ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 User Manual

Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2011

Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-

lowing two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic

substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations

passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali-

fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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

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Contents

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

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

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

1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 13

1.4 I/O

Panel ...................................................................... 14

2 Installation ........................................................... 16

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 16

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 16

2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 17

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 19

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 20

2.6 Expansion Slots

2.7 SLITM and Quad SLI

2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad

CrossFireXTM Operation Guide ...................................... 27

2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features ................ 33

2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..................... 36

2.11 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 37

2.12 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 38

2.13 Smart Switches .......................................................... 44

2.14 Dr. Debug ................................................................... 45

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

Installation .................................................................. 49

2.16 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ............. 49

2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII

HDDs ............................................................................ 50

2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 50

2.19 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and

Operation Guide ........................................................ 51

2.20 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 53

2.21 Installing Windows

64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions .............. 53

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

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

2.21.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System ................... 54

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

RAID 1 or RAID 5 ................................................ 55

2.21.4 Installing Windows

VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions .................... 56

(PCI and PCI Express Slots)

TM

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

®

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

®

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /

.................... 22

TM

/ VistaTM

3

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

TM

/ VistaTM 64-bit

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

2.22.1 Installing Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions............................................................ 57

2.22.2 Installing Windows

Vista

TM

64-bit Without RAID Functions ............... 58

®

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /

3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 59

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 59

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 59

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 60

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 60

3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 61

3.4 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 65

3.4.1 CPU Con guration ............................................... 66

3.4.2 North Bridge Con guration................................... 68

3.4.3 South Bridge Con guration .................................. 70

3.4.4 Storage Con guration .......................................... 71

3.4.5 Super IO Con guration ........................................ 72

3.4.6 ACPI Con guration............................................... 73

3.4.7 USB Con guration ............................................... 74

3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 75

3.6 Boot Screen ................................................................... 76

3.7 Security Screen ............................................................. 77

3.8 Exit Screen .................................................................... 78

4 Software Support ................................................. 79

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 79

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 79

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 79

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 79

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 79

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 79

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It

delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-

ment 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 Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 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 3.5mm Audio Cable (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.

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 V8 Power Phase Design

- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

- Supports K-Series unlocked CPU

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

®

Z68

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 - 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16

or dual at x8/x8 mode) (PCI Express 3.0 with Intel® Ivy

Bridge CPU, PCI Express 2.0 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU)

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

- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

- 2 x PCI slots

- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

and CrossFireX

TM

- Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI
Graphics - Supports Intel

®

HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel® Quick

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

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

Vector Extensions (AVX)

- Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 11 with Intel

DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU

- Max. shared memory 1759MB (see CAUTION 5)

- Four VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and
DisplayPort (see CAUTION 6)

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

1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @

75Hz

®

CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

TM

®

Ivy Bridge CPU,

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- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to 2560x1600

@ 60Hz

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

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI
(Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 7)

- Supports HDCP function with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort

ports

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

with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort ports
Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection

(Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

- Supports THX TruStudio

TM

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

- Broadcom BCM57781

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports Energy Ef cient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x DisplayPort

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 4 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: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front
Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8)
SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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

Smart Response Technology), 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)

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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, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel

Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

functions

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 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 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

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA

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

CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite

(CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; ASRock MAGIX

Multimedia Suite - OEM)
Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 9)

- ASRock Instant Boot

- 4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors

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- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 11)

- ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 12)

- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 13)

- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 14)

- Lucid Virtu (see CAUTION 15)

- ASRock On/Off Play Technology (see CAUTION 16)

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 17)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 18)

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

- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 19)

- 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 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 20)

* 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

66.

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 20 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. The maximum shared memory size is de ned by the chipset vendor and

is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest informa-

tion.

6. You can choose to use two of the four monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D,

HDMI and DisplayPort monitors cannot be enabled at the same time.

Besides, with the DVI-to-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the

same features as HDMIport.

7. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows

7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc

in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit /

VistaTM.

8. 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 14

for proper connection.

9. 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 64-bit /

7 /

10

10. 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.

11. 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

12.

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

®

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

browser version is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/

SmartView/index.asp

13. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The

performance may depend on the property of the device.

14. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes

below benefits. LAN Application Prioritization: You can configure your

application priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower Latency in

Game: After setting online game priority higher, it can lower the latency in

game. Traf c Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD video and download

les simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status

window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently

transferring.

15. With Lucid Virtu technology, you can enjoy bene ts from both 3D perfor-

mance of the discrete GPU and advanced media features of Intel

®

HD

graphics.

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16. ASRock On/Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio ex-

perience from the portable audio devices, such like MP3 player or mobile

phone to your PC, even when the PC is turned off (or in ACPI S5 mode)!

This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that

ensures users the most convenient computing environment.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

2

1

3

4

24.4cm (9.6in)

Keyboard

PS2

USB2.0
T:US B0
B:USB1

ATX12V1

PWR_FAN1

DVI_CON1

VGA1

HDMI_DP_1

HDMI1

Clr

CMOS

IEEE1394

eSATA_1

USB2.0
T:U SB 2
B:USB3

47

USB3.0

Top:

T:USB4

RJ-45

B:USB5

46

Top:

SIDESPK

Center:

REARSPK

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MICIN

Top:

LINEIN

Center:

FRONT

45

44

USB 3.0

43

LAN
PHY

42

41

ErP/EuPReady

Super

40

39

AUDIO

Designedin Taipei

CODEC

38
37

HD_AUDIO1

1

1

36

SLI/XFIRE_PWR1

HDMI1.4a

PCIE1

PCIE3

PCI Express3.0

I/O

Z68 Extreme4Gen3

DX10.1

1

HDMI_SPDIF1

FLOPPY1

COM1

3435

CHA_FAN3

CHA_FAN2

PCIE2

PCI1

PCIE4

X

FastUSB

PCI2

Front USB3.0

PCIE5

1394a

FRONT_1394

IR1

1

1

33

32

CPU_FAN1

RoHS

CMOS
Battery

USB8_9

USB6_7

1

1

1

CIR1

293031

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 26 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_12_13, Black)
2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 27 Dr. Debug
3 1155-Pin CPU Socket 28 USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, Black)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 29 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Black)
5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 30 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Black)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 31 Consumer Infrared Module Header
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black) (CIR1, Gray)
7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 32 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Black) (FRONT_1394, Black)
8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 33 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 34 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
10 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 35 COM Port Header (COM1)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M1, Gray) 36 Front Panel Audio Header
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M2, Gray) (HD_AUDIO1, Black)
13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, Gray) 37 HDMI_SPDIF Header
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, Gray) (HDMI_SPDIF1, Black)
15 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Black) 38 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE5, Black)
16 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Black) 39 PCI Slot (PCI2)
17 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_4, Black) 40 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Black)
18 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_5, Black) 41 PCI Slot (PCI1)
19 64Mb SPI Flash 42 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, Black)
20 Intel Z68 Chipset 43 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Black)
21 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 44 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1, Black)
22 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 45 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector
23 Power LED Header (PLED1) 46 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)
24 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Black) 47 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
25 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, Black)

7

5

6

CPU_FAN2

DDR3 2133

30.5cm (12.0in)

8

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)

9

CHA_FAN1

1

10

CLRCMOS1

SATA36Gb/s

Intel

Z68

Dr.

Debug

USB3_12_13

USB10_11

SPEAKER1

1

1

25

28

2627

SATA3_0_1 SATA3_M1_M2

SATA2_4_5 SATA2_2_3

PLED1

1

PANEL1

PLEDPWRBTN

1

HDLEDRESET

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

64Mb

19

BIOS

20

RSTBTN

21

PWRBTN

22

23

24

13

1.4 I/O Panel

16

3

14

15

2

1

18

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 10 Front Speaker (Lime)
2 D-Sub Port 11 Microphone (Pink)
3 DisplayPort (HDMI_DP_1) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB45)
4 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 13 IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394)
* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port *** 14 eSATA3 Connector
6 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN)
7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16 HDMI Port
8 Optical SPDIF Out Port 17 DVI-D Port
9 Line In (Light Blue) 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

17

LAN Port LED Indications

13

5

4

9

6

10

7

8

11

12

ACT/LINK
LED

SPEED
LED

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 Line In or

(No. 10) (No. 7) (No. 6) Side Speaker

(No. 9)

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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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.

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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. 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.

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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 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.

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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 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 13, 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 13, 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.

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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 con g­uration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and
chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots: You have to install identical DDR3
DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; Black slots; see p.13
No.6) or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_

B2; Black slots; see p.13 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

(Black Slot) (Black Slot) (Black Slot) (Black 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: DDR3_

A1 and DDR3_B1, or DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2.

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

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

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.

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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

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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2.6 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 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1

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

PCIE2 / PCIE4 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane

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

support CrossFireX

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

ics 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. To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please must install the Ivy

Bridge CPU which supports PCI Express Gen3. If you install the

Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen

2 speed.

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 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®

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

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

®

certi ed. For Quad SLITM technology, you should

®

website

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® 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.

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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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2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup

Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi-

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA® nView system tray utility.

Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature.

®

For Windows
(For SLITM mode only)

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

A. Double-click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows

®

taskbar.

B. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX confi guration. In

Set PhysX GPU acceleration item, please select Enabled. In Select
an SLI confi guration item, please select Enable SLI. And click Apply.

C. Reboot your system.

D. You can freely enjoy the bene t 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 confi guration. In

Set PhysX GPU acceleration item, please select Enabled. In Select

an SLI confi guration item, please select Enable SLI. And click Apply.

F. Reboot your system.

G. You can freely enjoy the bene t of SLITM or Quad SLITM feature.

* SLITM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA® Technologies Inc., and is used

only for identi cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene t, without intent to infringe.

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2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad

CrossFireXTM Operation Guide

This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireX

TM

CrossFireX

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, CrossFireX

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 con gures their system they will not see the

performance bene ts 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

bene t from the CrossFireX

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

multi-GPU platform.

TM

and Quad

TM

feature

2.8.1 Graphics Card Setup

TM

2.8.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

Different CrossFireX

feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics

card. For other CrossFireX

future, please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.

TM

cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireXTM

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards

TM

cards that AMD has released or will release in the

Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon

graphics card to PCIE4 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 PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to

convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub

monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.)

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2.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installation

procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Step 2. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot. For the proper installation

procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Step 3. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE5 slot. For the proper installation

procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Step 4. Use one CrossFire

and PCIE4 slots, and use the other CrossFire

graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIE5 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.)

TM

Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE2

TM

Bridge to connect Radeon

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CrossFireTM Bridge

Step 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-

ics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert

the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor

cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.)

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2.8.2 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

ATI Catalyst Control Center

®

taskbar.

Step 6. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, select “CrossFi-

TM

”, and then check the item “Enable CrossFireXTM”. Select “2 GPUs”

reX

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 con rm whether the option “Enable

TM

CrossFire

select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the bene t of CrossFireX

” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please

TM

feature.

Step 7. You can freely enjoy the bene t of CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM or

Quad CrossFireX

* CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is

used only for identi cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene t, without intent to infringe.

* For further information of AMD CrossFireX

updates and details.

TM

feature.

TM

technology, please check AMD website for

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2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features

Dual Monitor Feature

This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output sup-

port (DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort), you can easily enjoy the bene ts of

dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard.

