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1.       z  3  Q  j  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        17    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 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  2     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
2.    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 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   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 or 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   SATA3 driver is installed into system  properly  The latest SATA   SATAII   SATA3 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 reduce the risk of HDD crash  or data loss     34    How to Hot Plug a SATA   SATAII   SATA3 HDD     Points of attention  before you process the Hot Plug   Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug  impro
3.   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   Configuration 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     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 efficient 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     51     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     52    3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration    ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY    E   aa  es eee      i  et  et  ene      k   EEE iii  MAL I  i       TOMORROW S TECHHOLOGY TODAY    Restore on AC Power Loss  
4.  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   lt F2 gt  or  lt Del gt  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     lt Delete gt   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 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  lt  lt      gt  key or  lt       gt  key to choose among the selections on the menu  bar  and then press  lt Enter gt  to get into the sub screen  You can also u
5.  5 Installation of Memory Modules  DIMM                    00 19  2 6 Expansion Slots  PCI and PCI Express Slots               0008 21  2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features                 22  2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide                      25  2 9 Jumpers Setup  sinevexccncceverdencnaesexseesencaxcrncannnesrencmeercesd 26  2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors      rrrrerrrrnnerrrvvvnnnnn 27  2 11 Serial ATA  SATA    Serial ATAII  SATAII  Hard Disks   HA GR 32  2 12 Serial ATA3  SATA3  Hard Disks Installation                  32  2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA   SATAII   ADDS EEE NESE 33    2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs      33  2 15 SATA  SATAII   SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and    Operation GUAE  pen 34  2 16 Driver Installation Guide      rrrrervevnvrrrnrnnnnnrnrnrorernennnnnnnn 36  2 17 Installing Windows   7   7 64 bit   Vista      Vista      64 bit   XP   XP 64 bit With RAID Functions _               36   2 17 1 Installing Windows   XP   XP 64 bit With RAID   PG HONS EEE NE 36  2 17 2 Setting Up a    RAID Ready    System                   37  2 17 3 Migrating a    RAID Ready    System to RAID 0    RAID 1   r RAID 4 38   2 17 4 Installing Windows   7   7 64 bit   Vista        Vista    64 bit With RAID Functions            008 39   2 18 Installing Windows    7   7 64 bit   Vista      Vista    64 bit     XP   XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions _                   40   2 18 1 Installing Windows   XP   XP 64 bit With
6.  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     62    Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 21B    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 bit    2  Press  lt F2 gt  or  lt Delete gt  at system POST  Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility  gt   Advanced  gt  Storage Configuration  gt  SATA Mode    3  Choose the item    UEFI xxx  to boot in UEFI Setup Utility  gt  Boot  gt  Boot Option  1       xxx    is the device which contains your W
7.  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  2     Step 3  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 flexible option to adopt three dif        ferent CPU cooler types  Socket LGA 775  LGA 1155 and LGA 1156     The white throughholes are for Socket LGA  1155 1156 CPU fan        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   figuration  you always need to install identical  the same brand  speed  size  and chip type  DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color  In other words   you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A  DDR3
8.  D Sub with max  resolution up to 2048x1536    75Hz     Supports DisplayPort with max  resolution up to 2560x1600    60Hz     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 Blu ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1 4a     Supports HDCP function with DVI  HDMI and DisplayPort  ports     Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray  BD    HD DVD playback  with DVI  HDMI and DisplayPort ports         7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection   Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec     Premium Blu ray audio support    LAN   PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s    Realtek RTL8111E    Supports Wake On LAN    Supports LAN Cable Detection    Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az    Rear Panel I O I O Panel     1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port     1 x VGA D Sub Port     1 x VGA DVI D Port     1 x HDMI Port     1 x DisplayPort     1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port     4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports     1 x eSATA2 Connector     2 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports     1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED  ACT LINK LED and SPEED  LED      HD Audio Jack  Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front  Speaker Microphone  see CAUTION 8      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   USB3 0   2 x USB 3 0 ports by Etron EJ168A  support  USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s   Connector   3 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors  support R
