ASROCK 4CoreDX90-VSTA, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 4CoreDX90 VSTA User Manual Version 1 0 Published March 2007 Copyright 2007 ASRock INC All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ... or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has be...

Page 3: ...Installation 23 2 10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 23 2 11 SATA HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 24 2 12 Driver Installation Guide 26 2 13 HDMR Card and Driver Installation 26 2 14 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit With RAID Functions 27 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 27 2 14 2 Installing Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 ...

Page 4: ...oring Screen 44 3 5 Boot Screen 45 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 46 3 6 Security Screen 46 3 7 Exit Screen 47 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 48 48 48 48 48 4 1 Install Operating System 48 4 2 Support CD Information 48 4 2 1 Running Support CD 48 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 48 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 48 4 2 4 Contact Information 48 ...

Page 5: ...ght be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com 1 1 Package Contents 1 1 Package Contents 1 1 Package Contents 1 1 Package...

Page 6: ...ory 2 x DDR DIMM slots Support DDR400 333 266 Max capacity 2GB Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 3 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 4 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot 3 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x HDMR slot Graphics VIA Chrome9 HC Pixel Shader 2 0 DirectX 9 0 Max shared memory 256MB Audio 7 1 CH Windows VistaTM Basic Level HD Audio ALC883 Audio Codec LAN VIA PHY...

Page 7: ...ers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit compliant see CAUTION 7 Certifications FCC CE WHQL WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking...

Page 8: ...lug 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 5 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 11 for proper connection 6 Power...

Page 9: ...system integrators and users who purchase our motherboard and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Basic logo please follow below table for minimum hardware requirement CPU Celeron D 326 Memory 512MB Single Channel VGA DX9 0 with WDDM Driver If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Basic logo please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 64MB...

Page 10: ...ad Core CPU RAID RoHS 6 4 5 7 3 1 2 9 10 11 12 8 15 16 18 19 17 22 21 20 23 13 14 24 25 26 27 IDE2 SATA1 PCI2 PCI3 HDMR1 COM1 1 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 South Bridge Controller 2 ATX 12V Connector ATX12V1 16 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 3 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 17 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 4 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 18 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 5 North Bridge Controller 19 HDMR Slot...

Page 11: ...w for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Side Speaker No 7 No 4 No 5 No 3 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on...

Page 12: ...ions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity...

Page 13: ...U will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Insert the 775 LAND CPU Step 2 1 Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with ...

Page 14: ...r left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load pl...

Page 15: ...For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775 LAND CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CP...

Page 16: ...connect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orie...

Page 17: ...ane width graphics cards If you install the add on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot the onboard VGA will be disabled Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugg...

Page 18: ...tting PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 10 No 1 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 10 No 17 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parame...

Page 19: ...device on this motherboard please set the IDE device as Master Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA SATA SATA1 see p 10 No 13 connectors suppo...

Page 20: ...or This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 10 No 22 from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 10 No 20 convenient connection and control of audio devices connect to the SATA HDD powerconnector connect to the powersupply 1 I...

Page 21: ...Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled F Enter Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar...

Page 22: ...hat it is necessary 4 pin ATX12V1 to connect a power supply with see p 10 No 2 ATX 12V plug to this connector so that it can provides sufficient power Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up Serial port Header This COM1 header 9 pin COM1 supports a serial port module see p 10 No 25 CCTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 DDCD 1 TTXD1 GND RRTS 1 RRI 1 1 ...

Page 23: ... RAID1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 9 Serial A 2 9 Serial A 2 9 Serial A 2 9 Serial A 2 9 Serial AT T T T TA SA A SA A SA A SA A SAT T T T TA Hard Disks Installation A Hard Disks Installation A Hard Disks Installation A Hard Disks Installation A Hard Disks Installation This motherboard ado...

Page 24: ...operation 3 Please make sure the SATA driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA HDD SATA7 ...

Page 25: ...to SATA HDD Connect SATA data cable to the SATA HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA HDD side Unplug SATA 15 pin power cable connector Black from SATA HDD side Please connect SATA pow...

Page 26: ...efore the drivers you install can work properly 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 13 HDMR Card and Driver Installation HDMR Card and Driver Installation HDMR Card and Driver Installation HDMR Card and Driver Installation HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard and you finish installing all drivers to your system now but in the future you plan to use HDMR card funct...

Page 27: ...it With RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA Driver Diskette A Insert the ASRock Suppo...

Page 28: ... bit With 64 bit With RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions If you want to install Windows VistaTM or Windows VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID co...

Page 29: ... system 1 If you install Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage create convert delete or rebuild RAID functions on SATA HDDs please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide 2 If you want to use VIA RAID Tool in Windows environment please install SATA drivers fr...

Page 30: ... button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar The top of t...

Page 31: ...ify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date 00 09 Mon 03 12 2007 Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exi...

Page 32: ... General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Enhanced Halt State Max CPUID Value Limit CPU Throttling No Excute Memory Protection Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Boot Failure Guard PCIE clock operation mode Spread Spectrum Enabled Disabled Sync mode Actual Frequency MHz 200 Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value 17 Unlocked Max 17 Min 12 Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Auto Setting wrong values...

Page 33: ... the function with disable This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions Intel R Virtualization tech When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualizati...

Page 34: ...r Threading technology Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Intel R SpeedStep tm tech is Intel s new power saving technology Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows XP and select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to en able this function I...

Page 35: ...Auto 2T 3T 4T and 5T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Active to Precharge Tras Use this option to select Active to Precharge Tras Configuration options Auto 5T 6T 7T 8T 9T 10T 11T 12T 13T 14T 15T 16T 17T 18T 19T and 20T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD Active to CMD Trcd Use this option to select Active to CMD Trcd Configuration options A...

Page 36: ...this option to select Write Recovery Time Twr Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T and 5T The default value is set to Auto to set the timing by dram SPD DRAM Command Rate Use this to select DRAM Command Rate Configuration options Auto 1T and 2T The default value is 2T DRAM Voltage Use this to select among Auto Normal and High for DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto VDDQ Voltage Use this to selec...

Page 37: ...rength of the onboard IDE controller Configuration options Low Normal High and Ultra High The default value is Normal OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature OnBoard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Control Select Auto Enabled...

Page 38: ...pports it Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC Power loss If Power Off is selected the AC Power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC Power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mo...

Page 39: ...ler Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 Enabled Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit To enable or disable ...

Page 40: ...a Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this it...

Page 41: ...ration Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster 32 Enab...

Page 42: ...of the parallel port The default value is ECP EPP If this option is set to ECP EPP it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 and DMA3 Paralle...

Page 43: ...the support to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc Or you may select Auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ES...

Page 44: ...SC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Temperature M B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore 3 30V 5 00V 12 00V CPU Quiet Fan 37 C 98 F 3400 RPM N A 1 629V 3 306V 5 067V 11 890V Disabled 31 C 87 F Main Advanced Boot Security Exit H W Monitor Target Fan Speed Fast Middle Slow CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set t...

Page 45: ...v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives 1st Floppy Device HDD PM MAXTOR 6L08 CD DVD USB 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config u...

Page 46: ...ge Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot Boot From Onboard LAN VIA SATA Raid Utility Bootup Num Lock Disabled Enabled On 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the us...

Page 47: ...Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Ch...

Page 48: ...ning The Support CD Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 Drivers Menu Drivers Men...