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1. 49 3 3 3 DRAM Configuration sssri taedia rd PR cc 50 3 3 4 North Bridge Configuration 52 3 3 5 South Bridge Configuration 53 3 3 6 Storage Configuration ccccccececceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 54 3 3 7 Super lO Configuration EE 55 3 3 8 Voltage Contfguraion 56 3 9 9 NGF Rei le Te D 57 3 3 10 USB Configuration suse nce nte incon 58 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 59 3 5 sace ri NT T MTM 60 3 0 Security SOL GOD EEN 61 3 7 EE 62 4 Software GUDDOnt e 63 4 1 Install Operating System eesssssssss 63 4 2 Support CD Information EE 63 4 2 1 Running Support CD EE 63 4 2 2 Drivers MIEL egeg reese dee gege Eege 63 4 2 3 Utilities II IU usitas tenia d rada degen e 63 4 2 4 Contact Intormaton 63 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock P67 Pro3 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 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 w
2. Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS 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 BIOS A Enter BIOS 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 43 Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press 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 Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The
3. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature PCI Legacy Mode This allows you to enable or disable PCI legacy mode The default value is Enabled Voltage Droop Adjust This allows you to adjust voltage droop The default value is Disabled 53 3 3 6 Storage Configuration CTI Setup Utility geen raran 2s SATA Mode Use this to select SATA mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode 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 Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Win dows XP 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 Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 54 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration ASRock UEFI Setup Utility ie M Iba Aline GFE vn Enable cr Dhzenig fcm Ceirai ier 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 p
4. ration Integrated Clock Chip Configuration DRAM Configuration North Bridge Con figuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configuration Super IO Configura tion Voltage Configuration ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration ASRock UEFI Setup Utility EP Cord grad born Femeia REENEN cE a Hon LSPs P cETIIS 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 process completes 46 3 3 1 CPU Configuration ASRock UEFI Setup Utility MN E CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessor can switch between multi
5. 4x 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 Profile XMP Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 9 x PCI slots 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Rear Panel UO I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x eSATA3 Connector 2 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 5 2 X SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions SATAS 1 connector is shared with eSATA port 2 x USB 3 0 ports by Etron EJ168A support pe Useiowosowiscie o Connector 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 2 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors
6. 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 PLED 4 This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 see p 12 No 13 NW k V PLED deeg several system front panel functions lDUMMY RESET e ND HDLED HDLED 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 keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard dr
7. Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 It is not allowed to install a 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 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 otep 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 otep 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 3 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE slots PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE x1 slot White is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion
8. 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 Report Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 Report Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Limit Selected option will program into C State package limit register The default value is No Limit 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 Excu
9. 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 Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel Rapid Storage which is located in the folder at the follow ing path Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use Intel Rapid Storage in Windows environment 4 please install SATAII driver from the Support CD again so that Intel 4 j Rapid Storage will be installed to your system as well 41 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 O
10. 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 created when the two hard drive capacities are combined You may also use third party software to extend any existing partitions within the RAID volume 40 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 BIOS A Enter BIOS 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
11. top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item 44 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description 4 Moves cursor left or right to select Screens EN 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 F9 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 acu iv Fait A LO ee dE IET 45 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configu
12. 1 x Floppy connector 1 x IR 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 1 x Dr Debug 7 Segment Debug LED 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED 1 x Power Switch with LED 1 x Reset Switch with LED 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 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 6 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 7 ASRock AIWI see CAUTION 8 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 9 SmartView see CAUTION 10 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 11 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 12 Boot Failure Guard B F G Combo Cooler Option C C O see CAUTION 13 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 or MB Temperature CPU Chassis Fan Multi S
