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ASROCK K8NF3-VSTA - VERSION 1.0 User Manual

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K8NF3-VSTA

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published January 2007
Copyright©2007 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    K8NF3-VSTA User Manual Version 1.0 Published January 2007 Copyright©2007 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

    2.11 Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions.................. 22 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology ..........24 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . BIOS S BIOS S BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ...........
  • Page 4 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........... 40 Security Screen ................ 41 Exit Screen ................42 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support ....................................................43 Install Operating System ............

  • Page 5: Introduction Introduction

    ASRock’s commit- ment 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

    Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm - Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 and Sempron processors - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology - FSB 800 MHz - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology ®...
  • Page 7 - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports; 2 of them are shared with USB23 ports on the I/O panel) (see CAUTION 6) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports “Plug and Play”...
  • Page 8 ® Microsoft Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit driver keeps on updating now. As long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the future. ® ® Please visit our website for Microsoft Windows Vista...

  • Page 9: Vista Tm

    Premium 2007 and Basic Logo Premium 2007 and Basic Logo Premium 2007 and Basic Logo Premium 2007 and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and ® plan to submit Windows Vista Premium 2007 and Basic logo, please follow below table for minimum hardware requirements.

  • Page 10: Motherboard Layout

    Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) CPU Heatsink Retention Module Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Game Port Header (GAME1) 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) JR1 JL1 Jumper Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)

  • Page 11: Asrock 8Ch I/O

    PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Front Speaker (Lime) If you use 2-channel speaker, 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...

  • Page 12: Installation Installation

    Installation Installation Installation K8NF3-VSTA is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions...

  • Page 13: Cpu Installation

    Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.

  • Page 14: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    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 15: Expansion Slots (Pci Slots And Agp Slot)

    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 16: Jumpers Setup

    Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. JR1 JL1 Jumper (see p.10, No. 22) Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2) (see p.10, No.

  • Page 17: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.10 No. 19) 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.10 No. 9) (39-pin IDE2, see p.10 No.
  • Page 18 USB_PWR ports by attaching the front panel (see p.10 No. 27) USB cable to USB2_3 header, DUMMY the USB ports 23 on the I/O panel will not be able to function. Infrared Module Header This header supports an IRTX +5VSB...
  • Page 19 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 motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
  • Page 20 Game Port Header Connect a Game cable to this JBB1 header if the Game port bracket (15-pin GAME1) MIDI_OUT is installed. (see p.10 No. 20) JBB2 MIDI_IN JAB2 JAB1...

  • Page 21: Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation

    Logo yet, we provide you with the following driver installation choices: 1. “All in 1 Logo Driver( W/O HotPlug & RAID)”: You may choose this item to install all-in-1 logo driver which does not support Hot Plug and RAID functions, but it has passed Microsoft ®...

  • Page 22: Installing Windows ® 2000 / Xp / Xp 64-Bit / Vista

    2. “All in 1 Non-Logo Driver( W/ HotPlug & RAID)”: You may choose this item to install all-in-1 non-logo driver which supports Hot Plug and RAID functions, but it ® has not passed Microsoft logo certification yet. Please choose the driver which meets your requirement most from the above- mentioned items during driver installation process.
  • Page 23 RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA driver diskette containing ® the NVIDIA RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install. ® ® ®...

  • Page 24: Untied Overclocking Technology

    Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, AGP, Async.]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but AGP / PCI buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

  • Page 25: 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 26: Navigation Keys

    To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 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 27: 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 28: Cpu Configuration

    It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference. Multiplier/Voltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. However, it is recom- mended to keep the default value for system stability.
  • Page 29 Memory Clock This item can be set by the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the standard values as listed: [133 MHz (DDR266)], [166 MHz (DDR333)], [200 MHz (DDR400)].

  • Page 30: Chipset Configuration

    [1T]. The default value is [Auto]. Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8, 4 or 2 beats. 64 Bit Dq must use the 4 beats. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.
  • Page 31 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 in case of multiple video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI]. Configuration options: [PCI] and [AGP].

  • Page 32: 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 33: Ide Configuration

    Configuratin optins: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Disabled]. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of “Primary IDE Slave”, “Sec-...
  • Page 34 [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 35: Pcipnp Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit 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 PCIPnP Configuration...

  • Page 36: Floppy 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 37 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP].

  • Page 38: Usb Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable 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...

  • Page 39: 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 40: Boot Screen

    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 priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor...

  • Page 41: Security Screen

    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 user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor...

  • Page 42: 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 43: Software Support Software Support

    4.2.1 Running The Support 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”...

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