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ASROCK 775XFire-RAID User Manual

1. 2 12 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ICH6R south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 and Intel Matrix Storage 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 It is not recommended to switch the Configure SATA as setting between AHCI RAID and IDE mode after OS installation 28 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 775XFire RAID motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devices NOTE 4 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 conditio
2. Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports EM64T CPU Chipset Northbridge Intel 925X chipset Southbridge Intel ICH6R Memory Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 4 x DDRII DIMM slots Support DDRII533 Max capacity 4GB Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 3 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 4 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot Supports ATI CrossFire 3 x PCI slots 1x PCI Express x 16 slot 1 x AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 see CAUTION 5 1x PCI Express x 1 slot Audio Realtek ALC861 7 1 channel CODEC with High Definition Audio LAN Realtek PCI LAN 8101L Speed 10 100 Ethernet Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel I O HD 8CH I O 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Serial Port COM1 1 x Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 Port Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 6 Connector 4x Serial ATA 1 5Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 and Intel Matrix Storage and Hot Plug functions 1 x ATA100 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1x IR header 1 x Game header CPU Chassis FAN connector 20 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector SLI XFIRE power connector CD in he
3. Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Side Speaker No 7 No 4 No 5 No 3 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V If you use 8 channel audio and enable Multi Streaming function Side Speaker will be disabled Therefore only 6 channel audio function will work but not 8 channel audio 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 EA click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACHT or 6CH 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 to share Side Speaker 11 Chapter 2 Installation 775XFire RAID is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 8 6 30 5 x 21 8 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it pi 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
4. 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 es orientation orientation key notch key notch 775 LAND CPU 13 au Moeg au Xoerg d 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 retenti
5. Suspend to RAM This field allows you to select whether to auto detect or disable the Sus pend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the system supports it Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC Power loss If Power Off is selected the AC Power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC Power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system 39 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Set Compatible when Legacy OS MS DOS WinNT is used IDE Configuration Configure SATA as AHCI Set Enhanced Hard Disk when Native OS Not Detected Win2000 XP Not Detected is used Not Detected PIDE1 Master ATAPI CDROM PIDE1 Slave Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc ATAIIDE Configuration Please select
6. 6 DRAM Clocks 7 DRAM Clocks 8 DRAM Clocks 9 DRAM Clocks 10 DRAM Clocks 11 DRAM Clocks 12 DRAM Clocks 13 DRAM Clocks 14 DRAM Clocks and 15 DRAM Clocks Boot Graphic Adapter Priority This allows you to select PCI PCIE or PCIE PCl as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI PCIE 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 Control Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard LAN feature VCCM DRAM Voltage Use this to select VCCM DRAM Voltage Configuration options High Middle and Low The default value of this feature is Middle VDDQ NB SB Voltage Use this to select VDDQ NB SB Voltage Configuration options High and Low The default value of this feature is Low 38 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or bg 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 2005 American Megatrends Inc
7. 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 SMART Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Get 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 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device I latency timer WARNING Setting wrong values in below actions register may cause system to malfunction PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 42 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to t
8. the system overview Advanced System Overview System Date BIOS Version 775XFire RAID BIOS P1 00 Processor Type Intel R CPU 3 40 GHz 64bit supported BIOS SETUP UTILITY H W Monitor Security Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to 00 09 select a field Mon 12 12 2005 Use or to configure system Time Processor Speed Microcode Update Cache Size Total Memory DDRII 1 DDRII 2 DDRII 3 DDRII 4 3400 MHz F34 17 1024KB 256MB Single Channel Memory Mode 256MB 266MHz DDRII533 None None None Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 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 34 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security 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 p Floppy Configu
9. 2 x 240 pin DDRII DIMM Slots Dual Channel B DDRII 2 DDRII 4 Orange IDE1 Connector IDE1 Blue Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 South Bridge Controller Serial ATA Connector 2 SATA 2 black Serial ATA Connector 3 SATA 3 black Serial ATA Connector 1 SATA 1 blue Serial ATA Connector 0 SATA 0 blue 212820 19 18 17 BRE SBBENBRRBBRBBEBAS 10 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 System Panel Header PANEL1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Infrared Module Connector IR1 USB 2 0 Header USB67 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Game Port Header GAME1 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 PCI Slots PCI1 3 BIOS FWH Chip AGI Express Slot PCI Express x 4 PCIEX1_EN1 5 PCI Express x 1 Slot PCIE2 PCI Express x 16 Slot PCIE1 SLI XFIRE Power Connector Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black 1 5 HD 8CH I O Panel o Oo SA o M 7 Parallel Port RJ 45 Port Side Speaker Gray Rear Speaker Black Central Bass Orange Line In Light Blue Front Speaker Lime BRE S ee Microphone Pink USB 2 0 Ports USB01 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 Serial Port COM1 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green 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 use TABLE for Audio Output Connection
