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ASROCK PENRYN1600SLIX3-WIFI User Manual

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Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi

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Version 1.0
Published February 2008
Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi User Manual Version 1.0 Published February 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

    2.14 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ..............37 2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices ........37 2.16 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..............
  • Page 4 2.18 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista ® Vista 64-bit Without RAID Functions ......40 2.19 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista ® Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions ........ 40 2.19.1 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With ®...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    ASRock’s commitment to qual- ity 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

    - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATAII Port - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) 6 6 6 6 6...
  • Page 7 - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8) - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, Connector RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII...
  • 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 Tm Premium 2008 And Basic Logo

    (WLAN) adapter. It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. 13. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows ®...

  • Page 10: Supported Pci Express Vga Card List For Sli

    MSI 7300GT-TD256EH * These two cards can only work under Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS. ® For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLI Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm 1 .

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout

    North Bridge Controller Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_3; Yellow) (IR1) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) (Dual Channel B: DDRII_2, DDRII_4;...

  • Page 12: Asrock Wifi_Esataii I/O Plus

    COM Port Central / Bass (Orange) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Line In (Light Blue) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications SPEED...

  • Page 13: Asrock Wifi-802.11G Module Specifications

    WiFi+AP function. With ASRock WiFi-802.11g module, you can easily create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. Therefore, from anywhere within the signal range, you will be able to play LAN games, connect to the internet, access and share printers, and make Internet phone calls easily.

  • Page 14: Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 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 15: 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 16 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 17: 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 11, No.

  • Page 18: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR2 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_3; Yellow slots;...
  • Page 19 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 20: 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 5 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 / PCIE3 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards.

  • Page 21: Tm Operation Guide

    Operation Guide Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA and 3-Way SLI (Scalable Link Interface) ® technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA technology supports Windows XP, XP 64-bit, Vista ® ®...

  • Page 22: Installing Three Sli

    Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot. 2.7.1.2 Installing Three SLI 2.7.1.2 Installing Three SLI 2.7.1.2 Installing Three SLI 2.7.1.2 Installing Three SLI 2.7.1.2 Installing Three SLI...

  • Page 23: Driver Installation And Setup

    2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi- Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility. Please ®...
  • Page 24 E. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. F. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab. G. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item. H. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box.
  • Page 25 E. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI configuration, and click Apply. Then choose Enable SLI technology (recommended). * SLI appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc., and is used ® only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

  • Page 26: Surround Display Feature

    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 27: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.11 No. 25) 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.11 No. 8) IDE1...
  • Page 28 3.0 Gb/s data eSATAII_TOP transfer rate. 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 this motherboard.
  • Page 29 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 30 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 31 Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5.

  • Page 32: 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 33: 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...
  • Page 34 (eSATAII_TOP) In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the orange SATAII connector (SATAII_6 (PORT3.1); see p.11 No.12) and the eSATAII connector (eSATAII_TOP; see p.11 No.37) with a SATA data cable first.
  • Page 35 Comparison between eSATAII and other devices IEEE 1394 400Mb/s USB 2.0 480Mb/s SATA 1.5Gb/s (1500Mb/s) eSATAII/SATAII 3.0Gb/s (3000Mb/s)

  • Page 36: 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 37: Installation

    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. If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1 or JBOD function, you need to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks.

  • Page 38: 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 39 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 40: Driver Installation Guide

    64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without ® ® RAID functions, you don’t have to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Besides, there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting. You can start to install Windows ® 2000, Windows XP, Windows...

  • Page 41: Installing Windows ® 2000 / Xp / Xp 64-Bit With Raid Functions

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

  • Page 42: 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 NVIDIA RAID drivers.

  • Page 43: Dts Operation Guide

    ® 4. Double-click this icon to open Realtek HD Audio Manager. 5. On the bottom of Realtek HD Audio Manager. You can find that the DTS Connect contains 2 elements: DTS Neo: PC and DTS Interactive. Click the button to enable or disable it.
  • Page 44 Music Mode The music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings, which preserves the integrity of the stereo mix while augmenting it with a center channel to anchor the image, and deriving enough surround content to yield a spacious, three-dimensional listening experience. The Music mode includes the control that allows the sound to be tailored to room layout and personal preferences.

  • Page 45: Untied Overclocking Technology

    Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. 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 46: 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 47: Navigation Keys

    To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen <ESC> 3.2 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 48: Advanced Screen

    3 . 3 3 . 3 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 49 IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.

  • Page 50: Chipset Configuration

    XP, or Linux kernel version ® ® 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not sup- port Hyper-Threading technology. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intel’s new power saving technology. Proces- sor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings.
  • Page 51 Use this item to adjust the TRRD value. Configuration options are [1] to [15] and [Auto]. Use this item to adjust the TRC value. Configuration options are [1] to [31] and [Auto]. Use this item to adjust the TWR value. Configuration options are [2], [3], [4], [5], [6] and [Auto].
  • Page 52 This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard 1394” feature. OnBoard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.

  • Page 53: 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 54: Ide Configuration

    * If you select [RAID] mode, SATA / SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility. * If you install OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please do not change the setting of this item after OS installation.
  • Page 55 [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 56: 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 . 3 . 5 3 . 3 . 5 3 .

  • Page 57: 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 58 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP].

  • Page 59: Usb Configuration

    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 60: Boot Screen

    3 . 5 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...

  • Page 61: Boot Settings Configuration

    (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [Enabled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option “Full Screen Logo”...

  • Page 62: Security Screen

    Security Screen Security Screen 3 . 6 3 . 6 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...

  • Page 63: 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 64: 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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