Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3
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1. zai 40 32 Man SCR 40 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen 41 3 4 Advanced E are 45 3 4 1 CPU guration 46 3 4 2 North Bridge Con 48 3 4 3 South Bridge Con guration 50 3 4 4 Storage Con guration 52 3 4 5 Super lO Con guration 53 3 4 6 ACPI Con QUISUOD te oni hne netos 54 3 4 7 USB Con guration eterne 55 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 56 3 6 Boot SC BODL ene rentrer aS ERR EM SE RUNE Led ones ate 57 3 7 Sec nty SCION ooa edunt 58 3 9 EXt SCEE itasse ageres eee 59 4 Software 5 60 4 1 Install Operating 60 4 2 Support CD Information nocent nine 60 4 2 1 Running Support CD 60 4 2 2 Drivers daa m 60 4 2 3 Utilities Menu eem 60 4 2 4 Contact Information 60 Thank you for purchasing ASRock 268 Pro3 Gen3 motherboard a reliable moth erboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design c2. 20 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 22 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 23 2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 26 2 9 Jumpers Setup enne nnn nnns 27 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 28 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks t c 39 2 12 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 33 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HU 34 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 34 2 15 SATA SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guid 35 2 16 Driver Installation Guide 3f 2 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions 37 2 18 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 38 2 18 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID E NER 38 2 18 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 38 9 UEFI SETUP UTILI 39 31 mene eae Reenter 39 32 LT UEFI Menu eee eee 39 3 1 2 Navigation
3. Use this item to change ODT NOM CHA Auto Manual setting The de fault is Auto ODT WR CHB Use this item to change ODT WR CHB Auto Manual setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this item to change ODT NOM CHB Auto Manual setting The de fault is Auto Voltage Control Power Saving Mode Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode The default value is Disabled CPU Core Voltage Offset Use this to select CPU Core Voltage Offset The default value is Auto IGPU Voltage Offset Use this to select IGPU Voltage Offset The default value is Auto DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value is Auto VCCSA Voltage Use this to select VCCSA Voltage The default value is Auto User Default In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 44 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the con gurations for the following items CPU Con gu ration North Bridge Con guration South Bridge Con guration Storage Con gura tion Super IO Con guration ACPI Con guration and USB Con guration im E ET E e ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHHOLOGY TODAY Setti
4. Step2 Connect the front USB cable to the 958 PWR USB 2 0 header as below pin 1 5 the CIR header Please sure the wire assignments and the USB6 7 d NE ee cc pin assignments are matched n correctly 12 44 E 1 Xe eur ATX 5VSB Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle E CIR Receiver cannot successfully 4 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 1 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 3 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 www asrock com 26 2 9 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap 3 is placed on pins
5. 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 Ifa pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDR3 A1 and DDR3 2 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 is not allowed to install DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be dam aged 5 Some DDR3 1GB double sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work on this motherboard It is not recommended to install them on this motherboard 20 Installing DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot c notch lt break notch lt break The DIMM only ts 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 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 21 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots PCIE slots 1 Installing Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 S
6. 228 and 2E8 IRQ3 53 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 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 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 USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote to power on the system USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system 54 3 4 7 USB Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 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 con guration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI S
7. 268 User Manual Version 1 0 Published August 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 identi cation or explanation and to the owners bene t without intent to infringe Disclaimer Speci cations 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 tness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors of cers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of pro ts loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the poss
8. Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package Con guration options All 1 and 2 The default value is All Hardware Prefetcher 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 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 Auto 46 CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated 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 No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to IA 32 Intel Architec
9. Data Activity 100Mbps connection 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 Line In or Side Speaker 14 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 nd Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2 ACH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio 15 Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 7 5 30 5 x 19 1 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts 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
10. The default is Auto Row Precharge Time tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 5 Active Time tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting Min 1N Max 2N The default is Auto Write Recovery Time tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write to Read Delay tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Read to Precharge tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Four Activate Window tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto Memory Fast Boot Use this item to adjust DDR fast boot mode The default value is Auto Memory Power Down Mode Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode Configuration options Auto Slow and Fast The default value is Auto ODT WR CHA Use this item to change ODT WR CHA Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 43 ODT NOM
11. Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 20 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 ile 10 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 46 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 20 for proper installation DDR3 frequency options may depend on the processor Only K Series CPU can support DDR3 overclock to 2133 and 1866 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 The maximum shared memory size is de
12. 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 enhance 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 le ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder 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 speci c 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 60 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64
13. the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose MT pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 12 23 CLRCMOS1 5 om see p 13 No 25 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS 1 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 1 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 nish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system rst and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default pro le 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed 27 2 10 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 Serial ATAII Connectors SATA2 2 see p 13 No 12 SATA2 5 SATA2 3 SATA2 3 see p 13 No 8 i il SATA2_4 see p 13 No 13 SATA2_5 see p 13 No 7 SATA2 4 SATA2 2 Serial ATA3 Connectors 1 0 see p
14. 13 No 11 1 13 9 _0 Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional USB 2 0 Headers 9 0586 7 see p 13 No 20 9 pin USB8 9 see p 13 No 21 9 pin USB10 11 see p 13 No 22 28 These four Serial ATAII SATAII connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate These two Serial ATA3 SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA SATAII hard disk or the SATAII SATA3 connector on this motherboard Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are three USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports Infrared Module Header IRTX This header supports an 5VSB 5 IR1 DUMMY optional wireless transmitting see p 13 No 24 and receiving infrared module GND IRRX Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to 4 pin CIR1 connect the remote see p 13 No 23 ee controller receiver ATX 5VSB Front Panel Audio Header GND This is an interface for front PRESENCE 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 13 No 28 convenient connection and 1 control of audio devices OUT2 L J SENSE O
15. 2 Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI Compliant HDMI monitor is required see CAUTION 7 Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support Supports THX TruStudio LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Ef cient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Rear Panel I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x D Sub Port 1 x DVI D Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 2 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 8 SATA3 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 2 x USB 3 0 ports by Etron EJ168A support pee Connector 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 2 6 0Gb s connectors 1x IR header 1 x CIR header 1 x COM port header
16. On Over Temperature Protection Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled 96 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to con g ure the boot settings and the boot priority ASROCK SETUP UTILITY ed i L L TOMORROW S TECHHOLOGY TODAY Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 OXFFFF means inde nite 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 In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI Compatible speci es what PCI Option ROM to launch Con guration options Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM The default vale 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 Con guration 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 f
17. Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identi ed by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identi ed by the number one two three and four 24 For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identi ed by the number three and four 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP
18. Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap 1 Itis recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service 17 Step 3 Insert the 1155 Pin CPU Step 3 1 Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line 5 Step 3 2 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch 1155 Pin Socket 1155 Pin CPU For proper inserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on load plate engage the load lever 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155 Pin socket that supports Intel 1155 Pin CPU Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155 Pin CPU to dissipate heat Before you in
19. TODAY Advanced Turbo 50 You can use this option to increase your system performance This option appears only when your CPU supports this function Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and mother board It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimized GPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized GPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your GPU and moth erboard 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 GT Over Clock Use this to enable or disable GT Over Clock by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Disabled 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 Con guration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows XP and select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to en able this function If you install Windows Vista 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology 41 Please note that enabling this functio
20. card installation procedures for details 2 Connect DVI D monitor cable to DVI D port on the I O panel connect D Sub monitor cable to D Sub port on the I O panel or connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel Then connect other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA card on slot 3 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt or Del to enter UEFI setup Enter Onboard VGA Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512 to enable the function of D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Onboard VGA Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select
21. connector White to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII 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 de nitely 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 SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer HDD user manual The SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII 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 package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to
22. discrete GPU and advanced media features of Intel HD graphics ASRock On Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio ex perience from the portable audio devices such like MP3 player or mobile phone to your PC even when the PC is turned off or in ACPI S5 mode This motherboard also provides a free 3 5mm audio cable optional that ensures users the most convenient computing environment 11 The 18 19 20 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC sys tem Combo Cooler Option C C O provides the exible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by Eu ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet E
