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1. ISRock FM2A85X Extreme4 M User Manual Version 1 1 Published July 2013 Copyright02013 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional 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 manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties 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
2. Step 1 Step 2 A Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Power on your computer and boot into OS Remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to in stallation Please check AMD s website for AMD driver updates Install the required drivers to your system For Windows 8 7 I Vista OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD s web site for details Restart your computer Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your com puter Then you will find AMD Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar Rani of 10 54 AM AMD Catalyst Control Center Double click AMD Catalyst Control Center Click View select CrossFireX and then check the item Enable CrossFireX Select 2 GPUs and click Apply if you install two Radeon graphics cards 26 grotte Gp Preferences 19 5 CrossFireX Adapter TATI Radeon HD 4800 Senes SyncMaster CrossFreX delivers exceptional performance on a single display by he processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units GPUs Configure CrossFreX Enable CrossFirex Choose from the following Render GPU combinations ldentfy GPU Your settings have not been applied To enable your other CrossFireX adapter pa
3. USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows certification CSM Please disable CSM when you enable Fast Boot option The de fault value is Enabled 66 3 4 7 USB Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility aker ation Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller USB 3 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility issue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS Legacy USB 3 0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3 0 devices The default value is Enabled 67 3
4. speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire as signments and the pin assignments are matched correctly Chassis Speaker Header cs 4 pin SPEAKER1 m pu DUMMY see p 16 No 21 Power LED Header bor PLED 3 pin PLED1 PLED see p 16 No 22 41 Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect the chassis power LED to this header to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 state The LED is off in S3 94 state or S5 state power off Chassis and Power Please connect the fan CHA FAN SPEED Fan Connectors cub 2V FAN SPEED CONTROL cables to the fan connectors 4 pin CHA FAN1 and match the black wire to PAE AEE the ground pin 12V 4 pin PWR FAN1 GND PWR_FAN_SPEED see p 16 No 1 ES CPU Fan Connectors PE LT ue Please connect the CPU fan 4 pin CPU FAN1 12V cable to the connector and GND see p 16 No 5 match the black wire to the 1234 ground pin Though this motherboard provides a 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan AN connector 3 Pin CPU fans can still work successfully even with out the fan speed control function If you plan to connect a 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 Pin 1 3 Connected lt E 3 Pin Fan Installation 3 pin CPU FAN2 GND voy see
5. 5 Tool ASRock UEFI setup utility Sound Effect Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system configuration in UEFI setup OMG Online Management Guard Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG guest ac counts without permission to modify the system time are required UEFI Update Utility Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Win dows Just save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to up date your UEFI and reboot your system after the UEFI update 68 process is completed Internet Flash Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers In other words t
6. CrossFireX Operation Guide 24 2 6 Dual Graphics Operation Guide 28 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display 31 2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 35 2 9 Jumpers Setup Lasasrrr passed 37 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 38 2 11 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 44 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA3 HDDS 44 2 13 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug and Hot Swap Operation Guide 45 2 14 Driver Installation Guide seeesssse 48 2 15 Installing Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID eis reti cesi Vots trennt 48 2 16 Installing Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID eeene 49 3 VEFI SETUP UTILITY Coe eee eee Reese 50 Sw NATOGUC io NN RU 50 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar PEN 50 3 1 2 Navigation Keys scertuies evdtavinis ete vassussaeeesiandessueiseners 54 92 Main Ne 52 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen rrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnrnsrnnnsnen 53 3 4 Advanced Screen esee 57 3 4 1 CPU Configuration Nerd 58 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration 59 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration 61 3 4 4 Storage Configuration rrnrrnrnnnnnrrnrnnnrrenrnnnrrnnnnnn 62 3 4 5 Super IO Confi
7. Frequency MHz This item appears only when you set the item Overclock Mode to Manual The default value is Disabled Please be noted that overclocking may reduce the D Sub resolution and cause the dis play abnormal situation It is recommended to use DVI or HDMI monitor to get better performance Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this feature Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Processor Maximum Frequency 53 It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage However it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability Boost Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Voltage Offset I
8. Not Installed Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot The default value is Disabled 74 3 9 Exit Screen ASRock UEFI setup Utility Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation 75 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating sys tems 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Because mother board settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only Refer your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary driv ers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard s features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM dr
9. Port 12 eSATA3 Connector 5 Central Bass Orange 13 HDMI Port 6 Rear Speaker Black 14 DVI D Port 7 Optical SPDIF Out Port 15 USB 3 0 Ports USB3 1 2 There are two LEDs on each LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications ACT LINK SPEED LAN Port LED Indications EED LED Activity Link LED SPEED LED 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port 17 f you use a 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 Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line In Channels No 9 No 6 No 5 No 8 ER NENNEN NE TNR EN NC 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 play back multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACH 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 eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M 18 Chapter 2 Installation This is a micro ATX form f
