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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Motherboard English Layout Motherboard L ayout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 775-Pin CPU Socket North Bridge Controller Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_3; Yellow) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDRII_2, DDRII_4; Orange) FD Jumper Flash Memory IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) System Panel Header (PANEL1) Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1) USB 2.0 Header (USB6, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) South Bridge Controller Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) WiFi/E Header (WIFI/E) PCI Slots (PCI1 - 2) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2/DE) PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header (IR1) English 2 ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Motherboard ASRock 6CH I/O 1 2 3 4 5 6 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Parallel Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Line Out (Lime) 7 8 9 10 11 Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) VGA Port COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP: After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH" or "4CH" and then you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. Then reboot your system. For Windows® VistaTM: After restarting your computer, please double-click "Realtek HD Audio Manager" on the system tray. Set "Speaker Configuration" to "Quadraphonic" or "Stereo". Click "Device advanced settings", choose "Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously", and click "ok". Then reboot your system. 3 ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Motherboard English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4Core1600-DVI 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. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp Pack ackage 1.1 Pack age Contents ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Quick Installation Guide ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock 6CH I/O Panel Shield One DVI Graphics-SI Card English 4 ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors - Compatible with all FSB1600/1333/1066/800MHz CPUs (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Supports EM64T CPU - Northbridge: Intel® G31 - Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 - Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 4) - 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots (see CAUTION 5) - Support DDR2 800/667 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 6) - Max. capacity of system memory: 4GB (see CAUTION 7) - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 8) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 9) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 - Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0 - Max. shared memory 384MB (see CAUTION 10) - Dual VGA Output: support D-Sub and DVI-D ports with DVI Graphics-SI card by independent display controllers - 5.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC662 Audio Codec) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111B/RTL8111C - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock 6CH I/O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x VGA Port - 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O 5 ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Motherboard English Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors (No support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions) (see CAUTION 11) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 3 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 12) - 1 x WiFi/E header (see CAUTION 13) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. English 6 ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Motherboard CAUTION! 1. FSB1600-CPU will operate in overclocking mode. Under this situation, PCIE frequency will also be overclocked to 120MHz. If you use a FSB1600CPU on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt from FSB800 to FSB1066, you need to adjust the jumpers as well. Please refer to page 17 for proper jumper settings. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 31 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 23 for details. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 12 for proper installation. There are memory module installation limitations on this motherboard, please read "Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)" on page 12 for details. Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency 1600 DDR2 800 1333 DDR2 667, DDR2 800 1066 DDR2 667, DDR2 800 800 DDR2 667, DDR2 800 Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. and Windows® VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 8. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU. 9. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 10. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel ® website for the latest information. 11. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 22 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. 7 ASRock 4Core1600-DVI Motherboard English 12. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 13. WiFi/E header supports WiFi+AP function with ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter. It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. Please visit our website for the availability of ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.3 Requirement Table Minimum Hardware R equirement Table for ® TM Windows Vista Premium 2007 and Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic logo, please follow below table for minimum hardware requirements. CPU Memory Celeron 420 512MB x 2 Dual Channel (Premium) 512MB Single Channel (Basic) 256MB x 2 Dual Channel (Basic) DX9.0 with WDDM Driver VGA * If you plan to use onboard VGA to submit Windows® VistaTM logo, please keep the default setting of "DVMT Mode Select" optio ...