User manual ASROCK K8UPGRADE-VM INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] 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 memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. 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. [. . . ] Fasten the card to the chassis with screws. The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are "Short" when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Short pin2, pin3 to enable +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or USB wake up events. Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. Note: If the jumpers JR1 and JL1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Note: CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. the data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password , date , time , and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short the Clear CMOS jumper for 5 seconds. after shorting the Clear CMOS jumper , please remove the jumper cap. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. 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. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black). These two Serial ATA (SATA) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard. Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply. If the rear USB ports are not sufficient, this USB 2. [. . . ] After making a SATA driver diskette, you can start to install Windows XP 64bit on your system. After the installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both "SATA RAID BIOS" and "VIA RAID Tool" for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: . \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in the folder at the following path: . [. . . ]