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You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon...
You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon...
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..., incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for any errors or omissions that may cause undesired operation. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com Published April 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. This device complies with Part 15 of their respective companies, and are furnished for identification or explanation and...
..., incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for any errors or omissions that may cause undesired operation. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com Published April 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. This device complies with Part 15 of their respective companies, and are furnished for identification or explanation and...
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... PCI Express x16 / x8 Slot (PCIE2) 35 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector 36 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) 37 eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP) 38 eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM) 2 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard Motherboard Layout English 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 4 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 5 AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 6 CPU...
... PCI Express x16 / x8 Slot (PCIE2) 35 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector 36 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) 37 eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP) 38 eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM) 2 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard Motherboard Layout English 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 4 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 5 AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 6 CPU...
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... 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you use front panel audio. 3 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O 1 Parallel Port 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Side Speaker (Gray) 4 Rear Speaker (Black) 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 6 Line In (Light Blue) *7 Front Speaker (Lime) 8 Microphone (Pink...
... 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you use front panel audio. 3 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O 1 Parallel Port 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Side Speaker (Gray) 4 Rear Speaker (Black) 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 6 Line In (Light Blue) *7 Front Speaker (Lime) 8 Microphone (Pink...
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...and CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x ... excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to change without further notice. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. More detailed ...
...and CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x ... excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to change without further notice. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. More detailed ...
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...: 12.0-in x 9.6-in /Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s) - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I /O - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 ...x16 / x8 slot - 1 x PCI Express x8 slot - 2 x PCI Express x1 slots - Supports Dual Graphics XLI (see CAUTION 7) English 5 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/ Line in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology (...
...: 12.0-in x 9.6-in /Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s) - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I /O - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 ...x16 / x8 slot - 1 x PCI Express x8 slot - 2 x PCI Express x1 slots - Supports Dual Graphics XLI (see CAUTION 7) English 5 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/ Line in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology (...
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... Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - AMI Legal BIOS - CPU Temperature Sensing - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated English 6 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard Supports jumperfree - Motherboard Temperature Sensing - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 10) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - ACPI 1.1 Compliance...
... Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - AMI Legal BIOS - CPU Temperature Sensing - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated English 6 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard Supports jumperfree - Motherboard Temperature Sensing - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 10) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - ACPI 1.1 Compliance...
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.../s), and connect it to the SATAII connector. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 13. 7. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 7 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 55 of the system...
.../s), and connect it to the SATAII connector. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 13. 7. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 7 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 55 of the system...
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Please adopt the CPU, memory, and VGA that we suggest. CPU Memory VGA Sempron 2800+ 512MB Single Channel DX9.0 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic) English 8 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic logo, please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement.
Please adopt the CPU, memory, and VGA that we suggest. CPU Memory VGA Sempron 2800+ 512MB Single Channel DX9.0 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic) English 8 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic logo, please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement.
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1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for Dual Graphics XLI Mode (for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit only) Graphics Chip Model Name Vendor NVIDIA ASUS EN6600 ASUS EN6600GT Series ASUS EN6800LE ASUS EN6800GT ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV Chipset Name Driver GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600GT GeForce 6800LE GeForce 6800GT GeForce 7800GTX 81.98 81.98 81.98 81.98 81.98 For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for Dual Graphics XLI Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm English 9 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard
1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for Dual Graphics XLI Mode (for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit only) Graphics Chip Model Name Vendor NVIDIA ASUS EN6600 ASUS EN6600GT Series ASUS EN6800LE ASUS EN6800GT ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV Chipset Name Driver GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600GT GeForce 6800LE GeForce 6800GT GeForce 7800GTX 81.98 81.98 81.98 81.98 81.98 For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for Dual Graphics XLI Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm English 9 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard
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... 2. For proper installation, please kindly refer to static electricity, NEVER place your CPU fan and heatsink vendors. Step 5. Install CPU fan and heatsink. English 10 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to the instruction manuals of the pins. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that comes...
