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Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM ...2 . Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 13 2.5 Jumpers Setup 14 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 15 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 18 2.8 Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in "RAID" Mode 19 2.9 SATA Operating in "non-RAID" Mode 19 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 20 3.1 Introduction 20 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 20 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 21 3.2 Main Screen 21 3.3 Advanced Screen 22 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 22 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 25 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 26 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 27 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration 29 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration 30 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration 30 3.3.8 USB Configuration 32 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 32 3.5 Boot Screen 33 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 33 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority 34 3.6 Security Screen 34 3.7 Exit Screen 35 3

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Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
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1. Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
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1.1
Package Contents
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1.2
Specifications
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1.3
Motherboard Layout
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1.4
ASRock I/O Plus
TM
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2. Installation
Installation
Installation
Installation
Installation
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Pre-installation Precautions
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2.1
CPU Installation
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2.2
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
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2.3
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
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2.4
Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)
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2.5
Jumpers Setup
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2.6
Onboard Headers and Connectors
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2.7
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
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2.8
Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in
“RAID” Mode
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2.9
SATA Operating in “non-RAID” Mode
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3. BIOS S
BIOS S
BIOS S
BIOS S
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
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3.1
Introduction
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3.1.1
BIOS Menu Bar
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3.1.2
Navigation Keys
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3.2
Main Screen
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3.3
Advanced Screen
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3.3.1
CPU Configuration
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3.3.2
Chipset Configuration
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3.3.3
ACPI Configuration
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3.3.4
IDE Configuration
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3.3.5
PCIPnP Configuration
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3.3.6
Floppy Configuration
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3.3.7
Super IO Configuration
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3.3.8
USB Configuration
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3.4
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
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3.5
Boot Screen
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3.5.1
Boot Settings Configuration
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3.5.2
Boot Device Priority
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3.6
Security Screen
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3.7
Exit Screen
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