ASRock P67 Extreme6 User Manual

P67 Extreme6

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published November 2010

Copyright©2010 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol­lowing two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic
substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations
passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali­fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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

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Contents

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

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

1.2 Specifi cations ................................................................. 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 14

1.4 I/O

Panel ...................................................................... 15

2 Installation ........................................................... 17

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 17

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 17

2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 18

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 20

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 21

2.6 Expansion Slots

2.7 SLITM and Quad SLI

2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad

CrossFireXTM Operation Guide ...................................... 28

2.9 Surround Display Feature .............................................. 33

2.10 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 34

2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 34

2.12 Smart Switches .......................................................... 42

2.13 Dr. Debug ................................................................... 43

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

Installation .................................................................. 47

2.15 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ............. 48

2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII

HDDs ............................................................................ 49

2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 49

2.18 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and

Operation Guide ........................................................ 50

2.19 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 52

2.20 Installing Windows

64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions .............. 52

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

Functions............................................................. 52

2.20.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System ................... 53

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

RAID 1 or RAID 5 ................................................ 54

2.20.4 Installing Windows

VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions .................... 55

(PCI and PCI Express Slots)

TM

Operation Guide ......................... 24

®

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

®

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /

.................... 23

TM

/ VistaTM

3

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

TM

/ VistaTM 64-bit

/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................... 56

2.21.1 Installing Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions............................................................ 56

2.21.2 Installing Windows
Vista

TM

64-bit Without RAID Functions ............... 57

®

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /

2.22 Teaming Function Operation Guide ........................... 58

3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 62

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 62

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 62

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 63

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 63

3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 64

3.4 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 67

3.4.1 CPU Confi guration ............................................... 68

3.4.2 North Bridge Confi guration................................... 70

3.4.3 South Bridge Confi guration .................................. 71

3.4.4 Storage Confi guration .......................................... 72

3.4.5 Super IO Confi guration ........................................ 73

3.4.6 ACPI Confi guration............................................... 74

3.4.7 USB Confi guration ............................................... 75

3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 76

3.6 Boot Screen ................................................................... 77

3.7 Security Screen ............................................................. 78

3.8 Exit Screen .................................................................... 79

4 Software Support ................................................. 80

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 80

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 80

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 80

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 80

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 80

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 80

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock P67 Extreme6 motherboard, a reliable moth­erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers
excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to
quality and endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step­by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the confi guration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifi cations and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no­tice. In case any modifi cations of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may fi 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 specifi c information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock P67 Extreme6 Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock P67 Extreme6 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock P67 Extreme6 Support CD
1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive
6 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 Confi guration to
AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in our
support CD for details.

TM

/ VistaTM 64-

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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 V16 + 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 Profi 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

TM

Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

TM

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

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Effi cient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function
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

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

®

CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in

TM

TM

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- 1 x eSATA3 Connector

- 4 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

- 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

- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9120,
support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
(SATA3_M4 connector is shared with eSATA3 port)
USB3.0 - 4 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

- 4 x USB 2.0 headers (support 8 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”

- 6 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors

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- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage
Multi-adjustment
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock
Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial)
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

TM

/ 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.

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CAUTION!

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

68.

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 21 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 limita­tion.

5. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-chan­nel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 15
for proper connection.

6. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to fi 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
profi le and share with your friends. Your friends then can load the OC
profi 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 fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS
without entering operating systems fi 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 fi le to your USB fl ash drive, fl oppy disk or hard
drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar­ing an additional fl oppy diskette or other complicated fl ash utility. Please
be noted that the USB fl ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 fi le
system.

®

7 /

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8. To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail­able at Wii. ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming
operation. ASRock AIWI is the world's fi 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 offi 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 offi 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 com­puter 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), Sus­pend 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 fl 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.

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14. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu­ropean Union to defi 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 effi 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.

