ASROCK 775VM800 Operation & User’s Manual

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.................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. 5 5 5 5 5 1.1 Package Contents .......................................................... 5 1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 8 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM ................................................................................................. 9 2. Installation 2. Installation 2. Installation 2. Installation 2. Installation .................................................... .................................................... .................................................... .................................................... .................................................... 10 10 10 10 10 2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 10 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 10 2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 11 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ............................ 13 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)......................... 14 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR, and AGP Slots) ................. 15 2.7 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 16 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors .............................. 17 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ..................... 20 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs .... 20 2.11 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions ..................................................................... 21 2.12 Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ............................................... 23 3. BIOS S 3. BIOS S 3. BIOS S 3. BIOS S 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ......................................... ......................................... ......................................... ......................................... ......................................... 24 24 24 24 24 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 24 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 24 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 25 3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 25 3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 25 3.3.1 CPU Configuration................................................ 26 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 27 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ............................................... 29 3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 30 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 32 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 32 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 33 3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 34 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 35 3.5 Boot Screen................................................................... 35 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration.................................. 36 3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 37 3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 38

4. Software Support 4. Software Support 4. Software Support 4. Software Support .......................................... .......................................... .......................................... .......................................... .......................................... 39 39 39 39 39 4.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 39 4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 39 4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 39 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 39 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 39 4.2.4 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program.... 39 4.2.5 Contact Information .............................................. 39

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 memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1.1 Package Contents 1.1 Package Contents 1.1 Package Contents 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 775VM800 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm) ASRock 775VM800 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775VM800 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 One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable(Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield One COM Port Bracket

CPU: 775-Pin Socket supporting Intel® 840EE / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D processor (in 775-land LGA package) Chipsets: North Bridge: VIA P4M800 CE, FSB @ 800/533 MHz, with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ready (see CAUTION 1) South Bridge: VIA VT8237R, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s Memory: 2 DDR DIMM Slots: DDR1 and DDR2 1 DDR DIMM Slot Supports PC3200 (DDR400), Max. 1GB, 2 DDR DIMM Slots Supports PC2700 (DDR333) / PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB IDE: IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6 IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6 Supports up to 4 IDE devices Serial ATA: 2 SATA connectors Support up to 1.5Gb/s data transfer rate Floppy Port: Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives Audio: 5.1 channels AC’97 Audio OnBoard VGA: Integrated S3 UniChrome Pro 3D/2D Graphics, supports DX7 H / W LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing Chassis temperature sensing CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 2) CPU fan tachometer Chassis fan tachometer Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore PCI slots: 3 slots with PCI Specification 2.2, PCI3 slot shared with AMR AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X/4X AGP card (see CAUTION 3) AMR slot: 1 slot, supports ASRock MR card USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 ports: include 6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel, plus two on-board headers supporting 2 extra USB 2.0 ports (see CAUTION 4)

1 VGA port, 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support, 6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports, 1 RJ 45 port, Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone BIOS: AMI BIOS Supports “Plug and Play” ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 5) OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 27. 2. 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. 3. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! 4. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. 5. 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.

1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 PARALLEL PORT VGA1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ-45 VIA P4M800 Chipset 4Mb BIOS VIA VT8237R 775VM800 ` AGP 8X ATA133 DDR400 Prescott 800 DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) 1.5V_AGP1 USB2.0 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 Audio CODEC CD1 AUX1 SATA2 SATA1 1 PANEL 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN 1 SPEAKER1 1 USB67 CPU_FAN1 ATXPWR1 IDE2 IDE1 ATX12V1 PS2_USB_PWR1 FLOPPY1 AMR1 SATA Super I/O CHA_FAN1 CMOS Battery 5.1CH USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 Top: Line In Center: Line Out Bottom: Mic In USB4_5 LAN PHY JR1 JL1 1 AUDIO1 IR1 1 COM1 1 CLRCMOS1 20.8cm (8.2 in) 24.4cm (9.6 in) 6 4 5 3 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 2 ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 17 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) 3 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 18 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 4 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 19 AMR Slot (AMR1) 5 775-Pin CPU Socket 20 JR1 / JL1 Jumpers 6 North Bridge Controller 21 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) 7 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1, DDR2; Blue) 22 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 8 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 23 Internal Audio Connector: AUX1 (White) 9 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 24 3 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) 10 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) 25 Flash Memory 11 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 26 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 12 South Bridge Controller 27 Serial Port Connector (COM1) 13 Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1) 28 Shared USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 14 Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2) 29 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 15 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM TM TM TM TM 1 Parallel Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 2 RJ-45 Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 3 Line In (Light Blue) 9 VGA Port 4 Line Out (Lime) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 5 Microphone (Pink) 11 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 Shared USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 775VM800 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 8.2", 24.4 x 20.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components. 2.1 Screw Holes 2.1 Screw Holes 2.1 Screw Holes 2.1 Screw Holes 2.1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components. 3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs. 4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below. Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. Step 1. Open the socket: Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab. Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po- sition at approximately 135 degrees. Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po- sition at approximately 100 degrees. Step 2. Insert the 775-LAND CPU: Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with black lines. Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. 775-Pin Socket Overview black line black line 775-Pin Socket Pin1 alignment key alignment key Pin1 orientation key notch orientation key notch 775-LAND CPU

notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys. Step 3. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap): Use your left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap. Step 4. Close the socket: Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS. Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load plate, engage the load lever. Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab under retention tab of load lever.

Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 8, No. 29). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink. Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-LAND CPU. Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface. Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1, see page 8, No. 29). Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard throughholes. Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners. If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard. Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard. Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components.

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 775VM800 motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots. Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. notch break notch break

2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR and AGP Slots) 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR and AGP Slots) 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR and AGP Slots) 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AMR and AGP Slots) There are 3 PCI slots, 1 AMR slot, and 1 AGP slot on 775VM800 motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. AMR slot: The AMR slot is used to insert an ASRock MR card with v.92 Modem functionality. AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card. Please do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For the voltage information of your AGP card, please check with the AGP card vendors. Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation. Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws for later use. Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws. Step 6. Replace the system cover.

2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Jumper Setting PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable (see p.8, No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or USB wake up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. JR1(see p.8, No. 20) JL1(see p.8, No. 20) Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper) (see p.8, No. 11) Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. +5V 1_2 +5VSB 2_3 Short Open JR1 JL1 2-pin jumper

2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.8, No. 18) Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.8, No. 9) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8, No. 8) Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black). Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA (SATA) (SATA1: see p.8, No. 13) connectors support SATA data (SATA2: see p.8, No. 14) cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard. FLOPPY1 Pin1 IDE1 PIN1 IDE2 PIN1 connect the black end to the IDE devices connect the blue end to the motherboard 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable the red-striped side to Pin1 SATA1 SATA2

Please connect the black end of Power Cable SATA power cable to the power (Optional) connector on the drive. Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply. USB 2.0 Header ASRock I/O PlusTM provides you (9-pin USB67) 6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on (see p.8, No. 17) the rear panel. If the rear USB ports are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports. Infrared Module Header This header supports an optional (5-pin IR1) wireless transmitting and (see p.8, No. 26) receiving infrared module. Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you (4-pin CD1, 4-pin AUX1) to receive stereo audio input (CD1: see p.8, No. 22) from sound sources such as (AUX1: see p.8, No. 23) a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front (9-pin AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.8, No. 21) convenient connection and control of audio devices. DUMMY GND +5V IRTX IRRX 1 CD-R GND GND CD-L AUX-R GND GND AUX-L CD1 AUX1 USB_PWR USB_PWR P+7 P-7 P+6 P-6 GND GND DUMMY 1 GND GND +5VA BACKOUT-R BACKOUT-L AUD-OUT-L AUD-OUT-R MIC-POWER MIC 1 connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply Shared USB 2.0 Header This USB4_5 connector is shared (9-pin USB4_5) with the USB 2.0 ports 4,5 on (see p.8, No. 28) ASRock I/O PlusTM. When using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector (USB4_5), the USB ports 4,5 on ASRock I/O PlusTM will not be able to function. USB_PWR 1 P-5 GND DUMMY USB_PWR P+5 GND P-4 P+4