13. 12 No 32 PN nnd 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 27 2 9 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the sytem clear the CMOS values Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch PWRBTN allowing users to quickly turn see p 12 No 23 on off the system Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch RSTBTN gees allowing users to quickly reset see p 12 No 22 the system Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart CLRCBTN clr switch allowing users to quickly see p 13 No 16 A clear the CMOS values 28 2 10 Dr Debug Dr Debug is used to provide code information which makes troubleshooting even easier Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr Debug codes SEC Phase Status Code x00 xo x02 T x04 us T o7 0x08 x09 XO x08 x10 Memory initialization Serial Presence Detect SPD data reading 29 0x30 Reserved for A see A tatus Codes section below x31 Memory Installed CPU post memory initialization is started CPU post memory initialization Cache initialization CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization x35 CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 0x36 CPU post memory initialization System Man
14. 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 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 Step 2 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 Inse
15. D 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 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 90 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 ol 3 3 4 North Bridge Configuration ASRock UEFI Setup Utility Ba bn Beie sci Hem C PD Ls zc ut eth dio Nerii i s 18i ime IO Allen E Low UD re eurtri abii ad iMG oti Pr peu Graphics Adapter fon PhP Sen Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB 1024MB The default value is 64MB V
16. D 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 36 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 improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII SATA3 connector SIUE Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end BE White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Bo 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 1o mm 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 37 2 16 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to you
17. ID 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 MIntel Rapid Storage Information please install SATAII driver from the Support CD again so that Intel N If you want to use Intel Rapid Storage in Windows environment J Rapid Storage will be installed to your system as well 2 17 2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System You 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 BIOS as step 1 of page 38 When done exit Setup 3 Make a SATA SATAII SATA3 driver diskette as step 2 of page 38 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 Se
18. M Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 White ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN2 64Mb SPI Flash Power LED Header PLED1 ErP EuP Ready PCI Express 2 0 CMOS Battery Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White System Panel Header PANEL1 White Intel P67 Chipset SATA3 Connector SATAS3 1 White SATA3 Connector SATAS3 0 White SATA2 Connector SATA2 3 Blue SATA2 Connector SATA2 2 Blue SATA2 Connector SATA2 4 Blue SATA2 Connector SATA2 5 Blue 12 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 E e e N d S s s s s E isllsi si D ale lel ele E Ellelfells ajjaj aja e e e e amp amp 8 amp fia bd bul st bul e KJ KJ e llall la s sllsgilpllole le sl 2 2 2 S x amp lla jllala s a a a a 9 D 7 Sx Hellila le lt C 8 LU 9 nw BIOS o 11 cago 12 Intel x n Edi 13 P67 E A o 14 i i i 18 41 4 H __ 19 20 D Fleet 28 22 21 Dr Debug Reset Switch RSTBTN Power Switch PWRBTN USB 2 0 Header USB12 13 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB8 9 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB10 11 Blue Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN Infrared Module Header IR1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 COM Port Header COM1 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO 1 White HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI SPDIF1 White PCI Sl
19. MSRock P6 Pro3 User Manual Version 1 0 Published September 2010 Copyright 2010 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 th
20. NG 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 Y E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII SATA3 drivers into the floppy diskette 38 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 folder 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 RA
21. S 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 BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt 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 SATAS driver diskette by following section 2 17 1 step 2 on page 38 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 system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII SATAG 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 BIOS A Enter BIOS 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 42 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
22. T 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 PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI 3 3 5 South Bridge Configuration ASAock UEFI Setup Utility L ztu semi state t go to aiin dam 11 atier a pmr LIS IMI E rien 52 South Bridge Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Deep Sx Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only Configuration options Disabled Enabled in 5 and S4 and S5 The default value is Disabled Audio Configuration 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 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
