ConRoe945G-DVI User Manual
Version 1.1 Published November 2006 Copyright2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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Contents

1 Introduction... 5
1.1 Package Contents... 1.2 Specifications... 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows VistaTM Premium and Basic Logo.. 1.4 Motherboard Layout.. 1.5 HD 8CH I/O... 2.1 Screw Holes... 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions.. 2.3 CPU Installation.. 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan.. 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM).. 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR, and PCI Express Slots). 2.7 DVI Graphics-SI Card Installation Guide.. 2.8 Jumpers Setup.. 2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors.. 2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide.. 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation... 2.12 Driver Installation Guide... 2.13 HDMR Card and Driver Installation.. 2.14 Untied Overclocking Technology.. 3.1 Introduction... 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar.. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys... 3.2 Main Screen.. 3.3 Advanced Screen.. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration.. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration.. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration.. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration.. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration.. 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration.. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration.. 3.3.8 USB Configuration.. 36 37

2 Installation.. 12

SETUP 3 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY.. 26
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen. 3.5 Boot Screen.. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration.. 3.6 Security Screen.. 3.7 Exit Screen... 4.1 Install Operating System.. 4.2 Support CD Information.. 4.2.1 Running Support CD.. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu... 4.2.3 Utilities Menu... 4.2.4 LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo Program. 4.2.5 Contact Information...

4 Software Support.. 42

Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRocks consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRocks commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

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 thirdparty 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. 3. About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology, please check page 29. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 25 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 17 for proper installation. Please check the table below for the memory support frequency and its corresponding CPU FSB frequency. CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency 5. DDRII533, DDRII667 DDRII400, DDRII533, DDRII667
533 DDRII400, DDRII533 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.
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 11 for proper connection.
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.
Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft Windows VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.
10. Microsoft Windows VistaTM driver is not ready yet. We will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft Windows VistaTM driver and related information. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
Requirement Table Windows Minimum Hardware R equirement Table for W indows TM Vista Premium and Basic Logo
For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Premium and Basic logo, please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement. Please adopt the CPU, memory, and VGA that we suggest.

CPU Memory Celeron D 326 512MB x 2 Dual Channel (Premium) 512MB Single Channel (Basic) 256MB x 2 Dual Channel (Basic) * If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 64MB. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows VistaTM Premium or Basic logo, the shared memory size of onboard VGA can be adjusted up to 128MB. * If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard, please refer to Premium Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com

1.4 Motherboard Layout

24.4cm (9.6 in)

PS2 Mouse

PS2_USB_PWR1

CLRCMOS1

CPU_FAN1

CMOS Battery

Dual Core CPU Conroe Presler

FSB1066

DDRII_1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

ConRoe945G-DVI

Top: RJ-45

Super IO

Top: REAR SPK Bottom: CTR BASS Center: SIDE SPK

4Mb BIOS

Gigabit LAN

ATXPWR1

EXPRESS

LAN PHY

DDRII667

Intel 945G Chipset

Dual Channel

USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1

USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3
DDRII_3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)
DDRII_4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)
DDRII_2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

FSB800

PS2 Keyboard

PARALLEL PORT

Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT

ATX12V1

Bottom: MIC IN

AUDIO CODEC

Intel ICH7

SATAII

SATAII_3 SATAII_4 SATAII_2

SPEAKER1

PLED PWRBTN

HD_AUDIO1

7.1CH HD

FLOPPY1

PANEL 1

USB4_5

USB6_7

SATAII_1

1 HDLED RESET

USB2.0

CHA_FAN1
PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 775-Pin CPU Socket North Bridge Controller Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 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) South Bridge Controller IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) System Panel Header (PANEL1) Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4; Orange) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Red)
Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3; Orange) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Red) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) HDMR Slot (HDMR1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) PCI Slots (PCI1- 2) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) BIOS FWH Chip Serial Port Connector (COM1) Infrared Module Header (IR1)

HD 8CH I/O

Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime)
* If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speakers 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) V V V V (No. 4) -V V V Central / Bass (No. 5) --V V Side Speaker (No. 3) ---V
* To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find Mixer tool on your system. Please select Mixer ToolBox , click Enable playback multi-streaming, and click
ok. Choose 2CH, 4CH, 6CH, or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio.

Chapter 2 Installation

ConRoe945G-DVI is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6", 24.4 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components.

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.
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.

