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Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM 2. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 22 3.1 Introduction 22 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 22 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 23 3.2 Main Screen 23 3.3 Advanced Screen 24 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 24 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 25 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 27 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 28 3.3.5 PCIPnP ...
Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM 2. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 22 3.1 Introduction 22 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 22 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 23 3.2 Main Screen 23 3.3 Advanced Screen 24 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 24 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 25 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 27 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 28 3.3.5 PCIPnP ...
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... 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock K7V88 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to BIOS setup and information of the motherboard and step-bystep guide to change without further notice...
... 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock K7V88 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to BIOS setup and information of the motherboard and step-bystep guide to change without further notice...
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... CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of this motherboard! To perform over clocking. Do NOT use the "Manual" option as the FSB setting in BIOS setup. BIOS: OS: AMI BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for proper installation. 2.
... CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of this motherboard! To perform over clocking. Do NOT use the "Manual" option as the FSB setting in BIOS setup. BIOS: OS: AMI BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for proper installation. 2.
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... 2.0 T: USB4 1 B: USB5 USB45 CD1 AUX1 ATXPWR1 VKIACT8h8ip0set AGP 8X SATA Audio CODEC JR1 JL1 1 AUDIO1 1.5V_AGP1 LAN PHY PCI 1 ` IDE2 FSB_SEL0 1 1 FSB_SEL1 Super I/O PCI 2 K7V88 FSB400 2MB BIOS 1 GAME1 PCI 3 USB2.0 5.1 CH PCI 4 ATA133 DDR400 PCI 5 IR1 1 IDE1 VIA VT8237 SATA2 SATA1 FLOPPY1 CMOS Battery USB67 CLRCMOS2 1 CHA_FAN1 PWR_LED11 PANEL 1 SPEAKER1 PLED...
... 2.0 T: USB4 1 B: USB5 USB45 CD1 AUX1 ATXPWR1 VKIACT8h8ip0set AGP 8X SATA Audio CODEC JR1 JL1 1 AUDIO1 1.5V_AGP1 LAN PHY PCI 1 ` IDE2 FSB_SEL0 1 1 FSB_SEL1 Super I/O PCI 2 K7V88 FSB400 2MB BIOS 1 GAME1 PCI 3 USB2.0 5.1 CH PCI 4 ATA133 DDR400 PCI 5 IR1 1 IDE1 VIA VT8237 SATA2 SATA1 FLOPPY1 CMOS Battery USB67 CLRCMOS2 1 CHA_FAN1 PWR_LED11 PANEL 1 SPEAKER1 PLED...
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... information such as the FSB setting in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you do the clear-CMOS action. If you need to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord, then use the... (CLRCMOS2, 2-pin jumper) (see p.8, No. 30) JR1 JL1 Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are setup. Please rem ember to clear the data in BIOS setup. To perform over clocking, you must boot up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you to remove the jumper cap after clearing...
... information such as the FSB setting in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you do the clear-CMOS action. If you need to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord, then use the... (CLRCMOS2, 2-pin jumper) (see p.8, No. 30) JR1 JL1 Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are setup. Please rem ember to clear the data in BIOS setup. To perform over clocking, you must boot up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you to remove the jumper cap after clearing...
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...VIA RAID Tool", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may start to configure the RAID function, you need to make an SATA driver diskette before you ...install the OS. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system, or you may also set RAID 0 /... any floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press . Before you start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! WARNING! Please refer to the...
...VIA RAID Tool", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may start to configure the RAID function, you need to make an SATA driver diskette before you ...install the OS. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system, or you may also set RAID 0 /... any floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press . Before you start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! WARNING! Please refer to the...
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...descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. 3. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you see on the menu bar, and then press to get into the sub screen. 22 You may not exactly match what...the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the default system device to configure...
...descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may also restart by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. 3. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you see on the menu bar, and then press to get into the sub screen. 22 You may not exactly match what...the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the default system device to configure...
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...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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot System Overview... System Time System Date [10:00:09] [Mon 03/08/2004] BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 : K7V88 BIOS P1.00 : AMD Athlon (tm) XP 2600+ : 2083 MHz : 64KB : 256KB : 512MB Dual-...
...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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot System Overview... System Time System Date [10:00:09] [Mon 03/08/2004] BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 : K7V88 BIOS P1.00 : AMD Athlon (tm) XP 2600+ : 2083 MHz : 64KB : 256KB : 512MB Dual-...
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... values in this section may cause system to malfunction. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the...Megatrends, Inc. The actual CPU host frequency will show in below sections may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum [Auto] [166] [Disabled] Select how to Sub Screen...
... values in this section may cause system to malfunction. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the...Megatrends, Inc. The actual CPU host frequency will show in below sections may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum [Auto] [166] [Disabled] Select how to Sub Screen...
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.... Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you have properly set to adjust the means of the PCI memory address range used for the system. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Command Rate DRAM Bus Selection [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [2T Command] [Auto] Primary...
.... Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you have properly set to adjust the means of the PCI memory address range used for the system. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Command Rate DRAM Bus Selection [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [2T Command] [Auto] Primary...
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... power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this item to...
... power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this item to...
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...Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 28 Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. BOTH: enables both ... [Disabled] [Disabled] Select the type of "Primary IDE Slave", "Secondary IDE Master", and "Secondary IDE Slave" as well. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave [Both] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected...
...Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 28 Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. BOTH: enables both ... [Disabled] [Disabled] Select the type of "Primary IDE Slave", "Secondary IDE Master", and "Secondary IDE Slave" as well. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave [Both] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected...
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.../DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the IDE device that you specify.
.../DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the IDE device that you specify.
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3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of floppy drive connected to the system. +F1 F9 ... Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 30 It is 32. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. +F1 F9...
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of floppy drive connected to the system. +F1 F9 ... Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 30 It is 32. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. +F1 F9...
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...OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this option is [ECP+EPP]. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. 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... MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. If this item to Enable or Disable ...
...OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this option is [ECP+EPP]. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. 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... MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. If this item to Enable or Disable ...
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... this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled : None USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB...
... this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled : None USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB...
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Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Configure Settings during...it allows you to monitor the status of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V ...
Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Configure Settings during...it allows you to monitor the status of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V ...
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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 the available devices. Likewise, ... F9 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 Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08] [CD / DVD] Specifies...
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 the available devices. Likewise, ... F9 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 Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08] [CD / DVD] Specifies...
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Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Install or Change the password. For the user password, you may also clear it. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 35 3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Install or Change the password. For the user password, you may also clear it. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 35 3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
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...Inc. Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Load optimal defaults?" 3.7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults ...Exit system setup after saving the changes. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes and ...
...Inc. Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Load optimal defaults?" 3.7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults ...Exit system setup after saving the changes. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes and ...