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1. 17 2 6 Dual Graphics Operation Guide seeeesessssss 21 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 23 2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 26 29 JESS NN 28 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors sess 29 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks HEEN serves 34 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 HDDs 34 2 13 SATA SATA2 HDD Hot Plug and Hot Swap Feature and Operation Operation Guide rarrrrrrrarnvrrrannnorrrnnnvnnrnnnnvnnnnnnennnn 35 2 14 Driver Installation Guide rrrronnnrrnrnnnornrnnnrrrnrnnnrrnrnnnnrrnnnaneennnnn 37 2 15 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions rrorrrrnnrororrnnrrorrrnnnrnnrnnnnrnnnnnr 37 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID FUNN EE a 37 2 15 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions crepat ipo ES oRE Came RU orttencasixtanstarecds 38 2 16 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions eeeeesseesess 39 2 16 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FN 39 2 16 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions epo plora RERO TROU SUPE SPARE OUS 40 3 VEFISETUP UTILITY Coe ee eene sis 41 TONN 41
2. A55 Pro User Manual Version 1 0 Published August 2012 Copyright02012 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the possibilit
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4. 21 Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 11 No 24 i USB_PWR P 7 DUMMY P P 6 USB_PWR USB_PWR P 9 P 9 GND DUMMY GND P 8 USB PWR IRTX 5VSB DUMMY GN IRRX 29 These six Serial ATA2 SATA2 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard Besides six 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 header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to 4 pin CIR1 NA connect the remote IRTX see p 11 No 23 ADS USB controller receiver Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD AUDIO1 This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows see p 11 No 27 convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect
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6. All Solid Capacitor design Support for Socket FM1 100W processors 4 1 Power Phase Design Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology UMI Link GEN2 Chipset Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 2400 OC 1866 1600 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 1 Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 2 Expansion Slot 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots PCIE2 x16 mode PCIE5 x4 mode 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX CrossFireX and Dual Graphics Graphics AMD Radeon HD 65XX 64XX graphics DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 Max shared memory 512MB Dual VGA Output support D Sub and DVI D ports by independent display controllers Supports DVI with max resolution up to 1920x1200 75HZ Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1600 60Hz Supports AMD Steady Video New video post processing capability for automatic jutter reduction on home online video Supports HDCP function with DVI port Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with DVI port PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x D Sub Port 1 x DVI D Port 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN
7. Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one to Six 24 For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number three to six 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content
8. 7 I 7 64 bit I Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Make a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 15 1 step 2 on page 37 STEP 4 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 38 2 16 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit I XP I 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 16 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below st
9. Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL 1 This header accommodates several system front panel see p 11 No 15 functions Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may con figure the way to turn off your system using the power switch 30 Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 11 No 14 Power LED Header 3 pin PLED1 see p 11 No 18 Chassis Fan Connectors 4 pin CHA FAN1 see p 11 No 12 4 pin CHA FAN2 see p 11 No 5 RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to per form a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The
10. If you set this item to RAID mode it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA_5 and SATA_6 ports SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATA 5 and SATA 6 ports Use this item to enable or dis able SATA IDE combined mode The default value is Enabled If you want to build RAID on SATA 5 and SATA 6 ports please disable this item Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled 51 3 4 5 Super lO Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Allows UEFI to Enable or Disable Serial Port TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options 3F8 IRQ4 and 3E8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Confi guration options 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 52 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot Securit TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit
11. LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly 1 AV ap speaker to this header 5V DUMMY Please connect the chassis m power LED to this header to PLED E PLED indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 state The LED is off in S3 S4 state or S5 state power off Please connect the fan cables GND to the fan connectors and 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED match the black wire to the FAN_SPEED_CONTROL ground pin CHA_FAN_SPEED 12V GND FAN SPEED CONTROL 31 Please connect the chassis CPU Fan Connectors FAN SPEED CONTROL Please connect the CPU fan 4 pin CPU FAN1 Or AN SED cable to the connector and 12V see p 11 No 4 GND match the black wire to the ground pin 1234 AN Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work
12. Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 6 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 1x IR header 1 x CIR header 1x COM port header 1x HDMI SPDIF header 1 x Power LED header 1 x CPU Fan connector 4 pin 2 x Chassis Fan connectors 2 x 4 pin 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Feature 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU DRAM VDDP SB Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP SP3 XP 64 bit compliant see CAUTION 3 Certifications FCC CE WHQL sans ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required 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 adju
13. Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 25 2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote Step Step2 Step3 Step4 Step5 Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2 0 header on ASRock B2 0h pi lack motherboard US 0 header 9 pin black CIR header 4 pin gray USB 2 0 header as below pin 1 5 and the CIR header Please make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly ATX 5VSB Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver
14. 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 re covers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote to power on the system USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system 53 ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this moth erboard to submit Windows Vista certification 54 3 4 7 USB Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four confi guration
15. configurations for the following items CPU Configu ration Nouth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configura tion Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Exit TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy 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 Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to update your UEFI and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes 47 3 4 1 CPU Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Enabled Disabled Core C6 TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode The default value is Enabled Cstate Pmin Mode Use this item to enable or disable Cstate Pmin mode The default value is Disabled Cool n Quiet Use this item t
16. for this problem Below steps are Microsoft suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press W Enter M Programs m f 82 systempropertiesprotection QQQ Documents Pictures Music Games Recent Items Computer Network Connect To Control Panel Default Programs J9 Search Everywhere J Search the Internet Help and Support systempropertiesprotection x 9 amp y aves as b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to confirm Then Press OK System Properties EV Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Protection Remote PG You can use restore points to undo unwanted system changes How L E much disk space is required You can also use restore points to restore previous versions of files called shadow copies How do use previous versions System Restore helps you restore your computer s system files to an earlier point in time _ System Restore Automatic restore points Create restore points automatically on the selected disks ae install flash vaijable Disks Most recent restore point 7 dy Local Disk C System 2 14 2011 3 59 20 AM Local Disk D None System Protection Are you sure you want to turn System You can create a restore poil Restore off disks selected above All existing restor
17. locked qu o I DOGALI DBDI Lev r 90 UD meuo R Sockef Corner Small Triangle STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner Small The Socket Lever Triangle 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis sipation Make sure 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 11 No 4 For proper instal lation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 14 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides two 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install two identical the same brand speed size and chip type memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology Otherwise it will operate at single channel mode 1 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 25 If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unabl
18. options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS 55 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY CPU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 speed Confi guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Confi guration options Full On Manual Mode and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 2 speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 56 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system fo
19. 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 ver sion 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 A55 Pro Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 7 2 in 30 5 cm x 18 3 cm ASRock A55 Pro Quick Installation Guide ASRock A55 Pro Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 IS ASRock Reminds You gt p To get better performance in Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode 1 2 Specifications Platform ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 7 2 in 30 5 cm x 18 3 cm
20. to the front USB port Boot up your system Press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt to enter BIOS Setup Utility Make sure the option CIR Controller is setting at Enabled Advanced gt Super IO Configuration gt CIR Controller gt Enabled If you cannot find this option please shut down your system and install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the other front USB port then try again Enter Windows Execute ASRock support CD and install CIR Driver It is listed at the bottom of driver list 26 i Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function When the CIR function is enabled the other port will remain USB function 2 Multi Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only Please do not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel Multi Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi direction infrared signals top down and front which is compatible with most of the chassis on the market 93 The Multi Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot Plug function Please install it before you boot the system ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list http www asrock com 27 2 9 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap Vu is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose Nig Fa pint
