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Page 1: User Manual
User Manual Version 1.0 Published April 2003 Copyright©2003 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. -
Page 2: Copyright Notice
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.8 PCI / Plug and Play Setup ............24 3.9 Peripheral Setup ..............25 3.10 Hardware Monitor Setup ............27 3.11 Change Supervisor Password / Change User Password ..27 3.12 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings ......27 3.13 Save Settings and Exit ............27 3.14 Exit Without Saving .............. -
Page 4: Introduction
ASRock’s commitment 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. -
Page 5: Specifications
AMR slot: 1 slot, supports AMR modem card (optional) USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and a set of header for two additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 2) ASRock I/O : PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port;... - Page 6 3. Although M266A offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. When the CPU frequency of M266A is set to perform over clocking, other clocks, such as PCI clock, AGP clock, and Memory clock will also be overclocked proportionally.
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Page 7: Motherboard Layout
CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1) Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS1: solder points) North Bridge controller PCI slots (PCI 1- 3) 184-pin DDR DIMM slots (DDR1- 2, blue) AUDIO CODEC 168-pin SDRAM DIMM slots (SDR1- 2, black) Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1) Primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) -
Page 8: Asrock I/O
1.4 ASRock I/O 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) -
Page 9: Installation
Chapter 2 Installation M266A 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. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. -
Page 10: Cpu Installation
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. -
Page 11: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)
DIMMs or the system components. 168-pin RAM 184-pin RAM The 168-pin SDRAM DIMM slot (black) and 184-pin DDR DIMM slot (blue) can be easily distinguished by the fool-proof design. Please do not use both 168-pin SDRAM DIMM and 184-pin DDR DIMM at the same time. -
Page 12: Expansion Slots
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR, and AGP Slots) There are 3 PCI slots, 1 AMR slot, and 1 AGP slot on M266A motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. AMR slot: AMR slot is used to insert an AMR card with v.92 Modem functionality. -
Page 13: Jumpers Setup
(see p.7 item 17) solder points Note: These solder points allow you to clear the data in the CMOS. The data in the CMOS includes system setup information such as the system password, date, time, and the system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system para-... -
Page 14: Connectors
Red marking FLOPPY1 (see p.7 item 10) Pin1 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 item 7) (39-pin IDE2, see p.7 item 8) - Page 15 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV (AUX1: see p.7 item 23) AUX1 tuner card, or MPEG card. Front panel audio connector This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows (9-pin AUDIO1) convenient connection and (see p.7 item 20) control of audio devices.
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Page 16: Bios Setup
The 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. -
Page 17: Legend Bar
3.3 Legend Bar At the bottom of all the Setup Screen is a legend bar. The following table lists the keys in the legend bar with their corresponding functions: Navigation Key(s) Function Description <F1> Displays the General Help Screen <ESC>... - Page 18 Use this to configure IDE devices. There are two IDE channels (Primary and Secondary) available in your system, and each channel can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel.
- Page 19 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.
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Page 20: Advanced Cmos Setup
BIOS setup. If [Always] option is selected, the “Password Check” is performed before both boot-up and BIOS setup. Boot Device Priority Use this to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start-up time. -
Page 21: Advanced Chipset Setup
Wrong setup may cause problems during operation. CPU Ratio Selection Use this to set the multiple that times the frontside bus frequency must equal to the core speed of the installed processor. SDRAM Frequency... - Page 22 AGP Aperture Size It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this field at the default value unless your AGP card requires other sizes. OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size Use this to set the size of the onchip VGA share memory.
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Page 23: Power Management Setup
Use this to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system. If [Enable] is selected, you must fill the RTC Alarm Date / Hour / Minute / Second sub-fields with the actual wake up time you desire. -
Page 24: Pci / Plug And Play Setup
Enter:Select Sub-Menu PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) The default is 32. We recommend you to keep the default value unless your PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings. Primary Graphics Adapter Select AGP or PCI as the primary graphics adapter. -
Page 25: Peripheral Setup
Use this to enable or disable floppy drive controller. 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]. - Page 26 OnBoard IDE Select [Primary] or [Secondary] to enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel. Or you may select [Both] to enable both IDE channels. If it is set to [Disabled], it will disable the both. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both].
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Page 27: Hardware Monitor Setup
1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. 3.12 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings When you select this option, it will pop up a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the BIOS Setup Utility. Press <Enter>... -
Page 28: Software Support
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 from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
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