10. Compatible when you install legacy OS Windows NT If native OS Windows 2000 XP is installed please select Enhanced Then in the option Configure SATA as you are allowed to set the selection from AHCI to RAID if you plan to enable RAID function Configuration options AHCI IDE and RAID The default value is AHCI 1 AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports Hot Plug NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages 2 Only AHCI and RAID modes support Hot Plug function When Compatible is selected Combined Option It allows you to select between SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 0 SATA 2 IDE 1 and IDE 1 SATA 1 SATA 3 If it is set to SATA 0 SATA 2 IDE 1 then SATA1 SATA3 will not work Likewise if it is set to IDE 1 SATA 1 SATA 3 then SATAO SATA2 will not work 4 Because Intel ICH6R south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS Windows NT you have to choose SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 0 SATA 2 IDE 1 or IDE 1 SATA 1 SATA 3 when the installed device is used with legacy OS SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 0 SATA 2 IDE 1 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 IDE 1 SATA 3 Master SATAO SATA1 SATAO SATA1 Slave SATA2 SATA3 SATA2 SATA3 40 Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Asyne DMA Ultra DMA S M A R T BIOS
11. ISRock 1 OXFire RAID User Manual Version 1 1 Published February 2006 Copyright 2006 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
12. 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 The default value is Fast Configuration options Fast Middle and Slow 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 Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device ist Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM HDS722580VL 3rd Boot Device CD DVD 3S CD ROM C P Hard Disk Drives P Removable Drives P 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 46 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration To EA or EE boot from network feature Bootup Num Lock Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For th
13. have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE Slots PCIE1 PCIE x 16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards PCIE2 PCIE x 1 slot is used for PCI Express cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc Please check the jumper set tings on page 19 for different functions AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 is used to install PCI Express expan sion cards For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Ex press Slot PCI Express x 4 on page 9 Please check the jumper set tings on page 19 for different functions Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 4 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws 2 7 Dual Graphics Feature This motherboard supports Dual Graphics Technology When installing the add on VGA cards to this motherboard you are allowed to choose two different ways to decide the function of PCIE2 slot PCIE x 1 and AGI
14. in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette and using RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the Intel 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 You may select Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH6R Windows XP 2000 for Windows XP 2000 or Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH6R Windows XP64 for Windows XP 64 bit 30 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 RAID Installation Guide and Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information 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 RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel
15. installation and install all necessary drivers 6 Install the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager software via the CD ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet This will add the Intel R Matrix Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID configuration 7 After setting up a RAID Ready system as the above steps you can follow the procedures of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0 or RAID 1 2 14 2 Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID 0 or RAID 1 If you have an existing RAID Ready system then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non RAID configuration to a two drive RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration To prepare for this you will need another SATA hard drive with a capacity equal to or greater than that currently being used as the source hard drive 31 1 Physically attach one additional SATA hard drive to the SATA port not being used Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system you will use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating the migration 2 Boot Windows install the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager software if not already installed using the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the Internet This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links 3 Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive from th
16. 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 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 12 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775 LAND CPU please follow the steps below 775 Pin Socket Overview the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Vi Before you insert the 775 LAND CPU into the socket please check if 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
17. you install one Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card and one compatible ZN standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card to this motherboard but not two Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics cards please as well follow the above steps However although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the CrossFire function can not work actually Your computer will automatically reboot After restarting your computer please confirm whether the option Enable CrossFire in ATI Catalyst Control Center is selected or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFire feature Step 12 You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFire feature CrossFire appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe 23 2 9 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 following path in the Support CD Surround Display Information 2 10 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 1 is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration s
18. 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 HIW 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 33 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s E 1 lt Enter gt lt F1 gt lt F9 gt lt F10 gt lt ESC gt 3 2 Main Screen Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items 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 When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display
19. 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 DMA0 DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it Configura tion options Disabled 300 and 330 44 3 3 8 USB 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 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 Aut
20. Express slot The default value of this feature is to enable PCIE2 slot PCIE x 1 and AGI Express slot only PCI Express x 1 You can also adjust the jumpers to disable PCIE2 slot PCIE x 1 Then only AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 will be enabled In other words you are able to adjust the jumpers to enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics feature Please refer to the table below for the correct jumper settings 18 Function Jumper Settings Enable B B PCIE2 z 2 z AGI Express SEE y x x only PCIE x 1 5 9 5 p Default FOE ENS GHB S Enable NNN AGI Express a e a 5 PCIE x 4 EW Disable PCIE2 ooo dd O O O O a D D D PCIEx1 ENS D I 2 8 CrossFire M Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFire feature CrossFire technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units GPU in a single PC Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFire enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application Currently CrossFire feature is only supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 it may be supported with other OS in the future 19 What graphics cards work with CrossFire A complete CrossFire system requires a CrossFire Ready motherboard a CrossFire Edition graphics card and a compatible standa
21. Matrix Storage Manager which is located in the folder at the following path Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that Intel Matrix If you want to use Intel Matrix Storage Manager in Windows environment Storage Manager will be installed to your system as well 2 14 1 Setting Up a RAID Ready System You can also set up a RAID Ready system with a single SATA hard disk A RAID Ready system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0 or RAID 1 at a later date by using RAID migration feature of Intel Matrix Storage The following steps outline how to build an Intel RAID Ready system 1 Assemble the system and attach a single SATA hard drive 2 Set up system BIOS as step 1 of page 30 When done exit Setup 3 Make a SATA driver diskette as step 2 of page 30 Begin Windows setup by booting from the installation CD 4 At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the Intel 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 You may select Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH6R Windows XP 2000 for Windows XP 2000 or Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH6R Windows XP64 for Windows XP 64 bit 5 Finish the Windows
22. RADEON X1300 PRO For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 please visit our website for details ASRock website http www asrock com support index htm Note It is not recommended to use Turbo cache PCI Express x 16 VGA cards 1 4 Motherboard Layout d o o P WN PE REBBES 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 21 8cm 8 6 in k gt l goo T JE els B is z 3 ESE BS 3 Sal S Oo Saal S SS FSB800 5 S pan a z ellzl lgilz IF Intel ISS D Z 925X sial ala Chipset ol ey Pte a o S i a E N g ESL RoHS amp 8 775XFire RAID Q 30 PCIE1 Super 1o 29 PCIE2 ETE 9 28 EER 10 97 1 N Aa E 26 BE AGI EXPRESS fe Pci1 12 Intel 13 PCI2 ICH6R MSRock 14 PCI3 USB2 0 15 HD_AUDION Za SPEAKER 1 6 E KA 24 23 22 PS2 USB PWR1 Jumper ATX 12V Connector ATX12V1 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 775 Pin CPU Socket North Bridge Controller CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 2 x 240 pin DDRII DIMM Slots Dual Channel A DDRII 1 DDRII 3 Yellow
23. SETUP UTILITY Hard Disk ST340014A 240 0 GB Supported 16Sectors 4 MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA 5 Supported Select the type of device connected to the system Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer Rae Change Option Auto General Help 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 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 41 Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will
24. SRock 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 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might 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 You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com 1 1 Package Contents ASRock 775XFire RAID Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm ASRock 775XFire RAID Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775XFire RAID Support CD including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional One Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cable Optional One HD 8CH VO Panel Shield 1 2 Specifications Platform ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm CPU LGA 775 for Intel Pentium 4 Celeron D supporting Cedar Mill processors in 775 land LGA package FSB 800 533 MHz
25. Voltage Low v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 200MHz DDRII 400 266MHz DDRII 533 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Select Enabled will configure the following items by the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device If you select Disabled you will find the items DRAM RAS to CAS Delay DRAM RAS Precharge and DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge appear to allow you adjusting them DRAM CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options are 5 4 3 and Auto DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks and 5 DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks and 5 DRAM Clocks 37 DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS Configuration options 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks
26. ader Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 7 BIOS Feature 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL CAUTION About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 36 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 16 for proper installation 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 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 heatsin
