ASROCK P43R1600Twins-WiFi User Manual

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P43R1600Twins-WiFi /
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P43R1600Twins

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

    P43R1600Twins-WiFi / P43R1600Twins-110dB / P43R1600Twins User Manual Version 1.0 Published May 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

    1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium 2008 and Basic Logo......10 1.4 Motherboard Layout ............11 1.5 ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600Twins-WiFi) ... 12 1.6 ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600Twins-110dB) ..13 1.7 ASRock SPDIF I/O (P43R1600Twins) ......14 1.8 ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Specifications (For P43R1600Twins-WiFi Only) ........
  • Page 4 ® 2.17 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista Vista 64-bit Without RAID Functions ......43 ® 2.17.1 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ........... 43 2.17.2 Installing Windows ® Vista / Vista 64-bit Without RAID Functions ...........
  • Page 5: Introduction

    In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (green @ x16 mode) - 3 x PCI Express x1 slots - 3 x PCI slots Audio P43R1600Twins-WiFi - 7.1 CH Windows ® Vista Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection...
  • Page 7 - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header (P43R1600Twins-WiFi / P43R1600Twins-110dB) - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector...
  • Page 8 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 16) Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third- party overclocking tools.
  • Page 9 CAUTION! This motherboard supports native FSB1600/1333/1066/800 MHz. For normal operation, you do no need to adjust the jumper settings. For special overclocking mode, please refer to page 23 for proper jumper settings. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology.
  • Page 10: Minimum Hardware Requirement Table For Windows Vista Tm Premium 2008 And Basic Logo

    ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 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 11: Motherboard Layout

    1.4 Motherboard Layout 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1.4 Motherboard Layout 24.4cm (9.6 in) PS2_USB_PWR1 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB8 eSATAII B: USB9 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB2 IEEE 1394 B: USB3 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB0 RJ-45 B: USB1 Intel...
  • Page 12: Asrock 1394_Spdif I/O (P43R1600Twins-Wifi)

    1 . 5 1 . 5 1 . 5 1 . 5 1 . 5 ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600Twins wins wins wins wins - - - - - W W W W W iF iF iF iF iFi) i) i) i) i)
  • Page 13: Asrock 1394_Spdif I/O (P43R1600Twins-110Db)

    1 . 6 1 . 6 1 . 6 1 . 6 1 . 6 ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock 1394_SPDIF I/O (P43R1600Twins wins wins wins wins -110dB)
  • Page 14: Asrock Spdif I/O (P43R1600Twins)

    1 . 7 1 . 7 1 . 7 1 . 7 1 . 7 ASRock SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T ock SPDIF I/O (P43R1600Twins) ock SPDIF I/O (P43R1600T wins) wins) wins) wins) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
  • Page 15: Asrock Wifi-802.11G Module Specifications (For P43R1600Twins-Wifi Only)

    Software Support - ASRock WiFi-802.11g Wizard If you want to start to use ASRock WiFi-802.11g module on this motherboard, please carefully read “ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Operation Guide” in the package for the detailed introduction and operation procedures. You can also read the document in the following path of ASRock motherboard support CD: ..\ ASRock WiFi-802.11g \ Vista64_Vista_XP64_XP...
  • Page 16: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2: 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 17: 2.3 Cpu Installation

    2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below. 775-Pin Socket Overview 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.
  • Page 18 For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys.
  • Page 19: Installation Of Heatsink And Cpu Fan

    Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU to dissipate heat.
  • Page 20: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.5 Installation of Memor 2.5 Installation of Memor 2.5 Installation of Memor 2.5 Installation of Memor 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots and two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
  • Page 21 If only one memory module or three memory modules are in- stalled in the DDR2 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology. If only one memory module is installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology.
  • Page 22: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    PCIE slots: PCIE1/DE (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card and ASRock PCIE_DE card. PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Green) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards.
  • Page 23: 2.7 Jumpers Setup

    2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The il- lustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...
  • Page 24: 2.8 Onboard Headers And Connectors

    If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin4, pin5 for FSB2 jumper and pin4, pin5 for FSB3 jumper. Otherwise, the CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please refer to below jumper settings.
  • Page 25 Primary IDE connector (Blue) (39-pin IDE1, see p.11 No. 8) IDE1 PIN1 connect the black end connect the blue end to the IDE devices to the motherboard 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Serial ATAII Connectors These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data...
  • Page 26 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB4_5) USB_PWR (see p.11 No. 18) DUMMY USB_PWR WiFi/E Header This header supports WiFi+AP USB+5V_2 function with ASRock (15-pin WIFI/E) GND2 WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n (see p.11 No. 32) PCIE_RST# +3SVB RXN RXP module, an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN)
  • Page 27 Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you CD-L to receive stereo audio input (4-pin CD1) from sound sources such as CD-R (CD1: see p.11 No. 31) a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front PRESENCE# MIC_RET panel audio cable that allows...
  • Page 28 PLED+ System Panel Header This header accommodates PLED- PWRBTN# several system front panel (9-pin PANEL1) functions. (see p.11 No. 17) DUMMY RESET# HDLED- HDLED+ Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis SPEAKER speaker to this header. (4-pin SPEAKER 1) DUMMY DUMMY (see p.11 No.
  • Page 29 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.11 No. 40) 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.
  • Page 30: 2.9 Hdmi_Spdif Header Connection Guide

    2.9 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.9 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.9 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.9 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.9 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).
  • Page 31: Esataii Interface Introduction

