ASROCK ALIVENF5-ESATA2, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 ALiveNF5 eSATA2 User Manual Version 1 0 Published January 2007 Copyright 2007 ASRock INC All rights reserved ...

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Page 3: ...ace Introduction 25 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 28 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 29 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 30 2 12 Driver Installation Guide 30 2 13 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit Without RAID Functions 31 2 13 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 31 2 13 2 Installing Wi...

Page 4: ...ings Configuration 50 3 6 Security Screen 51 3 7 Exit Screen 52 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 53 53 53 53 53 4 1 Install Operating System 53 4 2 Support CD Information 53 4 2 1 Running Support CD 53 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 53 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 53 4 2 4 Contact Information 53 APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet APPENDIX AMD s Cool n Quiet APPEN...

Page 5: ...tent 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Package Contents Package Contents Package Contents Package Contents Package ...

Page 6: ...uency Stepless Control see CAUTION 5 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 6 Boot Failure Guard B F G ASRock AM2 Boost ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12 5 see CAUTION 7 Expansion Slot 3 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots Audio 7 1 CH Windows VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio ALC888 Audio Codec LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111B Suppor...

Page 7: ...ts Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Hardware CPU Internal Temperature Sensing Monitor CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing 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 Media Center XP 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit compliant see...

Page 8: ...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 enabled it may n...

Page 9: ...ws Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Premium and Basic logo please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement CPU Sempron 2800 Memory 512MB Single Channel VGA DX9 0...

Page 10: ... module PCIE2 PCIE3 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 1 1 1 BACK_1394 FRONT_1394 1 1 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 19 System Panel Header PANEL1 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 20 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 3 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 21 NVIDIA nForce 520 Single Chip 4 AM2 940 Pin CPU Socket 22 Flash Memory 5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 23 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 6 2 x 240 pin DDRII DIMM Slots 24 Game Port Header...

Page 11: ...ccordance 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 your system Please select Mi...

Page 12: ...r 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 groun...

Page 13: ... 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 14: ...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 for optim...

Page 15: ...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 16: ...th 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 expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card befor...

Page 17: ...and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 see p 10 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 18: ...able is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 10 No 8 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATA II Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII_ORANGE PORT3 SATAII connectors support see p 10 No 10 SATA data cables for internal SATAII_BLACK PORT2 storage devices The current see p 10 No 11 SATAII interface a...

Page 19: ...e to connect SATAII connec tors and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color Serial ATA SATA Please connect the black end of Power Cable SATA power cable to the power Optional connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply eSATAII_TOP eSATAII_BOTTOM USB 2 0 Headers Besides two default USB 2 0 9 pin USB8_9 ports on the I O panel ...

Page 20: ...r Windows system Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager Click Audio I O select Connector Settings choose Disable front panel jack detection and save the change by clicking OK 1 IRTX IRRX GND 5VSB DUMMY J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET 9 pin USB2_3 see p 10 No 17 Infrared Module Header This header supports an 5 pin IR1 opti...

Page 21: ...ector and see p 10 No 3 match the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 20 pinATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 10 No 35 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan 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 mother...

Page 22: ... one front panel IEEE 1394 header FRONT_1394 and one back panel IEEE 1394 header BACK_1394 Each IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 9 pinBACK_1394 1394 port see p 10 No 29 12V GND 12V 1 RXTPBM_0 GND RXTPAM_0 RXTPBP_0 GND RXTPAP_0 12V GND 12V 1 RXTPBM_0 GND RXTPAM_0 RXTPBP_0 GND RXTPAP_0 HDMI_SPDIFHeader HDMI_SPDIF header providing 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA see p 10 No 27 c...

Page 23: ...o the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card A black end B white end 2 pin C white end 3 pin USB 1394 Bracket This USB 1394 bracket can support 2 additional USB 2 0 ports and 1 IEEE 1394 port Please connect the blue connec tor on the cable of this USB 1394 bracket to the USB 2 0 header USB2_3 USB4_5 USB6_7 or USB8_9 and connect the red connector on the cable of this USB 1394 bracket to the IEEE 139...

