N73PV-S / N73V-S

User Manual
Version 1.0 Published December 2008 Copyright2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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Contents

1 Introduction... 5
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Package Contents... Specifications... Motherboard Layout (N73PV-S).. Motherboard Layout (N73V-S).. I/O Panel... Screw Holes.. Pre-installation Precautions.. CPU Installation.. Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan. Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM).. Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots). 15 16

2 Installation... 12

17 2.7 Easy Multi Monitor Feature.. 18 2.8 Jumpers Setup... 19 2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors.. 20 2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide.. 21 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation... 25 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs.. 25 2.13 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide... 26 2.14 Driver Installation Guide... 28 2.15 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions.. 28 2.15.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions.. 28 2.15.2 Installing Windows VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions.. 29 2.16 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions. 30 2.16.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions.. 30 2.16.2 Installing Windows VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions... 31 2.17 Untied Overclocking Technology.. 32

Layout (N73PV-S) 1.3 Motherboard L ayout (N73PV-S)

17.8cm (7.0 in)

PS2 Keyboard

PS2 Mouse

PS2_USB_PWR1

CPU_FAN1

ATXPWR1

FSB1333 DDR2 800

DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDRII_2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3

ATX12V1

USB4_5 USB6_7 USB8_9

Bottom: MIC IN Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT

LAN PHY

4Mb BIOS

CMOS Battery

Super I/O

N73PV-S

USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1

Top: RJ-45

NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i Chipset

24.4cm (9.6 in)

COM1 VGA1

AUDIO CODEC

SPEAKER1

CHA_FAN1

HD_AUDIO1

SATAII_1 SATAII_2

SATAII_3 SATAII_4

CLRCMOS1

FLOPPY1

PLED PWRBTN

HDLED RESET PANEL1
PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 775-Pin CPU Socket NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i Chipset CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Red) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3; Red) Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4; Red) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Red) System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange)
Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, Purple) Print Port Header (LPT1, Purple) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) PCI Slots (PCI1- 2) PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE2) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) BIOS SPI Chip USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1)
Layout (N73V-S) 1.4 Motherboard L ayout (N73V-S)

USB4_5 USB6_7

N73V-S
NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / nForce 610i Chipset
PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 775-Pin CPU Socket NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / nForce 610i Chipset CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Red) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3; Red) Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4; Red) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Red) System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange)

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.2 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. 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 antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

2.3 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.
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

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 motion. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys. Step 3. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap): Use your left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal.

B. Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor. C. Click OK to save your change. D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number one, two and three. 6. Use Multi Monitor feature. Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use. The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another.

2.8 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is Short. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is Open. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Jumper Setting PS2_USB_PWR1 1_2 2_3
Description Short pin2, pin3 to enable (see p.9/10 No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 +5V +5VSB or USB wake up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRCMOS1) (see p.9/10 No. 10)

Default

Clear CMOS
Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clearCMOS action.
2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!

FDD connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.9/10 No. 17)

Pin1 FLOPPY1

the red-striped side to Pin1
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Primary IDE connector (Blue)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.9/10 No. 7)

This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices.
Internal Audio Connectors
(4-pin CD1) (CD1: see p.9/10 No. 19)
This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p.9/10 No. 18)
GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET
OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L
1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L. C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND). D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You dont need to connect them for AC97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to [Enabled]. F. Enter Windows system. Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. For Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS: Click Audio I/O, select Connector Settings , choose
Disable front panel jack detection, and save the change by clicking OK. For Windows VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Click the right-top Folder icon , choose Disable front panel jack detection, and save the change by clicking OK.

PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND

System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1) (see p.9/10 No. 14)
This header accommodates several system front panel functions.
DUMMY RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.9/10 No. 15)

SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY +5V

Please connect the chassis speaker to this header.

Chassis Fan Connector

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p.9/10 No. 9)

GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED

Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.9/10 No. 4)
GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation

ATX Power Connector

(24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.9/10 No. 6)
Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.
Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.
20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

ATX 12V Connector

(4-pin ATX12V1) (see p.9 No. 27 or p.10 No. 26)
Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector.
SAT 2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance; otherwise, your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode. Western Digital
If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6. SAMSUNG
If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4. HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for changing various ATA features. Please visit HITACHIs website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm
The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same. Please visit the vendors website for the updates.
AT (SAT AT (SAT Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts NVIDIA chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboards SATAII connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.

