N7AD-SLI User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2008 Copyright©2008 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. 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 2 Contents 1 Introduction ................................................... 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Package Contents .......................................................... Specifications ................................................................. Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode .. Motherboard Layout ........................................................ I/O Panel ......................................................................... Screw Holes ................................................................... Pre-installation Precautions ............................................ CPU Installation .............................................................. Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................... Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) ..................... 5 6 10 11 12 13 13 14 16 17 2 Installation ..................................................... 13 19 2.7 SLITM Operation Guide .................................................... 21 2.8 Surround Display Feature ............................................... 26 2.9 Jumpers Setup ............................................................... 26 2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors .................................. 27 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide ......................... 33 2.12 eSATAII Interface Introduction ......................................... 34 2.13 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ........................................ 37 2.14 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ...................................................................... 38 2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices ....................................................... 39 2.16 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ...................................................................... 40 2.17 Driver Installation Guide ................................................... 42 2.18 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions ........................... 42 2.18.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................................................... 42 2.18.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................................................... 43 2.19 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions ................................ 44 2.19.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions ................................................... 44 2.19.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions ................................................... 45 3 2.20 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................... 46 SETUP 3 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY .......................................... 47 3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ..................................................... 3.1.2 Navigation Keys .................................................... 3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 3.3 Smart Screen ................................................................. 3.4 Advanced Screen ............................................................ 3.4.1 CPU Configuration ................................................ 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration ............................................ 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration ................................................ 3.4.4 IDE Configuration .................................................. 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration ............................................. 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration .......................................... 3.4.8 USB Configuration ................................................ 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ...................... 3.6 Boot Screen ................................................................... 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ................................... 3.7 Security Screen .............................................................. 3.8 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 ............................................... 47 47 48 48 49 50 50 52 54 55 57 57 58 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 64 64 64 64 64 4 Software Support .......................................... 64 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock N7AD-SLI 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-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 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 P ack age Contents 1 x ASRock N7AD-SLI Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm) 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 1 x ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card 1 x ASRock N7AD-SLI Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock N7AD-SLI Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) 1 x "ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O" I/O Shield 5 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors - Supports FSB1600/1333/1066/800/533 MHz - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports EM64T CPU - NVIDIA® nForce 740i SLI - Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots - Support DDR2 800/667 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 4) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (green @ x16 mode, blue @ x8 mode) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots - 2 x PCI slots - Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (see CAUTION 5) - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection - DAC with 110dB dynamic range (ALC890 Audio Codec) - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211CL - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATAII Port - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O 6 Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 7) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII connector) (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - SLI/XFIRE power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x USB/WiFi header (see CAUTION 10) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, DRAM, NB, VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports Smart BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 11) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 12) - Instant Boot - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore 7 OS Certifications - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 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 51. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 46 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 4. installation. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for ...