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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English Layout Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) North Bridge Controller CPU Heatsink Retention Module AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Red) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Orange) Secondary SATA Connector (SATA2; Black) JMicron JMB363 Chipset Primary SATA Connector (SATA1; Black) South Bridge Controller AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) System Panel Header (PANEL1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) Infrared Module Header (IR1) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) WiFi Header (WIFI) JR1 / JL1 Jumper Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Flash Memory PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP; Orange) English 2 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard ASRock 8CH_eSA ASRock 8CH_eS ATAII I/O Plus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) *8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) eSATAII Port COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * 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. 8) (No. 5) 2 V -4 V -6 V -8 V V Central / Bass (No. 6) --V V Side Speaker (No. 4) -V V V 3 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 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 VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 ackage P ack age Contents 1 x ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm) 1 x ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) 1 x HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) 1 x "ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Plus" I/O Shield English 4 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm - Socket AM2 for AMD PhenomTM X4 / X2, Athlon 64FX / 64X2 / X2 / 64 and Sempron processors - AMD LIVE!TM Ready - Supports AMD's Cool `n' QuietTM Technology - FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology - Northbridge: NVIDIA® M1695 - Southbridge: NVIDIA® nForce3 250 - Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - 4 x DDRII DIMM slots - Support DDRII800/667/533 - Max. capacity: 8GB (see CAUTION 3) - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 4) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5% (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x AGP 8X slot (see CAUTION 7) - 3 x PCI slots - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level Superior Audio (C-Media CM6501 Audio Codec with UAA architecture) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111B / RTL8111C - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Plus - 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 eSATAII Port - 1 x RJ-45 Port - Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8) Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O 5 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors by NVIDIA® nForce3 250, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD) and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors by JMicron® JMB363 (PCIE x1 interface), support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII connector), supports NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 10) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 1 x USB 2.0 header (supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 11) - 1 x WiFi header (see CAUTION 12) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL Certificated English 6 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. CAUTION! 1. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 32 for details. 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 11 for proper installation. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 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. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will improve up to 12.5%, but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt. Enabling this function will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. However, we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU/DRAM configurations. If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled, it may not be applicative to your system. You may choose to disable this function for keeping the stability of your system. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! If you plan to install Windows® VistaTM 32-bit / Vista TM 64-bit OS on this motherboard, please read the instructions and limitation on page 169 and 170 carefully. For Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64bit OS, there is no such limitation. 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. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 7 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 24 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. 10. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. Please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction" on page 21 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. 11. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 12. WiFi header supports WiFi+AP function with ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter. It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. Please visit our website for the availability of ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 9. English 8 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard 2. Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. Before you install ...