System Overview

System Time System Date BIOS Version Processor Type : : [14:00:09] [Fri 12/12/2008] N73PV-S P1.00 Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz (64bit) 2400MHz 6FD/A3 2048KB
Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.
Processor Speed : Microcode Update : Cache Size : Total Memory DDRII_1 DDRII_2
: 512MB with 64MB shared memory : None : 512MB/333MHz (DDRII667)

+Tab F1 F9 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit
v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
System Time [Hour:Minute:Second] Use this item to specify the system time. System Date [Day Month/Date/Year] Use this item to specify the system date.
Main Smart BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit
System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Fri 12/12/2008] : N73V-S P1.00 : Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2400MHz Microcode Update : 6FD/A3 Cache Size : 2048KB BIOS Version Processor Type Total Memory DDRII_1 DDRII_2 : 512MB with 64MB shared memory : None : 512MB/333MHz (DDRII667)

3. 3 Smart Screen

In the Smart screen, you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot

Advanced

Security

Smart Settings

Save Changes and Exit Load Load Load Load Load BIOS Defaults Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Performance Setup AHCI Mode Performance Setup RAID Mode Power Saving Setup Default
Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation.

Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit
Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, Save configuration changes and exit setup? Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume optimal default settings. F5 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all system configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume optimal default settings. F3 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup RAID Mode This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume optimal default settings. F4 key can be used for this operation. Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default. F6 key can be used for this operation.

3. 4 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

Options for CPU

Advanced Settings
WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration
Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.
3. 4. 1 CPU Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration
Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHZ) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Select the over clock mode.
Unlocked (Min:06, Max:12) 12 [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] +F1 F9 F10 ESC
Enhanced Halt State CPU Thermal Throttling No-Excute Memory Protection Intel (R) SpeedStep (tm) tech.
Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.], [CPU, PCIE, Async.] and [Optimized]. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust CPU frequency. PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency.
Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. CPU Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Disabled] as default. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Auto]. PCIE Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Disabled] as default. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. SATA Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Disabled] as default. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. Ratio Actual Value This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard. Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of the system caches. Intel (R) Virtualization tech. When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel (R) Virtualization Technology. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with No Execute (NX) Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection. Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft Windows XP. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft Windows XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.

Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intels new power saving technology. Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows XP and select [Auto], you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable/Laptop to enable this function. If you install Windows VistaTM and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.
Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs.
3. 4. 2 Chipset Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration
DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option Memory Timings OnBoard GPU Clock Share Memory Primary Graphics Adapter Onboard LAN OnBoard HD Audio Front Panel DRAM Voltage VTT Voltage Chipset Voltage [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Options Auto 266MHz (DDRII533) 333MHz (DDRII667) 400MHz (DDRII800) Manual
Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit
DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may also select other value as operating frequency: [266MHz (DDRII533)], [333MHz (DDRII667)], [400MHz (DDRII800)] and [Manual]. Flexibility Option The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled]. Memory Timings Use this to adjust values for memory timings. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. OnBoard GPU Clock Use this option to adjust onboard GPU clock. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] and [256MB]. Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI]. Configuration options: [PCI], [Onboard] and [PCI Express]. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature. OnBoard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged.

OnBoard IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard IDE Controller feature. OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard SATA Controller feature. SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [IDE]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please select [RAID]. Configuration options: [IDE], [RAID] and [AHCI].
* If you select [RAID] mode, SATA / SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility.
IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the IDE1 Master as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of IDE1 Slave as well.
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. Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer :Hard Disk :ST340014A :40.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-5 :Supported [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
Select the type of device connected to the system.

+F1 F9 F10 ESC

TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.
After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.
[CD/DVD]:This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as MO. LBA/Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large mode. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) The default value of this item is [Auto]. If this feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer. PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by o p timizing the hard disk timing. DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for compatible IDE devices. S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.

3. 4. 5 PCIPnP Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings
PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.
PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings. PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.
3. 4. 6 Floppy Configuration
In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration
Floppy A [1.44 MB 31 2"] Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system.
3. 4. 7 Super IO Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset
OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller.
OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, EPP Version. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3]. Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7].
3. 4. 8 USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration
USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [BIOS Setup Only] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB 2.0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value is [BIOS Setup Only]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB. [Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected. [Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and BIOS setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility issue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS. [BIOS Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup.
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot
Hardware Health Event Monitoring
CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V CPU Quiet Fan : 37 C / 98 F : 31 C / 87 F : 3400 RPM : N/A : : : : 1.629V 3.306V 5.067V 11.890V [Disabled]
Enable/Disable CPU Quiet Fan Function.

