ASROCK 880GM-LE - V1.0, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 880GM LE User Manual Version 1 0 Published April 2010 Copyright 2010 ASRock INC All rights reserved ...

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Page 3: ... 22 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 27 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 28 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 29 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 30 2 13 Driver Installation Guide 32 2 14 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 32 2 14...

Page 4: ...Storage Configuration 50 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration 52 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration 53 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration 53 3 4 8 USB Configuration 55 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 56 3 6 Boot Screen 57 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 57 3 7 Security Screen 58 3 8 Exit Screen 59 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 60 60 60 60 60 4...

Page 5: ... 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 If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific informati...

Page 6: ...TION 2 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 1800 OC 1600 OC 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Supports ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM Graphics Integrated AMD Radeon HD 4250 graphics DX10 1 class iGPU Shader Modle 4 1 Max shared memory 512MB...

Page 7: ...ctor 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 3 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 7 BIOS Feature 8Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support VCCM NB Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version AMD OverDriveTM Utility AMD Live Ex...

Page 8: ...ble memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com 4 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 VistaTM XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation 5 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check AMD website for the latest informa...

Page 9: ...tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 11 The software name itself OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of OC DNA an exclusiv...

Page 10: ...stem shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manu facturer ...

Page 11: ...S 34 1 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 19 Primary SATAII Connector 2 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper SATAII_1 PORT 0 3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 20 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 4 AM3 CPU Socket 21 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue 5 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 22 SPI Flash Memory 8Mb Dual Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Blue 23 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue 6 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 24 USB 2 0 Header USB10_11 Blue 7 Po...

Page 12: ... and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 7 VistaTM After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make...

Page 13: ...wer is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a gro...

Page 14: ... 2 2 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to impro...

Page 15: ...ise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by...

Page 16: ...E x16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards 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 unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansi...

Page 17: ...dd on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D and D Sub to support dual VGA output so that DVI D and D sub can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D port on the I O panel And connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub...

Page 18: ...hen select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the se...

Page 19: ... DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products com...

Page 20: ...CrossF Hybrid CrossFireX ireX ireX ireX ireXTM TM TM TM TM Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide This motherboard supports ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM feature ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM brings multi GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD 880G integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined outpu...

Page 21: ... information of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM technology please check AMD website for up dates and details Step 7 Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View click CrossFireTM and then select the option Enable CrossFireTM View CrossFireTM Enable CrossFireTM Step 8 Click Yes to continue Step 9 Click OK to save your change Step 10 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of Hybri...

Page 22: ...and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 11 No 9 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 parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After wa...

Page 23: ...e Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These six Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 PORT 0 connectors support SATAII see p 11 No 19 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_2 PORT 1 storage devices The current see p 11 No 18 SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_3 PORT 2 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate see p 11 No 17 SATAII_4 PORT 3 see p 11 No 13 SAT...

Page 24: ...USB_PWR P 10 GND P 11 P 11 CD1 Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 11 No 29 from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Infrared Module Header This header supports an 5 pin IR1 optional wireless transmitting see p 11 No 26 and receiving infrared module DUMMY GND 5V IRTX IRRX 1 Print Port Header This is an ...

Page 25: ...IC_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 to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Click Audio I O select ...

Page 26: ...ation Pin 1 3 Connected ATX Power Connector Please connect anATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 11 No 8 ATX 12V Power Connector Please note that it is necessary 4 pin ATX12V1 to connect a power supply with see p 11 No 1 ATX 12V plug to this connector Failing to do so will cause power up failure 20 PinATX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX pow...

Page 27: ...rted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6 SAMSUNG If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4 HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool a DOS bootable tool for changing various ATA features Plea...

Page 28: ...s and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to th...

Page 29: ...er Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition H...

Page 30: ...ore you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports ...

Page 31: ...I HDD Connect SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII 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 SATAII HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step...

Page 32: ...h RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions Functions Functions Functions Functions If you want to install Wi...

Page 33: ...AID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system STEP 3 Us...

Page 34: ...aTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Fu...

Page 35: ...ut RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Se...

Page 36: ...clocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE buses Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from Auto to CPU PCIE Async Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page...

Page 37: ...em 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 the screen has a men...

Page 38: ... 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items Enter To bring up the selected screen F1 To display t...

Page 39: ...ge Auto Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting Press Enter EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting Configuration options Press Enter Default 5 3150MHz to 50 4500MHz Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting You can use ...

Page 40: ...y and Processor Voltage However it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2...

Page 41: ...to 1 48V to 2 40V The default value is Auto DRAM Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM Timing 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 OC Tweaker Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Power Down Enable Bank Interleaving Channel Inter...

Page 42: ...figuration options Auto 15CLK to 30CLK The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values Configuration options Auto 4CLK to 7CLK The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values Configuration options Auto 4CLK to 7CLK The default value is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values Configuration options Auto 4CLK to 7CLK The default value is Auto TWR Use this to adjust TWR va...

Page 43: ...LK and 1CLK The default value is Auto CHA CS ODT Delay Use this to adjust values for CHA CS ODT Delay feature Configuration options Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto CHA CS ODT Setup Use this to adjust values for CHA CS ODT Setup feature Configuration options Auto 1 2CLK and 1CLK The default value is Auto CHB ADDR CMD Delay Use this to adjust values for CHB ADDR CMD Delay...

Page 44: ...values for CHA Processor ODT Configuration options Auto 240 ohms 120 ohms and 60 ohms The default value is Auto CHB CKE Drive Use this to adjust values for CHB CKE Drive Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB CS ODT Drive Use this to adjust values for CHB CS ODT Drive Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB ...

Page 45: ...his option only appears when you enable Onboard GPU Clock Override The default value is 560 mGPU Voltage Use this to select mGPU voltage Configuration options Auto 1 10V to 1 45V The default value is Auto Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements ...

Page 46: ...nfiguration ACPI Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Options for CPU BIOS Update Utility ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating syste...

Page 47: ...1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches L3 Cache Allocation The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto BSP Only and All Cores CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated Configuration options Disabled Auto 12 5 25 37 5 50 62 5 75 and 87 5 The default value is Auto 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 ...

Page 48: ...isabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the onboard Lan feature Dr LAN This allows you to select LAN Cable Detection function Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA ...

Page 49: ...led the function Repost Video on STR Resume will be hidden Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows XP Media Center OS The default value is Disabled 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 A...

Page 50: ...his option is IDE If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID Configuration options AHCI RAID and IDE IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the IDE1 Master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of IDE1 Slave as well BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Master Select t...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...Timer PCI IDE BusMaster 32 Enabled Advanced 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications requir...

Page 53: ...l Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled 378 ECP EPP 1 9 DMA3 IRQ7 3 4 6 3 4 6 3 4 6 3 4 6 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive 3 4 7 3 4 7 3 4 7 3 4 7 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO C...

Page 54: ...e 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 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the I...

Page 55: ...isable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices...

Page 56: ...to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as Enabled you will find the items Target CPU T...

Page 57: ... and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot AddOn ROM Display Boot Logo Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num Lock Enabled Auto Disabled On Full Screen Logo Enabled 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 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 ure the boot settings and the boot prior...

Page 58: ...t logo in POST screen This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto EuP Scenery and ASRock The default value is Auto Currently the option Auto is set to Aircraft Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock functi...

Page 59: ... and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK to discard all changes Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA This performance setup default may...

Page 60: ...t CD 4 2 1 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 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 ...