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  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 1
    N61P-GS / N61P-S User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2008 Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    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 N61P-S | User Manual - Page 3
    Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 23 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ....... 23 2.11 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 24 2.12 Driver Installation Guide 26 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit
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    3.6 Boot Screen 48 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 48 3.7 Security Screen 49 3.8 Exit Screen 50 4 . Software Support 51 4.1 Install Operating System 51 4.2 Support CD Information 51 4.2.1 Running Support CD 51 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 51 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 51 4.2.4 Contact Information 51 4
  • ASRock N61P-S | 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 N61P-S | User Manual - Page 6
    , Pixel Shader 3.0 - Max. shared memory 256MB (see CAUTION 6) - 5.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC662 Audio Codec) - N61P-GS Realtek Giga PHY RTL8211CL-GR, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s - N61P-S Realtek PHY RTL8201EL-GR/RTL8201CL, speed 10/100 Mb/s - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 7
    Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports Smart BIOS Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 10) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 8
    refer to our website for CPU support list. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 28 for details. 3. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 9
    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 the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt. Enabling this function will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock
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    PCI1- 2) 10 SPI Flash Memory (4Mb) 23 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE2) 11 NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 24 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) 12 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 25 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 13 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 26 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 14 USB 2.0 Header
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    Microphone (Pink) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 COM Port 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * On N61P-GS motherboard, there are two audio cable to the front panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi- Streaming. For Windows® XP
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    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. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. To avoid damaging the
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 13
    . Make sure 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 10, No. 2). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 13
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    of Memory Modules (DIMM) N61P-GS / N61P-S motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) memory modules
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    2.4 Expansion 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. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is used
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 16
    to enter BIOS setup. Enter "Share Memory" option to adjust the memory capability to motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver to your system. If you have installed the onboard VGA driver already, there is no need to install it again. 5. Set up a multi-monitor display. For Windows® 2000 / XP / XP
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    1_2 2_3 Short pin2, pin3 to enable (see p.10, No. 1) +5V +5VSB +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or USB wake up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it 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
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    the connector. Primary IDE connector (Blue) (39-pin IDE1, see p.10 No. 6) PIN1 IDE1 connect the 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 vendor for the details. Serial ATAII
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 19
    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 N61P-S | User Manual - Page 20
    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 system. Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. For Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit
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    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 Connector (4-pin ATX12V1) (see p.10 No. 25) Please note that it
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 22
    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 website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are just for your
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 23
    adopts NVIDIA® GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 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 SATA / SATAII hard
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 24
    not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 25
    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 N61P-S | User Manual - Page 26
    the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. 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® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit.) 26
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    . Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 5: Install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your system. You can start to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 28
    " 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 2 . 1 5 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 29
    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 N61P-S | User Manual - Page 30
    Date [14:00:09] [Wed 09/03/2008] BIOS Version : N61P-GS P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ (64bit) Processor Speed : 2200MHz Microcode Update : 60FB2/0 L1 Cache Size : 256KB L2 Cache Size : 1024KB Total Memory DDRII1 DDRII2 : 1024MB with 128MB shared
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 31
    Date [14:00:09] [Wed 09/03/2008] BIOS Version : N61P-S P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ (64bit) Processor Speed : 2200MHz Microcode Update : 60FB2/0 L1 Cache Size : 256KB L2 Cache Size : 1024KB Total Memory DDRII1 DDRII2 : 1024MB with 128MB shared
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 32
    , 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 33
    AM2 CPU. If you set this option to [Enabled], you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will improve the memory performance. The default value is [Disabled]. Please refer to caution 13 on page 9 for details. Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock If you install Windows® VistaTM and want
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 34
    ] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 35
    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 item. Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the standard values as listed: [
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 36
    ], [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
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    values for CS/ODT Fine Delay feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [No Delay], [1/64CLK] to [31/64CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention. 37
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    3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory Primary Graphics Adapter CPU-NB Link Speed CPU-NB Link Width DRAM Voltage Chipset Core Voltage CPU Throttling [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 39
    Core Voltage Use this to select chipset core voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.25V], [1.30V], [1.35V] and [1.40V]. The default value is [Auto]. CPU Throttling Use this to enable or disable CPU Throttling feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 40
    Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Check Ready Bit Away Mode Support Restore the feature Check Ready Bit. Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP Media Center OS. The default value is
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 41
    option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. OSC Control Use this item to enable SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility. * If you install OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 42
    the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of "IDE1 Slave" as well. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master 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
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 43
    Auto], [Enabled]. 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5PCIPnP 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
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    configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A [1.44 MB 312"] Select the type of floppy drive Megatrends, Inc. 3.4.7Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address
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    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
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 46
    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 option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 47
    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 N61P-S | User Manual - Page 48
    you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Device] [HDD: PM - HDS722580VL] [CD / DVD: 3S - CD - ROM C] [USB] Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and
  • ASRock N61P-S | User Manual - Page 49
    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 N61P-S | User Manual - Page 50
    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 N61P-S | User Manual - Page 51
    4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only
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N61P-GS /
N61P-S
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published September 2008
Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.