CPU Marked Corner Step 1. Open the socket: Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing Lift Lever Up to 90 down and out on the Socket Marked Corner 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.
1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap. 2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service.
Step 4. Close the socket: Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS. Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load plate, engage the load lever. Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab under retention tab of load lever.
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 10, No. 3). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink. Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-LAND CPU. Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface.

Installing a DIMM

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Step 2.

Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.

notch break

The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3.

Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR and PCI Express Slots)
There are 2 PCI slots, 1 HDMR slot and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. HDMR slot: HDMR slot is used to insert a HDMR card (optional) with v.92 Modem functionality. The HDMR slot is shared with PCI2 slot. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards or ASRock DVI Graphics-SI card. PCIE2 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.
1. If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot), the onboard VGA will be disabled. If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the Internal Graphics Mode Select BIOS option to [Enabled], the onboard VGA will be enabled, and the primary screen will be onboard VGA. 2. You can only choose either PCI Express VGA card or DVI Graphics-SI card to install to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot).
Installing an expansion card
Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws for later use. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 2. Step 3. Step 4.

2.7 DVI Graphics-SI Card Installation Guide
With the onboard VGA/D-Sub output and the external installation of our DVI Graphics-SI card, this motherboard provides users with dual VGA output support: DVI-D and D-Sub. You can easily enjoy the benefits of dual VGA output support by connecting the D-Sub input monitor to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel and connecting the DVI-D input monitor to our DVI Graphics-SI card inserted to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) on this motherboard. Please refer to the below procedures for proper installation of DVI Graphics-SI card.

Step 1.

Install the DVI Graphics-SI card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot). Please refer to the expansion card installation procedures on page 18 for details.

DVI Graphics-SI card

Connect the DVI-D connector of DVI-D input monitor to the DVI-D output connector of DVI Graphics-SI card which is inserted to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) on this motherboard.
DVI-D connector of DVI-D input monitor
DVI-D output connector of DVI Graphics-SI card
If you have installed Intel VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the benefits of DVI-D output function with this motherboard after your system boots. If you havent installed Intel VGA driver yet, please install Intel VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer. Then you can start to use DVI-D output function with this motherboard.

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.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
(CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper) (see p.10 No. 6)

2-pin jumper

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 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds.
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.10 No. 20)

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.10 No. 10)
connect the black end connect the blue end to the IDE devices to the motherboard 80-conductor ATA 66/100 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Serial ATAII Connectors
(SATAII_1: see p.10, No. 16) (SATAII_2: see p.10, No. 14) (SATAII_3: see p.10, No. 15) (SATAII_4: see p.10, No. 13)

SATAII_3

SATAII_4

SATAII_2

These Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard. Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply.

2.12 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
2.13 HDMR Card and Driver Installation
If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard, and you finish installing all drivers to your system now, but in the future, you plan to use HDMR card function on this motherboard, please follow the steps below then. 1. Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard. Please make sure that the HDMR card is completely seated on the slot. 2. Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to your system. 3. Reboot your system.
Technology 2.14 Untied Overclocking Technology
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.
Please refer to the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.
Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

3.3 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.

Configure 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

Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit
Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

3.3.1 CPU Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration
Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum [Auto] [133] [100] [Enabled] [Auto] Select the over clock mode.
Ratio Status Unlocked (Max :17, Min : 14) Ratio Actual Value 17 [17] Ratio CMOS Setting Enhance Halt State Max CPUID Value Limit Intel (R) Virtualization tech. CPU Thermal Throttling No-Excute Memory Protection Hyper Threading Technology Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit
Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Cnfiguration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] and [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust CPU frequency. The default value is [133]. PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. The default value is [100]. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. Ratio Status This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is Locked or Unlocked. If it shows Unlocked, you will find
an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. Ratio Actual Value This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard. Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked, you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. Enhance Halt State Enhance Halt State (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. Max CPUID Value Limit For Prescott CPU only, some OSes (ex. NT4.0) cannot handle the function with disable. This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. 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 Pentium4 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. If you select [Auto], you need to set the Power Schemes

