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(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
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DDR3_D 1 (64 bit , 240-p in modu le)
DDR3_C 1 (64 bit , 240-p in modu le)
DDR3_A 1 (64 bit , 240-p in modu le)
DDR3_B 1 (64 bit , 240-p in modu le)
ATX12V1
PS2
Mouse
PS2
Keyboar d
Clr
CMOS
Coaxial
SPDIF
Optical
SPDIF
USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
Top:
RJ-45
USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
USB 2.0
T: USB4
B: USB5
eSATA3
IEEE 139 4
Top:
SIDE SPK
Center:
REAR SPK
Bottom:
CTR BASS
Top:
LINE IN
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
MIC IN
SLI/XFIRE_PWR1
ATXPW R1
PWR_FAN1
CPU_FAN1
CPU_FAN2
CHA_FAN1
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SATA3_A2
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PCIE3
PCIE4
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PCI2
PCIE2
PCIE5
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I/O
LAN
PHY
AUDIO
CODEC
CMOS
Battery
SATA3_A0_A1
SATA2_2_3
SATA2_0_1
SATA3_0_1
64Mb
BIOS
24.4cm (9.6 in)
30.5 cm (12. 0 in)
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PWRBTN1
RSTBTN1
HDLED RESET
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COM1
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HD_AUDIO1
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USB_6_7
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CIR1
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DDR3 2 400+
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SATA3 6Gb/s
Fron t USB 3.0
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3-Way SLI
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Motherboard Layout
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 24 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1, Black)
2 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 25 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Black)
(DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black) 26 Dr. Debug
3 2011-Pin CPU Socket 27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 28 USB 2.0 Header (USB_10_11, Black)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 29 USB 2.0 Header (USB_8_9, Black)
(DDR3_D1, DDR3_C1, Black) 30 USB 2.0 Header (USB_6_7, Black)
6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 31 Consumer Infrared Module Header
7 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) (CIR1, Gray)
8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 32 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header
9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) (FRONT_1394, Black)
10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3, Black) 33 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A2, Gray) 34 COM Port Header (COM1)
12 SB Fan Connector (SB_FAN1) 35 HDMI_SPDIF Header
13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) (HDMI_SPDIF1, Black)
14 SATA2 Connectors (SATA2_2_3, Black) 36 Front Panel Audio Header
15 SATA2 Connectors (SATA2_0_1, Black) (HD_AUDIO1, Black)
16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1, Gray) 37 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE5, Black)
17 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A0_A1, Gray) 38 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Black)
18 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb) 39 PCI Slot (PCI2, Black)
19 Intel X79 Chipset 40 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3, Black)
20 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) 41 PCI Slot (PCI1, Black)
21 Power LED Header (PLED1) 42 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, Black)
22 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 43 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Black)
23 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 44 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector
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I/O Panel
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 2.0 Ports (USB01)
6 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_0_1)
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
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
LAN Port LED Indications
ACT/LINK
LED
LAN Port
SPEED
LED
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
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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 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.
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ASRock X79 Extreme4 Motherboard
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock X79 Extreme4 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.
This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found
in the user manual presented in the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-
tice. In case any modications 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 specic information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock X79 Extreme4 Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock X79 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock X79 Extreme4 Support CD
4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge 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 Conguration to
AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in our
support CD for details.
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/ 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
- Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
CPU - Supports Intel® CoreTM i7-39xx & 38xx Series Processors in
Socket LGA 2011
- Digi Power Design
- Advanced V6 + 2 Power Phase Design
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
Chipset - Intel® X79
Memory - Quad Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2)
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2400+(OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC,
un-buffered memory
- Supports DDR3 ECC, un-buffered memory with Intel®
Workstation 1S Xeon® processors E5 2xxx & 4xxx series in
socket LGA 2011
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 3)
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2
Expansion Slot - 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: x16 mode;
PCIE4: x8 mode) (see CAUTION 4)
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x 1 slots
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports AMDTM Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireX
and CrossFireX
TM
- Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and SLITM
Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection
(Realtek ALC898 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 Efcient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
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- 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
- 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)
SATA 3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® X79, support RAID
(RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid
Storage3.0), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 3 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061,
support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, 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
ASMedia ASM1042, 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 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage3.0),
NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x IEEE 1394 header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power/SB 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 with LED
Smart Switch - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
- 5 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors
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BIOS Feature - 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, VCCSA, DRAM, VTT, CPU PLL, PCH1.1V, PCH1.5V
Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial
Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 6)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 7)
- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 8)
- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 9)
- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 10)
- ASRock XFast Charger (see CAUTION 11)
- ASRock XFast RAM (see CAUTION 12)
- ASRock X-FAN (see CAUTION 13)
- ASRock Crashless BIOS (see CAUTION 14)
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 15)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 16)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Good Night LED
Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing
Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power/SB Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allows Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature)
- CPU/Chassis/SB 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 (see CAUTION 17)
Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
(see CAUTION 18)
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com
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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. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page
61 of “User Manual” in the support CD.
2. This motherboard supports Quad Channel Memory Technology. Before
you implement Quad Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read
the installation guide of memory modules on page 16 for proper installation.
3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be
less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 /
VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.
4. Currently Intel® Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge-E Processor doesn’t support
PCIE 3.0, but this motherboard is already PCIE 3.0 hardware ready. It
depends on Intel’s CPU to enable PCIE 3.0. Please check Intel’s website
for information on future CPU updates and releases.
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 3
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 includes 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 per-
formance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a prole and
share it with your friends. Your friends then can load the OC prole 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 efciency when the CPU cores are idle without sacricing computing performance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures
of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU).
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
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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 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 complicated
ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must
use FAT32/16/12 le system.
8. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,
such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply install the APP Charger
driver, it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer and
up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly
charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports 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.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp
9. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The
performance may depend on the properties of the device.
10. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes
the benets listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower
Latency in Game: After setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower
the latency in games. Trafc Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos
and download simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With
the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are
transferring currently.
11. ASRock XFast Charger is the best and fastest technology to charge your
mobile devices via PC. With the superb XFast Charger USB port, users
are assured to enjoy the quick charging experience anytime. In addition to Apple devices, it is also capable of Charging the BC 1.1 standard
smart devices. Please refer to page 33 for details.
12. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex-
treme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot
be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM shortens
the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster
than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times
faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the
frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifes-
pan.
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13. ASRock X-FAN will be automatically activated only when the system rises
to a certain temperature under heavy-loading or overclocking. Normally,
ASRock X-FAN will remain deactivated to give users the quietest computing experience. The target temperature and fan speed settings can be
congured in the UEFI setup utility.
14. ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear
of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update 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.
15. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended
to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU
bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU.
16. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back
again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease
between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
17. Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 is not supported by
soft® Windows
18. EuP stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by the
European Union to define the power consumption for the completed
system. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system
should be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standards,
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, and the standby power efciency should be higher
than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection, we recommend you to check with the power supply manufacturer for more details.
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XP / XP 64-bit.
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2. Installation
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. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the
motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.
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
antstatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.
5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the moth-
erboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws!
Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.1 CPU Installation
For the installation of Intel 2011-Pin CPU,
please follow the steps below.
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2011-Pin Socket Overview
Before you insert the 2011-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.
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Step 1. Open the socket:
Step 1-1. Disengage the left lever by pressing it
down and sliding it out of the hook.
Step 1-2. Disengage the right lever by pressing
it down and sliding it out of the hook.
Step 1-3. Keep the right lever positioned at
about 90 degrees in order to ip up
the load plate.
Step 2. Insert the 2011-Pin CPU:
Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edge with the
triangle mark(Pin 1) on your upper
right corner.
Step 2-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation
key notches.
orientation key notch
Pin1
orientation key notch
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For proper inserting, please ensure to match the four orientation key
notches of the CPU with the four alignment keys of the socket.
Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the
socket by using a purely vertical motion.
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, then
the cover will automatically come off
by itself.
The cover must be placed if returning the
motherboard for after service.
Step 3-2. Press down the right load lever, and
secure it with the load plate tab under
the retention tab.
Step 3-3. Press down the left load lever, and
secure it with the load plate tab under
the retention tab.
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2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
This motherboard is equipped with 2011-Pin socket that supports Intel 2011-Pin
CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 2011Pin 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 2, No. 6).
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 2011-Pin CPU.
Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of
IHS on the socket surface.
Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure
fan cables are oriented on side closest to the
CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_
FAN1, see page 2, No. 6).
