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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Motherboard English Layout (K10N78hSLI-WiF WiFi) Motherboard Layout (K10N78hSLI-WiFi) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) CPU Heatsink Retention Module AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT4)) SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (PORT5)) SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT3)) SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT1)) USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0)) SPI BIOS Chip SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2)) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset System Panel Header (PANEL1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header (IR1) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) WiFi/E Header (WIFI/E) PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1) Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) COM Port Header (COM1) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP) English 2 ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout (K10N78hSLI-1394) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) CPU Heatsink Retention Module AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT4)) SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (PORT5)) SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT3)) SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT1)) USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0)) SPI BIOS Chip SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2)) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset System Panel Header (PANEL1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header (IR1) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) WiFi/E Header (WIFI/E) PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1) Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) COM Port Header (COM1) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP) 3 ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Motherboard English ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O 1 2 *3 4 5 6 7 **8 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) IEEE 1394 Port LAN RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) eSATAII Port Optical SPDIF Out Port Coaxial SPDIF Out Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Status SPEED LED Description Activity/Link LED Status Description SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection Off No link Orange Linked Blinking Data Activity LAN Port ** 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. 8) (No. 5) 2 V -4 V V 6 V V 8 V V Central / Bass (No. 6) --V V Side Speaker (No. 4) ---V English 4 To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front 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. ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Motherboard ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Specifications (For K10N78hSLI-WiF WiFi (F or K10N78hSLI-WiF i Only) ASRock WiFi-802.11g module is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to support WiFi+AP function. With ASRock WiFi-802.11g module, you can easily create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. Therefore, from anywhere within the signal range, you will be able to play LAN games, connect to the internet, access and share printers, and make Internet phone calls easily. Standard Data Rate Security Network Architecture Types Frequency Band Operating Range - IEEE 802.11g - 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps - Access Point mode (AP mode): WEP, WPA - Access Point mode (AP mode) - Station mode: Infrastructure mode and Ad-Hoc mode - 2.4~2.5GHz - Indoor: 80ft (30m) Outdoor: 200ft (60m) * The range varies in different environments - up to 16 stations EED D ACT/LINK LED LAN Port Number of Connected Devices (AP Mode) Antenna LED Support OS Compatibility Software Support - ASRock WiFi-802.11g omni-directional antenna - Green data transmission (AIR) LED - Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit - Full compatible with IEEE 802.11g standard products - ASRock WiFi-802.11g Wizard If you want to start to use ASRock WiFi-802.11g module on this motherboard, please carefully read "ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Operation Guide" in the package for the detailed introduction and operation procedures. You can also read the document in the following path of ASRock motherboard support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the compatible one according to the OS you install.) ..\Drivers\WiFi-802.11g\ASRock\Vista64_Vista (For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS) ..\Drivers\WiFi-802.11g\ASRock\XP64_XP (For Windows® XP/ XP 64-bit OS) ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Motherboard 5 English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 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 1.1 ackage P ack age Contents ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm) ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Quick Installation Guide ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Support CD ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Operation Guide (For K10N78hSLI-WiFi Only) Motherboard Accessories One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive Four Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) One "ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O" I/O Panel Shield English 6 WiFi Accessories (For K10N78hSLI-WiFi Only) One ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module One Antenna One WiFi Bracket ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD PhenomTM FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor - AMD LIVE!TM Ready - Supports AMD's Cool `n' QuietTM Technology - FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s) (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology Chipset - NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 Memory - Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots - Support DDR2 1066/800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 4) - Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5) Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (green @ x16 mode) - 2 x PCI Express x1 slots - 3 x PCI slots - Supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM GeForce® Boost feature (see CAUTION 6) Audio - K10N78hSLI-WiFi - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection - DAC with 110dB dynamic range (ALC890 Audio Codec) - K10N78hSLI-1394 - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec) LAN - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B - Supports Wake-On-LAN Wireless LAN - ASRock WiFi-802.11g module (K10N78hSLI-WiFi) - 54Mbps IEEE 802.11g / 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b - Supports Software Access Point mode (AP mode) and Station mode (Infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode) Rear Panel I/O ASRock 1394_SPDIF I/O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port ASRock K10N78hSLI-WiFi / K10N78hSLI-1394 Motherboard Platform 7 English Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATAII Port - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII connector) (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - ...