ASRock K7Upgrade-880 User Manual - Page 7

Caution - bios

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ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 serial port: COM1, 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support, 6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports, 1 RJ-45 port, Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone BIOS: AMI BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for advanced users' reference, see CAUTION 5) OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. 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 12 for proper installation. 2. 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. 3. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! 4. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. 5. 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. The CPU host frequency of this motherboard is determined by the jumper-setting. To perform over-clocking, you must set the FSB jumper according to your AMD CPU before you use the "Manual" option as the FSB setting in BIOS setup. Please check page 26 for details. 7

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ASRock I/O Plus
TM
:
1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port,
1 serial port: COM1,
1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support,
6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports,
1 RJ-45 port,
Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone
BIOS:
AMI BIOS
Supports “Plug and Play”
ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events
SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
CPU frequency stepless control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see
CAUTION 5
)
OS:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant
CAUTION!
1.
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 12 for proper installation.
2.
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.
3.
Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard!
It may cause permanent damage!
4.
Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98 /
ME.
5.
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. The CPU host frequency of this motherboard is determined by the
jumper-setting. To perform over-clocking, you must set the FSB jumper
according to your AMD CPU before you use the “Manual” option as the
FSB setting in BIOS setup. Please check page 26 for details.