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ALiveXFire-eSATA2

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Version 1.3
Published July 2007
Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    ALiveXFire-eSATA2 User Manual Version 1.3 Published July 2007 Copyright©2006 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.12 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ..........34 2.13 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ................. 35 2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices ................ 35 2.15 Driver Installation Guide ............36 2.16 Installing Windows...
  • Page 4 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S BIOS SETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ..........................................43 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ........... Introduction ................43 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............... 43 3.1.2 Navigation Keys .............

  • Page 5: Introduction Introduction

    ASRock’s commit- ment 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

    - Supports ATI CrossFire graphics cards Expansion Slot (see CAUTION 7) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot with PCIE Switch card or 2 x PCI Express Graphics slots for ATI CrossFire (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 3 x PCI slots - 7.1 CH Windows...
  • Page 7 (see CAUTION 10) - 2 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors (shared with 2 SATAII ports), support RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 11) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
  • 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: Vista

    Vista / Vista 64-bit driver keeps on updating now. As ® ® long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit driver ®...

  • Page 10: Motherboard Layout

    AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) CPU Heatsink Retention Module System Panel Header (PANEL1) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots Game Port Header (GAME1) (Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4;...

  • Page 11: Asrock 8Ch_Esataii I/O

    (No. 4) (No. 5) (No. 3) 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 “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox”...

  • Page 12: Installation Installation

    Installation Installation Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 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 13: 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 14: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    (the same brand, speed, size and chip- type) DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2;...
  • Page 15 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 16: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    CrossFire NOTE: If you want the PCI Express x16 graphics card on PCIE3 slot to work at PCIE x16 bandwidth, you need to install PCIE Switch card on PCIE2/PCIE SWITCH slot. Please refer to page 18 for details of installing a single graphics card.
  • Page 17 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws for later use. Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. Step 5.

  • Page 18: Installing A Single Graphics Card

    2.5 Installing a Single Graphics Card 2.5 Installing a Single Graphics Card Step 1. Install a PCI Express x16 graphics card on PCIE3 slot. Please refer to page 17 for proper procedures of installing an expansion card. Step 2. Make sure that the PCIE Switch card is installed on PCIE2/PCIE SWITCH slot to avail of the PCI Express x16 graphics card full x16 bandwidth.

  • Page 19: Installing Crossfire Tm Graphics Cards

    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 image quality in any 3D application.
  • Page 20 2. For ATI Radeon X1300, X1600, X1650 and X1950Pro series, there are no CrossFire Edition graphics cards. You can still install two regular graphics cards from the same series on PCIE2/PCIE SWITCH slot and PCIE3 slot to support CrossFire . Besides, please connect the monitor cable to the graphics card on PCIE3 slot.
  • Page 21 If you install two CrossFire Edition graphics cards to this motherboard, please connect one end of DVI-DMS cable to the monitor, another end to DMS of one of the CrossFire Edition graphics cards to PCIE3 slot, and the other end to DVI of another CrossFire Edition graphics card to PCIE2/PCIE SWITCH slot.
  • Page 22 FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en Step 9. Restart your computer. Step 10. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer. Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your desktop. You will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your desktop.
  • Page 23 After restarting your computer, please confirm whether the option “Enable CrossFire ” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFire feature.

  • Page 24: Surround Display Feature

    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 25: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    (33-pin FLOPPY1) FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.10 No. 25) 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.10 No. 9) IDE1...
  • Page 26 Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII (Optional) connector on the motherboard. You can also use the SATA data cable to connect SATAII connec- tors and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color.
  • Page 27 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. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.
  • Page 28 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.
  • Page 29 This USB bracket can support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports besides the I/O panel. Please connect the blue connector on the cable of this USB bracket to the USB 2.0 header (USB2_3, USB4_5, USB6_7 or USB8_9) and fasten the USB bracket to the chassis...

  • Page 30: 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 31: Esataii Interface Introduction

    SATAII hard disk. Currently, on the market, the data transfer rate of USB 2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, and for IEEE 1394 is up to 400Mb/s. However, eSATAII provides the data transfer rate up to 3000Mb/s, which is much higher than USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394, and still keeps the conve-...
  • Page 32 If you plan to install two eSATAII devices to this motherboard, you need to enable both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield. In order to enable the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield, you have to connect the red SATAII connector (SATAII_RED (PORT 1);...
  • Page 33 Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I/O shield according to the eSATAII connector that you connect the SATA data cable. Connect one end of the eSATAII Connect the other end of the eSATAII...

  • Page 34: 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 35: Installation

    STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. 1. 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 install 4 SATA / SATAII hard disks.

  • Page 36: Esataii Devices

    SATA / SATAII HDD. What is Hot Swap Function? If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

  • Page 37: Installing Windows ® 2000 / Xp / Xp 64-Bit / Vista

    64-bit OS, the SATA / SATAII RAID driver keeps ® on updating now. As long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the near future. Please visit our website for the latest version Windows ®...

  • Page 38: Installing Windows ® Vista Tm Tm

    (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still need to set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID] first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: ..

  • Page 39: Tm Tm

    ® 2000 to your system, your Windows ® 2000 optical disk is supposed to include SP4. If there is no SP4 included in your disk, please visit the below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk: http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/spdeploy. htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay 2.17.1 Installing Windows...

  • Page 40: Functions

    1. JBOD function on this motherboard is only supported with single SATA / SATAII HDD. 2. If you want to enable Hot Plug function on eSATAII ports but you install OS on IDE HDD, please skip step 2 and step 3.

  • Page 41: Installing Windows ® Vista Tm Tm

    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 ATI AHCI drivers. ATI...

  • Page 42: Untied Overclocking Technology

    [Auto] to [Manual]. Then set the “PCIE Frequency (MHz)” option from [100MHz] to [101MHz], [102MHz] or [104MHz]. 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 43: 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 pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis.

  • Page 44: Navigation Keys

    To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen <ESC> 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 Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security...

  • Page 45: 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY...
  • Page 46 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 Multiplier and Processor Voltage. However, it is recom- mended to keep the default value for system stability.
  • Page 47 Processor Multiplier This item will show when “Multiplier/Voltage Change” is set to [Manual]; otherwise, it will be hidden. You may set the value from [x8] up to [x25] but no higher than the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier”. For example, if the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier”...

  • Page 48: Chipset Configuration

    Front Panel Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. CD-In Use this item to enable or disable CD-In of OnBoard HD Audio. If you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista logo test, please disable ®...
  • Page 49 DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.85V], [1.9V], [1.95V], [2.0V], and [2.05V]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Voltage 2.0V and 2.05V options are for overclocking usage only, which may violate memory specification. NB Core Voltage Use this to select NB core voltage.

  • Page 50: 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 51: Ide Configuration

    ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Disabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification. ® 3.3.4 3.3.4 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 3.3.4...
  • Page 52 [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.

  • Page 53: 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 54: 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 55: Usb Configuration

    OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it. OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configura- tion options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 3.3.8 3.3.8 USB Configuration...

  • Page 56: 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 57: 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 Advanced H/W Monitor...

  • Page 58: Security Screen

    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 Advanced H/W Monitor...

  • Page 59: 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 60: Software Support

    4.2.4 Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information If you need to contact us or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit our website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.

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