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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.
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............. 16 3.1.2 Legend Bar ............16 3.2 Main Menu ............... 17 3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ..19 4 Software Support ........... 20 4.1 Installing Operating System ..........20 4.2 Support CD Information ........... 20 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........
ASRock’s commit- ment to quality and endurance. Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step installation guide for new DIY system builders. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic BIOS setup and Support CD information.
AMR slot: 1 slot, supports ASRock MR card (Optional) USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and 1 extra set of header for 2 additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 3) ASRock I/O : PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port;...
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Although GE Pro-HT / GE Pro-M2 offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. When the CPU frequency of GE Pro-HT / GE Pro-M2 is set to perform over clocking, other clocks, such as PCI clock, AGP clock and Memory clock will also be overclocked proportionally.
Infrared Module Connector (IR1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) AMR Slot (AMR1) North Bridge Controller Serial Port Connector (COM1) 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR DIMM1- 2) Flash Memory Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) AUDIO CODEC Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) Front Panel Audio Connector (AUDIO1)
Infrared Module Connector (IR1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) AMR Slot (AMR1) North Bridge Controller Serial Port Connector (COM1) 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR DIMM1- 2) Flash Memory Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) AUDIO CODEC Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) Front Panel Audio Connector (AUDIO1)
1.5 ASRock I/O (GE Pro-HT / GE Pro-M2) Parallel Port Line Out (Lime) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports Game Port VGA Port Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
Chapter 2 Installation GE Pro-HT / GE Pro-M2 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 7.5", 24.4 x 19.1 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins. 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.
DIMM is properly seated. 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR, and AGP Slots) There are 2 PCI slots, 1 AMR slot, and 1 AGP slot on GE Pro-HT or GE Pro-M2 motherboard. PCI slots: The PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.
2 Note: When you connect speakers in back panel and front panel at the same time, 1. If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short (see fig. 1), both front panel and rear panel audio connectors can work. 2. If both jumper caps on JL1 and JR1 are removed (see fig. 2), only front panel audio works.
FLOPPY1 Pin1 Red marking (see p.7/p.8 item 15) Note: Match the red marking on the floppy ribbon cable with Pin1. Primary IDE connector (Blue) Secondary IDE connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.7/p.8 item 7) (39-pin IDE2, see p.7/p.8 item 8)
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Front panel audio connector This is an interface for front +5VA BACKOUT-R panel audio cable that allows (9-pin AUDIO1) BACKOUT-L convenient connection and (see p.7/p.8 item 23) control of audio devices. AUD-OUT-L AUD-OUT-R MIC-POWER PLED+ System panel connector This connector accommo-...
Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up the computer, there is a chance for you to run the BIOS Setup. Press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.
Enter:Select Sub-Menu System Date [Month/Day/Year] Set the system date that you specify. Valid values for month, day, and year are Month: (Jan to Dec), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2099). Use keys to move between the Month, Day and Year fields.
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If the auto- detection fails, it may due to that the hard disk is too old or too new. If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system, the BIOS Setup may detect incorrect parameters.
LBA Mode This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Off] to disable the LBA mode.
This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems: 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.
Microsoft Windows ® ® XP. Set to [Auto] if using Microsoft Windows XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.
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F10:Save & Exit Enter:Select Sub-Menu AGP Aperture Size: It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless your AGP card requires other sizes.
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OnBoard Serial Port: Use this to set addresses for the onboard serial ports or disable serial ports. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 / COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4]. OnBoard Infrared Port: You may select [Auto] or [Disabled] for this onboard...
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Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [378], [278]. Parallel Port Mode: Set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”.
Set User Password: Press <Enter> to set User Password. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If you already have a password, you must enter your current password first in order to create a new p assword.
Ring-In Power On: Use this to enable or disable Ring-in signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On: Use this to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
F10:Save & Exit :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Quick Boot Mode: Enable this mode will speed up the boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings. Boot Up Num-Lock: If this is enabled, it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.
BIOS SETUP Utility without making any changes to the settings. Load Default Settings: After you enter the submenu, the message “Load default settings” will appear. If you press <Enter>, it will load the default values for all the setup configuration.
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