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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English Layout Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket CPU Heatsink Retention Module 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRTC1) Flash Memory Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) ULi M1697 Single Chip Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_BLUE) Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_BLACK) Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_ORANGE) System Panel Header (PANEL1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_RED) USB 2.0 Header (USB23, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) Infrared Module Header (IR1) Game Port Header (GAME1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) PCI Express x8 Slot (PCIE4) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE3) J12 - J19 Jumpers PCI Express x16 / x8 Slot (PCIE2) SLI / XFIRE Power Connector PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM) English 2 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard ASRock 8CH_eSA ASR ock 8CH_eS ATAII I/O 1 2 3 4 5 6 Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) 8 9 10 11 12 13 Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) eSATAII Ports COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) *7 * If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker (No. 7) (No. 4) 2 V -4 V V 6 V V 8 V V Central / Bass (No. 5) --V V Side Speaker (No. 3) ---V panel audio header. 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", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. 3 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English * To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock AM2XLI-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. 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 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) 1 x ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Shield 1 x ASRock Graphics Bridge 1 x USB Bracket English 4 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - AM2 940-Pin Socket Supporting AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64FX / 64X2 and SempronTM Processors - Supports AMD's Cool `n' QuietTM Technology (see CAUTION 1) - FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology - ULi® M1697 - Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDRII DIMM slots - Support DDRII800/667/533 - Max. capacity: 8GB - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 4) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - 3 x PCI slots - 1 x PCI Express x16 / x8 slot - 1 x PCI Express x8 slot - 2 x PCI Express x1 slots - Supports Dual Graphics XLI (see CAUTION 6) - Realtek ALC888 7.1channel CODEC with High Definition Audio - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Supports Wake-On-LAN ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x eSATAII Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O 5 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English 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), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 8) - 2 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors (shared with 2 SATAII connectors), support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" function (see CAUTION 9) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x Game header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 20 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - SLI/XFIRE power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 10) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Motherboard Temperature Sensing - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 11) - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated English English 6 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard CAUTION! For power-saving's sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD's Cool `n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 55 of "User Manual" in the support CD to enable AMD's Cool `n' QuietTM technology. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 32 for details. 3. 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 11 for proper installation. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. This motherboard supports Dual Graphics XLI technology, please read "Dual Graphics Feature" on page 14 for jumper settings. PCIE4 slot is intended for Dual Graphics XLI function. If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card to this motherboard, please install it to PCIE2 slot. For the information of the compatible Dual Graphics XLI Mode PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the "Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for Dual Graphics XLI Mode" on page 9. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 13. 7. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3 for proper connection. 8. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 28 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. Besides, you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to SATA hard disk (from SATAII 3Gb/s down to SATA 1.5Gb/s), and connect it to the SATAII connector. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. 9. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. Please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction" on page 25 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. (Port Multiplier Technology is not supported with eSATAII interface on this motherboard.) 10. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 11. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver is not ready yet. We will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver and related information. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1. 7 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English 1.3 Requirement Table Windows Minimum Hardware R equirement Table for W indows ® TM Vista 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. CPU Memory VGA Sempron 2800+ 512MB Single Channel DX9.0 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic) English 8 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for Dual Graphics XLI Mode (for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit only) Graphics Chip Vendor NVIDIA Model Name ASUS EN6600 ASUS EN6600GT Series ASUS EN6800LE ASUS EN6800GT ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV Chipset Name GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600GT GeForce 6800LE GeForce 6800GT GeForce 7800GTX Driver 81.98 81.98 81.98 81.98 81.98 For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for Dual Graphics XLI Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm 9 ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 Motherboard English 2. Installation Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, an ...