9.  Power Fan Tachometer    CPU Chassis Quiet Fan  Allow Chassis Fan Speed  Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature     CPU 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  Certifications   FCC  CE  WHQL    ErP EuP Ready  ErP EuP ready power supply is required          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  49    2  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 19 for proper installation    3  DDR3 frequency options may depend on the processor  Only K Series  CPU can support DDR3 overclock to 2133 and 1866    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     
10.  Temperature Protection  Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection  The default  value is  Enabled      58    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    TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY       Setup Prompt Timeout  This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key   65535 0XFFFF  means indefinite waiting    Bootup Num Lock  If this item is set to  On   it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock  function after boot up    Full Screen Logo  Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo  The default value is   Enabled     AddOn ROM Display  Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display  If you enable the option     Full Screen Logo    but you want to see the AddOn ROM information  when the system boots  please select  Enabled   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     59    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 UEFI SETUP UTILITY       TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY    60    3 8 Exit Screen    AS
11.  VGA 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 VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA  card is inserted to this motherboard    4  Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to  your system  If you have installed the drivers already  there is no need to install  them again    5  Set up a multi monitor display     For Windows   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    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 identified 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 
12.  XP  For Windows   OS with 64 bit CPU  there is no such limita   tion    5  The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and  is subject to change  Please check Intel   website for the latest informa   tion    6  You can choose to use two of the four monitors only  D Sub  DVI D   HDMI and DisplayPort 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 HDMlport    7  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       8  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    9  ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility  AXTU  is an all in one tool to fine 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  profile and share with your friends  Your friends then can load t
13.  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     15    2 3 CPU Installation  For the installation of Intel 1155 Pin CPU  a   please follow the steps below          11 55 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  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           Step2  Remove PnP Cap  Pick and Place Cap         1  It is 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        Step 3  Insert the 1155 Pin CPU   Step 3 1  Hold the CPU by the edge where is  marked with black line  
14.  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     19    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        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     20    2 6 Expansion Slots  PCI and PCI Express Slots    There are 1 PCI slot and 3 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   PCIE    PCIE3  PCIE x1 slot  White  is used for PCI Express cards with  x1 lane width cards  such as Gigabit LAN card  SATA2 card  etc   PCIE1  PCIE x16 slot  Blue  is used for PCI Express x16 lane width  graphics cards     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 th
15.  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 flexible 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 define 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 EuP standard  an EuP ready  motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required  According to  Intels suggestion  the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard  of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50  under 100 mA current  consumption  For EuP ready power supply selection  we recommend you  checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details     11    1 3 Motherboard Layout    ao khWN            10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18                                                                                                                               2 3 4 5 6  24 4cm  9 6 in   i  veze 5 Ed   Designed in Taipei    Z HDMI 1 4a  5 o Gigabit LAN    Q _   amp  zllel sle      
16. 1 or  RAID 5    If you have an existing    RAID Ready    system  then you can use the following  steps to perform a migration from a single non RAID configuration to a two drive  RAID 0  RAID 1 configuration or three drive RAID 5 configuration  To prepare for  this  you will need another SATA   SATAII hard drive with a capacity equal to or  greater than that currently being used as the source hard drive     1  Physically attach one additional SATA   SATAII   SATA3 hard drive to the SATAII    SATAS port not being used  Note the serial number of the hard drive already in  the system  you will use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating  the migration    2  Boot Windows    install the Intel R  Rapid Storage software  if not already  installed  using the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the  Internet  This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links    3  Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select    Create RAID  volume from Existing Hard Drive    from the Actions menu  This will activate the  Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard  Click through the dialogs  as prompted  It   s important to understand what will occur during the migration  process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost    4  Once the migration is complete  reboot the system  If you migrated to a RAID 0  volume  use Disk Management from within Windows    in order to partition and  format the empty space cre