27. any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation Please visit this website for the driver http support ati com ics support DLRedirect asp filelIDExt 050553d401 96ef1 09fff37cbb40aaf28 amp accountID 737 amp deptID 894 4 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this Step 8 Install the required drivers to your system Please visit the websites below for installing the drivers that ATI recommends A ATI recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your system there is no need to download it again http www microsoft com windowsxp sp2 default mspx B You must have Microsoft NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center http www microsoft com downloads details aspx Familyld 262D25E3 F589 4842 8157 034D1E7CF3A3 amp displaylangzen Step 9 Restart your computer 22 Step 10 Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop ATI Catalyst driver should be version 5 10 or higher You will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop Step 11 Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View and select Ad vanced View Click CrossFire and then set the option Enable CrossFire to Yes Enable CrossFire d If
28. conductor ATA 66 100 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAI Connectors These four Serial ATA SATA_0 see p 10 No 15 jl s 1 s SATA connectors support SATA 1 see p 10 No 14 O K d SATA data cables for internal SATA 2 see p 10 No 12 storage devices The current SATA 3 see p 10 No 13 7 s 7 S SATA interface allows up to e ia 1 5 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard 25 Serial ATA SATA Power Cable Optional B connect to the SATA HDD power connector A connect to the powersupply 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 USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB67 see p 10 No 20 USB_PWR HD 8CH VO Panel accommo dates 4 default USB 2 0 ports If those USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB45 see p 10 No 21 HD 8CH I O Panel accommo dates 4 default USB 2 0 ports If those USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel are not sufficient this USB 2 0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports Infrared Module Heade
29. e Actions menu This will activate the Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Click through the dialogs as prompted It s important to understand what will occur during the migration process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost 4 Once the migration is complete reboot the system If you migrated to a RAID 0 volume use Disk Management from within Windows in order to partition and format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are combined You may also use third party software to extend any existing partitions within the RAID volume 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions please follow the below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set ATA IDE Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATA as please set the option to AHCI or IDE STEP 2 Make a SATA Driver Diskette Only when you select AHCI mode and use SATA HDD If you set Configure SATA as to IDE there is no need to make a 4 SATA driver diskette If you select AHCI mode and install Windows OS on IDE drive you do not have to make a driver diskette If you set Configure SATA as to AHCI mode and plan to install Windows OS on a SATA hard disk you have to make a SATA driver diskette Please
30. e following message Load optimal defaults Select OK to load the default values for all the setup configurations 48 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 XP XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically 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 socke
31. e user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password E Select Screen E Select Item Enter Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 47 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit ESC 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 th
32. either in the set of yellow slots DDRII_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 installed in the DDRII 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 DDRII slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 16 Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot 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 17 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI PCI Express and AGI Express Slots There are 3 PCI slots 2 PCI Express slots and 1 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that
33. he 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable SSS EE EE EE a or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard Game Port Enabled Select Screen OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled 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 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 IRO3 43 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
34. hows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 gy ha thks and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Short Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable 12 23 see p 10 No 1 D Be el 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 CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 10 No 10 2 pin jumper 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 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds 24 2 11 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard FDD connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 10 No 22 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 39 pin IDE1 see p 10 No 9 connect the blue end s Mur connect the black end to the motherboard to the IDE devices 80
35. is option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection 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 Intel R Virtualization tech When this option is set to Enabled a VIMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualization Technology Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Intel R SpeedStep tm tech is Intel s new power saving technology Proces sor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings If you select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to enable this function 36 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Auto ee F i 200MHz DDRII400 Flexibility Option Disabled Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled 20 USER DRAM CAS Latency Auto Boot Graphic Adapter Priority PCI PCIE OnBoard HD Audio Auto Front Panel Control Auto Select Item Enabled OnBoard LAN Enabled Change Option Select Screen VCCM DRAM Voltage Middle General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit VDDQ NB SB
