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P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE User Manual Version 1.1 Published September 2008 Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE User Manual Version 1.1 Published September 2008 Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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...5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout (P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R 11 1.4 Motherboard Layout (P45XE 12 1.5 ASRock DualLAN_SPDIF I/O (P45XE-WiFiN 13 1.6 ASRock DualLAN_SPDIF I/O (P45XE-R 14 1.7 ASRock SPDIF I/O Plus (P45XE 15 1.8 ASRock WiFi-802.11n Module Specifications (For P45XE-WiFiN Only 16 2 Installation 17 2.1 Screw Holes 17 2.2 Pre-installation...18 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only 44 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 44 2.18.2 Setting ...
...5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout (P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R 11 1.4 Motherboard Layout (P45XE 12 1.5 ASRock DualLAN_SPDIF I/O (P45XE-WiFiN 13 1.6 ASRock DualLAN_SPDIF I/O (P45XE-R 14 1.7 ASRock SPDIF I/O Plus (P45XE 15 1.8 ASRock WiFi-802.11n Module Specifications (For P45XE-WiFiN Only 16 2 Installation 17 2.1 Screw Holes 17 2.2 Pre-installation...18 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only 44 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 44 2.18.2 Setting ...
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... Without RAID Functions 48 2.19.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 49 2.20 DTS Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN Only 50 2.21 Teaming Function Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only 52 2.22 Untied Overclocking Technology 55 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 56 3.1 Introduction 56 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 56 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 57 3.2 Main...
... Without RAID Functions 48 2.19.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 49 2.20 DTS Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN Only 50 2.21 Teaming Function Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only 52 2.22 Untied Overclocking Technology 55 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 56 3.1 Introduction 56 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 56 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 57 3.2 Main...
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.../index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm) ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Quick Installation Guide ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Support CD ASRock WiFi-802.11n Module Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN Only) Motherboard Accessories One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced...
.../index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm) ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Quick Installation Guide ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Support CD ASRock WiFi-802.11n Module Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN Only) Motherboard Accessories One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced...
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...ALC888 Audio Codec) 6 Compatible with FSB2000/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz (see CAUTION 7) P45XE-R - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection - Southbridge: Intel® ICH10R (P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R) - Supports ATITM CrossFireTM - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (green @ x16... mode, blue @ x8 mode) - 3 x PCI Express x1 slots - 2 x PCI slots P45XE-WiFiN - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD ...
...ALC888 Audio Codec) 6 Compatible with FSB2000/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz (see CAUTION 7) P45XE-R - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection - Southbridge: Intel® ICH10R (P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R) - Supports ATITM CrossFireTM - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (green @ x16... mode, blue @ x8 mode) - 3 x PCI Express x1 slots - 2 x PCI slots P45XE-WiFiN - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD ...
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... - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to -Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x eSATAII Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with Teaming function (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only) - Realtek RTL8111B/RTL8111C - ASRock WiFi-802.11n module - 150Mbps IEEE 802.11n / 54Mbps IEEE 802.11g / 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker...
... - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to -Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x eSATAII Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with Teaming function (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only) - Realtek RTL8111B/RTL8111C - ASRock WiFi-802.11n module - 150Mbps IEEE 802.11n / 54Mbps IEEE 802.11g / 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker...
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... CAUTION 16) - - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header (P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R) - T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Hardware - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB...USB/WiFi header (see CAUTION 13) - Supports Jumperfree Overclocking - CPU, DRAM, NB, SB, VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12) BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 17) Certifications -...
... CAUTION 16) - - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header (P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R) - T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Hardware - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB...USB/WiFi header (see CAUTION 13) - Supports Jumperfree Overclocking - CPU, DRAM, NB, SB, VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12) BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 17) Certifications -...
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... with the type of speaker you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". V V 8 V V V V To enable Multi-Streaming function, you use . 1.5 ASRock DualLAN_SPDIF I/O (P45XE-WiFiN) 1 2 3 4 15 16 5 6 9 7 10 8 11 18 17 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 3 IEEE 1394 Port * 4 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1) * 5 LAN RJ...
... with the type of speaker you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". V V 8 V V V V To enable Multi-Streaming function, you use . 1.5 ASRock DualLAN_SPDIF I/O (P45XE-WiFiN) 1 2 3 4 15 16 5 6 9 7 10 8 11 18 17 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 3 IEEE 1394 Port * 4 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1) * 5 LAN RJ...
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... Internet phone calls easily. Standard - ASRock WiFi-802.11n omni-directional antenna LED - You can easily create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. 1.8 ASRock WiFi-802.11n Module Specifications (For P45XE-WiFiN Only) ASRock WiFi-802.11n module is an easy...-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to use ASRock WiFi-802.11n module on this motherboard, please ...
... Internet phone calls easily. Standard - ASRock WiFi-802.11n omni-directional antenna LED - You can easily create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. 1.8 ASRock WiFi-802.11n Module Specifications (For P45XE-WiFiN Only) ASRock WiFi-802.11n module is an easy...-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to use ASRock WiFi-802.11n module on this motherboard, please ...
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...least 3 SATA / SATAII hard disks. 2. If you plan to use RAID 5 function, you to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. P45XE adopts Intel® ICH10 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID... SATAII connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. 2 . 1 4 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R adopts Intel® ICH10R south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable...