17. AID  RAID 0   RAID 1  RAID 10  RAID 5  Intel Rapid Storage and Intel  Smart Response Technology   NCQ  AHCI and Hot Plug  functions     2 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors     1 x Floppy connector     1 x IR header     1 x CIR header     1 x Print port header     1 x COM port header     1 x HDMI_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    3 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   ASRock  Software Suite  CyberLink DVD Suite   OEM and Trial   Creative Sound Blaster X Fi MB   Trial   Unique Feature   ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility  AXTU   see CAUTION 9     Instant Boot    ASRock Instant Flash  see CAUTION 10     ASRock APP Charger  see CAUTION 11     SmartView  see CAUTION 12     ASRock XFast USB  see CAUTION 13     Lucid Virtu  see CAUTION 14     Hybrid Booster     CPU Frequency Stepless Control  see CAUTION 15     ASRock U COP  see CAUTION 16     Boot Failure Guard  B F G      Combo Cooler Option  C C O    see CAUTION 17     Good Night LED  Hardware   CPU Temperature Sensing  Monitor   Chassis Temperature Sensing    CPU Chassis
18. CI   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 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     33    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 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
19. MSRock    Z68 Pro3 M    User Manual    Version 1 0  Published April 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 ASRock has been advised of the 
20. OCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY       TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY    SATA Mode  Use this to select SATA mode  Configuration 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  Please select  Compatible  when you install legacy OS  If native OS  Win   dows   XP   Vista      7  is installed  please select  Enhanced     SATA Controller 1  Use this item to enable or disable SATA Controller 1    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  Configuration options   Disabled   and  Enabled      54    3 4 5 Super lO Configuration    ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY       TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY    OnBoard Floppy Controller  Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller   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   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   Configuration options   2F8   IRQ3  and  2E8   IRQ3    Parallel Port  Use this item to enable or disable the onboard 
21. ROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY       TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY    Save Changes and Exit  When you select this option  it will pop out the following message     Save  configuration changes and exit setup     Select  OK  to save the changes  and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY    Discard Changes and Exit  When you select this option  it will pop out the following message     Discard  changes and exit setup     Select  OK  to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY  without saving any changes    Discard Changes  When you select this option  it will pop out the following message     Discard  changes     Select  OK  to discard all changes    Load UEFI Defaults  Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions  F9 key can be used  for this operation    Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device  Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application  Shell64 efi  from one of the  available filesystem devices     6     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 enhance the motherboard features     4 2 1 Running The Support CD   To begin using the support
22. TA  Data Cables  Optional   1 x I O Panel Shield    OES     gt  3      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 Configuration to  AHCI mode  For the BIOS setup  please refer to the    User Manual    in our  support CD for details     1 2 Specifications    Expansion Slot      Micro ATX Form Factor  9 6 in x 9 6 in  24 4 cm x 24 4 cm     All Solid Capacitor design    Supports 2nd Generation Intel   Core    i7   i5   i3 in  LGA1155 Package    4  1 Power Phase Design    Supports Intel   Turbo Boost 2 0 Technology    Supports K Series unlocked CPU      Hyper Threading Technology  see CAUTION 1      Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology  see CAUTION 2      4x DDR3 DIMM slots    Supports DDR3 2133 O0C  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 Profile  XMP      1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot  blue   x16 mode      2x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots     1 x PCI slot     Requires Processor with Intel   Graphics Technology     Intel  HD Graphics 2000 3000     Pixel Shader 4 1  DirectX 10 1     Max  shared memory 1759MB  see CAUTION 5      Four VGA Output options  D Sub  DVI D  HDMI and  DisplayPort  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
23. 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     47    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 and USB Configuration     ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY       TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY    Setting wrong values in this section may cause  the system to malfunction        ASRock Instant Flash   ASRock Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM   This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI  without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or 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 preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash  utility  Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use  FAT32 16 12 file system  If you execute ASRock Instant Flash utility  the  utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information  Select the  proper UEFI file to update your UEFI  and reboot your system after UEFI  update proces
24. 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 S5  and  S4 and S5   The default value is  Enabled     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 when PCI Sound  Card is plugged   Front Panel  Select  Auto  or  Disabled  for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel    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    certification    PCI Legacy Mode  This allows you to enable or disable PCI legacy mode  The default value is   Enabled      53    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 S1  S3 and S4  state  The default value is  Auto      3 4 4 Storage Configuration    ASR
