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1. B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista 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 NVIDIA RAID drivers NVIDIA RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit M386 V RAID Vista For Windows Vista OS AMD64 RAID Vista64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation NOTE If you install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert dele
2. SATAII HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATAII HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the 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 The SATA SATAII HDD which cannot support H
3. What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertain ment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 20 2 6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide The DVI D port for the chipset adopted on this motherboard can support DVI HDCP and HDMI format signal You may use the DVI to HDMI adapter to convert the DVI D port to HDMI interface Please follow below steps to enable HDMI audio function according to the OS you install 1 DVI to HDMI adapter is not bundled with this motherboard please refer to the adapter vendor for further information 2 If you install the DVI D monitor instead of the HDMI monitor on this motherboard and enable HDMI audio fu
4. For Windows Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system 13 2 Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 7 2 in 24 4 cm x 18 3 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to en sure that the motherboard fits into it Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings Before you install or remove any component ensure that the 4 power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that come
5. NVIDIA AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 1386 AHCI_Vista For Windows Vista OS AMD64 AHCI Vista64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit OS on your system 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 4 Before installing Windows 2000 to your system your Windows 2000 optical disk is supposed to include SP4 If there is no SP4 included in your disk please visit the below
6. RAID 5 JBOD NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 9 1 x ATA133 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1x COM port header 1 x Print port header CPU Chassis FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio header 2x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 10 BIOS Feature AMb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Supports Smart BIOS Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 11 Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 12 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 13 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 14 Boot Failure Guard B F G ASRock AM2 Boost ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12 596 see CAUTION 15 Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista EE Vista 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE 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 Techno
7. When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H WMonitor Boot Security Exit Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field System Overview 00 09 System Date Tue 09 02 2008 Use or to BIOS Version N68PV GS P1 00 configure system Time Processor Type AMD Athlon tm Dual Core Processor 4450e 64bit Processor Speed 2300MHz Microcode Update 60FB2 0 L1 Cache Size 256KB L2 Cache Size 1024KB Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field Total Memory 1024MB with 128MB shared memor General Help Single Channel Memory Mode Load Default DDRII 1 1024MB 333MHz DDRII667 Ss E S d Exit DDRII 2 None e MUT Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 37 3 3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements BIOS SETUP UTILITY Smart IE Merit EM S TRAC LC M CTT dE TIET Tele NN P GU Smart Settings Exit system setup after saving the changes Load BIOS Defaults F10 key can be used Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA for this operation Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Select Screen Select Item G
8. 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 12 No 4 ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 JEH see p 12 No 25 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 12 No 18 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 Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 B it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector Failing to do so will cause power up failure This COM1 header supports a serial port module 26 2 9 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 otherwise your SATAI
9. 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM sss 16 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 17 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 18 2 6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide 21 24 JUMPERS SOUP EE 22 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors sssseesnnneneeeesnseernrrneneeeeen 23 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ccccccccc cee eeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeaees 27 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks WAS TA AMOR BEE 28 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 28 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 29 2 13 Driver Installation Guid Aaaa e 31 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions EN 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID PR edel 31 2 14 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID FUNCIONS iae N N E 32 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions ssseeeeeeeees 33 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID ele 34 2 15 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID er de 35 2 16 Untied Overclocking Technology csseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeees 35 3 9 BIOS SETUP UTIL 5 2 pnis SU eR PIRA TU IE PrEPE ERAS 36 S AMEN Ie
10. Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock func tion after boot up 54 3 7 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 Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 55 3 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Would you like to save current setting user defaults Save 1st User Defaults Load 1st User Defaults Selectistrecu Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Save 2nd User Defaults Load 2nd User Defaults Save 3rd User Defaults Load 3rd User Defaults v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit Wh
