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K7NF2-RAID

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published March 2005
Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. A l l r i g h t s r eserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    K7NF2-RAID User Manual Version 1.0 Published March 2005 Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. A l l r i g h t s r eserved. 1 1 1 1 1...
  • Page 2 In no event shall ASRock, its direc t o r s , o ff i c e r s , employees, or agents be liab l e fo r...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.5.1 Boot Setting Configuration ........
  • Page 4 .........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    In case any modifi c a t i o ns of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may fi n d t h e l a t est memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as w e l l .

  • Page 6: Specifications

    3 D DR DIMM slots, Max. 3GB; I D E : IDE1: ATA 1 3 3 / U l t r a D M A Mode 6; IDE2: ATA 1 3 3 / U l t r a D M A Mode 6;...
  • Page 7 Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the ins t ab i l i t y o f t h e s y s t em or damage the CPU. The CPU host frequency of this motherboard is determined by the jumper- s e t t i n g .

  • Page 8: Motherboard Layout

    Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) ATX Power Connec t o r ( AT X P WR1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Shared USB 2.0 Header (USB45E, Blue) System Panel Connec t o r ( PANEL1)

  • Page 9: Asrock I/O Plus

    Parallel Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Line In (Light Blue) Serial Port: COM1 Line Out (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 9 9 9 9 9...

  • Page 10: Installation

    NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or t h e l i k e . Also rem ember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components.

  • Page 11: Cpu Installation

    Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fi t s i n p l ac e . The CPU fits only in one correc t o r i e n t a t i o n . DO N O T force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.

  • Page 12: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    D DR DIMM slots fo r o p t imized performance. I f y o u i nstall only one memory module, pleas e i ns t a l l i t o n D DR1 fi r s t .

  • Page 13: Expansion Slots (Pci And Agp Slots)

    . AGP slot: The A G P s l o t i s u s e d t o i ns t a l l an A G P g r aphics card.

  • Page 14: Jumpers Setup

    After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap t o s h o r t 2 p i ns on CLRCMOS2 for 5 seconds. However, p l ease do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS.
  • Page 15 These jumpers setting may not ap p l y t o a l l m u l t iplier-locked or even some unlocked A M D CPU. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may...

  • Page 16: Connectors

    Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as “Mas t e r ” . P l eas e r e f e r t o t h e i nstruction of your IDE device vendor f or the details.
  • Page 17 (USB45), the USB ports 4,5 on ASRock I/O Plus w i l l n o t b e a b l e t o f u n c t i o n . Infrared Module Connector IRTX...
  • Page 18 G ame port (15-pin GAME1) JBB2 MIDI_IN brac k e t i s i ns t a l l e d . (see p.8 item 19) JAB2 JAB1 G ame cable with the...

  • Page 19: Raid Configurations

    SATA hard disks . STEP 1: I nstall the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chas s i s . STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk .

  • Page 20: Installing Windows 2000 / Xp With Raid Functions

    Pleas e i nsert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>. The system w i l l s t a r t t o format the floppy diskette and copy SATA d r i v e r s into the floppy diskette.

  • Page 21: I Ns T A L L I N G W Indows 2000 / Xp W Ithout Raid Functions

    SATA 1 i n o r d e r t o finish the OS installation proces s .

  • Page 22: Bios Setup Utility

    <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chas s i s . You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the...

  • Page 23: Navigation Keys

    Configuration, IDE Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, Hard- ware Health Confi g u r a t i o n , ACPI Confi g u r a t i o n , and USB Confi g u r a t i o n .

  • Page 24: Cpu Configuration

    This item shows current CPU host frequency of the installed motherboard. Boot Failure Guard E nable or disab l e t h e f eature of Boot Failure Guard. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability.

  • Page 25: Chipset Configuration

    Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration o p t i o n s : [ A u t o ] , [ 2 . 0 ] , [ 3 . 0 ] , a n d [ 2 . 5 ] .
  • Page 26 AGP Data Rate U s e t h i s i t em to ad j u s t t h e A G P Data Rate. Configuration options : [ 4 X ] , [ 2 X ] , [ 1 X ] .

  • Page 27: Acpi Configuration

    RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Restore on AC/Power Loss Use this item to set the power state after an unexpec t e d AC/power loss. If [Power Off ] i s s e l ected, the AC/power remains o ff when the power r ecovers.

  • Page 28: Ide Configuration

    IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE confi g u r a t i o n for the device that you spec i f y. W e w i l l use the “Primary IDE Mas t e r ” as the example in the following ins t r u c t i o n , which can be applied to the configurations o f “...
  • Page 29 Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and W indows; fo r Netware and UNIX user, s e l ec t [ D i s ab l e d ] t o disable the LBA/Large mode.

  • Page 30: Pcipnp Configuration

    U s e t h i s i t em to enab l e o r d i s able the S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 31: Super Io Configuration

    [IRQ5] and [IRQ7]. OnBoard G ame Port U s e t h i s i t em to enab l e t h e G ame Port or disab l e i t . OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configura-...

  • Page 32: Usb Configuration

    Legacy USB Support U s e t h i s i t em to enab l e o r d i s able the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. Or you may select [Auto] so that the...

  • Page 33: 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, chas s i s f an speed, and the critical voltage.

  • Page 34: Boot Setting Configuration

    I f t h i s i t em i s s e t t o [ O n ] , i t w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y...

  • Page 35: Exit Screen

    When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes. Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Load optimal defaults?” Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup configurations.

  • Page 36: Install Operating System

    Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. I f t h e Main Menu did not appear automatically, l o c a t e and double click on the fi l e “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.

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