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4Core1333-Viiv
User Manual
Version 1.0 Published June 2007 Copyright©2007 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Disclaimer:
Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational 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 warranties 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
1 Introduction ................................................... 5
1.1 Package Contents .......................................................... 1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic Logo......................... 1.4 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Intel® ViivTM Technology................................................................... 1.5 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 1.6 ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus ..................................... 1.7 ASRock DeskExpress Specifications ........................... 5 6 9 10 11 12 13
2 Installation ...................................................... 14
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 14 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 14 2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 15 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 17 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 18 2.6 Expansion Slots ............................................................. 20 2.7 ASRock DeskExpress Installation Guide ....................... 22 2.8 CrossFireTM Operation Guide ......................................... 25 2.9 Surround Display Feature ............................................. 29 2.10 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 30 2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................... 31 2.12 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide ......................... 37 2.13 eSATAII Interface Introduction ....................................... 38 2.14 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ....................................... 41 2.15 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ...................................................................... 42 2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII ... HDDs and eSATAII Devices ........................................... 43 2.17 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide .............................................................................. 44 2.18 Driver Installation Guide ............................................... 46 2.19 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions ............................... 46 2.19.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions .................................................. 46 2.19.2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System ...................... 47 2.19.3 Migrating a "RAID Ready" System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 ................................................ 48
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2.19.4 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions .................................................. 49 2.20 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions .......................... 50 2.20.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ..................................... 50 2.20.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions ..................................... 51 2.21 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................... 51
SETUP 3 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ........................................... 52
3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 3.3.1 CPU Configuration ................................................ 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ............................................... 3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration .................................. 3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 4.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 52 52 53 53 53 54 56 58 59 61 62 62 64 65 65 66 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 68
4 Software Support ........................................... 68
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep 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 4Core1333-Viiv Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.0-in, 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm) ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv Quick Installation Guide ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv Support CD Motherboard Accessories One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) One "ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus" I/O Panel Shield ASRock DeskExpress Accessories (Optional) One ASRock DeskExpress One ASRock PCIE_DE Card Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables One DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Cable One USB Header Data Cable Four Screws
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Specifications
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.0-in, 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® XE / Pentium® D / Pentium® Dual Core / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® / Celeron® D, supporting Quad Core Kentsfield processors - Compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800/533MHz CPUs (see CAUTION 1) - Intel® ViivTM Ready (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 4) - Supports EM64T CPU - Northbridge: Intel® P965 - Southbridge: Intel® ICH8DH - Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 5) - 4 x DDRII DIMM slots - Support DDRII800/667/533 (see CAUTION 6) - Max. capacity: 8GB (see CAUTION 7) - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 8) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 9) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Supports ATITM CrossFireTM - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4) - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 3 x PCI slots - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec) - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Giga PHY Intel® 82566DC - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus - 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 eSATAII Port - 1 x RJ-45 Port - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
Platform CPU
Chipset Memory
Hybrid Booster
Expansion Slot
Audio LAN
Rear Panel I/O
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Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD Hardware Monitor
OS Certifications
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 10) - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 11) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII connector), support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" function (see CAUTION 12) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header - 1 x Game header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 20 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - SLI/XFIRE power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 13) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - 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 Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 14) - FCC, CE, WHQL
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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 thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.
CAUTION!
1. 2. FSB1333-CPU will operate in overclocking mode. Intel® ViivTM technology is only supported under 32-bit OS of Windows® XP Media Center and Windows® VistaTM Home Premium and Ultimate Edition. For the minimum hardware requirements of Intel® ViivTM technology, please refer to page 10 for details. 3. 4. 5. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 55. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocki ...