11. I5Reck N68PV GS User Manual Version 1 0 Published September 2008 Copyright 2008 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages 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 th
12. setup 52 3 5 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY VE melee KOCHT H W Monitor Misti alc bea AN Op els ren Enable Disable Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Temperature 37C 98 F M B Temperature 31 C 87F CPU Fan Speed 3400 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 629V 3 30V 3 306V 5 00V 5 067V Select Screen 12 00V 11 890V Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed and fan noise If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as Enabled you will find the items Target CPU Temperature and Target Fan Speed appear to allow you adjusting them The default value is Disabled You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4 pin CPU fan Target CPU Temperature The target temperature will be between 45 C 113 F and 65 C 149 F The default value is 50 C 122 F Target Fan Speed Use this option to set the target fan speed You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to the target CPU temperature that you choose C
13. you adopt Phenom CPU there is one more option 533MHz DDRII1066 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled CAS Latency CL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto CLK ACLK BCLK and GCLK The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK ACLK BCLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto SCLK ACLK BCLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values Configuration options Auto 2 4CL K and 3 5CLK The default value is Auto TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto BCLK to 18CLK The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK and 5CLK The default value is Auto TRC Use this to adjust TRC values Configuration options 11CL K to 26CLK The default value is Auto 42 TWR Use this to adjust TWR values Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value is Auto TRWTTO This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU Use this to adjust
14. Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Purple 12 HD AUDIO 1 Lime Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black PCI Slots PCI1 2 PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE2 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE1 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket Print Port Header LPT1 Purple 1 6 I O Panel Am m oe i ie T F T WEN i M 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 2 RJ 45 Port 7 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 3 Line In Light Blue 8 VGAID Sub Port 4 Front Speaker Lime 9 VGAIDVI D Port 5 Microphone Pink 10 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 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 ActivitylLink LED SPEED LED Description Description ACTILINK SPEED LED LED LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox K click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or 4CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system
15. Disabled Onboard HD Audio Auto Front Panel Auto Share Memory Auto Primary Graphics Adapter PCI CPU NB Link Speed Auto CPU NB Link Width Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option Chipset Core Voltage Auto General Help GPU Frequency MHz 425 Load Defaults CPU Throttling Enabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio 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 Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB G4MB 128MB and 256MB Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Configuration options PCI Onboard and PCI Express CPU NB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency Configuration options Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1000 MHz CPU NB Link W
16. Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one two three and four For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below 19 A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number three and four 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another A HDCP Function with DVI D Port HDCP function is supported with DVI D port on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function
17. I hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital d 8 6 4 2 If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6 SAMSUNG 7 5 8 1 eem 4 8 6 4 2 If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4 HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool a DOS bootable tool for changing various ATA features Please visit HITACHI s website for details http www hitachigst com hdd support download htm 4 The above examples are just for your reference For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same Please visit the vendors website for the updates 27 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts NVIDIA GeForce 7050 nForce 630A MCP chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Ins
18. IDE Controller DISABLED disables the IDE Configuration OnBoard SATA Controller Enabled ere n SATA Operation Mode IDE gt IDE1 Master Hard Disk gt IDEI Slave Not Detected gt SATAII 1 Not Detected gt SATAII 2 Not Detected gt SATAII 3 Not Detected gt SATAII 4 Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard IDE Controller feature OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard SATA Controller feature SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default value of this option is IDE If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID Configuration options IDE RAID and AHCI If you select RAID mode SATA SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS Windows RAID Utility f you install OS on SATA SATAII HDDs please do not change the setting of this item after OS installation IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the IDE1 Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of IDE1 Slave as well 47 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master Select the
19. MPEG 2 WEA ONE SIX RIGHT MPEG 2 TERWILLIGER THE INTERPRETER MPEG 4 AVC UNIVERSAL MPEG 4 AVC mentioned above refers to the same format of H 264 Above passed films are tested under below configuration Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra DVD Player Pioneer BDR 101A LG GBW H10N BD HP HD100 HD DVD 11 1 5 Motherboard Layout 18 3cm 7 2 in 3 GEN A o T 28 A z e D E x 3 ef H 27 5 6 26 SATAII_1 PORT 0 NVIDIA 25 GeForce 7050 7 nForce 630A MCP g 24 9 23 10 N68PV GS Gi CMOS BATTERY 22 11 12 21 Hr 13 GET wem wf 14 20 19 18 17 I 15 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 16 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 17 System Panel Header PANEL1 Orange 2x240 pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 18 Serial Port Connector COM1 Dual Channel DDRII 1 DDRII 2 Yellow 19 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 20 Front Panel Audio Header Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII 2 PORT1 Primary SATAII Connector SATAII 1 PORTO 21 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue 22 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAI 4 PORT3 23 Third SATAII Connector SATAII 3 PORT2 24 SPI Flash Memory 4Mb 25 NVIDIA GeForce 7050 nForce 630A MCP 26 USB 2 0 Header USBA 5 Blue 27 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 28
20. RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the drivers will be presented Select the drivers to install The drivers are as below A NVIDIA RAID Driver required B NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required Please select A and B for Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit in RAID mode There are two RAID drivers needed for RAID mode you have to select them separately Please specify the first RAID driver and then specify again for the second one NOTE If you install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on IDE 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 part of the document in the following path in the Support CD VRAID Installation Guide NOTE Currently the RAID driver for Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS is not ready yet As long as we get the Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit RAID driver we will update it to our website in the future ASRock website http www asrock com 34 2 15 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration
21. S Click Audio I O select Connector Settings K choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Click the right top Folder icon Kai choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK G To activate the front mic For Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS Please select Front Mic as default record device If you want to hear your voice through front mic please deselect Mute icon in Front Mic of Playback portion For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the Front Mic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Click Set Default Device to make the Front Mic as the default record device System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 12 No 17 Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER DUMMY see p 12 No 15 DUMMY 5V Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 12 No 13 GND 12V CHA FAN SPEED CPU Fan Connector l FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 4 4 pin CPU_FAN1 CPU FAN SPEED 3 12V 2 see p 12 No 2 eno lla 25 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector
22. TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK ACLK 5CLK GCLK 7CLK SCLK and 9CLK The default value is Auto TWRRD This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU Use this to adjust TWRRD values Configuration options Auto OCLK 1CLK 2CLK and 3CL K The default value is Auto TWRWR This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU Use this to adjust TWRWR values Configuration options Auto 1CLK 2CLK and 3CLK The default value is Auto TRDRD This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU Use this to adjust TRWTTD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK and 5CLK The default value is Auto MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options Auto 2T 1T The default value is Auto Addr Cmd Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for Addr Cmd Fine Delay feature Configuration options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto CS ODT Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for CS ODT Fine Delay feature Configuration options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention 43 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings To set DRAM Voltage Onboard LAN Enabled Onboard HDMI HD Audio
23. be left at the rated frequency voltage If Manual multiplier and voltage will be set based CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Enabled on User Selection in Setup PCIE Spread Spectrum Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enabled Cool n Quiet Auto Secure Virtual Machine Enabled Enhanced Halt State Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option Processor Maximum Frequency x11 5 2300 MHz General Help Processor Maximum Voltage 1 300 V load Derails Save and Exit Processor Frequency t DW MHz Exit Processor Voltage lt v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Processor Frequency This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Processor Voltage This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Processor Target Frequency This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it
24. cate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information 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 dealer for further information 57
25. d into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 12 No 7 connect the blue end Km pr Tam connect the EE end to the motherboard aoa to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAI Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII GATAI 1 PORT 0 L J connectors support SATAII see p 12 No 6 POTAE PISO or SATA hard disk for internal IC SATAIL_2 PORT 1 storage devices The current SATAII 2 PORT 1 see p 12 No 5 SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_3 PORT 2 SATAII_3 PORT 2 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate see p 12 No 9 i SATAII_4 PORT 3 see p 12 No 8 Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA Optional SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard Serial ATA SATA Please connect the black end of Power Cable SATA power cable to the power Optional connect to the SATA SE A connector on each drive Then power connector T connect the white end of SATA AE ie power cable to the power powersupply connector of the power supply 23 USB 2 0 Headers e PWR 9 pin USB6_7 see p 12 No 16 P 6 USB_PWR 9 pin USB4_5 USB_PWR see p 12 No 12 Print Port Header 25 pin LPT1 Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two USB 2 0 headers on thi
