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...; XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 35 2.16.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 36 2.17 Untied Overclocking Technology 36 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 37 3.1 Introduction 37 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 37 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 38 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 10 1.4 I/O Panel 11 2 .
...; XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 35 2.16.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 36 2.17 Untied Overclocking Technology 36 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 37 3.1 Introduction 37 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 37 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 38 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 10 1.4 I/O Panel 11 2 .
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... website for purchasing ASRock A770DE+ motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to quality and endurance. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you for specific information about the model you are using. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to BIOS setup and...
... website for purchasing ASRock A770DE+ motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to quality and endurance. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you for specific information about the model you are using. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to BIOS setup and...
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... jumperfree - CPU Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated 7 Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports Smart BIOS - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 7) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 10) - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - CPU...
... jumperfree - CPU Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated 7 Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports Smart BIOS - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 7) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 10) - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - CPU...
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... http://www.asrock.com 4. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64bit with 64-bit CPU, there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. You can... also connect SATA hard disk to surveil your SATAII hard disk drive to read the installation guide of ASRock OC Tuner. Before installing SATAII hard ...
... http://www.asrock.com 4. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64bit with 64-bit CPU, there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. You can... also connect SATA hard disk to surveil your SATAII hard disk drive to read the installation guide of ASRock OC Tuner. Before installing SATAII hard ...
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...However, we can reduce the number of the system or damage the CPU. 11. Frequencies other words, it back again. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. In other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may choose to disable this function will automatically shutdown. To improve heat ... the system will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. To use Intelligent Energy Saver function, please enable Cool 'n' Quiet option in the BIOS setup in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will improve up to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle.
...However, we can reduce the number of the system or damage the CPU. 11. Frequencies other words, it back again. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. In other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may choose to disable this function will automatically shutdown. To improve heat ... the system will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. To use Intelligent Energy Saver function, please enable Cool 'n' Quiet option in the BIOS setup in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will improve up to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle.
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... LAN PHY RoHS HT3.0 PCIE1 AMD 770 Chipset PCI Express 2.0 PCIE2 CMOS BATTERY CLRCMOS1 1 Super I/O AUDIO CODEC HDMI_SPDIF1 1 CD1 HD_AUDIO1 1 1 COM1 PCIE3 A770DE+ PCI1 AMD SB710 Chipset PCI2 8Mb BIOS PCI3 FLOPPY1 IR1 1 USB10_11 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET USB8_9 1 USB6_7 1 SATAII_1 CHA_FAN1 SATAII_2 1 RAID SATAII_3 SATAII_4 SPEAKER1 28 27 26 25...
... LAN PHY RoHS HT3.0 PCIE1 AMD 770 Chipset PCI Express 2.0 PCIE2 CMOS BATTERY CLRCMOS1 1 Super I/O AUDIO CODEC HDMI_SPDIF1 1 CD1 HD_AUDIO1 1 1 COM1 PCIE3 A770DE+ PCI1 AMD SB710 Chipset PCI2 8Mb BIOS PCI3 FLOPPY1 IR1 1 USB10_11 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET USB8_9 1 USB6_7 1 SATAII_1 CHA_FAN1 SATAII_2 1 RAID SATAII_3 SATAII_4 SPEAKER1 28 27 26 25...
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...enable (see p.10, No. 10) 1_2 2_3 Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you need to clear the data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. Jumper Setting ...setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you update the BIOS. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you do the clear-CMOS action. 22 The data in CMOS. The illustration shows a 3-...
...enable (see p.10, No. 10) 1_2 2_3 Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you need to clear the data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. Jumper Setting ...setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you update the BIOS. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you do the clear-CMOS action. 22 The data in CMOS. The illustration shows a 3-...
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Enter BIOS Setup Utility. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.10 No. 23) Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.10 No. 17) PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND 1 DUMMY RESET# ...
