Asrock M3N78D FX manual

1 1 1 1 1 M3N78D FX User Ma nual V ersion 1.0 Published Dece mber 201 1 Copyright©201 1 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

2 2 2 2 2 Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purcha ser for ba ckup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products[...]

3 3 3 3 3 Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................[...]

4 4 4 4 4 3.3 OC T wea ker Screen . ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. 37 3.4 Adva nced Screen ....................................................................... 41 3.4.1 CPU Configuration ........................................................... 42 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration ..........[...]

5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock M3N78D FX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performa nce with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality a nd endura n[...]

6 6 6 6 6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm - Solid Ca pacitor f or CPU power CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support f or Socket AM3 proce ssors: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II [...]

7 7 7 7 7 Connector - 4 x SA T A2 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 a nd JBOD), NCQ, AHCI a nd “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 6 ) - 1 x A T A133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Cha ssis Intrusion header - 1 x Power LED header [...]

8 8 8 8 8 CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports U ntied Overclocking T e chnology . Plea se rea d “U ntied Overclocking T echnology” on page 34 for details. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Cha nnel Memory T echnology . Before you implement Dual Channel Memory T echnology , make sure to re ad the installation guide of memory modules on page 16[...]

9 9 9 9 9 7. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surve il your system by hardware monitor function a nd overclock your hardware devices to get the best system perf ormance under Windows ® environment. Plea se visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC T uner . ASRock website: http://www .a srock.com [...]

10 10 10 10 10 12. SmartView, a new function of internet browser, is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history, your Fa cebook friends and your re al-ti me newsfeed into a n enhanced view for a more person al Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that h[...]

11 11 11 11 11 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout Super I/O CMOS BATTERY A TXPWR1 SOCKET AM3 CD1 NVIDIA nForce 720D Chipset PS2_USB_PW1 1 IDE1 FSB800 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) FSB800 DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_B2 (64 bi[...]

12 12 12 12 12 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel ** If you use 2-channel spe a ker , plea se connect the spea ker’s plug into “Front Speaker Ja ck”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. T ABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speak[...]

13 13 13 13 13 T o enable Multi-Stre a ming function, you need to connect a front pa nel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find “VIA HD Audio Deck” tool on your system. Ple a se follow below instruction s according to the OS you in stall. For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Plea se click “VIA [...]

14 14 14 14 14 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a n A TX form fa ctor (12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conf iguration of your cha ssis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Pre-installation Pre[...]

15 15 15 15 15 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 o a ngle. 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. Care[...]

16 16 16 16 16 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides f our 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, a nd supports Dual Cha nnel Memory T echnology [...]

17 17 17 17 17 notch break notch break Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Plea se make sure to disconnect power supply before a dding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the no[...]

18 18 18 18 18 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 3 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are use[...]

19 19 19 19 19 +5V 1_2 +5VSB 2_3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper ca p is placed on pin s, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper ca p is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 a[...]

20 20 20 20 20 FLOPPY 1 Pin 1 the red-striped side to Pin1 connect the bla ck end to the IDE devices connect the blue end to the motherboard IDE 1 PIN1 80-conductor AT A 66/100/133 cable 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.6 Onboard Headers and[...]

21 21 21 21 21 J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you (4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input (CD1: see p.1 1, No. 26) from sound sources such a s a CD-ROM, D V D-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. Front Panel Audio Hea der This is a n interfa ce for the front (9-pin [...]

22 22 22 22 22 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 a nd OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only . Y ou don’t need to connect them f or AC’97 audio panel. +5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 1 GND PWR B TN# PLED- PLED+ DUMMY RESET# GND HDLED+ HDLED[...]

23 23 23 23 23 A TX 12V Power Connector Plea se note that it is necessary (8-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.1 1, No. 2) A TX 12V plug to this conne ctor . Failing to do so will cause power up failure. 20-Pin A TX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provide s 24-pin A TX power connector , it ca n still work if you [...]

