ASRock C216 WS Owner's Manual

C216 WS

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published December 2012

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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”

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Contents

1 Introduction ........................................................ 5

1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5

1.2 Specications ................................................................ 6

1.3 Unique Features ............................................................ 10

1.4 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 11

1.5 I/O Panel ...................................................................... 12

1.6 Block Diagram ............................................................. 14

2 Installation .......................................................... 15

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 15

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 15

2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 16

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 18

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 19

2.6 Expansion Slots

2.7 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad

CrossFireX

2.8 Surround Display Feature ............................................. 28

2.9 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 31

2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 32

2.11 Dr. Debug ................................................................... 37

2.12 Teaming Function Operation Guide ............................ 38

3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY .......................................... 42

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 42

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 42

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 43

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 43

3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 44

3.4 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 49

3.4.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 50

3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration................................... 52

3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration .................................. 53

3.4.4 Storage Bridge Conguration ............................... 54

3.4.5 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 56

3.4.6 ACPI Conguration............................................... 57

3.4.7 USB Conguration ............................................... 59

3.5 Tool ................................................................................ 60

3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 61

3.7 Boot Screen ................................................................... 62

3.8 Security Screen ............................................................. 64

(PCI and PCI Express Slots)

Operation Guide ....................................... 23

.................... 21

3.9 Exit Screen .................................................................... 65

4 Software Support ............................................... 66

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 66

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 66

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 66

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 66

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 66

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 66

5 Troubleshooting ................................................ 67

5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures .......................................... 67

5.2 Technical Support Procedures ....................................... 69

5.3 Returning Merchandise for Service ............................... 69

Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock C216 WS 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 contains introduction of the motherboard and step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contains the congura-

tion guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be

updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-

tice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version

will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may nd

the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit

our website for specic information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock C216 WS Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

ASRock C216 WS User Manual

ASRock C216 WS Support CD

6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

ASRock Reminds You...

To get better performance in Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit, it is

recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Conguration to AHCI

mode.

1.2 Specications

Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

- Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made

high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

CPU - Intel® Socket 1155 for 3rd/2nd Generation CoreTM i7/CoreTM i5/

CoreTM i3 Processors

- Intel® Socket 1155 for Intel® E3-1200/12x5 v2 processors

- Supports Intel® 32 nm CPU

- Supports Intel® 22 nm CPU

- Digi Power Design

- 8 + 4 Power Phase Design

- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Chipset - Intel® C216

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 ECC/non-ECC,

un-buffered memory

* ECC memory is supported with Xeon® E3 CPU only.

- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 1)

Expansion Slot - 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: Single at x16

(PCIE2) mode or dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) mode)

(see CAUTION 2)

* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. With

Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE5: x4 mode)

- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x 1 slots

- 2 x PCI slots

- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and

CrossFireX

Graphics * Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can

be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

- Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel® Quick

Sync Video 2.0, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000

with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU

- Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel® Quick

Sync Video, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel® Advanced

Vector Extensions (AVX) with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU

- Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU.

Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge

CPU.

- Max. shared memory 1760MB with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU.

Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel® Sandy Bridge

CPU.

- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI

monitor is required) (see CAUTION 3)

- Supports HDCP function with HDMI port

- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback

with HDMI port

Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection

(Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Broadcom BCM57781

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function

- Supports PXE

Storage - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® C216, support

RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid

Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI

and “Hot Plug” functions

- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061,

support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (SATA3_A4

connector is shared with eSATA3 port)

- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® C216, support

RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid

Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI

and Hot Plug functions

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x eSATA3 Connector

- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports

- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)

- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front

Speaker/Microphone

USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Intel® C216, support

USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

- 4 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ188H, support

USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

- 1 x Front USB 3.0 header by Intel® C216 (supports 2 USB 3.0

ports), supports USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Connector - 1 x IR header

- 1 x COM port header

- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

- 1 x IEEE 1394 header

- 1 x Power LED header

- 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

- 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)

- 1 x Power Fan connector (3-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)

- 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

- 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED)

BIOS Feature - 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage

Multi-adjustment

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Client OS, Trial

Version)

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allows CPU Fan Speed Auto-

Adjust by CPU Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit compliant

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

- 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 adjusting 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!

1. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size

may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage un-

der Windows® 8 / 7. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is

no such limitation.

