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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.
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility ............18 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............. 18 3.1.2 Legend Bar ............18 3.2 Main Menu ............... 19 3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ..21 4 Software Support 4 Software Support ..................
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step installation guide for new DIY system builders. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic BIOS setup and Support CD information.
1.2 Specifications 1.2 Specifications 1.2 Specifications 1.2 Specifications 1.2 Specifications Platform: Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.0-in, 24.4 cm x 22.9 cm CPU: 775-Pin Socket supporting Intel ® Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® processor (in 775-land LGA package)
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To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of 775S61 motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! ®...
1.4 ASRock I/O 1.4 ASRock I/O 1.4 ASRock I/O Parallel Port Line Out (Lime) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports Game Port VGA Port Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 8 8 8 8 8...
Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 775S61 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.0", 24.4 x 22.9 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
Before you insert the 775-Pin 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. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap. Step 4. Close the socket: Step 4-1.
This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation.
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...
AMR slot: The AMR slot is used to insert an ASRock MR card with v.92 Modem functionality. AGP slot: The AGP slot is AGP 3.5 compliant and it supports an 8X / 4X AGP card. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of 775S61 motherboard!
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. (see p.7 item 21) (see p.7 item 21) Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both front panel and rear panel audio connectors can work.
FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.7, No. 19) 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) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.7, No. 9) (39-pin IDE2, see p.7, No.
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Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with (4-pin ATX12V1) ATX 12V plug to this connector (see p.7 No. 2) so that it can provides sufficient power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up.
Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up the computer, there is a chance for you to run the BIOS Setup. Press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.
Enter:Select Sub-Menu System Date [Month/Day/Year] Set the system date that you specify. Valid values for month, day, and year are Month: (Jan to Dec), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2099). Use keys to move between the Month, Day and Year fields.
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If the auto- detection fails, it may due to that the hard disk is too old or too new. If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system, the BIOS Setup may detect incorrect parameters.
LBA Mode This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Off] to disable the LBA mode.
“LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo”. We hope you may check this live demo program before you start the installation of LGA 775 CPU in order to reduce the risks of CPU and motherboard damages caused by any improper handling. To see this Live Demo, you can run Microsoft ®...
Microsoft ® Windows ® XP. Set to [Auto] if using Microsoft ® Windows ® XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.
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USB Device Legacy Support: Use this to enable or disable support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. USB 2.0 Controller: Use this to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. DRAM CAS# Latency: This parameter controls the latency between the read command and the time the data available.
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[72 MHz / 36 MHz], [64 MHz / 32 MHz], [77 MHz / 39 MHz], [67 MHz / 34 MHz], and the default value is [Sync]. P4 input strobe delay control: This option controls strobe timing between CPU and northbridge.
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OnBoard Serial Port: Use this to set addresses for the onboard serial ports or disable serial ports. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 / COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4]. OnBoard Infrared Port: You may select [Enabled] or [Disabled] for this...
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Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [378], [278]. Parallel Port Mode: 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”.
Set User Password: Press <Enter> to set User Password. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If you already have a password, you must enter your current password first in order to create a new password.
Ring-In Power On: Use this to enable or disable Ring-in signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On: Use this to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
F10:Save & Exit :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Quick Boot Mode: Enable this mode will speed up the boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings. Boot Up Num-Lock: If this is enabled, it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.
BIOS SETUP Utility without making any changes to the settings. Load Default Settings: After you enter the submenu, the message “Load default settings” will appear. If you press <Enter>, it will load the default values for all the setup configuration.