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Published January 2006
Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Motherboard
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PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper
ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1)
775-Pin CPU Socket
North Bridge Controller
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel A: DDRII1, DDRII2; Yellow)
2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel B: DDR1, DDR2; Blue)
AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1)
Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black)
Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)
Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2)
Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1)
System Panel Header (PANEL1)
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14 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
Flash Memory
South Bridge Controller
15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
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18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
19 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
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Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
22 Game Connector (GAME1)
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29 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)
JR1 / JL1 Jumpers
Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
4 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 4)
PCI Express Graphics Slot
Infrared Module Header (IR1)
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ASRock 8CH I/O
ASRock 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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Serial Port: COM1
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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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock 775Dual-880Pro motherboard, a reliable mother-
board produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers
excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment 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 memory and CPU support lists on
ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Quick Installation Guide
ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Support CD
(including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo)
One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable
One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive
One Serial ATA (SATA) Cable (Optional)
One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
One ASRock 8CH I/O
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ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Motherboard
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
1.2 Specifications
Platform:
CPU:
Chipsets:
ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
775-Pin Socket
supporting Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron® processor (in 775-land
LGA package)
North Bridge:
VIA PT880Pro, FSB @ 1066/800/533 MHz,
supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)
South Bridge:
VIA VT8237, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s
Memory:
2 DDR DIMM Slots: DDR1 and DDR2
supports PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333) /
PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB
2 DDRII DIMM Slots: DDRII1 and DDRII2
supports PCII5300 (DDRII667) / PCII4300 (DDRII533) /
PCII3200 (DDRII400), Max. 2GB (see CAUTION 2)
IDE:
Serial ATA:
Dual Channel Memory Technology support (see CAUTION 3)
IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6
IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6
Supports up to 4 IDE devices
2 SATA connectors
Support up to 1.5Gb/s data transfer rate
Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives
7.1 channels AC’97 Audio
Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN
Floppy Port:
Audio:
LAN:
Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing
Chassis temperature sensing
CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life
(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 4)
CPU fan tachometer
Chassis fan tachometer
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
4 slots with PCI Specification 2.3
1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X/4X AGP card (see CAUTION 5)
PCI slots:
AGP slot:
PCI Express Graphics slot:
1 PCI Express Graphics slot, supports PCI Express x 16
Graphics Card (see CAUTION 6)
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USB 2.0:
ASRock 8CH I/O:
BIOS:
OS:
8 USB 2.0 ports:
include 4 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel,
plus two on-board headers supporting 4 extra USB 2.0 ports
(see CAUTION 7)
1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port
1 Serial Port: COM1
1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
1 RJ-45 Port
Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Side Speaker / Central/Bass /
Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone
(see CAUTION 8)
AMI BIOS
Supports “Plug and Play”
ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events
Supports jumperfree
SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
CPU frequency stepless control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 9)
Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant
CAUTION!
1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 31
of “User Manual” in the Support CD.
2. Please check the table below for the memory support frequency and its
corresponding CPU FSB frequency.
CPU FSB Frequency
1066
800
533
Memory Support Frequency
DDR266, DDR333, DDR400,
DDRII400, DDRII533, DDRII667
DDR266, DDR333, DDR400
DDRII400, DDRII533, DDRII667
DDR266, DDR333, DDR400
DDRII400, DDRII533, DDRII667
3. 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 14 for proper installation.
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. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard!
It may cause permanent damage! For the information of the compatible
AGP VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported AGP VGA Card List for
ASRock 775Dual-880Pro Motherboard
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AGP Slot” on page 8 and 9. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA
card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16.
6. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please
refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express
Graphics Slot” on page10. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA
card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16.
7. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP
SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® 98 /
ME.
8. 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.
9. 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.
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Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGP Slot
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGP Slot
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGP Slot
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGP Slot
Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGP Slot
(for Windows 2000/Windows XP)
I. AGP 4X
Graphics Chip
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Inno3D GeForce 2 MX 400
ASUS V8170
ASUS V9180 Magic/T
ProLink GeForce 4 MX440
Model Name
ALBATRON GeForce4 MX-480 Series
ASUS V9280TD
ASUS V9480
AOPEN Aeolus FX5200-DV128
CHAINTECH A-FX20-N
LEADTEK WINFAST A340TDH
ASUS V9520-X
LEADTEK WinFast A340PRO/TD
ASUS V9560/TD
ALBATRON GeForce FX5600 Series
LEADTEK WinFast A360TD
Inno3D GeForce FX5600
AWIN FX5700-LE
GIGABYTE GV-N57L256D
ProLink GeForceFX 5700LE
ASUS V9570/TD
MIS FX5700-TD128
PixelView MGVA-NVGA35BA
CHAINTECH SA5900X
ASUS V9950ULTRA
GIGABYTE GV-N66128DP
LEADTEK WinFast A6600GT/TDH
ALBATRON GeForce 6600GT
Leadtek WinFast A6600 GT TDH
ASUS N6200
LEADTEK WinFast A400TDH
ASUS V9999LE
ASUS V9999ULTRA/2DT
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