23. ned by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check Intel website for the latest informa tion You can choose to use two of the three monitors only D Sub DVI D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time Besides with the DVI to HDMI adapter the DVI D port can support the same features as xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID HBR is supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit Vista 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 14 for proper connection ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which is including Hardware 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 performance In OC DNA you can save your OC settings as a pro le and share with your friends Your friends then can load the OC pro le to their own system to get the same OC settings In IES Intelligent Energy Saver the voltage regulator can reduce the num
24. reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 35 How to Hot Plug SATA SATAII 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 SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin 4 Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector SATA power cable 1x4 pin power connector White Syd Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector ERA Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Se C How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII 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 SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATAII SATA3 HDD side 36 2 16 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst 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 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vist
25. 1x SPDIF header 1 x Power LED header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 9 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Feature 64Mb AMI BIOS 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 Core IGPU DRAM PCH CPU PLL VTT VCCSA Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM Unique Feature ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU see CAUTION 9 ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 10 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 11 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 12 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 13 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 14 Lucid Virtu see CAUTION 15 ASRock On Off Play Technology see CAUTION 16 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 17 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 18 Boot Failure Guard B F G Combo Cooler Option C C O see CAUTION 19 Good Night LED Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control
26. 5 state power off Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connectors FAN SPEED CONTROL Please connect the CPU fan CPU FAN SPEED 4 CPU FAN1 cable to the connector and see p 13 No 1 match the black wire to the EEF ground pin 4 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin 3 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 pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation 3 CPU see p 13 No 34 ATX Power Connector 24 ATXPWR1 see p 13 No 10 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector 1 X Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 B Cs 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 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 13 No 3 power supply to this connector 4 Though this motherboard provides 8 12V power connector it can still work C 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 wit
27. FI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII STA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 38 Chapter 3 SETUP UTILITY 3 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con gure 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 lt Alt gt 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 menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system tim
28. Form Factor 12 0 in x 7 5 in 30 5 cm x 19 1 cm Premium Gold Capacitor design 100 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Supports 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 in LGA1155 Package 4 2 Power Phase Design Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2 0 Technology Supports K Series unlocked CPU Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 2133 OC 1866 OC 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 32GB see CAUTION 4 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Pro le XMP Expansion Slot 1x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slot PCIE3 x16 mode PCI Express 3 0 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU PCI Express 2 0 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Supports Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals Intel Quick Sync Video Intel InTru 3D Intel Clear Video HD Technology Intel HD Graphics 2000 3000 Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVX Pixel Shader 4 1 DirectX 11 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU DirectX 10 1 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Max shared memory 1759MB see CAUTION 5 Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI see CAUTION 6 Supports HDMI 1 4a Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DVI with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048x1536 75
29. UT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L it 1 High De nition 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 For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume System Panel Header PLEDE This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 see p 13 No 18 4 1 several system front panel functions DUMMY RESET HDLED HDLED 4 Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables 29 PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may con gure the way to turn off your system using the power switch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the ch
30. a 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install RAID mode is supported under Windows XP 64 bit OS STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to con gure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper con guration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration 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 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 con guration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration 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 foll
