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Summary of Contents for ASROCK A780GM-LE - V1.1
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Page 1: User Manual
A780GM-LE User Manual Version 1.1 Published March 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
2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ................. 29 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ..30 2.12 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..31 2.13 Driver Installation Guide ............. - Page 4 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration ............51 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration ............52 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration ............ 52 3.4.8 USB Configuration ............53 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ......... 54 Boot Screen ................55 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ..........55 Security Screen ................. 56 Exit Screen ................
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Page 5: Introduction 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
- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor... - Page 7 - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone Connector - 6 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug”...
- 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 13. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will improve up to 12.5%, but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt. Enabling this function will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. However, we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU/DRAM configurations.
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Page 10: Minimum Hardware Requirement For 1080P Blu-Ray (Bd)
Vista or Windows Vista * If you need to use CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra version 7.3, we suggest to disable Hardware Acceleration function for better playback performance and compatibility. After executing CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program, please follow below steps to disable Hardware Acceleration function. -
Page 11: 1080P Blu-Ray (Bd) / Hd-Dvd Films Which Pass Our Lab Test
1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 P P P P P assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD... -
Page 12: Motherboard Layout
Print Port Header (LPT1, Purple) Sixth SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (PORT 5)) Front Panel Audio Header Fifth SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT 4)) (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT 3)) 28 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Southbridge Controller PCI Slots (PCI1- 2) Chassis Speaker Header PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2;... -
Page 13: I/O Panel
Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Front Speaker (Lime) * To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. ®... -
Page 14: Installation Installation
Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions... -
Page 15: Cpu Installation
Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. -
Page 16: 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 17: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot;... -
Page 18: Dual Monitor And Surround Display Features
DVI-D and D-sub can drive same or different display contents. To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps: 1. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel. And connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel. - Page 19 [512MB] to enable the function of VGA/D-sub. Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of “Share Memory”, [Auto], will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard.
- Page 20 - such as a computer, DVD player or set-top box - and the digital display, or receiver - such as a monitor, television or projector. In other words, HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted.
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Page 21: Ati Tm Hybrid Crossfirex Tm Operation Guide
VGA driver installed in your system. Step 5. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card. Step 6. Restart your computer. Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on ®... - Page 22 * Hybrid CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc., and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. * For further information of ATI Hybrid CrossFireX technology, please check AMD website...
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Page 23: Jumpers Setup
CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down... -
Page 24: Onboard Headers And Connectors
(33-pin FLOPPY1) FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.12 No. 24) 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) (39-pin IDE1, see p.12 No. 9) IDE1... - Page 25 USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0 USB_PWR P-11 P+11 ports on the I/O panel, there are (9-pin USB10_11) DUMMY three USB 2.0 headers on this (see p.12 No. 23) motherboard. Each USB 2.0 P+10...
- Page 26 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 27 Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
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Page 28: 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 29: Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ataii (Sataii) Hard Disks
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. If you plan to use RAID 0 or RAID 1 function, you need to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 10 function, you need to... -
Page 30: Hot Plug And Hot Swap Functions For Sata / Sataii Hdds
SATA / SATAII HDD. What is Hot Swap Function? If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the... -
Page 31: Sata / Sataii Hdd Hot Plug Feature And Operation 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 32: How To Hot Plug A Sata / Sataii Hdd
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. Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII HDD side. Step 2... -
Page 33: Driver Installation Guide
XP 64-bit, Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.14.1 Installing Windows 2.14.1 Installing Windows... - Page 34 ” 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 AMD RAID drivers. AMD RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:...
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Page 35: Installing Windows
(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 36: Installing 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 AMD AHCI drivers. AMD AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:... -
Page 37: Untied Overclocking Technology
Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. -
Page 38: Bios Sbios Setup Utility Etup Utility Etup 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 press- ing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. -
Page 39: Navigation Keys
To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 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 Smart Advanced H/W Monitor... -
Page 40: Smart Screen
Smart Screen Smart Screen 3.3 Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Exit system setup Smart Settings after saving the changes. -
Page 41: Advanced Screen
(C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. AM2 Boost This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. If you set this option to [Enabled], you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will improve the memory performance. The default value is [Disabled]. Please refer to cau- tion 13 on page 9 for details. - Page 42 It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference. Multiplier/Voltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it is recom- mended to keep the default value for system stability.
- Page 43 Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the standard values as listed: [200 MHz (DDR2 400)], [266 MHz (DDR2 533)], [333 MHz (DDR2 667)] and [400MHz (DDR2 800)]. If you adopt Phenom CPU,...
- Page 44 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled]. Memory Controller Mode This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to adjust the memory controller mode.
- Page 45 TWRWR This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust TWRWR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [1CLK], [2CLK] and [3CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRDRD This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust TRWTTD values.
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Page 46: 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]. Configuration options: [PCI], [Onboard] and [PCI Express]. - Page 47 CPU - NB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency. Configuration options: [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], [800 MHz] and [1000 MHz]. If you adopt Phenom CPU, the configuration options are: [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], [800 MHz], [1000 MHz], [1800 MHz], [2000 MHz], [2200 MHz], [2400 MHz] and [2600 MHz].
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Page 48: Acpi Configuration
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. -
Page 49: Ide Configuration
SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [IDE]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please select [RAID]. Configuration options: [AHCI], [RAID] and [IDE]. - Page 50 [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 51: Pcipnp Configuration
Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings. PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature. -
Page 52: Super Io Configuration
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]. -
Page 53: Usb Configuration
[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB. [Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected. [Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and BIOS setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility issue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS. -
Page 54: 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 55: Boot Screen
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 Smart Advanced... -
Page 56: Security Screen
3 . 7 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 Smart... -
Page 57: Exit Screen
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-... -
Page 58: Software Support Software Support
4.2.1 Running The Support CD 4.2.1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file “ASSETUP.EXE”...
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