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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard English Layout Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 775-Pin CPU Socket North Bridge Controller CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_3; Yellow) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDRII_2, DDRII_4; Orange) 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR1, DDR2; Blue) JMicron JMB360 Chipset (PCIEX1 interface) Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_1, red) SATA2_EN1 - 4 AGI Express Slot South Bridge Controller Third Serial ATA Connector (SATA3, black) Fourth Serial ATA Connector (SATA4, black) Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2, blue) Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1, blue) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 System Panel Header (PANEL1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) SATA2_EN5 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) Infrared Module Connector (IR1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) Game Port Header (GAME1) JR1 JL1 Jumper Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) PCIEX1_EN1 - 4 BIOS FWH Chip PCI Express Slot (PCIE2) PCI Express Slot (PCIE1) SLI / XFIRE Power Connector Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) English 2 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard ASRock 8CH I/O 1 2 3 4 5 6 Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) 8 9 10 11 12 13 Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Serial Port: COM1 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) *7 * If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker (No. 7) (No. 4) 2 V -4 V V 6 V V 8 V V Central / Bass (No. 5) --V V Side Speaker (No. 3) ---V 3 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 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 quality and endurance. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Support CD (including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo) One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock 8CH I/O English English English English English 4 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - 775-Pin Socket supporting Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D processor (in 775-land LGA package) - FSB 800/533 MHz - Supports EM64T CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Northbridge: Intel® 915P chipset - Southbridge: Intel® ICH6 - Dual Channel DDR/DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - 2 x DDR DIMM slots - Support DDR400/333 - Max. capacity: 2GB - 4 x DDRII DIMM slots - Support DDRII533 - Max. capacity: 4GB - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 3) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 4) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - 3 x PCI slots - 1 x AGI Express slot for PCI Express x 16 graphics card (see CAUTION 5) - 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot - Realtek ALC850 7.1 channel AC'97 audio codec - Realtek PCI LAN 8101L - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock 8CH I/O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 Port - Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O 5 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard English Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 4 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors (No Support for "RAID" and "Hot Plug" functions) - 1 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connector by JMicron JMB360 (PCIE x 1 interface) (Supports "Hot Plug" function) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 20 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - SLI/XFIRE power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 7) - 2Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP/XP 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 8) - FCC, CE, WHQL English 6 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard CAUTION! 1. 2. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 30 of "User Manual" in the Support CD. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 12 for proper installation. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. If you install PCI Express VGA card to AGI Express slot, PCIE2 slot (PCIE x 1) and SATAII functions will be disabled. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the "Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot" on page 8. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 14. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3 for proper connection. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. Because of Intel 915P chipset limitation, Windows 98 / ME does not support USB 2.0 but only USB 1.1. Besides, after installing Windows 98 / ME, two display adapter controllers will appear in "Display Adapters" of "Device Manager". Please remove one of the display adapter controllers, and then you can successfully install the VGA driver. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 7 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard English 1.3 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot (for Windows 2000/Windows XP) Graphics Chip Vendor n-VIDIA Model Name ASUS EN5750 ASUS Extreme N5900 ASUS EN6200GE ASUS EN6200 ASUS EN6600 ASUS EN6800GT ASUS EN6800 ALBATRON PC6600GT GIGABYTE GV-NX66128D GIGABYTE GV-NX62128D LEADTEK PX6200 TC/TDH MSI PCX 5750-TD128 SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC ASUS EAX700PRO/TVD ASUS EAX600XT/HTVD ABIT X600XT Gecube RX300 GECUBE X850XT-VIVO GIGABYTE GV-RX60P128D MSI X800XT Chipset Name GeForce PCX5750 GeForce PCX5900 GeForce 6200 GeForce 6200 GeForce 6600 GeForce 6800GT GeForce 6800 GeForce 6600GT GeForce 6600 GeForce 6200 GeForce 6200TC GeForce PCX5750 GeForce 6200TC Radeon X700 PRO Radeon X600 XT Radeon X600 XT RADEON X300 Radeon X850 XT RADEON X600PRO Radeon X800 XT ATi For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express slot, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm Note. Turbo cache PCI Express x 16 VGA cards are not recommanded to use. English 8 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard 2. Installation Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components. 3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs. 4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antstatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component. 5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. 2.1 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below. 775-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. 9 ASRock 775i915P-SATA2 Motherboard English Step 1. Open the socket: Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab. Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open position at approximately 135 degrees. Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open position at approximately 100 degrees. Step 2. Insert the 775-LAND CPU: Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with black lines. black line black line Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. Pin1 orientation key notch orientation key notch Pin1 alignment key alignment key 775-Pin Socket 775-LAND CPU For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mot ...