ASRock P67 Extreme4 User Manual

P67 Extreme4

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published September 2010

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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

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Contents

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

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

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

1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 12

1.4 I/O

Panel ...................................................................... 13

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 SLITM and Quad SLI

2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad

CrossFireXTM Operation Guide ...................................... 26

2.9 Surround Display Feature .............................................. 32

2.10 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 32

2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 33

2.12 Smart Switches .......................................................... 39

2.13 Dr. Debug ................................................................... 40

2.14 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks

Installation .................................................................. 45

2.15 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ............. 45

2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII

HDDs ............................................................................ 46

2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 46

2.18 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and

Operation Guide ........................................................ 47

2.19 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 49

2.20 Installing Windows

64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions .............. 49

2.20.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID

Functions............................................................. 49

2.20.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System ................... 50

2.20.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0,

RAID 1 or RAID 5 ................................................ 51

2.20.4 Installing Windows

VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions .................... 52

(PCI and PCI Express Slots)

Operation Guide ......................... 22

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /

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

/ VistaTM

2.21 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ VistaTM 64-bit

/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................... 53

2.21.1 Installing Windows

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions............................................................ 53

2.21.2 Installing Windows

Vista

64-bit Without RAID Functions ............... 54

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /

3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 55

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 55

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 55

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 56

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 56

3.3 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 57

3.3.1 CPU Con guration ............................................... 58

3.3.2 Integrated Clock Chip Con guration .................... 60

3.3.3 DRAM Con guration ............................................ 61

3.3.4 North Bridge Con guration................................... 63

3.3.5 South Bridge Con guration .................................. 64

3.3.6 Storage Con guration .......................................... 65

3.3.7 Super IO Con guration ........................................ 66

3.3.8 Voltage Con guration ........................................... 67

3.3.9 ACPI Con guration............................................... 68

3.3.10 USB Con guration .............................................. 69

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 70

3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 71

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................. 72

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 73

4 Software Support ................................................. 74

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 74

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 74

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 74

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 74

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 74

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 74

Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock P67 Extreme4 motherboard, a reliable moth-

erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers

excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to

quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the con guration

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 P67 Extreme4 Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P67 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P67 Extreme4 Support CD

1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive

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

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel

4 x HDD Screws

6 x Chassis Screws

1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket

1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

ASRock Reminds You...

To get better performance in Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con guration to

AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in our

support CD for details.

/ VistaTM 64-

1.2 Specifications

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

- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality

Conductive Polymer Capacitors) CPU - Supports 2nd Generation Intel

LGA1155 Package

- Advanced V8 + 2 Power Phase Design

- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

- Supports K-Series unlocked CPU

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) Chipset - Intel

P67

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 3)

- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 4)

- Supports Intel

Extreme Memory Pro le (XMP)

Expansion Slot - 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16

or dual at x8/x8 mode; PCIE5: x4 mode)

- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

- 2 x PCI slots

- Supports ATI

and CrossFireX

Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

- Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection

(Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

- Supports THX TruStudio Pro LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Ef cient Ethernet 802.3az Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x eSATA3 Connector

CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in

- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)

- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port

- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED

- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5) SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage), NCQ,

AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions

- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9120,

support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions

(SATA3_M2 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/

2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

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

Etron EJ168A, supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s Connector - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage), NCQ,

AHCI and Hot Plug functions

- 1 x Floppy 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

- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- 8 pin 12V power connector

- SLI/XFire power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

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

- 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED) Smart Switch - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED

- 1 x Power Switch with LED

- 1 x Reset Switch with LED BIOS Feature - 64Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- 4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage

Multi-adjustment Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock

Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial) Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 6)

- Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 7)

- ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 8)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 9)

- SmartView (see CAUTION 10)

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 11)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 13)

- Good Night LED Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed

Auto-Adjust by CPU or MB Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

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

Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ VistaTM 64-bit

/ XP / XP 64-bit compliant Certiﬁ cations - FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 14)

* 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 the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system

stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system.

It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible

damage caused by overclocking.

CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page

59.

2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before

you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the

installation guide of memory modules on page 19 for proper installation.

3. DDR3 frequency options may depend on the processor. Only K-Series

CPU can support DDR3 overclock to 2133 and 1866.

4. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be

less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows

VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limita-

tion.

5. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono

modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-chan-

nel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 13

for proper connection.

6. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune

different system functions in a user-friendly interface, which is including

Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In

Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system. In Fan

Control, it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust. In

Overclocking, you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal

system performance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a

pro le and share with your friends. Your friends then can load the OC

pro le to their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent

Energy Saver), the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output

phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without

sacrificing computing performance. Please visit our website for the

operation procedures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU).

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

7. 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 <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to

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 prepar-

ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Please

be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system.

7 /

8. To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail-

able at Wii. ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming

operation. ASRock AIWI is the world's rst utility to turn your iPhone/iPod

touch as a game joystick to control your PC games. All you have to do is

just to install the ASRock AIWI utility either from ASRock of cial website

or ASRock software support CD to your motherboard, and also download

the free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone/iPod touch. Connecting

your PC and apple devices via Bluetooth or WiFi networks, then you can

start experiencing the exciting motion controlled games. Also, please do

not forget to pay attention to ASRock of cial website regularly, we will

continuously provide you the most up-do-date supported games!

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/Aiwi/index.asp

9. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,

such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful

solution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Char-

ger driver, it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your com-

puter and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you

to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports

continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Sus-

pend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP

Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging

experience than ever.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

10.

SmartView, a new function of internet browser, is the smart start page for

IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history, your Facebook

friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more

personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are exclusively

equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with

friends on-the-go. To use SmartView feature, please make sure your

OS version is Windows

browser version is IE8.

7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, and your

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/

SmartView/index.asp

11. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended

to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU

bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the

CPU.

12. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the

motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it

back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal

grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC sys-

tem.

13. Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) provides the exible option to adopt three

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

Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used.

14. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu-

ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system.

According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be

under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready

motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to

Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard

of 5v standby power ef ciency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current

consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection, we recommend you

checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details.

1.3 Motherboard Layout

24.4cm (9.6in)

Keyboard

Mouse

PS2

Clr

CMOS

ATX12V1

PWR_FAN1

Coaxial

SPDIF

Optical

SPDIF

USB2.0 T:U SB 0 B:USB1

USB3.0 T:U SB 0 B:USB1

USB2.0

Top:

T:U SB 2

RJ-45

B:USB3

IEEE1394

eSATA

USB2.0 T:U SB 4 B:USB5

Top:

SIDESPK

Bottom:

CTRBASS

Center:

REARSPK

CMOS Battery

Bottom:

MICIN

Top:

LINEIN

Center:

FRONT

USB 3.0

Designed inTaipei

AUDIO CODEC

37 36

HD_AUDIO1

Super

I/O

HDMI_SPDIF1

COM1

LAN PHY

PCIE1

PCIE3

PCI Express2.0

FLOPPY1

SLI/XFIRE_PWR1

CHA_FAN3

1394a

CHA_FAN2

PCIE2

PCI1

PCIE4

PCI2

PCIE5

P67 Extreme4

RoHS

ErP/EuPReady Front USB3.0

FRONT_1394

IR1

31323334

CPU_FAN1

USB10_11

USB8_9

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 25 Chassis Speaker Header 2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) (SPEAKER 1, White) 3 1155-Pin CPU Socket 26 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3, Light Blue) 4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 27 Dr. Debug 5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 28 USB 2.0 Header (USB12_13, Blue) 6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 29 USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, Blue) (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) 30 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 31 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (Dual Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White) (FRONT_1394, White) 8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 32 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 33 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 10 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 34 COM Port Header (COM1) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M1, White) 35 Front Panel Audio Header 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M2, White) (HD_AUDIO1, White) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, White) 36 HDMI_SPDIF Header 14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) (HDMI_SPDIF1, White) 15 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue) 37 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE5, Blue) 16 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue) 38 PCI Slot (PCI2) 17 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_4, Blue) 39 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue) 18 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_5, Blue) 40 PCI Slot (PCI1) 19 64Mb SPI Flash 41 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 20 Intel P67 Chipset 42 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Blue) 21 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 43 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1, White) 22 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 44 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector 23 Power LED Header (PLED1) 45 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) 24 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) 46 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

CPU_FAN2

30.5cm (12.0in)

ATXPWR1

DDR3_B2(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDR3_A2(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDR3_B1(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDR3_A1(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

Dual Channel DDR3 2133

Intel

P67

Dr.

Debug

USB3_2_3

USB12_13

SPEAKER1

2627

CLRCMOS1

SATA36Gb/s

SATA3_0_1 SATA3_M1_M2

SATA2_4_5 SATA2_2_3

PLED1

PANEL1

PLEDPWRBTN

HDLEDRESET

CHA_FAN1

64Mb

BIOS

RSTBTN

PWRBTN

1.4 I/O Panel

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 10 Microphone (Pink) 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 11 IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394) * 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 12 eSATA3 Connector 4 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 13 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 5 Side Speaker (Gray) 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB01) 6 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 Optical SPDIF Out Port 8 Line In (Light Blue) 17 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN) ** 9 Front Speaker (Lime) 18 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

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

indications.

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

LAN Port

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

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

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker

(No. 9) (No. 6) (No. 7) (No. 5)

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.

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 component.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also

remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object

before you handle components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or

in the bag that comes with the component.

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

switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.

Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,

and/or components.

2.3 CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU,

please follow the steps below.

LoadPlate

LoadLever

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

CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not

force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Other-

wise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing

down and out on the hook to clear

retention tab.

Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-

sition at approximately 135 degrees.

Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-

sition at approximately 100 degrees.

Step 2. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap).

ContactArray

SocketBody

1155-Pin Socket Overview

1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking

off the PnP cap.

2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after

service.

Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:

Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is

marked with black line.

Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated

Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the

two orientation key notches.

orientation key notch

Pin1

orientation key notch

1155-Pin CPU

For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key

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

Step 3-3. Carefully place the CPU into the

socket by using a purely vertical mo-

tion.

Step 3-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock-

et and properly mated to the orient

keys.

black line

alignment key

Pin1

alignment key

1155-Pin Socket

Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load

plate, engage the load lever.

2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

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

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

Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray

thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis-

sipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good

contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector

(CPU_FAN1, see page 12, No. 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 CPU.

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of

IHS on the socket surface.

Apply Thermal Interface Material

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure

fan cables are oriented on side closest to the

Fan cableson side closest toMB header

CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_

FAN1, see page 12, No. 4).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard through-

Fastener slots pointing straightout

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.

Press Down (4 Places)

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

Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with

fan operation or contact other components.

Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler

Option (C.C.O.), which provides the exible option to adopt three dif-

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

The white throughholes are for Socket LGA

1155/1156 CPU fan.

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

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

slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel con guration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size

and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR3_ A1 and DDR3_B1; Blue slots; see p.12 No.6) or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2; White slots; see p.12 No.7), so

that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated. This motherboard

also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel con guration, and please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual

Channel Memory Con guration Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Conﬁ gurations

DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

(Blue Slot) (White Slot) (Blue Slot) (White Slot)

(1) Populated - Populated -

(2) - Populated - Populated

(3)* Populated Populated Populated Populated

For the 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 of the

same color. In other words, install them either in the set of blue

slots (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1), or in the set of white slots (DDR3_

A2 and DDR3_B2).

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

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

the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

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

Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in

DDR3_A1 and DDR3_A2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel

Memory Technology .

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

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

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

at incorrect orientation.

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

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 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with

x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE2 / PCIE4 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x16 lane

width graphics cards, or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to

support CrossFireX

PCIE5 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width

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

3-Way CrossFireX

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

x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot.

2. In CrossFireXTM mode or SLITM mode, please install PCI Express x16

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

slots will work at x8 bandwidth.

3. In 3-Way CrossFireX

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 motherboard chassis fan connector

(CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using multiple

graphics cards for better thermal environment.

or SLITM function.

function.

mode, please install PCI Express x16

Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power

supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the

documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware

settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed

in a chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the

screws for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.

2.7 SLITM and Quad SLI

Operation Guide

This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface)

technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics

cards. Currently, NVIDIA

SLITM technology supports Windows® XP / XP 64-bit /

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA® Quad SLITM technology support

Windows

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation

procedures in this section.

Requirements

1. For SLITM technology, you should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics

cards that are NVIDIA

have two identical Quad SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA®

certi ed.

2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM

technology. Download the driver from NVIDIA

(www.nvidia.com).

3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the

minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use

certi ed. For Quad SLITM technology, you should

website

2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.7.1.1 Installing Two SLI

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install the identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certi ed

because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly.

(Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card

into PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that

the cards are properly seated on the slots.

Step2. If required, connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express

graphics cards.

Step3. Align and insert ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the gold ngers on each

graphics card. Make sure ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is rmly in place.

ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI

connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot.

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