23. agement Mode SMM initialization x37 Post Memory North Bridge initialization is started x38 Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific x39 ost Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific x3A Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific x3B ost Memory South Bridge initialization is started x3C ost Memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific x3D Post Memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific XSE ost Memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific X3F Ox4E OEM post memory initialization codes Ox4F DXE IPL is started O Oo Co C5 Co AJOJN v m m m o 9 O si Q D o 0x50 Memory initialization error Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed Memory initialization error SPD reading has failed Memory initialization error Invalid memory size or memory modules do not x51 0x52 x53 x54 x55 0x56 x57 x58 x59 x5A Memory initialization error No usable memory detected Unspecified memory initialization error Memory not installed Invalid CPU type or Speed CPU mismatch CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error CPU micro code is not found or micro code update is failed Internal CPU error x5B reset PPI is not available x5C 0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes S3 Resume Progress Codes ei oxE2 XES EE SS KEA EB OxEC OxEF Reserved for future AMI error c
24. aming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox Ka click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACHT 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 an ATX form factor 12 0 x 9 6 30 5 x 24 4 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like
25. ave 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 10 JL 12 UE To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail able at Wii ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming operation ASRock AIWI is the world s first utility to turn your iPhone iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games All you have to do is just to install the ASRock AIWI utility either from ASRock official website or ASRock software support CD to your motherboard and also download the free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone iPod touch Connecting your PC and apple devices via Bluetooth or WiFi networks then you can start experiencing the exciting motion controlled games Also please do not forget to pay attention to ASRock official website regularly we will continuously provide you the most up do date supported games ASRock website http www asrock com Feature Aiwi index asp 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 fa
26. card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use otep 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 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 B d is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose MT MT tak pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 132 23 CLRCMOS1 fe of om see p 12 No 8 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear t
27. d 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 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 the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings In IES Intelligent Energy Saver the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance Please visit our website for the operation 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 s
28. e 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 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 HD
29. e devices initialization x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific x77 x78 x79 CSM initialization BER x80 Ox8F OEM DXE initialization codes x90 Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started ei 192 E 31 Console input devices connect USB initialization is started USB Reset USB Detect USB Enable Ox9E Ox9F Reserved for future AMI codes IDE initialization is started DAT S AS DAC Se Se Ss Ss EI x82 e e Bs me x87 ER EE 32 Oxa7 Ca pes p oO OO OO OO OO CH x x x x x OW A OINI 2 o ash update is failed Reset protocol is not available ACPI ASL Checkpoints Status Code t 0x02 o3 D System has transitioned into ACPI mode Interrupt controller is in APIC mode 33 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this mother board 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 t
30. e 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 Rate e E le MOD EE 1 1 Package Contents E EE SC INC Ul ONS RNC RR 1 3 Motherboard ES3yOLUL sensere di eda ia ban Ox El 1 4 l OPanel ME 2 ele e Lea E o 2 1 GcrewHoles nennen 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 3 CPU Installation cc cccceceesceceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 2 7 Jumpers Setup quessuiexxneiescpenxun xi Fidiedutes enisi un in
31. e 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 P67 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 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 35 2 15 GAIATGAIAITSAIA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD in RAID AHCI mod
32. e the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it 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 57 3 3 10 USB Configuration ASRock UEFI Setup Utility UE ILE air I NI za E ontred ber USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller USB 3 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only und
33. ea 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2 9 Smart Switches 210 DE DEDO ce 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks EO E 2 12 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 2 15 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and EENEG 2 16 Driver Installation Guide 2 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 2 17 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID FUNCIONS NR 2 17 2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System 2 17 3 Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID 0 RAID T r RAID tee 2 17 4 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions 2 18 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 42 2 18 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID POCIO e 42 2 18 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 43 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY eege ovenceacnee 44 SN BEEN eet erte E A4 SL UEFI Menu EEN 44 3 1 2 Navigation Keys seeisseneixoee nent neret Put nee 45 32 MaN SOOO NE DT 45 3 3 Advanced Gcreen rnrn rnrn rnrn nnne neen 46 20d We Re ele E 47 3 3 2 Integrated Clock Chip Configuration
34. er UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS 58 3 4 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 UER Setup Utility man Gn 17 30 87 CPU Fan 1 amp 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 amp 2 speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Configuration options Full On Automatic Mode and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Configuration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On 59 3 5 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 Boo Ga tig ZEN IER eat i tamaaa CE GC pa sans m te J 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 defa
