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Page 1: User Manual
A330ION User Manual Version 1.0 Published November 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 1 1... - Page 2 (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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Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ........21 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ..............22 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ................22 2.12 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ................ - Page 4 3.4.4 SATA Configuration ..........36 3.4.5 Super IO Configuration ........38 3.4.6 USB Configuration ..........39 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ....40 3.6 Boot Screen ..............41 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........41 3.7 Security Screen ............42 3.8 Exit Screen ..............
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Page 5: Introduction
ASRock’s commitment 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. -
Page 6: Specifications
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x Powered eSATAII/USB Connectors - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - Page 7 Connector - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions (see CAUTION 7) - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header...
- Page 8 Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.
- Page 9 11. The software name itself – OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of. OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by ASRock, provides a conve- nient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others. It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings.
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Page 10: Motherboard Layout
Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Red) CPU Heatsink Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Red) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue) Chipset Heatsink COM Port Header (COM1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) Front Panel Audio Header... -
Page 11: I/O Panel
Optical SPDIF Out Port VGA/DVI-D Port Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications ACT/LINK... - Page 12 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 “VIA HD Audio Deck” tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install.
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Page 13: Installation
Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation A330ION is a Mini-IXT form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. -
Page 14: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)
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... -
Page 15: Expansion Slot (Pci Express Slot)
PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot), the onboard VGA will be disabled. In this situation, please adjust the BIOS option “Share Memory”... -
Page 16: Surround Display Feature
2-pin jumper (see p.10 No. 6) Note: CLRCMOS1 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. -
Page 17: Onboard Headers And Connectors
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! Serial ATAII Connectors... - Page 18 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.
- Page 19 Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.
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Page 20: 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). A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header. -
Page 21: 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;... -
Page 22: Installation
STEP 3: Connect one end 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. 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F... -
Page 23: Guide
SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash... - Page 24 Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII HDD side. Step 2 Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII HDD side.
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Page 25: Driver Installation Guide
2.13 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. -
Page 26: Installing Windows
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 NVIDIA ®... -
Page 27: Tm Tm
(create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still need to set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. -
Page 28: Bios Setup Utility
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. -
Page 29: Navigation Keys
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 OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor... -
Page 30: Oc Tweaker Screen
CPU Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. PCIE Spread Spectrum Use this to adjust PCIE Clock Spread Spectrum control. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. - Page 31 Use this to select chipset core Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.004V] to [1.173V]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. Would you like to save current setting user defaults? In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements.
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Page 32: Advanced Screen
MS-DOS or Windows . Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. -
Page 33: Cpu Configuration
Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Ratio Actual Value This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated. -
Page 34: Chipset Configuration
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 Express]. Con-... -
Page 35: Acpi Configuration
If [Power On] is selected, the AC/Power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers. Onboard LAN Power On Use this item to enable or disable onboard LAN 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. -
Page 36: Sata Configuration
* If you select [RAID] mode, SATA / SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility. * If you install OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please do not change the setting of this item after OS installation. - Page 37 [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.
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Page 38: Super Io Configuration
(C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 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]. -
Page 39: Usb Configuration
Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB. -
Page 40: 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. -
Page 41: Boot Screen
3.6 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 OC Tweaker... -
Page 42: Security Screen
Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. 3.7 Security Screen... -
Page 43: Exit Screen
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis- card changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations. -
Page 44: Install Operating System
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