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... Jumpers Setup 30 2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 31 2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 37 2.11 eSATAII Interface Introduction (Only for K10N78-1394) ......... 38 2.12 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 41 2.13 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard ...and Hot Swap Functions for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support 11 1.4 Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab Test ... 12 1.5 Motherboard Layout (K10N78-1394 13 1.6 Motherboard Layout (K10N78 14 1.7 I/O Panel (K10N78-1394 15 1.8 I/O Panel (K10N78 16 2 . Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents ...
... Jumpers Setup 30 2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 31 2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 37 2.11 eSATAII Interface Introduction (Only for K10N78-1394) ......... 38 2.12 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 41 2.13 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard ...and Hot Swap Functions for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support 11 1.4 Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab Test ... 12 1.5 Motherboard Layout (K10N78-1394 13 1.6 Motherboard Layout (K10N78 14 1.7 I/O Panel (K10N78-1394 15 1.8 I/O Panel (K10N78 16 2 . Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents ...
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...PCI Express x1 slots - 3 x PCI slots - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 - Supports Wake-On-LAN 6 Support for CPU power (K10N78-1394) - AMD LIVE!TM Ready - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots - Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Max... QuietTM Technology - Max. Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211BCL-GR - capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 8) - Supports 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI-D port - NVIDIA® PureVideoTM HD Ready - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level...
...PCI Express x1 slots - 3 x PCI slots - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 - Supports Wake-On-LAN 6 Support for CPU power (K10N78-1394) - AMD LIVE!TM Ready - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots - Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Max... QuietTM Technology - Max. Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211BCL-GR - capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 8) - Supports 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI-D port - NVIDIA® PureVideoTM HD Ready - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level...
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...Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port (K10N78-1394) - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see... BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) 7 Supports jumperfree - CPU, DRAM, Chipset Core, HTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in header - Supports "Plug and Play" - Rear Panel I/O Connector BIOS Feature...
...Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 10) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port (K10N78-1394) - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see... BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) 7 Supports jumperfree - CPU, DRAM, Chipset Core, HTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in header - Supports "Plug and Play" - Rear Panel I/O Connector BIOS Feature...
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... visit our website for the minimum hardware requirement and the passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD films in our lab test. 9. Please refer to SATAII mode. Please visit our website for the availability of ASRock OC Tuner. Please visit our website for system usage under Windows® environment. Due to the... http://www.asrock.com 14. Please check the table on page 15 and 16 for the latest information. 8. 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on the driver from NVIDIA® and it may be used to support WiFi+AP function with 64-bit CPU, there is ...
... visit our website for the minimum hardware requirement and the passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD films in our lab test. 9. Please refer to SATAII mode. Please visit our website for the availability of ASRock OC Tuner. Please visit our website for system usage under Windows® environment. Due to the... http://www.asrock.com 14. Please check the table on page 15 and 16 for the latest information. 8. 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on the driver from NVIDIA® and it may be used to support WiFi+AP function with 64-bit CPU, there is ...
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... x 2 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 * Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for NVIDIA® driver update in the future. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 11 Please refer to below table for 1080p Blu-ray (BD...) / HD-DVD Playback Support 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. 1.3 ...
... x 2 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 * Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for NVIDIA® driver update in the future. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 11 Please refer to below table for 1080p Blu-ray (BD...) / HD-DVD Playback Support 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. 1.3 ...
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1.4 Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab Test DVD Type Blu-ray DVD HDDVD Film Name SWORDFISH UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION X-MEN III SPEED CASINO ROYALE THE LEAGUE OF ... 533, 1GB x 2 OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra DVD Player Blu-ray-DVDRW-LG-GBW-H10N (BD) HD DVD-HP-TOSD-H802A-01...
1.4 Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab Test DVD Type Blu-ray DVD HDDVD Film Name SWORDFISH UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION X-MEN III SPEED CASINO ROYALE THE LEAGUE OF ... 533, 1GB x 2 OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra DVD Player Blu-ray-DVDRW-LG-GBW-H10N (BD) HD DVD-HP-TOSD-H802A-01...
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... GPU when the higher processing power of an image. Please visit our website for everyday computing tasks like browsing the Web, word processing, or watching HD videos but also lowers total system noise. 2.5 Hybrid SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM feature. Currently, NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM Technology...
