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1. or Quad SLI feature SLI appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe 26 2 8 CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX feature CrossFireX technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units GPU in a single PC Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFireX enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application Currently CrossFireX feature is supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Vista 7 OS Quad CrossFireX feature are supported with Windows Vista 7 OS only Please check AMD website for ATI CrossFirex driver updates 1 If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance benefits of CrossFireX All three CrossFireX components a CrossFireX Ready graphics card a CrossFireX Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX Edition co processor graphics card must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFireX multi GPU platform 2 If you pair a 12 pipe CrossFirex Edition card with a 16 pipe card both cards will operate as 12 pipe cards while in Cros
2. and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide 27 2 9 Surround Display Feature ccccccccsssesssseeeeeeeeeeanees 32 Z TO Jumpers SeU WEEN 32 2 11 Onboard Headers and Connectors enaennnon0aaaeen 33 ZZ SMart OWIES incase seca eeentieclal dc acta dacs T 39 Z AO D DEDU WEE 40 2 14 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 0001n000000000 43 2 15 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks MAS TAN AUON EE 44 2 16 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 44 2 17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII PID EE EEN 45 2 18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 45 2 19 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation ET e EE 46 2 20 Driver Installation Guide ccceeceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeaaaes 48 2 21 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 48 2 21 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID FANC UON E 48 2 21 2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System 06 49 2 21 3 Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID O RAID Or E KEE 50 3 2 21 4 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions 51 2 22 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions nseeaa000aan 54 2 22 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FONCIONS EE 54 2 22 2 Install
3. 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 The default value is 35 3 4 5PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY eg Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI SE clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature 68 3 4 6Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of BEE floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 4 7Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable u CO or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to e
4. Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Desktop Windows XP64 for Windows XP 64 bit After the installation of Windows XP XP 64bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information 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 Matrix Storage Manager which is located in the folder at the following path Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information please install SATA SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that Intel 4 If you want to use Intel Matrix Storage Manager in Windows environment Matrix Storage Manager will be installed to your system as well 2 21 2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System You can also set up a RAID Ready system with a single SATA SATAII 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 Matrix Storage The following steps outline how to build an Intel RAID Ready system 1 Assemble the system and attach a single SATA SATAII hard drive 2 Set up system BIOS as step 1 of page 48 When done exit Setup 3 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette as step 2
5. your own risk and PCIE Frequency MHz expense 100 Boot Failure Guard Enabled Boot Failure Guard Count 3 Spread Spectrum Auto Current Setting 20 4 800GT 2133MHz DDR3_ 1066 Select S CPU Ratio Setting Auto Soe eee Select Item QPI Frequency Auto Go to Sub Screen Uncore Frequency Auto G l Hel DRAM Frequency Auto SEN f q XMP Technology Auto oa SLU Profile 1 DDR3 1600 9 9 9 28 1 60V SE adl Basi v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Load CPU EZ OC Setting You can use this option to load CPU EZ overclocking setting Configuration options 3 60GHz 3 70GHz 3 80GHz 3 90GHz 4 00GHz and 4 20GHz Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load DDR3 EZ OC Setting You can use this option to load DDR3 EZ overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your memory and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode Configuration options Auto Manual I O T and Optimized The default value is Auto If you select Manual Untied Overclocking function is enabled Please refer to page 53 for the details of Untied Overclocking Technology Therefore you are allowed to adjust the Host frequency and PCIE frequency in the following two items If you select I O T Intelligent Overclocking Technology the system will
6. 1 x ASRock SLI_ Bridge_2S Card 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 Intel Socket 1366 Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition Core i7 Processor Supports Intel Dynamic Speed Technology System Bus up to 6400 MT s Intel QuickPath Interconnect Advanced V8 Power Phase Design Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports EM64T CPU Northbridge Intel X58 Southbridge Intel ICH10R Triple Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 6 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 2000 0CV1866 0C 1600 0C 1333 0C 1066 non ECC un buffered memory Supports DDR3 ECC un buffered memory with Intel Workstation 1S Xeon processors 3500 series Max capacity of system memory 24GB see CAUTION 4 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP Expansion Slot 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots blue x16 mode 1 x PCI Express x16 slot white x4 mode Double wide slot spacing between each PCI E slot 1x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Supports ATI CrossFireX and Quad CrossFirex Supports NVIDIA SLI and Quad SLI 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection DAC with 110dB dynamic range VIA VT2020 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL
7. 12 0 in 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 DDR3_A2 DDR3_A1 om DDR3_B2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_C2 DDR3_C1 i Ss HH i14 cmos zs Battery EE 1394a F cLRCMOSt IR 16 Intel 1 bes ICH10R LiL ad RoHS WE 18 usB6_7 Debug Oo 26 25 24 23 22 21 Dr Debug Reset Switch RSTBTN Power Switch PWRBTN USB 2 0 Header USB6 _7 Blue 8Mb SPI Flash Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header FRONT_1394 White Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 TPM Header TPM1 COM Port Header COM1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF1 White Infrared Module Header IR1 PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE4 White Chassis Intrusion Header CH PCI Slot PCI2 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE3 Blue PCI Slot PCI1 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE2 White PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 Blue North Bridge Controller North Bridge Fan Connector NB_FAN1 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 White 1 6 I O Panel 18 17 16 Ee 14 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 10 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 11 3 USB 2 0 Port USBO 12 4 IEEE 1394 Port IEEE 1394 13 5 LAN RJ 45 Port 14 6 Side Speaker Gray 15 7 Rear Speaker Black 16 8 Central Bass Orange 17 9 Line In Light Blue 18 Fa 12 Front Speaker Lime Microphone Pink USB 3 0 Ports USB
8. LED 8Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU VCCM IOH ICH VTT IOH ICH PCIE CPU PLL IOH CSI VCORE Voltage Multi adjustment Supports I O T Intelligent Overclocking Technology Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X Fi MB OEM and Trial Version Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 7 Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 8 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 9 ASRock OC DNA see CAUTION 10 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 11 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 12 Boot Failure Guard B F G Good Night LED Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis NB Power Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control CASE OPEN detection 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 see CAUTION 13 For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applyi
