RAID Installation Guide
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... performance, it does not provide any member disk fails, it will be the base storage size for "Redundant Array of RAID VIA VT8237A south bridge chipset integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD functions with two independent SATA channels. Hot-Plug any HDDs of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard...
... performance, it does not provide any member disk fails, it will be the base storage size for "Redundant Array of RAID VIA VT8237A south bridge chipset integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD functions with two independent SATA channels. Hot-Plug any HDDs of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard...
User Manual
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... 8CH I/O Panel 11 2. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 30 3.1 Introduction 30 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 30 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 31 3.2 Main Screen 31 3.3 Advanced Screen 31 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 32 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 35 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 38 3 Contents 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for SATA HDDs .... 23 2.11 SATA HDD Hot Plug Feature and...
... 8CH I/O Panel 11 2. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 30 3.1 Introduction 30 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 30 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 31 3.2 Main Screen 31 3.3 Advanced Screen 31 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 32 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 35 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 38 3 Contents 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for SATA HDDs .... 23 2.11 SATA HDD Hot Plug Feature and...
User Manual
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... CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® XE / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D, supporting Quad Core Kentsfield processors - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 3) - VIA® Chrome9 HC - Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0 - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Northbridge: VIA® ... 6 Supports EM64T CPU - FSB 1066/800/533 MHz - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - VIA® PHY VT6103 - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA Port...
... CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® XE / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D, supporting Quad Core Kentsfield processors - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 3) - VIA® Chrome9 HC - Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0 - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Northbridge: VIA® ... 6 Supports EM64T CPU - FSB 1066/800/533 MHz - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - VIA® PHY VT6103 - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA Port...
User Manual
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...-45 IR1 Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN 1 1 COM1 ATXPWR1 CHA_FAN1 VIA P4M900 Chipset PCI EXPRESS IDE1 9 Super I/O 24 23 22 21 LAN PHY 4Mb BIOS Audio CODEC CD1 1 HD_AUDIO1 7.1 CH HD PCIE1 PCI1 4CoreDX90-VSTA PCI2 USB2.0 PCI3 HDMR1 USB4_5 1 USB6_7 1 VIA VT8237A FLOPPY1 CMOS Battery CLRCMOS1 SPEAKER1 1 PANEL 1 PLED...
...-45 IR1 Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN 1 1 COM1 ATXPWR1 CHA_FAN1 VIA P4M900 Chipset PCI EXPRESS IDE1 9 Super I/O 24 23 22 21 LAN PHY 4Mb BIOS Audio CODEC CD1 1 HD_AUDIO1 7.1 CH HD PCIE1 PCI1 4CoreDX90-VSTA PCI2 USB2.0 PCI3 HDMR1 USB4_5 1 USB6_7 1 VIA VT8237A FLOPPY1 CMOS Battery CLRCMOS1 SPEAKER1 1 PANEL 1 PLED...
User Manual
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... p.10, No. 4) GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED Please connect the chassis fan cable to the front panel audio header as below: A. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Click the icon on this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the...
... p.10, No. 4) GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED Please connect the chassis fan cable to the front panel audio header as below: A. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Click the icon on this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the...
User Manual
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... SATA hard disk. 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 4CoreDX90-VSTA motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for internal storage devices. 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA® VT8237A southbridge chipset that it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and...
... SATA hard disk. 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 4CoreDX90-VSTA motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for internal storage devices. 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA® VT8237A southbridge chipset that it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and...
User Manual
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... 15-pin power connector interface A. SATA data cable (Red) B. Below operation procedure is indicated in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will cause the HDD damage and data...2. Please read below operation guide of attention, before you process the SATA HDD Hot Plug, please check below instructions step by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is designed only for SATA HDD. Make sure your dealer...
... 15-pin power connector interface A. SATA data cable (Red) B. Below operation procedure is indicated in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will cause the HDD damage and data...2. Please read below operation guide of attention, before you process the SATA HDD Hot Plug, please check below instructions step by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is designed only for SATA HDD. Make sure your dealer...
User Manual
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... SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 03/12/2007] BIOS Version : 4CoreDX90-VSTA BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) CPU 3.40 GHz (64bit supported) Processor Speed : 3400MHz Microcode Update : F65/7 Cache Size : 4096KB..., American Megatrends, Inc. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. 31
... SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 03/12/2007] BIOS Version : 4CoreDX90-VSTA BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) CPU 3.40 GHz (64bit supported) Processor Speed : 3400MHz Microcode Update : F65/7 Cache Size : 4096KB..., American Megatrends, Inc. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. 31
User Manual
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... Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. mode]. 32 CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to select PCIE clock...
... Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. mode]. 32 CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to select PCIE clock...
User Manual
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... the IA-32 Intel Architecture. NT4.0) cannot handle the function with extended CPUID functions. When this option is set to keep the CPU from the chipset. Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked, you will be enabled in advance. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology...
... the IA-32 Intel Architecture. NT4.0) cannot handle the function with extended CPUID functions. When this option is set to keep the CPU from the chipset. Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked, you will be enabled in advance. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology...
User Manual
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... appropriate frequency automatically. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.5], [2], and [3]. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Enabled]. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Bank Interleave Precharge to Active (Trp) Active to Precharge (Tras) Active to CMD (Trcd...
... appropriate frequency automatically. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.5], [2], and [3]. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Enabled]. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Bank Interleave Precharge to Active (Trp) Active to Precharge (Tras) Active to CMD (Trcd...
User Manual
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... is [Normal]. OnBoard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Echo TRP Disable The default value of VIA chipset. IDE Drive Strength This allows you to use this feature when using PCI cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant. OnBoard LAN This allows you to...
... is [Normal]. OnBoard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Echo TRP Disable The default value of VIA chipset. IDE Drive Strength This allows you to use this feature when using PCI cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant. OnBoard LAN This allows you to...
User Manual
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...-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled...
...-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled...
Quick Installation Guide
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...Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/ Line in , 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 5) English 5 ASRock 4CoreDX90-VSTA Motherboard Southbridge: VIA® VT8237A - 2 x DDR DIMM slots - VIA® Chrome9 HC - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x ...HD Audio (ALC883 Audio Codec) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 4) - Support DDR400/333/266 - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 2) - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - ...
...Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/ Line in , 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 5) English 5 ASRock 4CoreDX90-VSTA Motherboard Southbridge: VIA® VT8237A - 2 x DDR DIMM slots - VIA® Chrome9 HC - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x ...HD Audio (ALC883 Audio Codec) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 4) - Support DDR400/333/266 - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 2) - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - ...
Quick Installation Guide
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... fan to the CPU fan connector on the lower right hand taskbar to the 1 ground pin. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation 17 ASRock 4CoreDX90-VSTA Motherboard English Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to this connector and match the black wire to MIC2_L. D. You...
... fan to the CPU fan connector on the lower right hand taskbar to the 1 ground pin. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation 17 ASRock 4CoreDX90-VSTA Motherboard English Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to this connector and match the black wire to MIC2_L. D. You...
Quick Installation Guide
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... it can provides sufficient power. This COM1 header supports a serial port module. 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA® VT8237A southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD) functions. ATX Power Connector (20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.2, No. 3) ATX 12V Connector... connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. English 18 ASRock 4CoreDX90-VSTA Motherboard
... it can provides sufficient power. This COM1 header supports a serial port module. 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts VIA® VT8237A southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD) functions. ATX Power Connector (20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.2, No. 3) ATX 12V Connector... connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. English 18 ASRock 4CoreDX90-VSTA Motherboard