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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.
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.
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RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 9) * RAID functions are for P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 only - 2 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors (shared with 2 SATAII connectors) (see CAUTION 10)
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64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 16) Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.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.
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CrossFire function, please follow the instructions on page 25 to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card in advance. 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.
ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 13. 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 ®...
1.4 Motherboard L 1.4 Motherboard L 1.4 Motherboard L 1.4 Motherboard L 1.4 Motherboard Layout (P45R2000- ayout (P45R2000- ayout (P45R2000- ayout (P45R2000-W W W W W iF iF iF iF iFi / P45R2000) ayout (P45R2000- i / P45R2000) i / P45R2000) i / P45R2000) i / P45R2000) 24.4cm (9.6 in)
Software Support - ASRock WiFi-802.11g Wizard If you want to start to use ASRock WiFi-802.11g module on this motherboard, please carefully read “ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Operation Guide” in the package for the detailed introduction and operation procedures. You can also read the document in the following path of ASRock motherboard support CD: ..\ ASRock WiFi-802.11g \ Vista64_Vista_XP64_XP...
Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below. 775-Pin Socket Overview 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.
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For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys.
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU to dissipate heat.
2.5 Installation of Memor 2.5 Installation of Memor 2.5 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) 2.5 Installation of Memor 2.5 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots and four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
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If only one memory module or three memory modules are in- stalled in DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology. If only one memory module is installed in DDR2 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology.
PCIE Slots: PCIE1/DE (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card and ASRock PCIE_DE card. PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Green) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width...
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1. If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card on this motherboard, please install it on PCIE2 slot (Green). In this mode, you do not need to adjust the default setting of ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card, and please do not remove or lose ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card when it is still in working condition.
2.7 CrossFire 2.7 CrossFire 2.7 CrossFire 2.7 CrossFire 2.7 CrossFire Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFire feature. CrossFire technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFire enables the highest possible level of performance and...
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(x16) side toward the retention slot base. Step 2. To change it to CrossFire Mode, you need to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card. Please simultaneously pull open both the retention arms that hold the card in position. The card itself will spring away from the retention slot.
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Step 4. Push the card down into the retention slot till both the retention arms firmly hold the card into position. Also, keep away from touching the connectors (Golden Fingers). Step 5. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
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Step 8. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.) Step 9.
Step 14. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, and select “Advanced View”. Click “CrossFire ”, and then set the option “Enable CrossFire ” to “Yes”. View CrossFire Enable CrossFire Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire ”, the CrossFire function may not work actually.
2.9 Jumpers Setup 2.9 Jumpers Setup 2.9 Jumpers Setup 2.9 Jumpers Setup 2.9 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 il- lustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...
If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin4, pin5 for FSB2 jumper and pin4, pin5 for FSB3 jumper. Otherwise, the CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please refer to below jumper settings.
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Serial ATAII Connectors These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data (SATAII_1 (Port0): cables for internal storage see p.11/12, No. 20) devices. The current SATAII (SATAII_2 (Port1): SATAII_6 SATAII_5 interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s see p.11/12, No. 21) (Port5) (Port4) data transfer rate.
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USB_PWR (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.11/12 No. 24) DUMMY USB_PWR WiFi/E Header This header supports WiFi+AP USB+5V_2 function with ASRock (15-pin WIFI/E) GND2 WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n (see p.11 No. 31 or p.12 No. 30) PCIE_RST# +3SVB RXN RXP module, an easy-to-use wireless...
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Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front PRESENCE# panel audio cable that allows (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) MIC_RET OUT_RET convenient connection and (see p.11 No. 32 or p.12 No. 31) control of audio devices. OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L 1.
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System Panel Header PLED+ This header accommodates PLED- PWRBTN# several system front panel (9-pin PANEL1) functions. (see p.11/12 No. 23) DUMMY RESET# HDLED- HDLED+ Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis SPEAKER speaker to this header. (4-pin SPEAKER 1) DUMMY DUMMY (see p.11/12 No.
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ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.11 No. 42 or p.12 No. 41) Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply.
2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is an all-digital audio/video specification, which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/ video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV).
2.12 eSA 2.12 eSA 2.12 eSA 2.12 eSA 2.12 eSAT T T T T AII Inter AII Inter AII Inter AII Inter AII Inter face Introduction face Introduction face Introduction face Introduction face Introduction What is eSATAII? This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your computer, offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s, and the convenient mobility like USB.
