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benefit, without intent to infringe. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational use only and subject ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com Published November 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 2
AM3 CPU Socket 21 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 22 SPI Flash Memory (8Mb) (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Blue) 23 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 6 CPU (SATAII_3 (PORT 2)) 18 Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT 1)) 2 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 3
I/O Panel 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 VGA/D-Sub Port 3 VGA/DVI-D Port * 4 RJ-45 Port 5 Line In (Light Blue) below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP: After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on system. 3 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) 1 x ASRock M3A785GM-LE Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock M3A785GM-LE Support CD - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 5
with DVI-D port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI-D port (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 RTL8111DL - Supports Wake-On-LAN English 5 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 6
Version) Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 10) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 12) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 13) 6 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 7
Whether 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3 CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 4. Due to the operating system - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 8
and worked on the same motherboard. 13. 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. 8 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 9
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 you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details. 9 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 10
bit / 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 785G VGA driver update in the future. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com English 10 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 11
, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component. 5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. 11 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 12
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 2, No. 6). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. English 12 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 13
Memory Modules (DIMM) M3A785GM-LE motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Step 2. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 14
Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. on the slot. Step 4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws. 14 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 15
the VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel. And connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel. Connect the other DVI-D monitor cable and D-Sub monitor cable to the corresponding connectors of the add-on PCI Express VGA card on PCIE2 slot. 15 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 16
of your monitors that you would like to use. The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another. 16 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 17
to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment, it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible. 17 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 18
Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card. Step 6. Restart your computer. Then you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on your Windows® taskbar. English ATI Catalyst Control Center 18 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 19
Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of HybridTM CrossFireXTM feature. * Hybrid CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of ATITM Technologies Inc., and of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for up dates and details. 19 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 20
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 clearCMOS action. English 20 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 21
motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction (PORT 2) These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. motherboard. English 21 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 22
connection of printer devices. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. English 22 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 23
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 them for AC'97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 24
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 cause power up failure. English 24 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 25
/ SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your system. 25 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 26
following path in our Support CD: .. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS) .. \ AMD64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS) After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation. English 26 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 27
enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but the "BIN" folder in the Support CD to display the menus. 27 ASRock M3A785GM-LE Motherboard English - ASRock M3A785GM-LE | Quick Installation Guide - Page 28
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The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic
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“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
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