ASROCK Penryn1600SLI-110dB User Manual
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1. 4x DDR2 DIMM slots Support DDR2 800 667 533 non ECC un buffered memory Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 5 Expansion Slot 1x PCI Express x16 slot White 2 x PCI Express x8 slots Yellow for NVIDIA SLI only 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 3 x PCI slots Supports NVIDIA SLI See CAUTION 6 7 1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection DAC with 110dB dynamic range ALC890 Audio Codec Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel I O ASRock WiFi_SDIF I O Plus 1x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1x Serial Port COM1 1 x Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Port 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port 2 x RJ 45 LAN Port LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED 1x IEEE 1394 Port HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass O Geteste CAUTION Connector 4x SATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID O RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD and NCQ functions see CAUTION 8 2 X ATA133 IDE connectors Support 4 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1xIR header 1x HDMI_SPDIF header 1 x IEEE 1394 header CPU Chassis FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector SLI XFIRE power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 1 x USB 2 0 header Supports 2 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 9 1x WiF2. 133 CO ee OM u DI an NA AG Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or Kee disable the STR feature Repost Video on STR Resume No 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 ACPI HPET Table Disabled Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 the 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 suspend to RAM 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 key
3. 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows Vista or 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 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 Windows 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 1386 Vista For Windows Vista OS AMD64 Vista64 For Windows Vista 64 bit OS After that please insert Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive aga
4. If you select RAID mode SATA SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS Windows RAID Utility If you install OS on SATA SATAII HDDs please do not change the setting of this item after OS installation 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 44 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Select the type eS ee of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor ST340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 SMART Supported Select Screen BEE AW sabe an oc ulti sector ransiter PIO Mode Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 l After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partit
5. There are two white ends 2 pin and 3 pin on HDMI _SPDIF cable Please choose the appropriate white end according to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of the HDMI VGA card you install white end white end 2 pin B 3 pin C Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of HDMI VGA card or other VGA card Otherwise the motherboard and the VGA card may be damaged For example this picture shows the wrong example of connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to the fan connector of PCI Express VGA card Please refer to the VGA card user manual for connector usage in advance Connect the HDMI output connector on HDMI VGA card to HDMI device such as HDTV Please refer to the user manual of HDTV and HDMI VGA card vendor for detailed connection procedures Install HDMI VGA card driver to your system 30 2 12 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 SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital e 8 6 4 2 If pin 5 a
6. sassen 17 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots c008 19 2 f SLI Operation Guide RENE 20 2 8 Surround Display Feature ccccceccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 24 2 9 JUMPE SC EE 24 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 25 2 11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide nssennnneeneeee 30 2 12 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ssssssesseeereeseesrrrrreeerreee 31 2 13 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks TVS TAMA COM EE 32 2 14 Driver Installation Guide ce ccceeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeesaaeeeeeeeees 32 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions s s s 32 2 16 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID FUNCTIONS ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 33 2 16 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID FUNCIONS EE 33 2 16 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID FUNCIONS EE 34 2 17 Untied Overclocking Technology ccccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 35 3 SJ BIOS SETUP RH 36 Ss WAU OOUCHON WEE 36 od BIOS Menu EE 36 3 1 2 Navigation Keys 0 0 ceecceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaaaeeeeees 37 32 Ee Ee E E 37 3 3 Advanced Screen WEE 38 33 1 CPU eet ele DEE 38 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration ssssssseeseerrreererrrrreerrrrrene 40 3 3 3 ACPI COMMQUPALION EE 43 3 3 4 IDE Configuration cccccceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 44 3 3 5 PC
7. 1 5 Motherboard Layout NO oO P WN F ATXPWR1 NVIDIA Si f 740i SLI 3 650i SLI 34 a Chipset 33 7 EEF ABE se 32 Si o gt s 31 30 29 1 394a Pel E ASRock 28 27 FLOPPY1 ep HD_AUDIO1 Sg ERT oo ATX12V1 Z TISEI E El E E Sox ellellells S Jala el s T Kul sllo ioliso BS IRINEI uO Ae Si 2 Bilele z c HTS Sy Si O lt Co lelle lz z Vi a Bo lalla sajja oO SD e leo se 9 D na OZ SOO r D L JA o OQ TO 10 Zo Co o DO NVIDIA nForce 430 1 Chipset SATAII 12 I leg 13 SATAII_2 SATAII_4 14 SATAII_1 SATAII_3 15 lt 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 181716 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 775 Pin CPU Socket North Bridge Controller ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Slots Dual Channel A DDRII_1 DDRII_3 Yellow 2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Slots Dual Channel B DDRII_2 DDRII_4 Orange Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 Black Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue South Bridge Controller Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII 2 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII_ 4 Third SATAII Connector SATAII3 Primary SATAII Connector SATAII 1 System Panel Header PANEL1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 11 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