21. 797018 Image 178B240 File PromiseRaidX64 ParentHandle 1001F18 en 6FB72F18 1008A96 1 C468B382 4550 4909 ADS7 2496141B3F F edk104 Sample P lat f orm xX64 uef i 1 17FAQ000 1818580 PdbFileName ImageBase CodeType DataType BS_data Dr iverBinding 1819720 Cony nanttame2 1819750 gurat ion 1819768 4C86245 1 451 C207 405B8 9694 99E013251341 017BEF28 8 Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive lt Fast lt 1 gt lt Read Ahead gt Write Back 63 11 Press Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox 12 Choose Ld Size setting and key in the Raid size Key in Raid size e 3000 if 13 After set up Raid size please click Start to Create 14 Press lt F10 gt to exit Utility 15 During reboot please press lt F11 gt to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI SCSI CD DVD Drive USB KingstonDT 101 II 1 00 UEFI KingstonDT 101 II 1 00 Boot Manager c x T SCSI CD DVD Drive This option only shows on Windows 7 64 bit and Vista 64 bit OS 64 16 Follow Windows Installation Guide to install OS If you install Windows 7 64 bit Vista 64 bit in a large hard disk ex Disk volume gt 2TB it may take more time to boot into Windows or install driver utilities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to fix this problem Windows Vista 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix
22. AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of AMD CrossFireX technology please check AMD website for updates and details 20 2 6 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature AMD Dual Graphics brings multi GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly fast frame rates Currently AMD Dual Graphics Technology is only supported with Windows 7 OS and is not available with Windows Vista XP OS A What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include An AMD Dual Graphics system includes an AMD Radeon HD 65XX 64XX graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 integrated chipset all operating in a Windows 7 environment Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for AMD Dual Graphics For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics cards please visit AMD website for further information AMD RADEON HD6670 ASUS DIS PCIE2 1 ASUS HDMI EAH6670 DI 1GD3 1G DDR3 AMD RADEON HD6570 MSI DIS PCIE2 1 MSI HDMI R6570 MD1GD3 LP 1G DDR3 8 881 AMD RADEON HD6450 MSI DIS PCIE2 1 MSI HDMI R6450 MD1GD3 LP 1G DDR3 8 881 Enjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics Step 1 St
23. Express x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot 2 In CrossFireX mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE5 slots Therefore PCIE2 slot will work at x16 bandwidth while PCIE5 slot will work at x4 bandwidth Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 16 2 5 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 Cr
24. ILITY Advanced H H Monitor Not Installed Not Installed Install or Change the Password TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 58 3 8 Exit Screen ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation 59 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 SP3 XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference 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 usin
25. Sb 5 0 HD Part1 Sig01C9C574 Removable CORom Alies cdi6dob fs2 Acpi PNPOAOI 0 PCi 11 10 Scs i PUNS LUNO COROM Entry1 Removable HardDisk Alias null ACP PNPOA03 0 Pc1 11 0 Scs1 PunO Luno HD Part2 SigSA434 Removable HardDisk Alies null zc soni tli Rcp1 PNPOR03 0 Pc1 11 0 Scsi PunO LunO HD Part3 Ei Removable CORom Alies null eti Mi m qu0 fcp1 PNPOA03 0 Pc1 11 0 Scs1 Pun3 Luno CDROM Entr Removable BlockDevice Alias null i Acpi PNPOAOS 0 Pci 11 0 Scsi Puno Luno Removable BlockDevice Alies nu11 RRi PNPORO3 0 PC1 11 0 Scs1 Pun3 Luno EN BlockDevice Alies null p PNP0603 0 Pc1 12 2 Usb S 0 Presa fer i s 7 fa Tyvene 89 SKIP atertup nsh any other configurable Component Devise tri es aid Gane key to continue 6 Key in dh Drv number for example key in dh 4E ti kil tartup nsh any other key Components ctrl 88 Lang eng Handle 4E 01797016 Image 1788240 File PromiseRaidX64 ParentHandle 1001F18 SystemTable 6FB72F18 DeviceHandle 1008A98 C466B3982 4550 4909 ADS7 2496141B3F4A F edk104 Samp le P lat form x64 uef 1NX6 17FA000 1818560 ori BS data verBinding 1819720 Componentnans2 1819750 iguration 1819798 408A2451 0207 405B 9694 99EA 13251341 017B5EF28 62 7 And then key in drvcfg s Drv number Ctrl number to enter Raid Utility For example key in drvcfg s 4E B5 4E 01
26. T The default is Auto RAS Cycle Time tRC Use this item to change RAS Cycle Time tRC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write Recovery Time tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write to Read Delay tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Read to Precharge tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Four Activate Window tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Voltage Control VCCM Voltage Use this to select VCCM Voltage The default value is Auto APU PCIE Voltage Use this to select APU PCIE Voltage The default value is Auto CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load 45 SB Voltage Use this to select SB Voltage The default value is Auto Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 46 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the
27. an easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D Sub and DVI D to support dual VGA output so that D sub and DVI D can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect D Sub monitor cable to D Sub port on the I O panel or connect DVI D monitor cable to DVI D port on the I O panel D Sub port DVI D port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots If you haven t installed onboard VGA driver yet please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer 23 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal VGA output support D Sub and DVI D and external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 and PCIE5 slots Please refer to page 16 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 Connect D Sub monitor cable to D Sub port on the I O panel or connect DVI D monitor cable to DVI D port on the I O panel Then connect other monitor cables to the c