This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub,

HDMI and DisplayPort to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub, HDMI and

DisplayPort can drive same or different display contents.

To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps:

1. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub

monitor cable to D-Sub port on the I/O panel, connect HDMI monitor cable to

HDMI port on the I/O panel, or connect DisplayPort monitor cable to DisplayPort

on the I/O panel.

D-Sub port

DisplayPort

DVI-D port

HDMI port

2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system

already, you can freely enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor function after your

system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install

onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your

computer.

D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort monitors cannot be enabled at the

same time. You can only choose two of them.

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Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output

support (DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort) and external add-on PCI Express

VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the bene ts of surround display feature.

Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:

1. Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2, PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots. Please

refer to page 22 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.

2. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub

monitor cable to D-Sub port on the I/O panel, connect HDMI monitor cable

to HDMI port on the I/O panel, or connect DisplayPort monitor cable to

DisplayPort on the I/O panel. Then connect other monitor cables to the

corresponding connectors of the add-on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2,

PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots.

3. Boot your system. Press <F2> or <Del> to enter UEFI setup. Enter “Onboard

VGA Share Memory” option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB],

[128MB], [256MB] or [512MB] to enable the function of D-sub. Please make

sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system

memory. If you do not adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of “Onboard VGA

Share Memory”, [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is

inserted to this motherboard.

4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to

your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install

them again.

5. Set up a multi-monitor display.

For Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” tab

so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to

the steps below.

A. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor.

B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you

wish to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When

you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be

Primary, and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

C. Select the display icon identi ed by the number 2.

D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”.

E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary.

F. Set the “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.

G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identi ed by the number

one to eight.

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For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display

Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor

according to the steps below.

A. Click the number ”2” icon.

B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the desktop onto

this monitor”.

C. Click “OK” to save your change.

D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identi ed by the number

three to eight.

6. Use Surround Display. Click and drag the display icons to positions representing

the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use. The placement

of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another.

HDCP Function

HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP

function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor

that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy

the superior display quality with high-de nition HDCP

encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more

details about HDCP function.

What is HDCP?

HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection,

a speci cation developed by Intel

®

for protecting digital

entertainment content that uses the DVI interface. HDCP is a

copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of

intercepting digital data midstream between the video source,

or transmitter - such as a computer, DVD player or set-top box -

and the digital display, or receiver - such as a monitor, television

or projector. In other words, HDCP speci cation is designed to

protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted.

Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD

players, satellite and cable HDTV set-top-boxes, as well as few

entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant

display. Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP

in their equipment, it is highly recommended that the HDTV or

LCD monitor you purchase is compatible.

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2.10 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.

1

ATX+5VSB

2

IRRX

3

IRTX

GND

5

4

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

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

does not support Hot-Plug

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2.11 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are

setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap

is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The

illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose

pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap

is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting Description

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.13, No. 10)

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the

system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug

the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a

jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However,

please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need

to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot

up the system rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac-

tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default pro le, 1394

GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.

The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS

jumper.

Clear CMOSDefault

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2.12 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place

jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps

over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the

motherboard!

FDD connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)

(see p.13 No. 34)

the red-striped side to Pin1

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the

connector.

Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII (SATAII)

(SATA2_2: see p.13, No. 15)

(SATA2_3: see p.13, No. 16)

(SATA2_4: see p.13, No. 17)

(SATA2_5: see p.13, No. 18)

data transfer rate.

Serial ATA3 Connectors These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3)

(SATA3_0: see p.13, No. 13)

(SATA3_1: see p.13, No. 14)

(SATA3_M1: see p.13, No. 11)

(SATA3_M2: see p.13, No. 12)

data transfer rate. If you install

the HDD on the eSATA port on

the rear I/O, the internal

SATA3_M2 will not function.

connectors support SATA data

cables for internal storage

devices. The current SATAII

interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s

SATA2_4 SATA2_2

SATA2_5 SATA2_3

connectors support SATA data

cables for internal storage

devices. The current SATA3

interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s

SATA3_0 SATA3_M1

SATA3_1 SATA3_M2

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data

Data Cable cable can be connected to the

(Optional)

SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard

disk or the SATAII / SATA3

connector on this motherboard.

Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end

Power Cable of SATA power cable to the

(Optional)

Then connect the white end of

SATA power cable to the power

connector of the power supply.

power connector on each drive.

connect to the SATA

HDD power connector

connect to the

power supply

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3.5mm Audio Cable Either end of the 3.5mm audio

(Optional)

cable can be connected to the

portable audio devices, such

as MP3 player and mobile

phone or the Line-in port of

your PC.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.13 No. 30)

ports on the I/O panel, there

are three USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each

USB 2.0 header can support

two USB 2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB8_9)

(see p.13 No. 29)

(9-pin USB10_11)

(see p.13 No. 28)

USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB 3.0

(19-pin USB3_12_13)

(see p.13 No. 26)

ports on the I/O panel, there is

one USB 3.0 header on this

motherboard. This USB 3.0

IntA_P2_D+

IntA_P2_D-

GND

USB_PWR

P-9

1

P-8

USB_PWR

USB_PW R

P-11

1

P-10

USB_PW R

IntA_P2_SSTX+

IntA_P2_SSTX-

GND

IntA_P2_SSRX+

P+9

GND

DUMMY

GND

P+8

P+11

GND

DUMMY

GND

P+10

IntA_P2_SSRX-

Vbus

header can support two USB

3.0 ports.

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1)

optional wireless transmitting

(see p.13 No. 33)

and receiving infrared module.

1

ID

GND

IntA_P1_D-

IntA_P1_D+

IntA_P1_SSRX+

GND

IntA_P1_SSTX-

IntA_P1_SSTX+

IRTX

+5VSB

1

GND

IRRX

Vbus

IntA_P1_SSRX-

DUMMY

Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to

(4-pin CIR1)

(see p.13 No. 31)

connect the remote

controller receiver.