9. 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 RAID1 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 18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode Marvell SE9128 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort 4 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 RAID1 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 45 2 19 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for
10. Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 72 Boot Logo Use this option to select logo in POST screen This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto EuP Scenery and ASRock X58 The default value is Auto Currently the option Auto is set to Aircraft Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 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 PILONEN Om Ws OO an OM UAY METEO ON RC EE CTT NSA AAT LISCH Security Security Settings Install or Change the SSS SS Se password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 Am
11. 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 drivers into the floppy diskette 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 48 STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATAII 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 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 You may select Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Desktop Windows XP for Windows XP or
12. asrock com support index htm 12 1 5 Motherboard Layout NO oO BOD 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Re 3 4 5 6 24 4cm 9 6 in Six Core CPU Ready 1 Q O DDR3 2000 44 e SE d eG ALLE 41 z NEC USB 3 0 SATA3 6Gb s z PCIE1 40 3 QPI 6 4GT s E oe H PCI Express 2 0 38 PCH X58 Extreme3 Bios 37 PCIE3 36 ErP EuP Ready FCI 35 Er ASRock SE E 32 31 30 29 28 27 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 22 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 23 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 24 1366 Pin CPU Socket 25 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 26 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN2 27 3 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Triple Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 DDR3_C1 White ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 System Panel Header PANEL1 White Blue 3 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Triple Channel DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 DDR3_C2 USB 2 0 Header USB8 9 Blue SATA3 Connector SATA3_2 White SATA3 Connector SATA3_1 White Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 SATAII Connector SATAII_1_ 2 Blue SATAII Connector SATAII_3_ 4 Blue SATAII Connector SATAII_5 6 Blue South Bridge Controller Power LED Header PLED1 Chassis Speaker Header ES G SS Sg gu S RR SPEAKER 1 White 13 3 Channels DDR3 gt CO ATXPWR1 30 5cm
13. 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 You may select Intel R ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller Desktop Win dows XP for Windows XP or Intel R ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller Desktop Windows XP64 for Windows XP 64 bit Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATA3 devices without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set SATAII Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATAII as please set the option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 52 2 22 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 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATA3 devices with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set SATAII Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATAII as please set the option to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATA3 devices without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanc
14. for TWTR Configuration options Configuration options Auto 2 to 10 DRAM tRRD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRRD Configuration options Configuration options Auto 4 to 7 DRAM tRTP This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRTP Configuration options Configuration options Auto 2 to 13 DRAM tFAW This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TFAW Configuration options Configuration options Auto 1 to 63 DRAM Command Rate Use this item to adjust DRAM Command Rate Configuration options 1 2 and Auto ASRock VDroop Control Use this to enable or disable ASRock VDroop control Configuration options With VDroop and Without VDroop The default value is With VDrop CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage Configuration options Auto Manual and Overdrive Offset The default value is Auto DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto IOH Voltage Use this to select IOH Voltage The default value is Auto 58 VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value is Auto ICH Voltage Use this to select ICH Voltage The default value is Auto IOH CSI Voltage Use this to select IOH CSI Voltage The default value is Auto IOH ICH PCIE Voltage Use this to select IOH ICH PCIE Voltage The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage The default value is Auto Would you like to save curre
15. of page 48 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 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 You may select Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Desktop Windows XP for Windows XP or Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Desktop Windows XP64 for Windows XP 64 bit 5 Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers 49 6 Install the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager software via the CD ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet This will add the Intel R Matrix 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 D 2 21 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 o
16. see p 13 No 33 1 GND IRRX 34 Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA SATAII SATA3 hard disk or the SATAII SATA3 connector on this motherboard Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply Besides five default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Chassis Intrusion Header 2 pin Cl1 see p 13 No 35 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 see p 13 No 43 Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD AUDIO see p 13 No 44 GND Signal PRESENCE MIC_RET OUT_RET This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card This is an interface for front pa
17. the system ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification 65 3 4 4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Storage Configuration Disabled Configure SATAII as IDE Compatible Marvell SATA3 RAID Mode Setup Enhanced Marvell SATA3 Configuration Enabled Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode IDE Compatible Mode Auto gt SATAII 1 Hard Disk gt SATAII 2 Not Detected gt SATAII 3 Not Detected gt SATAII 4 Not Detected Select Screen gt SATAII 5 Not Detected Select Item gt SATAII 6 Not Detected Change Option gt Marvell SATA3_1 Not Detected General Help gt Marvell SATA3_2 ESATA Not Detected Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc SATAII Configuration Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Windows XP Vista 7 is installed please select Enhanced Then in the option Configure SATAII as you are allowed to set the selection to IDE RAID or AHCI The default value is IDE If you select RAID or AHCI mode the options Hot Plug and SATA Link Power Management will appear AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE m
18. the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following 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 California 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 Jee e de Un WEE 5 1t Ge ee EE 5 1 2 SDECINGALIONS eebe EE 6 1 3 Two SLI Graphics Card Support Ust cee 11 1 4 Two CrossFirexX Graphics Card Support List 12 1 5 Motherboard Layout EE 13 Ee e EE 14 2 TYSON GMO In EE 16 E NEE e 16 2 2 Pre installation Precautions n00nnnneanneeannnnnnennennnnenna 16 256 CPU Installation ET 17 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU Tan 19 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules UIMM 20 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 000065 22 2 7 SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide 0000000000n 23 2 8 CrossFireX