24 24 24 24 24 1 GND +5V SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing (3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI V GA (see p.1 1 No. 24) card, allows the system to c o n ne ct HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Plea se connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI V GA card to this header. HDMI_SPDIF Cable P lease c onnect the bla ck[...]

25 25 25 25 25 2.7 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.7 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.7 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.7 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 2.7 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interfa ce) is a n all-digital audio/video specification, which provides a n interfa ce between any compat[...]

26 26 26 26 26 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 SA SA SA SA SA T T T T T AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SA T AII hard disk to your computer , plea se carefully read below SA T AII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SA T AII hard disks[...]

27 27 27 27 27 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA T T T T T A / SA A / SA A / SA A / SA A / SA T T T T T AII AII AII AII AII HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs This mothe[...]

28 28 28 28 28 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interfa ce, the SA T A / SA T AII Hot Plug ca nnot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power connector a nd IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ce is definitely not a ble to [...]

29 29 29 29 29 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Plea se do follow below in struction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T AII HDD da mage a nd data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T AII connector . Connect SA T A 15-p[...]

30 30 30 30 30 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, plea se insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on th[...]

31 31 31 31 31 Using SA T A / SA T AII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug function s STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Adva nced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the “SA T A Operation Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. A. N VIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP B. N [...]

32 32 32 32 32 Using SA T A / SA T AII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug function s STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Adva nced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the “SA T A Operation Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your system. 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 Installing Windows Installi[...]

33 33 33 33 33 NOTE. If you install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to man age (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SA T A / SA T AII HDDs, you still need to set up “SA T A Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, plea se set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID inst[...]

34 34 34 34 34 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T echnology echnology echnology echnology echnology This motherboard supports U ntied Overclocking T echnology , which mea ns during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses.[...]

35 35 35 35 35 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UT[...]

36 36 36 36 36 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT -T AB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field T ab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Me[...]

37 37 37 37 37 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 OC T OC T OC T OC T OC T weak weak weak weak weak er Screen er Screen er Screen er Screen er Screen In the OC T wea ker screen, you can set up overclocking fe atures. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your[...]

38 38 38 38 38 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, In[...]

39 39 39 39 39 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Memory Timing Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. OC T weaker Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Bank Interleaving Channel [...]

40 40 40 40 40 TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values. The default value is [Auto]. TRP Use this to adjust TRP values. The default value is [Auto]. TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values. The default value is [Auto]. Command Rate Use this item to cha nge Command Rate Auto/Manual setting. M in: 1N. Max: 2N. The default is [Auto]. TRC Use this to adjust TR[...]

41 41 41 41 41 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chi pset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, Storage Conf iguration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB [...]

42 42 42 42 42 Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to ena ble or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology . The default value is [Ena bled]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Ena bled] a nd [Disa bled]. If you install Windows ® 7 / Vista TM a nd wa nt to enable this function, plea se set this item to [Enabled]. Plea se note that enabling this f[...]

43 43 43 43 43 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Graphics Adapter Primary [PCI] [Auto] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults Advanced Onboard LAN [Enabled] 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 Ch[...]

44 44 44 44 44 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Suspend T o RAM A way Mode Support Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI De[...]

45 45 45 45 45 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Onboard IDE Controller Onboard SA TA Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General He[...]

46 46 46 46 46 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not In stalled], [Auto], [CD/D V D], a nd [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 i[...]

47 47 47 47 47 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V alue in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer regi ster. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Advanc[...]

48 48 48 48 48 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 "] 1 2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super I[...]

49 49 49 49 49 BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration T o enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support USB Keyboard/Remote Power O[...]

50 50 50 50 50 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hardware Health Event Monitoring Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU T emperature M / B T emperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V Power Fan Speed : 3 7C/9 8F : 4722 RPM :[...]

51 51 51 51 51 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot De[...]

52 52 52 52 52 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supe[...]

53 53 53 53 53 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Exit Save Cha[...]

54 54 54 54 54 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. Sof Sof Sof Sof Sof tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor t t t t t 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 /[...]