28. and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 12 2 3 Oo comm see p 11 No 13 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default profile 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed 28 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps 4 Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Serial ATA2 Connectors SATA_1 see p 11 No 8 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 2 see p 11 No 9 frir SATA 3 see p 11 No 16 SATA 4 see p 11 No 17 SATA 5 see p 11 No 20 SATA 6 see p 11 No 19 Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB6 7 see p 11 No 22 9 pin USB8 9 see p 11 No
29. at 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 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static elec tricity 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 anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother board to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 13 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up toa 90 angle Step 2 Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins Step 4 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is
30. ation B Set the SATA Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions IDE mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 40 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your sys tem The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To s
31. ction Blinking Data Activity LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or ACH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 7 I Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system 12 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor 12 0 in x 7 2 in 30 5 cm x 18 3 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings Before you install or remove any component ensure th
32. e Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII HDD side 36 2 14 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 15 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit I XP I XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette Please use USB floppy or floppy disk A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B Du
33. e device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive You can also press lt F11 gt to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item UEFI xxx to boot 4 Start Windows installation 61 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press lt F2 gt or lt Delete gt at system POST Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced gt Storage Configuration gt SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID 3TB unlocker gt UEFI Mode For GPT partition Press lt F10 gt to save the change and exit 4 Press lt F11 gt to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI Built in EFI Shell SATA PIONEER DVD ROM DVD 230P UEFI PIONEER DVD ROM DVD 230P EanFigiration Boo bersure 5 Key in drvcfg for example you will see below Drv 4E Ctrl B5 Lang eng Allies hdi6a0b bike Pei 11 0 Sesi Puno LUNG AHO Part 1 5 1906E09019 730 B090 Alias hd1isfob biki ia tie 101212 Usb 5 0 HO Part 1 8ig01C90574 Alias cdi6dob bik2 PCc1 11 0 Scs1 Pun3 LunO CDROM Entry1 isk Alias hdi6a0b fso 0 Pc1 11 0 8cs1 PunO LunO HD Parti S1gD6ECBB19 7 809 Harddisk Alias hdisfob fsi EG PERESA ACD 803 0 Pc1 1212 U
34. e points on the disk will be deleted and no new ones will be created 65 B Disable Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter Programs Computer Management Search Everywhere Search the Internet computer management x m T Documents Pictures Music Games Recent Items Computer Network Connect To Control Panel Default Programs Help and Support on b Go to Services and Applications gt Services Then double click Volume Computer Management Shadow Copy File Action View Help 9 2H 8 alH noa Computer Management Local 4 lj System Tools 3 Task Scheduler Volume Shadow Copy d Event Viewer a Shared Folders Stop the service sl Local Users and Groups Reliability and Perform am Device Manager 4 amp Storage fey Disk Management a Ju Services and Applications j ey Nteomthol Restart the service Description Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes If this service is stopped shadow copies will be unavailable for backup and the backup may fail If this service is disabled any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start Name Smart Card Removal Po SNMP Trap Software Licensing SSDP Discovery Superfetch System Event Notificati Tablet PC Input Service Task Scheduler
35. e to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot lt notch lt break emm notch lt break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 15 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots and 5 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 A PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card and SATA2 card PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX function PCIE5 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX function 1 In single VGA card mode it is recommended to install a PCI
36. ep 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Please keep the default UEFI setting of Dual Graphics option on Auto Install one AMD RADEON HD6670 6570 6450 PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot black Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port Please be noted that the current VGA driver VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from on board display only For any future update please refer to our website for further information Boot into OS Please remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card Restart your computer Right click the desktop Click AMD VISION Engine Control Center to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center AMD VISION Engine Control Center View gt Sort by d Refresh Paste Paste shortcut New b Screen resolution E Gadgets Personalize 21 Step 7 You can also click AMD VISION Engine Control Center on your Windows taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center TT Customize c XEM AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 8 In AMD VISION Engine Control Center please choose Performance Click AMD CrossFire Vision AMD VISION Engine Control Center Video Ennance me quality of video playback or conver viaeos bo other fl formats ideo Color Gaming Monse orechks settings for paming Ga