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If you just plan to install one eSATAII device to this motherboard, it is recom- mended to enable the bottom eSATAII port of the I/O shield. In order to enable the bottom eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect one of the orage SATAII connectors (SATAII_6 (Port5);...
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Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I/O shield. Connect one end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII device Connect the other end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII port of the I/O shield Comparison between eSATAII and other devices IEEE 1394 400Mb/s...
2.13 SA 2.13 SA 2.13 SAT T T T T AII Hard Disk Setup Guide 2.13 SA 2.13 SA AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide.
Installation Installation Installation ® P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 adopts Intel ICH10R south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID ® 10, RAID 5, and Intel Matrix Storage) functions. P45TurboTwins2000 adopts Intel ICH10 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks.
HDDs and eSA HDDs and eSA AII Devices P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII / eSATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. P45TurboTwins2000 supports Hot ® Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII / eSATAII Devices in AHCI mode. Intel...
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.
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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. Step 1 Step 2 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end...
STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to 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: ..
Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - ® Windows XP)" for Windows XP or "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - Windows XP64)" for Windows ®...
/ Vista 64-bit OS on your system. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the “Load ® ® Driver” button on the left on the bottom to load the Intel RAID drivers.
2 . 1 9 2 . 1 9 2 . 1 9 2 . 1 9 2 . 1 9 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista...
When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the “Load Driver” button on the left on the bottom to load the Intel ®...
2 . 2 0 2 . 2 0 2 . 2 0 2 . 2 0 2 . 2 0 T T T T T eaming F eaming F eaming F eaming F eaming Function Operation Guide unction Operation Guide unction Operation Guide unction Operation Guide unction Operation Guide...
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3. Click Teaming item and then press Create Team button. 4. Key in Team Name and choose Link Aggregation \ LACP (802.3ad) for Settings. 5. Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button. (After pressing OK button, system will show below warming message. Please choose Continue Anyway.)
6. After doing above settings, system will auto create a new Local Area Connection. 7. Reboot your system. Then, you will find the Speed column of new Local Area Connection show 2.0Gbps. 2 . 2 1 2 . 2 1 2 .
[SHIFT-TAB] to System Time [ :00:09] System Date select a field. [Wed 05/14/2008] BIOS Version : P45R2000-WiFi P1.00 Use [+] or [-] to Processor Type : Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU configure system Time. E6750 @ 2.66GHz (64bit) Processor Speed...
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P45R2000 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Main System Overview Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to System Time [ :00:09] System Date select a field. [Wed 05/14/2008] BIOS Version : P45R2000 P1.00 Use [+] or [-] to Processor Type : Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU configure system Time.
3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 3 Advanced Screen 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.
3 . 3 . 1 3 . 3 . 1 3 . 3 . 1 CPU Configuration 3 . 3 . 1 3 . 3 . 1 CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select the over clock mode.
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CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha- nism to keep the CPU from overheated. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection”...
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DRAM tRCD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRCD. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [3] to [10]. DRAM tWR This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWR. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [3] to [15]. DRAM tRFC This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRFC.
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OnBoard Lan 2 This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard Lan 2” feature. OnBoard 1394 This option is for P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000 only. This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard 1394” feature. CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual].
VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Low], [Middle], [High] and [Highest]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. GLTREF Voltage Use this to select GLTREF Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [0.67 x Vtt], [0.65 x Vtt], [0.63 x Vtt] and [0.615 x Vtt]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].
If you select [AHCI] or [RAID] mode, the option “Hot Plug” will appear. You are allowed to use the Hot Plug function under Windows environment if this option is enabled. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. * RAID option is only supported for P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000.
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SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. 2. RAID option is only for P45R2000-WiFi / P45R2000. OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable onboard IDE controller. The default value is [Enabled].
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[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 > 512 MB under DOS and Windows;...
Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. If you plan to use ASRock DeskExpress on this motherboard, please keep this item on [Disabled] option.
3 . 3 . 8 3 . 3 . 8 3 . 3 . 8 USB Configuration 3 . 3 . 8 3 . 3 . 8 USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
3 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 3 . 4 3 . 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 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 3 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 5 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.
Use this option to select logo in POST screen. This option only appears when you enable the option “Full Screen Logo”. Configuration options: [Auto], [PCIE2.0 Revolution], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Currently, the option [Auto] is set to Aircraft.
3.7 Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit F10 key can be used Discard Changes for this operation.
C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n 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...