31. ack 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 30 5cm 12 0 in 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3 A1 DDR3 A2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 B2 DDR3 2133 Power LED Header PLED1 USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Black USB 2 0 Header USBS8 9 Black USB 2 0 Header USB10 11 Black Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 Gray Infrared Module Header IR1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 COM Port Header HDMI SPDIF Header SPDIF1 Black Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO 1 Black PCI Slots 2 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE4 Black PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE3 Black PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE2 Black PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 Black CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN2 Chassis Fan Connector CHA 1 4 Panel 1 USB 2 0 Ports 05801 8 Front Speaker Lime 2 D Sub Port 9 Microphone Pink 3 LAN 45 Port 10 USB 2 0 Ports 05845 4 JCentral Bass Orange 11 USB 3 0 Ports 05823 5 Rear Speaker Black 12 HDMI Port 6 Optical SPDIF Out Port 13 DVI D Port 7 Line In Light Blue 14 5 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 ACNE SPEEN Description connection Blinking
32. age and Intel Smart Response Technology functions You may install hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the hard disks STEP 1 Install the hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the 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 33 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII in RAID AHCI mode Intel 768 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII 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 SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 14 Hot Pl
33. assis 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 55 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 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 13 No 17 Power LED Header 8 pin PLED1 see p 13 No 19 Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 4 pin CHA FAN1 GND 12V see p 13 No 35 CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 3 pin CHA FAN2 see p 13 No 16 3 pin PWR FAN1 ipe see p 13 No 4 si 30 Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect the chassis power LED to this header to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 state The LED is off in S3 S4 state or S
34. ber of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock website http www asrock com ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press F6 key during the POST or press F2 key to 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 le system If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPod iPad Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply installing the APP Char ger driver it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your com puter and up to 4096 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Sus pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or pow
35. bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive You can also press lt F11 gt to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the UEFI xxx to boot 4 Start Windows installation 5 If you install Windows 7 64 bit OS OS will be formatted by GPT GUID Partition Table Please install the hotfix file from Microsoft http support microsoft com kb 979903 61 Installing OS on HDD Larger Than 218 in RAID Mode If you want to install Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above 7 64 bit on a RAID disk larger than 2TB please follow below instructions to install your OS 1 Copy Intel RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the driver from ASRock website http download asrock com drivers Intel SATA Floppy Win7 64 Win7 Vista64 Vista XP64 XP v10 6 0 1002 Z68 zip and unzip the file into the USB flash disk or Please copy the file from ASRock motherboard support CD Please copy the files under following directory D AMD64Win7 64 Vista64 _ Intel v10 6 0 100 2 Create RAID array for you system Please refer to the document at the following path the Support CD for detailed procedures RAID Installation Guide 3 In
36. dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This mother board also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI D D sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect DVI D monitor cable to DVI D port on the panel connect D Sub monitor cable to D Sub port on the panel or connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the panel D Sub port DVI D port HDMI port 2 If you have installed onboard driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor function after your system boots If you haven t installed onboard driver yet please install onboard driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer D Sub DVI D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time You can only choose the combination DVI D HDMI DVI D D Sub or HDMI D Sub 23 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal VGA output support DVI D D Sub and HDMI and external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the bene ts of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 Install the PCI Express VGA card on PCIES slot Please refer to page 22 for proper expansion
37. e date information Tweaker 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 lt lt gt key 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 39 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up down to select items To change option for the selected items Enter 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 ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 40 3 3 Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY
38. ease set this item to Disabled to disable the onboard in advance 48 DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode The default value is DVMT Mode DVMT Dynamic Video Memory Technology is an architecture that offers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through ef cient memory utilization In DVMT mode the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components This item will not be used under Windows Vista 7 OS because the driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory DVMT Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item Configuration options 128MB 256MB and Maximum The option Maximum only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above 49 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ASROCK SETLIP UTILITY ns c A a a ca SA a et el TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 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 Con g
39. eature of Boot Failure Guard Count 57 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 58 3 8 Exit 5 ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save con guration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available lesystem devices 59 Chapter 4 Software Support 41 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
40. er off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp SmartView a new function of internet browser 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 SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use SmartView feature please make sure your OS version is Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit and your browser version is 8 ASRock website http Awww asrock com Feature SmartView index asp ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance The performance may depend on the property of the device ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes below benefits LAN Application Prioritization You can configure your application priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latency in Game After setting online game priority higher it can lower the latency in game Traf c Shaping You can watch Youtube HD video and download les simultaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring With Lucid Virtu technology you can enjoy bene ts from both 3D perfor mance of the
