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... 33 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 33 2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Dual Graphics XLI Mode 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout 11 1.6 ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O 12 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 37 3.1 Introduction 37 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 37 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 38 3.2 Main Screen 38 3.3 Advanced Screen 39 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 40 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 42 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents...
... 33 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 33 2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Dual Graphics XLI Mode 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout 11 1.6 ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O 12 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 37 3.1 Introduction 37 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 37 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 38 3.2 Main Screen 38 3.3 Advanced Screen 39 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 40 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 42 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents...
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... (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) 1 x ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Shield 1 x ASRock Graphics Bridge 1 x USB Bracket 5 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain...
... (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) 1 x ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Shield 1 x ASRock Graphics Bridge 1 x USB Bracket 5 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain...
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... - CPU Fan Tachometer - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 10) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - Motherboard Temperature Sensing - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis...pin 12V power connector - Supports jumperfree - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD, 5), NCQ, AHCI and...
... - CPU Fan Tachometer - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 10) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - Motherboard Temperature Sensing - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis...pin 12V power connector - Supports jumperfree - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD, 5), NCQ, AHCI and...
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... to connect them for HD audio panel only. Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to OUT2_L. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation 25 B. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.11 No. 17) Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.11 No. 3) GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect...
... to connect them for HD audio panel only. Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to OUT2_L. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation 25 B. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.11 No. 17) Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.11 No. 3) GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect...
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... plan to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on SATA / SATAII, SATA / SATAII HDDs must be operated in BIOS setup. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. If you need to install at least 4 SATA / SATAII...
... plan to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on SATA / SATAII, SATA / SATAII HDDs must be operated in BIOS setup. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. If you need to install at least 4 SATA / SATAII...
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... SATA / SATAII HDDs Without RAID Functions The installation procedures for selecting the mode you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to install Windows® 2000, Windows® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your... SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID and Hot Plug functions, please choose non-RAID mode. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs Operating in BIOS setup to set the option from [RAID] to [AHCI]. 2. Enter "SATA Operation Mode" in Non-RAID Mode 1. Start Windows® 2000, Windows®...
... SATA / SATAII HDDs Without RAID Functions The installation procedures for selecting the mode you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to install Windows® 2000, Windows® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your... SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID and Hot Plug functions, please choose non-RAID mode. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs Operating in BIOS setup to set the option from [RAID] to [AHCI]. 2. Enter "SATA Operation Mode" in Non-RAID Mode 1. Start Windows® 2000, Windows®...
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...screen. 37 You may not exactly match what you see on . You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by pressing... the reset button on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off ...
...screen. 37 You may not exactly match what you see on . You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by pressing... the reset button on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off ...
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... v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 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 H/W Monitor Boot System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 04/11/2006] BIOS Version : AM2XLI-eSATA2 BIOS P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ (64 bit supported) Processor Speed : 2200 MHz Microcode Update : 10FF0/41 L1 Cache Size : 128KB L2 ...
... v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 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 H/W Monitor Boot System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 04/11/2006] BIOS Version : AM2XLI-eSATA2 BIOS P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ (64 bit supported) Processor Speed : 2200 MHz Microcode Update : 10FF0/41 L1 Cache Size : 128KB L2 ...
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... USB Configuration Options for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in this section, you may cause the system to malfunction. 39
... USB Configuration Options for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in this section, you may cause the system to malfunction. 39
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... the default value for system stability. 40 with CPU]. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum...
... the default value for system stability. 40 with CPU]. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum...
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... to adjust the value of this item to adjust the value of this item. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.0], [3.0], and [2.5]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Processor Multiplier This item will show when "Multiplier/Voltage Change" is [Disabled]. You may set the value from [x8... Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. 41 CAS Latency Use this to [Manual]; Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum...
... to adjust the value of this item to adjust the value of this item. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.0], [3.0], and [2.5]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Processor Multiplier This item will show when "Multiplier/Voltage Change" is [Disabled]. You may set the value from [x8... Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. 41 CAS Latency Use this to [Manual]; Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum...
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... This allows you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is [Auto]. The default value is [Auto]. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings OnBoard LAN OnBoard HD Audio Front Panel Control [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] Primary Graphics Adapter CPU - Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory...
... This allows you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is [Auto]. The default value is [Auto]. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings OnBoard LAN OnBoard HD Audio Front Panel Control [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] Primary Graphics Adapter CPU - Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory...
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.../power loss. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to turn on the system from the power-soft-off when the power recovers. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Restore on STR Resume" will enable this item to enable or disable...
.../power loss. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to turn on the system from the power-soft-off when the power recovers. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Restore on STR Resume" will enable this item to enable or disable...
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... [AHCI]. eSATAII Support Use this option is [Disabled]. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration Serial ATA Controller SATA Operation Mode eSATAII Support SATA PHY DeLimiter Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master...
... [AHCI]. eSATAII Support Use this option is [Disabled]. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration Serial ATA Controller SATA Operation Mode eSATAII Support SATA PHY DeLimiter Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master...
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...ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as FDISK, to disable the use a disk utility, such as MO. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. TYPE Use this item is ...F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. :Hard Disk :MAXTOR 6L080J4 :80.0...
...ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as FDISK, to disable the use a disk utility, such as MO. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. TYPE Use this item is ...F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. :Hard Disk :MAXTOR 6L080J4 :80.0...
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... Timer The default value is recommended to malfunction. Setting wrong values in this item to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency...
... Timer The default value is recommended to malfunction. Setting wrong values in this item to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency...
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...Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 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... Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02...
...Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 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... Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02...
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Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3]. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 ...
Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3]. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 ...
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if there is [Disabled]. 50 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12....
if there is [Disabled]. 50 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12....
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Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Removable Drives [1st Floppy Device] [... Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from network feature. +F1 F9...
Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Removable Drives [1st Floppy Device] [... Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from network feature. +F1 F9...