1

ATX+5VSB

IRRX

IRTX

GND

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1

GND

PRESENCE#

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

MIC_RET

J_SENSE

OUT2_R

OUT_RET

OUT2_L

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.13 No. 36)

panel audio cable that allows

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

1. High De nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on

the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below:

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).

D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

E. To activate the front mic.

For Windows

Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”.

For Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

®

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:

Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust

“Recording Volume”.

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.13 No. 24)

several system front panel

functions.

Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the

chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the

positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may con gure

the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset

switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a

normal restart.

PLED (System Power LED):

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-

tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep

state or powered off (S5).

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HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly

consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED,

speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this

header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are

matched correctly.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.13 No. 25)

speaker to this header.

Power LED Header Please connect the chassis

(3-pin PLED1)

(see p.13 No. 23)

power LED to this header to

indicate system power status.

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PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

The LED is on when the system

is operating. The LED keeps

blinking in S1 state. The LED is

off in S3/S4 state or S5 state

(power off).

Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.13 No. 9)

ground pin.

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

(see p.13 No. 47)

(3-pin CHA_FAN3)

(see p.13 No. 46)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.13 No. 2)

CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.13 No. 4)

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to the

cable to the connector and

match the black wire to the

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CHA_FAN_SPEED

+12V
GND

PWR_FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CPU_FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

4
3
2
1

ground pin.

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Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin

CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this
motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.

Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

(see p.13 No. 5)

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.13 No. 8)

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supply to this connector.

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Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,

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it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply.
To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your
power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.13 No. 1)

power supply to this connector.

8 5

4 1

1

Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work
if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power
supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5.

8 5

4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation

4 1

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SLI/XFIRE Power Connector It is not necessary to use this

(4-pin SLI/XFIRE_PWR1)

(see p.13 No. 45)

connecor when two graphics

cards are plugged to this

connector, but please connect it

with a hard disk power

SLI/XFIRE_POWER1

motherboard.

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IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394

(9-pin FRONT_1394)

(see p.13 No. 32)

port on the I/O panel, there

is one IEEE 1394 header

(FRONT_1394) on this

motherboard. This IEEE 1394

header can support one IEEE

RXTPAM_0

1

RXTPAP_0

GND

GND

RXTPBM_0

+12V

+12V

RXTPBP_0

GND

1394 port.

Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a

(9-pin COM1)

(see p.13 No. 35)

serial port module.

HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing

(2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)

(see p.13 No. 37)

SPDIF audio output to HDMI

VGA card, allows the system to

1

SPDIFOUT

GND

connect HDMI Digital TV/

projector/LCD devices. Please

connect the HDMI_SPDIF

connector of HDMI VGA card to

this header.

The Installation Guide of Front USB 3.0 Panel

Step 1

Prepare the bundled Front USB 3.0 Panel, four

HDD screws, and six chassis screws.

Screw the 2.5” HDD/SSD to the Front

Step 2

USB 3.0 Panel with four HDD screws.

Step 3

Intall the Front USB 3.0 Panel into the 2.5”

drive bay of the chassis.

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Screw the Front USB 3.0 Panel to the

Step 4

drive bay with six chassis screws.

Step 5

Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB 3.0

header (USB3_12_13) on the motherboard.

Step 6

The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3.0 Bracket

The Front USB 3.0 Panel is ready to use.

Step 1

Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3.0

Panel.

Step 3

Screw the two screws into the rear USB 3.0

bracket.

Step 2

Put the USB 3.0 cable and the rear

USB 3.0 bracket together.

Step 4

Put the rear USB 3.0 bracket into the

chassis.

2.13 Smart Switches

The motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear

CMOS switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off or reset the sytem clear the

CMOS values.

Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch,

(PWRBTN)

(see p.13 No. 22)

allowing users to quickly turn

on/off the system.

Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch,

(RSTBTN)

allowing users to quickly reset

(see p.13 No. 21)

the system.

RESET

Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart

(CLRCBTN)

(see p.14 No. 15)

switch, allowing users to quickly

clear the CMOS values.

clr

CMOS

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2.14 Dr. Debug

Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even

easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr. Debug codes.

Status Code Description

0x00 Not used

0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard)

0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading

0x03 North Bridge initialization before microcode loading

0x04 South Bridge initialization before microcode loading

0x05 OEM initialization before microcode loading

0x06 Microcode loading

0x07 AP initialization after microcode loading

0x08 North Bridge initialization after microcode loading

0x09 South Bridge initialization after microcode loading

0x0A OEM initialization after microcode loading

0x0B Cache initialization

0x0C – 0x0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes

0x0E Microcode not found

0x0F Microcode not loaded

0x10 PEI Core is started

0x11 Pre-memory CPU initialization is started

0x12 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module speci c)

0x13 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module speci c)

0x14 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module speci c)

0x15 Pre-memory North Bridge initialization is started

0x16 Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x17 Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x18 Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x19 Pre-memory South Bridge initialization is started

0x1A Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x1B Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x1C Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x1D – 0x2A OEM pre-memory initialization codes

0x2B Memory initialization. Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data reading

0x2C Memory initialization. Memory presence detection

0x2D Memory initialization. Programming memory timing information

0x2E Memory initialization. Con guring memory

0x2F Memory initialization (other)

0x30 Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)

0x31 Memory Installed

0x32 CPU post-memory initialization is started

0x33 CPU post-memory initialization. Cache initialization

0x34 CPU post-memory initialization. Application Processor(s) (AP) initialization

0x35 CPU post-memory initialization. Boot Strap Processor (BSP) selection

0x36 CPU post-memory initialization. System Management Mode (SMM)

initialization

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0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started

