Asrock M3A785GM-LE/128M manual

1 1 1 1 1 M3A785GM-LE/128M User Ma nual V ersion 1.0 Published October 2009 Copyright©2009 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. 3. 3. 3. BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... .................[...]

5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock M3A785GM-LE/128M motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de- livers excellent performa nce with robust design conf orming to ASRock’s commit- ment to quality a[...]

6 6 6 6 6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - Micro A TX Form Fa ctor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm CPU - Support f or Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom TM II X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) a nd Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 processors - Supports AMD OverDrive TM with ACC feature[...]

7 7 7 7 7 Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x V GA/D-Sub Port - 1 x V GA/D VI-D Port - 6 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 Spe aker/Microphone Connector - 6 x Serial A T AII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,[...]

8 8 8 8 8 WARNING Plea se realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, a pplying U ntied Overclocking T e chnology , or using the third- party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause da mage to the components and devices of your system. It shou[...]

9 9 9 9 9 7. Before installing SA T AII hard disk to SA T AII connector , plea se read the “SA T AII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 28 to adjust your SA T AII hard disk drive to SA T AII mode. Y ou can also conne ct SA T A hard disk to SA T AII connector directly. 8. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft ® Windows ® Vista TM[...]

10 10 10 10 10 14. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the syste m, plea se check if the CPU fa n on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it ba ck again. T o improve heat dissi pation, remember to spray thermal grea se between the CPU and the heatsink when you [...]

11 11 11 11 11 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD (BD) / HD (BD) / HD (BD) / HD (BD) / HD -D -D -D -D -D VD Playback Sup[...]

12 12 12 12 12 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1.4 Motherboard Layout Super I/O CMOS BATTERY A TXPWR1 SOCKET AM2 CD1 AMD 785G Chipset ATX12V1 PS2_USB_PW1 1 COM1 IDE1 FSB800 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) PCIE1 PCI1 PCI2 LAN AUDIO CODEC 1 CLRCMOS1 1 CPU_FA[...]

13 13 13 13 13 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 Microphone (Pink) 2 V GA/D-Sub Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 3 V GA/D VI-D Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) * 4 RJ-45 Port 1 0 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 5 Line In (Light Blue) 1 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 6 Front Speaker (Lime) T o ena ble Mul[...]

14 14 14 14 14 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro A TX form fa ctor (9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 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 [...]

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. U nlock 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. Car[...]

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) M3A785GM-LE/128M motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, a nd supports Dual Cha nnel Memory T [...]

17 17 17 17 17 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 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are use[...]

18 18 18 18 18 2. If you have installed onboard V G A driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard V GA driver yet, ple a se install onboard V GA driver from our support CD to your system a nd re start your computer. Then you[...]

19 19 19 19 19 3. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Share Memory” option to adjust the memory ca pability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] [256MB] or [512MB] to enable the function of V GA/D-sub. Plea se ma ke sure that the value you select is less tha n the total ca pability of the system memory . If you do not adjust th[...]

20 20 20 20 20 HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. T o use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function a s well. Theref ore, you ca n enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Ple a se refer to below instruction for more details abou[...]

21 21 21 21 21 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 A A A A A TI TI TI TI TI TM TM TM TM TM Hybrid CrossF Hybrid CrossF Hybrid CrossF Hybrid CrossF Hybrid CrossF ireX ireX ireX ireX ireX TM TM TM TM TM Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide This motherboard supports A TI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM feature. A T I TM Hybrid Cross[...]

22 22 22 22 22 * Hybrid CrossFireX TM a ppearing here is a registered trademark of A TI TM T echnologies Inc., and is used only f or identification or expla nation a nd to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. * For further information of A TI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM technology , plea se check AMD website for up dates a nd details. Ste[...]

23 23 23 23 23 +5V 1_2 +5VSB 2_3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 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 pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper ca p is pla ced on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 a[...]

24 24 24 24 24 FLOPPY 1 Pin 1 the red-striped side to Pin1 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper ca ps over these hea ders and connectors. Pla ci[...]

25 25 25 25 25 USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB10_1 1) ports on the I/O pa nel, there are (see p.12 No. 24) three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Ea ch USB 2.0 hea der ca n support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB8_9) (see p.12 No. 23) (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.12 No. 21) USB_ P WR USB_ P WR P +7 P -7 P +6 P -6 GND GND DUMMY 1 1[...]

26 26 26 26 26 G N D PW RB TN# PLE D - PLE D + DU MMY R E S ET# G N D H D LE D + H D LE D - 1 System Pa nel Header This header a ccommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.12 No. 16) functions. J_ S EN S E O U T2_L 1 MIC_ R ET P R E S ENCE# G N D O U T2_ R MIC2_ R MIC2_L O U T_ R ET Front Pa nel Audio He ader This is a n interfa [...]

27 27 27 27 27 CPU Fan Connector Ple a se connect the CPU fa n (4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.12 No. 6) match the bla ck wire to the ground pin. Cha ssis Spea ker He ader Plea se connect the cha ssis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) spea ker to this header . (see p.12 No. 15) + 5 V DU MMY DU MMY S PEAKE R 1 G N D +12V CP U _FAN_ S PEE D FAN _[...]