... 2. For proper installation, please kindly refer to static electricity, NEVER place your CPU fan and heatsink vendors. Step 5. Install CPU fan and heatsink. English 10 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to the instruction manuals of the pins. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that comes...
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...modules are installed in the slots of the same color. It is unable to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot; English 11 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard You may refer to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDRII DIMM pair in the DDRII DIMM ...want to install two memory modules, for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDRII DIMMs in the slots of Memory Modules (DIMM) AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard provides four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate II) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Orange slots; Yellow slots; ...
...modules are installed in the slots of the same color. It is unable to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot; English 11 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard You may refer to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDRII DIMM pair in the DDRII DIMM ...want to install two memory modules, for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDRII DIMMs in the slots of Memory Modules (DIMM) AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard provides four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate II) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Orange slots; Yellow slots; ...
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... that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 12 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English Step 1. Step 2. It will cause permanent damage to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components.
... that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 12 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English Step 1. Step 2. It will cause permanent damage to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components.
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...power supply is switched off or the power cord is used to install PCI Express expansion cards. Please check the jumper settings on AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard. Keep the screws for Dual Graphics XLI Mode" on the slot. Align the card connector with screws. Before installing the expansion...the expansion card and make sure that have the 32-bit PCI interface. Installing an expansion card Step 1. Step 3. Replace the system cover. 13 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English PCIE Slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot) is unplugged. Step 5. PCI Slots: PCI slots are 3 PCI slots and 4 ...
...power supply is switched off or the power cord is used to install PCI Express expansion cards. Please check the jumper settings on AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard. Keep the screws for Dual Graphics XLI Mode" on the slot. Align the card connector with screws. Before installing the expansion...the expansion card and make sure that have the 32-bit PCI interface. Installing an expansion card Step 1. Step 3. Replace the system cover. 13 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English PCIE Slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot) is unplugged. Step 5. PCI Slots: PCI slots are 3 PCI slots and 4 ...
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... J12 J13 J19 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 Enable PCIE2 (PCIE x8) / PCIE4 (PCIE x8) J12 J13 J19 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 English 14 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard You can also adjust the jumpers according to the below table to the table below for the correct jumper settings. When installing the add...
... J12 J13 J19 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 Enable PCIE2 (PCIE x8) / PCIE4 (PCIE x8) J12 J13 J19 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 English 14 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard You can also adjust the jumpers according to the below table to the table below for the correct jumper settings. When installing the add...
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... to the PCI Express graphics cards. Align and insert the Graphics Bridge to the previous section "Dual Graphics Feature" for proper jumper setting. English 15 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard If required, connect an auxiliary power source to install two identical Dual Graphics XLI enabled PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Dual Graphics XLI Technology...
... to the PCI Express graphics cards. Align and insert the Graphics Bridge to the previous section "Dual Graphics Feature" for proper jumper setting. English 15 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard If required, connect an auxiliary power source to install two identical Dual Graphics XLI enabled PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Dual Graphics XLI Technology...
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.... A. Step5. Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to enable the multi-GPU feature. B. From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab. English 16 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of our support CD to PCIE2 slot. Power on your...
.... A. Step5. Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to enable the multi-GPU feature. B. From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab. English 16 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of our support CD to PCIE2 slot. Power on your...
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G. I. F. H. E. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item. Click OK when done. 17 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced.
G. I. F. H. E. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item. Click OK when done. 17 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced.
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... Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are setup. Do NOT place jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the connector. 18 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard Placing jumper caps over these 2 pins. When the jumper cap is placed on these headers and connectors.
... Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are setup. Do NOT place jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the connector. 18 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard Placing jumper caps over these 2 pins. When the jumper cap is placed on these headers and connectors.
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... end of your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to eSATAII_BOTTOM and eSATAII_TOP connectors with corresponding color. 19 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English Please refer to the instruction of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).
... end of your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to eSATAII_BOTTOM and eSATAII_TOP connectors with corresponding color. 19 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English Please refer to the instruction of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).