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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA 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
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Package Contents
1 x ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.0-in, 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm)
1 x ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Quick Installation Guide
1 x ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Support CD
1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)
1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable
1 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional)
1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
1 x ASRock 8CH I/O Shield
Содержание
- Am2nf3 vsta 1
- User manual 1
- Copyright notice copyright notice copyright notice copyright notice copyright notice 2
- Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer 2
- 1 1 1 1 introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction 5 5 5 5 5 3
- 2 2 2 2 installation installation installation installation installation 12 12 12 12 12 3
- 3 3 3 3 bios s bios s bios s bios s bios setup utility etup utility etup utility etup utility etup utility 25 25 25 25 25 3
- Contents contents contents contents contents 3
- 1 1 1 1 introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction 5
- 1 1 1 1 package contents package contents package contents package contents package contents 5
- 1 1 1 1 specifications specifications specifications specifications specifications 6
- Caution 8
- 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10
- 15 16 17 18 19 20 10
- 2 4 3 5 10
- Motherboard layout 1 motherboard layout 1 motherboard layout 1 motherboard layout 1 motherboard layout 10
- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
- 1 1 1 1 asrock 8ch i o asrock 8ch i o asrock 8ch i o asrock 8ch i o asrock 8ch i o 11
- 10 11 12 13 11
- Table for audio output connection 11
- 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12
- 2 2 2 2 installation installation installation installation installation 12
- Pre installation precautions pre installation precautions pre installation precautions pre installation precautions pre installation precautions 12
- 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 13
- 2 2 2 2 cpu installation cpu installation cpu installation cpu installation cpu installation 13
- 2 2 2 2 installation of cpu fan and heatsink installation of cpu fan and heatsink installation of cpu fan and heatsink installation of cpu fan and heatsink installation of cpu fan and heatsink 13
- 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 14
- Installation of memory modules dimm 2 installation of memory modules dimm 2 installation of memory modules dimm 2 installation of memory modules dimm 2 installation of memory modules dimm 14
- 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 15
- Installing a dimm installing a dimm installing a dimm installing a dimm installing a dimm 15
- 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 16
- 2 2 2 2 expansion slots expansion slots expansion slots expansion slots expansion slots 16
- Installing an expansion card installing an expansion card installing an expansion card installing an expansion card installing an expansion card 16
- 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 17
- 2 2 2 2 jumpers setup jumpers setup jumpers setup jumpers setup jumpers setup 17
- 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 18
- Onboard headers and connectors 2 onboard headers and connectors 2 onboard headers and connectors 2 onboard headers and connectors 2 onboard headers and connectors 18
- 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 19
- 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 20
- 15 pin game1 21
- 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 21
- Game port header connect a game cable to this 21
- Header if the game port bracket 21
- Is installed 21
- See p 0 no 19 21
- 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 installing windows installing windows installing windows installing windows installing window 23
- 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 installing windows installing windows installing windows installing windows installing window 23
- 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 23
- Bit without raid functions 64 bit without raid functions 64 bit without raid functions 64 bit without raid functions 64 bit without raid functions 23
- Functions functions functions functions functions 23
- Vista vista vista vista vist 23
- Xp xp 64 bit vista 2000 xp xp 64 bit vista 2000 xp xp 64 bit vista 2000 xp xp 64 bit vista 2000 xp xp 64 bit vist 23
- Xp xp 64 bit with raid 2000 xp xp 64 bit with raid 2000 xp xp 64 bit with raid 2000 xp xp 64 bit with raid 2000 xp xp 64 bit with raid 23
- 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 untied overclocking t untied overclocking t untied overclocking t untied overclocking t untied overclocking technology echnology echnology echnology echnology 24
- 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 24
- 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 25
- 3 3 3 3 bios menu bar bios menu bar bios menu bar bios menu bar bios menu bar 25
- 3 3 3 3 bios setup utility bios setup utility bios setup utility bios setup utility bios setup utility 25
- Introduction 3 introduction 3 introduction 3 introduction 3 introduction 25
- 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 26
- 3 3 3 3 main screen main screen main screen main screen main screen 26
- 3 3 3 3 navigation keys navigation keys navigation keys navigation keys navigation keys 26
- Bios setup utility 26
- Main advanced h w monitor boot security exit 26
- Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key 26
- System overview 26
- System time hour minute second use this item to specify the system time system date day month date year use this item to specify the system date 26
- To jump to the exit screen or exit the current screen 26
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- When you enter the bios setup utility the main screen will appear and display the system overview 26
- 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 27
- 3 3 3 3 advanced screen advanced screen advanced screen advanced screen advanced screen 27
- 3 3 3 3 cpu configuration cpu configuration cpu configuration cpu configuration cpu configuration 27
- Advanced 27