Enter BIOS Setup Utility. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.10 No. 23) Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.10 No. 17) PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND 1 DUMMY RESET# ...
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...motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for proper configuration. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. E. A. Please refer to [RAID]. D. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. C. The system will start to configure RAID ...Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the order from up , press key, and...
...motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for proper configuration. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. E. A. Please refer to [RAID]. D. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. C. The system will start to configure RAID ...Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the order from up , press key, and...
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...Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on a RAID disk composed of the document in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the Support CD for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.) .. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS) .. \ AMD64 (...prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to check the RAID installation guide in the motherboard gift box pack,...
...Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on a RAID disk composed of the document in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the Support CD for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.) .. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS) .. \ AMD64 (...prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to check the RAID installation guide in the motherboard gift box pack,...
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...manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you want to set the RAID configuration by following path in BIOS first. A. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install a third-party AHCI driver. ...Select the driver to install according to [RAID] in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide NOTE2. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to [AHCI]. After reading the floppy disk, the...
...manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you want to set the RAID configuration by following path in BIOS first. A. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install a third-party AHCI driver. ...Select the driver to install according to [RAID] in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide NOTE2. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to [AHCI]. After reading the floppy disk, the...
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...OS) .. \ AMD64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS) After that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your optical drive, and ...your system. 2.17 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are two ASRock Support CD in the fixed mode so that , please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the...
...OS) .. \ AMD64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS) After that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your optical drive, and ...your system. 2.17 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are two ASRock Support CD in the fixed mode so that , please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the...
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... test routines. 3. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to configure your requirements Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security... To set up the system time/date information Smart To load the BIOS according to your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following selections: Main ...
... test routines. 3. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to configure your requirements Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security... To set up the system time/date information Smart To load the BIOS according to your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following selections: Main ...
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...item to specify the system date. 38 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the... UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Main Smart System Overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Wed 04/08/2009] BIOS Version : A770DE+ P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 2800MHz Microcode Update : 100F42...
...item to specify the system date. 38 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the... UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Main Smart System Overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Wed 04/08/2009] BIOS Version : A770DE+ P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 2800MHz Microcode Update : 100F42...
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F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with... Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after loading, please resume optimal default settings. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for this operation. F5 key can be used for this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Save configuration changes and...
F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with... Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after loading, please resume optimal default settings. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for this operation. F5 key can be used for this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Save configuration changes and...
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...Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4.1CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode [Auto] CPU Frequency (MHz) [200] PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure..., PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. AM2 Boost This option appears only when you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will improve the memory performance. If you set the configurations for details. 40 Please refer to ...
...Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4.1CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode [Auto] CPU Frequency (MHz) [200] PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure..., PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. AM2 Boost This option appears only when you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will improve the memory performance. If you set the configurations for details. 40 Please refer to ...
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If it is not recommended to adjust the value of this motherboard. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Enhanced Halt ...
If it is not recommended to adjust the value of this motherboard. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Enhanced Halt ...
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... 200 MHz] to adjust the value of this option is set by the code using [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [8 Bit] and [16 Bit]. 3.4.2 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Clock Flexibility Option Memory Controller Mode Power Down Enable Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving Timing : 4-4-4-12 CAS Latency (CL) TRCD...
... 200 MHz] to adjust the value of this option is set by the code using [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [8 Bit] and [16 Bit]. 3.4.2 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Clock Flexibility Option Memory Controller Mode Power Down Enable Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving Timing : 4-4-4-12 CAS Latency (CL) TRCD...
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3.4.3 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan Primary Graphics Adapter DRAM Voltage [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [PCI] [Auto] To set DRAM ...
3.4.3 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan Primary Graphics Adapter DRAM Voltage [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [PCI] [Auto] To set DRAM ...
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... refers to suspend to RAM.) Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system. 49 3.4.4 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Away Mode Support Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set this feature if the...
... refers to suspend to RAM.) Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system. 49 3.4.4 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Away Mode Support Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set this feature if the...