ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI User Manual - Page 8

WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. CAUTION! 1. For power-saving's sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 50 to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 31 for details. 3. Both NVIDIA® GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 and GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 refer to the same chipset. If you install NVIDIA® driver with 91.63 version or above under Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, or install NVIDIA® driver with 97.19 version or above under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit, the chipset name will be GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 instead of GeForce 6100 / nForce 430. However, the difference in device name under Windows® does not affect any specification and feature of this motherboard. 4. 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. 5. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 6. 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. 7. 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. 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 AM2 CPU you adopt. Enabling this function will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. However, we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU/DRAM configurations. If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled, it may not be applicative to your system. You may choose to disable this function for keeping the stability of your system. 8