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ASROCK 775VM8 User Manual

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2. olojo TRRI I RRTS 1 GND TIXDI DDCD 1 19 This COM1 connector supports a serial port module 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237R southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA hard disks and RAID functions You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA connector Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk 2 10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 775VM8 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devices NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA 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 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 20 2 11 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bi
3. Step 6 Replace the system cover 15 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 H is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 Giga TT and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Short Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting PS2 USB PWR1 12 23 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 8 No 1 je of Geel 5VSB standby for PS 2 fov Nee or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply JR1 see p 8 No 20 DO JL 1 see p 8 No 20 JR1 JL1 Note If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper mu 2 pin jumper see p 8 No 11 Note CLRCMOS1 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 then use a jumper cap to short the pins on CLRCMOS1 for 3 seconds Please remember to remove the jumper cap after clearing the CMOS 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 16 2 8 Onboar
4. or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header END 9 pin AUDIO1 BACKOUT R See p 8 No 21 AUD OUT L GND AUD OUT R MIC POWER MIC 18 BACKOUT L This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 8 No 15 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Chassis Speaker Header 1 4 pin SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER DUMMY see p 8 No 16 DUMMY 5V Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 CHA FAN SPEED FO 12V 0 see p 8 No 4 GND LO Please connect the chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector 4 pin CPU FAN1 re r see p 8 No 29 Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 8 No 3 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector ATX 12V Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 EE see p 8 No 2 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector So that it can provides sufficient power Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up Serial port connector 9 pin COM1 see p 8 item 27 RRXD1 DDTR 1 DDSR 1 1CCTS 1 OO
5. 2 1 compliant OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature OnBoard AC 97 Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard AC 97 Audio feature OnBoard MC 97 Modem Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard MC 97 Modem feature 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or EE EE ES disable the STR feature Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Restore on AC Power Loss Use this item 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 sys tem 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 RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock
6. 2 Installing Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions eene in eni Rer P IRR Eun 22 2 12 Installing Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 0 000 eee ee ee ee 22 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 23 eie el eie AE RR EE EE aie 23 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar suisses 23 3 1 2 Navigation Keys 24 3 2 Maln SCIG6n concen terrere eerie dn Drs 24 3 3 Advanced Screen esse EERDER Ee RE KERR nenne Fee cases 24 3 3 1 CPU Configuration 25 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration 26 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration ee ee ee Re 28 3 3 4 IDE Configuration seeren 29 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration 31 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration esenee 31 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 32 3 3 8 USB Configuration eeen 33 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 34 3 5 BOOESCIBOll oic RR 34 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 35 3 5 2 Boot Device Priority ccce 35 3 6 Security Screen ss 36 3 1 A EXIE SCHOEN Dos ESE Re ese Ee drae ERGE see 37 Software Support 38 4 1 Install Operating System senene 38 4 2 Support CD Information ee ee RR 38 4 2 1 Running Support CD ke kk 38 4 2 2 Drivers Menu ss 38 4 2 3 Utilities Mehl rer reor rentes 38 4 2 4 LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo Program 38 4 2 5 Contact Information ek ee 38 4 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 7
7. Locked or Unlocked If it shows Unlocked you will find an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard If it shows Locked then the item Ratio CMOS Setting will be hidden If you use the ratio value to time the CPU frequency it will be equal to the core speed of the installed processor 25 Ratio Actual Value This is a read only item which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha nism to keep the CPU from overheated Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating sys tem that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Win dows XP Set to Auto if using Microsoft Windows XP or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology Max CPUID Value Limit For Prescott CPU only some OSes ex NT4 0 cannot handle the function with disable This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the 1A 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent dat
8. Windows environment please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that VIA RAID Tool will be installed to your system as well 4 1 Windows 98 Windows ME does not support RAID functions 2 12 Installing Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to install Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs please follow the below steps RAID functions you don t have to set up BIOS Please install Windows 98 4 If you want to install Windows 98 Windows ME on your SATA HDDs without Windows ME OS on your system directly STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option from RAID to non RAID STEP 2 Install Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After setting up BIOS you can start to install Windows 98 ME 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your system If you don t want to set up RAID functions there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette 22 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 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 Tes