10. of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 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 Cali fornia 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 Contents MONNA 5 1 1 Package GODIOIrlUs ccu a ee dtu i ead n eh Rr En seca Deest uncut 5 1 2 Specifications ME 6 1 3 Unique Features cccccsececsseecseeeceeeeceseeseeessesessaeess 13 1 4 Motherboard Layout rrrrnrrnrrnnrenrnrernnnrennnnrennnnrennnnsen 16 15 IVO Panel meer 1f 2 Installati n uS RERnUPA Sun ROMUN EUM VE ENN PUR FE VMU MU 19 2 4 Pulse 20 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 20 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 21 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 29 2 5 CrossFireX and Quad
11. p 16 No 6 Bim ATX Power Connector Tem es Please connect an ATX pow 24 pin ATXPWR1 er supply to this connector see p 16 No 9 Though this motherboard provides a 24 pin ATX 42 4 power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use a 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 42 ATX 12V Power 4 TI 8 Please connect an ATX 12V Connector power supply to this connec 8 pin ATX12V1 tor see p 16 No 2 Though this motherboard provides an 8 pin ATX 12V power con AN nector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use a 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 16 No 30 This COM1 header supports a serial port module Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard supports 2 pin C11 signal CASE OPEN detection pep which detects whether the chassis cover has been re moved This feature requires a chassis with chassis intru sion detection design 43 2 11 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A85X Hudson D4 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and R
12. 4 bit OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows cannot use xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Win dows 8 64 bit 8 7 64 bit 7 Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID HBR is supported under Windows 8 64 bit 8 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit Vista 10 1 3 Unique Features ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which includes Hardware Monitor Fan Control Overclocking OC DNA IES and XFast RAM In Hardware Monitor it shows the major readings of your system In Fan Control it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In Overclocking you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system performance In OC DNA you can save your OC set tings as a profile and share it with your friends Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings In IES Intelligent Energy Saver the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance In XFast RAM it fully utilizes the memory space that can not be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds p
13. 7 or identical DDR3 DIMM pairs in Dual Channel B DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2 see p 16 No 8 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel configuration please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR3 A1 DDR3 A2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 B2 Black Slot Black Slot Black Slot Black Slot Populated RENEE Populated EE ar 2 Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated For configuration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots 4 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal com patibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in DDR3_A1 and DDR3 B1 or in DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDR3 A1 and DDR3 A4 it is unable to acti vate Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM 21 may be damaged 5 If you adopt DDR3 2600 2400 2133 1866 1600 memory modules on this motherbo
14. A P3 D DUMMY Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 16 No 31 Consumer Infrared C GN IRTX Module Header IRRX ATX 5VSB 4 pin CIR1 see p 16 No 27 39 Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are three USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports Besides two default USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one USB 3 0 header on this motherboard Each USB 3 0 header can support two USB 3 0 ports This header supports an optional wireless transmit ting and receiving infrared module This header can be used to connect the remote controller receiver Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD AUDIO1 see p 16 No 32 ANE If you use an AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL 1 see p 16 No 23 This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connec tion and control of audio devices High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system panel audio header by the steps below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to GUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect th
15. AID 10 You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for inter nal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA3 connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode AMD A85X Hudson D4 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort AN What is Hot Plug If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still powered on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA3 HDD What is Hot Swap If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still powered on and in working condition 44 2 13 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug and Hot Swap Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug for SATA3 HDDs in RAID AHCI mode Please read the operation guid
16. Ds in order to extend their lifespan ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power Please note that BIOS files need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk Only USB2 0 ports support this feature ASRock OMG Online Management Guard Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firm ware updates from our servers In other words the sys tem can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers 13 and flash them without entering Windows OS Please note that you must be running on a DHCP configured computer in order to enable this function ASRock UEFI System Browser ASRock UEFI system browser is a useful tool included in graphical UEFI It can detect the devices and configura tions that users are currently using in their PC With the UEFI system browser you can easily examine the cur rent system configuration in UEFI setup ASRock On Off Play Technology ASRock On Off Pla
17. F th C466B382 4550 4909 ADS 7 2496141B3F F vedk 104NSamp le P lat form x64 uef i DEN 17FA000 1618580 21580 Cx Was BS_code T T T BS data Dr iverBinding 1819720 ComponentName2 1819750 onf igurat ion 18197AB 4C8A2451 1 C207 405B 9694 99EA13251341 017BEF28 8 Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive 9 Choose Logical Drive Create Menu to create a Raid Drive 79 11 Press Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox 12 Choose Ld Size setting and key in the Raid size 13 After set up Raid size please click Start to Create 14 Press lt F10 gt to exit Utility 15 During reboot please press F11 to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI SCSI CD DVD Drive This option only shows on Windows 8 64 bit 7 64 bit and Vista 64 bit OS 80 16 Follow Windows Installation Guide to install OS If you install Windows 8 64 bit 7 64 bit Vista 64 bit in a large hard disk ex Disk volume 2TB it may take more time to boot into Windows or install driver utilities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to fix this problem Windows Vista 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix for this problem Below steps are Microsoft suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press W W tmu rosen 182 systempropertiesprotection QQQ Documents Pict