25. VGA DVI D port HDMI port    2  If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system  already  you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your  system boots  If you haven t installed onboard VGA driver yet  please install  onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your  computer     D Sub  DVI D  HDMI and DisplayPort monitors cannot be enabled at the  same time  You can only choose two of them        22    Surround Display Feature   This motherboard supports surround display upgrade  With the internal VGA output  support  DVI D  D Sub  HDMI and DisplayPort  and external add on PCI Express  VGA cards  you can easily enjoy the benefits 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 PCIE1 slot  Please refer to page 21 for  proper expansion card installation procedures for details    2  Connect DVI D monitor cable to VGA DVI D port on the I O panel  connect D Sub  monitor cable to VGA 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 PCIE1 slot    3  Boot your system  Press  lt F2 gt  or  lt Del gt  to enter UEFI setup  Enter    Onboard  VGA Share Memory    option to adjust the memory capability to  32MB    64MB     128MB    256MB  or  512MB  to enable the function of
26. _  A1 and DDR3_B1  Blue slots  see p 12 No 5  or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in  Dual Channel B  DDR3_A2 and DDR3 B2  White slots  see p 12 No 6   so  that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated  This motherboard  also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel configuration  and  please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots  You may refer to the Dual  Channel Memory Configuration Table below     Dual Channel Memory Configurations    DDR3 At DDR3 A2 DDR3 Bi DDR3 B2  ni Slot    White Slot     Blue Slot     White Slot     TI  Poea      fPopuated     2        Populated fo Populated  JE re Populated Populated Populated    For the configuration  3   please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four            slots     oa 1  If you want to install two memory modules  for optimal compatibility   3 and reliability  it is recommended to install them in the slots of the  same color  In other words  install them either in the set of blue  slots  DDR3 A1 and DDR3 Bi   or in the set of white slots  DDR3  A2 and DDR3 B2     2  If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed  in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard  it is unable to activate  the Dual Channel Memory Technology    3  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 A2  it is unable to activate the Dual Channel  Memory Technology     4  It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module
27. abled  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      57    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       TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY    CPU Fan 1 Setting  This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 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  and  Automatic Mode   The default is value  Full On     Chassis Fan 2 Setting  This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed  Configuration options   Full  On  and  Automatic Mode   The default is value  Full On     Over
28. alue 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 UEFI SETUP UTILITY    7 Sele i  we            a E     n n  epams  T         nl  a   ooe                sn       e   a r  a E a  O     TOMORROW S TECHHOLOGY TODAY    Load XMP Setting  Use this to load XMP setting  Configuration options   Auto    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        45    CAS  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   The default is  Auto     Row Precharge Time  tRP   Use this item to change Row Precharge Time  tRP  Auto Manual setting   The default is  Auto     RAS  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 Recover
29. ard 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     32    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   Z68 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host  controller Interface  AHCI   a new programming interface for SATA host controllers  developed thru a joint industry effort     i      i    i  i  i    NOTE   What is Hot Plug Function    If the SATA   SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration  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 Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs   This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID     AHCI mode  Intel   Z68 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host  controller Interface  AH
30. ated when the two hard drive capacities are  combined  You may also use third party software to extend any existing  partitions within the RAID volume     38    2 17 4 Installing Windows   7   7 64 bit   Vista      Vista    64 bit With    RAID Functions    If you want to install Windows   7   7 64 bit   Vista      Vista    64 bit on your SATA     SATAII   SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions  please follow below steps    STEP 1  Set up UEFI    A  Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY     Advanced screen     SATA Configuration    B  Set the option    SATA Mode    to  RAID     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     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 Ins
31. csccccesscceseesiecssceesasscesteevsneisennseedaceves 62  4 2 3 Utilities MEDL ua ee eerededane 62  4 2 4 Contact Information            cccccccssssssssssesseeeeeeeeeseees 62    Thank you for purchasing ASRock 268 Pro3 M motherboard  a reliable motherboard  produced under ASRock   s consistently stringent quality control  It delivers excellent  performance with robust design conforming to ASRock   s commitment to 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 configuration    Chapter 1  Introduction    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 subject to change without no   tice  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 268 Pro3 M Motherboard   Micro ATX Form Factor  9 6 in x 9 6 in  24 4 cm x 24 4 cm   ASRock 268 Pro3 M Quick Installation Guide  ASRock 268 Pro3 M Support CD  2 x Serial ATA  SA