26. e please follow the below steps 1 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port on the I O panel of this motherboard Connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel of this motherboard VGAIDVI D port VGA D Sub port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function provided by VGA DVI D and VGA D Sub ports with this motherboard after your system boots If you haven t installed onboard VGA driver yet please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer Then you can start to use dual monitor function provided by VGA DVI D and VGA D Sub ports with this motherboard d When you playback HDCP protected video from Blu ray BD or HD DVD disc the content will be displayed only in one of the two monitors instead of both monitors 18 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal dual VGA output support DVI D and D Sub and the external add on PCI Express VGA card you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 Install the NVIDIA PCI Express VGA card to PCI Express slot Please refer to page 17 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port on the I O pa
27. e possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in California USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents Tis Va e Le D e e Vu RTE 5 ide Package Contents 3 o e teer gege poda de oet s 5 UE MES e eC EE E 6 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD Playback Support cccccceccccceceseseeeeeseeeeeeeseesaaaeeees 10 1 4 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD Films Which Pass Our Lab Test 11 1 5 Motherboard Layouts EE 12 t6 JO Panels titre tinte ete bed EA usns 13 Zs Ta te le e er 14 Pre installation Precautions cccceccceseeceeceeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeessaeeeeesaeees 14 20 CPUS tal eA 15 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink sssuse 15 2
28. em You may choose to disable this function for keeping the stability of your system 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD Playback Support 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration Please refer to below table for the minimum hardware requirement CPU AMD Phenom X4 9100 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI D port Dual Channel DDR2 800 1GB x 2 Suggested OS Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 If you need to use CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra version 7 3 we suggest to disable Hardware Acceleration function for better playback performance and compatibility After executing CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program please follow below steps to disable Hardware Acceleration function A Right click the main page of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program B Click Configuration C Select Video D Click Enable hardware acceleration nVidia PureVideo to remove the V mark in this item E Click OK to save the change 10 Passed 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD Films in Our Lab Test SWORDFISH VC 1 WB THE TRANSPORTER MPEG 2 FOX UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION MPEG 2 SONY GLORY ROAD MPEG 4 AVC WALT DISNEY THE LEAGUE OF MPEG 4 AVC FOX EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN KING KONG VC 1 UNIVERSAL MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III VC 1 PARAMOUNT THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK VC 1 UNIVERSAL THE LAST SAMURAI VC 1 WBHIDEF AVIEW FROM SPACE MPEG 2 WEA NEW ORLEANS CONCERT
29. en you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY with out saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 56 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP XP Media Center XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 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 lo
30. feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices 48 SMART 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 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 3 4 5PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY mees Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI P clocks for PCI device latency timer PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled register Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc AN Setting wrong values in this section may cause 4 the system to malfunction 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 PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 49 3 4 6Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ad
31. gn conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality 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 updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice 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 www asrock com support index asp 4 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be 1 1 Package Contents One ASRock N68PV GS Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 7 2 in 24 4 cm x 18 3 cm One ASRock N68PV GS Quick Installation Guide Two ASRock N68PV GS Support CD One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable Optional One Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional One Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional One I O Panel Shield 1 2 Specifications Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 7 2 in 24 4 cm x 18 3 cm Platform CPU Support for Socket AM2 AM2 processors AMD Phenom FX Phenom Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon X2 Dual C
32. he function Repost Video on STR Resume will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume STR refers to sus pend to RAM Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows XP Media Center OS The default value is Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers 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 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 46 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 The default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification 3 4 4IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ENABLED enables the integrated
33. idth This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link width Configuration options Auto 8 Bit and 16 Bit DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage Configuration options Auto 1 80V 1 85V 1 90V 1 95V 2 05V 2 10V 2 15 V and 2 20V The default value is Auto 44 Chipset Core Voltage Use this to select chipset core voltage Configuration options Auto 1 26V 1 32V 1 35V and 1 42V The default value is Auto GPU Frequency MHz Use this to set GPU frequency Range 420MHz to 999MHz CPU Throttling Use this to enable or disable CPU Throttling feature Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled 45 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto detect or disable the STR feature Repost Video on STR Resume No Check Ready Bit Enabled Away Mode Support Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled Select Screen RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit ACPI HPET Table Disabled v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled t