18. Harddisk Alias null Acp1 PNPORO3 0 PC1 11 0 8cs 1 PunO Luno HD Part2 81 S1g5A43455D 9395 T Removable HardDisk Alles null cp1 PNPOA03 0 Pci 11 10 Scsi Puno Lu Removable CDRom Alies null Aco i PNPOAOI 0 7Pci 1110 Ses1 Puna LUNO COROM Entryo Removable BlockDevice Alies nuli Reps CPNPOROS 0 PC1 1110 8cs1 PUNO Luno peers SlockDevice Alies null p 0A0S 0 Pci 1110 8c Pi uno Removable BlockDev i ret ee ce Alias null cp1 PNPOA03 0 Pc1 1212 E Presa fer i vetg mm 90 SKAR gt tertup neh any ta d Con iSurable Components Orv 48 Ctri es Leng eng NO HD Part3 S1g9FE07509 E22E 4110 88F2 1665E Usb S 0 other key to continue 6 Key in dh Drv number for example key in dh 4E tartup nsh any other key Lang eng Handle 4E 01797018 Image 1788240 File PromiseRaidx64 ParentHandle 1001F18 SystemTable 6FB72F18 DeviceHandle 10086898 FilePath C468B3682 4550 4909 ADS7 2496141B83F4A F edk 104 Samp le P lat form x64 uef LI NX6 47FA000 1818560 21580 BS_code Dr iver8 ind ing B ComponentNeme2 1619750 Conf ae 18197A8 4CBAZ 1 0207 405B 9694 99EA13251341 017BEF28 78 7 And then key in drvcfg s Drv number Ctrl number to enter Raid Utility For example key in drvcfg s 4E B5 4E 01797018 Image 1788240 File PromiseRaidX64 rent Hand 1001F18 sstemTable 6FB72F18 eviceHandle 1008098
19. actor motherboard Before you install the moth erboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the mother board fits into it Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard com ponents or change any motherboard settings 1 Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard com ponents 2 In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the moth erboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs Whenever you uninstall any components place them on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the components 5 When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 19 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 909 angle Step 2 Position the CPU directly above the socket so that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the small triangle on the socket s corner Step 3 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid ben
20. alue of this op tion is AHCI Mode Configuration options AHCI Mode RAID Mode and IDE Mode If you set this item to RAID mode it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA3 5 SATA3 7 SATA3 8 and eSATA3 ports Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device please change SATA Mode to RAID then you can start installing the OS in RAID mode AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disable AMD AHCI BIOS ROM The de fault value of this option is Disabled SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATA3 5 SATA3 7 SATA3 8 and eSATAGS ports Use this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode The default value is Enabled If you want to build RAID on SATA3 5 SATA3 7 SATA3 8 and eSATAS ports please disable this item 62 Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration op tions Disabled Auto Enabled 63 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration ASRock UEFI setup utility dress set deta Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboar
21. ard it is recommended to install them on DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2 slots Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect the power supply before add ing or removing DIMMs or system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot lt break c notch lt break manent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause per the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 22 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There is 1 PCI slot and 3 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI Slot The PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have 32 bit PCI interface PCIE Slots PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX function PCIE2 PCIE x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width Such as Gigabit LAN card or SATA2 cards etc PCIE3 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX function 1 In single VGA card mode it is recommended to install a PCI Express x16 graphics c
22. ard on PCIE1 slot 2 In CrossFireX mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIES slots Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off and the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 5 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Step 6 Replace the system cover 23 2 5 CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX CrossFireX technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units GPU in a single PC Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFireX enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application Please check AMD website for AMD CrossFireX driver updates AN 1 If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the pe
23. ault value is Auto APU PCIE Voltage VDDP 55 Use this to select APU PCIE Voltage VDDP The default value is Auto SB Voltage Use this to select SB Voltage The default value is Auto 56 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Nouth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configuration Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 57 3 4 1 CPU Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Enabled Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode The default value is Enabled Package C6 Mode This item appears only when you enable the item Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Package C6 mode The default value is Disabled Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technolo gy The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows 8 7 Vista and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs SVM When this option is set t
24. bar Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control CASE OPEN detection Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com 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 third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system s stability or even cause damage to the compo nents 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 I Whether 2600 2400 2133 1866 1600MHz memory speed is Supported depends on the CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR3 2600 2400 2133 1866 1600 memory module on this motherboard please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com Due to the operating system limitation the actual memo ry size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for sys tem usage under Windows 8 7 Vista For Windows 6
25. d infrared port Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard parallel port Device Mode Use this item to change the Printer Port mode Change Settings Use this item to select an optional setting for Super IO device 64 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration ASRock UEFI setup utility Enabled Tue 10 09 2012 04 02 16 Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Sus pend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recov ers PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the sys tem from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to pow er on the system 65 USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote to pow er on the system
26. ding of the pins Step 4 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked LeV r 902 Up e C ui Socket Corner Small Triangle STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU s Golden Push Down And Lock Triangle To The Small The Socket Lever Triangle on the Socket s Corner 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a compatible heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good con tact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU FAN1 see Page 16 No 5 or CPU FAN2 see Page 16 No 6 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manual of the CPU fan and the heatsink 20 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pairs In other words you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pairs in Dual Chan nel A DDR3 A1 and DDR3 B1 see p 16 No
27. driver is available on our support website www asrock com 6 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable from our motherboard package 7 Please follow the instructions below step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss How to Hot Plug a SATA3 HDD Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Plug Improper procedures will cause the SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Su Please connect the SATA power SGteg Connect the SATA data cable cable s 1x4 pin end White to to the motherboard s SATA3 the power supply s 1x4 pin cable connector SATA power cable 1x4 pin power connector White Step 3 Connect the SATA 15 pin power Step 4 Connect the SATA data cable to cable connector s Black end to the SATA3 HDD the SATA3 HDD 46 How to Hot Unplug a SATA3 HDD Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Unplug Improper procedures will cause the SATA3 HDD damage and data loss SIUE Unplug the SATA data cable from the SATA3 HDD s side SII Unplug the SATA 15 pin power cable connector Black from the SATA3 HDD s side 47 2 14 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you insta
28. e Keyboard Port 1x D Sub Port 1 x DVI D Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1x eSATA3 Connector 2 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone SATA3 7 X SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug 2 x Rear USB 3 0 ports support USB 1 1 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s 1xFront USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports supports USB 1 1 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 7 X SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1 x IR header 1x CIR header 1 x Print port header 1x COM port header 1 x Power LED header 1 x Chassis Intrusion header 2 x CPU Fan connectors 1 x 4 pin 1 x 3 pin 1x Chassis Fan connector 4 pin 1 x Power Fan connector 3 pin 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 9 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports 1xUSB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports BIOS Feature 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support DRAM APU PCIE VDDP CPU and CPU NB GFX Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial Google Chrome Browser and Tool
29. e of Hot Plug below carefully Before you process SATA3 HDD Hot Plug please check the cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack below A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power The 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black should be power connector White connected to your SATA3 should be connected to a HDD power supply Points for attention before you process Hot Plug 1 Without the SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even though some SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connectors and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connectors IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector s interface is definitely unable to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss 3 The operation procedure below is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA3 HDD Hot Plug SATA3 Hot Plug might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation The SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboards is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 4 Make sure your SATA3 HDDs can support Hot Plug from your dealer or HDD user manual SATA3 HDDs which do not support Hot Plug will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 45 5 Please make sure the SATA3 driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA3
30. em for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 I 7 64 bit I Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume This header accommodates several system front panel functions HDLED 4 tor on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indica below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables 40 PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel mod ule mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED
31. ges click on the discard or apply buttons to ref and save your settings Although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the Cross AN FireX function may not work actually Your computer will automatically reboot After restarting your computer please confirm whether the option Enable CrossFire in AMD Catalyst Control Center is selected or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX feature Step 7 You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX or Quad CrossFi rex feature CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of AMD CrossFireX technology please check AMD s website for updates and details 27 2 6 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature AMD Dual Graphics brings multi GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A85X Hudson D4 integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly fast frame rates Currently AMD Dual Graphics Technology is only supported with Windows 8 7 OS and is not available with Windows Vista OS A What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include An AMD Dual Graphics system includes a
32. ght 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 s web site without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock s website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4 M Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4 M Quick Installation Guide ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4 M Support CD 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield OES ASRock Reminds You jJ To get better performance in Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode KA 1 2 Specifications Platform Micro ATX Form Factor ASRock DuraCap 2 5 x longer life time 100 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Support for Socket FM2 100W processors 4 2 Power Phase Design Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology UMI Link GEN2 AMD A85X Hudson D4 Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 2600 OC 2400 OC 2133 OC 1866 1600 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory
33. gine Control Center please choose Perfor mance Click AMD CrossFire vision AMD VISION Engine Control Center 29 Step 9 Click Enable CrossFire and click Apply to save your change Vision AMD VISION Engine Control Center AMOR Step 10 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the benefits of Dual Graphics Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology please check AMD s website for updates and details 30 2 7 Multi Monitor and Surround Display Multi Monitor This motherboard supports multi monitor With the internal VGA output support DVI D D Sub and HDMI you can easily enjoy the benefits of multi monitor without installing any add on VGA cards to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub and HDMI to support multi VGA output so that the DVI D D sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents To enable multi monitor please follow the steps below 1 Connect a DVI D monitor cable to the DVI D port on the I O panel connect a D Sub monitor cable to the D Sub port on the I O panel or connect a HDMI monitor cable to the HDMI port on the I O panel D Sub port DVI D port HDMI port 2 If you have installed
