ASROCK ALIVE NFG-DVI, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA User Manual Version 1 0 Published July 2006 Copyright 2006 ASRock INC All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...y ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed 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...

Page 3: ...eature ALiveNF6G DVI 18 2 6 Easy Multi Monitor Feature ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G VSTA 20 2 7 Jumpers Setup 21 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2 9 HDMI_SPDIF Header ConnectionGuide 26 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 27 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 28 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 28 2 13 Driver Installation Guide 28 2 14 HDMR Car...

Page 4: ...xit Screen 47 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 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 APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet...

Page 5: ... 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Package Contents Package Contents Package Contents Package Contents Package Contents 1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G DVI ALiveNF6G V...

Page 6: ...ol see CAUTION 4 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 5 Boot Failure Guard B F G ASRock AM2 Boost ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12 5 see CAUTION 6 Expansion Slot 2 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1 x HDMR slot Graphics Integrated NVIDIA GeForce6 class graphics DX9 0 VGA Pixel Shader 3 0 Max shared memory 256MB Dual VGA Output support DVI D and D Sub ...

Page 7: ... 20 pin ATX power connector 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 9 BIOS Feature 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Internal Temperature Sensing Mon...

Page 8: ...orts ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology If you enable this function in the BIOS setup the memory performance will improve up to 12 5 but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt Enabling this function will overclock the chipset CPU reference clock However we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU DRAM configurations If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is ...

Page 9: ...Premium and Basic logo please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement Please adopt the CPU memory and VGA that we suggest CPU Sempron 2800 Memory 512MB x 2 Dual Channel Premium 512MB Single Channel Basic 256MB x 2 Dual Channel Basic 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 onboar...

Page 10: ...r FRONT Bottom MIC IN USB 2 0 T USB0 B USB1 Top RJ 45 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 USB8_9 1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 30 31 32 33 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 17 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 18 System Panel Header PANEL1 3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue 4 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 20 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Blue 5 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 21 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKE...

Page 11: ...N Center FRONT Bottom MIC IN USB 2 0 T USB0 B USB1 Top RJ 45 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 USB8_9 1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 30 31 32 33 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 17 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 18 System Panel Header PANEL1 3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue 4 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 20 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Blue 5 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 21 Chassis Speaker Header...

Page 12: ... please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below 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 ...

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: ...d 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 heat...

Page 15: ... slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 Yellow Slot Yellow Slot Orange Slot Orange Slot 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules fo...

Page 16: ...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 orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends ful...

Page 17: ...aphics SI card ALiveNF6G DVI PCIE2 PCIE x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc You can only choose either PCI Express VGA card or DVI Graphics SI card to install to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot on ALiveNF6G DVI motherboard Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Instal...

Page 18: ...monitor to our DVI Graphics SI card inserted to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot on this motherboard Besides this motherboard provides independent display controllers for DVI D and D Sub ports to support dual VGA output so that DVI D and D sub ports can drive same or different display contents To enjoy Dual Monitor feature please refer to the below procedures for proper installation of DVI Graphics SI card in ...

Page 19: ...freely enjoy the benefits of DVI D output function with this motherboard after your system boots If you haven t installed NVIDIA VGA driver yet please install NVIDIA VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer Then you can start to use DVI D output function with this motherboard Step 5 Righ click the NVIDIA Settings icon on on the desktop to adjust the display mode you ...

Page 20: ...is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the BIOS setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable onboard VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver to your system If you have installed the onboard VGA driver already there is no need to install it again 5 Set up a multi monitor display Ri...

Page 21: ...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 waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear...

Page 22: ...or the details Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 seep 10 p 11 No 16 connectors support SATAII SATAII_2 seep 10 p 11 No 22 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_3 seep 10 p 11 No 14 storage devices The current SATAII_4 seep 10 p 11 No 13 SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connect...

Page 23: ...6_7 see p 10 p 11 No 17 9 pin USB4_5 see p 10 p 11 No 20 Infrared Module Header This header supports an 5 pin IR1 optional wireless transmitting see p 10 p 11 No 8 and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 10 p 11 No 29 from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio H...

Page 24: ... still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 3 Pin Fan Installation Pin 1 3 Connected GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL GND 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 20 pinATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 10 p 11 No 32 C ...

Page 25: ...es Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header CCTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 DDCD 1 TTXD1 GND RRTS 1 RRI 1 1 1 GND 5V SPDIFOUT C B GND 5V SPDIFOUT blue black blue black GND SPDIFOUT blue black GND SPDIFOUT A HDMI_SPDIFCable Please connect the black end A Optional of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF header on the motherboard Then connect the white end B or C of HDMI_SPDIF...

Page 26: ...fer to the user manual of HDMI VGA card vendor Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard and the HDMI VGA card white end 2 pin B white end 3 pin C Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of HDMI VGA card or other VGA card Otherwise the motherboard and the VGA card may be damaged For example this picture shows the wrong example of con...

Page 27: ...disk may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital If pin 5 and pin 6 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 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 u...

Page 28: ...g and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SAT T T T TA SA A SA A SA A SA A SAT T T T TAII AII AII AII AII HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII Devices 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...

Page 29: ...l Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows XP 64 bit on your system directly The installation procedures for Windows VistaTM are subject to change 2 16 2 16 2 16 2 16 2 16 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Windows X...

Page 30: ...3 Use RAID 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 4 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64bit OS on your system Aft...

Page 31: ... 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 32: ...DRII533 None None v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 17 3 1 2 3 1 2 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 chang...

Page 33: ...stem time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date ALiveNF6G VSTA BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Options for CPU 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 34: ...abled Auto x11 1 550 V Boot Failure Guard Enabled Multiplier Voltage Change Auto If AUTO multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency voltage If Manual will be set based on User Selection in Setup multiplier and voltage 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration AM2 Boost If you set this option to Enabled yo...

Page 35: ...onfiguration options Disabled 0 5 Hershey 0 75 Hershey 0 5 Triangular and 0 75 Triangular PCIE Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to Enabled as default Configuration options Disabled and Enabled Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n QuietTM technology Dual Cor...

Page 36: ... of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 and 2 5 The default value is Auto TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values Configuration options Auto 5CLK 6CLK 7CLK 8CLK 9CLK 10CLK 11CLK 12CLK 13CLK 14CLK and 15CLK The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 2CLK 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Conf...

Page 37: ...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 or Disabled for the onboard HDAudio Front Panel Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Au...

Page 38: ...uspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled the function Repost Video on STR Resume will be hidden Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume STR refers to suspend to RAM Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows XP Media Center OS The default value...

Page 39: ...The default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows VistaTM certification 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard IDE Controller feature OnBoard SATAII Controller Use this item to enab...

Page 40: ...X 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 item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfe...

Page 41: ...M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Setting wrong values in this section may cause t...

Page 42: ...P Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled 378 ECP EPP 1 9 DMA3 IRQ7 Enabled Disabled 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive 3 3 7 3 3 7 3 3 7 3 3 7 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration Super ...

Page 43: ...on 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 IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 OnBoard Gam...

Page 44: ...m will start to auto detect if there is no USB device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware ...

Page 45: ...ect 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 Boot Boot From Network Bootup Num Lock Disabled On 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 ure the boot settings and the bo...

Page 46: ... user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password No...

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: ...n 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 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drive...

Page 49: ...re to install AMD Processor Driver from the Support CD first If you are using Windows 2000 XP operating system please follow the instruction below to enable AMD s Cool n QuietTM technology 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Switch to Classic View for Windows XP only 3 Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select...