ASRock Motherboard, Version 2.3 manual Copyright Notice, Disclaimer

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Copyright Notice:

No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc.

Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis- tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa- tional use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual.

With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran- ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

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

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Contents ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 Copyright Notice DisclaimerContents Bios Setup Utility Software SupportPackage Contents IntroductionSpecifications Support CD Bios FeatureSee Caution HardwarePage CPU For Windows 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM/VistaTM64-bit Motherboard Layout 21.8cm 8.6ASRock 8CHeSATAII I/O Table for Audio Output ConnectionPre-installation Precautions Screw HolesCPU Installation Page Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of Memory Modules Dimm Dual Channel Memory ConfigurationsInstalling a Dimm Notch breakAGI Express slot PCI Express Installing an expansion cardExpansion Slots PCI, PCI Express, and AGI Express Slots What graphics cards work with CrossFireTM? CrossFireTM Operation GuideEnjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM DVI connector DMS View CrossFire TM Enable CrossFire TM Onboard Headers and Connectors Surround Display FeatureJumpers Setup \ Surround Display InformationPrimary IDE connector Blue USB 2.0 Headers Front Panel Audio Header Ieee 1394 Headers HDMISPDIFHeader Hdmispdif Header Connection Guide What is eSATAII? ESATAII Interface IntroductionPage Comparison between eSATAII and other devices Sataii Hard Disk Setup Guide Western DigitalPage What is Hot Swap Function? Driver Installation GuideWhat is Hot Plug Function? Install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system Set up BiosUse RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Make a Sata / Sataii Driver DisketteSetting Up a RAID Ready System Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID RAID 1 or RAID Install Windows VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system Make a Sata / Sataii driver diskette Untied Overclocking Technology Bios Menu Bar Advanced Screen Navigation KeysMain Screen CPU Host Frequency CPU ConfigurationBoot Failure Guard Spread SpectrumEnhance Halt State Ratio Cmos SettingRatio Actual Value Max Cpuid Value LimitIntel R SpeedSteptm tech Chipset ConfigurationConfigure Dram Timing by SPD Dram FrequencyDram RAS# Precharge Dram RAS# to CAS# DelayDram CAS# Latency Dram RAS# Activate to PrechargeAcpi Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration IDE ConfigurationATA/IDE Configuration Combined OptionType PCIPnP Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Floppy ConfigurationSuper IO Configuration Serial Port AddressParallel Port Address Parallel Port ModeECP Mode DMA Channel EPP VersionUSB Controller USB ConfigurationHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen USB 2.0 SupportCPU Quiet Fan Boot ScreenTarget CPU Temperature C Tolerance CBoot Up Num-Lock Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot From Onboard LAN Security ScreenSave Changes and Exit Load Optimal DefaultsExit Screen Discard Changes and ExitSupport CD Information Install Operating SystemLGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo Program Running The Support CD