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1.3 Two SLITM Graphics Card Support List

(for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit)

Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Driver
Vendor
NVIDIA

* For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLITM Mode,
please visit our website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm

ASUS EN9800GT TDP/HTDP/512M GeForce 9800GT 257.21
Chaintech GES96GT-A1512P GeForce 9600 GT 257.21
Gigabyte GV-NX88T256H GeForce 8800 GT 257.21
GIGABYTE GV- N295-18I-B GeForce GTX295 257.21
GIGABYTE GV-N26-896H-B GeForce GTX 260 257.21
LEADTEK PX9800 GTX+ GeForce 9800GTX+ 257.21
LEADTEK PX9800GTX GeForce 9800GTX 257.21
LEADTEK PX8800 GTX TDH GeForce 8800 GTX 257.21
LEADTEK GTX275/896M-DDR3 GeForce GTX275 257.21
MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E GeForce 8600 GT 257.21
MSI N465GTX-M2D1G-B GeForce GTX465 257.21
MSI N250GTS-2D512-OC GeForce GTS 250 257.21
SPARKLE SF-PX98GX221024D3-NHM GeForce 9800GTX2 257.21

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1.4 Two CrossFireXTM Graphics Card Support List

(for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit)

Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Driver
Vendor
ATI

* For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for CrossFireXTM
Mode, please visit our website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm

ASUS EAH5850/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5850 Catalyst 10.9
ASUS EAH5750/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5750 Catalyst 10.9
ASUS EAH4350 SILENT/DI/ Radeon HD 4350 Catalyst 10.9
512M D2/A
MSI R5770-PM2D1G Radeon HD 5770 Catalyst 10.9
MSI R5570-MD1G/1G-DDR3 Radeon HD 5570 Catalyst 10.9
Powercolor HD5670-HDMI/1G- Radeon HD 5670 Catalyst 10.9
DDR5
Powercolor AX5450-512MK3- Radeon HD 5450 Catalyst 10.9
SH/512M-DDR3
Powercolor HD4890-HDMI/1G- Radeon HD 4890 Catalyst 10.9
DDR5
Powercolor HD4830-HDMI/512M- Radeon HD 4830 Catalyst 10.9
DDR3
Powercolor AX4670 512MD3-P Radeon HD 4670 Catalyst 10.9
Powercolor HD4550-HDMI/ Radeon HD 4550 Catalyst 10.9
512M-DDR3
Powercolor AX3870 512MD4-H Radeon HD 3870 Catalyst 10.9
Powercolor AX3650 512MMD3-XP Radeon HD 3650 Catalyst 10.9

1.5 Three CrossFireXTM Graphics Card Support List

(for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit)

Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Driver
Vendor
ATI

* For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for CrossFireXTM
Mode, please visit our website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm

ASUS EAH5850/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5850 Catalyst 10.9
MSI R5770-PM2D1G Radeon HD 5770 Catalyst 10.9
Powercolor AX4670 512MD3-P Radeon HD 4670 Catalyst 10.9
Powercolor AX3870 512MD4-H Radeon HD 3870 Catalyst 10.9

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1.6 Motherboard Layout

1

2

24.4cm (9.6in)

Keyboard

Mouse

PS2

PS2

Clr

CMOS

ATX12V1

Coaxial

SPDIF

Optical

SPDIF

USB3.0
T:U SB 1
B:USB2

LAN
PHY

USB2.0

Top:

T:USB2

RJ-45

B:USB3

IEEE1394

eSATA

USB2.0
T:USB4
B:USB5

LAN
PHY

USB3.0

Top:

T:USB3

RJ-45

B:USB4

Top:

SIDESPK

Bottom:

CTRBASS

Center:

REARSPK

Bottom:

MICIN

Top:

LINEIN

Center:

