ASRock 775i915PL-SATA2 User Manual - Page 7

Caution - windows 7

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BIOS: OS: 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports 1 RJ-45 Port Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass / Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone (see CAUTION 6) AMI legal BIOS, Supports "Plug and Play", ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events, Supports jumperfree, CPU frequency stepless control (only for advanced users' reference, see CAUTION 7) Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 8) CAUTION! 1. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 26. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 15 for proper installation. 3. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check 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 heatsink when you install the PC system. 4. If you install PCI Express VGA card to AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4), PCIE2 slot (PCIE x 1) and SATAII functions will be disabled. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the "Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)" on page 8. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16. 5. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. 6. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 10 for proper connection. 7. 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. Because of Intel 915PL chipset limitation, Windows 98 / ME does not support USB 2.0 but only USB 1.1. Besides, after installing Windows 98 / ME, two display adapter controllers will appear in "Display Adapters" of "Device Manager". Please remove one of the display adapter controllers, and then you can successfully install the VGA driver. 7

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4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
1 RJ-45 Port
Audio Jack:
Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass /
Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone
(see
CAUTION 6
)
BIOS:
AMI legal BIOS, Supports “Plug and Play”,
ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events,
Supports jumperfree,
CPU frequency stepless control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see
CAUTION 7
)
OS:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit
compliant (see
CAUTION 8
)
CAUTION!
1.
About the setting of
“Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 26.
2.
This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you
implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 15 for proper installation.
3.
While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Before you resume the system, please check 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 heatsink when you install the PC system.
4.
If you install PCI Express VGA card to AGI Express slot (PCI Express x
4), PCIE2 slot (PCIE x 1) and SATAII functions will be disabled. For the
information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the
“Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot (PCI Express
x 4)” on page 8. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card,
please refer to the installation guide on page 16.
5.
Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
SP1 / 2000 SP4.
6.
For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel,
6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 10 for
proper connection.
7.
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.
Because of Intel 915PL chipset limitation, Windows 98 / ME does not
support USB 2.0 but only USB 1.1. Besides, after installing Windows 98 /
ME, two display adapter controllers will appear in “Display Adapters” of
“Device Manager”. Please remove one of the display adapter controllers,
and then you can successfully install the VGA driver.