    2.10 eSA 2.10 eSA 2.10 eSA 2.10 eSA 2.10 eSAT T T T T AII Inter AII Inter AII Inter AII Inter AII Inter face Introduction face Introduction face Introduction face Introduction face Introduction What is eSATAII? This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your computer, offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s, and the convenient mobility like USB.
  • Page 32 In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the orange SATAII connector (SATAII_6 (Port5); see p.11 No.15) and the eSATAII connector (eSATAII_TOP; see p.11 No.39) with a SATA data cable first. Connect the SATA data cable to the orange Connect the SATA SATAII connector...
  • Page 33 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 34: Sataii Hard Disk Setup Guide

    2.11 SA 2.11 SA 2.11 SAT T T T T AII Hard Disk Setup Guide 2.11 SA 2.11 SA AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide.
  • Page 35: Installation

    2 . 1 2 2 . 1 2 2 . 1 2 2 . 1 2 2 . 1 2 Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial AT T T T T A (SA Serial A A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SAT T T T T A) / Serial A A) / Serial A...
  • Page 36: Hot Plug And Hot Swap Functions For Sata / Sataii Hdds And Esataii Devices

    2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA 2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SAT T T T T A / SA unctions for SA...
  • Page 37: Guide

    SATA / SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual.
  • Page 38 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Step 2 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end...
  • Page 39: Driver Installation Guide

    2 . 1 5 2 . 1 5 2 . 1 5 2 . 1 5 2 . 1 5 Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first.
  • Page 40: Setting Up A "Raid Ready" System

    STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: ..
  • Page 41: Migrating A "Raid Ready" System To Raid

    Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - ® Windows XP)" for Windows XP or "Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Desktop - Windows XP64)" for Windows ®...
  • Page 42: Tm Tm

    / Vista 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 Intel RAID drivers.
  • Page 43: Vista Tm 64-Bit Without Raid Functions

    2 . 1 7 2 . 1 7 2 . 1 7 2 . 1 7 2 . 1 7 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista...
  • Page 44: Installing Windows

    / Vista 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 Intel AHCI drivers.
  • Page 45: Dts Operation Guide

    DTS-format soundtracks and music mixes dramatically improves content. Please follow below steps to enable DTS function: 1. Install the drivers to your system from ASRock support CD. 2. Reboot your system. 3. You will find the...
  • Page 46 Music Mode Cinema Mode 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.
  • Page 47: Untied Overclocking Technology

    2 . 1 9 2 . 1 9 2 . 1 9 2 . 1 9 2 . 1 9 Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking Technology Untied Overclocking T echnology echnology echnology echnology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses.
  • Page 48: Bios Setup Utility

    Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 . 1 3 . 1 Introduction Introduction 3 . 1 3 . 1 3 . 1 Introduction Introduction Introduction...
  • Page 49: Navigation Keys

    [SHIFT-TAB] to System Time [ :00:09] System Date select a field. [Wed 04/30/2008] BIOS Version : P43R1600Twins-WiFi P1.00 Use [+] or [-] to Processor Type : Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU configure system Time. E7300 @ 2.66GHz (64bit) Processor Speed...
  • Page 50 P43R1600Twins-110dB BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Main System Overview Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to System Time [ :00:09] System Date select a field. [Wed 04/30/2008] BIOS Version : P43R1600Twins-110dB P1.00 Use [+] or [-] to Processor Type : Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU configure system Time.
  • Page 51: Advanced Screen

    3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 3 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, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.
  • Page 52 CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust CPU frequency. PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. Ratio Status This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is “Locked”...
  • Page 53 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. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows ®...
  • Page 54: Chipset Configuration

    3 . 3 . 2 3 . 3 . 2 3 . 3 . 2 Chipset Configuration 3 . 3 . 2 3 . 3 . 2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration ENABLE: Allow Memory Remap Feature [Disabled]...
  • Page 55 DRAM tRCD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRCD. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [3] to [10]. DRAM tWR This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWR. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [3] to [15]. DRAM tRFC This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRFC.
  • Page 56 OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard Lan” feature. OnBoard 1394 This option is for P43R1600Twins-WiFi / P43R1600Twins-110dB only. This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard 1394” feature. CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual].
  • Page 57: Acpi Configuration

    DMI Voltage Use this to select DMI Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Low], [Middle], [High] and [Highest]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. PLL Voltage Use this to select PLL Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Low], [Middle], [High] and [Highest]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. CIR10 Field 1 Use this to enable or disable CIR10 Field 1.
  • Page 58: Ide Configuration

    Ring-In Power On 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.
  • Page 59 AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable onboard IDE controller. The default value is [Enabled].
  • Page 60 [CD/DVD]: This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives. [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;...
  • Page 61: Pcipnp Configuration

    3 . 3 . 5 3 . 3 . 5 3 . 3 . 5 PCIPnP Configuration 3 . 3 . 5 3 . 3 . 5 PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Value in units of PCI Advanced PCI / PnP Settings clocks for PCI device latency timer...
  • Page 62: Floppy Configuration

    Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. If you plan to use ASRock DeskExpress on this motherboard, please keep this item on [Disabled] option.
  • Page 63: Usb Configuration

    3 . 3 . 8 3 . 3 . 8 3 . 3 . 8 USB Configuration 3 . 3 . 8 3 . 3 . 8 USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
  • Page 64: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    3 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 3 . 4 3 . 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 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, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.
  • Page 65: Boot Screen

    3 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 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.
  • Page 66: Security Screen

    Use this option to select logo in POST screen. This option only appears when you enable the option “Full Screen Logo”. Configuration options: [Auto], [PCIE2.0 Revolution], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Currently, the option [Auto] is set to Aircraft.
  • Page 67: Exit Screen

    3.7 Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit F10 key can be used Discard Changes for this operation.
  • Page 68: Install Operating System

    C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your...

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