ASROCK AM2NF3-VSTA Manual de usuario

ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Motherboard

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No part of this installation guide may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or trans-

lated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documen-

tation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc.

Products and corporate names appearing in this guide may or may not be registered

trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identifica-

tion or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

Disclaimer:Disclaimer:

Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational

use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a

commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions

that may appear in this guide.

With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind,

either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or

conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall

ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of

business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been

advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the guide

or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

Published January 2007

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic

substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations

passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in

California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 14 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 16 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

4 AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 17 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 18 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 19 Game Port Header (GAME1)

6 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 20 JR1 / JL1 Jumper

(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) 21 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)

7 Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2, Black) 22 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

8 Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1, Black) 23 Flash Memory

9 NVIDIA nForce3 250 Single Chip 24 5 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 5)

10 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 25 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1)

11 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 26 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

12 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) 27 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

13 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 28 Shared USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3, Blue)

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1 Parallel Port 8 Microphone (Pink)

2 RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

3 Side Speaker (Gray) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

4 Rear Speaker (Black) 11 Serial Port: COM1

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

*7 Front Speaker (Lime)

* 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 Central / Bass Side Speaker

(No. 7) (No. 4) (No. 5) (No. 3)

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1.1.

1. IntroductionIntroduction

IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de-

livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-

ment to quality and endurance.

This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-

step 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 onASRock 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

1.11.1

1.1 Package ContentsPackage Contents

Package ContentsPackage Contents

Package Contents

1 x ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.0-in, 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm)

1 x ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Quick Installation Guide

1 x ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Support CD

1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)

1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

1 x SerialATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional)

1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)

1 xASRock 8CH I/O Shield

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1.21.2

1.2 SpecificationsSpecifications

SpecificationsSpecifications

Specifications

Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.0-in, 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm

CPU - Socket AM2 for AMDAthlonTM 64FX / 64X2 / 64 and Sempron

Processors

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology

(see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology

Chipset - NVIDIA®nForce3 250

Memory - Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3)

- 4 xDDRIIDIMM slots

- SupportDDRII800/667/533

- Max. capacity: 8GB (see CAUTION 4)

Hybrid Booster - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 5)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 6)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost

memory performance up to 12.5% (see CAUTION 7)

Expansion Slot - 5 x PCI slots

- 1 x AGP 8X slot (see CAUTION 8)

Audio - C-Media CM6501 7.1 channel audio compliant with UAA

architecture

LAN - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O 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 9)

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Connector - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, JBOD) and “Hot Plug” functions

- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x Game header

- CPU/Chassis FANconnector

- 20 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; 2 of them are

shared with USB23 ports on the I/O panel)

(see CAUTION 10)

BIOS Feature - 4MbAMI BIOS

-AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

-ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM / VistaTM

64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 11)

Certifications - FCC, CE, Microsoft®WHQL Certificated

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.

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CAUTION!

1. For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’

QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 42 of

“User Manual” in the Support CD to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un-

tied Overclocking Technology” on page 21 for details.

3. This motherboard supportsDual Channel Memory Technology. Before you

implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the

installation guide of memory modules on page 10 for proper installation.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard!

It may cause permanent damage!

9. 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.

10. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft®Windows®

VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

11. Microsoft®Windows®VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver keeps on updating now. As

long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the future.

Please visit our website for Microsoft®Windows®VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver

and related information.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

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1.31.3

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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.

CPU Sempron2800+

Memory 512MB Single Channel

VGA DX9.0 with WDDM Driver

with 128bit VGA memory (Premium)

with 64bit VGA memory (Basic)

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2.2.

2. InstallationInstallation

InstallationInstallation

Installation

Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install mother-

board 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 car-

pet 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

motherboardto the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws!

Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.12.1

2.1 CPU InstallationCPU Installation

CPU InstallationCPU Installation

CPU Installation

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90° angle.

Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with

the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.

The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU

into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.

Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push

down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab

to indicate that it is locked.

Step 5. Install CPU fan and heatsink. For proper installation, please kindly refer to

the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink vendors.

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2.2 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)2.2 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.2 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

AM2NF3-VSTA motherboard provides four 240-pinDDRII (Double Data Rate II)

DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel

configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed,

size and chip-type)DDRIIDIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words,

you have to install identical DDRIIDIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and

DDRII_2; Yellow slots; see p.2No.5) or identical DDRIIDIMM pair in Dual Chan-

nel B (DDRII_3 and DDRII_4; Orange slots; see p.2 No.6), so thatDual Channel

Memory Technology can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to

install four DDRII DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install iden-

tical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory

Configuration Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Configurations

DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4

(Yellow Slot) (Yellow Slot) (Orange Slot) (Orange Slot)

(1) Populated Populated - -

(2) - - Populated Populated

(3)* Populated Populated Populated Populated

* For the configuration (3), please install identical DDRIIDIMMs in all four slots.

1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility

and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the

same color. In other words, install them either in the set of yellow

slots (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2), or in the set of orange slots (DDRII_3

and DDRII_4).

2. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed

in the DDRII DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate

the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

3. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual

Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules inDDRII_1

and DDRII_3, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory

Technology .

4. It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot;

otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

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