This header accommodates (9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.8, No. 15) functions. Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.8, No. 16) Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the chassis fan (3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.8, No. 4) match the black wire to the ground pin. CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.8, No. 29) match the black wire to the ground pin. ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power (20-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.8, No. 3) ATX 12V Connector Please note that it is necessary (4-pin ATX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.8, No. 2) ATX 12V plug to this connector so that it can provides sufficient power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up. Serial port connector This COM1 connector (9-pin COM1) supports a serial port module. (see p.8 item 27) GND PWRBTN# PLED- PLED+ DUMMY RESET# GND HDLED+ HDLED- 1 +5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 1 CCTS#1 DDSR#1 DDTR#1 RRXD1 DDCD#1 TTXD1 GND RRTS#1 RRI#1 1 Please install the heatsink and the CPU fan before installing ATX 12V connector; otherwise, it may cause permanent damage! GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED N/C

2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial ATTTTTA (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SATTTTTA) Hard Disks Installation A) Hard Disks Installation A) Hard Disks Installation A) Hard Disks Installation A) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237R southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SATTTTTA HDDs A HDDs A HDDs A HDDs A HDDs 775VM800 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devices. NOTE What is Hot Plug Function? If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA HDD. What is Hot Swap Function? If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions Windows XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP-64bit OS on your system with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. C. When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press . D. Then you will see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive. WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it! Start to format and copy files [YN]? Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press . E. The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette. STEP 2: Use “SATA RAID BIOS” to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. After making a SATA driver diskette and using “SATA RAID BIOS” to set RAID configuration, you can start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on your system.

if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “SATA RAID BIOS” and “VIA RAID Tool” for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the support CD, “Guide to VIA RAID Tool”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 1. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID functions. 2. If you want to use “VIA RAID Tool” in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that “VIA RAID Tool” will be installed to your system as well.

Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Without RAID Functions Without RAID Functions Without RAID Functions Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. (Only for Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit) A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY¡÷ ¡÷ ¡÷ ¡÷ ¡÷Advanced screen¡÷ ¡÷ ¡÷ ¡÷ ¡÷IDE Configuration. B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option from [RAID] to [non-RAID]. STEP 2: Install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your system. If you don’t want to set up RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. If you want to install Windows 98 / Windows ME on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you don’t have to set up BIOS. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your system directly.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen. 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and then press to get into the sub screen.

Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items To bring up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview System Time [Hour:Minute:Second] Use this item to specify the system time. System Date [Day Month/Date/Year] Use this item to specify the system date. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [ :00:09] [Wed 04/20/2005] Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Cache Size Microcode Update Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 : 775VM800 BIOS P1.00 : Intel (R) CPU 3.20 GHz : 3200 MHz : 1024KB : 0F34/0E : 256MB with 64MB shared memory : 256MB/166MHz (DDR333) : None v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 17 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 3.3.1 3.3.1 3.3.1 3.3.1 CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard. The actual CPU host frequency will show in the following item. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Spread Spectrum Select [Auto] for the spread spectrum feature. Ratio Status This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is “Locked” or “Unlocked”. If it shows “Unlocked”, you will find an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. If it shows “Locked”, then the item Ratio CMOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Actual Frequency (MHz) Select how to set the CPU host frequency. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced CPU Host Frequency [200] [Auto] Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum [Enabled] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value CPU Thermal Throttling Hyper Threading Technology Max CPUID Value Limit No-Excute Memory Protection [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] : Locked : 16

it will be equal to the core speed of the installed processor. Ratio Actual Value This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha- nism to keep the CPU from overheated. Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium®4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating sys- tem that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Win- dows® XP. Set to [Auto] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. Max CPUID Value Limit For Prescott CPU only, some OSes (ex. NT4.0) cannot handle the function with disable. This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection. 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Command Rate DRAM Voltage AGP Voltage Primary Graphics Adapter AGP Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Fast Write Onboard AGP Share Memory PCI Delay Transaction OnBoard LAN OnBoard AC'97 Audio Onboard MC'97 Modem [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI] [64MB] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [2T Command] [Disabled] [Eabled] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults Options 133MHz (DDR266) 166MHz (DDR333) 200MHz (DDR400) Auto Advanced

Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.5], [2], and [3]. DRAM Command Rate Use this to select among [2T Command] and [1T Command] for DRAM Command Rate. The default value is [2T Command]. DRAM Voltage The default value of this feature is set to [Auto]. AGP Voltage The default value of this feature is set to [Auto]. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [PCI] or [AGP] as the primary graphics adapter. The default vaule is [PCI]. AGP Aperture Size It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AGP card’s specifications requires other sizes. AGP Mode The default value of this feature is set to [Auto]. If you install an 8X-AGP card on this motherboard, you may select [Auto], [8X] or [4X] as the AGP mode. If the installed AGP card is a 4X-AGP card, then you may set the AGP mode as [Auto], [4X], [2X], or [1X]. AGP Fast Write This allows you to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support. Onboard AGP Share Memory You may select [Auto], [8MB], [16MB], [32MB], or [64MB] as the Onboard AGP share Memory. The default value of this feature is set to [Auto]. When the total memory is equal or above 256MB, the share memory size will be [64MB]; otherwise, please set the share memory size to [32MB]. PCI Delay Transaction Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may also select other value as operating frequency: [133MHz (DDR 266)], [166MHz (DDR 333)], [200MHz (DDR 400)]. Flexibility Option The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].

OnBoard AC’97 Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled], or [Disabled] for the onboard AC’97 Audio feature. OnBoard MC’97 Modem Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard MC’97 Modem feature. 3.3.3 3.3.3 3.3.3 3.3.3 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration Restore on AC/Power Loss Use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the sys- tem starts to boot up when the power recovers. Ring-In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Configuration Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Suspend To RAM Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS / 2 Keyboard Power On RTC Alarm Power On [Disabled] [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled]

IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel. Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting [Both]. Set to [Disabled] will disable the both. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both]. SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [RAID]. If you don’t want to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs, please select [non-RAID], but if you want to install Windows 98 / ME on SATA HDDs without RAID functions, please select [RAID]. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of “Primary IDE Slave”, “Sec- ondary IDE Master”, and “Secondary IDE Slave” as well. BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced OnBoard IDE Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 [Both] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE Controller. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. SECONDARY: enables only the Secondary IDE Controller. BOTH: enables both IDE Controllers. SATA Operation Mode [RAID] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S . M . A . R . T . 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. :Hard Disk :ST340014A :40.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-5 :Supported

Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active. [CD/DVD]: This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as MO. LBA/Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large mode. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) The default value of this item is [Auto]. If this feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer. PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing. DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for compatible IDE devices. S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.

PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings. PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature. 3.3.6 3.3.6 3.3.6 3.3.6 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI / PnP Configuration Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 3 "] [Disabled] 12

Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3]. Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7]

USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB 2.0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. Or you may select [Auto] so that the system will start to auto-detect; if there is no USB device connected, “Auto” option will disable the legacy USB support. BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled]

Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hardware Health Event Monitoring Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V : 37 C / 98 F : 2463 RPM : N / A : 1.629V : 3.306V : 5.067V : 11.890V : 31 C / 87 F Main Advanced Boot Security Exit H/W Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives [1st Floppy Device] [2nd Floppy Device] [3rd Floppy Device]

Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this to enable or disable VIA VT8237R SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration To enable or disable the boot from network feature. Select Screen Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Boot From Network VIA SATA Raid Utility Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [Enabled] [On]

Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. Likewise, you may also specify the boot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives, the removable drives, and the CD/DVD drives.

Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis- card changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis- card changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes. Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Load optimal defaults?” Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup configurations. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Exit Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Exit Options

4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information. 4.2 Support CD Information 4.2 Support CD Information 4.2 Support CD Information 4.2 Support CD Information 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features. 4.2.1 Running The Support CD 4.2.1 Running The Support CD 4.2.1 Running The Support CD 4.2.1 Running The Support CD 4.2.1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 4.2.4 4.2.4 4.2.4 4.2.4 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program This motherboard is equipped with Intel LGA 775 socket, which is a new CPU socket interface that Intel has released. Since it has several tiny pins, whcih are easily to be damaged by improper handling, ASRock sincerely presents you a clear installation guide through this “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo”. We hope you may check this live demo program before you start the installation of LGA 775 CPU in order to reduce the risks of CPU and motherboard damages caused by any improper handling. To see this Live Demo, you can run Microsoft® Media Player® to play the file. You may find this Live Demo in the motherboard’s Support CD through the following path: ..\ MPEGAV \ LGA775INST.DAT 4.2.5 4.2.5 4.2.5 4.2.5 4.2.5 Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.