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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.
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• Read and follow all instructions in the documentation before you operate your system. • Do not use this product near water or a heated source such as a radiator. • Set up the system on a stable surface. •...
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Optical Drive Safety Information Optical drives sold with this system contains a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. CAUTION: Invisible laser radiation when open. Do not stare into beam or view directly with optical instruments. WARNING: Making adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified in the user’s manual may result in hazardous laser exposure.
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7 Software Support ............................................39 7.1 Install Operating System ..........39 7.2 Support CD Information ..........39 7.2.1 Running Support CD ..........39 7.2.2 Drivers Menu ............39 7.2.3 Utilities Menu ............39 7.2.4 Contact Information ..........39...
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the hardware 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.
BIOS, or using the third-party overclocking tools. 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.
7. Display (VGA) port connector 8. CPU fan connector 9. Memory socket 10. CPU heatsink 11. CPU fan 12. SATA connector: For ODD SATA data cable 13. ATX5V power connector 14. SATA connector: For HDD SATA data cable 9 9 9 9 9...
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1. SATA and Power Connections Connect to ODD SATA & Power Connections Connect to SATA Connector (12) Connect to HDD Connect to ATX5V Power Connector (13) Connect to SATA Connector (14) 2. System Memory Socket Connection Installing a memory module Removing a memory module 3.
1.4 Rear Panel Connectinos 1.4 Rear Panel Connectinos 15. DC-In jack 16. Mic In (Pink): Microphone 17. Front L/R Out (Lime): Stereo speakers or headphones 18. Display (VGA) port: VGA monitor 19. USB2.0 ports: USB devices 20. LAN (RJ-45) port: Local Area Network...
1.5 System Chassis 1.5 System Chassis 1.5 System Chassis Opening the system chassis 1. Remove the screws on the backside. 2. Slide the top panel backwards. 22. Optical Disc Drive 23. Drive activity indicator 24. Power ON/OFF button with status indicator...
1.6 Internal System Components 1.6 Internal System Components Optical disc & Hard disk drives The optical disc and hard disc drives are mounted in a drive cage. The cage can be removed by removing the top screws. 25. System Cooling Fan 26.
Chapter 2 System Quick Installation Chapter 2 System Quick Installation Chapter 2 System Quick Installation 1. Connecting USB Devices (USB2.0 Ports) 2. Connecting VGA Monitor (Display (VGA) Port) 3. Connecting the Network (LAN (RJ-45) Port) 4. Connecting Microphone (Mic In Port)
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5. Connecting Stereo Speakers or Headphones (Front L/R Out Port) 6. Connecting External Audio Device (Line In Port) 7. Connecting Power (DC-In Jack Port) 8. Power on the System (Power Switch)
2. Slide the side cover toward the rear panel. 3. Pull the side cover upwards. 4. To change the storage drives, you need to remove SATA and power cables from ODD / HDD first, and unscrew the screws from both side.
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5. Pull ODD / HDD rack backwards and take it out from the bay. 6. Unscrew the screws from the side of ODD / HDD rack, and change your required ODD / HDD. 7. Refer to above steps to place the new ODD / HDD to the chassis.
Chapter 4 Driver Installation Chapter 4 Driver Installation 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.
Introduction Introduction Instant Boot, a user-friendly tool that allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a much more efficient way to save energy, time, money, and improves system running speed for your system *. It is applicable to both Windows ®...
Instant Boot setup page. a. Click “Next” to continue. b. Select destination location. You may choose a different folder if you need, and click “Next”. c. Select the start menu folder. You may choose a different folder if you need, and click “Next”.
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“Disable Instant Boot”. After that, please click “Apply” to save the change. Please notice that you need to keep AC power on if you select “Fast Mode”. F. When you want to shut down the computer, please simply select “Shut ®...
H. Next time when you turn on your system, you can enjoy the benefit of Instant Boot. ASRock OC T ock OC T ock OC T ock OC Tuner ock OC T uner uner uner uner 5.2.1 5.2.1 5.2.1 Introduction 5.2.1...
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Select destination location. You may choose a different folder if you need, and click “Next”. c. Select the start menu folder. You may choose a different folder if you need, and click “Next”. d. Click “Install” to begin installing ASRock OC Tuner driver.
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Auto apply when program starts If you check this button, it will save your settings when you close OC Tuner window. And next time when you run OC Tuner, it will start with the settings you made. If you do not check this button, next time when you run OC tuner, it will start with the default settings.
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CPU and PCIE chapters for parameter settings adjustment in pursuit of optimal system performance. Under the CPU chapter, you are able to fine-tune the CPU frequency and CPU ratio by clicking the “Up/Down” arrows at the display panel. After confirmation of the settings, please click on the “Go”...
This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The BIOS chip on the system stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 6.2 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 Smart Advanced Boot...
6.3 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 Smart Advanced Boot Security Exit Exit system setup Smart Settings after saving the changes.
6.4 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, SATA Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration and USB Configuration. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced...
Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. Ratio Actual Value This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.
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OS because the driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory. 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: [64MB], [128MB] and [Maximum DVMT].
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Onboard GPU Clock Select [Normal] or [Overclock] for onboard GPU clock. The default value is [Normal]. Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard Lan” feature.
Onboard LAN Power On Use this item to enable or disable onboard LAN to power on the system. RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table.
General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings.
6.5 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...
(C) Copyright 1985-2003, 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”...
6.6 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 Security Exit Main...
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-...