32. e  documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware  settings for the card before you start the installation     Step 2  Remove the system unit cover  if your motherboard is already installed  in a chassis     Step 3  Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use  Keep the  screws for later use    Step 4  Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is  completely seated on the slot    Step 5  Fasten the card to the chassis with screws    Step 6  Replace the system cover     21    2   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  HDMI and DisplayPort   you can easily enjoy the benefits of  dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard   This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D  D Sub   HDMI and DisplayPort to support dual VGA output so that DVI D  D sub  HDMI and  DisplayPort can drive same or different display contents    To enable dual monitor feature  please follow the below steps     1  Connect DVI D monitor cable to VGA DVI D port on the I O panel  connect D Sub  monitor cable to VGA D Sub port on the I O panel  connect HDMI monitor cable  to HDMI port on the I O panel  or connect DisplayPort monitor cable to  DisplayPort on the I O panel     VGA D Sub port    DisplayPort        sy  m       12  BErRTDEERE    SPP     TI            
33. eader HDMI SPDIF header  providing   2 pin HDMI SPDIF1  SPDIF audio output to HDMI   see p 12 No  29  Pre 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     31    2 11 Serial ATA  SATA    Serial ATAII  SATAII  Hard Disks Installation  This motherboard adopts Intel   Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA  SATA    Serial  ATAII  SATAII  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 Storage and Intel  Smart Response Technology  functions  You may install SATA3 hard disks on this  motherboard for internal storage devices  This section will guide you to install the  SATA3 hard disks     STEP 1  Install the SATA3 h
34. ector  SATA2_3  Blue  32 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot  PCIE2  White   SATA2 Connector  SATA2_4  Blue  33 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot  PCIE1  Blue   System Panel Header  PANEL1  White  34 Chassis Fan Connector  CHA FAN2     Chassis Speaker Header  SPEAKER 1  White     12    1 4 I O Panel                  j    1   f i  SA   suc  Vie e     OE  E are FOT   rund TA    PR i      16 la 14 13 12  1 USB 2 0 Ports  USBO01  9 Line In  Light Blue   2  VGA D Sub Port   10 Front Speaker  Lime   3 DisplayPort  DP1  11 Microphone  Pink   4  USB2 0 Ports  USB23  12 USB3 0 Ports  USB45    5 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 eSATA2 Port  6 Central   Bass  Orange  14 VGA HDMI Port  7 Rear Speaker  Black  15 VGA DVI D Port  8 Optical SPDIF Out Port 16 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 ACT LINK SPEED    ToMbps connection    LED LED    Blinking  Data Activity 100Mbps connection  TGbps 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       13    To enable Multi Streaming function  you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front  panel audio header  After re
35. ed option will program into C State package limit register  The  default value is  Auto      49    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 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    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     50    3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration    ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY       Low MMIO Align  Low MMIO resources align at 64MB 1024MB  The default value is  64MB     VT d  Use this to enable or disable Intel   VT d technology  Intel   Virtualization  Technology for Directed I O   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
36. eo source   or transmitter   such as a computer  DVD player or set top box    and the digital display  or receiver   such as a monitor  television  or projector  In other words  HDCP specification is designed to  protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted     Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD  players  satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes  as well as few  entertainment PCs 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     24    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  blue     CIR header  4 pin  white        Step2  Connect the front USB cable to the USB_PWR  USB 2 0 header  as below  pin 1 5  i  and the CIR header  Please make  sure the wire assignments andthe    pin assignments are matched  correctly           ATX 5VSB    Step3  Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to ER  the front USB port  If Multi Angle K    CIR Receiver cannot successfully ha    receive the infrared signals from    MCE Remote Controller  please try    to install it to the other front USB  port           3 CIR sensors in differe
37. er   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     26    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           FDD connector   33 pin FLOPPY1    see p 12 No  26             the red striped side to Pin1    Note  Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the       connector   Serial ATAII Connectors SATA  2 These three Serial ATAI    SATA2 2  see p 12  No  14   SATAII  connectors support   SATA2 3  see p 12  No  15  SATA data cables for internal   SATA2 4  see p 12  No  16  SATA2 3 storage devices  The current  SATAII interface allows up to  SATA2 4 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate   Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3  SATA3    SATA3 0  see p 12  No  10  o 1   7i connectors support SATA data   SATA3_1  see p 12  No  9    z cables for internal storage        devices  The current SATA3  interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s  data transfer rate   Serial ATA  SATA  Either end of the SATA data  Data Cable cable can be con
38. evices simultaneously and even supports  continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode  S1   Sus   pend to RAM  S3   hibernation mode  S4  or power 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 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 property of the device    With Lucid Virtu technology  you can enjoy benefits from both 3D perfor   mance of the discrete GPU and advanced media features of Intel   HD  graphics    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     10    16     17     18     While CPU overheat is detected  the