as Portable/Laptop to enable this function. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep(tm) tech.
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration
[Auto] DRAM Frequency [Disabled] Flexibility Option Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] [Auto] DRAM CAS# Latency Initate Graphic Adapter Internal Graphics Mode Select DVMT Mode Select DVMT/FIXED Memory OnBoard HD Audio Front Panel Control OnBoard Lan VCCM (DRAM) Voltage VDDQ (1.25V) Voltage [PCIE] [Auto] [DVMT Mode] [Maximum DVMT] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Options Auto 200MHz (DDRII400) 266MHz (DDRII533) 333MHz (DDRII667)
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: [200MHz (DDRII 400)], [266MHz (DDRII 533)], [333MHz (DDRII 667)]. Flexibility Option The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled]. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Select [Enabled] will configure the following items by the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. If you select [Disabled], you will find the items DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay, DRAM RAS# Precharge, and DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge appear to allow you adjusting them. DRAM CAS# Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options are [6], [5], [4], [3], and [Auto]. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read / write command. Configuration options: [2 DRAM Clocks], [3 DRAM Clocks], [4 DRAM Clocks], [5 DRAM Clocks], and [6 DRAM Clocks]. DRAM RAS# Precharge This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued. Configuration options: [2 DRAM Clocks], [3 DRAM Clocks], [4 DRAM Clocks], [5 DRAM Clocks], and [6 DRAM Clocks]. DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS. Configuration options:
[4 DRAM Clocks], [5 DRAM Clocks], [6 DRAM Clocks], [7 DRAM Clocks], [8 DRAM Clocks], [9 DRAM Clocks], [10 DRAM Clocks], [11 DRAM Clocks], [12 DRAM Clocks], [13 DRAM Clocks], [14 DRAM Clocks], and [15 DRAM Clocks]. Initate Graphic Adapter This item shows the primary graphic adapter. The default value is [PCIE]. Internal Graphics Mode Select If you select [Auto], the onboard VGA will be automatically disabled when you install VGA card; the onboard VGA will be enabled without the installation of any add-on VGA card. If you select [Enabled, 8MB] or [Enabled, 1MB], the onboard VGA will be enabled. DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode. Configuration options: [Fixed Mode], [DVMT Mode] and [Fixed+DVMT Mode]. The default value is [DVMT Mode]. DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) is an architecture that offers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization. In Fixed mode, a fixed-size fragment of the system memory is allocated to the graphics core. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components. In Fixed+DVMT mode, the graphics processor gets a fixed-size chunk of 64MB of memory and up to 64MB of dynamically-allotted memory. This mode guarantees that at least 64MB of memory is available to the graphics core, with a possibility to increase this amount to 128MB, if necessary. DVMT/FIXED Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you set DVMT Mode Select as [DVMT Mode]. Configuration options: [64MB], [128MB] and [Maximum DVMT]. 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. Front Panel Control Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard LAN feature. VCCM (DRAM) Voltage Use this to select VCCM (DRAM) Voltage. Configuration options: [High], [Middle], [Low], and [Auto]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. VDDQ (1.25V) Voltage Configuration options: [High], [Low] and [Auto]. The default value is [Auto].

Because Intel ICH7 south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS (Windows NT), you have to choose [SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, SATA 4], [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], or [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4] when the installed device is used with legacy OS. [SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, SATA 4] Master Slave SATAII 1, SATAII 2 SATAII 3, SATAII 4 [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1] SATAII 1 SATAII 3 [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4] SATAII 2 SATAII 4
IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the Primary IDE Master as the example in the following instruction.
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.
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 optimizing 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.
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration

3.3.8 USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration
USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] 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 item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,. etc. Or you may select [Auto] so that the system will start to auto-detect; if there is no USB device connected, Auto option will disable the legacy USB support.
3.4 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 Boot H/W Monitor
Target Fan Speed Fast Middle Slow
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 Target CPU Temperature ( C) Tolerance ( C) Target Fan Speed : 37 C / 98 F : 31 C / 87 F : 3400 RPM : N/A : : : : 1.629V 3.306V 5.067V 11.890V [Enabled] [50] [02] [Fast]

F1 F9 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit
CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan. 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 ( C), Tolerance ( C), and Minimun Fan Speed appear to allow you adjusting them. The default value is [Disabled]. Target CPU Temperature ( C) The target temperature will be between 45 C and 65 C. The default value is [50]. Tolerance ( C) The default value of tolerance is [2], which means the error of the target CPU temperature will be within 2 C. 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].

3.5 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.

Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

Boot Settings

Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives [1st Floppy Device] [HDD: PM - HDS722580VL] [CD / DVD: 3S - CD - ROM C]
Configure Settings during System Boot.
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration
Boot From Network Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from network feature.
Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.

3.6 Security Screen

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password
Install or Change the password.
Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit

3.7 Exit Screen

Main Exit Options
Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults
BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitro Boot
Exit system setup after saving the changes.
F10 key can be used for this operation.
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. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, Discard changes and exit setup? Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, Discard changes? Select [OK] to discard all changes. Load Optimal Defaults When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, Load optimal defaults? Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup configurations.
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