34. guration eeeesssssssss 64 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration rrrrrnnrrvrrrnnrrrnvnnrrrenrnnnrrrnnnnn 65 3 4 7 USB Configuration rrrrrrnnrrvrrrnrnrrnrnnrrrerrnnnrennnnnn 67 o EEUU e H 69 3 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 71 Ud POSTNR 73 9 9 JUN STE er 75 JG Pu Sur T 4 Software Support essere 78 4 1 Install Operating System rrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnrernrnnnrrrnrnnnrrnnnnnn 78 4 2 Support CD Information sseeessseeesss 78 4 2 1 Running Support CD eeessseee 78 4 2 2 Drivers MGM U xcicsatnacesietaanetantessnaasansanassacanedenancnraadt 78 4 2 3 Utilities MENU cicnstcninonessstatastesaciuracbdaniaseamacndeanciindnert 78 4 2 4 Contact Information cccccccceessseeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeees 78 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4 M motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent qual ity control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the mother board and step by step hardware installation guide Chapter 3 and 4 con tains the configuration guide of BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software AN mi
35. he hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage ASRock UEFI setup utility ree Y Ls 32 y P F 4 be Main DC Tweaker Advanced Disabled CPU Fan 1 amp 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 amp 2 speed Configuration op tions Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Configuration op tions Full On Manual Mode and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Over Temperature Protection Use this item to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled Case Open Feature This allows you to enable or disable case open detection feature The default is value Enabled Clear Status This option appears only when the case open has been detected Use this option to keep or clear the record of previous chassis in trusion status 71 3 7 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority ASRock UEFI setup utility Enabled Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer s boot time There are three configuration options Disabled Fast and Ultra Fast The de fault value is Disabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these three options Disab
36. he system can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them without entering Windows OS Please note that you must be running on a DHCP configured computer in order to enable this function Network Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility er on Internet Setting Use this item to set up the internet connection mode Configura tion options DHCP Auto IP and PPPOE UEFI Download Server Use this item to select UEFI firmware download server for Internet Flash Configuration options Asia Europe USA and China Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling Dehumidifier Function When enabling Dehumidifier Function the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Period This allows users to configure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidifier after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Duration This allows users to configure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state 69 Dehumidifier CPU Fan Setting Use this setting to configure CPU fan speed while Dehumidifier is enabled Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 70 3 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of t
37. ive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu does not appear auto matically locate and double click on the file ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available device s drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to acti vate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application softwares that the mother board supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock you re welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 76 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is a
38. k motherboard CIR header 4 pin gray Connect the front USB cable to the USB 2 0 header as below pin 1 5 and the CIR header Please make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly ATX 5VSB Install the Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port Boot up your system Press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Make sure the option CIR Controller is set to Enabled Advanced gt Super IO Configuration gt CIR Controller gt Enabled If you cannot find this option please shut down your system and install the Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the other front USB port then try again Enter Windows Execute ASRock s support CD and install the CIR Driver It is listed at the bottom of driver list 35 3 CIR sensors in different angles 1 Only one of the front USB ports can support CIR When the CIR is enabled the other ports will remain USB ports 2 The Multi Angle CIR Receiver is used for the front USB only Please do not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel The Multi Angle CIR Receiver can receive multi directional infrared signals top down and front which is compatible with most of the chassis on the market 3k The Multi Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot Plug Please install it before you boot the system ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some ASRock motherboards Please refer to ASRock s website for the mothe
39. led Disable Fast Boot Fast The only restriction is you may not boot by using an USB flash drive Ultra Fast There are a few restrictions 1 Only supports Windows 8 UEFI operating system 2 You will not be able to enter BIOS Setup Clear CMOS or run utility in Widows to enter BIOS Setup 3 If you are using an external graphics card the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP in order to boot Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefi nite waiting 72 Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Con figuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count 73 3 8 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it Not Installed
40. ll can work properly 2 15 Installing Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 I 7 64 bit I Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID If you want to install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs with RAID please follow the steps below STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set the RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 48 2 16 Installing Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit I Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID If you want to install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID please follow the steps below Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA3 HDDs witho
41. lows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simul taneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Suspend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off 85 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device per formance The performance may depend on the proper ties of the device ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritization You can configure your application s prior ity ideally and or add new programs Lower Latency in Game After setting online game s priority higher it can lower the latency in games Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously 12 Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status win dow you can easily recognize which data streams you are transferring currently ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU It fully uti lizes the memory space that cannot be used under Win dows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web surfing faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HD