36. k when you install the PC system If you install PCI Express VGA card to AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 PCIE2 slot PCIE x 1 function will be disabled For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot PCI Express x 4 on page 9 For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 18 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 11 for proper connection Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or SP2 2000 SP4 1 3 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot PCI Express x 4 for Windows 2000 Windows XP Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name Vendor NVIDIA ASUS Extreme N6200GE TD GeForce 6200 ASUS Extreme N6200TC256 TD GeForce 6200 ASUS Extreme N6800 TD GeForce 6800 ASUS Extreme N6800GT GeForce 6800GT ALBATRON PC6600GT GeForce 6600GT GIGABYTE GV NX66128D GeForce 6600 Inno3D GeFORCE 6600 LE GeForce 6600LE LEADTEK PX6200 TC TDH GeForce 6200TC MSI PCX 5750 TD128E GeForce PCX5750 SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC GeForce 6200TC ATI ASUS Extreme AX600XT HTVD RADEON X600XT ASUS Extreme AX700PRO TVD RADEON X700PRO GECUBE Radeon X850XT 256M RADEON X850XT MSI RX1300GPRO TD256E
37. n 29 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set ATA IDE Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATA as please set the option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA Driver Diskette A Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press lt Y gt 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 lt Y gt E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check theinstallation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document
38. ng OK System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 10 No 17 IDUMMY RESET This header accommodates several system front panel functions Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis 1O ooo T A 4 pin SPEAKER 1 BODE S speaker to this header see p 10 No 18 ED MY Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan 3 pin CHA FAN1 5 END cable to this connector and OF 4 12V see p 10 No 16 ol cua FAN ep Match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector 4 pin CPU_FAN1 see p 10 No 6 O END 12V OH CPU_FAN_SPEED OH FAN SPEED CONTROL Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 10 No 3 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector ATX 12V Connector 4 pin ATX12V1 see p 10 No 2 27 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector SLI XFIRE Power Connector 4 pin SLUXFIRE POWER see p 10 No 31 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 the same time SLI XFIRE_POWER1 Game Port Header 15 pin GAME see p 10 No 23 5V na our Connect a Game cable to this DA header if the Game port bracket 4 kr is installed
39. o 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 Aas e Target Fan Speed Hardware Health Event Monitoring Fast CPU Temperature 37 C 98 F Middle M B Temperature 31 C 87F Slow CPU Fan Speed 3400 RPM Chassis Fan Speed Vcore 3 30V 5 00V j Select Screen 12 00V 11 890V ibe ian General Help CPU Quiet Fan Enabled Load Defaults Target CPU Temperature Ce 50 Save and Exit Tolerance C 02 S Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 45 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 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 2 C Target Fan Speed
40. ocked If it shows Unlocked you will find an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard 35 Ratio Actual Value This is a read only item which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked will find this item appear to allow you chang ing the ratio 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 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 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 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 Th
41. 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 ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents 1 Introduction viiia EE RR RR RR RR RE EE 5 1 1 Package Contents AAA 5 12 Specifications gen EE EE Ge EE NEER SE 6 1 3 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot PCI Express X Ai 9 1 4 Motherboard Layout 10 1 5 EIBD BGH VO Panel EE eet tees EE Rees e Se Ee 11 Kalte UL EE 2 1 SCREW le EE 2 2 Pre installation Precautions A 2 83 CPU Installation iann e oes 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan esseen 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 2 6 Expansion Slots rs ges aha aaa ee dee ee ee Ee E Se eed 2 7 Dual Graphics Feature iis ske ee Re RR ee ee 2 8 CrossFire Operation Guide 2 9 Surround Display Feature 2 10 Jumpers Setup ss VREES EE dese ge GETS We Eege 2 11 Onboard Headers and Connectors sy 2 12 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation sesse see 28 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 29 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions ees see ee ee ee ee ee 30 2 14 1 Setting Up a RAID Read
42. on tab of load lever 14 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 10 No 6 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 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the 5 CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 10 No 6 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
43. r 5 pin IR1 see p 10 No 19 This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 see p 10 No 32 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 Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 MIC_RET see p 10 No 24 26 This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L C MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel D Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled E Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager Click Audio I O select Connector Settings et choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicki
44. ration gt SuperlO Configuration b Go to Sub Screen gt USB Configuration General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Select Screen Select Item v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause 4 the system to malfunction 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select how to set the CPU host frequency Actual Frequency MHz 200 Boot Failure Guard Enabled Spread Spectrum Auto Ratio Status Unlocked Max 17 Min 14 Ratio Actual Valuel7 Ratio CMOS Setting 17 CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Change Option Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled General Help No Excute Memory Protection Disabled Load Defaults Enhance Halt State Disabled Intel R Virtualization tech Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Auto Select Screen Select Item Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability Ratio Status This is a read only item which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is Locked or Unl