8. Bootup Num Lock On Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot Logo Use this option to select logo in POST screen This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto Aircraft Scenery and ASRock The default value is Auto Currently the option Auto is set to Aircraft 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 function after boot up 51 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 Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defau
9. Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Blue Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header FRONT_1394 LPC Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 Infrared Module Header IR1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF1 PCI Slots PCI1 3 PCI Express x8 Slot PCIE4 Yellow PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE3 White PCI Express x8 Slot PCIE2 Yellow PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE1 White WiFi E Header WIFI E SLI XFIRE Power Connector 1 6 ASRock WiFi_SPDIF UO Plus 8 9 10 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green SO Front Speaker Lime 2 Parallel Port 10 Microphone Pink 3 IEEE 1394 Port 11 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 SA LAN RJ 45 Port 12 USB2 0 Ports USB23 5 Side Speaker Gray 13 Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 Rear Speaker Black 14 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 7 Central Bass Orange 15 COM Port 8 Line In Light Blue 16 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 SPEED ACTILINK Activity Link LED SPEED LED LED LED Description 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you u
10. GPU check box I Click OK when done 22 For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit OS A Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab Defeuk rogues SS Inkemiet Dalani L Wida Calenda E Weds Contat ki Adea Dalinda m Wais DAD Pella lars pi Wetec L e ed Sean S Wis eng Live M errenger Beaedoz e idewa Mal ese Medes Come a Windows hledia Player be Wirsdows Meeting Space H aese Meve Maier i Winds Phn Gallery ZC West Upds r de Zecgiapmgea OS tes eed Uae ih Deng D Morgeeante A NVIDIA Corperstion ial Panel Contra Fane Dei au Bro ares Help and Seppo E From the pop up menu select Set SLI configuration and then click Apply fhe be rege E ai teria Ons EI aig nn Dirr ee Grate ATA L pp besen be pf merremi ces Cal aen dl eet L wl es Parry Steen EG Er EDETEN rr p rift one eet ee eee SLI appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe 23 2 8 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade With the external add on PCI Express VGA card you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature For the detailed instruction please refer to the document at the foll
11. IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 DES 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 47 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 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 48 3 3 8USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable 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 2005 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
12. 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 11 No 3 For proper installation please 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 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Apply thermal interface material onto center Apply Thermal of IHS on the socket surface ZS Jeem Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure PEE Fan cables on sde a hoes bo ME heddi fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 11 No 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard e Pire throughholes 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 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the mothe
13. 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 When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security System Overview Use Enter TAB 00 09 or SHIFT TAB to System Date Wed 12 26 2007 select a field BIOS Version Penryn1600SLI 110dB P1 00 Use or to Processor Type Intel R Core TM 2 CPU configure system Time 2 00GHz 64bit Processor Speed 2000MHz Microcode Update 6F2 56 Cache Size 2048KB Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Total Memory 1024MB Dual Channel Memory Mode DDRII 1 512MB 266MHz DDRII533 DDRII 2 None DDRII 3 512MB 266MHz DDRII533 DDRII 4 None 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 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Secur
14. function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs 3 3 2Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Auto Flexibility Option Disabled 266MHz DDRII533 Memory Timings Auto 333MHz DDRII667 400MHz DDRII800 Memory Remap Feature Enabled Manual Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Hyper Transport Link Speed 1000 MHZ Onboard LAN Enabled OnBoard 1394 Enabled Select Screen OnBoard HD Audio Auto Select Item Front Panel Auto S Change Option General Help CPU Voltage Auto Load Defaults DRAM Voltage Auto Save and Exit Chipset Voltage Auto Exit VTT Voltage Auto v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 40 DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s in serted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically You may select 266MHz DDRII533 333MHz DDRII667 4OOMHz DDRII800 or Manual Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled Memory Timings Use this item to select the Memory Timings feature Configuration options Au
15. 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 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 speed and the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security be ee 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 49 CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan 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 C Tolerance C and Minimun Fan Speed appear to allow you adjusting them The default value is Disabled You are allowed to enable this function only wh