37. eps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 15 1 step 2 on page 37 STEP 3 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system You can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system At the be ginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions IDE mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 39 2 16 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 on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configur
38. et up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen 41 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description 4 gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens n Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Tab gt Switch to next function lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt PGUP gt Go to the previous page lt PGDN gt Go to the next page lt HOME gt Go to the top of the screen lt END gt Go to the bottom of the screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F7 gt Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt F9 gt Load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt F12 gt Print screen lt ESC gt Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Ex
39. g the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your com puter If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard sup ports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 60 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press lt F2 gt or lt Delete gt at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced gt Storage Configuration gt SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 xxx is th
40. ink Retention Module 19 SATA2 Connector SATA_6 4 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 20 SATA2 Connector SATA_5 5 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN2 21 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 6 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 22 USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Dual Channel DDR3 A14 DDR3_B1 23 Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 7 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 24 Infrared Module Header IR1 8 SATA2 Connector SATA 1 25 COM Port Header COM1 9 SATA2 Connector SATA 2 26 HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI SPDIF1 10 Southbridge Controller 27 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO1 11 SPI Flash Memory 32Mb 28 PCI Slots PCI1 2 12 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 29 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE5 13 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 30 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE4 14 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 31 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 15 System Panel Header PANEL1 32 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 16 SATA2 Connector SATA 3 33 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 1 4 I O Panel 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 7 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 2 LAN RJ 45 Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 3 Line In Light Blue 9 DVI D Port 4 Front Speaker Lime 10 D Sub Port 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 USB2 0 Ports USB23 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 i SPEED LED Description Description No Link On ACT LINK SPEED LED LED 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps conne
41. it TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 42 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASROCK UEF SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY EZ OC Mode You can use this option to load EZ overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your components and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense CPU Configuration Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode Configuration options Auto and Manual The default value is Auto Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea ture Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology The default value is Enabled Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage However it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability CPU Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item 43 CPU Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage However for safety and system stability it is no
42. ming Performance Vision AMD VISION Engine Control Center m 7 AMD CrossFire enables mul me greehic processors to work together for improved graphics quality ond paste Ao bis I Graphics is based on AMO Crossfire technology and can be configured using AMD setting Crossfire Settings Crossfire deliv e en seen le display by ombining the prac pe Processing Unts GP pisce a check here to enable al Crossfire features 7 Enable Crossfire Enable CrossFi When enabling Crossfire it is highly recommended that Leg ay der Sunde potion Van jal corruption cate the Catalyst AL Advanc nce ae rege ae on 30 in the navigation tree to review ce change either of these settings i Crossfire ha prs When you disable thi L m feature you will need to restore y uon eve Srl ings e sabre profile wall make For more information press FI Step 10 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics feature Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology please check AMD website for up dates and details 22 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output sup port D Sub and DVI D you c
43. ng you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system performance In OC DNA you can save your OC settings as a profile and share it with your friends Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC set tings In IES Intelligent Energy Saver the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing per formance In XFast RAM it fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds provides a much more efficient way to save energy time money and improves system running speed for your sys tem It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally enable the Sleep Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows to shorten boot up time By calling S3 and S4 at specific timing during the shutdown and startup process Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows desktop in a few seconds 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 With this utility you can press the F6 key during the POST or the lt F2 gt key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the ne