...least 3 SATA / SATAII hard disks. 2. If you plan to use RAID 5 function, you to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. P45XE adopts Intel® ICH10 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID... SATAII connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. 2 . 1 4 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R adopts Intel® ICH10R south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable...
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... Hot Plug Function? 2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. P45XE supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII...
... Hot Plug Function? 2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. P45XE supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII...
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..., the drivers compatible to your system can work properly. 2.18 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only) If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . Then you want to format and copy files [YN]?
..., the drivers compatible to your system can work properly. 2.18 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only) If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . Then you want to format and copy files [YN]?
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2 . 2 0 DTS Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN Only) DTS (Digital Theater Systems) is a multi-channel digital surround sound format to bring you select DTS Neo: PC. You will find that the DTS ... a new class of DTS-format soundtracks and music mixes dramatically improves content. DTS makes audio tracks more ) into a DTS audio signal and sent out from ASRock support CD. 2. Please follow below steps to enable or disable it. On the bottom of Realtek HD Audio Manager.
2 . 2 0 DTS Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN Only) DTS (Digital Theater Systems) is a multi-channel digital surround sound format to bring you select DTS Neo: PC. You will find that the DTS ... a new class of DTS-format soundtracks and music mixes dramatically improves content. DTS makes audio tracks more ) into a DTS audio signal and sent out from ASRock support CD. 2. Please follow below steps to enable or disable it. On the bottom of Realtek HD Audio Manager.
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If you don't want to act as one single connection for Teaming function only. 2 . 2 1 Teaming Function Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only) Dual LAN with Teaming enabled. After installing driver, please open Teaming Utility in Programs. (Start > Programs > Realtek > Teaming Utility) 52 Before setting up Teaming ...
If you don't want to act as one single connection for Teaming function only. 2 . 2 1 Teaming Function Operation Guide (For P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R Only) Dual LAN with Teaming enabled. After installing driver, please open Teaming Utility in Programs. (Start > Programs > Realtek > Teaming Utility) 52 Before setting up Teaming ...
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... up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for the function description of each navigation key. P45XE-WiFiN BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Fri 08/...22/2008] BIOS Version : P45XE-WiFiN P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2666MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size...
... up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for the function description of each navigation key. P45XE-WiFiN BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Fri 08/...22/2008] BIOS Version : P45XE-WiFiN P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2666MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size...
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... operation. This performance setup RAID mode may not be used for this operation. F4 key can load the BIOS setup according to your motherboard is P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R. 3.3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" Load BIOS...
... operation. This performance setup RAID mode may not be used for this operation. F4 key can load the BIOS setup according to your motherboard is P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R. 3.3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" Load BIOS...
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.... This allows you to enable or disable the "OnBoard IDE" feature. The default value of OnBoard HD Audio. The default value is for P45XE only. If you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable this item to enable or disable the "OnBoard Lan 1" feature.... CD-In This option is for P45XE only. OnBoard IDE and 1394 This option is for P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R only. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to [Enabled]. CIR10 Field 1 Use this option. OnBoard Lan 1 This...
.... This allows you to enable or disable the "OnBoard IDE" feature. The default value of OnBoard HD Audio. The default value is for P45XE only. If you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable this item to enable or disable the "OnBoard Lan 1" feature.... CD-In This option is for P45XE only. OnBoard IDE and 1394 This option is for P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R only. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to [Enabled]. CIR10 Field 1 Use this option. OnBoard Lan 1 This...
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... Controller Use this motherboard to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is only supported for P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R. ACPI HPET Table Use this option is enabled. The default value is only for P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R. 1. Then in the option "Configure SATAII as", you plan to use the Hot Plug function under Windows environment...
... Controller Use this motherboard to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is only supported for P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R. ACPI HPET Table Use this option is enabled. The default value is only for P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R. 1. Then in the option "Configure SATAII as", you plan to use the Hot Plug function under Windows environment...
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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Motherboard English This device complies with Part 15 of the ... not limited to the owners' benefit, without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. Products and corporate names appearing in this guide may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their... to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this guide are used only for informational use only and...
All rights reserved. 1 ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Motherboard English This device complies with Part 15 of the ... not limited to the owners' benefit, without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. Products and corporate names appearing in this guide may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their... to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this guide are used only for informational use only and...
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Yellow) 27 COM Port Header (COM1) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 28 HDMI_SPDIF Header (Dual Channel B: DDRII_A2, DDRII_B2; Motherboard Layout (P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R) English 1 eSATAII Connector 21 SATAII Connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM (Port 5), Orange) (SATAII_5 (Port4), Orange) 2 775-Pin CPU Socket 22 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 3 North Bridge...) 18 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (Port2), Red) 39 eSATAII Connector 19 SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (Port5), Orange) (eSATAII_TOP (Port 4), Orange) 20 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 2 ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Motherboard
Yellow) 27 COM Port Header (COM1) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 28 HDMI_SPDIF Header (Dual Channel B: DDRII_A2, DDRII_B2; Motherboard Layout (P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R) English 1 eSATAII Connector 21 SATAII Connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM (Port 5), Orange) (SATAII_5 (Port4), Orange) 2 775-Pin CPU Socket 22 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 3 North Bridge...) 18 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (Port2), Red) 39 eSATAII Connector 19 SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (Port5), Orange) (eSATAII_TOP (Port 4), Orange) 20 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 2 ASRock P45XE-WiFiN / P45XE-R / P45XE Motherboard