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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Motherboard English Layout Motherboard L ayout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) FSB1 / FSB2 Jumpers 775-Pin CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_3; Yellow) 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 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) SATAII Connector (SATAII_BLUE (Port0)) SATAII Connector (SATAII_ORANGE (Port3)) SATAII Connector (SATAII_RED (Port2)) System Panel Header (PANEL1) SATAII Connector (SATAII_BLACK (Port1)) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) Flash Memory 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394) DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header (IR1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) WiFi Header (WIFI) Game Port Header (GAME1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) PCI Slots (PCI1 - 3) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x4) FSB3 Jumper PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE2) North Bridge Controller PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) SLI / XFIRE Power Connector ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII) English 2 ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Motherboard ASRock 1394_eSAT ASR ock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Parallel Port IEEE 1394 Port RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) *9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) eSATAII Port COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * 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 Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker (No. 9) (No. 6) 2 V -4 V -6 V -8 V V Central / Bass (No. 7) --V V Side Speaker (No. 5) -V V V * To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "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. 3 ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Motherboard English panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 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. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in 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 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 Pack ackage 1.1 Pack age Contents ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.0-in, 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm) ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 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 English 4 ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.0-in, 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors - Compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800MHz CPUs - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports EM64T CPU - Northbridge: Intel® P31/G31 - Southbridge: Intel® ICH7R - Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDRII DIMM slots (see CAUTION 4) - Support DDRII800/667 (see CAUTION 5) - Max. capacity: 4GB (see CAUTION 6) - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 7) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 8) - 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) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111B / RTL8111C - 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 - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9) Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O 5 ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Motherboard English Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 4 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ and AHCI functions (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII port) (see CAUTION 11) - 1 x ATA100 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 - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 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 12) - 1 x WiFi header (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 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL English 6 ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Motherboard 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. 3. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 43 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please 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 12 for proper installation. There are memory module installation limitations on this motherboard, please read "Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)" on page 12 for details. Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency 1333 DDRII667, DDRII800 1066 DDRII667, DDRII800 800 DDRII667, DDRII800 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® VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 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 heatsink when you install the PC system. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3 for proper connection. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 7 ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 Motherboard English 10. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 28 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. 11. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. Please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction" on page 26 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. 12. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 13. WiFi 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 Requirement Table Windows Minimum Hardware R equirement Table for W indows ® TM Vista Premium 2007 and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic logo, please follow below table for minimum hardware requirements. CPU Memory VGA Celeron 420 1GB system memory (Pr ...