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Version 1.3
Published October 2008
Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    G43Twins-FullHD User Manual Version 1.3 Published October 2008 Copyright©2008 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

    Premium 2008 and Basic Logo......10 1.4 Minimum Hardware Requirement for Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support ........11 1.5 Passed Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab Test ..............11 1.6 Motherboard Layout ............12 1.7 ASRock GLAN_8CH I/O ..........
  • Page 4 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration ........... 50 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration ........50 3.4.8 USB Configuration ..........51 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ....52 3.6 Boot Screen ..............53 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........53 3.7 Security Screen ............54 3.8 Exit Screen ..............

  • Page 5: 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

    Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm Platform - Solid Capacitor for CPU power - LGA 775 for Intel Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Core ®...
  • Page 7 - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9) - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Connector Plug” functions (see CAUTION 10) - 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: Passed Full Hd 1080P Blu-Ray (Bd) / Hd-Dvd Films In Our Lab Test

    13 for proper connection. 10. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 30 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

  • Page 10: Minimum Hardware Requirement Table For Windows ® Vista Tm Premium 2008 And Basic Logo

    ® default setting of “DVMT Mode Select” option under BIOS. * If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard, please refer to Premium Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com * After June 1, 2008, all Windows...

  • Page 11: Minimum Hardware Requirement For Full Hd 1080P Blu-Ray (Bd) / Hd-Dvd Playback Support

    VD Playback Suppor VD Playback Suppor VD Playback Suppor t t t t t Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to below table for the minimum hardware requirement.

  • Page 12: Motherboard Layout

    Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Infrared Module Header (IR1) System Panel Header (PANEL1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2; Green) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1; White) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1) North Bridge Controller...

  • Page 13: Asrock Glan_8Ch I/O

    Front Speaker (Lime) If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker...

  • Page 14: Asrock Dvi_Displayport Specifications

    DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard put forth by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). It defines a new license-free, royalty-free, state-of-the- art digital audio/video interconnect, and it is intended to be used primarily between a computer and its display monitor, or a computer and a home-theater system.

  • Page 15: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2: Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6", 24.4 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

  • Page 16: Cpu Installation

    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. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
  • Page 17 PnP cap to assist in removal. 1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap. 2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service.

  • Page 18: Installation Of Heatsink And Cpu Fan

    CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 12, No.

  • Page 19: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR2/DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2; Yellow slots; see p.12 No.
  • Page 20 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 21: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.6 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 22: Installation Of Asrock Dvi_Displayport Card

    ASRock DVI_DisplayPort Card. As long as you install ASRock DVI_DisplayPort Card on this motherboard, your motherboard will be able to support DVI-D and DisplayPort devices. Please refer to the following steps to install ASRock DVI_DisplayPort Card: 1. Install ASRock DVI_DisplayPort Card on PCIE2 slot (green). Please refer to page 21 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.
  • Page 23 HDCP function is supported when you install ASRock DVI_DisplayPort Card on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents.

  • Page 24: Jumpers Setup

    After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS.
  • Page 25 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.

  • Page 26: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.12 No. 22) FLOPPY1 Pin1 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. 7) IDE1...
  • Page 27 If you don’t plan to use WiFi+AP functin on this motherboard, this header can be used as a 4-Pin USB 2.0 header to support one USB 2.0 port. To connect the 4-Pin USB device cable to this header, please refer to this picture for proper installation.
  • Page 28 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 29 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 30: 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 31: Installation

    STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. 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. 2.12 Hot Plug F 2.12 Hot Plug F...

  • Page 32: 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 33 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 34: Driver Installation Guide

    2 . 1 4 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 35: Tm Tm

    AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select ® the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop - Windows XP)" for Windows ®...

  • Page 36: Untied Overclocking Technology

    Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. 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 37: 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 38: Navigation Keys

    3 . 2 3 . 2 3 . 2 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 Boot...

  • Page 39: Smart Screen

    3.3 Smart Screen Smart Screen 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 40: 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 41 This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. Ratio Status This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is “Locked” or “Unlocked”. If it shows “Unlocked”, you will find an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard.

  • Page 42: Chipset Configuration

    ® function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.. Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies.
  • Page 43 DRAM tCL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options for DDR2 memory modules are [3], [4], [5], [6], [7] and [Auto]. Configuration options for DDR3 memory modules are are [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10] and [Auto].
  • Page 44 DVMT/FIXED Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you set DVMT Mode Select as [DVMT Mode]. Configuration options: [128MB], [256MB] and [Maximum DVMT]. The option [Maximum DVMT] only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above.
  • Page 45 [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]. CIR10 Field 1 Use this to enable or disable CIR10 Field 1.

  • Page 46: 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 47: Ide Configuration

    “Configure SATAII as”, you are allowed to set the selection to [AHCI] or [IDE] mode. The default value is [IDE]. If you select [AHCI] mode, the option “Hot Plug” will appear. You are allowed to use the Hot Plug function under Windows environment if this option is enabled.
  • Page 48 [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 49: Pcipnp Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5 3.4.5...

  • Page 50: Floppy 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 51: 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 52: 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 53: 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 Smart...

  • Page 54: 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 Advanced...

  • Page 55: 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 56: Install Operating System

    4 . 2 . 4 4 . 2 . 4 C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n...

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