775Dual-VSTA User Manual Version 1.2 Published October 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 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 registered 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 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. 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Introduction .................................................. 5 1.1 Package Contents .......................................................... 1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic OS...................................... 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot ................................................... 1.5 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 1.6 HD 8CH I/O Panel ........................................................... 5 6 9 10 11 12 2. Installation .................................................... 13 2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 13 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 13 2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 14 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 16 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 17 2.6 Expansion Slots ............................................................. 19 2.7 Surround Display Feature ............................................. 20 2.8 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 20 2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors .............................. 21 2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide ....................... 25 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................... 26 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs .... 26 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM With RAID Functions ............................................................ 27 2.14 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM Without RAID Functions .............................................. 28 2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................ 28 SETUP 3. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ......................................... 29 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 ........................................... 29 29 30 30 31 31 33 36 37 39 3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. Boot Screen ................................................................... 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration .................................. Security Screen ............................................................ Exit Screen .................................................................... 39 40 41 42 42 43 43 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 4. Software Support .......................................... 45 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 "LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo" Program .. 4.2.5 Contact Information .............................................. 4 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 775Dual-VSTA 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 775Dual-VSTA Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Support CD (including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo) One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cable (Optional) One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) One HD 8CH I/O Panel Shield 5 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - LGA 775 for Intel® Dual Core Pentium® XE and Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D, supporting CoreTM 2 Duo Desktop (Conroe), Presler and Cedar Mill processors (in 775-land LGA package) - FSB 1066/800/533 MHz - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports EM64T CPU - Northbridge: VIA® PT880 Pro/Ultra chipset - Southbridge: VIA® VT8237A - Dual Channel DDR/DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 2 x DDRII DIMM slots - Support DDRII667/533 - Max. capacity: 2GB - 2 x DDR DIMM slots - Support DDR400/333/266 - Max. capacity: 2GB - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 4) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - 4 x PCI slots - 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x AGP slot for 1.5V 8X/4X AGP card (see CAUTION 7) - Realtek ALC888 7.1 channel audio CODEC with High Definition audio - VIA® PHY VT6103 - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Supports Wake-On-LAN 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 8) Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O 6 Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD) and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x Game header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 20 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 9) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - 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 - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 10) - FCC, CE, WHQL 7 CAUTION! 1. 2. 3. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 32. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 28 for details. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 17 for proper installation. 4. 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. 5. 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 6. grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the "Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot" on page 10. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA 7. 8. card, please refer to the installation guide on page 19. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for proper connection. 9. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 10. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver is not ready yet. We will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver and related information. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 8 1.3 Requirement Table Windows Minimum Hardware R equirement Table for W indows ® TM Vista Premium and Basic OS This motherboard can support all features in Windows® VistaTM Premium. Please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement. CPU Memory VGA Celeron D 326 512MB Single Channel DX9.0 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic) 9 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot (for Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM) Graphics Chip Vendor n-VIDIA Model Name ASUS Extreme N6200GE/TD ASUS Extreme N6200TC256/TD ASUS Extreme N6800GT ASUS Extreme N6800/TD ALBATRON PC6600GT GIGABYTE GV-NX66128D Inno3D GeFORCE 6600 LE LEADTEK PX6200 TC/TDH MSI PCX 5750-TD128E SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC ATI ASUS Extreme AX700PRO/TVD ABIT RX600XT-PCIE GECUBE Radeon X850XT 256M For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for PCI Express Graphics slot, please visit ASRock website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout 1 2 24.4cm (9.6 in) 1 3 4 5 67 PS2_USB_PWR1 PS2 Mouse CPU_FAN1 Dual Channel DDR400/DDRII667 ATX12V1 DDRII_1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDRII_2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB ...