User manual ASROCK P43TWINS INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] No part of this installation guide 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 guide 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. 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. [. . . ] 2 memory modules 2 memory modules 2 memory modules 2 memory modules 4 memory modules 4 memory modules Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Configurations (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side) DDR3_A1 (Green Slot) 2 memory modules SS 2 memory modules DS DDR3_B1 (Green Slot) SS DS If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color. In other words, install them in the set of green slots (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1), in the set of yellow slots (DDRII_A1 and DDRII_B1), or in the set of orange slots (DDRII_A2 and DDRII_B2). If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR2 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology. If only one memory module is installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in DDRII_A1 and DDRII_B2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology . It is not allowed to install a DDR3 memory module into DDR2 slot or install a DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged. DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules cannot be installed on this motherboard at the same time. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clearCMOS action. When you mount a FSB800 or FSB1066 CPU, and try to overclock to FSB1333 or FSB1600 (by BIOS setting) you may face the problem, that DRAM frequency will be overclocked very high. Please use jumper to force NB to be strapped at higher frequency, so the DRAM can work at lower frequency. If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. please short pin4 , pin5 for FSB2 jumper and pin4 , pin5 for FSB3 jumper. If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1333 on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. please short pin3 , pin4 for FSB2 jumper and pin4 , pin5 for FSB3 jumper. If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1600 on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. please short pin3 , pin4 for FSB2 jumper and pin3 , pin4 for FSB3 jumper. Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. SATAII_6 (Port5) connector can be used for internal storage device or be connected to eSATAII connector to support eSATAII device. Please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction" on page 26 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard. [. . . ] ) After making a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install. you may select: "Intel(R) ICH10 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop - Windows XP)" for Windows® XP or "Intel(R) ICH10 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop - Windows XP64)" for Windows® XP 64-bit. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up BIOS. [. . . ]