K8SLI-eSATA2 User Manual Version 1.1 Published February 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Contents 1 . Introduction ............................................................ 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Package Contents ..................................................................... Specifications ........................................................................... Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode ........... Motherboard Layout ................................................................. ASRock eSATAII I/O .........................................................
3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3.8 USB Configuration .......................................................... Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. Boot Screen .............................................................................. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... Security Screen ........................................................................ Exit Screen ........................................................................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 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. 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.
1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm - 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMD AthlonTM 64 and 32-bit / 64-bit Sempron Processors - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Chipset capable to FSB 1000 MHz (2.
Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD, 5) and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x eSATAII 3.
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 52 to 2. enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un- 3. tied Overclocking Technology” on page 33 for details. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking.
1.3 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI TM Mode (for Windows XP / XP 64-bit only) Graphics Chip Vendor NVIDIA Model Name Chipset Name ASUS EN6600 ASUS EN6600GT Series GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600GT ASUS EN6800LE ASUS EN6800GT GeForce 6800LE GeForce 6800GT ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV GeForce 7800GTX For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLITM Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.
1.4 Motherboard Layout 23 1 20.8cm (8.2 in) DDR400 1 DDR 2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) PS2_USB_PWR1 PS2 Mouse ATXPWR1 COM1 PARALLEL PORT PS2 Keyboard DDR 1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) ATX12V1 4 5 6 7 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 CPU_FAN1 1 1 1 J7 1 J1 J8 1 J2 1 J3 J4 SATAII_RED SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 SATAII_ORANGE PCIE1 LAN PHY J11 1 J12 1 1 1 J14 1 J15 SATAII RAID SATAII_BLACK 1 J16 PCIE2 1 1 J18 1 1 J19 J17 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 J20 SATAII_BLUE J21 PCIE3 5.
1.5 ASR ock eSA ASRock eSATTAII I/O 1 2 3 4 5 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 8 6 7 Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Line Out (Lime) Microphone (Pink) eSATAII Ports 7 8 9 10 11 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.
2. Installation K8SLI-eSATA2 is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.
2.1 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 the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. 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.
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard is equipped with two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots. 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 notch break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation.
2.4 Expansion Slots (Future CPU Port, PCI Slots and PCIE Slots) There are 1 Future CPU Port, 3 PCI slots and 3 PCI Express slots on K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard. Future CPU Port (Yellow-Colored Port): Future CPU Port allows you to upgrade your AMD K8 754-Pin CPU to K8 939-Pin CPU or AM2 940-Pin CPU by installing an add-on ASRock 939CPU Board or AM2CPU Board into this future CPU Port on K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard.
PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x 16 / x 8 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards. PCIE2 (PCIE x 1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. PCIE3 (PCIE x 1 / x 8 slot) is used to install PCI Express expansion cards.
2.5 Dual Graphics Feature This motherboard supports Dual Graphics Technology. When installing the add-on VGA cards to this motherboard, you are allowed to choose two different ways to decide the function of PCIE1 slot and PCIE3 slot. The default value of this feature is to enable PCIE1 slot (PCI Express x 16) and PCIE3 slot (only PCI Express x 1). You can also adjust the jumpers according to the below table to enable PCIE1 slot (PCI Express x 8) and PCIE3 slot (PCI Express x 8).
2.6 SLI TM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install two identical NVIDIA SLITM enabled PCI Express x 16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA SLI TM technology supports Windows XP and XP 64-bit operating system. Please follow the installation procedures in this section. SLI TM Technology Requirements 1. You should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified. 2.
Step5. Step6. Step7. Step8. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot. Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to SLI/XFIRE power connector. Power on your computer and boot into OS. Install the “SLI Enabled” driver of our support CD to your system. Then, reboot your system. Install the graphics card drivers to your system.
E. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. F. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab. G. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item. H. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box. I. Click OK when done. * SLITM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc., and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.
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 PS2_USB_PWR1 Setting Short pin2, pin3 to enable +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or +5V +5VSB USB wake up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply.
Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.10 No. 8) (39-pin IDE2, see p.10 No. 7) PIN1 IDE1 PIN1 connect the blue end to the motherboard IDE2 connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.
