User manual ASROCK K8UPGRADE-760GX

[. . . ] MOTHERBOARD K8Upgrade-760GX User Manual Version 1. 0 Published August 2004 Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 Copyright Notice: No part of this manual 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 manual 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. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this manual 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 manual. [. . . ] 3) GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED ATX Power Connector (20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p. 8 No. 11) COM Port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p. 8 No. 24) 1 RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 This COM port header is used to support a COM port module. RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin ATX12V1) (see p. 8 No. 2) Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector. Failing to do so will cause power up failure. 18 Game Port Header (15-pin GAME1) (see p. 8 No. 19) 1 +5V JBB1 JBX MIDI_OUT JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN Connect a Game cable to this header if the Game port bracket is installed. +5V JAB2 JAY GND GND JAX JAB1 +5V 2. 7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. 2. 8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDs K8Upgrade-760GX motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices. What is Hot Plug Function? If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA HDD. WARNING! Although this motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices, there are still some limitation. Please ensure to read the instruction in the Support CD before you use Hot Plug function. Failure to do so may lose the data in the SATA HDDs or damage the SATA HDDs. For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document in the Support CD at the following path: . . \ RAID BIOS Setting Utility 19 2. 9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs, you will need to make an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. STEP 2: During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. STEP 3: When you see the message on the screen, "Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press <Y>. STEP 4: Then you will see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive. Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it!Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>. [. . . ] For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Main Advanced Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Install or Change the password. Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02. 54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 35 3. 7 Exit Screen Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitro Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02. 54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes?" Select [OK] to discard all changes. [. . . ]