16. AII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard 25 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable ee A Optional Connect tothe SATA HDD CZ power connector connect to the power supply USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB4_5 see p 11 No 19 WiFi E Header 15 pin WIFI E see p 11 No 33 Infrared Module Header IRTX 5 pin IR1 a see p 11 No 23 1 G IRRX Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 CD1 see p 11 No 25 O00 SC Front Panel Audio Header GND PRESENCE 9 pin HD AUDIO ee see p 11 No 26 OUT2_L J SENSE OUT2_R MIC2 R MIC2 L 26 Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there is one USB 2 0 header on this motherboard This USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports This header supports WiFi AP function with ASRock WiFi 802 11g or WiFi 802 11n module an easy to use wireless local area network WLAN adapter It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card This is an interface for front panel audio c
17. II_1 and DDRII_3 or in the set of orange slots DDRII_2 and DDRII_4 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are in stalled in the DDR2 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 Ifa pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDRII_1 and DDRII_2 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 Itis not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDR2 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 17 Installing a DIMM e L i Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or y 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 WA The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation 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 18 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 3 PCI slots and 4 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
18. IPNP Configuration sesira a 46 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration ccccccceccsseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeaees 47 3 3 7 Super lO Configuration cccccssseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 47 3 3 8 USB e ei le Ce WE 49 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Gcreen 49 30 BOOUSCICER saiake e ee E N AEE 50 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration seeeeeeeseeeeerrereerrnen 51 3 6 Security Sree eiaeiiai iie 52 Bit EXT SGre E 53 4 Software SUPPOTT sssesssseennsernnnrrrnnnrrrnnnnnnnnnns 54 4 1 Install Operating System ssssesssrrsseesrrreerrrrrrrerrrrrree 54 4 2 Support CD Information 54 4 2 1 Running Support CD 54 422 DIVES Menu EE 54 4 2 3 Utilities EE 54 4 2 4 Contact Information 2 0 cceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaneees 54 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Penryn1600SLI 110dB 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 qual ity and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD be 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 Yo
19. IiSRock Penryni600SLI 110dB User Manual Version 1 1 Published May 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
20. PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE x8 slot is used to install PCI Express expansion cards to support SLI function For the information of the compatible SLI Mode PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI Mode on page 10 PCIE3 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards 1 This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI technology PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots yellow are intended for SLI function only It is not recommended to install other graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots and we do not guarantee that your graphics cards can work successfully under this situation 2 You can only choose to use either PCIE3 slot or PCIE2 PCIE4 slot on this motherboard If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card to this motherboard please install it to PCIE3 slot 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 connecto
21. PU frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard CPU Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Auto as default Configuration options Disabled and Auto PCIE Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled LDT 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 Ratio Actual Value This is a read only item which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard 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 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 Intel R Virtualization tech When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not sup
22. 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 WIiFi E header supports WiFi AP function with ASRock WiFi 802 11g or WiFi 802 11n module an easy to use wireless local area network WLAN adapter It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity Please visit our website for the availability of ASRock WiFi 802 11g or WiFi 802 11n module ASRock website http www asrock com 1 3 11 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 12 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 13 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 Mini
23. able 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 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 OS 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 Kei choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 11 No 16 Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 11 No 18 Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 11 No 22 CPU Fan Conn