Step 3. Align screws with the motherboard’s holes.
Step 4. Use a screw driver to install the screws.
If you don’t fasten the screws, the heatsink cannot be secured on
the motherboard.
Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.
Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure the cable does not interfere
with fan operation or contact other components.
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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM
slots, and supports Quad Channel Memory Technology. For quad channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size
and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM in the slots: You have to install identical DDR3
DIMM in DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, DDR3_D1 and DDR3_C1 (Black slots; see p.2
No.2 and No. 5), so that Quad Channel Memory Technology can be activated.
1. If only two memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots,
then Dual Channel Memory Technology is activated. If three memory modules are installed, then Triple Channel Memory Technology is
activated. If four memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM
slots, then Quad Channel Memory Technology is activated.
2. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into
DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.
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.
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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.
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface.
PCIE slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slots) are used for PCI Express x16 lane
width graphics cards, or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to
support CrossFireXTM or SLITM function.
PCIE2 / PCIE5 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slots) are used for PCI Express cards with
x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.
PCIE4 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graph-
ics cards, or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support
3-Way CrossFireXTM or 3-Way SLITM function.
1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Express
x16 graphics card on PCIE1 slot.
2. In CrossFireXTM mode or SLITM mode, please install PCI Express x16
graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots. Therefore, both these two
slots will work at x16 bandwidth.
3. In 3-Way CrossFireXTM or 3-Way SLITM mode, please install PCI
Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1, PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots.
Therefore, both PCIE1 and PCIE3 will work at x16 bandwidth, while
PCIE4 works at x8 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. Currently Intel® Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge-E Processor doesn’t
support PCIE 3.0, but this motherboard is already PCIE 3.0 hardware
ready. It depends on Intel’s CPU to enable PCIE 3.0. Please check
Intel’s website for information on future CPU updates and releases.
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.
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2.5 SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLI
TM
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM, 3-Way 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® 3-Way SLI
TM
and 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® certied. For 3-Way SLITM technology, you should
have three identical 3-Way SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA®
certied. For Quad SLITM technology, you should have two identical Quad
SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certied.
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology
(driver version 280.41 and later). 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® certied PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA® website for details.
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1. Install the identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certied
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 PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that
the cards are properly seated on the slots.
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Step2. If required, connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graph-
ics cards.
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Step3. Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldngers on
each graphics card. Make sure the 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 PCIE1 slot.
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2.5.1.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA®
certied because different types of graphics cards will not work together
properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Each graph-
ics card should have two goldngers for the 3-Way SLI Bridge connector.
Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics card to PCIE3
slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards
are properly seated on the slots.
Two Goldngers
Step2. Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card.
Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graphics card are connected. Repeat this step on the three graphics cards.
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Step3. Align and insert ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card to the goldngers
on each graphics card. Make sure ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
is rmly in place.
ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI
connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.
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2.5.2 Driver Installation and Setup
Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the MultiGraphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA® nView system tray utility.
Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature.
For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS:
(For SLITM mode only)
A. Double-click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows® taskbar.
B. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX conguration. In
Set PhysX GPU acceleration item, please select Enabled. In Select
an SLI conguration item, please select Enable SLI. And click Apply.
C. Reboot your system.
D. You can freely enjoy the benet of SLITM feature.
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For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS:
(For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode)
A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar.
B. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs, and then click NVIDIA
Corporation.
C. Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab.
D. Select Control Panel tab.
E. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX conguration. In
Set PhysX GPU acceleration item, please select Enabled. In Select
an SLI conguration item, please select Enable SLI. And click Apply.
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F. Reboot your system.
G. You can freely enjoy the benet of SLITM or Quad SLITM feature.
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For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS:
(For 3-Way SLITM mode)
A. Follow step A to D on page 22.
B. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX conguration. In
Select a hardware acceleration setting for PhysX item, please
select Enabled. In Select an SLI conguration item, please select
Enable 3-way SLI. And click Apply.
C. Reboot your system.
D. You can freely enjoy the benet of 3-Way SLITM feature.
* SLITM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA® Technologies Inc., and is used
only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe.
