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1. ATXAZV D B USB1 USB2 B USB3 64 bit 240 pin module se 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 49 SLUXFIRE_PwRt s ves 2 0z Copper PCB 48 PCIE1 PCI Express 3 0 Ready 47 PCIE2 X rast USB ErP EuP Ready PCI vo 45 l PCIE3 Front USB 3 0 ASRock 3 Way SLI CMOS Battery gt l 30 5cm 12 0 in DDR3 2400 64 bit 240 pin module GHETTO ATXPWR1 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module RoHS 4 Channels DDR3 DDR3_C1 DDR3_D2 DDR3_D1 DDR3_C2 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slot DDR3_A1 Black 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slot DDR3 A2 Black 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slot DDR3_B1 Black 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slot DDR3_B2 Black ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 2011 Pin CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN2 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slot DDR3 D2 Black 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slot DDR3 D1 Black 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slot DDR3 C2 Black 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slot DDR3 C1 Black ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 SATA3 Connector SATA3 A2
2. Demim irm eter ce oum soni ange mem H bey Pus eres prem as ren Jesi p snpra inim FUR s Debar Cel em tesa iu Fee fader y Feira cero Although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the CrossFirex function may not work actually Your computer will automatically reboot After j restarting your computer please confirm whether the option Enable CrossFire in ATI 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 3 Way CrossFireX or Quad CrossFirex 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 website for updates and details 2 10 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade With the external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature For detailed instructions please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD Surround Display Information 47 2 11 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header Please refer to below procedures for the quick instal
3. 18 2 3 CPU InstallatlOl ssseexeiiurkk i omiies cxt n cene eis 19 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 21 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 22 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 24 2 7 ASRock Game Blaster Installation Guide X79 ep id 1215 1 2 NNI ei EE 25 2 8 SLI 3 Way SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide 37 2 9 CrossFirex 3 Way CrossFirex and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide sseeee 43 2 10 Surround Display Features rere eene 47 2 11 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 48 2 12 JUDOLS OO cuscsxcsdexcaeircdempixexcdkaenietuus Dii bondE 49 2 13 Onboard Headers and Connectors 50 2 14 SMart Swiehes Ec 57 2 15 Dr Debug pesenetercevaviiciensnicxascebooneutineeenareaacesninanidinmneenin 58 2 16 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation n naannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 62 2 17 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 62 2 18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII BB T 63 2 19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 63 2 20 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide sese 64 2 21 Driver Installation Guide eesssssss 66 2 22 Installing Wi
4. 1 x Front panel audio connector Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit compliant 17 Chapter 2 Installation_ This is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 9 6 30 5 x 24 4 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it 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 components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard s components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like 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 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother board to the c
5. Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I O panel there is one IEEE 1394 header FRONT_ 1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port This COM1 header supports a serial port module HDMI SPDIF Header 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 see p 12 No 42 GND SPDIFOUT 55 HDMI_SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header The Installation Guide of Front USB 3 0 Panel Prepare the bundled Front USB 3 0 Panel four Screw the 2 5 HDD SSD to the Front HDD screws and six chassis screws USB 3 0 Panel with four HDD screws Intall the Front USB 3 0 Panel into the 2 5 SPI Screw the Front USB 3 0 Panel to the drive bay with six chassis screws drive bay of the chassis Plug the Front USB 3 0 cable into the USB 3 0 SEA The Front USB 3 0 Panel is ready to use header USBS 4 5 on the motherboard The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3 0 Bracket Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3 0 RIGFA Put the USB 3 0 cable and the rear Panel USB 3 0 bracket together Sliema Screw the two screws into the rear USB 3 0 SIE Put the rear USB 3 0 bracket into the bracket chassis 56 2 14 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to qu
6. see p 12 No 37 Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 12 No 41 1 GND IRTX IRRX ATX 5VSB GND PRESENCE MIC_RET Besides four default USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one USB 3 0 header on this motherboard This USB 3 0 header can support two USB 3 0 ports This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This header can be used to connect the remote controller receiver This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 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 them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic ol For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume This header accommodates several system
7. 12 eSATA3 Connector 4 USB2 0 Ports USB45 13 USB 2 0 Ports USBO1 5 Side Speaker Gray 14 USB3 0 Ports USB 23 6 Rear Speaker Black 15 USB 3 0 Ports USB 01 7 Central Bass Orange 16 Optical SPDIF Out Port 8 Line In Light Blue 17 Clear CMOS Switch CLRCBTN 9 Front Speaker Lime 18 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Description Description No Link 10Mbps connection n ACT LINK SPEED LED LED Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection i 1Gbps connection LAN Port If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Side Speaker 13 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 L3 click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd out
8. Disabled and Enabled We recommend to use Intel X79 SATA ports SATA3 0 SATA3 1 and SATA2 0 to SATA2 3 for your bootable devices This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance But if you still want to boot from ASMedia SATA3 controller you can still enable this in UEFI 87 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY 8 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 SF8h IRQ4 and SE8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port 88 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY d JE A NN Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend 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 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 system 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 power on the system US
9. IIiSRockK X79 Extreme6 GB X79 Extreme6 User Manual Version 1 0 Published December 2011 Copyright 2011 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 ASR
10. CPU Chassis Power SB Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allows Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature CPU Chassis SB Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit compliant see CAUTION 18 Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 19 For detailed product information please visit our website http Awww 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 the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 82 2 This motherboard supports Quad Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Quad Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 22 for proper installa tion 3 Due to Intel CPU spec definition please install the memory modules on DDR3 A1 DDR3 B1 DDR3 C1 and DDR3 D 1 for the first priority If above four DDR3 DIMM slots are fully installed and you want
11. 0x5 0 0 0 0 Memory initialization error Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed Memory initialization error SPD reading has failed 0x52 Memory initialization error Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match Memory initialization error No usable memory detected x54 Unspecified memory initialization error LII LI MEN reset PPI is not available 0x5C 0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL nx nz OFSET Fa Fo EA OxFB OxFF x60 0x61 NVRAM initialization 59 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services CPU DXE initialization is started CPU DXE initialization is started CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific x68 XE x6F ni x72 x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific x77 x78 x79 XTA OF x80 Ox8F OEM DXE initialization codes x90 Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started Driver connecting is started PCI Bus initialization is started PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization o o ojoljoljoioi o lololio o o x x x p pb x x N DIDID oo e O O U S o PCI Bus Enumeration x35 196 197 198 x99 XGA x9B USB Reset x9D xAO IDE initialization is started IDE Detect xA3 xA4 SCSI in
