ASRock K8S8X User Manual - Page 3

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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 PlusTM 9 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 An SATA Driver Diskette 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 IDE Configuration 23 3.3.3 Floppy Configuration 25 3.3.4 Super IO Configuration 25 3.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration 26 3.3.6 ACPI Configuration 27 3.3.7 USB Configuration 28 3.4 PCIPnP Screen 29 3.5 Boot Screen 29 3.5.1 Boot Setting Configuration 30 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority 30 3.6 Security Screen 31 3.7 Chipset Screen 31 3.7.1 North Bridge Configuration 32 3.7.1.1 Memory Configuration 32 3.7.2 South Bridge Configuration 33 3.7.3 AGP Configuration 34 3.7.4 HyperTransport Configuration 35 3.8 Exit Screen 36 3

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Contents
1 Introduction
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5
1.1
Package Contents
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5
1.2
Specifications
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6
1.3
Motherboard Layout
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8
1.4
ASRock I/O Plus
TM
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9
2 Installation
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10
Pre-installation Precautions
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10
2.1
CPU Installation
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11
2.2
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
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11
2.3
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
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12
2.4
Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)
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13
2.5
Jumpers Setup
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14
2.6
Onboard Headers and Connectors
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15
2.7
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
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18
2.8
Making An SATA Driver Diskette
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19
3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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20
3.1
Introduction
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20
3.1.1
BIOS Menu Bar
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20
3.1.2
Navigation Keys
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21
3.2
Main Screen
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21
3.3
Advanced Screen
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22
3.3.1 CPU Configuration
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22
3.3.2
IDE Configuration
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23
3.3.3
Floppy Configuration
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25
3.3.4
Super IO Configuration
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25
3.3.5
Hardware Health Configuration
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26
3.3.6
ACPI Configuration
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27
3.3.7
USB Configuration
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28
3.4
PCIPnP Screen
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29
3.5
Boot Screen
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29
3.5.1 Boot Setting Configuration
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30
3.5.2 Boot Device Priority
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30
3.6
Security Screen
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31
3.7
Chipset Screen
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31
3.7.1 North Bridge Configuration
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32
3.7.1.1
Memory Configuration
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32
3.7.2 South Bridge Configuration
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33
3.7.3 AGP Configuration
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34
3.7.4 HyperTransport Configuration
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35
3.8
Exit Screen
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36