Table Of Contents - ASROCK K8NF3-VSTA - VERSION 1.0 User Manual

1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . Introduction Introduction ............................................................ Introduction Introduction ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ 5 5 5 5 5
Introduction ............................................................
1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5
1.2 Specifications ........................................................................... 6
1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo .................................................
1.4 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 10
1.5 ASRock 8CH I/O ........................................................................ 11
2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . Installation Installation Installation .............................................................. ..............................................................
Installation Installation .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. 12
Pre-installation Precautions ............................................................... 12
2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 13
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ....................................... 13
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 14
2.4 Expansion Slots
(PCI Slots and AGP Slot) ........................................
2.5 Jumpers Setup .......................................................................... 16
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors .......................................... 17
2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................................ 21
2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs .................. 21
2.9 Driver Installation Guide ............................................................ 21
2.10 Installing Windows
64-bit Without RAID Functions .................................................. 22
2.11 Installing Windows
Functions. ................................................................................. 22
2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology .............................................. 24
3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . BIOS S BIOS S BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ...................................................
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................... 25
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 25
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................................. 26
3.2 Main Screen .............................................................................. 26
3.3 Advanced Screen .................................................................... 27
3.3.1 CPU Configuration .......................................................... 28
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ..................................................... 30
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ......................................................... 32
3.3.4 IDE Configuration ............................................................ 33
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 35
3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 36
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 36
3.3.8 USB Configuration .......................................................... 38
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. 39
3.5 Boot Screen .............................................................................. 40
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