12. ALC898 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support Supports THX TruStudio LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Broadcom BCM57781 Supports Wake On LAN Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function with the bundled ASRock Game Blaster X79 Extreme6 GB Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x eSATA3 Connector 4 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED 1 x IEEE 1394 Port 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 6 SATA3 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by Intel X79 support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 3 0 NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 3 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061 support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 4 x Rear USB 3 0 ports by TI support USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s 1 x Front USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042 supports USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 3 0 NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 5 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1 x IR header 1 x CIR header 1 x COM p
13. FAN deactivated Over Temperature Protection Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled 92 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY 1 E a 2 WS pem EON r Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 OXFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up PCI ROM Priority Use this item to adjust PCI ROM Priority The default value is Legacy ROM 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 Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature 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 93 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For
14. No 8 GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED 53 Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 12 No 14 X Lb 3 OW O m Li O g o CICICIDEJEIETEIEIEIEIET con 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 12 No 6 ein J Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 1 28 it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 SLI XFIRE Power Connector 4 pin SLUXFIRE PWR1 see p 12 No 49 SLI XFIRE POWER 1 IEEE 1394 Header RXTPAM O GND 9 pin FRONT 1394 RXTPBM O 12V see p 12 No 38 ate 1 12V RXTPBP O GND RXTPAP O Serial port Header RRXDI 9 pin COM1 see p 12 No 40 RRISA1 GND TXB DDCDs 54 8 It is not necessary to use this connector but please connect it with a hard disk power connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard
15. SATA3 0 and SATAS 1 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Mode to IDE For SATA3 AO to SATA3 A2 ports STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 68 2 24 Teaming Function Operation Guide X79 Extreme GB Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth making data transmission more effective and improving the quality of transmission of distant images Fault tolerance on the dual LAN network prevents network downtime by transferring the workload from a failed port to a working port Fd The speed of transmission is subject to the actual network environment or status even with Teaming enabled Before setting up Teaming function please make sure if your Switch or Router could support Teaming IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation function Then please refer to following steps to set up Teaming function 1 Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD 32 bit Drivers LAN Broadcom Teaming lA32 64 bit Drivers LAN Broadcom Teaming x64 This is a special driver for Teaming function only If you don t want to use Teaming please install the LAN driver provided by our support CD link 2 From the Teams menu select Create Team or right click one of the devices in the Unassigned Adapters section and select Create a Team This option is not ava
16. Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Sound Blaster Recon3Di The InstallShield R Wizard will install Sound Blaster Recon3Di on your computer To continue dick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Step 4 Restart your computer for ASRock Game Blaster to take effect 26 Some VGA cards violate the PCI E spec and may result in mechanical conflict with ASRock Game Blaster In this case we suggest you to follow the steps below to uninstall the chassis of the ASRock Game Blaster to fix the conflict Step 1 Unscrew the four screws which hold the chassis and ASRock Game Blaster together Step 2 Remove the chassis of the ASRock Game Blaster Step 3 Refasten the screw on the upper left corner and secure it with the screw nut which is bundled with ASRock Game Blaster 27 2 7 2 ASRock Game Blaster Configuration This section explains how to configure your ASRock Game Blaster 2 7 2 1 THX TRUSTUDIO PRO TRUSTUDIO THs THUSTUDIO FRO iil THX TeSa Pen gl LT EP E x Cneitakse nonu E GUSTO M THX TruStudio Pro Click the power button on the left to activate or deactivate Surround Control the level of audio immersion in music movies and games Crystalizer Enhance music and movies to make them sound livelier Bass Control the desired level of bass Crossover Frequency Redirect all frequencies below this value to the optimal speaker for bet
17. front panel System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 12 No 29 functions i N Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indicator on the F chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables 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 module mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Chassis Speaker Header Te Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 aie s
18. is still power on and in working condition 2 19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATAS in RAID AHCI mode Intel X79 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function 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 power 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 Function 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 power on and in working condition 63 2 20 SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA Ox SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x
19. message is displayed indicating that the name already exists The maximum number of team members is 8 When team configuration has been correctly performed a virtual team adapter driver is created for each configured team If you disable a virtual team and later want to reenable it you must first disable and reenable all team members before you reenable the virtual team When you create Generic Trunking and Link Aggregation teams you cannot designate a standby member Standby members work only with Smart Load Balancing and Failover and SLB Auto Fallback Disable types of teams For an SLB Auto Fallback Disable team to restore traffic to the load balance members from the standby member click the Fallback button on the Team Properties tab When configuring an SLB team although connecting team members to a hub is supported for testing it is recommended to connect team members to a switch Not all network adapters made by others are supported or fully certified for teaming 7 14 Configure the team IP address a From Control Panel double click Network Connections b Right click the name of the team to be configured and then click Properties c On the General tab click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties d Configure the IP address and any other necessary TCP IP configuration for the team and then click OK when finished 2 25 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard suppor
20. placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap P t4 is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose MT MT tak pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 32 23 CLRCMOS 1 DS o see p 12 No 33 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS 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 CLRCMOS 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 ac tion 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 The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper 49 2 13 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard These four Serial ATA2 SATA2 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage de
21. the user password you may also clear it ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY MP aes X vi 94 3 8 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 Yes 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 Yes 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 Yes to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices 95 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer ence only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that en
22. you to select PCIE 4 Link Speed The default value is GEN2 PCIE 4 Link Width This allows you to select PCIE 4 Link Width The default value is x8 Intel R VT for Directed I O Configuration Intel R VT d Use this item to enable disable Intel R Virtualization Technology for Directed l O 84 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY uM E mE mE oa q L mE 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 recovers Deep Sx Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only Configuration options Disabled Enabled in 5 and Enabled in S4 and S5 The default value is Disabled Onboard LAN 1 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN 1 feature Onboard 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 feature 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 or ASRock Game Blaster is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel Game Blaster LED Use this item to enable or disable Game Blaster LED ACPI HPET Table Use this item to
23. 4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White oower cable to SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATA2 SATAS Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATA2 SATAS driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATA2 SATAS driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard pack
24. B Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote to turn on the system from the power soft off mode USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to turn on the system from the power soft off mode 89 3 4 7 USB Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY 9 8 Temorreve x Technology os 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 is sue 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 USB Mouse Wheel Support Use this option to enable or disable USB Mouse Wheel Support The default value is Disabled 90 3 4 8 ME Su
25. B2 DDR3_D2 to DDR3_C2 If only two memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots then Dual Channel Memory Technology is activated If three mem ory modules are installed then Triple Channel Memory Technology is activated If more than four memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots then Quad Channel Memory Technology is acti vated It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be dam aged 22 Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the 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 lt notch lt break ee notch lt pbreak The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force 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 23 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE slots PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE 3 0 x16 slots are used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics ca
26. Gray USB 3 0 Header USB3 4 5 Black Intel X79 Chipset SB Fan Connector SB FAN1 SATA3 Connectors SATA3 A0 A1 Gray SATA3 Connectors SATA3 O0 1 Gray SATA2 Connectors SATA2 2 3 Black SATA2 Connectors SATA2 O0 1 Black Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN2 SPI Flash Memory 64Mb 12 34 3332 31 3029 2827 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Reset Switch RSTBTN1 Power Switch PWRBTN1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 Black System Panel Header PANEL1 Black Power LED Header PLED1 Dr Debug Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN3 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 USB 2 0 Header USB_8_9 Black USB 2 0 Header USB_6_7 Black USB 2 0 Header USB_4_5 Black Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 Gray Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header FRONT_1394 Black Infrared Module Header IR1 COM Port Header COM1 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 Black HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF1 Black PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE4 Black PCI Slot PCI2 Black PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE3 Black PCI Slot PCI1 Black PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE2 Black PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 Black SLI XFIRE Power Connector 1 4 I O Panel X79 Extreme6 GB X79 Extreme6 18 17 l6 15 14 13 12 TI 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 10 Microphone Pink 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 11 IEEE 1394 Port IEEE 1394 3 LAN RJ 45 Port
27. SL ye a ee ee age Tur ae We OC Oe Re mda dira ee ee F Reboot your system G You can freely enjoy the benefit of SLI or Quad SLI feature 41 For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS For 3 Way SLI mode A Follow steps A to D on page 41 B From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Select a hardware acceleration setting for PhysX item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable 3 way SLI And click Apply C Reboot your system D You can freely enjoy the benefit of 3 Way SLI feature SLI appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe 42 2 9 CrossFireX 3 Way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFirex Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX 3 way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFirex feature 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 Currently CrossFirex feature is supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Vista 7 OS 3 way CrossFireX and Qu
28. ad CrossFirex feature are supported with Windows Vista 7 OS only Please check AMD website for ATI CrossFirex driver updates performance 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 4 1 If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the 2 9 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 9 1 1 Installing Two CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards 4 Different CrossFireX cards may require different methods to enable CrossFirex i feature In below procedures we use Radeon HD 5770 as the example graphics card For other CrossFireX cards that AMD has released 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 PCIES slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 43 Step 2 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this mot
29. age 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 64 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 GEA Connect SATA data cable to the pin end White to the power supply motherboard s SATA2 SATA3 1x4 pin cable connector Sk Connect SATA 15 pin power cable S34 Connect SATA data cable to connector Black end to SATA SATA2 the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD SATA3 HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD side 65 2 21 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 up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 22 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Fun
30. anced a this Microphone jack If you connect a microphone you may hear feedback g V Listen to this device Playback through this device Default Playback Device Y You can listen to a portable music player or other device through 2 If you want to change your playback device to a SPDIF Out device go into Control panel Sound Playback then right click on SPDIF Out and check the Set as Default Device option Mead Recording Soundi Communicators uhr s payb erk drit below DS mady nmi sribrsgi Ten Diable Seed ik 7 aE LE Deoacc Shea Dical led Desc e 36 2 8 SLI 3 Way SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI 3 Way SLI and Quad SLI Scalable Link Interface technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards Currently NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS NVIDIA 3 Way SLI and Quad SLI technology support Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS only Please follow the installation procedures in this section FN Requirements 1 For SLI technology you should have two identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified For 3 Way SLI technology you should have three identical 3 Way SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified For Quad SLI technology you should have two i
31. ber by selecting it from the Standby Member list There must be at least one Broadcom network adapter assigned to the team The Large Send Offload LSO Checksum Offload CO and RSS indicate if the LSO CO and or RSS properties are supported for the team The LSO CO and RSS properties are enabled for a team only when all of the members support and are configured for the feature Adding a network adapter to a team where its driver is disabled may negatively affect the offloading capabilities of the team This may have an impact on the team s performance Therefore it is recommended that only driver enabled network adapters be added as members to a team 70 9 Type the value for Team MTU 10 TI 4 NO 13 Click Create to save the team information Repeat steps 5 through 10 to define additional teams As teams are defined they can be selected from the team list but they have not yet been created Click the Preview tab to view the team structure before applying the changes Click Apply Exit to create all the teams you have defined and exit the Manage Teams window Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that the network connection will be temporarily interrupted The team name cannot exceed 39 characters cannot begin with spaces and cannot contain any of the following characters amp lt gt Team names must be unique If you attempt to use a team name more than once an error
32. bsystem ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY EC 264 9 LA i 4 L Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version 9 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the 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 E 1 E i JANE 4 M CPU Fan 1 amp 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 amp 2 speed Configuration options 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 options Full On Automatic Mode and Manual The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 SB Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the SB fan 1 speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic mode The default value is Automatic mode Target SB Temperature This allows you to set the target temperature to activate ASRock X FAN The default value is 50 C 122 F Target Fan Speed This allows you to set the target fan speed The default value is Level 1 ASRock X
33. ct Browse to find the RAID driver Then choose the directory xx AMD64 you have copied in the first step 98 E Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system first reboot F Continue to install OS by following the Windows instructions 5 Follow Windows Installation Guide to install OS If you install Windows 7 64 bit Vista 64 bit in a large hard disk ex Disk volume gt 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 The steps listed below are Microsoft s suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press Enter b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to confirm Then Press Ok 99 T System Properties ts Computer Name Hardware Advanced Sriterm Protection Remate x You can use restore Sorts t5 unde unwanted system changes lai y cust dh pass 9 2902 You can ales use restore points to setores previous vermors of fles called shadow copes How do use presous vensong Systers Restore helps you restore your computer s yates files to an asia port in tere System Piestore futonapc restore ports Create reatore ports a foratcaly on the selected ca