9. in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this 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 32 3 3 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable mL the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Disabled 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 item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc Or you may select Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 33 3 4 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 s
10. kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775 LAND CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center K of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 8 No 29 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard throughholes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard Step 5 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 6 Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components 13 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 775VM8 motherboard provides two 184 pin DDR Double Data Rate DIMM slots 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 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you a E force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientati
11. 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 locate 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 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 LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo Program This motherboard is equipped with Intel LGA 775 socket which is a new CPU socket interface that Intel has released Since it has several tiny pins whcih are easily to be damaged by improper handling ASRock sincerely presents you a clear installation guide through this LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo We hope you may check this live demo program before you start the installation of LGA 775 CPU in order to reduce the risks of CPU and motherboard damages caused by any improper handling To see this Live Demo you can run Microsoft Media Player to play the file You may find this Live Demo in the motherboard s Support CD through the following path MPEGAV Y LG
12. to power on the system 28 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DISABLED disables the integrated IDE Controller PRIMARY enables only SATA Operation Mode RAID the Primary IDE Controller Hard Disk SECONDARY enables IDE Configuration gt Primary IDE Master gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected only the Secondary IDE Controller BOTH enables both IDE Controllers p Secondary IDE Master Not Detected b Secondary IDE Slave 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 You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting Both Set to Disabled will disable the both Configuration options Disabled Primary Secondary Both SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default value of this option is RAID If you don t want to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs please select non RAID IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the Primary IDE Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of Primary IDE Slave Sec ondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave as well BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ad
13. 75VM8 motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRocK s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design 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 memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be 1 1 Package Contents ASRock 775VM8 Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 8 2 in 24 4 cm x 20 8 cm ASRock 775VM8 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775VM8 Support CD including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA SATA Cable One Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional One ASRock I O Plus Shield One COM Port Bracket 1 2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipsets Memory IDE Serial ATA Floppy Port Audio OnBoard VGA LAN Hardware Monitor PCI slots AGP slot AMR slo
14. A775INST DAT 4 2 5 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 38
15. ASRock 5NM8 User Manual Version 1 0 Published April 2005 Copyright 2005 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 the possibi
16. Step 4 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 Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap Use your left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on load plate engage the load lever Step 4 3 Secure load lever with load plate tab under retention tab of load lever 12 2 4 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 Before you installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU FAN1 see page 8 No 29 For proper installation please
17. a pages from being used by malicious software to execute code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Flexibility Option Disabled 133MHz DDR266 DRAM CAS Latency Auto 166MHz DDR333 DRAM Command Rate 2T Command 200MHz DDR400 DRAM Voltage Auto AGP Voltage Auto Primary Graphics Adapter PCI AGP Aperture Size 64MB Select Screen AGP Mode Auto Select Item AGP Fast Write Disabled Change Option Onboard AGP Share Memory Auto General Help Load Defaults PCI Delay Transaction Disabled Save and Exit OnBoard LAN Eabled Exit OnBoard AC 97 Audio Auto Onboard MC 97 Modem Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends 26 DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically You may also select other value as operating frequency 133MHz DDR 266 166MHz DDR 333 200MHz DDR 400 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled DRAM CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 5 2 and 3 DRAM Command Rate Use this to select among 2T Command and 1T Command for DRAM Command Rate Th
18. and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette and using SATA RAID BIOS to set RAID configuration you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP on your system 2 11 2 Installing Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP 64 bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps 21 STEP 1 Make a SATA Driver Diskette A Insert the floppy diskette into your floppy drive B Copy the SATA 64 bit drivers to your floppy diskette The SATA 64 bit drivers are located at the following path in the Support CD 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2 Install Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette you can start to install Windows XP 64 bit on your system After the installation of Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both SATA RAID BIOS and VIA RAID Tool for RAID 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 SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the support CD Guide to VIA RAID Tool which is located in the folder at the following path Y VIA RAID Tool 2 If you want to use VIA RAID Tool in
