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this device may not cause harmful interference, and
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The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic
substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations
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California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
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Published May 2007
Copyright©2007 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
ASRock ALiveNF7G-HD720p Motherboard
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Serial Port Connector (COM1)
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PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper
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ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
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ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
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AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket
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CPU Heatsink Retention Module
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CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
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2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots
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(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow)
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2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots
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(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange)
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Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)
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SPI Flash Memory (4Mb)
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Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
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Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT3))
Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
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Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT1)) 33
Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0))
USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, Blue)
USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)
System Panel Header (PANEL1)
USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)
USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2))
NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / nForce 630A MCP
PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2)
Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)
Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1)
Infrared Module Header (IR1)
Game Port Header (GAME1)
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PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 8
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Parallel Port
RJ-45 Port
10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
Side Speaker (Gray)
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Rear Speaker (Black)
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Line In (Light Blue)
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VGA/D-Sub Port
VGA/DVI-D Port
PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
Front Speaker (Lime)
Microphone (Pink)
* 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. 8)
(No. 5)
(No. 6)
(No. 4)
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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.
* The DVI-D port for the chipset adopted on this motherboard can support DVI/HDCP and HDMI
format signal. You may use the DVI to HDMI adapter to convert this DVI-D port to HDMI
interface. Please follow below steps to enable HDMI audio under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM
64-bit.
A. Click “Start” button, select “Settings”, and then click “Control Panel”.
B. Click “Hardware and Sound”, and click “Sound”.
C. Change the default setting “Speaker” to “Digital Output Device (HDMI)”.
D. Click “OK” to finish the setting.
Since DVI to HDMI adapter is not bundled with our product, please refer to the adapter vendor for
further information.
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Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
1.1.1.1.1.
Thank you for purchasing ASRock ALiveNF7G-HD720p 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 ALiveNF7G-HD720p Motherboard
(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
1 x ASRock ALiveNF7G-HD720p Quick Installation Guide
2 x ASRock ALiveNF7G-HD720p 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 ASRock DVI/H I/O Shield
1 x COM Port Bracket
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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 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm
- Socket AM2 for AMD AthlonTM 64FX / 64X2 / X2 / 64 and
Sempron processors
- AMD LIVE!TM Ready
- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 1)
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology
- NVIDIA® GeForce 7050 / nForce 630A MCP
- Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2)
- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots
- Support DDRII800/667/533
- Max. capacity: 8GB (see CAUTION 3)
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 4)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost
memory performance up to 12.5% (see CAUTION 6)
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots
- Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce7 Series (NV44)
- DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB
- Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by
independent display controllers
- Supports HDCP function with DVI-D port
- Supports 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback
(see CAUTION 7)
- NVIDIA® PureVideoTM Ready
- 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio
(ALC888 Audio Codec)
- Chipset embedded HDMI Audio
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
ASRock DVI/H I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port
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- 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port (see CAUTION 8)
- 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, AHCI 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
- 4 x USB 2.0 headers (support 8 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
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Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Hardware
Monitor
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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. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un-
tied Overclocking Technology” on page 32 for details.
2. 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 13 for proper installation.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires
the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to page 9 and 10 for the
minimum hardware requirement and the passed 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD
films in our lab test.
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8. This DVI-D port for the chipset adopted on this motherboard can support
DVI/HDCP and HDMI format signal. You may use the DVI to HDMI adapter to
convert this DVI-D port to HDMI interface. DVI to HDMI adapter is not bundled
with our product, please refer to the adapter vendor for further information.
9. 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.
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10. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII
Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 26 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to
SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector
directly.
11. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows®
VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.
12. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver keeps on updating now. As
long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the future.
Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver
and related information.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
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Premium 2007 and Basic Logo
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo
For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and
plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic logo, please follow
below table for minimum hardware requirements.
CPU
Memory
VGA
Sempron 2800+
512MB x 2 Dual Channel (Premium)
512MB Single Channel (Basic)
256MB x 2 Dual Channel (Basic)
DX9.0 with WDDM Driver
DVI with HDCP
* 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. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB
and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium or Basic logo, please adjust the shared
memory size of onboard VGA to 128MB or above.
* If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard, please refer to Premium
Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com
* If the onboard VGA supports DVI, it must also support HDCP function to qualify for
Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 logo.
* After June 1, 2007, all Windows® VistaTM systems are required to meet above
minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows® VistaTM Premium
2007 logo.
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