User manual ASROCK AM2NF3-VSTA

[. . . ] AM2NF3-VSTA User Manual Version 1. 2 Published December 2006 Copyright©2006 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. [. . . ] Besides four default USB 2. 0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2. 0 headers on this motherboard. The shared USB 2. 0 header (USB2_3) is shared with USB ports 23 on the I/O panel. When using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to USB2_3 header, the USB ports 23 on the I/O panel will not be able to function. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. USB 2. 0 Header (9-pin USB45) (see p. 10 No. 12) 1 USB_PWR P-5 P+5 GND DUMMY GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR Shared USB 2. 0 Header 1 (9-pin USB2_3) (see p. 10 No. 28) USB_PWR P-2 P+2 GND USB_PWR P-3 P+3 GND DUMMY Infrared Module Header (5-pin IR1) (see p. 10 No. 16) 1 IRTX +5VSB DUMMY GND IRRX Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin CD1) (CD1: see p. 10 No. 22) CD-L GND GND CD-R CD1 This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card. This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. Front Panel Audio Header (8-pin AUDIO1) (see p. 10 No. 21) 1 AUD-OUT-L GND AUD-OUT-R MIC-POWER MIC GND BACKOUT-R BACKOUT-L 19 System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p. 10 No. 14) 1 PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND This header accommodates several system front panel functions. DUMMY RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p. 10 No. 13) 1 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY +5V Please connect the chassis speaker to this header. Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p. 10 No. 15) GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p. 10 No. 26) +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED GND FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 1234 Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector (20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p. 10 No. 27) Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin ATX12V1) (see p. 10 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. 20 Game Port Header (15-pin GAME1) (see p. 10 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 21 AT (SAT 2. 7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts NVIDIA® nForce3 250 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. [. . . ] If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, "EPP Version". OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it. OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3. 3. 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2. 0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02. 54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. [. . . ]