34. ctions 4 RAID mode is not supported under Windows XP XP 64 bit If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on Intel SATA2 SATAS ports with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen gt Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to RAID for Intel SATA2 SATA3 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Bootable to Yes for ASMedia SATA3 ports STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set 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 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system The optical drive should be installed on an non Intel SATA2 SATA3 port Insert the Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system and follow the instruction to install OS on your system When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please insert our Support CD to your system and click the Load Driver button to load Intel RAID drivers Intel RAID drivers are located in the following path of our Su
35. dentical Quad SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA SLI technology driver version 280 41 and later Download the driver from NVIDIA website www nvidia com Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system It is recommended to use NVIDIA certified PSU Please refer to NVIDIA website for details Ju NO oO 2 8 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 8 1 1 Installing Two SLI Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Install the identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly Even the GPU chips version shall be the same Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIES slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graph ics cards 37 Steps Step4 Align and insert the ASRock SLI Bridge 2S Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SLI Bridge 2S Card is firmly in place SLI Bridge 25 Card RoHS H D ASRe i ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot 38 2 8 1 2 Installing Three SLI Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insta
36. e devices This section will guide you to install the SATAS 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 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk Please be noted that SATA3 AO SATA3 A1 and SATA3 A2 do not support RAID function If you want to use RAID function on SATA3 connectors please use SATA3 0 and SATAS 1 connectors 62 2 18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATA2 in RAID AHCI mode Intel X79 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort i 4 i b i L NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATA2 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system
37. e many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continu ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Suspend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp ASRock SmartView a new function for internet browsers is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use ASRock SmartView feature please make sure your OS version is Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit and your browser version is IE8 ASRock website http www asrock com Feature SmartView index asp ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance The performance may depend on the properties of the device 10 2 13 14 15 16 T7 18 19 ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritization You can configure your application s priority ideally and or add new programs Lower La tency in Game After setting online game s priority higher it can lower the latency in games Traffic Shaping You can watch Yout
38. e 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 UEFI update process com 81 3 4 1 CPU Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY B i CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package The default value is All No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection Hardware Pr
39. efetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology 82 CPU Power Management Configuration Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en able power savings The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hid den if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Intel Turbo Mode Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre quency in specific conditions The default value is Enabled CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal t
40. em 91 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 92 3 6 Boot SOLGOII soucis ctoiturerurtein thus Cap ieu dern iex a a iners 93 3 7 Security SOL CON sxaspa euer inkai EARRA RERET ANNAAS 94 3 8 Exit Screen oo cccceeececcceceeeseeceeeeeseeeeeeeessaeeaeeeeeesaneaeees 95 4 Software Support seeeennm e 96 4 1 Install Operating System esssssssss 96 4 2 Support CD InforTitallOlioassseseevio kin tiu adaai ritardi onore 96 4 2 1 Running Support OD acess css scncotsencnncawastibaeateainxcemets 96 4 2 2 Drivers MOeTllacesivce vias bad Foe eae ke x prev pep Hua RE Ios 96 4 2 3 Utilities IDE ohio eet e E vet eat roi oer de aite pa 96 4 2 4 Contact Information sese 96 2 23 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock X79 Extreme6 GB X79 Extreme6 motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality con trol It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contains introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contains the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be s
41. 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 Vista certification 85 Good Night LED Use this item to enable or disable Power LED and Lan LED Onboard Debug Port LED Use this item to enable or disable Onboard Debug Port LED 86 3 4 4 Storage Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY JE CELE ET SATA Mode This item is for SATA3_0 SATA3 1 and SATA2_0 to SATA2 3 ports Use this to select SATA mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode RAID Mode and Disabled The default value is AHCI Mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to configure Aggressive Link Power Management ASMedia SATA3 Mode This item is for SATA3_A0 to SATA3 A2 ports Use this to select ASMedia SATA3 mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Dis abled The default value is AHCI Mode ASMedia SATA3 Bootable Use this to enable or disable Onboard ASMedia SATA3 Option ROM If Option ROM is disabled UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to ASMedia SATAS controller as Boot Device 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 options
42. er than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the moth erboard 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 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 ASRock XFast RAM and ASRock Game Blaster are not supported by Microsoft Windows XP XP 64 bit EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by the European Union to define the power consumption for the completed sys tem According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system should be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standards an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v and the standby power efficiency should be higher than 5096 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power sup ply selection we recommend you to check with the power supply manu facturer for more details 11 1 3 Motherboard Layout X79 Extreme6 GB X79 Extreme6 OAN OA FWHND MEE VEM VEM VEM VEMM or 0 Ii 0o o Oo 410Oo 0c i WN O 2 3 4 6 24 4cm 9 6 in 10 11 12 13
43. ey 2011 Pin CPU 2011 Pin Socket For proper inserting please ensure to match the four orientation key notches of the CPU with the four alignment keys of the socket Step 2 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 2 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 3 Close the socket Step 3 1 Flip the load plate onto the IHS then the cover will automatically come off by itself The cover must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service Step 3 2 Press down the right load lever and secure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab Step 3 3 Press down the left load lever and secure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab 20 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 2011 Pin socket that supports Intel 2011 Pin CPU Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 2011 Pin CPU to dissipate heat Before you installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis sipation Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see page 12 No 9 or CPU_FAN2 see page 12 No 8 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsi
44. hance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard sup ports 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 welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 96 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow the procedures below to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 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 Ut
45. hassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 2011 Pin CPU les please follow the steps below E 1 om i fi d Ey T 2011 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 2011 Pin CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket eveceesene Step 1 1 Disengage the left lever by pressing it down and sliding it out of the hook oreo oe ZIIIIT Step 1 2 Disengage the right lever by pressing V i i e yl it down and sliding it out of the hook i Tn pi J pn IIITITMM Step 1 3 Keep the right lever positioned at TASE U CY about 90 degrees in order to flip up the load plate Step 2 Insert the 2011 Pin CPU Pint Step 2 1 Hold the CPU by the edge with the triangle mark Pin 1 on your upper right corner 19 Step 2 2 Locate Pini and the two orientation key notches orientation key notch alignment key orientation key notch alignment k
46. herboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details Step 3 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon 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 44 2 9 1 2 Installing Three CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Install the identical 3 Way CrossFireX ready graphics cards that are AMD certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly Even the GPU chips version shall be the same Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot another graphics card to PCIES slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 4 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIES3 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details CrossFire Bridge otep 5 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph ics 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 45 2 9 2 Driver Installa
47. hermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches CPU C3 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register The default value is Disabled Internal PLL Overvoltage Use this item to enable disable CPU Internal PLL Overvoltage Function OS Real Time Adjust CPU Ratio Use this item to enable disable Real Time Adjust CPU Ratio in OS level Turbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit Configuration options Auto and Manual The default value is Auto Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode 83 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY uM Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI Express PCIE 1 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE 1 Link Speed The default value is GEN2 PCIE 3 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE 3 Link Speed The default value is GEN2 PCIE 4 Link Speed This allows
48. his to select VTT Voltage The default value is Auto DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage The default value is Auto PCH 1 1V Voltage Use this to select PCH 1 1V Voltage The default value is Auto PCH 1 5V Voltage Use this to select PCH 1 5V Voltage The default value is Auto Load Power Saving Mode Use this option to load Power Saving Mode settings User Default In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 80 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configu ration North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configura tion Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration USB Configuration and ME Sub system ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY po N b d j i Fu hy 4 7 oj B s 2 E LI P m m LJ m Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskett
49. i7 processor family for the LGA 2011 Socket Digi Power Design 12 2 Power Phase Design Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2 0 Technology Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Untied Overclocking Technology Chipset Intel X79 Expansion Slot Audio X79 Extreme6 GB Quad Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 8 x DDR3 DIMM slots see CAUTION 3 Supports DDR3 2400 OC 2133 OC 1866 OC 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un buffered memory Supports DDR3 ECC un buffered memory with Intel Workstation 1S Xeon processors E5 16xx 26xx 46xx series in socket LGA 2011 Max capacity of system memory 64GB see CAUTION 4 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 3 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slots PCIE1 x16 mode PCIES3 9 x16 mode PCIE4 x8 mode see CAUTION 5 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX 3 Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI 3 Way SLI and SLI ASRock Game Blaster Audio Supported by the bundled ASRock Game Blaster Creative Sound Core3D quad core sound and voice processor Supports THX TruStudio PRO Supports CrystalVoice Supports EAX1 0 to EAX5 0 Onboard Audio 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support Supports THX TruStudio Audio 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection X79 Extreme6 Realtek
50. ickly turn on off or reset the sytem clear the CMOS values Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch PWRBTN allowing users to quickly turn see p 12 No 27 on off the system e Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch RSTBTN RESET allowing users to quickly reset see p 12 No 26 the system Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart CLRCBTN Sore switch allowing users to quickly see p 13 No 17 clear the CMOS values 57 2 15 Dr Debug Dr Debug is used to provide code information which makes troubleshooting even easier Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr Debug codes Status Code x00 xoi x02 os T t T 107 es OA x08 0x06 0x00 Xo T aE xis T T T oxic XD OA x28 iac 2D ic x2F Memory initialization other Reserved for ASL x31 Memory Installed CPU post memory initialization is started CPU post memory initialization Cache initialization CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM initialization SEE EE E e co oxo oo owe 0x33 58 Post Memory North Bridge initialization is started Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific sA Post Memory Nori Bridge iifaization Nor Bridge module specio DXgB Post Memory South Bridge iifatzationis Started 0
51. ilable if there are no devices listed in the Unassigned Adapters sections which means all adapters are already assigned to teams 3 Click Expert Mode f you want to always use Expert Mode to create a team click Default to Expert Mode on next start 69 4 Click the Create Team tab F Manage Teams Create Team Preview Property Value Team Name Team Type Smart Load Balancing TM and Failover Load Balance Members iz Manage Members 0007 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 0014 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 2 iV 0015 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 3 4 0016 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 4 Standby Member lt not configured gt z Team Offload Capabilities LSO CO RSS Team MTU 1500 VLAN Configuration aa Manage VLAN s Enable LiveLink C No Team Name The team name cannot exceed 39 characters cannot begin with spaces and cannot contain any special characters Wizard Mode Create Clear The Create Team tab appears only if there are teamable adapters available 5 Click the Team Name field to enter a team name 6 Click the Team Type field to select a team type 7 Assign any available adapter or adapters to the team by selecting the adapter from the Load Balance Members list There must be at least one adapter selected in the Load Balance Members list 8 You can assign any other available adapter to be a standby mem
52. ility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an 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 97 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow the procedures below to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Copy Intel RAID drivers into a USB fl ash disk You can download the driver from ASRock s website and unzip the file into a USB flash disk OR copy the file from ASRock motherboard support CD please copy the files under following directory 32 bit i386 Win7 Vista Intel v3 0 0 1112 64 bit AMD64Win7 64 Vista64 Intel v3 0 0 1112 3 Create RAID array for you system Please refer to Intel RAID Installation Guide file for details 4 Install Windows Vista 64 bit 7 64 bit A Insert your Windows Vista 64 bit 7 64 bit installation disc to the optical drive B Press F11 to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item UEFI xxx to boot C Start Windows Installation When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please click Load Driver D Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port sele
53. itialization is started SCSI Reset eielielieie eieie eieieleieieisele 2 gt co on ho B 60 SCSI Deieci SCSI Enable a Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End o4 i85 x86 IET X00 OxCF D x02 Reset protocol is not available ee DxCO OxCF poc 7 61 2 16 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel X79 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 3 0 functions You may install SATA SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATA2 hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA2 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk 2 17 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel X79 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 3 0 functions for SATAS 0 and SATAS3 1 connectors ASMedia ASM1061 chipset supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks for SATA3_A0 SATA3 A1 and SATAS A2 connectors You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal stor ag
54. ke roisbie Daks Most recert sestore port ae Loca Duk C Symen 2 4 2011 323 20 AM ps Local Disk D None Fr Sytem Protection A Are you sure you want to turn System You can create a restore pot Restore off daks selected above All erting restoee points on the dick will be deleted and me new ones will be created 2 B Disable Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter Preagrams Cernpuber Management Document Gurdch Perea Vanarcih Hus riemet computer muaragemant X b Go to Services and Applications gt Services Then double click Volume Shadow Copy p Fe ae Vm tg f it eur Eo i wee LED o U Mem Tess kaien deque aom Uae or Dmm tm Rete te i tere tan boe omm bet Cod Remus Pa Miet ud e n Veet tote Vetere Dates Copy a posu wes Vie het D bm D oro cem md rmn i Sa n i 4 treme we Need utem r wo atan 9 ond wo t8 Duce Dacseen T d Denn m t t m toner Aem LI o PE rege Tem c Meta e haas r Jes iteag nd sie r Istom Pont taata Marsbecs E n m moa han pm A roc z war T isten Other porpasam YF tha wrar s ee Dei Atome lew 1 quet made rq oe be Tan Std eee ed Ano tee omi te aho ot he KAF hO epe Aeee kee m backup mets fad Fike apro n 2 oes Sunet ns mam at epe ms ae v a be depend se e o Sae a twn Tae won sime se ter oer ee at fatus Tem Jam re To be M
55. lation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote Step1 Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2 0 header on ASRock motherboard USB 2 0 header 9 pin black CIR header 4 pin gray Step2 Connect the front USB cable to the USB_PWR 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 Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle Ei CIR Receiver cannot successfully e receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller please try to install it to the other front USB port 3 CIR sensors in different angles le Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function When the CIR function is enabled the other port will remain USB function 2 Multi Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only Please do not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel Multi Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi direction infrared signals top down and front which is compatible with most of the chassis on the market 2 The Multi Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot Plug function Please install it before you boot the system ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list http Awww asrock com 48 2 12 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is