42. n AMD Radeon HD 7000 graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD A85X Hudson D4 integrated chipset all operating in a Windows 8 7 environment Please refer to AMD website for further information Enjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Please keep the default UEFI setting of Dual Graphics option on Auto Install one AMD RADEON PCI Express graphics card to PCIE slot Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port Please be noted that the current VGA driver VBIOS can allow Dual Graph ics output from onboard display only For any future update please refer to our website for further information Boot into OS Please remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your sys tem for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card Restart your computer Right click the desktop Click AMD VI SION Engine Control Center to enter AMD VISION Engine Con trol Center 28 AMD VISION Engine Control Center View Sort by gt Refresh Paste Paste shortcut New E Screen resolution Gadgets E Personalize Step 7 You can also click AMD VISION Engine Control Center on your Windows taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center Je Customize 3 55 AM oe DN AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 8 In AMD VISION En
43. n optical drive You can also press lt F11 gt to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item UEFI xxx to boot 4 Start Windows installation 7T Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID 3TB unlocker gt UEFI Mode For GPT partition Press lt F10 gt to save the change and exit 4 Press lt F11 gt to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI Built in EFI Shell SATA PIONEER DVD ROM DVD 230P UEFI PIONEER DVD ROM DVD 230P 5 Key in drvcfg for example you will see below Drv 4E Ctrl B5 Lang eng Alies hdi6eob biko Pei tilo csi PUNO Lund HO Par T1 S1gD6ECBBI19 7301 4 4C7 Alias hdisfob biki Kt 1 12 2 Usb S 0 HO Part1 Sigo1csts74 Alias cdi6do 1k2 Pci 1i110 Scsi Pun3 Luno COROM Entry1 rdd ish Alles hdi6a0b fso Pci 1110 Scsi Pund Lund HD Part1 S1gD6ECBB19 730 4 k Alles hdisfob fsi H Pc1 12 2 USb S 0 HD Part1 S1g01C9C574 ble CORom Alies cdi6d0b fs2 coi NPOAOS 0 PCL 11 10 Scs i Pun3 LunO COROM Entry1 Removable
44. nal Services Allows user Started Automatic Netwo Terminal Services Confi Terminal Se Manual Local 4 Terminal Services User Allows the r Manual Local 4 Themes Provides us Started Automatic Local Thread Ordering Server Provides or Manual Local TPM Base Services Enables acc Automatic D Local UPnP Device Host Allows UPn Manual Local oh User Profile Service This service Started Automatic Local VIA Karaoke digital mix Started Automatic Local olumeShadow Copy Manages an Started Manual Windows Audio Manages au Started Automatic Local 4 Windows Audio Endpoi Manages au Started Automatic Local Windows Backup Provides Wi Manual Local 4 Windows CardSpace Securely en Manual Local 4 Windows Color System The WesPlu Manual Local Windows Connect Now Act as a Reg Manual Local Mem mnm Pn kne Cran smse o Lm TT m gt Extended Standard Volume Shadow Copy Properties Local Computer General Log On Recovery Dependencies Service name VSS Display name Volume Shadow Copy Description Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies e used for backup and other purposes If this service Help me corfigure service startup options Service status Stopped Stat You can specify the start parameters that apply when you start the service from here Start parameters C Reboot your system D After reboot please start t
45. ng jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage to the motherboard Serial ATA3 Connectors SATA3 1 see p 16 No 18 SATA3 2 see p 16 No 19 SATA3 3 see p 16 No 20 SATA3 4 see p 16 No 17 SATA3 5 see p 16 No 16 SATA3 7 see p 16 No 15 SATA3 8 see p 16 No 14 SATA3 8 Ir SATA3 7 SATA3 5 SATA3 4 SATA3 3 SATA3 2 SATA3 1 Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional Print Port Header 25 pin LPT1 see p 16 No 29 jolo oJojojojoejoJoJoro o olololelelelelejolorelelo 38 These seven Serial ATA3 SATA3 connectors sup port SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to SATA SATA2 SATA3 hard disks or the SATA2 SATA3 connectors on this mother board This is an interface for print port cables that allows con venient connection of printer devices USB 2 0 Headers and Ports 9 pin USB5 6 see p 16 No 24 USB PWR P P 5 USB PWR m 9 pin USB7 8 l see p 16 No 26 P 7 USB_PWR USB_PWR 9 pin USB9 10 aes see p 16 No 28 P 9 USB PWR USB 3 0 Header due Vbus IntA P4 SSRX 19 pin USB3 3 4 IntA P3 SSRX Int P4 SSRX see p 16 No 10 IntA_P3_SSRX GND GND IntA P4 SSTX IntA P3 SSTX IntA P4 SSTX IntA P3 SSTX GND GND IntA P4 D IntA P3 D IntA P4 D Int
46. o Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Ar chitecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated The default value is Auto 58 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Enabled Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Express Configuration options Onboard PCI and PCI Express Share Memory This allows you to set the share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Au dio feature Dual Graphics This item appears only when you install AMD RADEON graph ics card on this motherboard Use this to enable or disable Dual Graphics feature If you enable this option the primary monitor will be onboard VGA If you select Auto Dual Graphics function will be automatically enabled when you install AMD RADEON graph ics card The default value is Auto DVI Function Use this to select DVI function when you install the DVI to HDMI adapte
47. o install motherboard drivers and utilities Windows 8 64 bit 7 64 bit A Please request the hotfix KB2505454 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 8 64 bit 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take long time gt 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 mins to boot D The Windows will install this hotfix then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities 17 Finish 83
48. ocking configurations Advanced For advanced system configurations Tool Useful tools H W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For configuring boot settings and boot priority Security For security settings Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility 50 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Use lt lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and use lt 4 key or X gt key to move the cursor up or down to select items then press Enter to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key To change option for the selected items 51 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview ASRock UEFI setup Utility P Sez Active Page on Entry This allows you to select the default page when entering UEFI setup utility 52 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASRock UEFI setup Utility EZ OC Mode You can use this option to adjust EZ overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your components and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense CPU Configuration Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode Configuration options Auto and Manual The default value is Auto APU PCIE
49. ption to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 I 7 64 bit I Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change 32 D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the numbers 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another 33 HDCP HDCP is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP on this motherboard you need to adopt a monitor that supports HDCP as
