K7NF2-RAID User Manual Version 1.0 Published March 2005 Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Contents 1 Introduction ................................................... 5 1.1 Package Contents .......................................................... 1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 1.3 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusT M .......................................................... 5 6 8 9 2 Installation ...................................................... 10 2.1 Screw Holes ...........
Software Support ........................................... 36 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 ContactInformation ...................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K7NF2-RAID motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic BIOS setup and support CD information.
1.2 Specifications Platform: CPU: ATX Form Factor (12.0-in x 7.8-in, 30.5-cm x 19.8-cm) Supports Socket A (462 pins)for A M D AthlonTM /AthlonTM X P / SempronTM /DuronT M processor Chipsets: North Bridge: nVidia nForce 2 Ultra 400, FSB @ 400/333/266/200 MHz, AGP 8X; South Bridge: MCP-RAID, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s Memory: 3 D DR DIMM slots: D DR1, D DR2, and D DR3 PC2100 (DDR266) / PC2700 (DDR333) / PC3200 (DDR400) for 3 D DR DIMM slots, Max.
BIOS: AMI legal BIOS; Supports “Plug and Play”; ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events; SMBIOS 2.3.1 support; CPU frequency stepless control (only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 4) Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant OS: CAUTION! 1. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly before you resume the system.
1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 2 4 3 6 5 19.8cm (7.8-in) PS2_USB_PWR1 1 FID0 CPU_FAN1 30 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 29 28 27 1 1 USB45E FSB_SEL0 FSB_SEL1 1 Shared USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 DDR400 ia 2 id e 0 nV orc 40 t a e F n ltr ips U h C USB 2.0 Top: T: USB0 RJ-45 B: USB1 Bottom: Mic In Top: Line In Center: Line Out 30.5cm (12.
1.4 ASRock I/O Plus T M 1 2 3 4 5 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Line Out (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 9 8 7 8 9 10 11 7 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.
Chapter 2 Installation K7NF2-RAID isan ATX form factor (12.0-in x 7.8-in, 30.5-cm x 19.8-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.
2.3 CPU Installation Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. o Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO N O Tforce the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins. Step 4.
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) K7NF2-RAID motherboard provides three 184-pin D DR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.To enable Dual-Channel mode, you need to install 2 D I M Ms into D DR1 and D DR3 slots. Although this chipset can work on the Dual-Channel mode with 2 different modules, we recommend users to use two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chiptype) memory modules in the D DR DIMM slots for optimized performance.
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots) There are 5 PCI slots and 1 A G P slot on K7NF2-RAID motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. AGP slot: The A G P slot is used to install an A G P graphics card. Please do N O T insert a 3.3V A G P card into the A G P slot of K7NF2-RAID motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For the voltage information of your VG A card, please check with the VG A card vendors. Installing an expansion card Step 1.
2.7 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 FSB_SEL0 (see p.8 item 30) FSB_SEL1 (see p.
FID Jumpers (FID0, FID1, FID2, FID3, FID4) (see p.8 item 2) 1 FID0 1 FID1 1 FID2 1 FID3 1 FID4 Note: The set of FID jumpers are only for advanced users to adjust the multiplier of CPU. Please follow the table below to adjust the multiplier of CPU. However, the system will work well without the adjustment of multiplier.You do not have to adjust the multiplier for normal usage. Multiplier 5x FID0 2-3 FID1 2-3 FID2 1-2 FID3 2-3 FID4 2-3 5.5x 6x 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 6.
2.8 Connectors Connectors are N O T jumpers. DO N O T place jumper caps over these connectors. Placing jumper caps over the connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! FD D Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) Pin1 (see p.8 item 18) 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) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.8 item 11) (39-pin IDE2, see p.
Serial ATA (SATA) Power Cable (Optional) connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY USB 2.0 Connector (9-pin USB67) (see p.8 item 17) 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR Shared USB 2.0 Connector 1 USB_PWR (9-pin USB45) (see p.8 item 28) USB_PWR P-4 P+4 GND P-5 P+5 GND DUMMY IRTX +5V DUMMY Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR1) 1 (see p.8 item 16) Please connect the black end of S ATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND System Panel Connector (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.8 item 14) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. 1 DUMMY RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ Chassis Speaker Connector This connector allows you to attach to an external speaker. 1 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY +5V (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.8 item 15) Chassis Fan Connector GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED (3-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p.
2.9 Serial A TA (SA TA) Hard Disks Installation AT (SAT This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk.
2.10 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP With RAID Functions If you want to install W indows 2000 or W indows XP on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key,and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CDROM as the boot device. C.
2.11 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP Without RAID Functions If you just want to install W indows 2000 or W indows XP on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you don’t have to make a SATA driver diskette. Besides, there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting. You can start to install W indows 2000 or windows XP on your system directly. 2.
Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) / / +/ 3.
Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Options for CPU Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003. American Megatrends, Inc.
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OnBoard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN device. OnBoard AC’97 Audio Select [Disabled], [Auto] or [Enabled] for the onboard AC’97 Audio feature. AGP Aperture Size It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed A G P card’s specifications requires other sizes. AGP Data Rate Use this item to adjust the A G P Data Rate. Configuration options: [4X], [2X], [1X].
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM [Disabled] Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS / 2 Keyboard Power On RTC Alarm Power On [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Security Exit Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003. American Megatrends, Inc.
3.3.4 IDE Configuration Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot IDE Configuration [Both] [Both] [non-RAID] OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 Security Exit Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [non-RAID]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs, please select [RAID].
TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. Before you attempt to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer.The system may fail to recognize the installed disk due to the incorrect settings. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.
DMA Mode D M A 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.
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [370] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Exit Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller.
3.3.8 USB Configuration Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. USB Devices Enabled : None USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support Exit [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003. American Megatrends, Inc. USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB 2.
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. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security H/W Monitor Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M/B Temperature : 44 C/111 F : 34 C/93 F CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed : 4722 RPM : N/A Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V : 1.
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Security Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] Exit To enable or disable to boot from network feature. +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003. American Megatrends, Inc. Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature.
3.7 Exit Screen Main Advanced Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Load Optimal Defaults Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003. American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 4 Software Suppor t Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features. 4.2.