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2.6 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation
Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireX
CrossFireXTM feature. CrossFireXTM technology offers the most advantageous
means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing
Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with
intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireXTM
enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D
application. Currently CrossFireXTM feature is supported with Windows® XP with
Service Pack 2 / VistaTM / 7 OS. 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireX
are supported with Windows® VistaTM / 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for
ATITM CrossFireXTM driver updates.
1. If a customer incorrectly congures their system they will not see the
performance benets of CrossFireXTM. All three CrossFireXTM components, a
CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard and a
CrossFireXTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to
benet from the CrossFireXTM multi-GPU platform.
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireXTM mode.
TM
and Quad
TM
feature
2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.6.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards
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Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireXTM
feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 5770 as the example graphics
card. For other CrossFireXTM cards that AMD has released or will release in the
future, please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
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Step 2. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on
CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards.
(CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not
bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor
for details.)
CrossFire Bridge
or
Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon
graphics card on PCIE1 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to
convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub
monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.)
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2.6.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are
AMD® certified 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 PCIE1 slot, another graphics card to PCIE3 slot,
and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are
properly seated on the slots.
Step 4. Use one CrossFireTM Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE1
and PCIE3 slots, and use the other CrossFireTM Bridge to connect Radeon
graphics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots. (CrossFireTM Bridge is provided
with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard.
Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.)
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CrossFireTM Bridge
Step 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-
ics card on PCIE1 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert
the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor
cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.)
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2.6.2 Driver Installation and Setup
Step 1. Power on your computer and boot into OS.
Step 2. Remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your
system.
The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this
utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.
Please check AMD website for ATITM driver updates.
Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system.
For Windows® XP OS:
A. AMD recommends Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be
installed (If you have Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed
in your system, there is no need to download it again):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx
B. You must have Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to
downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center. Please
check Microsoft website for details.
For Windows® 7 / VistaTM OS:
Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for de-
tails.
Step 4. Restart your computer.
Step 5. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer.
Then you will nd “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows® taskbar.
ATI Catalyst Control Center
Step 6. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, select “CrossFi-
reXTM”, and then check the item “Enable CrossFireXTM”. Select “2 GPUs”
and click “Apply” (if you install two Radeon graphics cards). Select “3
GPUs” and click “OK” (if you install three Radeon graphics cards).
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Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFireTM”, the CrossFireXTM
function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically reboot. After
restarting your computer, please conrm whether the option “Enable
CrossFireTM” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please
select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the benet of CrossFireX
feature.
TM
Step 7. You can freely enjoy the benet of CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM or
Quad CrossFireXTM feature.
* CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is
used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe.
* For further information of AMD CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for
updates and details.
2.7 Surround Display Feature
This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on PCI
Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benets of Surround Display feature.
For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document at the following path in the
Support CD:
..\ Surround Display Information
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2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide
ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header.
Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock
Smart Remote.
Step1. Find the CIR header located next
to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock
motherboard.
USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black)
CIR header (4-pin, gray)
Step2. Connect the front USB cable to the
USB 2.0 header (as below, pin 1-5)
and the CIR header. Please make
USB_PWR
P-
P+
GND
DUMMY
sure the wire assignments and the
pin assignments are matched
correctly.
GND
IRTX
IRRX
ATX+5VSB
Step3. Install Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to
the front USB port. If Multi-Angle
CIR Receiver cannot successfully
receive the infrared signals from
MCE Remote Controller, please try
to install it to the other front USB
port.
3 CIR sensors in different angles
1. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When
the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB
function.
2. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only. Please do
not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel.
Multi-Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi-direction infrared
signals (top, down and front), which is compatible with most of
the chassis on the market.
3. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug
function. Please install it before you boot the system.
* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to
ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com
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2.9 ASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide
ASRock XFast Charger is the best and
fastest technology to charge your mobile
devices via PC. With the superb XFast
Charger USB port, users are assured to
enjoy the quick charging experience
anytime. In addition to Apple devices, it
is also capable of Charging the BC 1.1
standard smart devices. Please refer to
below instruction for proper operation.
This motherboard provides two USB ports for ASRock XFast Charger:
1. USB 2.0 port (USB0) on the I/O panel
see p.3 No. 14
2. USB 2.0 port (USB6) header
see p.2 No. 30
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With ASRock XFast Charger feature, you can freely enjoy the quick charging
convenience by installing the USB cable on these two ports.
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