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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 Motherboard Layout 10 1.5 ASRock 8CH I/O 11 2 . Installation 12 Pre-installation Precautions 12 2.1 CPU Installation 13 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 13 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 14 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Slots and AGP Slot 15 2.5 Jumpers Setup 16 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 17 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 21 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 21 2.9 Driver Installation Guide 21 2.10 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 22 2.11 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 22 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology 24 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 25 3.1 Introduction 25 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 25 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 26 3.2 Main Screen 26 3.3 Advanced Screen 27 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 28 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 30 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 32 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 33 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration 35 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration 36 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration 36 3.3.8 USB Configuration 38 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 39 3.5 Boot Screen 40 3

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Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
1.
1.
1.
1.
1. Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
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5
5
5
5
5
1.1
Package Contents
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5
1.2
Specifications
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6
1.3
Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows
®
Vista
TM
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo
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9
1.4
Motherboard Layout
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10
1.5
ASRock 8CH I/O
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11
2.
2.
2.
2.
2. Installation
Installation
Installation
Installation
Installation
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12
12
12
12
12
Pre-installation Precautions
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12
2.1
CPU Installation
.........................................................................
13
2.2
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
.......................................
13
2.3
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
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14
2.4
Expansion Slots
(PCI Slots and AGP Slot)
........................................
15
2.5
Jumpers Setup
..........................................................................
16
2.6
Onboard Headers and Connectors
..........................................
17
2.7
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
................................
21
2.8
Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs
..................
21
2.9
Driver Installation Guide
............................................................
21
2.10
Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit Without RAID Functions
..................................................
22
2.11
Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
Functions
. .................................................................................
22
2.12
Untied Overclocking Technology
..............................................
24
3.
3.
3.
3.
3. BIOS S
BIOS S
BIOS S
BIOS S
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
ETUP UTILITY
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25
25
25
25
25
3.1
Introduction
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25
3.1.1
BIOS Menu Bar
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25
3.1.2
Navigation Keys
.............................................................
26
3.2
Main Screen
..............................................................................
26
3.3
Advanced Screen
....................................................................
27
3.3.1
CPU Configuration
..........................................................
28
3.3.2
Chipset Configuration
.....................................................
30
3.3.3
ACPI Configuration
.........................................................
32
3.3.4
IDE Configuration
............................................................
33
3.3.5
PCIPnP Configuration
......................................................
35
3.3.6
Floppy Configuration
......................................................
36
3.3.7
Super IO Configuration
...................................................
36
3.3.8
USB Configuration
..........................................................
38
3.4
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
.............................
39
3.5
Boot Screen
..............................................................................
40