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Published February 2006
Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Motherboard
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PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper
ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2)
ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
754-Pin CPU Socket
CPU Heatsink Retention Module
Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black)
Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)
ULi M1697 Single Chip
Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_RED)
Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_ORANGE)
J14 / J15 / J16 / J17 / J18 / J19 / J20 Jumpers
Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_BLACK)
Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_BLUE)
USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
Flash Memory
Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
J13 Jumper
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Infrared Module Header (IR1)
System Panel Header (PANEL1)
Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
Game Port Header (GAME1)
Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
PCI Slots (PCI1- 3)
Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
PCI Express x 1 / x 8 Slot (PCIE3)
J21 Jumper
PCI Express x 1 Slot (PCIE2)
J11 / J12 Jumpers
PCI Express x 16 / x 8 Slot (PCIE1)
SLI / XFIRE Power Connector
Future CPU Port (FUTURE_CPU_PORT1)
J1 / J2 / J3 / J4 / J7 / J8 / J9 / J10 Jumpers
eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP)
eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM)
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
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Line Out (Lime)
Microphone (Pink)
eSATAII Ports
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USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
COM Port
PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
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Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
1.1.1.1.1.
Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 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 K8SLI-eSATA2 Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm)
1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide
1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Support CD
1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)
1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable
4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional)
1 x ASRock eSATAII I/O Shield
1 x ASRock SLI Bridge
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Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Hybrid Booster
Expansion Slot
Audio
LAN
Rear Panel I/O
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 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
- ULi® M1697
- 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.)
- 1 x Future CPU Port (Supports CPU upgrade from AMD K8
754-Pin CPU to K8 939-Pin CPU or AM2 940-Pin CPU through
939CPU Board or AM2CPU Board)
(see page 11 for details)
- 3 x PCI slots
- 1 x PCI Express x 16 / x 8 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x 1 / x 8 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot
- Supports NVIDIA SLITM (see CAUTION 5)
- Realtek ALC 660 5.1channel CODEC with High Definition
Audio
- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
ASRock eSATAII I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x eSATAII Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 Port
- Audio Jack: Line in / Line out / Microphone
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Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Hardware
Monitor
OS
Certifications
- 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID
(RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD, 5) and “Hot Plug” functions
(see CAUTION 6)
- 2 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors (shared with 2 SATAII
connectors), support “Hot Plug” function (see CAUTION 7)
- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x Game header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 20 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- SLI/XFIRE power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 8)
- 2Mb 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
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
- FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated
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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 52 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 29 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. This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLITM technology, please read “Dual
Graphics Feature” on page 13 for jumper settings. PCIE3 slot is intended
for SLITM function. If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card to
this motherboard, please install it to PCIE1 slot. For the information of the
compatible SLITM Mode PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the “Sup-
ported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode” on page 8. For the
proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation
guide on page 11.
6. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the
“SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 25 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 connector directly.
7. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII
specification. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 22 for
details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. (Port Multiplier
Technology is not supported with eSATAII interface on this motherboard.)
8. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP
SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.
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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI
Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI
Mode
Mode
Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITMTMTMTMTM Mode
Mode
Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI
Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI
Mode
(for Windows XP / XP 64-bit only)
Graphics Chip Model Name
Chipset Name
Vendor
NVIDIA ASUS EN6600
GeForce 6600
GeForce 6600GT
ASUS EN6600GT Series
GeForce 6800LE
ASUS EN6800LE
ASUS EN6800GT
GeForce 6800GT
ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV GeForce 7800GTX
For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLITM Mode, please
visit our website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
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