19. with a HDMI SPDIF header This motherboard is equipped with a HDMI_ SPDIF header which provides SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices To use HDMI function on this motherboard please carefully follow the below steps Step 1 Install the HDMI VGA card to th PCI Express Graphics slot on this motherboard For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 22 T Step 2 Connect the black end A of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF header HDMI_SPDIF1 white see page 13 No 32 on the motherboard i Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI_SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to the same pin definition For the pin definition of HDMI_SPDIF header and HDMI_SPDIF cable connectors please refer to page 37 For the pin definition of HDMI_SPDIF connectors on HDMI VGA card please refer to the user manual of HDMI VGA card vendor Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard and the HDMI VGA card Step 3 Connect the white end B or C of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card There are two white ends 2 pin and 3 pin on HDMI_SPDIF cable Please choose the appropriate white end according to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of the HDMI VGA card you install white end 8 white end 2 pin B 3 pin C 4 Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong c
20. 2 0 Ports USB45 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 Powered eSATAIII USB 2 0 Connector Optical SPDIF Out Port Clear CMOS Switch CLRCBTN PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Description Description Of i 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection ACT LINK SPEED LED LED 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 14 To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find VIA HD Audio Deck tool on your system Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon Click Jack and then click Configuration In Configuration screen please check the item Independent Headphone For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon Click Advanced Options on the right side on the bottom In Advanced Options screen please check the item Independent Headphone 15 Chapter 2 Installation This i
21. 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners ge z o 3 Press Down S d 4 Places 4 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 19 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides six 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Triple Channel Memory Technology For triple channel configuration 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 identi cal DDR3 DIMM pair in Triple Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 and DDR3_C1 White slots see p 13 No 7 or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Triple Channel DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 and DDR3_C2 Blue slots see p 13 No 11 so that Triple Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install six DDR3 DIMMs for triple channel configuration and please install iden tical DDR3 DIMMs in all six slots Recommended Memory Configurations DDR3_A2 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 C2 DDR3 C1 Blue White Blue White Blue White DIMM Populated DIMMs Popu
22. 8111DL Supports Wake On LAN 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 Connector BIOS Feature 5 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x Powered eSATAIII USB 2 0 Connector 2 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 1x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED 1 x IEEE 1394 Port 1 x Clear CMOS Switch HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 5 hardware RAID RAID 0 and RAID 1 NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions SATA3_2 connector is shared with eSATA 2 x USB3 0 ports by NEC UPD720200 support USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s 6 x SATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 2 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1 x ATA133 IDE connector Supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1x IR header 1 x COM port header 1x HDMI_SPDIF header 1x IEEE 1394 header 1x TPM header 1 x Chassis Intrusion header 1 x Power LED header CPU Chassis NB Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 6 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
23. AII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen gt Storage Configuration B Set SATAII Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATAII as please set the option 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 Matrix Storage Manager Information 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 Matrix Storage Manager which is located in the folder at the following path Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information If you want to use Intel Matrix Storage Manager in Wind
24. BTN see p 13 No 24 allowing users to quickly turn e on off the system Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch RSTBTN RESET allowing users to quickly reset see p 13 No 23 the system Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart CLRCBTN clr switch allowing users to quickly see p 14 No 17 clear the CMOS values You are not allowed to use Clear CMOS switch function if you set up the system password If you want to clear the CMOS values please clean your system password in advance or refer to page 32 Clear CMOS jumper description instead 39 2 13 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 The Bootblock initialization code sets up the chipset memory and other components before system memory is available The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock initialization portion of the BIOS Checkpoint Before D1 Early chipset initialization is done Early super I O initialization is done including RTC and keyboard controller NMI is disabled Perform keyboard controller BAT test Check if waking up from power management suspend state Save power on CPUID value in scratch CMOS Go to flat mode with 4GB limit and GA20 enabled Verify the bootblock Disable CACHE before memory detection Execute full memory sizing If memory sizing module no
25. E from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display 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 supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 75
26. IISRock X58 Extreme3 User Manual Version 1 0 Published February 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
27. MHz DDR3_ 1866 or 1066MHz DDR3_ 2133 XMP Frequency Use this option to adjust XMP frequency The default value is Auto DRAM Timing Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM Timing Control Specifies the CAS Latency Time Current Setting 7 7 7 20 59 8 4 4 4 20 DRAM tRCD Auto DRAM tRP Auto DRAM tRAS Auto DRAM tRFC Auto DRAM tWR Auto DRAM tWTR Auto DRAM tRRD Auto DRAM tRTP Auto Select Screen DRAM tFAW Auto Select Item Current Setting 1 Change Option DRAM Command Rate Auto General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Min 6 Max 11 v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc DRAM tCL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options 6 to 11 and Auto 57 DRAM tRCD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRCD Configuration options Configuration options Auto 3 to 15 DRAM tRP This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRP Configuration options Configuration options Auto 3 to 15 DRAM tRAS This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS Configuration options Configuration options Auto 9 to 31 DRAM tRFC This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRFC Configuration options Configuration options Auto 15 to 255 DRAM tWR This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWR Configuration options Configuration options Auto 3 to 15 DRAM tWTR This controls the number of DRAM clocks
28. 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 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 Make sure your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your deal
