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... 3 5 3.1 Introduction 35 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 35 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 36 3.2 Main Screen 36 3 Installation 14 Pre-installation Precautions 14 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3 ...
... 3 5 3.1 Introduction 35 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 35 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 36 3.2 Main Screen 36 3 Installation 14 Pre-installation Precautions 14 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3 ...
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...ASRock website without notice. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be subject to the hardware installation. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock M3N78D FX Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) ASRock M3N78D FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock M3N78D FX... motherboard, please visit our website for purchasing ASRock M3N78D FX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you for specific information about the...
...ASRock website without notice. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be subject to the hardware installation. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock M3N78D FX Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) ASRock M3N78D FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock M3N78D FX... motherboard, please visit our website for purchasing ASRock M3N78D FX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you for specific information about the...
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... (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 8) - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion header - 1 x Power LED header - VCCM...
... (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 8) - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion header - 1 x Power LED header - VCCM...
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...Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 17) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is no such limitation. 5. It should be less than 4GB for the reservation for the compatible memory... adopt. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and ...
...Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 17) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is no such limitation. 5. It should be less than 4GB for the reservation for the compatible memory... adopt. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and ...
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...Saver function, please enable Cool 'n' Quiet option in the BIOS setup in Flash ROM. ASRock Instant Flash is capable of output phases to your BIOS only in a few clicks without sacrificing computing performance. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously...systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Please be noted that delivers unparalleled power savings. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8. It helps you to save the new BIOS file to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle. If you can update your USB ...
...Saver function, please enable Cool 'n' Quiet option in the BIOS setup in Flash ROM. ASRock Instant Flash is capable of output phases to your BIOS only in a few clicks without sacrificing computing performance. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously...systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Please be noted that delivers unparalleled power savings. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8. It helps you to save the new BIOS file to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle. If you can update your USB ...
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...Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 9 NVIDIA nForce 720D Chipset 27 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1) 10 SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT 3), Red) 28 SPI BIOS Chip 11 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT 2), Red) 29 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE4, White) 12 SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT 1), Red) 30 ...IN 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 CHA_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 M3N78D FX LAN PCIE1 PHY PCIE2 PCI Express 2.0 PCIE3 CMOS BATTERY Super I/O CI1 1 AUDIO CODEC CD1 HDMI_SPDIF1 1 HD_AUDIO1 FLOPPY1 1 PCIE4 8Mb BIOS 1 CLRCMOS1 PCI1 RoHS NVIDIA nForce 720D Chipset PCI2 PCI3 COM1 1 USB6_7 ...
...Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 9 NVIDIA nForce 720D Chipset 27 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1) 10 SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT 3), Red) 28 SPI BIOS Chip 11 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT 2), Red) 29 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE4, White) 12 SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT 1), Red) 30 ...IN 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 CHA_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 M3N78D FX LAN PCIE1 PHY PCIE2 PCI Express 2.0 PCIE3 CMOS BATTERY Super I/O CI1 1 AUDIO CODEC CD1 HDMI_SPDIF1 1 HD_AUDIO1 FLOPPY1 1 PCIE4 8Mb BIOS 1 CLRCMOS1 PCI1 RoHS NVIDIA nForce 720D Chipset PCI2 PCI3 COM1 1 USB6_7 ...
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..., the jumper is "Open". However, please do the clear-CMOS action. 19 If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you do not clear the CMOS right after you to enable (see p.11, No. 30) 1_2 2_3 Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you update... the BIOS. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "Short". After waiting for 5 seconds. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you must...
..., the jumper is "Open". However, please do the clear-CMOS action. 19 If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you do not clear the CMOS right after you to enable (see p.11, No. 30) 1_2 2_3 Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you update... the BIOS. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "Short". After waiting for 5 seconds. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you must...
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...-bit Without RAID Functions If you see these messages, Please choose: 1. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. C. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on the support CD driver page. When you...
...-bit Without RAID Functions If you see these messages, Please choose: 1. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. C. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on the support CD driver page. When you...
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...your SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. When you see "Where do you want to load the NVIDIA® AHCI drivers. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. You can start to [AHCI]. At the ... E. NVIDIA® AHCI drivers are as below steps. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® AHCI driver. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Insert the Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the floppy drive....
...your SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. When you see "Where do you want to load the NVIDIA® AHCI drivers. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. You can start to [AHCI]. At the ... E. NVIDIA® AHCI drivers are as below steps. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® AHCI driver. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Insert the Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the floppy drive....
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...that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive again to set RAID configuration. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to continue the installation. After reading the floppy disk... of the document in the following section 2.13.1 step 2 on your system. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) 32 A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver...
...that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive again to set RAID configuration. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to continue the installation. After reading the floppy disk... of the document in the following section 2.13.1 step 2 on your system. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) 32 A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to install. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver...
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STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 33 page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. NOTE. B.... 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you still need to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set RAID configuration. Please specify the first RAID driver and then specify again for the second one.) NOTE. Then, please set the...
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 33 page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive to boot your system. NOTE. B.... 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you still need to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set RAID configuration. Please specify the first RAID driver and then specify again for the second one.) NOTE. Then, please set the...
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.... 34 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to...
.... 34 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to...
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... the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the computer. Please press or 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 and then back on the system chassis. You ...
... the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the computer. Please press or 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 and then back on the system chassis. You ...
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...:Second] Use this item 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 specify the system time. Navigation Key(s) / / + / Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves... UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 12/05/2011] BIOS Version : M3N78D FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 545 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : 100F42/1000086 L1 Cache Size ...
...:Second] Use this item 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 specify the system time. Navigation Key(s) / / + / Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves... UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 12/05/2011] BIOS Version : M3N78D FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 545 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : 100F42/1000086 L1 Cache Size ...
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... features. Configuration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.], [CPU, PCIE, Async.] and [Optimized]. Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE...
... features. Configuration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.], [CPU, PCIE, Async.] and [Optimized]. Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE...
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...-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. The configuration options depend on the CPU core you to adjust CPU Active Core Control feature. The default value is [Auto]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE...
...-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. The configuration options depend on the CPU core you to adjust CPU Active Core Control feature. The default value is [Auto]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE...
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Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Power Down Enable Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving CAS Latency (CL) TRCD TRP TRAS Command Rate TRC TRTP TWR TRFC ...
Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Power Down Enable Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving CAS Latency (CL) TRCD TRP TRAS Command Rate TRC TRTP TWR TRFC ...
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... your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your system after BIOS update process completes. 41 ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in this section may set the configurations for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values... PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration BIOS Update Utility ASRock Instant Flash Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to update your BIOS, and reboot your BIOS only in below sections may cause system to malfunction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor...
... your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your system after BIOS update process completes. 41 ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in this section may set the configurations for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values... PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration BIOS Update Utility ASRock Instant Flash Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to update your BIOS, and reboot your BIOS only in below sections may cause system to malfunction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor...
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... the Halt State (C1). Please set to [Enabled]. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of the system caches. 42 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Cool' n' Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Enhanced Halt State(C1E) [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item...
... the Halt State (C1). Please set to [Enabled]. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of the system caches. 42 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Cool' n' Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Enhanced Halt State(C1E) [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item...
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3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Primary Graphics Adapter [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen ...
3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Primary Graphics Adapter [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen ...