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... 17 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18 2.8 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 21 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 21 3. Contents 1. 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 27 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration... Boot Settings Configuration 35 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority 35 3.6 Security Screen 36 3.7 Exit Screen 37 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 9 1.4 ASRock 8CH I/O 10 2.
... 17 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18 2.8 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 21 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 21 3. Contents 1. 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 27 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration... Boot Settings Configuration 35 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority 35 3.6 Security Screen 36 3.7 Exit Screen 37 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 9 1.4 ASRock 8CH I/O 10 2.
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... as well. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of the Support CD. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) 1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor...
... as well. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of the Support CD. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) 1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8 Combo-Z Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor...
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USB 2.0: ASRock 8CH I/O: BIOS: OS: 8 USB 2.0 Ports: 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports on the I/O Panel Plus 2 On-Board Headers Supporting 4 Extra USB 2.0 Ports (see CAUTION 7) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 ...) 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports 1 RJ-45 Port Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass / Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone (see CAUTION 8) AMI Legal BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support CPU Frequency Stepless Control (only for advanced users' reference, see CAUTION 9) Microsoft® Windows...
USB 2.0: ASRock 8CH I/O: BIOS: OS: 8 USB 2.0 Ports: 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports on the I/O Panel Plus 2 On-Board Headers Supporting 4 Extra USB 2.0 Ports (see CAUTION 7) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 ...) 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports 1 RJ-45 Port Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass / Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone (see CAUTION 8) AMI Legal BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support CPU Frequency Stepless Control (only for advanced users' reference, see CAUTION 9) Microsoft® Windows...
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... + + , or by turning the system off and then back on the system chassis. If you wish to get into the sub screen. 22 Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced... bar with its test routines. You may also restart by pressing the reset button on . The Flash Memory on your system. 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 computer. You may run the...
... + + , or by turning the system off and then back on the system chassis. If you wish to get into the sub screen. 22 Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced... bar with its test routines. You may also restart by pressing the reset button on . The Flash Memory on your system. 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 computer. You may run the...
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...] Use this item to specify the system time. 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... L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory DDR 1 (K8_939) DDR 2 (K8_939) DDR 3 (K8_939) DDR 4 (K8_754) DDR 5 (K8_754) [17:00:09] [Fri 07/09/2004] : K8 Combo-Z BIOS P1.0 : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ : 2200 MHz : 128KB : 1024KB : 512MB Single-Channel Memory Mode : 512MB/133MHz (DDR266) : None : None : None : None Use [Enter...
...] Use this item to specify the system time. 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... L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory DDR 1 (K8_939) DDR 2 (K8_939) DDR 3 (K8_939) DDR 4 (K8_754) DDR 5 (K8_754) [17:00:09] [Fri 07/09/2004] : K8 Combo-Z BIOS P1.0 : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ : 2200 MHz : 128KB : 1024KB : 512MB Single-Channel Memory Mode : 512MB/133MHz (DDR266) : None : None : None : None Use [Enter...
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Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, ... better system stability. 24 Setting wrong values in this motherboard. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Processor...
Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, ... better system stability. 24 Setting wrong values in this motherboard. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Processor...
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... Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Multiplier/Voltage Change Processor Multiplier Processor Voltage Memory ...FID/VID will display Processor Maximum Multiplier for reference. Multiplier/Voltage Change This item is recommended to [Auto] by default. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor ...
... Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Multiplier/Voltage Change Processor Multiplier Processor Voltage Memory ...FID/VID will display Processor Maximum Multiplier for reference. Multiplier/Voltage Change This item is recommended to [Auto] by default. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor ...
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... to enable or disable the feature of multiple video controllers. OnBoard AC97 Audio Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard AC97 Audio feature. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings OnBoard AC97 Audio OnBoard LAN [Auto] [Enabled] AGP Aperture Size AGP Data Rate AGP Fast Write Primary Graphics Adapter [64...
... to enable or disable the feature of multiple video controllers. OnBoard AC97 Audio Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard AC97 Audio feature. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings OnBoard AC97 Audio OnBoard LAN [Auto] [Enabled] AGP Aperture Size AGP Data Rate AGP Fast Write Primary Graphics Adapter [64...
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... you set this item to boot up when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power remains off mode. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Restore on the...
... you set this item to boot up when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power remains off mode. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Restore on the...
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...Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 29 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 :...which can be applied to the configurations of device connected to enable or disable the "OnBoard SATA Controller" feature. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave...
...Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 29 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 :...which can be applied to the configurations of device connected to enable or disable the "OnBoard SATA Controller" feature. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave...
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... mode for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. 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. for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS...
... mode for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. 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. for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS...
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... Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 31 Value in units of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of floppy drive connected to keep the...General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. It is 32. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause the system to malfunction. PCI IDE BusMaster...
... Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 31 Value in units of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of floppy drive connected to keep the...General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. It is 32. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause the system to malfunction. PCI IDE BusMaster...
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...Version". Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. 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 set the operation mode of the parallel port. OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port ...
...Version". Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. 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 set the operation mode of the parallel port. OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port ...
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... is no USB device connected, "Auto" option will start to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. etc. 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...
... is no USB device connected, "Auto" option will start to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. etc. 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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...critical voltage. 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 Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives... CD/DVD Drives Configure Settings during System Boot. 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...
...critical voltage. 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 Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives... CD/DVD Drives Configure Settings during System Boot. 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...
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...In this item is set to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08] [CD ...boot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives, the removable drives, and the CD/DVD drives. 35 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 ...
...In this item is set to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08] [CD ...boot sequence from the available devices for the hard disk drives, the removable drives, and the CD/DVD drives. 35 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 ...
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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. 36 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. 3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
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. 36 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. 3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
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... Defaults When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Load optimal defaults?" Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Save Changes and Exit When you select this operation. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this ...option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes?" F10 key can be used for all changes. 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...
... Defaults When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Load optimal defaults?" Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Save Changes and Exit When you select this operation. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this ...option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes?" F10 key can be used for all changes. 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...