29. ackage Configuration options All 1 and 2 The default value is AIl A20M Use this item to enable or disable A20M Legacy OS and AP may need A20M enabled The default value is Disabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Intel R SoeedStep tm tech is Intel s new power saving technology Proces sor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings The default value is Auto 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 enable this function If you install Windows Vista 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 R SpeedStep tm tech 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 R TurboMode tech Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Turbo Boost Technology Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition The default value is Enabled Intel R C STATE tech Intel R C STATE tech is achieved by making the power and thermal con trol unit part of the core logic and not part of the chipset as before Migration of the power and thermal management flow into the processor a
30. ad We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation Please check AMD website for ATI driver updates Install the required drivers to your system For Windows XP OS A ATI recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your system there is no need to download it again http www microsoft com windowsxp sp2 default mspx B You must have Microsoft NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 Vista OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD website for details Restart your computer Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar Driver Version 8 12_vista32_dd_ccc_wdm_enu_72275 exe KE Eet EI ATI Catalyst Control Center 29 Step 6 Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View select CrossFireX and then check the item Enable CrossFireX Select the option according to the total GPU number on the Radeon graphics cards Click Apply Samir Although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the CrossFirex function may not work actually Your computer will automatically reboot After
31. ault is value Level 4 NB Fan1 Setting This allows you to set the NB fan1 speed Configuration options Full On and Manual mode The default is value Full On Case Open Feature This allows you to enable or disable case open detection feature The default is value Enabled Clear Status This option appears only when the case open has been detected Use this option to keep or clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status 71 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OCTweaker Advanced H W Monitor Boot Boot Settings Configure Settings a during System Boot 1st Boot Device Ist Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM HDS722580VL 3rd Boot Device CD DYD 3S CD ROM C gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives gt Select Screen ie Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Disabled Displays normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM AddOn ROM Display Enabled Logo instead of POST Boot Logo Auto messages Boot From Onboard LAN Disabled Bootup Num Lock On Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults
32. automatically enable the overclocking function when your CPU is heavy loaded BCLK Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust BCLK Internal Base Clock frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency 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 56 Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability CPU Ratio Setting If the ratio status is unlocked you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard QPI Frequency Use this option to adjust QPI QuickPath Interconnect frequency Configu ration options Auto 4 800GT 5 866GT and 6 400GT The default value is Auto Uncore Frequency Use this option to adjust uncore frequency The value of uncore frequency should be at least double of DRAM frequency For exanple if the DRAM frequency is BOOMHz DDR3_ 1600 uncore frequency should be above 3200MHZ Configuration options Auto 1600MHZ 1866MHZ 2133MHz 2400MHZ 2666MHZ 2933MHZz S200MHZ 3466MHZ 3733MHz 4000MHZ and 4266MHz 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 You may select Auto 400MHz DDR3_ 800 533MHzDDR3_ 1066 666MHz DDR3_ 1333 800MHz DDR3_ 1600 933
33. d the OC settings and share with others It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings With 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 as yours Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by European 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 effic
34. devices to get the best system performance under Windows environment Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner ASRock website http Awww asrock com Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings In other words it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance Please visit our website for the operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver 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 10 11 12 13 The software name itself OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of OC DNA an exclusive utility developed by ASRock provides a conve nient way for the user to recor
35. ed screen Storage Configuration B Set SATAII Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATAII as please set the option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 2 23 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE buses Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from Auto to Manual Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment 4 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 53 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset butto
36. er or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 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 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 46 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 Sie Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end BG Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII SATA3 connector E SCK Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Sed Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD 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 47 2 20 Driver Installat
37. er to NVIDIA website for details 2 7 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 7 1 1 Installing Two SLIM Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Install the identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified be cause different types of graphics cards will not work together properly Even the GPU chips version shall be the same Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards 23 Step3 Align and insert ASRock SLI Bndoe 22 Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure ASRock SLI Bridge_2S Card is firmly in place Li_Bridge 2 Card RoHS zi ga NSR i ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Step4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot 24 2 7 2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system After that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For SLI mode only A Double click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar d MCK OS 10 51 PM B From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration i
38. erican Megatrends Inc 73 3 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H WMonitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options A Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 BIOS 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY with out 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 BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default
39. ey OM u 0 an OM Ni A UAY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or RS disable the STR feature Check Ready Bit Enabled Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Select Screen ACPI HPET Table Disabled Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 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 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 PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode 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 RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on
