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ASROCK 775DUAL-VSTA User Manual

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775Dual-VSTA

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Version 1.2
Published October 2006
Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    775Dual-VSTA User Manual Version 1.2 Published October 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 1 1...
  • Page 2 (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors ......21 2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide ....... 25 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ....26 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ..26 ® 2.13 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista With RAID Functions ............
  • Page 4 4.2 Support CD Information ..........45 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........45 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............45 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............45 4.2.4 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program .. 45 4.2.5 Contact Information ..........45 4 4 4 4 4...

  • Page 5: Introduction 1. Introduction

    ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Expansion Slot - 4 x PCI slots - 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x AGP slot for 1.5V 8X/4X AGP card (see CAUTION 7) Audio - Realtek ALC888 7.1 channel audio CODEC with High Definition audio ®...
  • Page 7 Connector - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD) and “Hot Plug” functions - 2 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header...
  • Page 8 Graphics Slot” on page 10. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 19. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes.

  • Page 9: Vista Tm Premium And Basic Os

    Premium and Basic OS This motherboard can support all features in Windows ® Vista Premium. Please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement. Celeron D 326 Memory 512MB Single Channel DX9.0 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium)

  • Page 10: Supported Pci Express Vga Card List For Pci Express Graphics Slot

    MSI PCX 5750-TD128E SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC ASUS Extreme AX700PRO/TVD ABIT RX600XT-PCIE GECUBE Radeon X850XT 256M For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for PCI Express Graphics slot, please visit ASRock website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm...

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout

    North Bridge Controller USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots Game Connector (GAME1) (Dual Channel B: DDR1, DDR2;...

  • Page 12: Hd 8Ch I/O Panel

    (No. 4) (No. 5) (No. 3) 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 “Mixer ToolBox”...

  • Page 13: Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 775Dual-VSTA is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

  • Page 14: Cpu Installation

    Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
  • Page 15 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.

  • Page 16: Installation Of Heatsink And Cpu Fan

    CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No.

  • Page 17: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identi- cal (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR / DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2;...
  • Page 18 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. notch break...

  • Page 19: Expansion Slots

    PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card.

  • Page 20: Surround Display Feature

    2-pin jumper (see p.11, No. 19) 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.

  • Page 21: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.11, No. 21) the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.11, No. 9) (39-pin IDE2, see p.11, No.
  • Page 22 HD 8CH I/O provides you USB_PWR 4 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on (9-pin USB67) DUMMY the rear panel. If the rear USB (see p.11, No. 20) ports are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to USB_PWR support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports.
  • Page 23 HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.
  • Page 24 (4-pin ATX12V1) ATX 12V plug to this connector (see p.11, No. 2) so that it can provides sufficient power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up. HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA...

  • Page 25: Hdmi_Spdif Header Connection Guide

    • Step 1. Install the HDMI VGA card to the PCI Express Graphics slot on this motherboard. For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 19.

  • Page 26: Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation

    STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA...

  • Page 27: Raid Functions

    Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in the sup- port CD, “Guide to VIA RAID Tool”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool Information...

  • Page 28: Installing Windows

    “CPU Host Frequency” option of BIOS setup to [Auto], which will show you the actual CPU host frequency in the following item. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but AGP / PCI / PCIE bus is in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

  • Page 29: Etup Utility

    Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis.

  • Page 30: Navigation Keys

    To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot...

  • Page 31: Advanced Screen

    Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. BIOS SETUP UTILITY...
  • Page 32 Ratio Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. If it shows “Locked”, then the item Ratio Setting will be hidden. If you use the ratio value to time the CPU frequency, it will be equal to the core speed of the installed processor.

  • Page 33: Chipset Configuration

    [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD. Precharge to Active (Trp) Use this option to select Precharge to Active (Trp). Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD.
  • Page 34 Active to CMD (Trcd) Use this option to select Active to CMD (Trcd). Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD. REF to ACT / REF to REF (Trfc) Use this option to select REF to ACT / REF to REF (Trfc).
  • Page 35 The default value of this feature is set to [Auto]. If you install an 8X-AGP card on this motherboard, you may select [Auto], [8X] or [4X] as the AGP mode. If the installed AGP card is a 4X-AGP card, then you may set the AGP mode as [Auto], [4X], [2X], or [1X].

  • Page 36: Acpi Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

  • Page 37: Ide Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE controller. SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [RAID]. If you don’t want to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs, please select [non-RAID]. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify.
  • Page 38 [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media 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.

  • Page 39: Pcipnp Configuration

    Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings. PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.

  • Page 40: Super Io Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3].

  • Page 41: Usb Configuration

    OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it. OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configura- tion options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 3.3.8 3.3.8 USB Configuration...

  • Page 42: 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 on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

  • Page 43: Boot Settings Configuration

    VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this to enable or disable VIA VT8237A SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. 3.6 Security Screen Security Screen...

  • Page 44: Exit Screen

    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 Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-...

  • Page 45: Install Operating System

    4 . 2 . 5 4 . 2 . 5 C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n...

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