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Disclaimer:
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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)
(2)
this device may not cause harmful interference, and
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
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
Published February 2007
Copyright©2007 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper
ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
CPU Heatsink Retention Module
AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow)
2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange)
Infrared Module Header (IR1)
Game Port Header (GAME1)
Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)
Flash Memory
Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4, Red)
Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3, Red)
Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1, Red)
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System Panel Header (PANEL1)
USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)
USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2, Red)
NVIDIA Single Chip
Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
HDMR Slot (HDMR1)
Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)
PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2)
Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1)
ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
Serial Port Connector (COM1)
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ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
CPU Heatsink Retention Module
AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow)
2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange)
Infrared Module Header (IR1)
Game Port Header (GAME1)
Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)
Flash Memory
Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4, Red)
Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3, Red)
Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1, Red)
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System Panel Header (PANEL1)
USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)
USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2, Red)
NVIDIA Single Chip
Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
HDMR Slot (HDMR1)
Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)
PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2)
Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1)
ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
Serial Port Connector (COM1)
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HD 8CH I/O
HD 8CH I/O
HD 8CH I/O
HD 8CH I/O
HD 8CH I/O
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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)
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USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
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)
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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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Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
1.1.1.1.1.
Thank you for purchasing ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA motherboard,
a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s com-
mitment 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 ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard
(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Quick Installation Guide
1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-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 HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional)
1 x HD 8CH I/O Shield
1 x COM Port Bracket
1 x HDMR Card (Optional)
1 x DVI Graphics-SI Card (only for ALiveNF6G-DVI)
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Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Hybrid Booster
Expansion Slot
Graphics
Audio
LAN
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- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm
- Socket AM2 for AMD AthlonTM 64FX / 64X2 / 64 and Sempron
Processors
- AMD LIVE!TM Ready
- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology
(see CAUTION 1)
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology
- NVIDIA® GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 or
GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 (see CAUTION 3)
- Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 4)
- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots
- Support DDRII800/667/533
- Max. capacity: 8GB (see CAUTION 5)
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 6)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 7)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost
memory performance up to 12.5% (see CAUTION 8)
- 2 x PCI slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 1 x HDMR slot
- Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce6-class graphics DX9.0 VGA
- Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB
- Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports with DVI
Graphics-SI card by independent display controllers
(ALiveNF6G-DVI)
- 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio
(ALC888 Audio Codec)
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (ALiveNF6G-DVI)
- Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B (ALiveNF6G-DVI)
- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL (ALiveNF6G-VSTA)
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet (ALiveNF6G-VSTA)
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
HD 8CH I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
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- 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
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/
Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9)
- 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, JBOD), NCQ, and “Hot Plug”
functions (see CAUTION 10)
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x Game header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 20 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 11)
- 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 Internal Temperature Sensing
- CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP Media Center/XP 64-bit/
VistaTM/VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 12)
- FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated
Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Hardware
Monitor
OS
Certifications
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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. For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’
QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 50 of
“User Manual” in the Support CD to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology.
2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un-
tied Overclocking Technology” on page 27 for details.
3. Both NVIDIA® GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 and GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430
refer to the same chipset. If you install NVIDIA® driver with 91.63 version or
above under Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, or install NVIDIA® driver with
97.19 version or above under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit, the chipset
name will be GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 instead of GeForce 6100 / nForce
430. However, the difference in device name under Windows® does not affect
any specification and feature of this motherboard.
4. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you
implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 11 for proper installation.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If
you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will
improve up to 12.5%, but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt.
Enabling this function will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. However,
we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU/DRAM configurations.
If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled, it may not be
applicative to your system. You may choose to disable this function for
keeping the stability of your system.
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