... GPU when the higher processing power of an image. Please visit our website for everyday computing tasks like browsing the Web, word processing, or watching HD videos but also lowers total system noise. 2.5 Hybrid SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM feature. Currently, NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM Technology...
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... port on the I /O panel of this motherboard. 1. Then you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in this motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D port on the I /O panel of...
... port on the I /O panel of this motherboard. 1. Then you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in this motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D port on the I /O panel of...
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...up BIOS. A. Click "Hardware and Sound", and click "Sound". D. DVI to HDMI adapter is available. B. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to the adapter vendor for the chipset adopted on this motherboard can support DVI/HDCP and HDMI format signal. Click "Start" button, select ... set up your system manually. B. B. Step 3: Reboot your system. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to "Digital Output Device (HDMI)". Install "Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver" from ASRock Support CD to the OS you install. 1. Therefore, the onboard audio jack will output the audio signal...
...up BIOS. A. Click "Hardware and Sound", and click "Sound". D. DVI to HDMI adapter is available. B. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to the adapter vendor for the chipset adopted on this motherboard can support DVI/HDCP and HDMI format signal. Click "Start" button, select ... set up your system manually. B. B. Step 3: Reboot your system. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to "Digital Output Device (HDMI)". Install "Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver" from ASRock Support CD to the OS you install. 1. Therefore, the onboard audio jack will output the audio signal...
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... panel audio header as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to Ground (GND). D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. Please follow the... CD1 CD-L GND GND CD-R environment and enjoy the convenience of audio devices. 1. Click the icon on the chassis must support HDA to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. C.
... panel audio header as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to Ground (GND). D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. Please follow the... CD1 CD-L GND GND CD-R environment and enjoy the convenience of audio devices. 1. Click the icon on the chassis must support HDA to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. C.
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...Megatrends, Inc. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio. 59 Onboard 1394 This option is [Auto]. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to adjust values for K10N78-1394 only. MA Timing Use this to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature....node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard HDMI HD Audio Onboard HD Audio Front Panel CD-In Hybrid SLI Share Memory Primary Graphics Adapter CPU - CS/ODT Fine Delay Use this to adjust values ...
...Megatrends, Inc. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio. 59 Onboard 1394 This option is [Auto]. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to adjust values for K10N78-1394 only. MA Timing Use this to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature....node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard HDMI HD Audio Onboard HD Audio Front Panel CD-In Hybrid SLI Share Memory Primary Graphics Adapter CPU - CS/ODT Fine Delay Use this to adjust values ...
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... the item "Onboard GPU Clock" will be in overclocking mode. [Manual] - Front Panel Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you plan to use Hybrid SLITM function, please select [Disabled]. [Auto] - Hybrid SLI Adjust this option. Configuration options: [Disabled],... will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is [Auto]. The default value is plugged. Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Please refer to below descriptions for the compatible Hybrid SLITM-enabled graphics card you...
... the item "Onboard GPU Clock" will be in overclocking mode. [Manual] - Front Panel Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you plan to use Hybrid SLITM function, please select [Disabled]. [Auto] - Hybrid SLI Adjust this option. Configuration options: [Disabled],... will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is [Auto]. The default value is plugged. Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Please refer to below descriptions for the compatible Hybrid SLITM-enabled graphics card you...
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...Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce8 Series - NVIDIA® PureVideoTM HD Ready - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec) - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - Support for CPU power (K10N78-1394) - Max. DX10 VGA, Pixel Shader 4.0 -...HD-DVD playback with DVI-D port - Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers - Support DDR2 1066/800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 6) - Supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM (see CAUTION 4) - Supports Wake-On-LAN English 7 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78...
...Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce8 Series - NVIDIA® PureVideoTM HD Ready - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec) - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - Support for CPU power (K10N78-1394) - Max. DX10 VGA, Pixel Shader 4.0 -...HD-DVD playback with DVI-D port - Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers - Support DDR2 1066/800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 6) - Supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM (see CAUTION 4) - Supports Wake-On-LAN English 7 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78...
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... - 8Mb AMI BIOS - Supports Smart BIOS - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) English 8 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CD in /Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9) - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID...(ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port (K10N78-1394) - AMI Legal BIOS - CPU, DRAM, Chipset Core, HTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports jumperfree - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in header - CPU...