24. alog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced Dinplay Prepertion There s io joues Saver resale fe Pug and Flay Mondor on MAS Gel oroe DDT SCT eai Doo gay Les Hen Haag 30 biel Ll eer TOSS by TEE pees Tobha hie F Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab Plug acd Play Monitor and HN D GeForce SAMO GT FE Color Management E Gef re 6500 OT Deeg Bachan a aii Urs leng piain broke sr aber zogen fer Iren areal bo ven Sonata vou Gan note the Di is compere To change fend ones oriy click Cersa sd go Lo fe Access lah DI patting Hora sze Eau Cengvgt n Some pogas megh nol opisie popek rest w1rertat thee barrades diei dagg hut iotbengi Aha change dapi seira Bethan e computes bora scha thet meecht eliraj Apply fe een deii nt eier esthoul rietse CC Ask me before rk fhe new plan settings Sime games and offer programs mast te nn in 2SGsnodor mee Learning gei pureens prieg pre ZE cede meek Cor tne G Click the slider to display the following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item Peg and Piip Marie amd NEI Geforce LE GT eT kel VIDA lt E Imaam ou ae a DAA Tomatis Ur misteca GL barhia br rfdv e per reir pia oat 2 hoe D as b iserg Fries vrela Eegen rei E gi ll Ee chew Deets Sei Opel SC Reng r Ai Sate fetes Lae E siet D s Oo ety Toen Perche Ferret Base b hbng Hajar bira dong H Click the Enable SLI multi
25. along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation SLI XFIRE Power Connector It is not necessary to use this connector but please connect it with a hard disk power connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard at 4 pin SLI XFIRE_POWER1 o n o o0 see p 11 No 34 SLI XFIRE_POWER1 the same time 28 IEEE 1394 Header 9 pin FRONT_ 1394 see p 11 No 20 RXTPAM_O ND RXTPAP_O HDMI_SPDIF Header 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 see p 11 No 27 GND SPDIFOUT 5V HDMI_SPDIF Cable Optional C S a A black end B white end 2 pin Gu SPDIFOUT bl Ee EE SPDIFOUT en GND eeng back 29 Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I O panel there is one IEEE 1394 header FRONT_ 1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port HDMI_SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header Please connect the black end A of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF header on the motherboard Then connect the white end B or C of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card C white end 3 pin SPDIFOUT blue GND black 2 11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI High Definition Multi media Interface is an all digital audio video specification which provides an i
26. board 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 to power on the system 43 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 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DISABLED disables the IDE Configuration integrated IDE Controller Primary enables only OnBoard SATA Controller Enabled Be Gre IDE SATA Operation Mode non RAID Senate a E gt IDE1 Master Hard Disk EE IDE gt IDE1 Slave Not Detected g S gt IDE2 Master Not Detected aa ae both IDE gt IDE2 Slave Not Detected EE gt SATAII 1 Not Detected gt SATAII 2 Not Detected lt gt Select Screen gt SATAII 3 Not Detected tt Select Item gt SATAII 4 Not Detected E eier SE eneral Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 non RAID If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID
27. diskette STEP 2 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 3 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 in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 33 STEP 4 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64bit OS on your system After step1 2 3 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 contain ing the NVIDIA RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install 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 in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 16 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista
28. e motherboard s SATAII connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk g If you plan to use RAID 0 RAID 1 or JBOD function you need to install at least 2 SATA SATAII hard disks If you plan to use RAID 5 function you need to install 3 SATA SATAII hard disks If you plan to use RAID 0 1 function you need to install 4 SATA SATAII hard disks 2 14 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 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 15 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you just 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 you don t have to make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Besides there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting You can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit on your system directly 32 2 16 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Wind
29. ector 4 pin CPU_FAN1 see p 11 No 3 FAN_SPEED_CONTROL CPU_FAN_ SPEED 12V GND 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 a CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin 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 e 3 Pin Fan Installation p ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 11 No 2 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 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 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 5 i 8 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 11 No 6 i Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply
30. en you install 4 pin CPU fan Target CPU Temperature C The target temperature will be between 45 C and 65 C The default value is 50 Tolerance C The default value of tolerance is 2 which means the error of the target CPU temperature will be within SC 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 Configuration options Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 and Level 9 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 PILONEN Duo UITILIIN Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot Ist Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM HDS722580VL 3rd Boot Device CD DYD 3S CD ROM C 4th Boot Device USB gt Hard Disk Drives 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 50 3 5 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 Logo Auto messages Boot From Onboard LAN Disabled
