ASROCK M3A790GMH/128M Bedienungsanleitung

ASRock M3A790GMH/128M Motherboard

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Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this guide 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 guide.

With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind,

either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or

conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall

ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for 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 guide

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.

Published July 2009

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”

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

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Motherboard LayoutMotherboard Layout

Motherboard Layout

1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 20 Primary SATAII Connector

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) (SATAII_1 (PORT 0))

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 21 Chassis Speaker Header

4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module (SPEAKER 1, Purple)

5 AM3 CPU Socket 22 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 23 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header

(Dual Channel A: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Blue) (FRONY_1394)

7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 24 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange)

(Dual Channel B: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2; White) 25 SPI Flash Memory (8Mb)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 26 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

9 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 27 Serial Port Connector (COM1)

10 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 28 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

11 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 29 Front Panel Audio Header

12 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) (HD_AUDIO1, Lime)

13 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9,Blue) 31 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

14 Southbridge Controller 32 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)

15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 33 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2; Green)

16 Fifth SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT 4)) 34 Northbridge Controller

17 Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT3)) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1; Green)

18 Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT 2))

19 Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT 1))

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I/O PI/O P

I/O Panelanel

anelanel

anel

** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.

See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line In

(No. 8) (No. 6) (No. 5) (No. 7)

2 V -- -- --

4VV----

6 VVV--

8 VVVV

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 9 Microphone (Pink)

2 VGA/D-Sub Port 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port

3 IEEE 1394 Port 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

* 4 LAN RJ-45 Port 12 Powered eSATAII/USB Connector

5 Central / Bass (Orange) *** 13 HDMI Port

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 VGA/DVI-D Port

7 Line In (Light Blue) 15 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

** 8 Front Speaker (Lime)

*** To supportAC3 audio format with HDMIAudio under VistaTM, please install the HDMI audio

driver in XP support CD AAX790M-10.

The driver is located under the path: ..\Drivers\NB Audio\REALTEK\XP64_XP(R1.68)

And note for LPCM support up to stereo 2 channels only.

LAN Port

ACT/LINK

LED SPEED

LED

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED

indications.

LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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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 Package ContentsPackage Contents

Package ContentsPackage Contents

Package Contents

1 x ASRock M3A790GMH/128M Motherboard

(Micro ATX 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 Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)

2 x SerialATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 SpecificationsSpecifications

SpecificationsSpecifications

Specifications

Platform - Micro ATX 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: AMDPhenomTM II X4 /

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

processors

- Supports AMD OverDriveTM with ACC feature (Advanced

Clock Calibration)

-AMDLIVE!TM Ready

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology

- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/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 - Integrated AMDRadeon 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 HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback

(see CAUTION 6)

Audio - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HDAudio

(Realtek ALC888 Audio Codec)

LAN - PCIE x1Gigabit LAN10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Realtek RTL8111DL

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O I/OPanel

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port

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- 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 xRJ-45 LANPort withLED(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 and JBOD),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 pin ATX 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 (Trial Version), AMD

OverDriveTM Utility,AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion

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.)

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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 28 for details.

2. This motherboard supportsDual Channel Memory Technology. Before you

implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the

installation guide of memory modules on page 14 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 checkAMDwebsite for the latest information.

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

the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to page 10 and 11 for the

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

films in our lab test.

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature 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

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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 3 for proper connection.

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

Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 31 of “User Manual” in the support CD 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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1.31.3

1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-rayMinimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray

Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-rayMinimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray

Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray

(BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support(BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support

(BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support

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

requires the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to below table

for the minimum hardware requirement.

CPU AM3 all series CPU

VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port

Memory Single Channel DDR3 1066, 1GB x 1

Suggested OS Windows®VistaTM or Windows®VistaTM 64

* If you need to use CyberLink PowerDVDUltra version 7.3, we suggest to disable

Hardware Acceleration function for better playback performance and compatibility.

After executing CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program, please follow below steps to

disable Hardware Acceleration function.

A. Right-click the main page of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program.

B. Click “Configuration”.

C. Select “Video”.

D. Click “Enable hardware acceleration (ATI Avivo)” to remove the “V” mark in

this item.

E. Click “OK” to save the change.

* Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (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 790GX VGA driver update in the future.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

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