56. ll be disabled when ASRock Game Blaster is installed but you can still enable it in the UEFI setup If ASRock Game Blaster is installed THX TruStudio function of the onboard audio Realtek ALC898 is not supported Specifications Size 4 3 in x 3 0 in 11 0 cm x 7 5 cm Premium Gold Capacitor design 100 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Chipset Creative Sound Core3D quad core sound and voice processor Powerful 32 bit 200Mhz QUAD Processor SIMD DSP 102dB 24 bit DAC 101dB 24 bit ADC Output Features Supports Stereo 2 1 Speakers 5 1 Surround 7 1 Surround EX Headphones Front Panel Headphone Out with built in amplifier shared with jack 4 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port Optical SPDIF Out Port Input Features Line in Microphone in shared with 1 8 mini jack jack 3 Front Panel Microphone In Supports THX TruStudio PRO Supports CrystalVoice Supports EAX1 0 to EAX5 0 Supports Full Blu ray Profile 2 0 Audio Decoder Supports Blu ray Audio Supports AES 128 Encryption Decryption Engine LAN Broadcom BCM57781 PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Supports Wake On LAN Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function for motherboards with Broadcom LAN Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED 4x 1 8 mini jacks
57. ll the identical 3 Way SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly Even the GPU chips version shall be the same Each graph ics card should have two goldfingers for ASRock 3 Way SLI 2815 Bridge Card connector Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot another graphics card to PCIES slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Two Goldfingers Step2 Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graph ics card are connected Repeat this step on the three graphics cards Step3 Align and insert ASRock 3 Way SLI 2S1S Bridge Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure ASRock 3 Way SLI 2S1S Bridge Card is firmly in place ASRock 3 Way SLI 2S1S Bridge Card Step4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot 39 2 8 2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system After that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For SLI mode only A Double click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskba
58. m ml temes aw aeei me tiena Lem Tee beade ot ienes DAS LI e Order Seem Ped m rte TPU bea Lan m tastin Leme T m Bnd Tews mer In daret m Terres Mamet delitti Zl A Caresbe tyne me Aen e Le E i db tmd 100 c Set Startup type to Disable then Click OK Volume Shadow Copy Properties Local Compute Genel Len On Fiecevery Dependencies iari PT iil rari Vomp Sade Lim Desenpien Manages and implementa Volume Shadow Coca used for backup and aha purposes Fia aenea _ You can specify tha sai paremetens thet spply when pou sit the service hem hare Sat paretari C Reboot your system D After reboot please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities Windows 7 64 bit A Please request the hotfix KB2505454 through this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take a long time gt 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 minutes to reboot D Windows will install this hotfix then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities 6 Finish 101
59. ndows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions esse 66 2 23 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 67 BS NS CROP PHP EN DEVCN 67 2 23 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 68 2 24 Teaming Function Operation Guide X79 ExiremeG GB aeo iesu tionen a laret coin Earn eua 69 2 25 Untied Overclocking Technology 72 S UEPLSETUP WIILIEY ascsesbbeterrsvasatostoP EYES denrdudu Tobia 73 3d Iure et CH OW EO T3 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar eeeeeeennn 73 3 1 2 Navigation Keys wetontsatesevtemecnenicetdtnacucdertemmsersitecar 74 3 2 Main Screen sss nennen nnns 74 3 3 OG Tweaker Screen eee tania noraen t pue spr suba bue dune 76 3 4 Advanced SCIeeN ccccccceceeceeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaneeseess 81 945 1 CPU COnDlDQUEGllOflus idis aid dd inae d PR nu 82 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration 84 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration 85 3 4 4 Storage Configuration cccccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 87 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration oor eti eire tuees 88 3 4 6 ACPI GCODGQUFLAHODL repens Re kein Steaua Ran So eRPEr veins 89 34 7 USB Configurator scite tani Qa pedo ahi RA 90 3 4 8 ME Subsystem sssseee
60. nfiguration in UEFI setup 74 X79 Extreme6 ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Ed pue d bi Al System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system configuration in UEFI setup 75 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Temorresv x Teehnealogy TELIAT Load CPU EZ OC Setting You can use this option to load CPU EZ overclocking settings Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense CPU Control CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard Internal PLL Overvoltage Use this item to enable disable CPU Internal PLL Overvoltage Function OS Real Time Adjust CPU Ratio Use this item to enable disable Real Time Adjust CPU Ratio in OS level Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en able power savings The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hid den if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power s
61. nk Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 2011 Pin CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU FAN1 see page 12 No 9 or CPU FAN2 see page 12 No 8 Step 3 Align screws with the motherboard s holes Step 4 Use a screw driver to install the screws If you don t fasten the screws the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard Step 5 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 6 Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure the cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components 21 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides eight 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Quad Channel Memory Technology For quad channel con figuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip tyoe DDR3 DIMM in the slots so that Quad Channel Memory Tech nology can be activated Due to Intel CPU spec definition please install the memory mod ules on DDR3 A1 DDRS3 B1 DDR3 C1 and DDR3_D1 for the first priority If above four DDR3 DIMM slots are fully installed and you want to use more than four memory modules please install the other memory modules from left to right from DDR3 A2 DDR3
62. nter Subwoofer Not 1n Lese Front Speakers Con amp erjGubwocoler Rear Speers Side Speakers Front panel headphones is shared with side speakers Stereo and Microphone le Front Panel Headphones m e Front Panel Microphone ES Stereo and Line In e Front Panel Headphones e Front Panel Microphone Show Jack Setup dialog when an audio jack is inserted Front Speakers Not In Use Front Speakers Enable or disable Jack Setup dialog 33 mem Front Speakers Center Subwoofer Rear Speakers Front Speakers Center Subwoofer Rear Speakers Side Speakers Speakers Microphone Speakers Line In 2 7 2 7 ADVANCED FEATURES npvanceo FEATUBES M ee SCORTA M Play stereo mix to digital output Enable or disable play stereo mix to digital output 34 2 7 2 8 PROFILE pem DLASNTCN TRUSTUBOIO Liver Probka COROT erore E unmTnM AN User Profiles You can save load or delete your user profiles The default is lt Custom gt 35 Note 1 If you want to hear your own voice through the microphone Playback mode You can enable it by using ASRock Game Blaster s configuration Utility CRYSTALVOICE Test OR you can change your settings to playback mode by checking the Listen to this device box in Control panel Sound Recording Microphone Properties Listen General Listen Levels Adv
63. o 60 120 setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CH B Use this item to change ODT NOM CH B Auto 20 30 40 60 120 setting The default is Auto ODT WR CH C Use this item to change ODT WR CH C Auto 60 120 setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CH C Use this item to change ODT NOM CH C Auto 20 30 40 60 120 setting The default is Auto ODT WR CH D Use this item to change ODT WR CH D Auto 60 120 setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CH D Use this item to change ODT NOM CH D Auto 20 30 40 60 120 setting The default is Auto Memory Power Savings Mode Use this item to configure Memory Power Savings Mode The default value is Auto Memory Mode Use this item to configure Memory Mode The default value is Auto Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving The default value is Auto Rank Interleaving It allows you to enable Rank Memory Interleaving The default value is Auto 79 Voltage Control Voltage Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY VRM Protection Use this to enable or disable Vcore Power Over Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled CPU Core Voltage Use this to select CPU Core Voltage The default value is Auto CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load VCCSA Voltage Use this to select VCCSA Voltage The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use t
