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K8NF4G-VSTA

User Manual

Version 1.1
Published May 2006
Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    K8NF4G-VSTA User Manual Version 1.1 Published May 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

    2.13 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista With RAID Functions.................. 22 2.14 Untied Overclocking Technology ..........23 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ...........
  • Page 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ......36 Boot Screen ................37 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........... 37 Security Screen ................ 38 Exit Screen ................39 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support ...........

  • 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 Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm - 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMD Athlon and 32-bit/64-bit Sempron Processors - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Chipset capable to FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
  • Page 7 Connector - 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID 0, 1, JBOD (No support for “Hot Plug” function) (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header...
  • Page 8 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 20 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. Besides, you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to SATA hard disk (from SATAII 3Gb/s down to SATA 1.5Gb/s), and connect it to...

  • Page 9: Vista Tm

    Windows ® Vista Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 64MB or less than 64MB. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows ® Vista Basic logo, the shared memory size of onboard VGA can be adjusted up to 128MB.

  • Page 10: Motherboard Layout

    South Bridge Controller Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2) 2 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 2) Secondary Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_2, red) 27 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Primary Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_1, red) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

  • Page 11: Hd 8Ch I/O

    (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 12: Installation Installation

    Installation Installation Installation K8NF4G-VSTA is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure 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, Pci Express, And Hdmr Slots)

    There are 2 PCI Express slots, 2 PCI slots and 1 HDMR slot on K8NF4G-VSTA motherboard. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x 16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards. PCIE2 (PCIE x 1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

  • Page 16: Jumpers Setup

    CLRCMOS2 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action.
  • Page 17 IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).
  • Page 18 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 19 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with (4-pin ATX12V1) ATX 12V plug to this connector. (see p.9 No. 2) Failing to do so will cause power up failure. Game Port Header Connect a Game cable to this JBB1...

  • Page 20: Sataii Hard Disk Setup Guide

    Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance;...

  • Page 21: Installation

    STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. 2.10 2.10...

  • Page 22: Installing Windows

    XP or Windows ® XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, you don’t have to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Besides, there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting. ® ®...

  • Page 23: Untied Overclocking Technology

    HDDs and want to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still need to set up “SATAII Operation Mode” to [RAID] first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using “RAID Utility for Windows Guide”...

  • Page 24: 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 25: 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 26: 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 27 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 28 Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8, 4 or 2 beats. 64 Bit Dq must use the 4 beats. CAS Latency (CL) Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.0], [3.0], and [2.5].

  • Page 29: Chipset Configuration

    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], [Onboard] and [PCI Express].

  • Page 30: 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 31: Ide Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable the “OnBoard SATAII Controller” feature. SATAII Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATAII 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]. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify.
  • Page 32 [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 33: 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]. 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 PCIPnP Configuration...

  • Page 34: 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 35 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 36: Usb Configuration

    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 37: 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 38: 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 39: 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 40: 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”...

  • Page 41: Appendix: Amd's Cool 'N' Quiet

    AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet echnology echnology For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology under Windows® system. When using this feature, please make sure to install “AMD Processor Driver” from the “Support CD” first.

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