ASRock 970DE3__U3S3: 3. BIOS Information

3. BIOS Information: ASRock 970DE3__U3S3

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ASRock  970DE3/U3S3  Motherboard

3.  BIOS Information

The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up 

the computer, please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) 

to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you 

wish to enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing <Ctl> 

+ <Alt> + <Delete>, or  pressing the reset button on the system chassis. The BIOS 

Setup program is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program, which 

allows you to scroll through its various sub-menus and to select among the prede-

termined choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to the 

User Manual (PDF 

fi

 le) contained in the Support CD. 

  

4.  Software Support CD information

This motherboard supports various Microsoft

®

Windows

®

 operating systems: 7 / 7 

64-bit / Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM 

64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit. The Support CD 

that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that 

will enhance motherboard features. To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD 

into your CD-ROM drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” 

is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate 

and double-click on the 

fi

 le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD 

to display the menus.

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