31. guration options 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1000 MHz The default value is 1000 MHz Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature OnBoard 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard 1394 feature OnBoard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage Configuration options Auto and Manual The default value of this feature is Auto DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 79V 1 85V 1 90V 1 96V 2 02V 2 08V 2 14V 2 20V 2 31V 2 37V 2 42V 2 48V 2 54V 2 60V 2 66V and 2 72V The default value of this feature is Auto Chipset Voltage Use this to select Chipset Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 250V 1 382V 1 516V and 1 648V The default value of this feature is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 24 V 1 31V 1 375V and 1 42V The default value of this feature is Auto GTLREF Voltage Use this to select GTLREF Voltage Configuration options Auto Normal and High The default value of this feature is Auto 42 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration
32. i E header see CAUTION 10 BIOS Feature HMD AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree AMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU DRAM NB SB VTT Voltage Multi adjustment Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner See CAUTION 11 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 12 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 13 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista S O C neeoneompam E Certifications FCC CE WHQL For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party overclocking tools 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 10 FSB1600 CPU will operate in overclocking mode About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page AO This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please
33. in to continue the installation 34 NOTE If you install Windows Vista Windows Vista 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 in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 17 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 4 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 35 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue wi
34. ion 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 default 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 com patible IDE devices 45 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 3 3 5PCIPnP Configuration BiOs SEIUP UIILIIN BE ent Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI ee e A clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option Genera
35. ity Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration Sec SE gt SuperIO Configuration CECT TEM S Go to Sub Screen gt USB Configuration General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc j Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 3 3 1CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select the over clock SS SS SS SS SSS mode CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 Boot Failure Guard Enabled CPU Spread Spectrum Auto PCIE Spread Spectrum Enabled LDT Spread Spectrum Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled Ratio Actual Value 10 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Enhanced Halt State Disabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Intel Virtualization tech Enabled CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled No Excute Memory Protection Disabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto CPU PCIE Sync and CPU PCIE Async 38 CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust C
36. l Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 46 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 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 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 133 CO ee OM MOS an Ni A UAY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable E 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 2005 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
37. late 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 aul 49eIq aul y2q Step 2 2 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches Pint gt Pin geng p E 3 AA a alignment ke orientation ein alignment Key He S g y key notch key notch 775 Pin Socket 775 LAND CPU 14 Step 3 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 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service 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 15 2 4
38. lts Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 52 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup REENEN after saving the changes Discard 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 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 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 53 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Because motherboard
39. mum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium 2008 and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows Vista Premium 2008 and Basic logo please follow below table for minimum hardware requirements Celeron 420 1GB system memory Premium 512MB Single Channel Basic with 64bit VGA memory Basic After June 1 2008 all Windows Vista systems are required to meet above minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows Vista Premium 2008 logo 1 4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI Mode for Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit only Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name Vendor ASUS EN8800GTX ASUS EN8600GT 2DHT ASUS EN7950GX2 GeForce 8800GTX GeForce 8600GT GeForce 7950GXK2 ASUS EN7900GT TOP GeForce 7900GT ASUS EN7800GT GeForce 7800GT ASUS EN7600GSSILENT GeForce 7600GT ASUS EN7600GT 2DHT GeForce 7600GS ASUS EN6800LE GeForce 6800LE ASUS Extreme N6800 TD GeForce 6800 ALBATRON PC6600GT GeForce 6600GT GIGABYTE GV NX66256DP2 GeForce 6600 LEADTEK PX7900GS TDH GeForce 7900GS LEADTEK PX7300GS TDH GeForce 7300GS MSI 7300GT TD256EH GeForce 7300GT These two cards can only work under Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLI Mode please visit our website for details ASRock website http www asrock com support index htm 10
40. nd 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 01 hl 8 642 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 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 31 2 13 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts NVIDIA nForce 430 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 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to th
