ASROCK M3A790GMH 128M - V1.0 Manuel utilisateur

M3A790GMH/128M

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2009

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Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa-

tional 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.

With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of

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loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like),

even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any

defect or error in the manual or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic

substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations

passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in

California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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ContentsContents

Contents

1.1.

1. IntroductionIntroduction

IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction ......................................................................................................................

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........................................................... 55

1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5

1.2 Specifications ............................................................................ 6

1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) /

HD-DVD Playback Support ........................................................ 11

1.4 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films Which Pass Our Lab Test 12

1.5 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 13

1.6 I/O Panel .................................................................................... 14

2.2.

2. InstallationInstallation

InstallationInstallation

Installation ..........................................................................................................................

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............................................................. 1515

1515

Pre-installation Precautions ................................................................ 15

2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 16

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink......................................... 16

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 17

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)........................... 19

2.5 Multi Monitor and SurroundDisplay Features ............................ 20

2.6 ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM OperationGuide............................... 23

2.7 JumpersSetup .......................................................................... 25

2.8 Onboard Headersand Connectors ............................................. 26

2.9 SATAII HardDisk Setup Guide .................................................. 31

2.10 SerialATA(SATA) / SerialATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks

Installation ................................................................................. 32

2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 32

2.12 SATA/ SATAII HDDHot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 33

2.13 Driver InstallationGuide ............................................................ 35

2.14 Installing Windows®XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit

With RAID Functions ................................................................. 35

2.14.1 Installing Windows®XP / XP 64-bit With RAID

Functions .................................................................... 35

2.14.2 Installing Windows®VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID

Functions...................................................................... 36

2.15 Installing Windows®XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit

Without RAID Functions ............................................................ 37

2.15.1 Installing Windows®XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions...................................................................... 37

2.15.2 Installing Windows®VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID

Functions...................................................................... 38

2.16 Untied Overclocking Technology .............................................. 39

3.3.

3. BIOS SBIOS S

BIOS SBIOS S

BIOS SETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITY ......................................................................................................

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................................................... 4040

4040

3.1 Introduction ............................................................................... 40

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 40

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................................. 41

3.2 Main Screen.............................................................................. 41

3.3 Smart Screen............................................................................ 42

3.4 Advanced Screen .................................................................... 44

3.4.1 CPU Configuration .......................................................... 44

3.4.2 Memory Configuration .................................................... 47

3.4.3 Chipset Configuration..................................................... 51

3.4.4 ACPI Configuration ......................................................... 53

3.4.5 Storage Configuration .................................................... 54

3.4.6 PCIPnPConfiguration ...................................................... 56

3.4.7 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 56

3.4.8 Super IO Configuration................................................... 57

3.4.9 USB Configuration .......................................................... 58

3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. 59

3.6 Boot Screen.............................................................................. 60

3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... 60

3.7 Security Screen........................................................................ 61

3.8 Exit Screen ............................................................................... 62

4.4.

4. Software SupportSoftware Support

Software SupportSoftware Support

Software Support ......................................................................................................

......................................................................................................

................................................... 6363

6363

4.1 Install Operating System........................................................... 63

4.2 Support CD Information............................................................. 63

4.2.1 Running Support CD....................................................... 63

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .................................................................. 63

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ................................................................... 63

4.2.4 Contact Information ........................................................ 63

1.1.

1. IntroductionIntroduction

IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock M3A790GMH/128M motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de-

livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-

ment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step

guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to

BIOS setup and information of 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

1.11.1

1.1 PP

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1 x ASRock M3A790GMH/128M Motherboard

(MicroATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm)

1 x ASRock M3A790GMH/128M Quick Installation Guide

2 x ASRock M3A790GMH/128M Support CD

1 x UltraATA66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)

2 x SerialATA (SATA)Data Cables (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

1.21.2

1.2 SpecificationsSpecifications

SpecificationsSpecifications

Specifications

Platform - MicroATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power

CPU - Support for SocketAM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X4 /

X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) and Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2

processors

- Supports AMD OverDriveTM with ACC feature (Advanced

Clock Calibration)

-AMD LIVE!TM Ready

- SupportsAMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology

- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2GT/s)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology

Chipset -Northbridge:AMD790GX

- Southbridge: AMD SB750

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- 4 xDDR3DIMM slots

- Support DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered

memory (see CAUTION 3)

- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 4)

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (green @ x16 mode)

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

- 2 x PCI slots

- Supports Hybrid CrossFireXTM

Graphics - IntegratedAMDRadeon HD3300 graphics

-DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0

- Max. shared memory 512MB (see CAUTION 5)

- Built-in 128MBDDR3 1333(OC)/1200MHz SidePort Memory

- Three VGA Output options:D-Sub, DVI-Dand HDMI

- Supports HDCP function

- Supports Full HD1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback

(see CAUTION 6)

Audio - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HDAudio

(Realtek ALC888 Audio Codec)

LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN10/100/1000 Mb/s

-RealtekRTL8111DL

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O I/OPanel

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port

- 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port

- 1 x eSATAII Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LANPort with LED (ACT/LINK LEDand SPEEDLED)

- HDAudio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front

Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7)

Connector - 5 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID1, RAID5, RAID10 andJBOD),NCQ,AHCI and“HotPlug”

functions (see CAUTION 8)

- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x COM port header

- 1 x IEEE 1394 header

- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector

- 24 pinATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

(see CAUTION 9)

BIOS Feature - 8MbAMI BIOS

-AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

-ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- VCCM,NB Voltage Multi-adjustment

- Supports Smart BIOS

Support CD -Drivers, Utilities,AntiVirus Software (TrialVersion),AMD

OverDriveTM Utility,AMD Live! Explorer,AMDFusion

Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 10)

- Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 11)

- Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 12)

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 13)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting

the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-

party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even

cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at

your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by

overclocking.

CAUTION!

1. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un-

tied Overclocking Technology” on page 39 for details.

2. 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 17 for proper

installation.

3. Whether 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3 CPU

you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1600 memory module on this

motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for

the compatible memory modules.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

4. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be

less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows®XP

and Windows®VistaTM. For Windows®XP 64-bit and Windows®VistaTM 64-

bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

5. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor

and is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest

information.

6. 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard re-

quires the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to page 11 and 12 for

the minimum hardware requirement and the passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-

DVD films in our lab test.

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - ChassisTemperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

OS - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit /

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant

Certifications - FCC, CE, Microsoft®WHQL Certificated

- EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required)

(see CAUTION 15)

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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 13 for proper connection.

8. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII

Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 31 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to

SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector

directly.

9. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft®Windows®

VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2.

10. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil

your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware

devices to get the best system performance under Windows®

environment. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of

ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

11. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design,

Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers

unparalleled power savings. The voltage regulator can reduce the

number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are

idle. In other words, it is able to provide exceptional power saving and

improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance.

To use Intelligent Energy Saver function, please enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet

option in the BIOS setup in advance. Please visit our website for the

operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

12. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM.

This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS

without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With

this utility, you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to

BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool

and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard

drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar-

ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please

be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file

system.

13. 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.

14. 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.

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15. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by

European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system.

According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be

under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready

motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to

Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of

5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current

consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection, we recommend you

checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details.

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