ASRock 4CoreN73PV-HD720p R3.0 User Manual - Page 3

Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic Logo 9 1.4 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support 10 1.5 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films Which Pass Our Lab Test 11 1.6 Motherboard Layout 12 1.7 ASRock 6CH DVI I/O 13 2 Installation 14 2.1 Screw Holes 14 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 14 2.3 CPU Installation 15 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 17 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 18 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 19 2.7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 20 2.8 Jumpers Setup 23 2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24 2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 28 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 29 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs 29 2.13 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 30 2.14 Driver Installation Guide 32 2.15 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 32 2.15.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 32 2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 33 2.16 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 34 2.16.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 34 3