41. nnectors 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 FDD connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 11 No 24 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE Connector Blue Secondary IDE Connector Black 39 pin IDE1 see p 11 No 10 39 pin IDE2 see p 11 No 9 connect the blue end C connect the black end to the motherboard Pin am 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 ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 11 No 15 SES k connectors support SATA data SATAII_2 see p 11 No 12 SATAII_2 SATAII_4 cables for internal storage SATAII_3 see p 11 No 14 i FH devices The current SATAII SATAII_4 see p 11 No 13 SATAII 1 SATAII 3 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA Optional SAT
42. nterface between any compatible digital audio video source such as a set top box DVD player A V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor such as a digital television DTV A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI SPDIF header This motherboard is equipped with a HDMI _SPDIF header which provides SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector _CD devices To use HDMI function on this motherboard please carefully follow the below steps Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Install the HDMI VGA card to th PCI Express Graphics slot on this motherboard For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 19 Connect the black end A of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI SPDIF header HDMI_SPDIF 1 yellow see page 11 No 27 on the motherboard Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI_SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to the same pin definition For the pin definition of HDMI_SPDIF header and HDMI_SPDIF cable connectors please refer to page 29 For the pin definition of HDMI_SPDIF connectors on HDMI VGA card please refer to the user manual of HDMI VGA card vendor Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard and the HDMI VGA card Connect the white end B or C of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card
43. oard components or change any motherboard settings 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 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 13 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775 LAND CPU Load Pluie y Rotam Bot please follow the steps below TTT 775 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 775 LAND CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is 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 p
44. of the possibility 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 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 1 IMTMOGUCTION EE 5 1 1 Package en EE 5 T2 SPECMIGALOMS EE 6 1 3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows Vista Premium 2008 and Basic Logo 9 1 4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI Mode 10 1 5 Motherboard Layout ccccccsseceesssssessecsscssereesssaseeetes 11 1 6 ASRock WIFi_SPDIF I O PIUS ccecceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeees 12 Cat te UM e E 13 21 SOW e 13 2 2 Pre installation Precautions sssssssseseesreeeessrrrerreerrreee 13 Z3 CRU MNSTANGTON ge tee ee EE 14 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU Ton 16 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM
45. owing path in the Support CD Surround Display Information 2 9 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 t 4 placed on pins the jumper is Open The il lustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 B e ES D and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Short Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Settin Description PS2 USB _PWR1 1 2 2 3 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 11 No 1 e of Wee 5VSB standby for PS 2 5V 5VSB 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 2_3 CLRCMOS1 e off Re el see p 11 No 17 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS 1 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 CLRCMOS1 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 24 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and co
46. ows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 bit OS 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 website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htm the_integrated_installation_fmay 2 16 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Make a SATA SATAII 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 lt F 11 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 lt Y gt D Then you will see these messages Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press any key E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy
47. port Intel R Virtualization Technology CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha nism to keep the CPU from overheated 39 No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection 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 system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP Set to Enabled 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 sup port Hyper Threading technology Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Intel R SoeedStep tm tech is Intel s new power saving technology Proces sor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows XP and select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to enable this function If you install Windows Vista and want to enable this
48. r 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 Step 6 Replace the system cover 19 2 7 SLI Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology that allows you to install two identical NVIDIA SLI enabled PCI Express x16 graphics cards Currently NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista and Vista 64 bit OS Please follow the installation procedures in this section SLI Technology Requirements 1 You should have two identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system Enjoy the benefit of SLI Step 1 Install the identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified be cause different types of graphics cards will not work together properly Even the GPU chips version shall be the same Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot and another graphics card to PCIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step2 If required connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards Step3 Align and insert the SLI Bridge to the goldfinge
49. rboard Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components 16 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR2 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDRII_ 1 and DDRII 3 Yellow slots see p 11 No 7 or identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDRII 2 and DDRII_4 Orange slots see p 11 No 8 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR2 DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDRII 1 DDRII 2 DDRII 3 DDRII_4 Yellow Slot ss Slot Yellow Slot GEES Slot a games eege Populated ae a Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibil ity and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of yellow slots DDR
50. 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 17 for proper installation 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 This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI technology PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots yellow are intended for SLI function If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card to this motherboard please install it to PCIE3 slot For the information of the compatible SLI Mode PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI Mode on page 10 For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 19 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 12 for proper connection Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 31 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to
51. rs on each graphics card Make sure that the SLI Bridge is firmly in place SLI Bridge la pech 20 Step4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI I cable to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot Step5 Connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to SLI XFIRE power connector Saa mp 1 Ke Step6 Install the graphics card drivers to your system After that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS A Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar 0 51 PM B From the pop up menu select nView Desktop Manager and then click nView Properties d deed chien J Screen Bech n Lal rien Blin Sukh Ri Coker Quilty HIT Performance A Quality Sating E Custom Celor Settings EX Pr atee Settings EI Color Core a AIDS Cepl e Bica AGIA zelten Lit C From the nView Desktop Manager window select the Desktop Management tab D Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box E View Desklop Masnaper niee Deikia Mansy T tart on All G iG Diop biari booe i iei few Deikia Marri ratad Te biiy oe up coonly el Deh lee Moree mbea Ckch Shug Wine uge Cents Te ve of mph deploy piagem ee pps Lo ren ck ecco e a 21 E From the Display Properties di
52. se TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channelg Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Side Speaker No 9 No 6 No 7 No 5 oo 2 S vy S S S Ooo o a To ovy S v S f Ooo o e v LN i v f Ea a A l To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header 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 ACHT 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio 12 Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 9 0 30 5 x 22 9 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 motherb
53. 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 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 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http Awww asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 54
54. th its test routines If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt 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 refer ence 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 gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt 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 gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens tay 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
55. to and Manual If Manual is selected you can adjust the following memory timings TCL CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options are 3 4 5 6 and Auto TRCD Use this item to adjust the TRCD value Configuration options are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and Auto TRP Use this item to adjust the TRP value Configuration options are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and Auto TRAS Use this item to adjust the TRAS value Configuration options are 1 to 31 and Auto Command Per Clock CMD Use this item to adjust the Command Per Clock CMD value Configura tion options are 1T 2T and Auto TRRD Use this item to adjust the TRRD value Configuration options are 1 to 15 and Auto TRC Use this item to adjust the TRC value Configuration options are 1 to 31 and Auto TWR Use this item to adjust the TWR value Configuration options are 2 3 4 5 6 and Auto TWTR Use this item to adjust the TWTR value Configuration options are 1 to 15 and Auto 4 Memory Remap Feature Use this item to enable or disable memory remap feature Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI Hyper Transport Link Speed This allows you to select Hyper Transport Link Speed Confi
56. u 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 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might 1 1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock Penryn1600SLI 110dB Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 0 in 30 5 cm x 22 9 cm 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge 1 x ASRock Penryn1600SLI 110dB Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock Penryn1600SLI 110dB Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 80 conductor 1 x 3 5 in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional 1 x HDMI_SPDIF Cable Optional 1 x ASRock WiFi_SPDIF I O Plus I O Shield 1 2 Specifications ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 0 in 30 5 cm x 22 9 cm All Solid Capacitor design LGA 775 for Intel Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors Compatible with all FSB1600 1333 1066 800MHz CPUs see CAUTION 1 Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 3 Supports EM64T CPU Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 430 Memory Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology see CAUTION 4
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