34. is item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 51 3 4 8USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support BIOS Setup Only Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS Setup Only The default value is BIOS Setup Only Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and BIOS setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility issue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS BIOS Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS
35. led v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc AM2 Boost This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU If you set this option to Enabled you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function which will improve the memory performance The default value is Disabled Please refer to caution 15 on page 9 for details Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto CPU PCIE Sync CPU PCIE Async and Optimized 39 CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency CPU LDT Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled PCIE Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stabi
36. lity or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Secure Virtual Machine This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Con figuration options Enabled and Disabled Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference North Bridge Maximum Frequency This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU It will display North Bridge Maximum Frequency for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference 40 Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage However it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced EE CPU Configuration If AUTO multiplier and AM2 Boost Disabled Overclock Mode Auto CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 voltage will
37. logy 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 CAUTION 1 10 This motherboard supports CPU up to 95W Please refer to our website for CPU support list ASRock website http www asrock com This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 35 for details This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 16 for proper installation Whether 1066MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR2 1066 memory module on this motherboard please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows XP and Windows Vista For Windows XP 64 bit and Windows Vista 64 bit with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check NVIDIA website for the latest information 1080p Blu
38. low A NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required Windows XP 2000 B NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required Windows XP64 Please select A for Windows 2000 XP in AHCI mode Please select B for Windows XP 64 bit in AHCI mode Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 2 14 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions 32 STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Insert the Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista 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 NVIDIA AHCI drivers
39. n PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY VETTEN eiaa Advanced EIN ETC TO TI A A Ub el Options for CPU Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration Select Screen gt Floppy Configuration Select Item gt SuperIO Configuration Go to Sub Screen gt USB Configuration General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 4 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 3 4 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration If AUTO multiplier and AM2 Boost Disabled voltage will be left at the Overclock Mode Auto rated frequency voltage If CPU Frequency MHz 200 Manual multiplier and PCIE Frequency MHz 100 voltage will be set based CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Enabled on User Selection in Setup PCIE Spread Spectrum Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enabled Cool n Quiet Auto Secure Virtual Machine Enabled Select Screen Enhanced Halt State Disabled Select Item Change Option Processor Maximum Frequency x11 5 2300 MHz General Help Processor Maximum Voltage 1 300 V Load Defaults Save and Exit Memory Clock Auto Exit Flexibility Option Disab
40. nction the film you play may pause sometimes For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Step 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration B Set the option OnBoard HDMI HD Audio to Auto Step 2 Install HDMI audio driver to your system Install Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver from ASRock Support CD to your system Step 3 Reboot your system After you reboot the system the HDMI audio function is available After HDMI audio driver is installed the OS default will output the audio signal through HDMI audio Therefore the onboard audio jack will not function For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS Step 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration B Set the option OnBoard HDMI HD Audio to Auto Step 2 Enter Windows to set up your system manually A Click Start button select Settings and then click Control Panel B Click Hardware and Sound and click Sound C Change the default setting Speaker to Digital Output Device HDMI D Click OK to finish the setting Step 3 Reboot your system After you reboot the system the HDMI audio function is available 21 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 illustration d shows a 3 pin jumper who
41. nel of this motherboard Connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel of this motherboard 3 Boot your system Press F2 to enter BIOS setup Enter Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB or 256MB to enable the function of VGA D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the BIOS setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click
42. o 2 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 15 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM N68PV GS motherboard provides two 240 pin DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install two identical the same brand speed size and chip type memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology Otherwise it will operate at single channel mode otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 Ifyou install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 1 It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDR2 slot Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing 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 damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation 4 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 16 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slo