40. he Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview 13 COS Om Ot OP ie OM 8 ag Main OC Tweaker Advanced H WMonitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Date BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Microcode Update Cache Size Total Memory DDR3_A2 DDR3_Al DDR3_B2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 CH DDR3 CH 1024MB Use Enter TAB 00 09 or SHIFT TAB to Tue 02 09 2010 select a field X58 Extreme3 P1 00 Intel R CPU Use or to 000 3 20GHz 64bit configure system Time 3200MHz 106A4 10 8192KB Select Screen Select Item Single Channel Memory Mode Change Field None Select Field 1024MB 533MHz DDR3_ 1066 General Help None Load Defaults None None Exit None Save and Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 55 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features BIOS SETUP UTILITY METIE OC Tweaker BPA k 2 vive WE CAN S EAO SSX S A T a LA A D S A OC Tweaker Settings 3 Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and Load DDR3 EZ OC Setting Press Enter motherboard Overclock Mode Auto It should be done at BCLK Frequency MHz 133
41. iency 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 10 1 3 Two SLIM Graphics Card Support List for Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Driver Vendor NVIDIA Gigabyte GV NX88T256H GeForce 8800 GT Gigabyte GV NX88S512H B GeForce 8800 GTS LEADTEK PX8800 GTX TDH GeForce 8800 GTX Chaintech GES96GT A1512P GeForce 9600 GT ASUS EN9800GT TDP HTDP 512M GeForce 9800GT LEADTEKPX9800GTX GeForce 9800GTX LEADTEK PX9800 GTX GeForce 9800GTX GIGABYTE GV N26 896H B GeForce GTX260 For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLI Mode please visit our website for details ASRock website http www asrock com support index htm 11 1 4 Two CrossFireX Graphics Card Support List for Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Vendor MSI RX2600PRO T2D256EZ Radeon HD 2600PRO Catalyst 9 1 Gigabyte GV RX26T256HP B Radeon HD 2600XT Powercolor AX3650 512MMD3 XP RADEON 3650 Gigabyte GV RX385256H B RADEON 3850 Powercolor AX3870 512MD4 H RADEON 3870 Powercolor AX3870X2 1GBD3 H RADEON 3870 Gecube GC HD485PG3 E3 RADEON 4850 For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for CrossFireX Mode please visit our website for details ASRock website http www
42. ing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 53 2 23 Untied Overclocking Technology c ssseeeeeeseeeeeeeees 53 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY scrie 54 Ot Tu Mie eler 54 oA 1 BIOS Menu LEE 54 3 1 2 Navigation Keys cccccssscccessssssseessseseeeeessnees 55 2 27 Main OCTEM EE 55 3 3 OC Tweaker Gcreen 56 3 4 Advanced Gcreen baier piaia a S 60 3 4 1 CPU Conigurationi nonae 61 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration ccscceseceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 63 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration aa A 65 3 4 4 Storage Configuration cccseeecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 66 3 4 5 PCIPNP Configuration ccccccsseseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 68 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration ccccccsseseseeeeeeeeeeesseeeeees 69 3 4 7 Super lO Configuration ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 69 3 4 8 USB Configuration sis ross aneia eniai 70 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 71 9 6 BOOS Ceea aa Tare 72 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration ccccccccceesseeeees 72 Sf SESCULTSClECM rraioa aaar a OA 73 38 EXITS CEEI EE 74 4 Software SUD DON BEE 75 4 1 Install Operating System ccccceessseeeseeeeeeeeeaneeeees 75 4 2 Support CD Information ccccceeececceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 75 4 2 1 Running Support CD 75 4 2 2 Drivers Men 75 4 2 3 Utilities Menu kk ENNEN 75 4 2 4 Contact Information cccccceeceeeeceeeeeseeeeeeseeeeees 75 4 Chapter 1 Intr
43. ion 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 21 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 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 21 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set SATAII Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATAII as please set the option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII 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
44. ional 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 BIOS files and their respective information Select the proper BIOS file to update your BIOS and reboot your system after BIOS update process completes 60 3 4 1CPU Configuration ILONEN OM MOS an OM 8 Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Select the ration Intel R Core TM i7 CPU 920 e 2 67GHz between CPU Core Frequency 2 66GHz Clock and the FSB Cache L1 128KB Frequency Cache L2 1024KB Cache L3 8192KB Ratio Status Unlocked Min 12 Max 20 Ratio Actual Value 20 Enhanced Halt State Disabled Intel R Virtualization tech Enabled Select Screen CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled Select Item No Excute Memory Protection Disabled Change Option Intel R HT Technology Enabled General Help Active Processor Cores All Load Defaults A20M Disabled Save and Exit Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled Exit Intel R TurboMode tech Enabled v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Ratio Setting If the ratio status is unlocked you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hard
45. ks If you plan to use RAID 5 function you need to install at least 3 SATA SATAII hard disks 2 It is not recommended to switch the Configure SATAII as setting between AHCI RAID and IDE mode after OS installation 2 16 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Marvell SE9128 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 and RAID 1 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 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA3 connector STEP4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk 4 It is not recommended to switch the Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode setting between AHCI and IDE mode after OS installation 44 2 17 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 ICH10R south bridge chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot
46. lated Populated f pue 1 Populatea Populated Fooss 4DIMMs Populated Populated Populated Populate SDIMMs Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated 6 DIMMs Populated Populated 1 Please install the memory module into the white slot DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 or DDR3_C1 for the first priority 2 Due to Intel CPU spec definition the system will not boot if only one DIMM is installed into DDR3 A7 DDR3_B2 or DDR3_C2 slot 3 Due to Intel CPU spec definition XMP DIMMs and DDR3 2000 1866 1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only 4 You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A Channel B and Channel C The system maps the total size of the lower sized channel for the dual channel or triple channel configuration Any excess memory from the higher sized channel is then mapped for single channel operation 5 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 20 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 4 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent 3 damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrec
47. llows us to use a hardware coordination mechanism in which each core can re quest any C state it wishes thus allowing for individual core savings to be maximized The CPU C state is determined and entered based on the low est common denominator of both cores requests portraying a single CPU entity to the chipset power management hardware and flows Thus software can manage each core independently while the actual power management adheres to the plat form and CPU shared resource restrictions 62 C State package limit setting Selected option will program into C State package limit register This item appears only when you set the item Intel R C STATE tech to Enabled Configuration options Auto C3 and C6 The default value is Auto 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration ILONEN Ow OS an OM i G Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Auto Front Panel Auto Onboard Lan Enabled Onboard 1394 Enabled Intelligent Energy Saver Disabled CIR10 Field 1 Enabled PCIE Max Payload Size 128B Intel VT d Disabled Select Sereen Select Item Good Night LED Disabled o Change Opinn General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feat
48. n on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for refer ence purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS 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 BIOS 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 54 3 1 2Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s lt _ TI lt Enter gt lt F1 gt lt F9 gt lt F10 gt lt ESC gt Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items To bring up the selected screen To display the General Help Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to t
