User manual ASROCK ION 3D SERIES

[. . . ] ION 3D Series User Manual Version 1. 0 Published September 2010 Copyright©2010 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. [. . . ] Next time when you turn on your system, you can enjoy the benefit of Instant Boot. 5. 2 ASRock Tuner ASRock OC Tuner 5. 2. 1 Introduction ASRock OC Tuner is a user-friendly overclocking tool which allows you to guard your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance. There are 3 major sections that are easy to fine-tune and monitor: Overclocking, Voltage Control, and Hardware Monitor. In Overclocking section, you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system performance. In Voltage Control section, you can adjust voltage for DRAM, chipset and CPU to enhance compatibility and the boost overclocking. In Hardware Monitor section, it shows the major readings of your system. 5. 2. 2 Installation Please read below procedures carefully before you install ASRock OC Tuner. Install ASRock OC Tuner driver from ASRock support CD, or you may click following link to get the latest utility: http://www. asrock. com/feature/OCTuner/download. asp B. You may choose a different folder if you need, and click "Next". c. You may choose a different folder if you need, and click "Next". d. Click "Install" to begin installing ASRock OC Tuner driver. e. After the installation is completed, you will find an ASRock OC Tuner icon on the Windows® desktop. D. Double click ASRock OC Tuner icon on the desktop, then ASRock OC Tuner main menu will pop up. Auto apply when program starts If you check this button, it will save your settings when you close OC Tuner window. And next time when you run OC Tuner, it will start with the settings you made. If you do not check this button, next time when you run OC tuner, it will start with the default settings. Note: Before you select "Auto apply when program starts", it is recommended to run some test programs to make sure your system is running very stably. Auto run when Windows starts If you click this button, every time you turn on your system and enter Windows®, the system will automatically start the OC Tuner. Note: It is not recommended to overclock your system. Overclocking and over-voltage may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to your hardware devices. ASRock is not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking and and overvoltage. Note: If system hangs after overclocking, please remove AC power cord and plug AC power cord again before you power on your system. Good Night LED If you click this button, the system will automatically start Good Night LED function. If you click this button again, Goood Night LED function will be turned off. There are three sections in ASRock OC Tuner main menu: System Health, Hardware Monitor, Overclocking and Voltage Control. 26 System Health ­ In the System Health section, there are two major chapters: System Health and CPU Quiet Fan. Under the System Health chapter, it shows the major readings of CPU, chipset and GPU Temperature. You may find out if there's any abnormal situation occurs to your system's temperature. Under the CPU Quiet Fan chapter, the Chassis Fan Speed will show the default settings of your system. [. . . ] Chassis Fan Mode Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan speed. The default is value [Automatic mode]. 6. 6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Main OC Tweaker Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02. 54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 44 6. 6. 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Enabled] [Disabled] [On] Disabled: Displays normal POST messages. Enabled: Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages. +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. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. [. . . ]