64. ock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product 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 VTE OCU CMO Drsasrercesseteneeeerencnen coicshenenentoagadenteneecdcateens 5 Li Package Contents scssiinansssvsdvincinanesransausannidambankoractaneatnens 5 1a SC INC All ONS sssi S 6 1 3 Motherboard Layout X79 Extreme6 GB A79 EKE MEG asasceenacteteansavsotsenncentesasnasaesiesasuncecese assesses 12 1 4 I O Panel X79 Extreme6 GB X79 Extreme6 13 1 5 ASRock Game Blaster X79 Extreme6 GB 15 2 a rellelle Rm E o 18 2 1 Screw Holes eessssssesssssssseeee nne 18 2 2 Pre installation Precautions
65. ort header 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header Smart Switch BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor 1 x IEEE 1394 header 1 x Power LED header CPU Chassis Power SB FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector SLI XFire power connector 3 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports 1 x USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports 1 x Dr Debug with LED 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED 1 x Power Switch with LED 1 x Reset Switch with LED 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 CPU VCCSA DRAM VTT CPU PLL PCH1 1V PCH1 5V Voltage Multi adjustment Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock Software Suite ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU see CAUTION 7 ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 8 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 9 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 10 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 11 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 12 ASRock XFast RAM see CAUTION 13 ASRock X FAN see CAUTION 14 ASRock Crashless BIOS see CAUTION 15 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 16 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 17 Boot Failure Guard B F G Good Night LED CPU Temperature Sensing Chassis Temperature Sensing
66. peaker to this header DUMBNIY see p 12 No 28 PU 52 Power LED Header 3 pin PLED1 see p 12 No 30 PLED PLED PLED Chassis Power and SB Fan Connectors 4 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 12 No 23 3 pin CHA_FAN2 see p 12 No 24 3 pin CHA FAN3 see p 12 No 32 3 pin PWR_FAN1 see p 12 No 1 3 pin SB_FAN1 see p 12 No 18 CPU Fan Connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 GND 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL GND 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED SAD 12V CHA FAM SPEED GND 12V PWR_FAN_SPEED GND 12V SB_FAN_SPEED FAN SPEED CONTROL CPU FAN SPEED 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 S4 state or S5 state power off Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin CHA_FAN1 CHA FAN and CHA FANS support FAN control SB FAN1 supports supports Quiet FAN Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and 12V see p 12 No 9 oy match the black wire to the a ground pin A Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin NF m CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 3 pin CPU FAN2 see p 12
67. pport CD 32 bit i386 Win7_Vista_Intel_v3 0 0 1112 64 bit AMD64 Win7 64_Vista64_Intel_v3 0 0 1112 After that please insert Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the OS installation 66 After the installation of Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Rapid Storage Information for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is lo cated in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel Rapid Storage which is located in the folder at the follow ing path Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to make the USB flash driver disk please copy above Intel RAID drivers from our Support CD to your USB flash and then load drivers from the USB flash disk 2 23 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 23 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windo
68. put to use front panel audio eSATAS connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M 14 1 5 ASRock Game Blaster X79 Extreme6 GB ASRock Game Blaster is packed with the new earthshattering Creative Sound Core3D quad core sound and voice processor It is designed to deliver sound and voice with unbeatable quality and accurate 3D positional audio It also boosts gam ing performance enables dual LAN with teaming function and allows users to morph their voice into miscellaneous characters which is amusingly funny 4 x 1 8 Mini Jacks Front Panel Audio Header HDMI SPDIF Header LAN RJ 45 Port Optical SPDIF Out Port PCIE Gold Fingers Coaxial SPDIF Out Port Thus it is only supported by some of ASRock s motherboards Please refer to ASRock Game Blaster is a proprietary card instead of a standard PCI E x1 card ASRock s website for the motherboard support list 15 There are two LEDs next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications ACT LINK SPEED Activity Link LED SPEED LED LED LED Status Description Status No Link Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection Link 1Gbps connection LAN Port Front Panel Audio Header Mic 9 pin F AUDIO1 MIC RET OUT RET OUT2 L J SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L HDMI SPDIF Header DUMMY GND 3 pin HDMI SPDIF1 ol T9165 1 SPDIF OUT The onboard audio wi
69. r B From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply Set D mrina aima ee om gus aen Isi Que v eS p Gr pe id annm uomo WOM Eus ee gnari mgr kan ar aioe P acum mam fe sendas agp Wu sms arpa ma b imi femi DFi sarm amm C Reboot your system D You can freely enjoy the benefit of SLI feature 40 For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS For SLI and Quad SLI mode A Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab WB Denat Programas iB rinra Espizeer Ks Wonders Ciemi Suis BR Wengert Contacts kil Wandern Defender Dicscurmierstt BB Wim OWT Miri PJ Windewrt Fis and Sean Piue B Windows Lr Miage Deswnicad A inda hipi Windows Moria Center p Windows Medir Player Bm Windows Merting Space Bl Windir Movie Maker Ii enden Prete Gallery Ej wWeh rot Update acorn Jo Estras and Upgrades E From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply E zi Ceteri Egal rpm Kite Fite Lir NT ade et oe Le ey ge pub muros ied Maj imd
70. rds or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX or SLI function PCIE2 PCIE 2 0 x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE4 PCIE 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards ASRock Game Blaster or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support 3 Way CrossFireX or 3 Way SLI function In single VGA card mode it is recommended to install a PCI Express x16 graphics card on PCIE1 slot 2 In CrossFireX mode or SLI mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIES slots Therefore both these two slots will work at x16 bandwidth 3 In 3 Way CrossFirex or 3 Way SLI mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1 PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots Therefore PCIE1 and PCIES3 will work at x16 bandwidth while PCIE4 works at x8 bandwidth If ASRock Game Blaster is installed this motherboard cannot support CrossFirex or SLI with 3 space graphics cards If ASRock Game Blaster is installed this motherboard cannot support 3 Way CrossFireX or 3 Way SLI 5 Please connect a chassis fan to motherboard chassis fan connector CHA FAN1 CHA FAN or CHA FAN3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment 6 Currently Intel Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge E Processor doesn t support PCIE 3 0 but this motherboard is already PCIE 3 0 hardware ready I
71. se as audio output Subwoofer Enable or disable subwoofer Rear pair Enable or disable rear pair speakers Full Range Speakers Select full range speakers Front left and right Surround speakers Bass Management Bass Redirection Enable or disable bass redirection Subwoofer Gain Enable or disable subwoofer gain Crossover Frequency Redirect all frequencies below this value to the optimal speaker for better bass response 30 2 7 2 4 MIXER Input Lievice What U Hear Crore Ed ESI CUSTOMS Playback Speakers Control the level of speakers playback SPDIF Out Control the level of SPDIF Out playback Balance Control the level of various speaker s balance REC Input Device Select input device What U Hear Control the level of playback redirect 31 2 7 2 5 EQUALIZER rRUSTUDID Crore 0 ERR BuaToM EQ Choose from Flat Acoustic Classical Country Dance Jazz New Age Pop Rock and Vocal 2 7 2 6 JACK SETUP Deke Connected 5 1 Surround Ti EX Surround 5 1 Sum en re Lin Dn Ghen and Microphone Ce Front Panel Headstones Front Speakers O Front Pana Microphane Grom E EM aia lt Bustou gt af how Jock Setup dialog when an audio jack E inserted 32 Device Connected Select the device connected 5 1 Surround le Front Paid Heedphnenes O Front Panel Microphone 7 1 EX Surround e Pant Panel Haadph nas O Front Panel Microphona Fiant Spike Ce
72. t depends on Intel s CPU to enable PCIE 3 0 Please check Intel S website for information on future CPU updates and releases E Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or 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 24 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 2 7 ASRock Game Blaster Installation Guide X79 Extreme6 GB 2 7 1 ASRock Game Blaster and Driver Installation Step 1 Please refer to the Expansion Slots section then insert ASRock Game Blaster into PCIE4 slot Step 2 In order to avoid mechanical conflict please fasten your VGA cards and ASRock Game Blaster to the chassis with screws VGA card ASRock Game Blaster VGA card 25 Step 3 Follow the step by step driver setup directions Please make sure to use Windows Vista 32 bit 64 bit or Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit ASRock Game Blaster is not supported under Windows XP XP 64 bit
