ASRock 990fx extreme9: 2. Installation

2. Installation

This is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study

the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard

components or change any motherboard settings.

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.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any

component.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static elec-

tricity, 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 anti-

static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother-

board to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing

so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 CPU Installation

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Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90

angle.

Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with

the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it ts in place.

The CPU ts only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU

into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.

Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it rmly on the socket while you push

down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab

to indicate that it is locked.

Lever 90° Up

CPU Golden Triangle

Socker Corner

Small Triangle

STEP 1:

STEP 2 / STEP 3:

STEP 4:

Lift Up The Socket Lever

Match The CPU Golden Triangle

Push Down And Lock

To The Socket Corner Small

The Socket Lever

Triangle

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a

larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray

thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis-

sipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened

and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the

CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 14, No. 4 or CPU_FAN2,

see Page 14, No. 5). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the

instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,

and supports 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. In other words, you have to install identical DDR3

DIMM pair in Dual Channel (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; see p.14 No.7) or identical

DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2; see p.14 No.8), 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 Con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. Please install the memory module into DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2

slots for the rst priority.

2. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility

and reliability, it is recommended to install them either in the set

of DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1 slots, or in the set of DDR3_A2 and

DDR3_B2 slots.

3. 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.

4. 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 .

5. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into

DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be dam-

aged.

6. If you adopt DDR3 2450/2100 memory modules on this mother-

board, it is recommended to install them on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_

B2 slots.

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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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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There is 1 PCI slot and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.

PCI Slot: PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI

interface.

PCIE Slots:

PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics

cards.

PCIE2 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width

cards, such as ASRock Game Blaster, Gigabit LAN card, SATA card.

PCIE3 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics

cards.

PCIE4 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics

cards.

PCIE5 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics

cards.

PCIE Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in x16 N/A N/A x16 N/A

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CrossFireX

or SLI

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Three Graphics Cards in x16 N/A N/A x8 x8

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3-Way CrossFireX

or

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3-Way SLI

Mode

1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Express

x16 graphics card in the PCIE1 slot.

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2. In CrossFireX

mode or SLI

mode, please install the PCI Express

x16 graphics cards in PCIE1 and PCIE4 slots. Both these two slots

will work at x16 bandwidth.

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3. In 3-Way CrossFireX

mode or 3-Way SLI

mode, please install the

PCI Express x16 graphics cards in PCIE1, PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots.

PCIE1 will work at x16 bandwidth, while PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots will

work at x8 bandwidth.

4. Please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s chassis fan

connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using

multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment.

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Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power

supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the

documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware

settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed

in a chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the

screws for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.

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2.5 SLI

, 3-Way SLI

and Quad SLI

Operation Guide

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This motherboard supports NVIDIA

SLI

, 3-Way SLI

and Quad SLI

(Scalable

Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express

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x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA

SLI

technology supports Windows

XP

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/ XP 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS. NVIDIA

3-Way

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SLI

and Quad SLI

technology support Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / 7 / 7

64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.

Requirements

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1. For SLI

technology, you should have two identical SLI

-ready graphics

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cards that are NVIDIA

certied. For 3-Way SLI

technology, you should

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have three identical 3-Way SLI

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

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certied. For Quad SLI

technology, you should have two identical Quad

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SLI

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

certied.

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2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA

SLI

technology.

Download the driver from NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com).

3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the

minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use

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NVIDIA

certied PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA

website for details.

2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup

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2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI

-Ready Graphics Cards

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Step 1. Install the identical SLI

-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 PCIE1 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 graph-

ics cards.

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Step3. Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldngers on

each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is rmly

in place.

ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI

connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.

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2.5.1.2 Installing Three SLI

-Ready Graphics Cards

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Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way SLI

-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.) Each graph-

ics card should have two goldngers for ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge

Card connector. Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics

card to PCIE4 slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure

that the cards are properly seated on the slots.

Two Goldngers

Step2. Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card.

Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graph-

ics card are connected. Repeat this step on the three graphics cards.

Step3. Align and insert ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card to the goldngers

on each graphics card. Make sure ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card

is rmly in place.

ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card

Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI

connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.

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2.6.2 Driver Installation and Setup

Step 1. Power on your computer and boot into OS.

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Step 2. Remove the ATI

driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your sys-

tem.

The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this

utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.

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Please check AMD website for ATI

driver updates.

Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system.

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XP OS:

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XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be

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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.

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For Windows

8 / 7 / Vista

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.