2. Only PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots support Gen 3 speed. To run the

PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU.

If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will run only

at PCI Express Gen 2 speed.

3. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows® 8

64-bit / 8 / 7 64-bit / 7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only

if the display supports 12bpc in EDID. HBR is supported under

Windows® 8 64-bit / 8 / 7 64-bit / 7.

1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash

ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update

system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS-

DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the <F6> key

during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup

menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and

save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or

hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks

without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other compli-

cated ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or

hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.

ASRock Crashless BIOS

ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS

without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS up-

date process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish

the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note

that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your

USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.

1.4 Motherboard Layout

Intel

C216

CMOS

Batt ery

DDR3 _A1 ( 64 bit , 240 -pin modu le)

DDR3 _A2 ( 64 bit , 240 -pin modu le)

DDR3 _B1 ( 64 bit , 240 -pin modu le)

DDR3 _B2 ( 64 bit , 240 -pin modu le)

ATXPW R1

64Mb BIOS

USB3_6_7

24.4 cm ( 9.6 in)

30.5 cm ( 12. 0 in )

C21 6 WS

PWR_FAN1

ATX12V1

CHA_FAN2

CPU_FAN2

CPU_FAN1

PCI Expr ess 3.0

AUDIO CODEC

LAN PHY

Super

I/O

PCI E1

PCI E2

PCI E4

PCI E5

PCI E3

PCI 1

PCI 2

RoHS

HD_AUDIO1

COM1

CHA_FAN1

HDMI_SPDIF1

IR1

USB8_91USB6_7

FRONT_1394

CLRCMOS1

HDLED RESET

PLEDP WRBTN

PANEL1

SPEAKER1

PLED1

CHA_FAN3

SATA2_4_5 SATA2_2_3 SATA3_0_1 S ATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A 4

PS2

Keyboard/

Mouse

USB 3.0 T:USB 0 B:U SB1

HDMI1

USB 2.0: USB 2

USB 2.0: USB 3

Top: RJ-45

USB 3.0 T:USB 2 B:U SB3

USB 2.0 T:US B4 B: USB5

ESATA_1

IEEE 1394

Top: RJ-45

USB 3.0 T:USB 4 B:U SB5

Top:

Central/ Bass

Center:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

181920

2627

Dr.

Debug

1 1155-Pin CPU Socket

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots

(DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots

(DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_6_7)

9 Intel C216 Chipset

10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A3_A4)

11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

13 SATA2 Connectors (SATA2_2_3)

14 SATA2 Connectors (SATA2_4_5)

15 Dr. Debug

16 Power LED Header (PLED1)

17 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

20 USB 2.0 Header (USB_6_7)

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB_8_9)

22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

23 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

24 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header

(FRONT_1394)

25 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

26 COM Port Header (COM1)

27 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

28 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)

29 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE5)

30 PCI Slot (PCI2)

31 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4)

32 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3)

33 PCI Slot (PCI1)

34 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2)

35 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1)

36 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

37 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

1.5 I/O Panel

ACT/LINK

LED

LAN Port

SPEED

LED

1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (Purple/Green) 10 Microphone (Pink)

* 2 LAN RJ-45 Port 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_45)

3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 12 IEEE 1394 Port

* 4 LAN RJ-45 Port *** 13 eSATA3 Port (ESATA_1)

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

7 Optical SPDIF Out Port 16 HDMI Port (HDMI1)

8 Line In (Light Blue) 17 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)

** 9 Front Speaker (Lime)

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED

indications.

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

LAN Port LED Indications

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.

See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line In or

(No. 9) (No. 6) (No. 5) Side Speaker

(No. 8)

2 V -- -- --

4 V V -- --

6 V V V --

8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will nd “Mixer” tool on your system.

Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click

“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA

Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek

HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.

*** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M.

1.6 Block Diagram

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Chapter 2: Installation

This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you

install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the

motherboard ts into it.

motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and

damages to motherboard components.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the

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

components.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard’s 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 the 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.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is

switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do

so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or

components.

2.3 CPU Installation

In order to provide the LGA 1155 CPU sock-

ets more protection and make the instal-

lation process easier, ASRock has added

a new protection cover on top of the load

plate to replace the former PnP caps that

were under the load plate. For the installa-

tion of Intel® 1155-Pin CPUs with the new

protection cover, please foll ow the steps

below.

Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the

CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in 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. Disengage the lever by pressing i t

down and sliding it out of the hook.

You do not have to remove the pro-

tection cover.

Step 1-2. Keep the lever positioned at about

135 degre es in order to flip up the

load plate.

Loa d Pla te

Cov er

Con tac t

Arr ay

1155-Pin Socket Overview

Loa d

Lev er

Soc ket

Bod y

Step 2. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:

Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edge which is

marked with a black line.

Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with the IHS (Inte-

grated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1

and the two orientation key notches.

black line

orientation key notch

Pin1

alignment key

Pin1

orientation key notch

1155-Pin CPU

For proper installation, please ensure to match the two orientation

key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.

Step 2-3. Caref u l l y plac e the C P U into t h e

socket.

Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock-

et and properly mated to the orient

keys.

Step 3. Close the socket:

Step 3-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 3-2. Press down the load lever, and se-

cure it with the load plate tab under

th e reten t i o n tab . The p r o tecti o n

cover will automatically come off by

itself.

alignment key

1155-Pin Socket

Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. The

cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after

service.

2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

Appl y The rmal Inte rfac e Mat eria l

Fan c able s on side clos est t o MB head er

Fast ener slo ts poin ting str aigh t out

Pres s Dow n (4 Pl aces )

This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin

CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155-

Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray ther-

mal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipa-

tion. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good con-

tact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_

FAN1, see page 11, No. 3 or CPU_FAN2, see page 11. No.4).

For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your

CPU fan and heatsink.

Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155-Pin CPUs.

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto the cen-

ter of the IHS on the socket’s surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure

that the fan cables are oriented on side closest

to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard

(CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 3 or CPU_

FAN2, see page 11. No.4).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard through-

holes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

down on fastener caps with thumb to install

and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the

heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.

Step 6. Secure redundant cable with tie-wrap to ensure the cable does not

interfere with fan operation or contact other components.

Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler

Option (C.C.O.), which provides exible options to adopt three dif-

ferent CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.

The white throughholes are for Socket LGA

1155/1156 CPU fan.

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM

slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel cong-

uration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and

chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots: You have to install identical DDR3

DIMMs in Dual Channel A (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; Black slots; see p.11

No. 5) or identical DDR3 DIMMs in Dual Channel B (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_

B2; Black slots; see p.11 No. 6), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can

be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs

for dual channel conguration, please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four

slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Conguration Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

(Black Slot) (Black Slot) (Black Slot) (Black Slot)

(1) Populated - Populated -

(2) - Populated - Populated

(3)* Populated Populated Populated Populated

For conguration (3), please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four

slots.

1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility

and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots: DDR3_

A1 and DDR3_B1, or DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2.

2. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed

in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate

Dual Channel Memory Technology.

3. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual

Cha nn el , for example, insta ll in g a pair of memory modules in

DDR3_A1 and DDR3_A2, it is unable to activate Dual Ch annel

Memory Technology.

4. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into

DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be dam-

aged.

5. Some DDR3 1GB double-sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work

on this motherboard. It is not recommended to install them on this

motherboard.

6. For optimal compatibility and stability while overclocking memory

frequency, it is recommen ded to install one memory module on

DDR3_B2 slot or two memory modules on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_

B2 slots.

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.

notch break

notch

break

The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent

damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into

the slot at incorrect orientation.

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.

2.6 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: PCIE1 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card,

such as a Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card or ASRock Game Blaster, etc.

PCIE3 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card,

such as a Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE2 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width

graphics cards, or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support

CrossFireXTM function.

PCIE4 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graph-

ics cards, or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFi-

reXTM function.

PCIE5 (PCIE 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graph-

ics cards, or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support 3-Way

CrossFireXTM.

1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Express

x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot.

2. In CrossFireXTM mode, please install the PCI Express x16 graphics

cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots. Therefore, both these two slots will

work at x8 bandwidth.

3. In 3-Way CrossFireXTM mode, please install PCI Express x16

graphics cards on PCIE2, PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots. Therefore, PCIE2

and PCIE4 slots will work at x8 bandwidth while PCIE5 slot will work

at x4 bandwidth.

4. Please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s chassis fan

connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using

multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment.

5. Only PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots support Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI

Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU. If you

install a Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will run only at PCI

Express Gen 2 speed.

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