73. ter bass response Smart Volume Adjust the loudness of your audio playback automatically to minimize sudden volume changes Dialog Plus Enhance the voices in movies for clearer dialog 28 2 7 2 2 CRYSTALVOICE Sound fl BLATTIC TRUSTUOIOA Selec a recording chive biog ra Hub ri Tei ib Mic Voima EIE IL STLI DIC BAG cavsratvosce Smart T F one Hodoartion x Acti Doha Cancellation meore E Mote Only the selected microphone will have the Cryctalvimica effect Siero T F T Select a recording device Mic Volume Control the level of mic volume Mic Boost Control the level of mic boost CrystalVoice Click the power button on the left to activate or deactivate FX Morph your voice into different characters and accents Smart Volume Be heard clearly without having to shout or whisper Noise Reduction Eliminate unwanted background noise in your conversation Acoustic Echo Cancellation Eliminate echoes that interfere with your conversation 29 2 7 2 3 SPEAKERS HEADPHONES TRUBTUDIDO Speakers Headphones Configuration 5 1 Surround Optional speakers x Center ao Suwane A Hear pair Vill Haregs Speakers Fro left anc right Crome E ET EUuBTD H Speakers Headphones Configuration Select the device connected If there are both speakers and Optional Speakers front headphones connected Center please select the device you Enable or disable center speaker desire to u
74. th 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 Please visit our website for the operation proce dures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock website http Awww asrock com 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 you can press the lt F6 gt key during the POST or the lt F2 gt 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 If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPad iPod Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solu tion 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 allows you to quickly charg
75. tion and Setup Step 1 Step 2 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 installation Please check AMD website for ATI driver updates Install the required drivers to your system For Windows XP OS A AMD recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your system there is no need to download it again http www microsoft com windowsxp sp2 default mspx B You must have Microsoft NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 Vista OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD website for de tails Restart your computer Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar Wh am py oW 10 54 AM ATI Catalyst Control Center Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View select CrossFi reX and then check the item Enable CrossFirex Select 2 GPUs and click Apply if you install two Radeon graphics cards Select 3 GPUs and click
76. to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto DRAM tCWL Use this item to change CAS Write Latency tCWL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting Min 1N Max 3N The default is Auto DRAM Power Down Mode Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode Configuration options Auto Slow and Fast The default value is Fast ODT WR CH A Use this item to change ODT WR CH A Auto 60 120 setting The default is Auto 78 ODT NOM CH A Use this item to change ODT NOM CH A Auto 20 30 40 60 120 setting The default is Auto ODT WR CH B Use this item to change ODT WR CH B Aut
77. to use more than four memory modules please install the other memory mod ules from left to right from DDR3 A2 DDRS3 B2 DDR3 D2 to DDR3 C2 4 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limita tion You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Win dows cannot use 5 Currently Intel Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge E Processor doesn t support PCIE 3 0 but this motherboard is already PCIE 3 0 hardware reagy It depends on Intel s CPU to enable PCIE 3 0 Please check Intel s website for information on future CPU updates and releases 6 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 chan nel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 13 for proper connection 10 11 ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune dif ferent system functions in a user friendly interface which includes Hard ware Monitor Fan Control Overclocking OC DNA and IES 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 per formance In OC DNA you can save your OC settings as a profile and share it wi
78. ts Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking BCLK enjoys better margin due to fixed PCIE buses Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of UEFI setup to set the selection from Auto to Manual Therefore BCLK is untied during overclocking but PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that BCLK can operate under a more stable overclocking environment N Please refer to the warning on page 9 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 72 Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction 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 otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system 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 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 men
79. u bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item 73 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description 4 Moves cursor left or right to select Screens noo Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview X79 Extreme6 GB ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY a ie ir 2x z J System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system co
80. ube HD videos and download simultaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are transferring currently ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex treme Tuning Utility AXTU It fully utilizes the memory space that can not be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock XFast RAM also shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web surf ing 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 HDDs in order to extend their lifespan ASRock X FAN will be automatically activated only when the system rises to a certain temperature under heavy loading or overclocking Nor mally ASRock X FAN will remain deactivated to give users the quietest computing experience The target temperature and fan speed settings can be configured in the UEFI setup utility 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 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies oth
81. ubject 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 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 X79 Extreme6 GB X79 Extreme6 Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm ASRock X79 Extreme6 GB X79 Extreme6 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X79 Extreme6 GB X79 Extreme6 Support CD 5 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x Front USB 3 0 Panel 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chassis Screws 1 x Rear USB 3 0 Bracket 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge 2S Card 1 x ASRock 3 Way SLI 2815 Bridge Card 1 x ASRock Game Blaster X79 Extreme6 GB ota QS ASRock Reminds You 2 3j To get better performance in Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode For the BIOS setup please refer to the User Manual in our support CD for details 1 2 Specifications ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm Premium Gold Capacitor design 100 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Supports Intel Core
82. upplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Intel Turbo Mode Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre quency in specific conditions The default value is Enabled 76 Turbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit Configuration options Auto and Manual The default value is Auto Core Current Limit Maximum instantaneous current allowed at any given time Additional Turbo Voltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package The default value is All Host Clock Override BCLK Use this to adjust the host clock BCLK frequency Min 90MHz Max 300MHz DRAM Timing Control Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Configuration options Auto Default Profile 1 and Profile 2 The default value is Auto DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically DRAM Timing Control ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY 9 E DRAM tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 77 DRAM tRCD Use this item to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRP Use this item
83. vices The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA2 Connectors SATA2 0 1 see p 12 No 22 SATA2 2 3 see p 12 No 21 SATA2 3 SATA2 2 SATA2 1 SATA2 0 These five Serial ATA3 SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for internal SATA3_A2 see p 12 No 15 storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA3 Connectors SATA3 0 1 see p 12 No 20 SATA3 AO A1 see p 12 No 19 SATA3 A2 SATA3_0 SATA3 AO SATA3 A1 z lt Qo Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATA2 SATA3 hard disk or the SATA2 SATA3 connector on this motherboard USB 2 0 Headers rr Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin USB 4 5 T ports on the I O panel there see p 12 No 36 are three USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB 6 7 see p 12 No 35 Pod UsB PWR 50 9 pin USB 8 9 see p 12 No 34 USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3 4 5 Int P4 SSRX Int P4 SSRX see p 12 No 16 Int P4 SSTX Int P4 SSTX Int P4 D Int P4 D Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 12 No 39 Vbus Int P5 SSRX Int P5 SSRX GND Int P5 SSTX Int P5 SSTX GND Int P5 D Int P5 D ID IRTX 5VSB Consumer Infrared Module Header 4 pin CIR1
84. ws XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps 4 AHCI mode is not supported under Windows XP XP 64 bit Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE For SATA2 0 to SATA2 3 SATA3 0 and SATAS 1 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Mode to IDE For SATA3 AO to SATA3 A2 ports STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 67 2 23 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI For SATA2 0 to SATA2 3 SATAS3 0 and SATAS 1 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Mode to AHCI For SATA3 AO to SATAS A2 ports STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE For SATA2 0 to SATA2 3

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