41. etup 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 Disabled 55 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 SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY CPU Fan 1 amp 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 amp 2 speed Con guration 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 Con guration options Full On Automatic Mode and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Con guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full
42. function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high de nition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a speci cation developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP speci cation is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 25 2 8 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 installation 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
43. h Pin 1 and Pin 5 8 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 3 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 13 No 26 HDMI SPDIF Header 2 pin HDMI SPDIF 1 see p 13 No 27 GND SPDIFOUT 32 This COM1 header supports a serial port module HDMI SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector L CD devices Please connect the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 12 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 Intel Rapid Stor
44. ibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali fornia USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents TMOG CN OM e 5 1 1 Package Contents trbe he BERE EE KR 5 1 2 RET 6 1 3 Motherboard Lay IEEE Rodi aS 13 1 4 V Panel 14 o E oo E 16 2 1 Screw 16 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 16 2 3 CPU Installation aote oii rri eoa ure t oso e oed 17 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU 19 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM
45. 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 component 2 avoid damaging the motherboard 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 components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component 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 1155 Pin CPU please follow the steps below 1155 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1155 Pin CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Other wise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2
46. n 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 Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in speci c condition The default value is Enabled Turbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit Con guration options Auto and Manual The default value is Auto Additional Turbo Voltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode Host Clock Override BCLK Use this to adjust the host clock BCLK frequency Min 95MHz Max 110MHz Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability DRAM Timing Control DRAM Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Con guration options Auto Pro le 1 and Pro le 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 42 5 Latency tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Use this item to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting
47. nen that sooty when pou fe service hem hare Sit orn 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 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take long time gt 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 mins to boot D The Windows will install this hotfix then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities 65 5 Finish mim umm Husum pd rk a Emp numm 66
48. ng wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems rst like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 le system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI les and their respective information Select the proper UEFI le to update your UEFI and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes 45 3 4 1 CPU Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY h 1 i i M EET TOMORROW S rTECHHDLDUY TODAY 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
49. onforming to ASRock s commitment to Chapter 1 Introduction quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the con guration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard speci cations and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without no tice In case any modi cations of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may nd 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 speci c information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock 268 Pro3 Gen3 Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 7 5 in 30 5 cm x 19 1 cm ASRock 268 Pro3 Gen3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 268 Pro3 Gen3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield OES ASRock Reminds You To get better performance in Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con guration to AHCI mode For the BIOS setup please refer to the User Manual in our support CD for details 1 2 Specifications ATX
50. option to adopt three dif ferent CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 The white throughholes are for Socket LGA rere 1155 1156 CPU fan 19 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel con g uration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots You have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel DDR3 A1 and DDR3 B1 Black slots see p 13 No 5 or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2 Black slots see p 13 No 6 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel con guration and please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Con guration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR3 A1 DDR3 A2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 B2 Black Slot Black Slot Black Slot Black mE Populated Populated Populated rum Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated For the con guration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots AN 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots DDR3_ A1 and DDR3 B1 or DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2
51. ow ing path Intel Rapid Storage Information please install SATAII driver from the Support CD again so that Intel y 4 If you want use Intel Rapid Storage in Windows environment 7 Rapid Storage will be installed to your system as well 37 2 18 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 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 18 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps 4 AHCI mode is not supported under Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 2 18 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 SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UE