50. r ATX12V1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN2 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots DDR3 A2 DDR3 B2 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 USB 3 0 Header USB3 3 4 Southbridge Controller Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 SPI Flash Memory 64Mb SATA3 Connector SATA3 8 SATA3 Connector SATA3 7 SATA3 Connector SATA3 5 SATA3 Connector SATA3 4 SATA3 Connector SATA3 1 16 uses 10 2 nnn ufufafals HEU spafafa u BOE o NDOA QD pn p T 262524 23 2221 20 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 SATA3 Connector SATA3 2 SATA3 Connector SATA3 3 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 Power LED Header PLED1 System Panel Header PANEL 1 USB 2 0 Header USB5 6 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 USB 2 0 Header USB7 8 Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 USB 2 0 Header USB9 10 Print Port Header LPT1 COM Port Header COM1 Infrared Module Header IR1 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO PCI Slot PCI1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE3 Chassis Intrusion Header CI1 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE2 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 1 5 I O Panel Bes 14 13 12 1 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Port 8 Line In Light Blue Green Purple 9 Front Speaker Lime 2 D Sub Port VGA 10 Microphone Pink 3 USB 2 0 Ports USB 1 2 11 USB 2 0 Ports USB 3 4 4 LAN RJ 45
51. r to DVI port Configuration options as Dual Link DVI and as HDMI If you select as Dual Link DVI you can use Dual Link 59 DVI monitor without audio function If you select as HDMI you can use HDMI monitor with audio function The default value is as Dual Link DVI 60 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility gt 1 p Y sai E i 4 gt 7 1 7 P a E TI d Tool H H Monitor Boot Security Exit Description Auto i n Enabled Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel On Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On Off Play Technology The defaultvalue is Enabled When On Off Play is enabled Deep Sx will be disabled If you want to enable Deep Sx please disable On Off Play first Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED when the system is pow er on The keyboard LED will also be turned off in S1 S3 and S4 state The default value is Auto 61 3 4 4 Storage Configuration ASRock UEFI setup Utility Disabled SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature SATA Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Mode The default v
52. rboard support list http www asrock com 36 2 9 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on i pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose Short Open pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins Clear CMOS Jumper 1 2 2 3 CLRCMOS1 DO com see p 16 No 25 Default Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action Please be noted that the password date time user default profile 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed A If you clear the CMOS the case open may be detected Please adjust the BIOS option Clear Status to clear the record of previ ous chassis intrusion status 37 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Plac Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT i
53. rformance benefits of CrossFirex All three CrossFireX components a CrossFireX Ready graphics card a CrossFirex Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX Edition co processor graphics card must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFireX multi GPU platform 2 If you pair a 12 pipe CrossFireX Edition card with a 16 pipe card both cards will operate as 12 pipe cards while in CrossFireX mode 2 5 1 Graphics Card Setup AN Different CrossFireX cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX feature For other CrossFireX cards that AMD has re leased or will release in the future please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step 1 Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE3 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 24 Step 2 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing a CrossFire Bridge on the top of the Radeon graphics cards The Cross Fire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details Step 3 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Rad eon graphics card on PCIE1 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter 25 2 5 2 Driver Installation and Setup
54. rovides a much more efficient way to save energy time money and improves system run ning speed for your system It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally enable the Sleep Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows to shorten boot up time By calling S3 and S4 at specific timing during the shutdown and startup process Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows desktop in a few seconds ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this utility 11 you can press the F6 key during the POST or the F2 key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPad iPod Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply install the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger al
55. see CAUTION 1 Max capacity of system memory 64GB see CAUTION 2 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 Supports AMD Memory Profile AMP Expansion Slot 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots PCIE1 x16 mode PCIE3 x4 mode 1x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 1x PCI slot Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX CrossFirex and Dual Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7000 series graphics DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 Max shared memory 2GB Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI Supports HDMI 1 4a Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports Dual link DVI with max resolution up to 2560x1600 75Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x 1600 60Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI see CAUTION 3 Supports Blu ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1 4a Supports AMD Steady Video 2 0 New video post processing capability for automatic jutter reduction on home online video Supports HDCP with DVI and HDMI ports Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1x PS 2 Mous
56. t allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage offset However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU NB Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU NB GFX Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU NB GFX voltage Howev er for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item APU Load line Calibration APU Load line Calibration helps prevent APU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load GFX Engine Clock Use this to adjust GFX Engine Clock The default value is Auto DRAM Timing Configuration 54 DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automati cally DRAM Timing Control ASRock UEFI setup Utility DRAM Slot Select DRAM Slot to view SPD data DRAM Timing Control Use this item to configure DRAM Timing Control Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access conten tion Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving Configura tion options Disabled Auto The default value is Auto Voltage Configuration DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The def