19. board 17 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable Optional connect to the SATA power connector connect to the power supply Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on the drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply USB PWR USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB67 GND DUMMY see p 8 No 17 1 Q ASRock I O Plus provides you 6 ready to use USB 2 0 ports on the rear panel If the rear USB ports are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to support 2 extra USB 2 0 ports Shared USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB4 5 USB PWR usB PWR I P 4 I P 4 GND DUMMY see p 8 No 28 This USB4 5 connector is shared with the USB 2 0 ports 4 5 on ASRock VO Plus When using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector USB4_5 the USB ports 4 5 on ASRock I O Plus will not be able to function Infrared Module Header RX 5 pin IR1 OO see p 8 No 26 This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 4 pin AUX1 AUX R a CD R GND GND 4 G CD1 see p 8 No 22 aD ped ce AUX1 see p 8 No 23 These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card
20. ch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the 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 10 2 3 775 LAND CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775 LAND CPU please follow the steps below Before you insert the 775 LAND CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is 775 Pin Socket Overview found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Insert the 775 LAND CPU Step 2 1 Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with black lines Step 2 2 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches Pint orientation orientation key notch key notch 775 LAND CPU 11 aui xoelq 775 Pin Socket eut yq Step 3
21. cted to the Floppy B Disabled system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 31 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable RER or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ 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 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 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
22. d 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 FLOPPY1 pem the red striped side to Pin1 FDD Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 8 No 18 Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE Connector Blue Secondary IDE Connector Black 39 pin IDE1 see p 8 No 9 39 pin IDE2 see p 8 No 8 connect the blue end C T D connect the black end to the motherboard D to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard please set the IDE device as Master Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA SATA SATA1 see p 8 No 13 connectors support SATA data SATA2 see p 8 No 14 cables for internal storage SATA2 SATAL devices The current SATA interface allows up to 1 5 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the mother
23. e default value is 2T Command DRAM Voltage Use this to select among Normal and High for DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto AGP Voltage Use this to select among Normal and High for AGP Voltage The default value is Auto Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI or AGP as the primary graphics adapter The default vaule is PCI AGP Aperture Size It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AGP card s specifications requires other sizes AGP Mode The default value of this feature is set to Auto If you install an 8X AGP card on this motherboard you may select Auto 8X or 4X as the AGP mode If the installed AGP card is a 4X AGP card then you may set the AGP mode as Auto 4X 2X or 1X AGP Fast Write This allows you to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support Onboard AGP Share Memory You may select Auto BMB 16MB 32MB or 64MB as the Onboard AGP share Memory The default value of this feature is set to Auto When the total memory is equal or above 256MB the share memory size will be 64MB otherwise please set the share memory size to 32MB PCI Delay Transaction 27 Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8 bit ISA cards Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI
24. em is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 5 2 Boot Device Priority In this section you may specify the boot sequence from the available devices in your system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices 2nd Boot Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L08 3rd Boot Device CD DVD A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 35 3 6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password os Select Screen n Select Item Enter Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Likewise you may also specify the boot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives the removable drives and the CD DVD drives 36 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Disca
25. in Advanced H W Monitor Security Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration p IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration p Floppy Configuration gt SuperIO Configuration gt USB Configuration Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Actual Frequency MHz 200 Spread Spectrum Auto Ratio Status Locked Ratio Actual Value 16 CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Auto Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled No Excute Memory Protection Disabled Select how to set the CPU host frequency Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Host Frequency While entering setup BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard The actual CPU host frequency will show in the following item Spread Spectrum Select Auto for the spread spectrum feature Ratio Status This is a read only item which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is
26. lity of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe 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 ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents 1 Introduction 5 1 1 Package Contents ek ee ee 5 1 2 Specifications 6 1 3 Motherboard Layout eise ee ke ee ke RR ee ee 8 1 4 ASROCK VOPIUS M en SR ee SG edens 9 o Installation EE EE EE 10 2 1 Screw Holes eim ctp Le ata 10 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 10 2 3 CPU Installation cicatrice 11 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 13 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 14 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI AMR and AGP Slots 15 2 1 J mpers Setup iion dene e neto net eyed ane 16 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 17 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation 20 2 10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 20 2 11 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions ee ee ee eeeeeee 21 2 11 1 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP With RAID Functions 5 erret retener 21 2 11