Page 24: ...refer 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 c...

Page 25: ...g mobile capability in the near future eSATAII will replace USB 2 0 and IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface SATAII_RED PORT1 and SATAII_ORANGE PORT3 eSATAII_TOP and eSATAII_BOTTOM NOTE 1 If you set SATA Operation Mode option in BIOS setup to AHCI or RAID mode Hot Plug function is supported with eSATAII devices Therefore you can insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports ...

Page 26: ...ange eSATAII connec tor eSATAII_TOP see p 10 No 36 with another SATA data cable After that both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I O shield are enabled Please make sure to correctly connect the SATAII and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color so that the eSATAII function will work successfully Connect the SATA data cables to both red SATAII connector SATAII_RED PORT1 and orange SA...

Page 27: ...II 3 0Gb s 3000Mb s Connect one end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII device Connect the other end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII port of the I O shield 3 Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I O shield according to the eSATAII connector that you connect the SATA data cable ...

Page 28: ...sk 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 use...

Page 29: ...you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 1 If you plan to use RAID 0 or RAID 1 function you nee...

Page 30: ...the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working cond...

Page 31: ...ads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htm the_integrated_installation_fmay 2 13 1 Installing Windows 2 13 1 Installing Windows 2 13 1 Installing Windows 2 13 1 Installing Windows 2 13 1 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Functions RAID Function...

Page 32: ...disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install Windows VistaTM Windows VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive and click the Load Driver button on the left on the bottom to load the NVIDIA AHCI Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive Selec...

Page 33: ... your Windows 2000 optical disk is supposed to include SP4 If there is no SP4 included in your disk please visit the below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk http www microsoft com Windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 spdeploy htm the_integrated_installation_fmay 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Install...

Page 34: ...tte containing the NVIDIA RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the drivers will be presented Select the drivers to install The drivers are as below 2 14 2 Installing Windows 2 14 2 Installing Windows 2 14 2 Installing Windows 2 14 2 Installing Windows 2 14 2 Installing Windows Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM TM 64 bit With RAID 64 bit With ...

Page 35: ...ed 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 7 for the possible overclocking risk before...

Page 36: ... 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 37: ...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 change option for the selected items Enter To bring up the selected screen F...

Page 38: ...t 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU Frequency MHz PCIE Frequency MHz AM2 Boost Overclock Mode 200 100 Disabled Auto CPU LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE SATA Cool n Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Enhanced Halt State Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum 0 75 Hershey Enabled Enabled Auto Enabled Disable...

Page 39: ...tability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Secure Virtual Machine When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled Enhanced Halt State This item only appe...

Page 40: ...RAS values Configuration options Auto 5CLK 6CLK 7CLK 8CLK 9CLK 10CLK 11CLK 12CLK 13CLK 14CLK 15CLK 16CLK 17CLK and 18CLK The default value is Auto TRP Use this to adjust TRP values Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values Configuration options Auto 3CLK 4CLK 5CLK and 6CLK The default value is Auto BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Config...

Page 41: ...is to adjust TRC values Configuration options 11T to 26T The default value is Auto MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing Configuration options Auto 2T 1T The default value is Auto Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention ...

Page 42: ...feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HDAudio Front Panel CD In Use this item to enable or disable CD In of OnBoard HDAudio If you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows VistaTM logo test please disable this option Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus ...

Page 43: ... 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 is Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If...

Page 44: ...ard SATA Controller feature SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode The default value of this option is non RAID If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATAII HDDs please select RAID If you select RAID mode SATA SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS Windows RAID Utility eSATAII Support Use this item to enable or dis...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...eature 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 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 ...

Page 51: ... 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 52: ...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 53: ...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 Drive...

Page 54: ...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...