... - 8Mb AMI BIOS - Supports Smart BIOS - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) English 8 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CD in /Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9) - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID...(ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port (K10N78-1394) - AMI Legal BIOS - CPU, DRAM, Chipset Core, HTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports jumperfree - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in header - CPU...
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...-ray (BD) / HD-DVD films in the future. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. Before installing SATAII hard disk to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. 10 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard English ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 14...
...-ray (BD) / HD-DVD films in the future. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. Before installing SATAII hard disk to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. 10 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard English ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 14...
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... Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 * Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for NVIDIA® driver update in the future. Please refer to below table for 1080p...HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS, the function of 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is only supported under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com English 12 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78...
... Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 * Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for NVIDIA® driver update in the future. Please refer to below table for 1080p...HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS, the function of 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is only supported under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com English 12 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78...
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...® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra DVD Player Blu-ray-DVDRW-LG-GBW-H10N (BD) HD DVD-HP-TOSD-H802A-01 (HD-DVD) English 13 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard 1.4 Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab Test DVD Type Blu-ray DVD HDDVD Film Name SWORDFISH UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION X-MEN...
...® VistaTM 64 Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra DVD Player Blu-ray-DVDRW-LG-GBW-H10N (BD) HD DVD-HP-TOSD-H802A-01 (HD-DVD) English 13 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard 1.4 Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab Test DVD Type Blu-ray DVD HDDVD Film Name SWORDFISH UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION X-MEN...
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... you to below table for the minimum system configuration for motherboard GPU Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 English 19 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard GeForce® Boost CPU AMD Phenom CPU Memory Dual Channel DDR2 800, 1024MB x 2 256MB or 512MB shared memory for ...® Boost mode and HybridPowerTM mode. Minimum System Configuration for everyday computing tasks like browsing the Web, word processing, or watching HD videos but also lowers total system noise. Switching off the discrete GPU when the higher processing power of the discrete GPU is enabled...
... you to below table for the minimum system configuration for motherboard GPU Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 English 19 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard GeForce® Boost CPU AMD Phenom CPU Memory Dual Channel DDR2 800, 1024MB x 2 256MB or 512MB shared memory for ...® Boost mode and HybridPowerTM mode. Minimum System Configuration for everyday computing tasks like browsing the Web, word processing, or watching HD videos but also lowers total system noise. Switching off the discrete GPU when the higher processing power of the discrete GPU is enabled...
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...by VGA/DVI-D and VGA/D-Sub ports with this situation, the VGA/DVI-D output is no such limitation under Windows® OS. 23 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard English Then you can easily enjoy the benefits of this motherboard. With the internal dual VGA output support (DVI-D and D-Sub), ...system and restart your system already, you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in this motherboard. 1. This motherboard does not support dual monitor feature under DOS because in...
...by VGA/DVI-D and VGA/D-Sub ports with this situation, the VGA/DVI-D output is no such limitation under Windows® OS. 23 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard English Then you can easily enjoy the benefits of this motherboard. With the internal dual VGA output support (DVI-D and D-Sub), ...system and restart your system already, you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in this motherboard. 1. This motherboard does not support dual monitor feature under DOS because in...
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...enable HDMI audio function, the film you play may pause sometimes. DVI to HDMI adapter is available. 26 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard English A. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to finish the setting. Step 3: Reboot your system manually. After you reboot the system, the HDMI...install the DVI-D monitor instead of the HDMI monitor on this motherboard, please refer to HDMI interface. C. B. Install "Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver" from ASRock Support CD to set up your system. Change the default setting "Speaker" to the OS you install. 1. After you reboot the...
...enable HDMI audio function, the film you play may pause sometimes. DVI to HDMI adapter is available. 26 ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard English A. Set the option "OnBoard HDMI HD Audio" to finish the setting. Step 3: Reboot your system manually. After you reboot the system, the HDMI...install the DVI-D monitor instead of the HDMI monitor on this motherboard, please refer to HDMI interface. C. B. Install "Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver" from ASRock Support CD to set up your system. Change the default setting "Speaker" to the OS you install. 1. After you reboot the...