35. he CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default profile 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper 22 2 8 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 29 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 1 These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATA2 2 see p 12 No 18 inane SAE connectors support SATA data SATA2 3 see p 12 No 17 ll cables for internal storage SATA2 4 see p 12 No 19 D di devices The current SATAII SATA2 5 see p 12 No 20 SATA2 5 SATA2 4 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATA3 0 see p 12 No 16 uH connectors support SATA data SATA3_1 see p 12 No 15 cables for internal storage 8 5 devices The current SATAS3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate If you install the HDD on the eSATA port on
36. he 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 P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage functions You may install SATAS 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 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA3 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk 34 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 P67 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 4 i b V d 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 remov
37. 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 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 3 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 co
38. ill 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 P67 Pro Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm ASRock P67 Pro3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P67 Pro3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 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 ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm All Solid Capacitor design 100 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Supports 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 in LGA1155 Package Advanced V8 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
39. ive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data 25 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 12 No 12 Power LED Header 1 3 pin PLED1 WA PLED see p 12 No 11 PLED Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 4 pin CHA_FAN1 FAN SPEED CONTROL 19 P CHA FAN SPEED see p 12 No 27 G ERR GE see p 12 No 9 CHA_FAN_SPEED 3 pin CHA FAN3 CHA FAN SPEED F F E Ts see p 12 No 38 GND 3 pin PWR_FAN1 PWR_FAN_SPEED 12V see p 12 No 39 a CPU Fan Connectors 4 pin CPU FAN1 FAN SPEED CONTROL CPU FAN SPEED SPEAKER DUMMY 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 S5 state power off Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and 12V see p 12 No 3 v match the black wire to the TEF ground pin f Tho
40. l 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 63 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced gt Storage Configuration gt SATA Mode 3 Press F11 to launch boot menu at system POST 4 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive 5 Start Windows installation 64
41. lect the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install 39 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 O RAID 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
42. llowing 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 User Default In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices 62 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 CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer H 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 instal
43. lor In other words you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDR3_ 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 A1 DDR3 A2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 B2 EM Slot White Slot Blue Slot White Slot TJ Poea Trend BD Populated See Populated ar re Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots CH 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility i j 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_B1 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 DDRS3 A1 and DDR3 A2 it is unable to activate the
44. odes 0x51 Memory initialization error SPD readinghasfaled P e mm me m 0x53 Memory initialization error No usable memory deiere 0x54 Unspecified memory initialization error Ox Memory notinstaled 0x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed o 0x57 CPU mismatch S Ox58 CPU self test failed or possible CPUcacheeror 0x59 CPU micro code is not found or micro code update is failed ox5A Internal CPU error 0 OxSB_ reset PPI is notavalablo OxSC Ox5F Reserved for future AMI error codes SS 30 Hecovery Progress Codes Ge Fi e Fa Se xF5 OxF7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery Error Codes xF8 Recovery PPI is not available xF9 Recovery capsule is not found xFA Invalid recovery capsule OxFB OxFF Reserved for future AMI error codes DXE Phase Description x60 XE Core is started x61 VRAM initialization x62 nstallation of the South Bridge Runtime Services x63 PU DXE initialization is started x64 CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific x65 CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific x66 CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific ific x6D North Bridge DXE initialization North Bridge module specific x6E North Bridge DXE initialization North Bridge module specific x6F North Bridge DXE initialization North Bridge module specific x70 South Bridge DXE initialization is started x71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started x72 South Bridg
45. ort Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 SE8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port 55 3 3 8 Voltage Configuration ASRock UEFI Setup Utility Hm ri Ayee HOH Fonge E Sheet PETIT Emi Core vantage Fpemdonisst some peleci mon Sea P r8OIAT CPU Core Voltage Offset Use this to select CPU Core Voltage Offset Configuration options Auto 0 005V to 0 300V The default value is Auto DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 200V to 2 040V The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage Configuration options Auto 0 780V to 1 646V The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 586V to 2 349V The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage Configuration options Auto 0 726V to 1 870V The default value is Auto VCCSA Voltage Use this to select VCCSA Voltage Configuration options Auto 0 925V to 1 200V The default value is Auto 56 3 3 9 ACPI Configuration ASRock UEFI Setup Utility LIT XE NL IE E TI NIIT Une cugxtem ulii amier see Ch PDC but Ban IG LIE E Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disabl
