939NF4G-VSTA User Manual Version 1.2 Published July 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 ........................................................................... Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic Logo .......................................................... Motherboard Layout .................................................................
3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 3.3.8 USB Configuration .......................................................... Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. Boot Screen .............................................................................. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... Security Screen ........................................................................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 939NF4G-VSTA 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 Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.8-in, 24.4 cm x 22.4 cm - 939-Pin Socket Supporting AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64FX / 64X2 Processors - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology (see CAUTION 1) - FSB 1000 MHz (2.
Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD) and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 7) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x Game header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 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.
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 43 to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology. Since not all K8 939-pin CPU can support AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology, please check AMD’s website for 2. details. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un- 3. tied Overclocking Technology” on page 25 for details. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
1.3 Minimum Hardware R equirement TTable able for W indows ® Requirement Windows Vista TM 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. Please adopt the CPU, memory, and VGA that we suggest.
1.4 Motherboard Layout 2 1 3 4 6 5 7 22.4cm (8.8-in) nVidia GeForce 6100 Chipset FSB800 FSB800 8 IDE1 24.4cm (9.6-in) EXPRESS DDR4 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) PCI DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) RAID DDR3 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) COM1 Center: FRONT Top: LINE IN Bottom: MIC IN Center: SIDE SPK Bottom: CTR BASS Top: REAR SPK 30 Top: RJ-45 ATXPWR1 USB 2.
1.5 HD 8CH I/O 2 1 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 *7 12 11 3 6 4 7 5 8 9 10 Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) 8 9 10 11 12 13 Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Front Speaker (Lime) * If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.
2. Installation 939NF4G-VSTA is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.8-in, 24.4 cm x 22.4 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) 939NF4G-VSTA motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) 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) DDR DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR1 and DDR2; Blue slots; see p.10 No.
Installing a DIMM 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. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Step 3.
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and HDMR Slot) There are 2 PCI Express slots, 2 PCI slots and 1 HDMR slot on 939NF4G-VSTA motherboard. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards. PCIE2 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.
2.6 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_PW1 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. 9) (39-pin IDE2, see p.10 No. 8) IDE1 PIN1 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.
USB 2.0 Header USB_PWR P-5 P+5 GND DUMMY (9-pin USB45) (see p.10 No. 18) 1 GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR Infrared Module Header IRTX +5VSB DUMMY (5-pin IR1) (see p.10 No. 20) 1 This HD 8CH I/O accommodates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. GND IRRX Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin CD1) (CD1: see p.
System Panel Header PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.10 No. 16) 1 This header accommodates several system front panel functions. DUMMY RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.10 No. 14) 1 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY +5V Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p.10 No. 15) GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.10 No. 10) GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect the chassis speaker to this header.
Game Port Header +5V JBB1 JBX MIDI_OUT JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN (15-pin GAME1) (see p.10 No. 23) Connect a Game cable to this header if the Game port bracket is installed. 1 +5V JAB2 JAY GND GND JAX JAB1 +5V Serial port Header RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 (9-pin COM1) (see p.10 item 31) 1 RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 c s 21 This COM1 header supports a serial port module.
2.8 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.
2.9 Serial A ATTA (SA (SATTA) / Serial A ATTAII (SA (SATTAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts nVidia® nForce 410 MCP southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID 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 HDMR Card and Driver Installation If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard, and you finish installing all drivers to your system now, but in the future, you plan to use HDMR card function on this motherboard, please follow the steps below then. 1. Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard. Please make sure that the HDMR card is completely seated on the slot. 2. Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to your system. 3. Reboot your system. 2.
press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key. E. The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette. STEP 2: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set the “SATAII Operation Mode” option from [non-RAID] to [RAID]. STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.
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.
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. 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.
PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. The default value is [100]. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. CPU Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Center Spread] as default. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Center Spread], and [Down Spread]. PCIE Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Enabled] as default. Configuration options: [Disabled], and [Enabled]. SATA Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Enabled] as default.
Processor Multiplier This item will show when “Multiplier/Voltage Change” is set to [Manual]; otherwise, it will be hidden. You may set the value from [x8] up to [x25] but no higher than the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier”. For example, if the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier” is [x11], the actual value of multiplier will be [x11] even if you set this item to a value higher than [x11]. However, for system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item.
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings To set DRAM Voltage. Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Controller Share Memory Primary Graphics Adapter [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI] CPU-NB Link Speed CPU-NB Kink Width NB-SB Link Speed [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] DRAM Voltage [Auto] +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.
3.3.3 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 IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATAII Controller SATAII Operation Mode HDD Fast Detection Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATAII 1 SATAII 2 [Both] [Enabled] [non-RAID] [Disabled] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [ATAPI CDROM] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE Controller. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary IDE Controller.
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]. 32Bit 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 Advanced PCI / PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
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.
CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan.Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. The default value is [Disabled]. 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. : Not Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.
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 / VistaTM. 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 operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. From the Windows® 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button.