39. he 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    10     Ul     12     18     14     15     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 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  lt F6 gt  key during the POST or press  lt F2 gt  key to  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 prepar   ing 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 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 40  faster than before  ASRock APP Charger allows you  to quickly charge many Apple d
40. icon identified by the number  one  two  three and four     23    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 identified 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 function as well  Therefore  you can enjoy  the superior display quality with high definition 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 specification developed by Intel  for protecting digital  entertainment content that uses the DVI interface  HDCP is a  copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of  intercepting digital data midstream between the vid
41. indows    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    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    63    Note    1  For Windows   XP   XP 64 bit   Vista      Vista    64 bit users  if you plan to install  the PCI Express graphics card for video output  please set the UEFI option  IGD  Multi Monitor  to  Disabled  to disable the onboard VGA in advance     2  Intel   will update the new version Rapid Storage Technology driver in the near    future  For the new version Rapid Storage Technology driver  please check our  website for the latest information  http   www asrock com    64    
42. l 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        This header accommodates  several system front panel    System Panel Header   9 pin PANEL1         see p 12 No  17  functions        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     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 keep
43. nected to the   Optional  SATA   SATAII   SATA3 hard    disk or the SATAII   SATA3  connector on this motherboard     27    USB 2 0 Headers USB_PWR Besides four default USB 2 0   9 pin USB6_7    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      see p 12 No  22         USB_PWR     9 pin USB8 9  Ha     see p 12 No  20         9 pin USB10_11               see p 12 No  21  ae  P 11  GND  DUMMY  1  GND    P 10  USB_PWR  Infrared Module Header IRTX This header supports an   5VSB g g PORNS   5 pin IR1  DUMMY optional wireless transmitting   see p 12 No  24    and receiving infrared module   GND  IRRX  Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to   4 pin CIR1  olololol connect the remote   see p 12 No  23    gn controller receiver   ATX 5VSB  Print Port Header AFD  This is an interface for print    ERROR         25 pin LPT1  port cable that allows  convenient connection of printer    devices         see p 12 No  25                 28    Front Panel Audio Header GND This is an interface for front  PRESENCE               9 pin HD_AUDIO1  ae   panel audio cable that allows   see p 12 No  28  i convenient connection and  1 control of audio devices   OUT2_L  J SENSE  OUT2 R  MIC2 R  MIC2 L    1  High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing  but the panel wire on  b the chassis must support HDA to function correctly  Please follow the    instruction in our manual and chassis manual to instal
44. nt angles    ie 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    DE 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    25    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 PF Vi   is placed on pins  the jumper is  Open     The   illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose Ning z tak   pint and pin2 are    Short    when jumper cap Short Open    is placed on these 2 pins     Jumper Setting Description  Clear CMOS Jumper 43 2 3     CLRCMOS1  fe of omg     see p 12  No  13  Default Clear CMOS    Note  CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS  To clear and reset the  system parameters to default setup  please turn off the computer and unplug  the power cord from the power supply  After waiting for 15 seconds  use a  jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds  Howev
45. older at the following path       RAID Installation Guide  STEP 4  Install Windows   XP   XP 64 bit OS on your system   After making a SATA   SATAII   SATA3 driver diskette and using    RAID Installation  Guide    to set RAID configuration  you can start to install Windows   XP   XP 64   bit on your system  At the beginning of Windows setup  press F6 to install a third   party RAID driver  When prompted  insert the SATA   SATAII   SATA3 driver diskette  containing the Intel   RAID driver  After reading the floppy disk  the driver will be  presented  Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS  you install   After the installation of Windows   XP   XP 64bit OS  if you want to manage RAID func   tions  you are allowed to use both    RAID Installation Guide    and    Intel Rapid Storage Infor   mation    for RAID 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 and the document in the support CD     Guide    to Intel Rapid Storage     which is located in the folder at the following path       Intel Rapid Storage Information    If you want to use    Intel Rapid Storage    in Windows   environment   please install    SATAII driver    from the Support CD again so that    Intel  Rapid Storage    will be installed to your system as well        2 17 2 Setting Up a    RAID Ready    System   Yo
46. or and  GND P   see p 12 No  2  match the black wire to the  234 ground pin   4   Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan  Quiet Fan  support  the 3 Pin  ar a 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  lt        3 Pin Fan Installation       30    ATX Power Connector   24 pin ATXPWR1    see p 12 No  7     Please connect an ATX power  supply to this connector      r    o  m  o  Oo  m  m  o  o  LI  o  o  m    O0O000000000           Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector  26  AA 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    Please connect an ATX 12V  power supply to this connector     ATX 12V Power Connector   8 pin ATX12V1    see p 12 No  3        f  Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector  it can still work  ka   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     8       4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4        Serial port Header jer This COM1 header supports a   9 pin COM1  CCTS   serial port module    see p 12 No  27                      Rt   RRISE   SHB  DDEDE 1  HDMI SPDIF H