28 28 28 28 28 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 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[...]

29 29 29 29 29 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A T T T T T A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA T T T T T A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A T T T T T AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA T T T T T AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks Insta[...]

30 30 30 30 30 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.11 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[...]

31 31 31 31 31 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power conne ctor interface, the SA T A / SA T AII Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power conne ctor a nd IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ce is definitely not able to s[...]

32 32 32 32 32 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 instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, i mproper 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 TAII conne ctor . Connect SA T A 15-p[...]

33 33 33 33 33 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 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[...]

34 34 34 34 34 NOTE. If you install Windows ® XP / Windows ® XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs a nd want to ma nage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SA T A / SA TAII HDDs, you still need to set up “SA T A Operation Mode” to [RAID] first. Then, plea se set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the fo[...]

35 35 35 35 35 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows ® ® ® ® ® XP / XP 64-bit / Vista XP / XP 64-bit / Vista XP / XP 64-bit / Vista XP / XP 64-bit / Vista XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM TM TM TM TM / / / / / Vista Vista Vista Vista Vista TM TM TM TM TM 64-bit W 64-bit[...]

36 36 36 36 36 2.15.2 Installing Windows 2.15.2 Installing Windows 2.15.2 Installing Windows 2.15.2 Installing Windows 2.15.2 Installing Windows ® ® ® ® ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM TM TM TM TM / / / / / Vista Vista Vista Vista Vista TM TM TM TM TM 64-bit Without [...]

37 37 37 37 37 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.16 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 mean s during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses.[...]

38 38 38 38 38 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[...]

39 39 39 39 39 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Use [Enter], [T AB] 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 M[...]

40 40 40 40 40 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 weaker screen, you ca n set up overclocking features. 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 [...]

41 41 41 41 41 Advanced Clock Calibration This allows you to adjust Advanced Clock Calibration feature. The default value is [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [All Cores] and [Per Core]. If you select [All Cores], you will see the option “V alue (All Cores)”. Configuration options: [+12%] to [-12%]. If you select [Per Core][...]

42 42 42 42 42 HT Bus Speed This feature allows you selecting Hyper-Transport bus speed. Configura- tion options: [Auto], [x1 200MHz] to [x10 2000MHz]. HT Bus Width This feature allows you selecting Hyper-Transport bus width. Configura- tion options: [Auto], [8 Bit] and [16 Bit]. CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal con[...]

43 43 43 43 43 Channel Interleaving This option a ppears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving. Configuration options: [Disabled], [XOR of Address bit [20:16, 6]], [XOR of Address bit [20:16, 9]], [Address bits 6] and [Address bits 12]. The default value is [XOR of Address bit [20:16, 9]]. CAS Latency ([...]

44 44 44 44 44 TWRWR Use this to adjust TW RW R values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK] to [10CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRDRD Use this to adjust TRWTT D value s. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK] to [10CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRFC0 Use this to adjust TRFC0 values. Configuration options: [Auto], [90ns], [1 10ns], [160ns[...]

45 45 45 45 45 CHA CKE Drive Use this to adjust value s for CHA CKE Drive. Conf iguration options: [Auto], [1.00x], [1.25x], [1.50x] and [2.00x]. The default value is [Auto]. CHA CS/ODT Drive Use this to adjust value s for CHA CS/ODT Drive. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.00x], [1.25x], [1.50x] and [2.00x]. The default value is [Auto]. CHA ADDR/C[...]

46 46 46 46 46 Chipset Settings SidePort Clock Speed This allows you to select sideport clock speed. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [400MHz], [533MHz], [667MHz], [800MHz] a nd [1066MHz]. This option only a ppears when you set “Internal Gra phics Mode” to [SIDEPORT] or [UMA+SIDEPORT]. Onboard GPU Clock Override This [...]

47 47 47 47 47 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 [...]

48 48 48 48 48 Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to en able or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology . The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows ® Vista TM and want to enable this function, plea se set this item to [Enabled]. Plea se note that enabling this function may r[...]

49 49 49 49 49 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan Graphics Adapter Share Memory Onboard HDMI HD Audio Primary [PCI] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9[...]

50 50 50 50 50 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[...]

51 51 51 51 51 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Onboard SAT A Controller SA T A Operation Mode IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SA T AII_1 SA T AII_2 SA T AII_3 SA T AII_4 SA T AII_5 SA T AII_6 [Enabled] [IDE] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [No[...]

52 52 52 52 52 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[...]

53 53 53 53 53 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V alue in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer regi ste r . 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] Adva[...]

54 54 54 54 54 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[...]

55 55 55 55 55 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 t[...]

56 56 56 56 56 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 [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enable[...]

57 57 57 57 57 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 :[...]

58 58 58 58 58 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[...]

59 59 59 59 59 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[...]

60 60 60 60 60 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[...]

61 61 61 61 61 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 /[...]