ASRock N7AD-SLI User Manual - Page 8

OS - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 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. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 51. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 46 for details. 3. 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 17 for proper installation. 4. 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 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 5. This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. If you want to use SLITM function, please follow the instructions on page 21 and 22 to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card. For the information of the compatible SLITM Mode PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the "Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode" on page 10. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 19. 6. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for proper connection. 7. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 37 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. 8. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. Please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction" on page 34 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. 9. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 8