ASRock A780FullHD User Manual
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- ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 1
A780FullHD User Manual Version 1.0 Published July 2008 Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 2
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 USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 3
1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2008 and Basic Logo 10 1.4 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support 11 1.5 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films Which Pass Our Lab Test . 12 1.6 Motherboard Layout 13 1.7 ASRock DVI I/O Plus 14 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 4
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 40 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 41 3.2 Main Screen 41 3.3 Smart Screen 42 3.4 Advanced Screen 43 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 59 4 . Software Support 60 4.1 Install Operating System 60 4.2 Support CD Information 60 4.2.1 Running Support CD 60 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 60 4.2.3 Utilities - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 5
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 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 6
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback (see CAUTION 6) - 5.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC662 Audio Codec) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111C - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock DVI I/O Plus - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 7
Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 Port - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 8
-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 5. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest information. 6. 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 9
. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 13. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will improve up to 12.5%, but - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 10
to 128MB or above. * If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard, please refer to Premium Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com * If the onboard VGA supports DVI, it must also support HDCP function to qualify for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2008 logo. * After June 1, 2008, all - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 11
-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is only supported under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS. If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS, the function of 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for AMD 780G VGA driver update in the future. ASRock website http://www - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 12
format of H.264. * Above passed films are tested under below configuration. Items Configurations CPU AMD Athlon X2 3600 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra (Version - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 13
IN LAN PHY 1 COM1 CPU_FAN1 Gigabit LAN AMD 780G Chipset PCI EXPRESS PCIE1 RoHS AUDIO CODEC PCIE2 Super I/O IR1 1 CD1 1 HD_AUDIO1 PCI1 A780FullHD PCI2 FLOPPY1 FSB2.6GHz PCI Express 2.0 Dual Channel DDR2 1066 IDE1 SATAII RAID CMOS BATTERY CLRCMOS1 1 AMD SB700 Chipset 8Mb BIOS SATAII_5 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 14
1.7 ASRock DVI I/O Plus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 10 9 8 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)7 2 VGA/D-Sub Port * 3 VGA/DVI-D Port 4 RJ-45 Port 5 Line Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. Then reboot your system. For Windows® VistaTM: After restarting your computer, please double-click "Realtek HD Audio - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 15
, peripherals, and/or components. 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 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 16
Socker Corner Small Triangle STEP 2 / STEP 3: Match The CPU Golden Triangle To The Socket Corner Small Triangle STEP 4: Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 17
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR2 DIMM pair - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 18
matches the break on the slot. notch break notch break 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 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 19
There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that ) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. Installing an expansion card Step 1. Before installing the expansion - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 20
yet, please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer. Then you can start to use dual monitor function on this motherboard. When you playback HDCP-protected video from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the two - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 21
when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again. 5. Set up a multi-monitor display. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 22
function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 23
motherboard based on an AMD 780G integrated chipset, all operating in a Windows® VistaTM environment. Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM. For the future update supported with AMD Phenom CPU. Please visit our website for the future driver update - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 24
used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. * For further information of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for up dates and details. 24 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 25
see p.13, No. 1) +5V +5VSB +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or USB wake up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current 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 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 26
end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device ) Data Cable (Optional) These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 27
cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 28
HD audio panel only. You don't need to connect them for AC'97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to [Enabled]. F. Enter Windows see p.13 No. 20) CPU Fan Connector 1 (4-pin - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 29
Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 30
guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction 's website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are just for your - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 31
adopts AMD SB700 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 32
Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. AMD SB700 south bridge chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 33
is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 34
cable to (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White) Step attention, before you process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 35
"SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit.) B. During - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 36
install Windows? " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD RAID drivers. AMD RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 37
set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 38
install Windows? " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD AHCI drivers. AMD AHCI drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 39
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 40
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 back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 41
Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 07/08/2008] BIOS Version : A780FullHD P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ (64bit) Processor Speed : 2400MHz Microcode Update : 40F32/62 L1 Cache Size : 256KB L2 Cache Size : 2048KB Total Memory DDRII1 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 42
Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 43
CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU at the rated frequency/voltage. If Manual, multiplier and voltage will be set based AM2 Boost This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. If you set this option to [Enabled], you will enable ASRock AM2 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 44
AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. When this option is set to by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 45
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) AM2 CPU. This item will show when "Multiplier/Voltage Change" is set to [Manual]; otherwise, it will be hidden. The range of the value depends on the CPU you adopt on this motherboard - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 46
this item. NB Frequency Multiplier This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. However, for safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust of this item. NB Voltage This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to adjust the value of NB voltage. However, for - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 47
], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], [6CLK], [7CLK], [8CLK] and [9CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TWRRD This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust TWRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [0CLK], [1CLK], [2CLK] and [3CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TWRWR This option - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 48
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings OnBoard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard LAN Primary Graphics Adapter Share Memory OnBoard HDMI HD Audio GFX Engine Clock Override Surround View CPU - NB Link Speed CPU HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio in AMD 780G. - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 49
MHz], [1800 MHz], [2000 MHz], [2200 MHz], [2400 MHz] and [2600 MHz]. The configuration options depend on the CPU you adopt. CPU - NB Link Width This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link width. Configuration options: [Auto], [8 Bit] and [16 Bit]. DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 50
3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Away Mode Support Restore on AC STR refers to suspend to RAM.) Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP Media Center OS. The default value is - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 51
default value is [Disabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 3.4.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration Onboard SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SATAII_1 SATAII_2 - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 52
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. :Hard Disk :MAXTOR 6L080J4 :80.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-6 :Supported hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [ - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 53
], [Enabled]. 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 54
SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 55
this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value is [BIOS Setup Only]. Please refer to below descriptions for - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 56
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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 57
F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from network feature. +F1 F9 F10 ESC - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 58
section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 59
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 message, "Discard changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 60
install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 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 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to - ASRock A780FullHD | User Manual - Page 61
and plan to install OS on your system, after the final BIOS/DOS boot time, there will be a string shown as below. Please ignore the instruction on the screen. Please do not press [Space] key at this moment. Otherwise, the AHCI ROM will not initiate your SATA HDD, and the OS installation may
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A780FullHD
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published July 2008
Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.