49. nable or disable floppy drive controller 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 DES IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 3 4 8USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Onboard USB3 Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS 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 BIOS setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility issue it is recomme
50. nded to select Disabled to enter OS BIOS Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup and Windows Linux OS Onboard USB3 Use this item to enable or disable onboard USB 3 0 70 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY EIS LehR VGU WEE ECHTER H W Monitor Mx Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 37C 98F M B Temperature 31 C 87F CPU Fan Speed N A Chassis Fanl Speed N A Chassis Fan2 Speed N A NB Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 152V 3 30V 293 PAY Select Screen 12 0V 11 968V Select Item 5 00V 5 080V General Help SS Load Defaults Save and Exit gt Chassis Fanl Setting Exit gt Chassis Fan2 Setting gt NB Fan1 Setting v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan1 speed Configuration options Full On and Manual mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan2 speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The def
51. nect 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 a CPU fan cable 4 pin CPU_FAN1 Se le to this connector and match see p 13 No 2 pe A the black wire to the ground pin Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin 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 u ii motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 13 No 8 36 Pin 1 3 Connected a 3 Pin Fan Installation Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 D 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 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 13 No 3 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector 4 Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use
52. nel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 4 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 13 No 9 Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 13 No 21 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY 5V 35 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Power LED Header 1 3 pin PLED1 PLED PLED see p 13 No 20 Ge Chassis NB and Power Fan Connectors FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 4 9 9ND CHA_FAN_SPEED GND y 3 pin CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN_SPEED see p 13 No 6 GND Goin NB_FAN1 Se see p 13 No 42 NB_FAN_SPEED 3 pin PWR_FAN1 see p 13 No 5 4 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 13 No 28 CPU Fan Connector Please con
53. ng 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 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 62 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 53 for details This motherboard supports Triple Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Triple Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 20 for proper installation 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 limitation For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 14 for proper connection Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 It is a user friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware
54. nt setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 59 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY EUR GIN Advanced Meslay Civic ame UO Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt Storage Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration Select Screen gt SuperIO Configuration Select Item gt USB Configuration Go to Sub Screen General Help BIOS Update Utility Load Defaults ASRock Instant Flash Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an addit
55. ode does not have these advantages Marvell SATA3 RAID Mode Setup Use this item to build RAID for Marvell SATA3 ports Marvell SATA3 Configuration Use this item to enable or disable Marvell SATA3 configuration The default value is Enabled Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode Use this item to select Marvell SATA3 operation mode Configuration mode IDE and AHCI The default value is IDE Compatible Mode Use this item to select Marvell SATA3 compatible mode The default value is Auto 66 IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify We will use the SATAII 1 Master as the example in the following instruction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced SATAIT 1 Master Select the type EE EC of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor ST340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 SMART Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode a GIE SE Transfer eee Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configu ration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to a
56. oduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock X58 Extreme3 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 will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm ASRock X58 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X58 Extreme3 Support CD 1 x 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Floppy Drive 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 2 x Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield
57. odules on POST entry and GPNV area Initialized CMOS as mentioned in the Kernel Variable wCMOSFlags 04 Check CMOS diagnostic byte to determine if battery power is OK and CMOS checksum is OK Verify CMOS checksum manually by reading storage area If the CMOS checksum is bad update CMOS with power on default values and clear passwords Initialize status register A Initializes data variables that are based on CMOS setup questions Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the system 05 Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware generally PIC and interrupt vector table Wl Do R W test to CH 2 count reg Initialize CH 0 as system timer Install the POSTINT1Ch handler Enable IRQ 0 in PIC for system timer interrupt Traps INT1Ch vector to POSTINT1ChHandlerBlock Initializes the CPU The BAT test is being done on KBC Program the keyboard controller command byte is being done after Auto detection of KB MS using AMI KB 5 Early CPU Init Start Disable Cache Init Local APIC Set up boot strap proccessor Information Set up boot strap proccessor for POST Enumerate and set up application proccessors A 0B Detects the presence of PS 2 mouse 0E Testing and initialization of different Input Devices Also update the Kernel Variables Traps the INTOQ9h vector so that the POST INTO9h handler gets control for IRQ1 Uncompress all available language BIOS logo and Silent logo modules 13 Early POST initialization
58. of chipset registers 24 Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules 30 Initialize System Management Interrupt o 2A Initializes different devices through DIM NEEN Initializes different devices Detects and initializes the video adapter 2 CO C1 C2 C5 C6 C7 installed in the system that have optional ROMs 2E 31 Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it Give control to ADM module for initialization Initialize language and font modules for ADM Activate ADM module 4 3 Initializes the silent boot module Set the window for displaying text Leem Displaying sign on message CPU information setup key message and any OEM specific information 3 39 Initializes DMAC 1 amp DMAC 2 Initialize RTC date time Test for total memory installed in the system Also Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test Display total memory in the system Mid POST initialization of chipset registers Beo il 4 Detect different devices Parallel ports serial ports and coprocessor in CPU etc successfully installed in the system and update the BDA EBDA etc adjustment in system RAM size if needed Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base memory ei Initializes NUM LOCK status and programs the KBD typematic rate ze Generate and write contens AERCH e Initialize Int 13 and prepare for IPL detection Late POST initialization of chipset registers 8 Build ACPI table
