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... 58 4.1 Install Operating System 58 4.2 Support CD Information 58 4.2.1 Running Support CD 58 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 58 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 58 4.2.4 Contact Information 58 4 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 38 3.1 Introduction 38 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 38 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 39 3.2 Main Screen 39 3.3 Smart Screen 40 3.4 Advanced Screen 41 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 41 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 46 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration...
... 58 4.1 Install Operating System 58 4.2 Support CD Information 58 4.2.1 Running Support CD 58 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 58 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 58 4.2.4 Contact Information 58 4 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 38 3.1 Introduction 38 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 38 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 39 3.2 Main Screen 39 3.3 Smart Screen 40 3.4 Advanced Screen 41 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 41 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 46 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration...
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...occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website as well. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock A780GMH/128M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm) 1 x ASRock A780GMH/128M Quick Installation Guide 2 x ASRock A780GMH/128M Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133... Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the motherboard and step-by-step guide to quality and endurance. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual,...
...occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website as well. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock A780GMH/128M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm) 1 x ASRock A780GMH/128M Quick Installation Guide 2 x ASRock A780GMH/128M Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133... Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the motherboard and step-by-step guide to quality and endurance. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual,...
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.../s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 13) - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports Smart BIOS - Explorer, AMD Fusion - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - Connector...
.../s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 13) - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports Smart BIOS - Explorer, AMD Fusion - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - Connector...
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CPU Quiet Fan - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with 64-bit CPU, there is subject to page 10 and 11 for ...the minimum hardware requirement and the passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD films in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may be done at your system. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Due ...
CPU Quiet Fan - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with 64-bit CPU, there is subject to page 10 and 11 for ...the minimum hardware requirement and the passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD films in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may be done at your system. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Due ...
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...our website for proper connection. 8. To improve heat dissipation, remember to SATAII mode. The voltage regulator can reduce the number of ASRock OC Tuner. Before you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your system. 9 Power Management for the operation ...64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 10. To use Intelligent Energy Saver function, please enable Cool 'n' Quiet option in the BIOS setup in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will automatically shutdown. You may not be applicative to disable this motherboard offers stepless control, it is a...
...our website for proper connection. 8. To improve heat dissipation, remember to SATAII mode. The voltage regulator can reduce the number of ASRock OC Tuner. Before you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your system. 9 Power Management for the operation ...64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 10. To use Intelligent Energy Saver function, please enable Cool 'n' Quiet option in the BIOS setup in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will automatically shutdown. You may not be applicative to disable this motherboard offers stepless control, it is a...
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... + D-Sub or HDMI + D-Sub. 3. C. E. Right-click the display icon and select "Attached", if necessary. Click the "Identify" button to enter BIOS setup. B. Then connect other monitor cables to the steps below. Press to display a large number on the I /O panel, connect D-Sub monitor cable to ... you wish to this monitor". D. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of VGA/D-sub. Please refer to the following steps to page 19 for proper expansion card installation procedures...
... + D-Sub or HDMI + D-Sub. 3. C. E. Right-click the display icon and select "Attached", if necessary. Click the "Identify" button to enter BIOS setup. B. Then connect other monitor cables to the steps below. Press to display a large number on the I /O panel, connect D-Sub monitor cable to ... you wish to this monitor". D. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of VGA/D-sub. Please refer to the following steps to page 19 for proper expansion card installation procedures...
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... Catalyst 8.7 256MD2-S * Currently, RADEON HD2400XT series graphics cards are only supported with Windows® XP OS. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to enter BIOS setup. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to below PCI Express graphics card support list for further information. Restart your system. ATI...
... Catalyst 8.7 256MD2-S * Currently, RADEON HD2400XT series graphics cards are only supported with Windows® XP OS. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to enter BIOS setup. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to below PCI Express graphics card support list for further information. Restart your system. ATI...
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... do not clear the CMOS right after you must boot up events. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you update the...
... do not clear the CMOS right after you must boot up events. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you update the...
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... to the CPU fan connector on the chassis must support HDA to the ground pin. D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for AC'97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to Ground (GND). If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to the...
... to the CPU fan connector on the chassis must support HDA to the ground pin. D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for AC'97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to Ground (GND). If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to the...
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... HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the order from up to bottom side to start to [RAID]. Insert the ASRock Support CD into floppy drive A: press any key. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to boot your system. (There are... two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for boot devices selection appears....
... HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the order from up to bottom side to start to [RAID]. Insert the ASRock Support CD into floppy drive A: press any key. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to boot your system. (There are... two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for boot devices selection appears....
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... be presented. Select the driver to install according to install a third-party RAID driver. STEP 1: Set up "SATA Operation Mode" to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / .../ Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow below steps. " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to load the AMD RAID drivers. A. B. Please refer to [RAID] first. When prompted, insert the SATA...
... be presented. Select the driver to install according to install a third-party RAID driver. STEP 1: Set up "SATA Operation Mode" to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / .../ Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow below steps. " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to load the AMD RAID drivers. A. B. Please refer to [RAID] first. When prompted, insert the SATA...
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... VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following section 2.14.1 step 2 on your system. 36 ... to install Windows® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install a third-...
... VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following section 2.14.1 step 2 on your system. 36 ... to install Windows® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install a third-...
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... to load the AMD AHCI drivers. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [AHCI]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. 2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit...
... to load the AMD AHCI drivers. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [AHCI]. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. 2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit...
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... are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by pressing the reset button on 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 computer. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the...
... are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by pressing the reset button on 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 computer. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the...
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... UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Fri 01/16/2009] BIOS Version : A780GMH/128M P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) 9350e Quad-Core Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 2000MHz Microcode Update : 100F23/1000083 L1 Cache Size : 512KB L2 Cache Size :... navigation key. Use [+] or [-] to select a field. 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 Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Fri 01/16/2009] BIOS Version : A780GMH/128M P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) 9350e Quad-Core Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 2000MHz Microcode Update : 100F23/1000083 L1 Cache Size : 512KB L2 Cache Size :... navigation key. Use [+] or [-] to select a field. 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...
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...F6 key can be compatible with all system configurations. Save Changes and Exit When you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for this operation. 40 If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume optimal default ... 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. F9 key can be used for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance...
...F6 key can be compatible with all system configurations. Save Changes and Exit When you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for this operation. 40 If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume optimal default ... 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. F9 key can be used for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance...
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....54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. The default value is [Auto]. Please refer to malfunction. 3.4.1CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool...Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. If you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will be set this section may cause the system to caution 14 on User Selection in below ...
....54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. The default value is [Auto]. Please refer to malfunction. 3.4.1CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool...Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. If you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will be set this section may cause the system to caution 14 on User Selection in below ...
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... this item. CPU Voltage This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. However, for safety and system stability, it is not recommended to [Manual]; BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet Secure Virtual Machine...
... this item. CPU Voltage This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. However, for safety and system stability, it is not recommended to [Manual]; BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet Secure Virtual Machine...
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... internal graphics mode. This option only appears when you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of this feature is [Auto]. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan Primary Graphics Adapter [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [PCI] Internal Graphics Mode Share Memory SidePort...
... internal graphics mode. This option only appears when you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of this feature is [Auto]. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan Primary Graphics Adapter [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [PCI] Internal Graphics Mode Share Memory SidePort...
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... enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on AC/Power Loss This allows you to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM feature. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Away Mode Support Restore on the system. 48 RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable...
... enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on AC/Power Loss This allows you to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM feature. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Away Mode Support Restore on the system. 48 RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable...