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..... 33 2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ................34 2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs ..34 2.16 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ............
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3.4.5 Super IO Con guration ........52 3.4.6 ACPI Con guration..........53 3.4.7 USB Con guration ..........54 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ....55 3.6 Boot Screen ..............56 3.7 Security Screen ............. 57 3.8 Exit Screen ..............58 4 Software Support ..........
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step- by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the con guration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm Platform - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) ® - Supports 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package ®...
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SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions USB3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s Connector - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,...
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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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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.
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ASRock AIWI is the world's rst utility to turn your iPhone/iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games. All you have to do is just to install the ASRock AIWI utility either from ASRock of cial website or ASRock software support CD to your motherboard, and also download the free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone/iPod touch.
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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. 15. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system.
Coaxial SPDIF Out Port ** 7 Front Speaker (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications ACT/LINK SPEED...
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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”.
Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 7.5", 30.5 x 19.1 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
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.
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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.
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.
(the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR3_ A1 and DDR3_B1;...
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...
There are 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCIE slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
Vista / 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for ATI CrossFireX driver updates. 1. If a customer incorrectly con gures their system they will not see the performance bene ts of CrossFireX . All three CrossFireX components, a CrossFireX...
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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...
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Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for de- tails. Step 4. Restart your computer. Step 5. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer. ® Then you will nd “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows taskbar. ATI Catalyst Control Center Step 6.
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* CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI 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 ATI CrossFireX technology, please check AMD website for updates and details.
The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug function. Please install it before you boot the system. * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com...
Default Clear CMOS 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.
2.11 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! Serial ATAII Connectors...
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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.
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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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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.
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(9-pin COM1) (see p.12 No. 24) HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) VGA card, allows the system to (see p.12 No. 27) SPDIFOUT connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to...
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. 2.13 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ®...
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.
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...
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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.
Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration”, which is lo- cated 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 follow- ing path: ..
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 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. 2.19.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID ®...
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STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration. B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE] for SATA2 ports. Set the option “SATA3 Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3 ports. ® STEP 2: Install Windows...
To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Exit 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.
To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY <F10> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen <ESC> 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.
Vista / 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. Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies.
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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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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].
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Voltage Control Power Saving Mode Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode. The default value is [Disabled]. CPU Voltage Offset Use this to select CPU Voltage Offset. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
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.
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].
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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.
Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB]. VT-d ® ® Use this to enable or disable Intel VT-d technology (Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled].
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.
3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Mode This item is used for SATA2 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Con- guration options: [RAID Mode], [IDE Mode], [AHCI 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.
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.
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.
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].
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.
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.
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...
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.
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. ®...
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