43. o to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F5 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F3 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup RAID Mode This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F4 key can be used for this operation Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default F6 key can be used for this operation 38 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuratio
44. on on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen 36 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description lt gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens ey Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen
45. onfiguration options Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 and Level 9 53 3 6 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 Advanced H W Monitor Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM HDS722580VL 3rd Boot Device CD DVD 3S CD ROM C 4th Boot Device USB y Hard Disk Drives y Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Disabled Displays normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM AddOn ROM Display Enabled Logo instead of POST Boot From Onboard LAN Disabled messages Bootup Num Lock On Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 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 but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select
46. ore Athlon 64 Sempron processor see CAUTION 1 Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology FSB 1000 MHz 2 0 GT s Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports Hyper Transport Technology NVIDIA GeForce 7050 nForce 630A MCP Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots Support DDR2 1066 800 667 533 non ECC un buffered memo see CAUTION 4 Max capacity of system memory 4GB see CAUTION 5 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Graphics Integrated NVIDIA GeForce7 Series NV44 DX9 0 VGA Pixel Shader 3 0 Max shared memory 256MB see CAUTION 6 Dual VGA Output support DVI D and D Sub ports by independent display controllers Supports HDCP function with DVI D port Supports Blu ray BD HD DVD playback up to 1080p see CAUTION 7 NVIDIA PureVideo Ready 5 1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio ALC662 Audio Codec Chipset embedded HDMI Audio LAN Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211CL Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel UO I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA D Sub Port 1 x VGA DVI D Port see CAUTION 8 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED __ haut led nei reiege re Connector 4 x Serial ATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID O RAID 1 RAID 0 1
47. ot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 29 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 elei Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end Gel Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector F ell Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector ERA Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII HDD the SATA SATAII HDD S HM How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII HDD side 30 2 13 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your
48. ray BD HD DVD playback support on this motherboard re quires the proper hardware configuration Please refer to page10 and 11 for the minimum hardware requirement and the passed 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD films in our lab test This DVI D port for the chipset adopted on this motherboard can support DVI HDCP and HDMI format signal You may use the DVI to HDMI adapter to convert this DVI D port to HDMI interface DVI to HDMI adapter is not bundled with our product please refer to the adapter vendor for further information Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 27 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows Vista 64 bit Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 2000 SP4 11 12 13 14 15 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 environment Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner ASRock website http www asrock com Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings The voltage regulator can reduce the number of o
49. rt CD in the motherboard gift box pack please choose the one for Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y 31 D Then you will see these messages Please choose 1 Generate AHCI Driver diskette for Windows2000 XP 2 Generate RAID Driver diskette for Windows2000 XP 3 Generate AHCI Driver diskette for WindowsXP64 4 Generate RAID Driver diskette for WindowsXP64 5 Exit Reboot system now Press any key to continue Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive Select your required item on the list according to the mode you choose and the OS you install Then press any key E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 3 Install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATAII driver diskette you can start to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA AHCI driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install The drivers are as be
50. s motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports This is an interface for print port cable that allows see p 12 No 28 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 convenient connection of printer devices This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 12 No 21 from sound sources such as Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 12 No 20 a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support 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 Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel 24 E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled F Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager For Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit O
51. s eio T a 36 3 4 BIOS MENU Bal eege ee 36 9 12 INavigation EE 37 32 bere P RR 37 9 9 GHEET eege divi admi ue d Se 38 3 4 Advanced Screen WEE 39 3 4 1 CPU ConflQuratlon eege etre ee vh Y rhe nne 39 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration seseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 44 9413 AGPLCONNGUIALION zoo ii ve P tru ts 46 3 4 4 IDE Configuration eeeeseseeeeeeenn nn 47 3 4 5 PCIPDnP Comnfiquration s ute ederet tI tates 49 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration ssseeeeeeees 50 3 4 7 SuperlO Configuration sseseeeeeeeeeee 50 3 4 8 USB Configuration EEN 52 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 53 9 5 BOOLSCIGGL EE 54 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration ssaaeneneeeeeeeeennnneererens eee 54 Of SECUN SCCM LL LP 55 S MEZ eI EN UL T 56 4 SOUWOLE SuDpDOLITs nins calum scutis rete ERU E CruvEN ME VEEN 57 4 1 Install Operating System sssssseeeeeeemn 57 4 2 Support CD Information sseseeeeeseeeee 57 4 2 1 Running Support CT sek EENE NEE ENNER nnns 57 4 2 2 Drivers Menu EE 57 4 2 3 Utilities OT UE 57 4 2 4 Contact Information ccccseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaens 57 4 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock N68PV GS motherboard a reliable motherboard pro duced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent perfor mance with robust desi