47. out RAID   5 40 ON cacao te E eo EE 40   2 18 2 Installing Windows   7   7 64 bit   Vista        Vista    64 bit Without RAID Functions                41    3    3 UEFI SEP ve 42    3 1 Introduction  frcctenteccnnteastineicaseoustacenneneundecedsinreseactecsnsecuccciess 42  3 1 1 VER Menu BAF seesisiieisnisn annii 42  3 1 2 Navigation Keys scesecectensavicncstomeceretnnercexixnaensvoeseaiel 43   SPE ee EE OE anda 43   3 3 OC Tweaker Screen       rrnrnrrnnnnrvrnrvrrrnrnnnnnnnnrsrrrnrnnnnrnnnnnn 44   3 4 Advanced SteEeNhuvavvveasrrsnaedeheten 48  3 4 1 CPU Configuration            cccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 49  3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration             ccccccccecceceeeeeeees 51  3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration          warrrrrnrnnnrrnrnnvnennn 53  3 4 4 Storage Configuration            ccccccccccccceeseeeeeeeeeeeees 54  3 4 5 Super IO Configuration 2   msseeenserammnemndn 55  3 4 6 ACPI Gone uavrsessremanamgee 56  3 4 7 USB Configuration            ccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetees 57   3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen                 0 58   36 BA SEN 59   ST SEN STN redde 60   3 8 Exit Screen      rrrnnnnnnvrrnrnnnnnnnnnrnvrvrnnnvrrnrnnnsnsnsssrsssennnsrnnnnnn 61   4 Software SUPPOST         ccccceceeseceeseeeteueeeeeeeeeeseteeeess 62   4 1 Install Operating System             anrrnrrnnnrnnnrnnvvvrrnnnrnnvrnnnnnnn 62   42 Support CD Normmatbn  kusinen 62  4 2 1 Running Support CD saiess sascncotsencnncanastibeeateaiexcensss 62  4 2 2 Drivers MON svc
48. parallel port   CIR Controller  Use this item to enable or disable CIR controller   Device Mode  Use this item to change the Printer Port mode   Change Settings  Use this item to select an optional setting for Super IO device     55    3 4 6 ACPI Configuration    ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY    EE E  ee  EEE a a  aR a   ae         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 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     56    3 4 7 USB Configuration    ASROCK UEFI 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  configuration options   Enabled    Auto    Dis
49. per  procedure will cause the SATA   SATAII   SATA3 HDD damage and data loss     SIG Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end GA Connect SATA data cable to   White  to the power supply 1x4 pin cable  the motherboard s SATAII   SATA3 connector           SAME  Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Sea Connect SATA data cable to   Black  end to SATA   SATAII   SATA3 HDD  the SATA   SATAII   SATA3 HDD   22         oe o        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 SATA   SATAII   SATA3 HDD side        35    2 16 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 17 Installing Windows   7   7 64 bit   Vista      Vista    64 bit   XP    XP 64 bit With RAID Functions  If you want to install Windows   7   7 64 bit   Vista      Vista    64 bit   XP   XP 64 bit    OS on your SATA  SATAII   SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions  please follow below  procedures according to the OS you install     2 17 1 Installing Window
50. 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 OCIS MOD EEE EEE NE 5  1 1 Package Contents sccsbssusssvsiviscinenesnansausannidamiankermotannaaness 5  la SC INC Ul ONS EN MENE 6  1 3 Motherboard LAV OU ss ssaissansseannrndtuaredwrdivarinnesetavtaaunitata 12  1 4 VO Panel ou    ccscccsesecccsesesseseccueeseusueneuerencurensaeeeneuenes 13   2 9  6 16 1118  esns 15  2 1 Screw HOIeS        rrrrnrrnrrrnnnrnernnrrnnnnnnevnnrnnnnnnernnnnnsnnnennnnnnne 15  2 2 Pre installation Precautions             ccccccccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 15  2 3 CPU Installation         eorrrnrrrrrnnnnrvrrnnnrvvnnnnnrvnrnnnnrvnnannrennnnne 16  2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan    18  2
51. s    XP   XP 64 bit With RAID Functions   If you want to install Windows   XP   XP 64 bit on your SATA   SATAII   SATA3 HDDs   with RAID functions  please follow below steps    STEP 1  Set up UEFI    A  Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY     Advanced screen     SATA Configuration    B  Set the option    SATA Mode    to  RAID     STEP 2  Make a SATA  SATAII   SATA3 Driver Diskette    A  Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system    B  During POST at the beginning of system boot up  press  lt F11 gt  key  and thena  window for boot devices selection appears  Please select CD ROM as the boot  device    C  When you see the message on the screen     Do you want to generate Serial  ATA driver diskette  YN       press  lt Y gt     D  Then you will see these messages    Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive    WARNING  Formatting the floppy diskette will   lose ALL data in it    Start to format and copy files  YN     Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive  and press  lt Y gt     E  The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA  SATAII    SATAS drivers into the floppy diskette     36    STEP 3  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 f
52. s 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      29    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     Please connect the chassis        SPEAKER speaker to this header     DUMMY       Chassis Speaker Header   4 pin SPEAKER 1    see p 12 No  18        Power LED Header Please connect the chassis    3 pin PLED1  LOR power LED to this header to  PLED     see p 12 No  19  PLED  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 54 state or 55 state   power off      Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables   3 pin CHA FAN  GND to the fan connectors and   12V      see p 12 No  8  CHA FAN SPEED match the black wire to the  ground pin    3 pin CHA FAN2  le pee   see p 12 No  34  CHA_FAN_SPEED  PWR_FAN_SPEED   3 pin PWR_FAN1  aby   see p 12 No  1  en  CPU Fan Connectors FAN SPEED CONTROL Please connect the CPU fan  CPU FAN SPEED   4 pin CPU FAN1  TIN cable to the connect
