User manual ASROCK 775XFIRE-ESATA2 PLUS INSTALLATION GUIDE 04-2006

[. . . ] No part of this installation guide may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this guide may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this guide. [. . . ] This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. You don't need to connect them for AC'97 audio panel. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. Click "Audio I/O", select "Connector Settings" , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by clicking "OK". This header accommodates several system front panel functions. Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. 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. Please connect the HDMI connector of HDMI VGA card to this header. Then connect the white end (B or C) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card. This USB bracket can support 2 additional USB 2. Please connect the blue connector on the cable of this USB bracket to the USB 2. HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is an all-digital audio/video specification, which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header. This motherboard is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header, which provides SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/ LCD devices. To use HDMI function on this motherboard, please carefully follow the below steps. [. . . ] ) If you set "Configure SATA as" to [IDE], there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. If you select [AHCI] mode and install Windows® OS on IDE drive, you do not have to make a driver diskette. If you set "Configure SATA as" to [AHCI] mode, and plan to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on a SATA hard disk, you have to make a SATA driver diskette. please refer to step 2 on page 33 for details. [. . . ]