0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started

0x3C Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x3D Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x3E Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x3F-0x4E OEM post memory initialization codes

0x4F DXE IPL is started

0x50 Memory initialization error. Invalid memory type or incompatible memory

speed

0x51 Memory initialization error. SPD reading has failed

0x52 Memory initialization error. Invalid memory size or memory modules do not

match

0x53 Memory initialization error. No usable memory detected

0x54 Unspeci ed memory initialization error

0x55 Memory not installed

0x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed

0x57 CPU mismatch

0x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error

0x59 CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed

0x5A Internal CPU error

0x5B reset PPI is not available

0x5C-0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes

0xE0 S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL)

0xE1 S3 Boot Script execution

0xE2 Video repost

0xE3 OS S3 wake vector call

0xE4-0xE7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes

0xE8 S3 Resume Failed

0xE9 S3 Resume PPI not Found

0xEA S3 Resume Boot Script Error

0xEB S3 OS Wake Error

0xEC-0xEF Reserved for future AMI error codes

0xF0 Recovery condition triggered by rmware (Auto recovery)

0xF1 Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)

0xF2 Recovery process started

0xF3 Recovery rmware image is found

0xF4 Recovery rmware image is loaded

0xF5-0xF7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes

0xF8 Recovery PPI is not available

0xF9 Recovery capsule is not found

0xFA Invalid recovery capsule

0xFB – 0xFF Reserved for future AMI error codes

0x60 DXE Core is started

0x61 NVRAM initialization

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0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services

0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started

0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci c)

0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci c)

0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci c)

0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci c)

0x68 PCI host bridge initialization

0x69 North Bridge DXE initialization is started

0x6A North Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started

0x6B North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x6C North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x6D North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x6E North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x6F North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci c)

0x70 South Bridge DXE initialization is started

0x71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started

0x72 South Bridge devices initialization

0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x77 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci c)

0x78 ACPI module initialization

0x79 CSM initialization

0x7A – 0x7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes

0x80 – 0x8F OEM DXE initialization codes

0x90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started

0x91 Driver connecting is started

0x92 PCI Bus initialization is started

0x93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization

0x94 PCI Bus Enumeration

0x95 PCI Bus Request Resources

0x96 PCI Bus Assign Resources

0x97 Console Output devices connect

0x98 Console input devices connect

0x99 Super IO Initialization

0x9A USB initialization is started

0x9B USB Reset

0x9C USB Detect

0x9D USB Enable

0x9E – 0x9F Reserved for future AMI codes

0xA0 IDE initialization is started

0xA1 IDE Reset

0xA2 IDE Detect

0xA3 IDE Enable

0xA4 SCSI initialization is started

0xA5 SCSI Reset

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0xA6 SCSI Detect

0xA7 SCSI Enable

0xA8 Setup Verifying Password

0xA9 Start of Setup

0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)

0xAB Setup Input Wait

0xAC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)

0xAD Ready To Boot event

0xAE Legacy Boot event

0xAF Exit Boot Services event

0xB0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin

0xB1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End

0xB2 Legacy Option ROM Initialization

0xB3 System Reset

0xB4 USB hot plug

0xB5 PCI bus hot plug

0xB6 Clean-up of NVRAM

0xB7 Con guration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings)

0xB8 – 0xBF Reserved for future AMI codes

0xC0 – 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes

0xD0 CPU initialization error

0xD1 North Bridge initialization error

0xD2 South Bridge initialization error

0xD3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available

0xD4 PCI resource allocation error. Out of Resources

0xD5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM

0xD6 No Console Output Devices are found

0xD7 No Console Input Devices are found

0xD8 Invalid password

0xD9 Error loading Boot Option (LoadImage returned error)

0xDA Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error)

0xDB Flash update is failed

0xDC Reset protocol is not available

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2.15 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel® Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial

ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid

Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. You may install SATA /

SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will

guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII con-

nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard

disk.

2.16 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel® Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard

disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel

Smart Response Technology) functions for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors. It

also adopts Marvell SE9120 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks

for SATA3_M1 and SATA3_M2 connectors. You may install SATA3 hard disks on

this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install

the SATA3 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3 con-

nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

Please be noted that SATA3_M1 and SATA3_M2 do not support RAID

function. If you want to use RAID function on SATA3 connectors, please use

SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors.

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2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII in

RAID / AHCI mode. Intel® Z68 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host

controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers

developed thru a joint industry effort.

NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration, it is called “Hot

Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the

system is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot

Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the

system is still power-on and in working condition.

2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID /

AHCI mode. Intel

Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA

host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort.

®

Z68 and Marvell SE9120 chipsets provide hardware support for

NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration, it is called “Hot

Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system

is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA3 HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot Swap”

for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still

power-on and in working condition.

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2.19 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

Guide

This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD in

RAID / AHCI mode. Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully.

Before you process the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below

cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.

A. 7-pin SATA data cable

B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

SATA 7-pin

connector

The SATA 15-pin power

connector (Black) connect

to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD

1x4-pin conventional

power connector (White)

connect to power supply

Caution

1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot

Plug cannot be processed.

2. Even some SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power

connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE

1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is de nitely not able to support

Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

1. Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which

supports SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug.

* The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the

chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug support

information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our

website: www.asrock.com

2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from

your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD, which cannot

support Hot Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.

3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is installed into system

properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is available on our support

website: www.asrock.com

4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our

motherboard package.

5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash

or data loss.

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How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper

procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end

(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin

power connector (White)

Step 2

Connect SATA data cable to

the motherboard’s SATAII / SATA3 connector.

Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector

Step 3

(Black) end to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.

Step 4

Connect SATA data cable to

the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.

