ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 User Manual
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ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 User Manual Version 1.0 Published January 2008 Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | 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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 3
Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic Logo 9 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout 11 1.6 ASRock SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 35 2.14 Driver Installation Guide 37 2.15 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 4
4 0 3.1 Introduction 40 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 40 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 41 3.2 Main Screen 41 3.3 Advanced Screen Exit Screen 57 4 . Software Support 58 4.1 Install Operating System 58 4.2 Support CD Information 58 4.2.1 Running Support CD 58 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 58 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 58 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 5
you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm) 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge 1 x ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 6
1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD PhenomTM FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 7
CAUTION 13) - 1 x WiFi/E header (see CAUTION 14) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Hardware - CPU - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 8
remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 8. 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 the effect still depends on the - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 9
installation guide on page 17. 10. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2- ) DX10 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic) * After June 1, 2008, all Windows® VistaTM systems are - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 10
PX7300GS TDH * MSI 7300GT-TD256EH Chipset Name GeForce 8800GTX GeForce 8600GT GeForce 7950GX2 GeForce Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS. For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLITM Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 11
LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN Super I/O ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 LAN PHY 4Mb BIOS PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE2 AM2+ Quad Core CPU CLRCMOS1 1 DDRII1066 CMOS BATTERY PCIE4 PCI1 PCI EXPRESS CHA_FAN1 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI Chipset CD1 AUDIO CODEC WIFI/E 1 PCI2 RoHS HD_AUDIO1 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 12
1 . 6 ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 Parallel Port 3 IEEE 1394 Port 4 RJ-45 Port 5 Side Speaker (Gray) 6 Rear Speaker (Black) 7 Central / Bass (Orange) 8 Line In ( - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 13
, 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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 14
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 For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 14 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 15
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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 16
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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 17
please refer to the "Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode" on page 10. 1. This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. PCIE4 this motherboard, please install it on PCIE2 slot. 3. If you want to use ASRock DeskExpress function on this motherboard, please install ASRock PCIE_DE - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 18
2.5 SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install two identical NVIDIA® SLITM enabled PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM technology supports Windows® XP, XP 64-bit, VistaTM and VistaTM 64-bit OS. - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 19
to PCIE2 slot. Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to SLI/XFIRE power connector. Step6. Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you to enable the multiGPU feature. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: A. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows® taskbar. B. From the pop-up - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 20
E. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. F. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab. G. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item. H. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box. I. Click OK when done. 20 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 21
® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar. B. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs, and then click NVIDIA Corporation. C. Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab. D. Select Control Panel tab. E. From the - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 22
short pin2 and pin3 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 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 23
blue 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 SATAII_5 (PORT3.0) These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATAII - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 24
on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. 1 GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR USB_PWR P-5 D0-D0+ PexCLK PexCLK# USB+5V_1 PME# 24 This header supports WiFi+AP function with ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to- - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 25
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'97 audio - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 26
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 Fan Installation ATX Power Connector (24 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 27
3) Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector. Failing to do so will cause power up , there is one IEEE 1394 header (FRONT_1394) on this motherboard. This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port. HDMI_SPDIF Header (3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) (see - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 28
motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header. This motherboard motherboard. For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card, please refer to the installation guide manual of HDMI VGA card vendor. Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard Otherwise, the motherboard and the user manual for - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 29
Interface Introduction What is eSATAII? This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. NOTE: 1. If you set "SATA Operation Mode" option in BIOS setup to RAID mode, Hot Plug function is supported with eSATAII devices. Therefore, you can insert or remove your eSATAII - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 30
How to install eSATAII? SATAII_6 (PORT3.1) eSATAII_TOP 1. In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the orange SATAII connector (SATAII_6 (PORT3.1); see p.11 No.16) and the eSATAII connector (eSATAII_TOP; see p.11 No.37) with a SATA data cable first. Connect the - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 31
Comparison between eSATAII and other devices IEEE 1394 USB 2.0 SATA eSATAII/SATAII 400Mb/s 480Mb/s 1.5Gb/s (1500Mb/s) 3.0Gb/s (3000Mb/s) 31 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 32
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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 33
Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts NVIDIA® nForce 570 SLI chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 34
/ SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for driver does not support Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions under Windows® VistaTM and VistaTM 64-bit OS. Please visit our website for the driver update in the near future. ASRock website: http://www.asrock - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 35
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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 36
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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 37
to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. 2.15 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 38
, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your system - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 39
to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows? " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 40
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 off and then back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 41
Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 11/19/2007] BIOS Version : ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+ (64bit) Processor Speed : 1800MHz Microcode Update : 40FF2/62 L1 Cache Size : 128KB L2 Cache Size : 256KB Total Memory DDRII1 DDRII2 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 42
CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. If Manual, multiplier and voltage will be set based on User Selection in . AM2 Boost If you set this option to [Enabled], you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 43
Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® VistaTM and want to enable this function, please set this item to [ item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 44
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency "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. However, for safety and system stability, - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 45
TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5CLK] to [18CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK] and [5CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRC Use this to adjust TRC values. Configuration - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 46
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard 1394 to enable or disable CD-In of OnBoard HD Audio. If you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM logo test, please disable this option. Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 47
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Check Ready Bit Away Mode Support Restore on AC feature Check Ready Bit. Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP Media Center OS. The - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 48
or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Disabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. OSC Control Use this item to control ACPI OSC ASL code. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 49
until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility. * If you install OS on support RAID functions. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the "IDE1 Master" as the example in the following instruction - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 50
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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 51
], [Enabled]. 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.3.5 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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 52
3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option and [2E8 / IRQ3]. If you plan to use ASRock DeskExpress on this motherboard, please keep this item on [Disabled] option. 52 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 53
to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 F10 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 54
there is no USB device connected, "Auto" option will disable the legacy USB support. 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 55
F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.5.1 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 - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 56
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 Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password - ASRock ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 57
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 ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2 | User Manual - Page 58
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
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ALiveN570SLI-eSATA2
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published January 2008
Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.