- Am2 boost if you set this option to enabled you will enable asrock am2 boost function which will improve the memory performance the default value is disabled please refer to caution 7 on page 8 for details overclock mode use this to select overclock mode the default value is auto cnfiguration options auto cpu agp sync and cpu agp async cpu frequency mhz use this option to adjust cpu frequency the default value is 200 27
- Bios setup utility 27
- Cpu configuration 27
- In this section you may set the configurations for the following items cpu configuration chipset configuration acpi configuration ide configuration pcipnp configuration floppy configuration superio configuration and usb configuration 27
- Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 27
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- 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 28
- Advanced 28
- Agp frequency mhz use this option to adjust agp frequency the default value is 66 boot failure guard enable or disable the feature of boot failure guard spread spectrum this feature will be set to auto as default cool n quiet use this item to enable or disable amd s cool n quie 28
- Bios setup utility 28
- Cpu configuration 28
- Processor multiplier this item will show when multiplier voltage change is set to manual otherwise it will be hidden the range of the value depends on the cpu you adopt on this motherboard however for system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item processor voltage this item will show when multiplier voltage change is set to manual otherwise it will be hidden the range of the value depends on the cpu you adopt on this motherboard however for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item 28
- Technology dual core support this item will show if you use dual core cpu configuration optiona enabled disabled the default value is enabled processor maximum multiplier it will display processor maximum multiplier for reference processor maximum voltage it will display processor maximum voltage for reference multiplier voltage change this item is set to auto by default if it is set to manual you may adjust the value of processor multiplier and processor voltage however it is recom mended to keep the default value for system stability 28
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- 2 9 2 9 2 9 2 9 29
- 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 30
- 3 3 3 3 chipset configuration chipset configuration chipset configuration chipset configuration chipset configuration 30
- Advanced 30
- Bios setup utility 30
- Chipset settings 30
- Onboard lan this allows you to enable or disable the onboard lan feature onboard uaa audio select auto enabled or disabled for the onboard uaa audio feature if you select auto the onboard uaa audio will be disabled when pci sound card is plugged agp data rate use this item to adjust the agp data rate configuration options 8x 4x the default value is 8x agp aperture size it refers to a section of the pci memory address range used for graphics memory it is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed agp card s specifications requires other sizes configuration options 32mb 64mb 128mb 256mb and 512mb agp fast write this allows you to enable or disable the feature of agp fast write protocol support agp sideband address this allows you to enable or disable the feature of agp sideband address configuration options enabled and disabled primary graphics adapter this item will switch the pci bus scanning order while searching for video card it allows you to select th 30
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- 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 31
- 3 3 3 3 acpi configuration acpi configuration acpi configuration acpi configuration acpi configuration 31
- Acpi settings 31
- Advanced 31
- Bios setup utility 31
- Cpu nb link width this feature allows you selecting cpu to nb link width configuration options auto 8 bit and 16 bit dram voltage use this to select dram voltage configuration options auto ultra high high and normal the default value is auto agp voltage use this to select among low and high for agp voltage the default value is auto 31
- Suspend to ram use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the suspend to ram feature select auto will enable this feature if the os supports it if you set this item to disabled the function repost video on str resume will be hidden repost video on str resume this feature allows you to repost video on str resume str refers to suspend to ram restore on ac power loss this allows you to set the power state after an unexpected ac power loss if power off is selected the ac power remains off when the power recovers if power on is selected the ac power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers ring in power on use this item to enable or disable ring in signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode pci devices power on use this item to enable or disable pci devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode 31
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- 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 32
- 3 3 3 3 ide configuration ide configuration ide configuration ide configuration ide configuration 32
- Advanced 32
- Bios setup utility 32
- Certification 32
- Ide configuration 32
- Onboard ide controller you may enable either the primary ide channel or the secondary ide channel or you may enable both the primary and the secondary ide channels by selecting both set to disabled will disable the both configuration options disabled primary secondary both onboard sata controller use this item to enable or disable the onboard sata controller feature sata operation mode use this item to adjust sata operation mode the default value of this option is non raid if you want to operate raid function on sata hdds please select raid hdd fast detection configuratin optins enabled and disabled the default value is disabled ide device configuration you may set the ide configuration for the device that you specify we will use the primary ide master as the example in the following instruction which can be applied to the configurations of primary ide slave sec ondary ide master and secondary ide slave as well 32
- Ps 2 keyboard power on use this item to enable or disable ps 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode rtc alarm power on use this item to enable or disable rtc real time clock to power on the system acpi hpet table set this item to enable to include high precision event timers support the default value is disabled please set this option to enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit window 32
