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User Manual - Page 3
... Hard Disk Setup Guide 42 2.12 eSATAII Interface Introduction 43 2.13 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation 46 2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ....... 46 2.15 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 47 2.16 Driver Installation Guide 49 2.17 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit
With RAID...
User Manual - Page 4
2.18.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 52
2.19 Untied Overclocking Technology 53
3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 54
3.1 Introduction 54 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 54 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 55
3.2 Main Screen 55 3.3 Smart Screen 56 3.4 Advanced Screen 57
3.4.1 CPU Configuration 58 3.4.2 Memory Configuration 60 3.4.3 Chipset Configuration 64 3.4.4 ACPI ...
User Manual - Page 5
... M3A780GXH/128M Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm)
1 x ASRock M3A780GXH/128M Quick Installation Guide 2 x ASRock M3A780GXH/128M Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI...
User Manual - Page 9
... Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 42 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.
10. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. Please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction" on page 43 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.
11. Power Management for USB 2.0 works...
User Manual - Page 11
... website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
1.4 Three CrossFireXTM Graphics Card Support List
(for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit)
Chipset Vendor ATI
Model Name Gecube GC-HD485PG3-E3
Powercolor AX4870 512MD5-H
Chipset Name RADEON 4850 RADEON 4870
Driver
Catalyst 8.12 + Hotfix Catalyst 8.12 + Hotfix
* For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for 3-Way...
User Manual - Page 12
...) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to below table for the minimum hardware requirement.
CPU VGA Memory Suggested OS
AM3 all series CPU Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Single Channel DDR3 1066, 1GB x 1 Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64
* If you need to use CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra version 7.3, we suggest to disable...
User Manual - Page 23
... not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 5. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again. 6. Set up a multi-monitor display.
For Windows® XP / XP...
User Manual - Page 25
... or will release in the future, please refer to ATITM graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1.
There is one ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card factory-mounted on this motherboard. This card served as a switch between the default mode (x16) and CrossFireXTM mode (x8 / x8). ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card is factorymounted with its default mode (x16) side toward the retention...
User Manual - Page 30
....mspx B. You must have Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center. Please check Microsoft website for details. For Windows® VistaTM OS: Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for details. Restart your computer. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer. Then you will find "ATI Catalyst...
User Manual - Page 32
... the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI Express graphics card on PCIE2 slot. Boot your system. Press to enter BIOS setup. Enter "Advanced" screen, and enter "Chipset Settings". Then set the option "Surround View" to [Enabled]. Boot into OS. Please remove the ATITM driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD...
User Manual - Page 42
... Hard Disk Setup Guide
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII...
User Manual - Page 49
...® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
IDE Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.
A.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your...
User Manual - Page 54
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This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If...
User Manual - Page 77
...-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 11
... (BD) / HD-DVD playback is only supported under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS. If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS, the function of 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for AMD 780G VGA driver update in the future. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 20
... not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 5. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again. 6. Set up a multi-monitor display.
For Windows® XP / XP...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 22
... graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1.
There is one ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card factory-mounted on this motherboard. This card served as a switch between the default mode (x16) and CrossFireXTM mode (x8 / x8). ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card is factorymounted with its default mode (x16) side toward the retention slot base.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 27
... on your Windows® taskbar.
ATI Catalyst Control Center
Step 6.
Double-click "ATI Catalyst Control Center". Click "View", select "CrossFireXTM", and then check the item "Enable CrossFireXTM". Select "2 GPUs" and click "Apply" (if you install two Radeon graphics cards). Select "3 GPUs" and click "OK" (if you install three Radeon graphics cards).
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 29
...Please remove the ATITM driver if you have any VGA driver
installed in your system. Step 6. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the
onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card. Step 7. Restart your computer. Then you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on
your Windows® taskbar.
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ATI Catalyst Control Center
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RAID Installation Guide - Page 10
... Guide
AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for you to configure RAID functions by using RAIDXpert RAID management software under Windows environment. The RAIDXpert software offers local and remote management and monitoring of all AMD SB710 SATA logical drives that exist anywhere on a network. Its browser-based GUI provides email notification of all major events/alarms, memory...