45. rd Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card from the same series or two CrossFire Ready cards if they are software enabled This applies to cards from ATI or any of its partners Cards For AGI Express Slot Cards For PCI Express Slot Radeon X1800 Series Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition Radeon X1600 Series Radeon X1600 Series Radeon X1300 Series Radeon X1300 Series Radeon X850 Series Radeon X850 CrossFire Edition If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance benefits of CrossFire All three CrossFire components a CrossFire Ready graphics card a CrossFire Ready motherboard and a CrossFire Edition co processor graphics card must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFire multi GPU platform 2 If you pair a 12 pipe CrossFire Edition card with a 16 pipe card both cards will operate as 12 pipe cards while in CrossFire mode Enjoy the benefit of CrossFire Step 1 Step 2 Currently ATI has released Radeon X850XT X1800XT X1300 and X1600 CrossFire cards which require different methods to enable CrossFire feature In the below procedures we use Radeon X850XT as the example graphics card For other CrossFire cards that ATI has released or will release in the future please refer to ATI graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Adjust the jumpers on this motherboard to enable AGI Expres
46. refer to step 2 on page 30 for details But if you choose IDE mode please ignore this step STEP 3 Install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the Intel 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 You may select Intel R 82801FR SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH6R Windows XP 2000 for Windows XP 2000 or Intel R 82801FR SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH6R Windows XP64 for Windows XP 64 bit 32 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 with 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
47. s slot PCI Express x 4 Please refer to the pictures below for proper jumper setting ae i d D MED PCIEx1_EN1 4 Short Pin1 Pin2 PCIEX1 ENS Short Pin1 Pin2 Connect to the system power supply Please connect a hard disk power connector to SLI XFIRE Power connector It is recommended to use 500 Watt power supply or greater to perform the benefit of CrossFire feature for Radeon X850XT 20 id sd Step 3 Install the standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card to AGI Ex press slot PCI Express x 4 For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card Step 4 Install the Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card to PCI Express x 16 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expan sion Slots Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card Standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card You are allowed to install two CrossFire Edition graphics cards to both slots or you may use one CrossFire Edition graphics cards and a compatible standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card from the same series Step 5 Correctly connect the DVI DMS cable to the monitor connector and two graphics cards that you install If you install two standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics cards to this motherboard please skip this step DVI DMS cable DMS connector DVI connec
48. t 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 installa tion 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 Live Demo PC DIY LGA775INST_English 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 Awww asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 49
49. to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components 15 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 775XFire RAID motherboard provides four 240 pin DDRII Double Data Rate II 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 DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDRII 1 and DDRII_3 Yellow slots see p 10 No 7 or identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDRII_2 and DDRII_4 Orange slots see p 10 No 8 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDRII DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDRII 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 Orange Slot Yellow Slot Orange Slot 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots 4 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them
50. tor Standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card DVI connector Connect the DVI DMS There are two DVI connectors on the cable to DVI connector of standard Radeon CrossFire Ready the compatible standard graphics card Please connect the DVI DMS Radeon CrossFire cable to the correct DVI connector otherwise Ready graphics card the graphics card will not work 21 Radeon DMS CrossFire Edition graphics connector card A Connect the DVI DMS Connect the DVI DMS cable to DMS connector cable to the monitor of the CrossFire Edition connector graphics card 4 If you install two CrossFire Edition graphics cards to this motherboard please connect one end of DVI DMS cable to the monitor another end to DMS of one of the CrossFire Edition graphics cards to PCIE1 slot PCI Express x 16 and the other end to DVI of another CrossFire Edition graphics card to AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 If you install one CrossFire Edition graphics card and one compatible standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card to this motherboard please connect one end of DVI DMS cable to the monitor another end to DMS of the CrossFire Edition graphics card and the other end to DVI of the compatible standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card Step 6 Power on your computer and boot into OS Step 7 Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system utility to uninstall
51. y System esse 31 2 14 2 Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID 0 or RAD EE N EE EE 31 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction 3 1 2 Navigation Keys iese ee AR ee Re 34 3 2 Maihi SCHON css dese EER EK Se De ER Ad eEEE 34 3 3 Advanced Screen ee ee ee ee ke ee ee ke ee 34 3 3 1 CPU Configuration iese ee ee ee ee Re ee 35 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration iese ee Re 37 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration esse ee ee Re Re ee 39 3 3 4 IDE Configuration esse sesse ee ee ee ee Re ee 40 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration esse ese ee ee Re 42 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration wel 3 3 7 Super lO Configuration i ee Re 3 3 8 USB Configuration iese ee ee ee 34 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 3 5 Boot green hinini ih oae inia 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration sees ke ee 3 6 Security Screen MAN See E 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System iese ee RA Re ee 49 4 2 Support CD Information ee ee Re Re 49 4 2 1 Running Support CD 49 4 2 2 Drivers MENU ees sd veer eeh se ee ge ie Se geb ee 49 4 2 3 Utilities Menu ese ee ee ER ek ee ee Re ee ee 49 4 2 4 LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo Program 49 4 2 5 Contact Information ke ee ke ee 49 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 775XFire RAID motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under A

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