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- 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33
- Advanced 33
- After selecting the hard disk information into bios use a disk utility such as fdisk to partition and format the new ide hard 33
- Bios setup utility 33
- Disk drives this is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk make sure to set the partition of the primary 33
- Ide hard disk drives to active 33
- Mb under dos and windows for netware and unix user select disabled to disable the lba large mode block multi sector transfer the default value of this item is auto if this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer pio mode use this item to set the pio mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing dma mode dma capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible ide devices 33
- Primary ide master 33
- Type use this item to configure the type of the ide device that you specify configuration options not installed auto cd dvd and armd not installed select not installed to disable the use of ide device auto select auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive 33
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- 3 3 3 3 pcipnp configuration pcipnp configuration pcipnp configuration pcipnp configuration pcipnp configuration 34
- 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 34
- Advanced 34
- Advanced pci pnp settings 34
- Bios setup utility 34
- Pci latency timer the default value is 32 it is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed pci expansion cards specifications require other settings pci ide busmaster use this item to enable or disable the pci ide busmaster feature 34
- S m a r t use this item to enable or disable the s m a r t self monitoring analysis and reporting technology feature configuration options disabled auto enabled 32bit data transfer use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the ide hard disk data transfer rate 34
- Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 34
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- 3 3 3 3 floppy configuration floppy configuration floppy configuration floppy configuration floppy configuration 35
- 3 3 3 3 super io configuration super io configuration super io configuration super io configuration super io configuration 35
- 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 35
- Advanced 35
- Bios setup utility 35
- Configure super io chipset 35
- In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive 35
- Onboard floppy controller use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller serial port address use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it configuration options disabled 3f8 irq4 2f8 irq3 3e8 irq4 2e8 irq3 infrared port address use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it configuration options disabled 2f8 irq3 and 2e8 irq3 35
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- 3 3 3 3 usb configuration usb configuration usb configuration usb configuration usb configuration 36
- 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 36
- 3 3 3 3 hardware health event monitoring screen hardware health event monitoring screen hardware health event monitoring screen hardware health event monitoring screen hardware health event monitoring screen 37
- 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 37
- Bios setup utility 37
- Cpu quiet fan this item allows you to identify the temperature of cpu fan configuration options disabled and enabled the default value is disabled you are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4 pin cpu fan 37
- Hardware health event monitoring 37
- In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the cpu temperature motherboard temperature cpu fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage 37
- Legacy usb support use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate the i o devices of legacy os dos such as mouse keyboard usb flash etc or you may select auto so that the system will start to auto detect if there is no usb device connected auto option will disable the legacy usb support 37
- Main advanced boot security exit h w monitor 37
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- 3 3 3 3 boot screen boot screen boot screen boot screen boot screen 38
- 3 3 3 3 boot settings configuration boot settings configuration boot settings configuration boot settings configuration boot settings configuration 38
- 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 38
- Bios setup utility 38
- Boot from network use this item to enable or disable the boot from network feature boot up num lock if this item is set to on it will automatically activate the numeric lock function after boot up 38
- Boot settings 38
- In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority 38
- Main advanced h w monitor security exit 38
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- 3 3 3 3 security screen security screen security screen security screen security screen 39
- 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 39
- Bios setup utility 39
- In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system for the user password you may also clear it 39
- Main advanced h w monitor boot exit 39
- Security 39
- Security settings 39
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- 3 3 3 3 exit screen exit screen exit screen exit screen exit screen 40
- 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 40
- Bios setup utility 40
- Exit options 40
- Main advanced h w monitro boot security 40
- 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 dis card 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 dis card changes select ok to discard all changes load optimal defaults when you select this option it will pop out the following message load optimal defaults select ok to load the default values for all the setup configurations 40
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- 4 4 4 4 software suppor software suppor software suppor software suppor software supporttttt 41
- 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 42
- Amd s cool n quiet amd s cool n quiet amd s cool n quiet amd s cool n quiet amd s cool n quie 42
- Appendix appendix appendix appendix appendix 42
- T t t t technology echnology echnology echnology echnology 42
- Tm tm tm tm t 42
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