59. onnector of HDMI VGA card or other VGA card Otherwise the motherboard and the VGA card may be damaged For example this picture shows the wrong example of connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to the fan connector of PCI Express VGA card Please refer to the VGA card user manual for connector usage in advance Step 4 Connect the HDMI output connector on HDMI VGA card to HDMI device such as HDTV Please refer to the user manual of HDTV and HDMI VGA card vendor for detailed connection procedures Step 5 Install HDMI VGA card driver to your system 43 2 15 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ICH10R south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage 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 connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk g 1 If you plan to use RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or Intel Matrix Storage function you need to install at least 2 SATA SATAII hard dis
60. otion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the socket 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 Step 4 3 Secure load lever with load plate tab under retention tab of load lever 18 aul 49eIq 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1366 Pin socket that supports Intel 1366 Pin CPU Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1366 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 dissipation 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 13 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 1366 Pin CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface ia j ee a Interface Material A Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 13 No 2 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard throughholes Step
61. ows environment please install SATA SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that Intel Matrix Storage Manager will be installed to your system as well 51 2 22 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 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 22 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 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATA3 devices with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set SATAII Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATAII as please set the option to AHCI STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette Please make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 21 1 step 2 on page 48 STEP 3 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATAII driver diskette 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 AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the Intel AHCI
62. r greater than that currently being used as the source hard drive 1 Physically attach one additional SATA SATAII hard drive to the SATAII 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 Matrix Storage Manager 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 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 50 2 21 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 SAT
63. r USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS Jumper 12 23 CLRCMOS1 fe off Gee see p 13 No 15 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS 1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action If you clear the CMOS the case open may be detected Please adjust the BIOS option Clear Status to clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status 32 2 11 Onboard Headers and Connectors jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place motherboard FDD connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 13 No 31 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector P
64. rd 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 22 2 7 SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI and Quad SLI Scalable Link Interface technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards Currently NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS NVIDIA Quad SLI technology support Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS only Please follow the installation procedures in this section Requirements 1 For SLI or Quad SLI technology you should have two identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA SLI technology Download the driver version 181 20 or later from NVIDIA website www nvidia com 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system It is recommended to use NVIDIA certified PSU Please ref
65. restarting your computer please confirm whether the option Enable CrossFire in ATI Catalyst Control Center is selected or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX feature Step 7 You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX or Quad CrossFirex feature 30 CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of ATI CrossFireXx technology please check AMD website for updates and details 31 2 9 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade With the external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature For the detailed instruction please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD Surround Display Information 2 10 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 d is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 B e Cha de and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed Short Open on these 2 pins Jumper Settin Description PS2_ USB DW Short pin2 pin3 to enable 12 23 see p 13 No 1 eeb De o 5VSB standby for PS 2 5V 5VSB o
66. rimary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 13 No 14 connect the blue end Cc pr Tam D connect the black end 1 1 to the motherboard GE 3 to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAI Connectors a These six Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1_2 NI e connectors support SATA data see p 13 No 16 S cables for internal storage o SATAII_3_4 devices The current SATAII see p 13 No 17 Al mA RS interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s SATAII_5 6 data transfer rate see p 13 No 18 lt E E o iE st OU op Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 SATA3_1 see p 13 No 13 en fel l SATA3 connectors support SATA3_2 see p 13 No 12 S S SATA data cables for internal E ba storage devices The current SATAS interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate 33 Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional Serial ATA SATA Power Cable er A Optional connect totheSATA HDD g f power connector connect to the powersupply USB 2 0 Headers USB_PWR run 9 pin USB6_7 GND DUMMY see p 13 No 25 olol lojo ioo GND P 9 pin USB8_9 see p 13 No 10 TPM Header 19 pin TPM1 GND NC LAD2 LADI GND NC SERIRQ CLKRUN NC see p 13 No 29 I x w K o gt oO OU A Z 5252982253 OY Oo z D j a Infrared Module Header KG 5VSB 5 pin IR1 GE
67. s if ACPI is supported Program the peripheral parameters Enable Disable NMI as selected Late POST initialization of system management interrupt Check boot password if installed Clean up work needed before booting to OS 87 BC sp ee go An Ai Takes care of runtime image preparation for different BIOS modules Fill the free area in FOOOh segment with OFFh Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table Prepares the runtime language module Disables the system configuration display if needed A AB A9 Ap Initialize runtime language module Displays the system configuration screen if enabled Initialize the CPU s before boot which includes the programming of the MTRR s Prepare CPU for OS boot including final MTRR values Wait for user input at config display if needed Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INTOQh vector Deinitializes the ADM module Bt Save eystem context for ACP EENEG A A A A A A A A A 3 T 9 B 3C 0 0 2 8 7C 4 T 8C E 0 1 2 4 D 8 9 A B C B1 42 2 14 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide HDMI High Definition Multi media Interface is an all digital audio video specification which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio video source such as a set top box DVD player A V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor such as a digital television DTV A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard
68. s 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 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 16 2 3 CPU Installation For