44. o enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows 7 Vista and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may re duce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs SVM When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated The default value is Auto 48 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Express Con figuration options Onboard PCI and PCI Express Share Memory This allows you to set the share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Onboard HDMI HD Audio Thi
45. oad si multaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are transferring currently ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into AS Rock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web surfing faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster An other advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan 10 1 3 Motherboard Layout 1 3 4 5 6 18 3cm 7 2 in O O S ls z HEE X m El c EE E 9 ele E i sg m c ET zz 85 a p 7 Er JH Af Fer DX11 gjaja lt m loo ges SEE ASReck 8 s from RoHS A55 Pro r3 ir 32 PCIE2 AMD atter A55 FCH Hudson D2 10 3 XFast RAM 29 PCIE5 1 5 XFastLAN XFast USB et 12 j PCI1 ga a 13 PEELE ET 14 EE is PCI2 ai en 16 T con dm mm E H EED eer BERE mp GEN E e cu 18 27 26 25 24 23 22 2 20 19 1 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 17 SATA2 Connector SATA_4 2 CPU Socket 18 Power LED Header PLED1 3 CPU Heats
46. ocal deb D Actions Services More Actions Volume Shadow Copy More Actions Volume Shadow Copy Properties Local Computer General Log On Recovery Dependencies Service name VSS Display name Description Volume Shadow Copy Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes If this service Patht AMAR Startup type Disabled Help me confiqure service startup options Service status Stopped Start You can specify the start parameters that apply when you start the service from here Start parameters C Reboot your system D After reboot please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities Windows 7 64 bit A Please request the hotfix KB2505454 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take long time gt 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 mins to boot D The Windows will install this hotfix then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities 17 Finish e e E jew basic information about your computer Windows 7 Ubmute Cepyright 2008 Mereseht Corporation Al vighes mere tang B vendows Lrpernee inden Prosesser AMD Eng Sample ZDXSDWERGLA32228 200 GH Insted emery RAM 400 GB 385 GB usable Sytem type Ghee Openting Sy
47. orresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 and PCIE5 slots 3 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt to enter UEFI setup Enter Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E
48. ossFireX 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 AMD CrossFirex driver updates AN 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 CrossFirex mode 2 5 1 Graphics Card Setup Different CrossFirex cards may require different methods to enable CrossFi rex feature For other CrossFirex cards that AMD has released or will release in the future please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step 1 Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE5 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 17 Step 2 Step 3 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 gra
49. ot Plug The SATA SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 35 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATAII 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 HDD damage and data loss Sle Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end GWA Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector F SKI Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Sed Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII HDD the SATA SATAII HDD zou How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process th
50. phics card vendor for details Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph ics card on PCIE2 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 18 2 5 2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Step 2 A Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Power on your computer and boot into OS Remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your sys tem The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation Please check AMD website for AMD driver updates Install the required drivers to your system For Windows XP OS A AMD recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your system there is no need to download it again http www microsoft com windowsxp sp2 default mspx B You must have Microsoft NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 Vista OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD website for de tails Restart your computer Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on you
51. r Windows taskbar de r te ce 10 54 AM ATI Catalyst Control Center Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View select CrossFi reX and then check the item Enable CrossFirex Select 2 GPUs and click Apply if you install two Radeon graphics cards ces v Qe X 8 Ea CrossFirex y Graphics Adapter CrossFireX delivers exceptional performance on a single display by combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units GPUs Configure CrossFireX IV Enable CrossFireX Choose from the following Render GPU combinations 2GPUs 24 iD Identify GPU ATi Your settings have not been applied To enable your other RADEON CrossFireX adapter pages click on the discard or apply buttons to refresh and save your settings Basic OK Discard S Although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the Cross FireX function may not work actually Your computer will automatically reboot After 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 CrossFirex appearing here is a registered trademark of
52. r you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Exit Boot Security i UEFT Built in EF k TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefi nite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up PCI ROM Priority In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI Compatible specifies what PCI Option ROM to launch Configuration options Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM The default vale is Legacy ROM Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count 57 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it ASROCK UEFI SETUP UT