46. ots PCI1 3 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIEA White PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 White PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Blue PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 White Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN3 Power Fan Connector PWR FAN1 1 4 I O Panel ecc Q i G a D 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 10 Microphone Pink 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 11 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 3 USB2 0 Port USB67 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB23 4 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 5 Side Speaker Gray 14 eSATA3 Connector eSATA3 6 Rear Speaker Black 15 Optical SPDIF Out Port 7 Central Bass Orange 16 Clear CMOS Switch CLRCBTN 8 Line In Light Blue 17 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 9 Front Speaker Lime 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 Description Description No Link 10Mbps connection LED LED Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection n i 1Gbps connection LAN Port If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Side Speaker 2 pow JT a b a J a Lov j v J Lov v v j jJ 13 To enable Multi Stre
47. peed 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 T About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 48 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 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 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo an
48. ple 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 SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Intel TurboMode Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Mode Technology Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition The default value is Enabled Turbo Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo power limit Configuration options Auto and Manual The default value is Auto Turbo Mode Extra Voltage mV Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode 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 47 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
49. r 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 Windows 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 BIOS A Enter BIOS 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 then a 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 Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNI
50. r 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 10 14 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 Intel s 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 0O PS WN ch 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 4cm 9 6 in RoHS 36 PCIE2 ASRock 37 P67 Pro3 Designed in Taipei 35 PCIE3 el PCIE4 Super Uo ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN2 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN 1155 Pin CPU Socket 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3 B1 Blue 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIM
51. rt the 1155 Pin CPU Step 3 1 Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line c o ad 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 3 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and
52. ster 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 power off 85 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 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 remembe
53. te 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 48 3 3 2 Integrated Clock Chip Configuration ASRock UEFI Setup Utility Sc Tru eerie Clerk CGetrol oot Lo DIV 1S Integrated Clock Control options DIV 2S Integrated Clock Control options DIV3 Integrated Clock Control options DIV4 Integrated Clock Control options DIV 1NS Integrated Clock Control options DIV 2NS Integrated Clock Control options 49 3 3 3 DRAM Configuration ASRock LIEFT Setup Utility iJ ECUN Lay LT i em e i 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 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 tRC
54. the rear I O the internal SATAS3 1 will not function Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATAII SATA3 hard disk or the SATAII SATA3 connector on this motherboard 23 USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB8_ 9 see p 12 No 25 9 pin USB10_ 11 see p 12 No 26 9 pin USB12_ 13 see p 12 No 24 Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 12 No 28 Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 12 No 31 USB PWR P 9 P 9 ND DUMMY GND P USB PWR IRTX 5VSB DUMMY GND IRRX GND PRESENCE MIC_RET 24 Besides six 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 This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND
55. ugh this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin on d 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 26 Pin 1 3 Connected n 3 Pin Fan Installation 3 pin CPU_FAN2 GND 12V see p 12 No 2 CPU_FAN_SPEED ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 12 No 7 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector 4 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 B CIA 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 power supply to this connector see p 12 No 1 f Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work a 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 wo ran This COM1 header supports a 9 pin COM1 ce serial port module see p 12 No 30 III Ri i el HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header providing 2 pin HDMI SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI see p
56. ult 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 60 3 6 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 riry Lx li Deatadl ee Eu the Feces 61 3 7 Exit Screen ASRock UEFI Setup Utility ity fal LBS afte teeing the Charnes FIR bry Ce bm ened tor imie Rew et in P PPP Pee POO e ee E dido S Le ee ek Ss e 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 fo

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