52. se restare ponts 15 unde unwanted system changes Ho You can use restore points to setores previous versions of fies called shadow copies do use previews versions Systers Restore helps you restore your Computer s files 15 an eater port i ore Restore restore ponts Create reet oem portr aby on fe selected duke Disks recert sestore port Local Duk C Symen 2 4 2011 25220 ploca Desk D None f yitern Protection Are you sure you want to turn System You can create a restore Restore off selected above existing 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 Programs Compete Management Lr Search P0 tha computer 64 b Go to Services and Applications Services Then double click Volume Shadow Copy Volume Shadow Copy Local Compute Generel Leg Or Recovery Dependencies iari Woo atta Siadew Laser and Volume Shadow Par backup and other parpebes tha penc Path to reip mes confu servos sumupn coto You can specify tha shat parmme
53. stall Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above 7 64 bit a Put into your Windows installation disc b Press lt F11 gt 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 62 d Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port select Browse to find the RAID driver Then choose the directory xx AMD64 you have copied in the first step e Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system first reboot f Continue to install OS by following the Windows instructions 4 After Windows installation you may need to do below workaround for your system 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 Below steps are Microsoft suggested solution A Disable System Restore Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press Enter 63 b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to confirm Then Press System Properties Computer Name Hardware Advanced Sritem Protection Remote You can u
54. stalled 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 FAN 1 see page 13 No 1 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155 Pin CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Tar Ma Apply Thermal Interface Material a eri 4 E 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 13 No 1 Step Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise 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 cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option C C O which provides the exible
55. t SATA mode Con guration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode RAID Mode and Disabled The default value is IDE Mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages SATA Controller 0 This item appears only when you set SATA to IDE Mode Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Windows Vista 7 is installed please select Enhanced SATA Controller 1 This item appears only when you set SATA to IDE Mode Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Windows Vista 7 is installed please select Enhanced Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Con guration options Disabled Auto Enabled 52 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY ______ rte ee EEE ESS TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 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 Con guration options 3F8 IRQ4 and 3E8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Con guration options
56. tep 4 Step 5 Step 6 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE 2 0 x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE3 PCIE 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards Only PCIE3 slot supports up to Gen 3 speed To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed please must install the Ivy Bridge CPU If you install the Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed an expansion card 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 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 22 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output sup port DVI D D Sub and HDMI you can easily enjoy the bene ts of
57. ture 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 Local x2APIC Use this to enable or disable Local x2APIC The default value is Disabled Please be noted that some OS do not support this function 47 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB 1024MB The default value is 1024M VT d Use this to enable or disable Intel VT d technology Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed The default value of this feature is Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select Onboard PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI Express Onboard VGA Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto Con guration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled IGD Multi Monitor Use this to enable or disable IGD Multi Monitor by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled For Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit users if you plan to install the PCI Express graphics card for video output pl
58. uP standard 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 standby power ef is higher than 5096 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details 12 1 3 Motherboard Layout ao kh WN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1cm 7 5 in 2 gt 1 CPU FAN HDMI 1 4a 34 MSRock X rast LAN 5 PCIE2 battery RoHS 31 ri 8 oum PCIE3 a PCI Express 3 0 Z68 Pro3 Gen3 ES 30 PCIE4 CPU Fan Connector 1155 Pin CPU Socket ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Black 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 Black SATA2 Connector SATA2_5 Black SATA2 Connector SATA2_3 Black SATA3 Connector SATA3_1 Gray ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 SATA3 Connector SATA3_0 Gray SATA2 Connector SATA2_2 Black SATA2 Connector SATA2_4 Black Intel Z68 Chipset 64Mb SPI Flash Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN2 21 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Black System Panel Header PANEL1 Bl
59. ug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode Intel 268 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration it is called 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 Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 34 2 15 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII 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 power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power
60. uration options Disabled Enabled in 55 and S4 and S5 The default value is Enabled in 55 Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN 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 PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel On Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On Off Play Technology The default val ue is Enabled When On Off Play is enabled Deep Sx will be disabled If you want to enable Deep Sx please disable On Off Play rst Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio fea ture ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certi cation 50 PCI Legacy Mode This allows you to enable or disable PCI Legacy Mode The default value is Enabled Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED and Port80 LED when the system is power on The keyboard LED will also be turned off in 51 S3 and S4 state The default value is Auto ol 3 4 4 Storage Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY i i TOMORROW S TECHHOLOGY TODAY SATA Mode Use this to selec
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