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Published March 2006
Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
ASRock K8NF4G-VSTA Motherboard
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PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper
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ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
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754-Pin CPU Socket
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CPU Heatsink Retention Module
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184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2)
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Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black)
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Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)
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North Bridge Controller
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PCI Express Slot (PCIE1)
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South Bridge Controller
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Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2)
Secondary Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_2, red) 27
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Primary Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_1, red)
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Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
System Panel Header (PANEL1)
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Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
Infrared Module Header (IR1)
USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
Flash Memory
Game Port Header (GAME1)
PCI Express Slot (PCIE2)
HDMR Slot (HDMR1)
Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
2 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
Serial Port Connector (COM1)
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
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Parallel Port
RJ-45 Port
Side Speaker (Gray)
Rear Speaker (Black)
Central / Bass (Orange)
Line In (Light Blue)
Front Speaker (Lime)
8 Microphone (Pink)
USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
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10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
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VGA Port
PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
* 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
Side Speaker
(No. 7)
(No. 4)
(No. 5)
(No. 3)
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* To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find “Mixer” tool on your system.
Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click
“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA
Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA
Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.
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ASRock K8NF4G-VSTA Motherboard
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Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
1.1.1.1.1.
Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8NF4G-VSTA 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.
This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in
the user manual presented in 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
Package Contents
Package Contents
Package Contents
Package Contents
Package Contents
1.11.11.11.11.1
1 x ASRock K8NF4G-VSTA Motherboard
(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm)
1 x ASRock K8NF4G-VSTA Quick Installation Guide
1 x ASRock K8NF4G-VSTA Support CD
1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)
1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable
1 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional)
1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
1 x HD 8CH I/O Shield
1 x COM Port Bracket
1 x HDMR Card (Optional)
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Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Hybrid Booster
Expansion Slot
Graphics
Audio
LAN
Rear Panel I/O
- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm
- 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMD AthlonTM 64
and 32-bit/64-bit Sempron Processors
- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology
(see CAUTION 1)
- Chipset capable to FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology
- Northbridge: nVidia® GeForce 6100
- Southbridge: nVidia® nForce 410 MCP
- 2 x DDR DIMM slots
- Support DDR400/333/266
- Max. capacity: 2GB
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 3)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 4)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- 2 x PCI slots
- 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot
- 1 x HDMR slot
- Integrated NV44 graphics DX9.0 VGA
- Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 128MB
- Realtek ALC883 7.1 channel CODEC with High Definition
Audio
- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
HD 8CH I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x VGA Port
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 Port
- Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/Line
in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5)
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Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Hardware
Monitor
OS
Certifications
- 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID 0, 1, JBOD
(No support for “Hot Plug” function) (see CAUTION 6)
- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x Game header
- 1 x COM port header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 20 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 7)
- 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Motherboard Temperature Sensing
- CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM
compliant (see CAUTION 8)
- FCC, CE, WHQL
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CAUTION!
1. For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’
QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 41 of
“User Manual” in the Support CD to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology.
Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can support AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology,
please check AMD’s website for details.
2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un-
tied Overclocking Technology” on page 19 for details.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII
Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 16 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to
SATAII mode. Besides, you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to
SATA hard disk (from SATAII 3Gb/s down to SATA 1.5Gb/s), and connect it to
the SATAII connector. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connec-
tor directly.
7. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM
/ XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.
8. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver is not ready yet. We will update it to our
website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM
driver and related information.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
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Basic Logo
Basic Logo
Basic Logo
Basic Logo
For system integrators and users who purchase our motherboard and
plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please follow the below
table for minimum hardware requirement. Please adopt the CPU, memory,
and VGA that we suggest.
CPU
Memory
VGA
Sempron 2500+
512MB Single Channel*
DX9.0 with WDDM Driver
* If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to
submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of
onboard VGA to 64MB or less than 64MB. If you use onboard VGA with total system
memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, the
shared memory size of onboard VGA can be adjusted up to 128MB.
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