Serial ATA (SATA) Power Cable (Optional) connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply USB 2.0 Header USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY (9-pin USB67) (see p.10 No. 15) 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR USB 2.0 Header USB_PWR P-5 P+5 GND DUMMY (9-pin USB45) (see p.10 No. 16) 1 GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR IRTX +5VSB DUMMY Infrared Module Header 1 GND IRRX Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin CD1) CD1 CD-R GND GND CD-L (CD1: see p.10 No.
1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L. C. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel. D.
SLI/XFIRE Power Connector (4-pin SLI/XFIRE_POWER1) (see p.10 No. 34) SLI/XFIRE_POWER1 Game Port Header +5V JBB1 JBX MIDI_OUT JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN (15-pin GAME1) (see p.10 No. 25) 1 +5V JAB2 JAY GND GND JAX JAB1 +5V 25 It is not necessary to use this connector, but please connect it with a hard disk power connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard at the same time. Connect a Game cable to this header if the Game port bracket is installed.
2.9 eSA face Introduction eSATTAII Inter Interface What is eSATAII? This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your computer, offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s, and the convenient mobility like USB. eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that enables you to exchange drives easily.
2. If you plan to install two eSATAII devices to this motherboard, you need to enable both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield. In order to enable the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield, you have to connect the red SATAII connector (SATAII_RED; see p.10 No.10) and the red eSATAII connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM; see p.10 No.38) with a SATA data cable first, and then connect the orange SATAII connector (SATAII_ORANGE; see p.10 No.
Comparison between eSATAII and other devices IEEE 1394 USB 2.0 SATA eSATAII/SATAII 400Mb/s 480Mb/s 1.5Gb/s (1500Mb/s) 3.
2.10 SA SATTAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance; otherwise, your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode.
2.11 Serial A ATTA (SA (SATTA) / Serial A ATTAII (SA (SATTAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts ULi M1697 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, and RAID 5) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap FFunctions unctions for SA SATTA / SA SATTAII HDDs and eSA eSATTAII Devices K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII / eSATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. ULi M1697 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug.
2.13 Using SA ith RAID FFunctions unctions SATTA / SA SATTAII HDDs W With If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, you need to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette before you start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
2.14 Using SA ithout RAID FFunctions unctions SATTA / SA SATTAII HDDs W Without If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, you are allowed to choose non-RAID mode or AHCI mode. For users who plan to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID and Hot Plug functions, please choose non-RAID mode.
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.
In the future, you may upgrade your AMD 754-Pin CPU to AMD 939-Pin CPU or 940PinCPU (AM2) by installing an add-on ASRock 939CPU Board or AM2CPU Board intofuture CPU Port on this motherboard. 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.
3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration If AUTO, multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. If Manual, multiplier and voltage will be set based on User Selection in Setup. Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool' n' Quiet [Auto] [200] [100] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Multiplier/Voltage Change x11 2200 MHz 1.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration If AUTO, multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. If Manual, multiplier and voltage will be set based on User Selection in Setup.
TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values. the default value is [Auto]. TRC Use this to adjust TRC values. The default value is [Auto]. MA Timing Use this to adjust values for MA timing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [1T]. The default value is [Auto]. Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8, 4, or 2 beats.
Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI]. Configuration options: [PCI] and [PCIE]. CPU - NB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency. Configuration options: [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], [800 MHz], and [1000 MHz].
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume [Auto] [No] 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] Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Disabled Enabled IDE Configuration Serial ATA Controller SATA Operation Mode eSATAII Support Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave [Enabled] [RAID] [Enabled] [Not [Not [Not [Not Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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. Select the type of device connected to the system. :Hard Disk :MAXTOR 6L080J4 :80.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-6 :Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T.
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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.
3.3.6 Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration [1.44 MB 31 2"] Floppy A Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.3.
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 the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.
3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults 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 2.0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.
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 Boot Settings Exit Configure Settings during System Boot.
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. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password Security Exit Install or Change the password.
3.7 Exit Screen Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitro Boot Exit Options Security Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation. Load Optimal Defaults Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
4. Software Suppor Supportt 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit. 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.
APPENDIX: echnology AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM TTechnology For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology under Windows system. When using this feature, please make sure to install “AMD Processor Driver” from the “Support CD” first. If you are using Windows 2000 / XP/ XP 64-bit operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