FRONT

AUDIO
CODEC

Super

1

HDMI_SPDIF1

I/O

1

SLI/XFIRE_PWR1

PCIE1

Dual GLAN

RoHS

PCIE3

P67 Extreme6

Designed inTaipei

IR1

FLOPPY1

PCI1

PCI2

1

PCIE2

PCIE4

PCIE5

COM1

ErP/EuPReady

PCI Express2.0

USB3_2_3

1

1394a

CMOS
Battery

USB6_7

USB8_9

1

48

47

46

45

44

43

42

41
40
39

HD_AUDIO1

1

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 25 Power LED Header (PLED1)
2 1155-Pin CPU Socket 26 Chassis Speaker Header
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) (SPEAKER 1, White)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 27 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 28 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) 29 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 30 USB 2.0 Header (USB12_13, Blue)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White) 31 USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, Blue)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 32 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
8 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header 33 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)
(FRONT_1394, White) 34 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)
9 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 35 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3, Light Blue)
10 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) 36 COM Port Header (COM1)
11 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_5, Blue) 37 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
12 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_4, Blue) 38 Front Panel Audio Header
13 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue) (HD_AUDIO1, White)
14 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue) 39 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) 40 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE5, Blue)
16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, White) 41 HDMI_SPDIF Header
17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M2, White) (HDMI_SPDIF1, White)
18 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M1, White) 42 PCI Slot (PCI2)
19 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M4, White) 43 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue)
20 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M3, White) 44 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White)
21 Dr. Debug 45 PCI Slot (PCI1)
22 Intel P67 Chipset 46 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Blue)
23 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 47 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1, White)
24 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 48 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector

CLRCMOS1

1

1

3

CPU_FAN2

USB 3.0

USB10_11

4

CPU_FAN1

64Mb
BIOS

USB12_13

1

5

DDR3_A2(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDR3_A1(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

Dual Channel DDR3 2133

CrossFireX

Intel
P67

CHA_FAN2

6

DDR3_B1(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

CHA_FAN1

DDR3_B2(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

SPEAKER1

1

30.5cm (12.0in)

7

ATXPWR1

8

FRONT_1394

1

9

PWR_FAN1CHA_FAN3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

SATA3_M3_M4 SATA3_M1_M2 SATA3_0_1 SATA2_2_3 SATA2_4_5

Dr.

21

Debug

Front USB3.0 SATA36Gb/s

PWRBTN

PLEDPWRBTN

1

HDLEDRESET

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RSTBTN

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1

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PLED1

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PANEL1

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1.7 I/O Panel

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5

12

ACT/LINK
LED

6

7

8

SPEED
LED

9

10

11

1

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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 11 Microphone (Pink)
2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB34)
* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 13 IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394)
4 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 14 eSATA3 Connector
* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port 15 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
6 Side Speaker (Gray) * 16 USB 3.0 Ports (USB12)
7 Rear Speaker (Black) 17 Optical SPDIF Out Port
8 Central / Bass (Orange) 18 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN)
9 Line In (Light Blue) 19 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
* 10 Front Speaker (Lime)

* If you want to install USB 3.0 device on this motherboard, we recommend to use USB 3.0
ports (USB12) as the fi rst priority to get better performance.

* 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

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17

18

LAN Port LED Indications

16

3

15

14

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. 10) (No. 7) (No. 8) (No. 6)

2 V -- -- -­4 V V -- -­6 V V V -­8 V V V V

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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 fi 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.

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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 confi guration of your chassis to ensure that the
motherboard fi 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.

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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. Other­wise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing

down and out on the hook to clear
retention tab.

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

sition at approximately 135 degrees.

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

sition at approximately 100 degrees.

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

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.

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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 mo­tion.

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.

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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 1155­Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray
thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis­sipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good
contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector
(CPU_FAN1, see page 14, 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 14, 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 fl 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.

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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 con­fi 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.14 No.5) or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in
Dual Channel B (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2; White slots; see p.14 No.6), so
that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated. This motherboard
also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel confi guration, and
please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual
Channel Memory Confi guration T able 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 confi 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 T echnology .

4. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into
DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be dam­aged.

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.

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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 fi 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.

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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.

5. Please be noted that the system will power on/off twice if you fi rst
time install or remove PCI Express x1 card on PCIE3 slot.

TM

or SLITM function.

TM

function.

TM

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 fi 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.

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2.7 SLITM and Quad SLI

TM

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®
certifi ed.

2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM
technology. Download the driver from NVIDIA® website
(www.nvidia.com).

3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the
minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use
NVIDIA

®

certifi ed PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA® website for details.

®

certifi ed. For Quad SLITM technology, you should

2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.7.1.1 Installing Two SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards

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

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

graphics card. Make sure ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is fi 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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