69. sFirex mode 2 8 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 8 1 1 Installing Two CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards Different CrossFireX cards may require different methods to enable CrossFirex feature In below procedures we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics card For other CrossFireX cards that ATI has released or will release in the future please refer to ATI graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step 1 Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE3 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 27 Step 2 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details CrossFire Bridge Step 3 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE1 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter 28 2 8 2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Power on your computer and boot into OS Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional downlo
70. settings F5 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F3 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup RAID Mode This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F4 key can be used for this operation Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default F6 key can be used for this operation 74 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 If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EX
71. t executed start memory refresh and do memory sizing in Bootblock code Do additional chipset initialization Re enable CACHE Verify that flat mode is enabled Test base 512KB memory Adjust policies and cache first 8MB Set stack Bootblock code is copied from ROM to lower system memory and control is given to it BIOS now executes out of RAM Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to determine if BIOS recovery is forced Main BIOS checksum is tested If BIOS recovery is necessary control flows to checkpoint EO Restore CPUID value back into register The Bootblock Runtime interface module is moved to system memory and control is given to it Determine whether to execute serial flash The Runtime module is uncompressed into memory CPUID information is stored in memory Store the Uncompressed pointer for future use in PMM Copying Main BIOS into memory Leaves all RAM below 1MB Read Write including E000 and FOOO shadow areas but closing SMRAM Restore CPUID value back into register Give control to BIOS POST ExecutePOSTKernel Z LI N LI oo CT E J N gt 40 The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre boot process The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS Checkpoint 03 Disable NMI Parity video for EGA and DMA controllers Initialize BIOS POST Runtime data area Also initialize BIOS m
72. t 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 21 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE slots PCIE2 PCIE x1 slot White is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE x16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX or SLI function PCIE4 PCIE x16 slot White is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc i 1 In single VGA card mode it is recommended to install a PCI Express x16 graphics card on PCIE1 slot 2 In CrossFireX mode or SLI mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots Therefore both these two slots will work at x16 bandwidth 3 Please connect a chassis fan to motherboard chassis fan connector CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion ca
73. tem please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply C Reboot your system D You can freely enjoy the benefit of SLI feature 25 For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS For SLI and Quad SLI mode A Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab Deuh Progam B Inkemet Dalan ja Wirsdows Calendar imeda Lentarb Oise Tanda feeders D0 Pla lors we Widawa L e aed Sean W sch Live Mierrenger Beaedozd RENE virco Mel Wiese hene Ceme Windows hea Player E Widows Meeting Space H wesa Movie Maier P Windows Photo Galler dines Lrds r Hawes gt Acie d Daim eed Upgrades 7 Gina le Miarimance A NVIDIA Corperstion d MIDA Cantal Panel Contra Fane Dei sub Bro aren Melo and Sagar E From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply AEN Ct bie z KA EE Bah aerial eeh feted tb Wwe BE el Fi Luisi Le Gap D RI bk ee F z erkg aed mage coal WR D sen E d R Suel DECH SEN EE kr A ee oc Ce ear RR r Dro Ben E ei Pist PU dk Lacker F Reboot your system G You can freely enjoy the benefit of SLI
74. the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 PinATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 oc z IEEE 1394 Header 9 pin FRONT_1394 RXTPAM_O GND RXTPBM_O see p 13 No 27 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 13 No 30 HDMI_SPDIF Header 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 GND PDIFOUT V S U see p 13 No 32 5 37 Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I O panel there is one IEEE 1394 header FRONT_1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port This COM1 header supports a serial port module HDMI_SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header HDMI_SPDIF Cable Optional A black end B white end 2 pin 5 _ ii SPDIFOUT bl EES GE SPDIFOUT e GND leen back 38 Please connect the black end A of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF header on the motherboard Then connect the white end B or C of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card C white end 3 pin SPDIFOUT blue GND black 2 12 Smart Switches This motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the system or clear the CMOS values Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch PWR
75. the installation of Intel 1366 Pin CPU please follow the steps below 1366 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1366 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 Otherwise 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 off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking 17 Step 3 Insert the 1366 Pin CPU Step 3 1 Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with black lines aul 49eIq Step 3 2 Orientthe CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two ori entation key notches orientation key notch alignment key Ba RN alignment key orientation key notch 1366 Pin Socket 1366 Pin CPU For proper inserting please ensure to match the two orientation key d 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 m
76. ure 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 Lan This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard Lan feature Onboard 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 feature Intelligent Energy Saver Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings The default value is Disabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Besides the BIOS option you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable this function CIR10 Field 1 Use this to enable or disable CIR10 Field 1 The default value of this feature is Enabled 63 PCIE Max Payload Size This determines the maximum TLP Transaction Layer Packet payload size that can be supported by PCI Express controller Configuration options 128B and 256B The default value is 128B Intel 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 Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED Lan 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 Disabled 64 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration 133 CO
77. utomatically detect the hard disk drive After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active CD DVD This is used for IDE CD DVD drives ARMD This is used for IDE ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk gt 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing 67 DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for com patible IDE devices S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate AHCI CD DVD Boot Time Out Some SATA CD DVD in AHCI mode need to wait ready longer Configuration options 0
78. ware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches Intel R Virtualization tech 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 R Virtualization Technology CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated 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 61 Intel R HT Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel Core i7 processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP or Vista Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP Vista 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 p

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