52. s with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 14 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle Step 2 Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 4 The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU e 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 Triangle Sogker Corner Small Triangle oo STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner Small The Socket Lever Triangle 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fas tened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU FAN see Page 12 N
53. se pin1 and MT MT pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on ik these 2 pins Short Open Jumper Settin PS2 USB PW1 12 23 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 12 No 1 L I cp 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper 12 B 23 CLRCMOS1 DO OD see p 12 No 14 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action 22 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Floppy Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 12 No 19 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugge
54. 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 Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 4 Before installing Windows 2000 to your system your Windows 2000 optical disk is supposed to include SP4 If there is no SP4 included in your disk please visit the below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htmZthe integrated installation fmay 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system There are two ASRock Suppo
55. tall the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 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 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII Devices in RAID AHCI mode NVIDIA GeForce 7050 nForce 630A MCP chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new operation interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug 4 NOTE i What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 28 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA
56. te 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 RAID Installation Guide 2 16 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE buses Before you enable 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 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 35 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The Flash Memory on the motherboard 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 If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt Alt Delete or by pressing the reset butt
57. ts There are 2 PCI slots and 2 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 PCIE x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 4 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws 17 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal dual VGA output support DVI D and D Sub you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D and D Sub to support dual VGA output so that DVI D and D sub can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor featur
58. type of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor MAXTOR 6L080J4 Size 80 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item i Auto 5 Block Multi Sector Transfer ea Change Option Auto General Help Disabled Load Defaults Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 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 for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this
59. utput phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle In other words it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance To use Intelligent Energy Saver function please enable Cool n Quiet option in the BIOS setup in advance Please visit our website for the operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver ASRock website http www asrock com Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recom mended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recom mended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology If you enable this function in the BIOS setup the memory performance will improve up to 12 5 but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt Enabling this function will overclock the chipset CPU reference clock However we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU DRAM configurations If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled it may not be applicative to your syst
60. vanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of o oO floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard Floppy Controller 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 DES IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 50 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 If this option is set to ECP EPP it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use th
61. website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htm the_integrated_installation_fmay 33 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Please make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 14 1 step 2 on page 31 STEP 3 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 4 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 5 Install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system You can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA
62. will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item North Bridge Target Frequency This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU This item will show when Multiplier Voltage Change is set to Manual otherwise it will be hidden The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item 41 CPU Frequency Multiplier This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Frequency Divider This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item NB Frequency Multiplier This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item NB Voltage This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU It allows you to adjust the value of NB voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using Auto You can set one of the standard values as listed 200MHz DDRII400 266MHz DDRII533 333MHz DDRII667 and A00MHz DDRII80O0 If

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