card list for AGI slot, please visit ASRock website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm Note. ATi 9600, 9550 series, and all Matrox series VGA cards are NOT supported...
Radeon X800 XT POWERCOLOR X300 SE Radeon X300 SE For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4), please visit ASRock website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm Note. Turbo cache PCI Express x 16 VGA cards are not recommanded to use.
Fourth Serial ATA Connector (SATA4, black) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) Third Serial ATA Connector (SATA3, black) AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4) Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2, blue) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1, blue) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Front Speaker (Lime) 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...
Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 775Dual-915GV is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6", 24.4 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it.
Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
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PnP cap to assist in removal. 1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap. 2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service.
CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 12, No.
Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identi- cal (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 DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII1 and DDRII2;...
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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. notch break...
(PCI Express x 4)) (PCI Express x 4)) There are 2 PCI slots, 1 AMR slot, 1 AGI slot, and 1 AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4) on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. (see p.12 No. 25) (see p.12 No. 25) Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper) 2-pin jumper (see p.12 No.
(33-pin FLOPPY1) FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.12 No. 10) 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 (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.12 No. 9) IDE1...
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USB 2.0 Header ASRock 8CH I/O accommo- USB_PWR dates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If (9-pin USB67) those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O DUMMY (see p.12 No. 16) panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to...
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CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match (4-pin CPU_FAN1) the black wire to the ground pin. (see p.12 No. 4) ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk.
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 <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis.
To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot...
Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. BIOS SETUP UTILITY...
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If it shows “Locked”, then the item Ratio CMOS Set- ting will be hidden. If you use the ratio value to time the CPU frequency, it will be equal to the core speed of the installed processor.
You may also select other value as operating frequency: [166MHz (DDR 333)], [200MHz (DDR 400)]. If DDRII DIMM is inserted to DDRII slot, you may select [200MHz (DDRII 400)], [266MHz (DDRII 533)] as operating frequency.
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This allows you to enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard VGA will be automatically disabled when you install AGP 8X or PCI Express X 16 VGA card; the onboard VGA will be enabled without the installation of any add-on VGA card. If you select [Enabled], the onboard VGA will be enabled, and your first screen will always be onboard VGA.
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.
It allows you to select between [SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, SATA 4], [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], and [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4]. If it is set to [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], then SATA2, SATA4 will not work. Likewise, if it is set to [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4], then SATA1, SATA3 will not work.
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[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 > 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.
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].
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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].
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 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.
3.5 Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced...
3.6 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor...
BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis- card changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-...