How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper

procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

Step 2

Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

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2.20 Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical

drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and

listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side

to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

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

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit / XP

/ XP 64-bit With RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit

OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below

procedures according to the OS you install.

2.21.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs

with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [RAID].

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Driver Diskette.

A. Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.

B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a

window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot

device.

C. When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate Serial

ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.

D. Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a diskette into the fl oppy drive.

WARNING! Formatting the fl oppy diskette will
lose ALL data in it!
Start to format and copy fi les [YN]?

Please insert a oppy diskette into the oppy drive, and press <Y>.

E. The system will start to format the oppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII /

SATA3 drivers into the oppy diskette.

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STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID confi guration.

Before you start to con gure the RAID function, you need to check the

installation guide in the Support CD for proper con guration. Please refer to the

document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID

Con guration”, which is located in the folder at the following path:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

®

STEP 4: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and using “RAID Installation

Guide” to set RAID con guration, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-

bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a third-

party RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette

containing the Intel

®

RAID driver. After reading the oppy disk, the driver will be

presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS

you install.

After the installation of Windows® XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID func-

tions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel Rapid Storage Infor-

mation” for RAID con guration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to

SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration”, which is located in the folder at the
following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD, “Guide

to Intel Rapid Storage”, which is located in the folder at the following path:

.. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information

If you want to use “Intel Rapid Storage” in Windows® environment, install

“SATAII driver” from the Support CD again so that “Intel Rapid Storage”

will be installed to your system as well.

2.21.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System

You can also set up a “RAID Ready” system with a single SATA / SATAII / SATA3

hard disk. A “RAID Ready” system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0, RAID

1 or RAID 5 at a later date by using RAID migration feature of Intel Rapid Storage.

The following steps outline how to build an Intel “RAID Ready” system.

1. Assemble the system and attach a single SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard drive.

2. Set up system UEFI as step 1 of page 53. When done, exit Setup.

3. Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette as step 2 of page 53. Begin

Windows

4. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver.

When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette containing the

Intel

Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you

install.

®

setup by booting from the installation CD.

®

RAID driver. After reading the oppy disk, the driver will be presented.

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5. Finish the Windows

installation and install all necessary drivers.

6. Install the Intel(R) Rapid Storage software via the CD-ROM included with your

motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will add the Intel(R)

Rapid Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID con guration.

7. After setting up a “RAID Ready” system as the above steps, you can follow the

procedures of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID

5.

2.21.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or

RAID 5

If you have an existing “RAID Ready” system, then you can use the following

steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID con guration to a two drive

RAID 0, RAID 1 con guration or three drive RAID 5 con guration. To prepare for

this, you will need another SATA / SATAII hard drive with a capacity equal to or

greater than that currently being used as the source hard drive.

1. Physically attach one additional SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard drive to the SATAII

/ SATA3 port not being used. Note the serial number of the hard drive already in

the system; you will use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating

the migration.

2. Boot Windows

installed, using the setup package obtained from a CD-ROM or from the

Internet. This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links.

3. Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select “Create RAID

volume from Existing Hard Drive” from the Actions menu. This will activate the

Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard. Click through the dialogs

as prompted. It’s important to understand what will occur during the migration

process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost.

4. Once the migration is complete, reboot the system. If you migrated to a RAID 0

volume, use Disk Management from within Windows

format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are

combined. You may also use third-party software to extend any existing

partitions within the RAID volume.

®

, install the Intel(R) Rapid Storage software, if not already

®

in order to partition and

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2.21.4 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / Vista

TM

64-bit With

RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA /

SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [RAID].

STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID confi guration.

Before you start to con gure the RAID function, you need to check the installation

guide in the Support CD for proper con guration. Please refer to the document in

the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration”,

which is located in the folder at the following path:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 3: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your
system.

After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to

manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel

Rapid Storage Information” for RAID con guration. Please refer to the document in the

Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration”, which is lo­cated in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in

the support CD, “Guide to Intel Rapid Storage”, which is located in the folder at the follow­ing path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information

If you want to use “Intel Rapid Storage” in Windows® environment, install

“SATAII driver” from the Support CD again so that “Intel Rapid Storage”

will be installed to your system as well.

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

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit / XP

/ XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-

bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow

below procedures according to the OS you install.

2.22.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions

If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to

SATA2_5 ports.)

Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_M1 and

SATA3_M2 ports.)

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette.

Please make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.21.1

step 2 on page 53.

STEP 3: Install Windows

After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette, you can start to install Win-

dows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press

F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII /

SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel

the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you

choose and the OS you install.

®

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

®

AHCI driver. After reading the oppy disk,

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to

SATA2_5 ports.)

Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_M1 and

SATA3_M2 ports.)

®

STEP 2: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit

Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA

/ SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to

SATA2_5 ports.)

Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_M1 and

SATA3_M2 ports.)

STEP 2: Install Windows
system.

Using SATA / SATAII / STA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to

SATA2_5 ports.)

Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_M1 and

SATA3_M2 ports.)

STEP 2: Install Windows
system.

®

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your

®

7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your

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Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con gure your

system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You

may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press

<F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP

UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by

pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system

chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the

following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference

purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on

your screen.

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main To set up the system time/date information
OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features
Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status
Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the

Operating System

Security To set up the security features
Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu

bar, and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also use the

mouse to click your required item.

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3.1.2 Navigation Keys

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation

key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description
/ Moves cursor left or right to select Screens
/ Moves cursor up or down to select items
+ / - To change option for the selected items
<Enter> To bring up the selected screen
<F1> To display the General Help Screen
<F9> To load optimal default values for all the settings
<F10> To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
<ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display

the system overview.

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3.3 OC Tweaker Screen

In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.

Advanced Turbo 50
You can use this option to increase your system performance. This option

appears only when your CPU supports this function.

Load Optimized CPU OC Setting
You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting.

Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and mother-

board. It should be done at your own risk and expense.

Load GPU EZ OC Setting
You can use this option to load GPU EZ overclocking setting. Please note

that overclocing may cause damage to your GPU and motherboard. It

should be done at your own risk and expense.

CPU Control
CPU Ratio Setting
Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard.
GT Over Clock
Use this to enable or disable GT Over Clock by Internal Graphics Device.

The default value is [Disabled].

Intel SpeedStep Technology
Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro-

cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en-

able power savings. The default value is [Enabled]. Con guration options:

[Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows

®

XP and select

[Auto], you need to set the “Power Schemes” as “Portable/Laptop” to en-

able this function. If you install Windows® VistaTM / 7 and want to enable

this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if

the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology.

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Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system

stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to

[Disable] if above issue occurs.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology. Turbo

Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in

speci c condition. The default value is [Enabled].

Turbo Boost Power Limit

Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit. Con guration options: [Auto]

and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto].

Additional Turbo Voltage

Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode.

Core Current Limit

Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode.

Host Clock Override (BCLK)

Use this to adjust the host clock (BCLK) frequency. Min: 95MHz, Max:

110MHz.

Spread Spectrum
This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability.

DRAM Timing Control
DRAM Confi guration

Load XMP Setting

Use this to load XMP setting. Con guration options: [Auto], [Pro le 1] and

[Pro le 2]. The default value is [Auto].

DRAM Frequency

If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s)

inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically.

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CAS# Latency (tCL)

Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The

default is [Auto].

RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)

Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Row Precharge Time (tRP)

Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

RAS# Active Time (tRAS)

Use this item to change RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Command Rate (CR)

Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. Min:

1N. Max: 2N. The default is [Auto].

Write Recovery Time (tWR)

Use this item to change Write Recovery Time (tWR) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC)

Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD)

Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Write to Read Delay (tWTR)

Use this item to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Read to Precharge (tRTP)

Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Four Activate Window (tFAW)

Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual set-

ting. The default is [Auto].

Memory Fast Boot

Use this item to adjust DDR fast boot mode. The default value is [Auto].

Memory Power Down Mode

Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode. Configuration options:

[Auto], [Slow] and [Fast]. The default value is [Auto].

ODT WR (CHA)

Use this item to change ODT WR (CHA) Auto/Manual setting. The default

is [Auto].

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ODT NOM (CHA)

Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHA) Auto/Manual setting. The de-

fault is [Auto].

ODT WR (CHB)

Use this item to change ODT WR (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The default

is [Auto].

ODT NOM (CHB)

Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The de-

fault is [Auto].

Voltage Control
Power Saving Mode

Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode. The default value is

[Disabled].

CPU Core Voltage

Use this to select CPU Core Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

CPU Load-Line Calibration

CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the

system is under heavy load.

IGPU Voltage
Use this to select IGPU Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
IGPU VDROOP
Use this to select IGPU VDROOP. The default value is [Auto].
DRAM Voltage
Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
PCH Voltage
Use this to select PCH Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
CPU PLL Voltage
Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
VTT Voltage
Use this to select VTT Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
VCCSA Voltage
Use this to select VCCSA Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

User Default

In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults

according to your own requirements.

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3.4 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the con gurations for the following items: CPU Con gu-

ration, North Bridge Con guration, South Bridge Con guration, Storage Con gura-

tion, Super IO Con guration, ACPI Con guration and USB Con guration.

Setting wrong values in this section may cause

the system to malfunction.

Instant Flash

Instant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This conve-

nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering

operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows

and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard

drive, then you can update your UEFI 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. If you execute Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the UEFI

les and their respective information. Select the proper UEFI le to update

your UEFI, and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes.

®

. Just launch this tool

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3.4.1 CPU Configuration

Intel Hyper Threading Technology
To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel

processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating

system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft

Windows

XP, VistaTM, 7, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be

hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.

Active Processor Cores
Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor

package. Con guration options: [All], [1] and [2]. The default value is [All].

Hardware Prefetcher
Use this item to turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
Use this item to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.
Enhance Halt State (C1E)
All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported

through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no

hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor

maintains the context of the system caches.

CPU C3 State Support
Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS.
CPU C6 State Support
Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS.
Package C State Support

Selected option will program into C State package limit register. The

default value is [Auto].

®

XP / VistaTM / 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows®

®

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CPU Thermal Throttling
You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control

mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.

Intel Virtualization Technology
When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture)

can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool

Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not

support Intel Virtualization Technology.

No-Excute Memory Protection
No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement

to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX)

Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious

software to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU

does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.

Local x2APIC
Use this to enable or disable Local x2APIC. The default value is [Disabled].

Please be noted that some OS do not support this function.

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3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration

Low MMIO Align

Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB].

VT-d

Use this to enable or disable Intel

Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled].

Primary Graphics Adapter

This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot

graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express].

Onboard VGA Share Memory

This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature. The default

value is [Auto]. Con guration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB],

[256MB] and [512MB].

Render Standby

Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device.

The default value is [Enabled].

IGD Multi-Monitor

Use this to enable or disable IGD Multi-Monitor by Internal Graphics

Device. The default value is [Disabled].

DVMT Mode Select

Use this option to adjust DVMT mode. The default value is [DVMT Mode].

DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) is an architecture that offers

breakthrough performance for the motherboard through ef cient memory

utilization. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates memory as

needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using

this memory with other system components. This item will not be used

under Windows

®

VistaTM / 7 OS because the driver will intelligently detect

physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory.

®

VT-d technology (Intel® Virtualization

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DVMT Memory

You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item.

Configuration options: [128MB], [256MB] and [Maximum]. The option

[Maximum] only appears when you adopt the memory module with

1024MB or above.

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3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss.

If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power

recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the

system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Deep Sx

Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms

support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. Con guration options: [Disabled], [Enabled

in S5] and [S4 and S5]. The default value is [Disabled].

Onboard LAN

This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN” feature.

Onboard 1394

This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard 1394” feature.

Onboard HD Audio

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If

you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound

Card is plugged.

Front Panel
Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.

On/Off Play

Use this item to enable or disable On/Off Play Technology. The default val-

ue is [Enabled]. When On/Off Play is enabled, Deep Sx will be disabled. If

you want to enable Deep Sx, please disable On/Off Play rst.

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard HDMI HD Audio” fea-

ture.

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ACPI HPET Table

Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is

[Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this

motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certi cation.

3.4.4 Storage Configuration

Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode

This item is for SATA3_M1 and SATA3_M2 ports. Use this to select Mar-

vell SATA3 operation mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI

Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode].

Marvell SATA3 Bootable

Use this to enable or disable Onboard Marvell SATA3 Option ROM. If

Option ROM is disabled, UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to

Marvell SATA3 controller as Boot Device.

We recommend to use Intel® Z68 SATA ports (SATA3_0,

SATA3_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5) for

your bootable devices. This will minimum your boot time and

get the best performance. But if you still want to boot from

Marvell SATA3 controller, you can still enable this in UEFI.

SATA Mode
This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports.

Use this to select SATA mode. Con guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI

Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode].

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ

and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor-

mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.

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Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy-

sis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Con guration options: [Disabled],

[Auto], [Enabled].

3.4.5 Super IO Configuration

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Use this item to enable or disable oppy drive controller.

Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port.
Serial Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Con guration

options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4].

Infrared Port
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.
Infrared Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port.

Con guration options: [2F8 / IRQ3] and [2E8 / IRQ3].

CIR Controller

Use this item to enable or disable CIR controller.

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3.4.6 ACPI Configuration

Suspend to RAM

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-

RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it.

Check Ready Bit

Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On
Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system

from the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from

the power-soft-off mode.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system

from the power-soft-off mode.

CIR Power On

Use this item to enable or disable CIR to power on the system.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the

system.

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3.4.7 USB Configuration

USB 2.0 Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.

USB 3.0 Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller.

Legacy USB Support

Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four

con guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].

The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the

details of these four options:

[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.

[Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected.

[Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and

UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility is-

sue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS.

[UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI

setup and Windows / Linux OS.

Legacy USB 3.0 Support

Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3.0 devices.

The default value is [Enabled].

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3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,

including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU

fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting

This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 & 2 speed. Con guration options: [Full

On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On].

Chassis Fan 1 Setting

This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed. Con guration options:

[Full On], [Automatic Mode] and [Manual Mode]. The default is value [Full

On].

Chassis Fan 2 Setting

This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed. Con guration options:

[Level 1] to [Level 4]. The default is value [Level 4].

Chassis Fan 3 Setting

This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed. Con guration options:

[Full On] and [Manual Mode]. The default is value [Full On].

Over Temperature Protection

Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection. The default

value is [Enabled].

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3.6 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to con g-

ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Setup Prompt Timeout

This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

65535(0XFFFF) means inde nite waiting.

Bootup Num-Lock

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock

function after boot-up.

Full Screen Logo

Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is

[Enabled].

AddOn ROM Display

Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option

“Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information

when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Con guration options:

[Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled].

Boot From Onboard LAN

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.

Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

Boot Failure Guard Count

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count.

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3.7 Security Screen

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.

For the user password, you may also clear it.

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3.8 Exit Screen

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save

con guration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes

and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard

changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

without saving any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard

changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.

Load UEFI Defaults

Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used

for this operation.

Launch EFI Shell from fi lesystem device

Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shell64.efi) from one of the

available lesystem devices.

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Chapter 4: Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System

This motherboard supports various Microsoft

64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and

hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer-

ence only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.

4.2 Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

4.2.1 Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The

CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your

computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double

click on the le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis-

play the menus.

4.2.2 Drivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects

installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard sup-

ports. Click on a speci c item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

®

Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7

4.2.4 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome

to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your

dealer for further information.

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Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed

on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating

system.

®

1. Please make sure to use Windows
Windows® 7 64-bit.

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Con guration > SATA Mode.

3. Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1.

(“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows

an optical drive.) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST
and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

4. Start Windows

®

installation.

5. If you install Windows® 7 64-bit OS, OS will be formatted by GPT (GUID Partition

Table). Please install the hot x le from Microsoft®:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979903

VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or

®

installation les. Normally it is

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Note

1. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit users, if you plan to install

the PCI Express graphics card for video output, please set the UEFI option "IGD

Multi-Monitor" to [Disabled] to disable the onboard VGA in advance.

®

will update the new version Rapid Storage Technology driver in the near

2. Intel

future. For the new version Rapid Storage Technology driver, please check our

website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com

3. If you want to use

graphics card driver version is 270.61 and later.

4. We provide Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, which is located in the following

path of our support CD: ..\Utilities\MediaEspresso\CyberLink\Win7-64_Win7_

Vista64_Vista_XP64_XP(v6.5)\setup.exe

CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 trial now supports Intel

hardware transcoding and is optimized for second generation Core i7, i5, and i3

processors to accelerated conversion of all your favorite media les for your

favorite portable players. Now you can easily display your favorite movies, songs

and photos on iPhone, iPas, PSP, Xbox, Youtube, Facebook etc. Compile,

convert and enjoy images and songs as much as your want and enhance your

videos to new levels with TrueTheater Technology. Try it today.

Limitations:

* 30-day trial limitation

* Convert videos to the H.264 format 50 times

NVIDIA® SLITM Technology, please make sure that your

®

Quick Sync Video

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