53. s completes     48    3 4 1 CPU Configuration    ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY    i ihh  p  i  k  eel  ee  Tae         EEE  ie ee  me mae       TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY 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    Active Processor Cores  Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor  package  Configuration 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  Select
54. se the  mouse to click your required item     42    3 1 2 Navigation Keys    Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation    key   Navigation Key s  Function Description        gt  Moves cursor left or right to select Screens  mo 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     ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY       TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY    43    3 3 OC Tweaker Screen  In the OC Tweaker screen  you can set up overclocking features     ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY    TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY 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 
55. starting your computer  you will find    Mixer    tool on your system   Please select    Mixer ToolBox    Ca 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 output    to use front panel audio     14    Chapter 2  Installation     This is a Micro ATX form factor  9 6  x 9 6   24 4 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 component    2  To 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
56. tallation 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 use    Intel Rapid Storage    in Windows   environment   d   please install    SATAII driver    from the Support CD again so that    Intel  L   Rapid Storage    will be installed to your system as well     39    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   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     Using SATA   SATAII   SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function    STEP 1  Set up UEFI    A  Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY     Advanced screen     SATA Configuration    B  Set the option    SATA Mode    to  AHCI     STEP 2  Make a SATA   SATAII   SATA3 driver diskette    Please make a SATA   SATAII   SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2 17 1  step 2 on page 36    STEP 3  Install Windows    XP   XP 64 bit OS on your system    After making a SATA   SATAII   SATA3 driver diskette  you can start to install Win   dows    XP   XP 64 bit on your s
57. 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   Configuration 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 SoeedStep technology     44    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 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  specific condition  The default value is  Enabled     Turbo Boost Power Limit  Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit  Configuration options   Auto   and  Manual   The default v
58. u can also set up a    RAID Ready    system with a single SATA   SATAII   SATA3  hard disk  A    RAID Ready    system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0  RAID  1 or RAID 5 at a later date by using RAID migration feature of Intel Rapid Storage   The following steps outline how to build an Intel    RAID Ready    system     1  Assemble the system and attach a single SATA   SATAII   SATA3 hard drive    2  Set up system UEFI as step 1 of page 36  When done  exit Setup    3  Make a SATA  SATAII   SATA3 driver diskette as step 2 of page 36  Begin  Windows    setup by booting from the installation CD    4  At the beginning of Windows    setup  press F6 to install a third party RAID driver   When prompted  insert the SATA   SATAII   SATA3 driver diskette containing the  Intel   RAID driver  After reading the floppy disk  the driver will be presented   Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you  install     37    5  Finish the Windows    installation and install all necessary drivers    6  Install the Intel R  Rapid Storage software via the CD ROM included with your  motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet  This will add the Intel R   Rapid Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID configuration    7  After setting up a    RAID Ready    system as the above steps  you can follow the  procedures of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0  RAID 1 or RAID  5     2 17 3 Migrating a    RAID Ready    System to RAID 0  RAID 
59. y 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 Power Down Mode  Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode  Configuration options    Auto    Slow  and  Fast   The default value is  Auto      46    Voltage Control  Power Saving Mode  Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode  The default value is   Disabled    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   IGPU Voltage  Use this to select IGPU Voltage  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  
60. ystem  At the beginning of Windows    setup  press  F6 to install a third party AHCI driver  When prompted  insert the SATA   SATAII    SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel   AHCI driver  After reading the floppy disk   the driver will be presented  Select the driver to install according to the mode you  choose and the OS you install     Using SATA   SATAII   SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function    STEP 1  Set up UEFI    A  Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY     Advanced screen     SATA Configuration   B  Set the option    SATA Mode    to  IDE     STEP 2  Install Windows   XP   XP 64 bit OS on your system     40    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 UEFI SETUP UTILITY     Advanced screen     SATA Configuration    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 Configuration    B  Set the option    SATA Mode    to  IDE     STEP 2  Install Windows   7   7 64 bit   Vista      Vista    64 bit OS on your  system     41    Chapter 3  UEFI SETUP UTILITY    3
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