F1 F9 F10 ESC

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CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed and fan noise. If you set this option as [Disabled], the CPU fan will operate in full speed. If you set this option as [Enabled], you will find the items Target CPU Temperature and Target Fan Speed appear to allow you adjusting them. The default value is [Disabled]. You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin CPU fan. Target CPU Temperature The target temperature will be between 45 C/113 F and 65 C/149 F. The default value is [50 C/122 F]. Target Fan Speed Use this option to set the target fan speed. You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to the target CPU temperature that you choose. The default value is [Fast]. Configuration options: [Fast], [Middle] and [Slow].

3. 6 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Boot Settings

Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives [1st Floppy Device] [HDD: PM - HDS722580VL] [CD / DVD: 3S - CD - ROM C] [USB]

N73V-S

NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / nForce 610i Chipset

Platform CPU

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Detail Specification

- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm - LGA 775 for Intel CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium Dual Core / Celeron Dual Core / Celeron, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors - Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology - Supports EM64T CPU - NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / nForce 610i

Chipset Memory

- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots - Supports DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB

Expansion Slot

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 7050 - DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0 - Max. shared memory 256MB

Graphics

Audio LAN
- 5.1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio (ALC662 Audio Codec) - Realtek PHY RTL8201EL - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Serial Part: COM1 - 1 x VGA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD ), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print port header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

Rear Panel I/O

Connector

Product Brief

- NVIDIA GeForce 7050, DX 9.0 VGA, Pixel

BIOS Feature

Shader 3.0, Max. shared memory 256MB - Supports ASRock Instant Boot

Support CD

- 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports Smart BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - ASRock OC Tuner - Intelligent Energy Saver - Instant Boot - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control - ASRock U-COP - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore - Microsoft Windows XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - ATA 133 Cable (Optional) - 1 x SATA Data Cable (Optional) - 1 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cable (Optional)
- Supports Smart BIOS, ASRock OC Tuner (Up to 164% CPU frequency increases) - Supports Intelligent Energy Saver (Up to 35% CPU Power Saving)

Unique Feature

Hardware Monitor
OS Certifications Accessories
The specification is subject to change without notice. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.

ASRock Instant Boot

ASRock Instant Boot is a new feature invented exclusively by ASRock. It can boot up system in an amazing speed, which is 10 times faster than traditional boot up. For home users or office PC users, ASRock Instant Boot can also keep your data safe, guarantee a clean Windows OS, and consumed less power! For details: http://www.asrock.com/feature/InstantBoot/index.asp
* This function is applicable ONLY to single user that does not secure ID and Password to their systems. * The boot up time depends on the hardware configuration.

Instant Boot Interface

This function is designed with two main options:

Enable Instant Boot

Fast Mode: It takes only 3 to 4 seconds to boot up the system. You may start using your computer, running Office, browsing internet and even MSN instantly. Regular Mode: It only takes half of the traditional boot-up time to start the system. The boot up experience is safe and fast.

Disable Instant Boot

Instant Boot can also be disabled when you do not want to use this application.
Note: The actual boot up time is subject to the different models and configurations.
10 Times Faster, Only 4 Secs to Boot Up to Windows!

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ASRock YouTube

Pro and Cons of various shut down modes
From this sum up table, we can find that ASRock Instant Boot not only excels in the Boot Up speed (3~4 sec.), it also provides data safety, clean OS, and saves the most power energy.

Overclocking Design

ASRock OC Tuner:
ASRock OC Tuner is a user-friendly and untied tool which allows you to guard your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance
System Health Hardware Monitor Overclocking Voltage Control

Energy Saving :

Supports ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver (I.E.S)

Power Saving

CPU power information
CPU Power saving up to 35%

Smart BIOS:

The Smart BIOS function can be found in the BIOS Setup Utility when you are setting up the optimal configuration for your system. It can facilitate the setting things by some default BIOS settings. Users may just select the BIOS mode that is most suitable to them.