57. the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy dual monitor after your system boots If you haven t installed the onboard VGA driver yet please install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer or HD DVD disc the content will be displayed only on one of the three monitors instead of all monitors 2 To support Dual link DVI monitors please do not use the D Sub and HDMI ports Please connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI port only 1 When you playback HDCP protected video from Blu ray BD 31 Surround Display This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal VGA output support DVI D D Sub and HDMI and external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy surround display Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environ ment 1 Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots Please refer to page 23 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 Connect a DVI D monitor cable to the DVI D port on the I O panel connect a D Sub monitor cable to the D Sub port on the I O panel or connect a HDMI monitor cable to the HDMI port on the I O panel Then connect other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots 3 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt or Del to enter UEFI setup Enter Share Memory o
58. trol Panel Default Programs j3 Search Everywhere J Search the Internet elp a upport b Go to Services and Applications gt Services Then double click Volume 5 Shadow Copy ampie Meere ETTE File Action View Help Pa PECETE mun at System Tools Services Q Task Scheduler a a ne m Volume Shadow Copy Name Description Status Startup Type Log Oi More Actions gt Smart Card Removal Po Allows the s Manual Local NT Stop the service SNMP Trap Receives tra Manual Local eee ea Local Users and Groups Restart the service p i E A Software Licensing Enablesthe Started Automatic Netwo More Actions Reliability and Performz SSDP Discovery Discovers n Started Manual Local amp Device Manager D 3 Storage d va Superfetch Maintains a Started Automatic Local lanages and implements Volume Ef Disk Management Shadow Copies used for backup and System Event Notificati Monitors sy Started Automatic Local 2 other purposes If this service is Tablet PC Input Service Enables Tab Started Automatic Local stopped shadow copies will be Task Scheduler Enables aus Started Automatic Local Per im and the A TCP IP NetBIOS Helper Provides su Started Automatic Local ackup may fail If this service is disabled any services that explicitly 4 Telephony Provides Tel Manual Netwo depend on it will fail to start Termi
59. ures Music Games Recent Items Computer Network Default Programs Search Everywhere J9 Search the Internet Help and Support systempropertiesprotection x 9 5 el m b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to confirm Then Press OK System Properties Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Protection Remote You can use restore points to undo unwanted system changes How MEM mch disk space is reguired You can also use restore points to restore previous versions of files ow do use pre ersions called shadow copies How do System Restore helps you restore your computer s ENE PEER system files to an earlier point in time System Restore _ Automatic restore points Create restore points automatically on the selected disks stable Disks Most recent restore point Local Disk C System 2 14 2011 3 59 20 AM Local Disk D None f System Protection A Are you sure you want to turn System You can create a restore poii Restore off disks selected above All existing restore points on the disk will be deleted and no new ones will be created vd E Turn System Restore Off Cancel PI 81 B Disable Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter Programs i Computer Management QQQ Documents Pictures Music Games Recent Items nputer Connect To Con
60. ut NCQ STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 49 Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system configuration tools cool sound effects and stunning visuals Not only will it make BIOS setup less difficult but also a lot more amusing This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press F2 or Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherawise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the sys tem by pressing lt Ctl gt Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the AN following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC Tweaker For overcl
61. well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to the instructions below for more details about HDCP What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertainment PCs require a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 34 2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboards with a CIR header Please refer to the procedures below for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote Step1 Step2 Step3 Step4 Step5 USB 2 0 header 9 pin black Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2 0 header on your ASRoc
62. wer of your CPUs Simply press X when turning on the PC X Boost will automatically overclock the relative compo nents to get up to 15 7796 performance boost With the smart X Boost overclocking CPU can become a near one button process ASRock Restart to UEFI Windows 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience The lightning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup ASRock Restart to UEFI technology is designed for those requiring frequent UEFI access It al lows users to easily enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC next time Just simply enable this func tion the PC will be assured to access the UEFI directly in the very beginning 15 1 4 Motherboard Layout RAN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Designed in Taipei Dual Graphics ErP EuP Ready XFast LAN 37 PCIE1 35 34 PCIE3 XrastRAM RoHS PCI 33 ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4 M 36 CMOS I BATTERY en iT CWd 133208 i 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module X Fast USB ZEE CPU FAM T ns DDR3 2600 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3 A1 DDR3 A2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 B2 ATXPWR1 2 Front USB 3 0 AMD A85X Hudson D4 Chipset 115 111 LPT1 HEBEHHHEHEEER 32 31 30 29 28 27 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 ATX 12V Power Connecto
63. y Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio experience from the portable audio de vices such like MP3 player or mobile phone to your PC even when the PC is turned off or in ACPI S5 mode This motherboard also provides a free 3 5mm audio cable optional that ensures users the most convenient computing environment ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to damp ness by enabling Dehumidifier Function When en abling Dehumidifier Function the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4 55 state ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage de vice After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device please change SATA Mode to RAID then you can start installing the OS in RAID mode ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system configura tion tools cool sound effects and stunning visuals The 14 unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a lot more amusement ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock s exclusive Fast Boot technology it takes less than 1 5 seconds to logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot No more waiting The speedy boot will com pletely change your user experience and behavior ASRock X Boost Brilliantly designed for combo overclocking ASRock X Boost Technology is able to unleash the hidden po

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