27. on 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 14 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI AMR and AGP Slots There are 3 PCI slots 1 AMR slot and 1 AGP slot on 775VM8 motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface AMR slot The AMR slot is used to insert an ASRock MR card with v 92 Modem functionality AGP slot The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card Please do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard It may cause permanent damage For the voltage information of your AGP card please check with the AGP card vendors 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 system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 5 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws
28. peed and the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 3TC 98F M B Temperature 31 C 87F CPU Fan Speed 2463 RPM Chassis Fan Speed Vcore 3 30V 3 5 00V 5 4 Select Screen 12 00V il Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 5 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Booi gs Configure Settings during System Boot b Boot Device Priority b Removable Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 34 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration ERGER DENS boot from network feature VIA SATA RAID Utility Enabled 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 Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this to enable or disable VIA VT8237 SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST Boot Up Num Lock If this it
29. rd Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 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 Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK to discard all changes Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option it will pop out the following message Load optimal defaults Select OK to load the default values for all the setup configurations 37 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 98 SE ME 2000 XP 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
30. rts 1 RJ 45 port Audio Jack Line In Line Out Microphone AMI BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 support CPU frequency stepless control only for advanced users reference see CAUTION 5 Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP compliant CAUTION 1 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 26 2 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 3 Do NOT use a 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard It may cause permanent damage 4 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP SP1 2000 SP4 It may not work properly under Microsoft Windows 98 ME 5 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 1 3 Motherboard Layout
31. s To bring up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot System Overview System Date BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Cache Size Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Microcode Update 00 09 Thu 04 28 2005 775VMS8 BIOS P1 00 Intel R CPU 3 20 GHz 3200 MHz 1024KB 0F34 0E 256MB with 64MB shared memory 256MB 166MHz DDR333 None Security Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 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 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration 24 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ma
32. t USB 2 0 Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 8 2 in 24 4 cm x 20 8 cm 775 Pin Socket supporting Intel Pentium 4 Celeron processor in 775 land LGA package North Bridge VIA PM800 FSB 800 533 MHz with Intel Hyper Threading Technology ready see CAUTION 1 South Bridge VIA VT8237R supports USB 2 0 ATA 133 SATA 1 5Gb s 2 DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 and DDR2 1 DDR DIMM Slot Supports PC3200 DDR400 Max 1GB 2DDR DIMM Slots Supports PC2700 DDR333 PC2100 DDR266 Max 2GB IDE1 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 IDE2 ATA 133 Ultra DMA Mode 6 Supports up to 4 IDE devices 2 SATA connectors Support up to 1 5Gb s data transfer rate Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives 5 1 channels AC 97 Audio S3 UnichronR PRO supports DX7 H W Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN CPU temperature sensing Chassis temperature sensing CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life ASRock U COP see CAUTION 2 CPU fan tachometer Chassis fan tachometer Voltage monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore 3 slots with PCI Specification 2 2 PCI3 slot shared with AMR 1 AGP slot supports 1 5V 8X 4X AGP card see CAUTION 3 1 slot supports ASRock MR card 8 USB 2 0 ports include 6 ready to use USB 2 0 ports on the rear panel plus two on board headers supporting 2 extra USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 4 ASRock I O Plus 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port BIOS OS 1 VGA port 1 parallel port ECP EPP support 6 ready to use USB 2 0 po
33. t 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 button 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 23 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s try lt Enter gt F1 F9 lt F10 gt lt ESC gt Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected item
34. t With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64bit OS on your system with RAID functions please refer to the below methods for proper installation according to the different Windows OS versions 2 11 1 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP with RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps STEP 1 Make a SATA Driver Diskette A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press F11 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 Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press Y E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 2 Use SATA RAID BIOS 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
35. tor COM1 Shared USB 2 0 Header USB4 5 Blue CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 1 4 ASRock I O Plus Parallel Port RJ 45 Port Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime Microphone Pink Shared USB 2 0 Ports USB45 oc BB ND M BBeooo USB 2 0 Ports USBO01 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 VGA Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green Chapter 2 Installation 775VM8 is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 x 8 2 24 4 x 20 8 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 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 tou
36. ult value of this item is Auto If this 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 S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 30 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI PnP Configuration Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of EE Sl EE floppy drive conne
37. vanced Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Asyne DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ulira DMA Ultra DMA 5 SMART Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto T PIO up EE Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T IDisabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 29 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 gt 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The defa

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