53. ring 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 Generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y 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 any key E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette 37 STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD VRAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After step 1 2 3 you can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS 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 AMD RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install 2 15 2 Installing Windows
54. rojector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 functions You may install SATA SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATA2 hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA2 connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATA2 in RAID AHCI mode AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 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 ibas What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Ho
55. s allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio fea ture Dual Graphics This item appears only when you install AMD RADEON HD6670 6570 6450 graphics card on this motherboard Use this to enable or disable Dual Graphics feature If you enable this option you can choose onboard VGA or PCIE card VGA at will If you select Auto Dual Graphics function will be automatically enabled when you install AMD RADEON HD6670 6570 6450 graphics card The default value is Auto 49 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED when the system is power on The keyboard LED will also be turned off in S1 S3 and S4 state The de fault value is Auto 50 3 4 4 Storage Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature SATA Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Mode The default value of this option is AHCI Mode Configuration options AHCI Mode RAID Mode and IDE Mode
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57. sting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system s 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 le 9 Whether 2400 1866 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR3 2400 1866 1600 memory module on this motherboard please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compat ible memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage un der Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows 64 bit OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows cannot use ASRock XFast RAM is not supported by Microsoft Windows XP XP 64 bit 1 3 Unique Features ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which includes Hardware Monitor Fan Control Overclocking OC DNA IES and XFast RAM In Hardware Monitor it shows the major readings of your system In Fan Control it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In Overclocki
58. successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 Pin 1 3 Connected lt 3 Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector 12 24 Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 11 No 7 1 13 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 4 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 8 pin ATX12V1 f power supply to this connector see p 11 No 1 8 4 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 the 5 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 8 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 11 No 25 This COM1 header supports a serial port module 32 HDMI SPDIF Header 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 see p 11 No 26 1 GNC SPDIFOUT 33 HDMI_SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV p
59. t Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATA2 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 34 2 13 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII 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 HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII 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 HDD H
60. t recommended to adjust the value of this item GFX Engine Clock Use this to adjust graphics engine clock The default value is Auto DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically DRAM Timing Control ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Exit Enable or disable DDR3 power down mode Boot Security Ss ee me SS TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving Configuration op tions Disabled Auto The default value is Auto CAS Latency tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Use this item to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 44 Row Precharge Time tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS Active Time tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting Min 1T Max 2
61. w BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other compli cated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPad iPod Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply install the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continu ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Suspend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the mar velous charging experience ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor mance The performance may depend on the properties of the device ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritiza tion You can configure your application s priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latency in Game After setting online game s priority higher it can lower the latency in games Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD videos and downl
62. y of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali fornia USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents Ts MOTTO seere 5 1 1 Package Contents ENT 5 UE ME PAN 6 13 UNIQUE Features tirer rentrer S rx tr HR S RUE o eR tne Crest eus 9 14 Motherboard LAVOE vervene ovn 11 NPE scesero siaa 12 2 SIN 13 Pre installation Precautions cccccccccsseeccsseeceseeecaneeceeneecaueesssaaes 13 21 APS Fall OM sesso ni ar iE 14 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM ss 15 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 16 2 5 CrossFirex and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide

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