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Then you will nd “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows

taskbar.

ATI Catalyst Control Center

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

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”, and then check the item “Enable CrossFireX

”. Select “2 GPUs”

and click “Apply” (if you install two Radeon graphics cards). Select “3

GPUs” and click “OK” (if you install three Radeon graphics cards).

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Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire

”, the Cross-

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FireX

function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically

reboot. After restarting your computer, please conrm whether the option

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“Enable CrossFire

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

if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the benet of

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CrossFireX

feature.

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Step 7. You can freely enjoy the benet of CrossFireX

, 3-Way CrossFireX

or

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Quad CrossFireX

feature.

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* CrossFireX

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.

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* For further information of AMD CrossFireX

technology, please check AMD website for

updates and details.

2.7 Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on PCI

Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benets of Surround Display feature.

For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document at the following path in the

Support CD:

..\ Surround Display Information

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2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide

ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header.

Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock

Smart Remote.

Step1. Find the CIR header located next

to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock

USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black)

motherboard.

CIR header (4-pin, gray)

USB_PWR

Step2. Connect the front USB cable to the

P-

USB 2.0 header (as below, pin 1-5)

P+

and the CIR header. Please make

GND

DUMMY

sure the wire assignments and the

pin assignments are matched

correctly.

1

2

3

4

5

GND

IRTX

IRRX

ATX+5VSB

Step3. Install Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port.

Step4. Boot up your system. Press <F2> or <Del> to enter BIOS Setup Utility.

Make sure the option "CIR Controller" is setting at [Enabled].

(Advanced -> Super IO Conguration -> CIR Controller -> [Enabled])

If you cannot nd this option, please shut down your system and install

Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the other front USB port then try again.

Step5. Enter Windows. Execute ASRock support CD and install CIR Driver. (It is

listed at the bottom of driver list.)

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3 CIR sensors in different angles

1. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When

the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB

function.

2. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only. Please do

not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel.

Multi-Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi-direction infrared

signals (top, down and front), which is compatible with most of

the chassis on the market.

3. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug

function. Please install it before you boot the system.

* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to

ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com

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2.9 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

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.14, No. 29)

Clear CMOSDefault

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS in-

cludes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and

system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to de-

fault 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 action.

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

jumper.

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2.10 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 ATA3 Connectors These eight Serial ATA3

(SATA3_1_2: see p.14, No. 18)

(SATA3) connectors support

(SATA3_3_4: see p.14, No. 17)

SATA data cables for internal

(SATA3_5_6: see p.14, No. 16)

storage devices. The current

(SATA3_A1_A2: see p.14, No. 15)

SATA3 interface allows up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATA3_1 SATA3_3 SATA3_5 SATA3_A1

SATA3_2 SATA3_4 SATA3_6 SATA3_A2

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data

Data Cable cable can be connected to the

(Optional)

SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3

connector on this motherboard.

Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end

Power Cable of SATA power cable to the

(Optional)

power connector on each drive.

connect to the SATA

Then connect the white end of

HDD power connector

SATA power cable to the power

connect to the

power supply

connector of the power supply.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB4_5)

ports on the I/O panel, there

(see p.14 No. 26)

are two USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each USB 2.0

header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

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(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.14 No. 25)

USB 3.0 Headers Besides four default USB 3.0

(19-pin USB3_4_5)

ports on the I/O panel, there are

(see p.14 No. 12)

two USB 3.0 headers on this

motherboard. Each USB 3.0

header can support two USB

3.0 ports.

(19-pin USB3_6_7)

(see p.14 No. 11)

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1)

optional wireless transmitting

(see p.14 No. 32)

and receiving infrared module.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front

GND

P RESENCE#

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

panel audio cable that allows

M IC_RET

OUT_RET

(see p.14 No. 34)

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

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O UT2_L

J _SENSE

O UT2_R

M IC2_R

M IC2_L

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.

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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.

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XP / XP 64-bit OS:

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

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For Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

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)

several system front panel

(see p.14 No. 28)

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 per-

form 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).

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.

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Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

speaker to this header.

(see p.14 No. 19)

Power LED Header Please connect the chassis

(3-pin PLED1)

power LED to this header to

(see p.14 No. 30)

indicate system power status.

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)

to the fan connectors and

(see p.14 No. 20)

match the black wire to the

ground pin. CHA_FAN1/2/3 fan

speed can be controlled through

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

UEFI or AXTU.

(see p.14 No. 6)

(3-pin CHA_FAN3)

(see p.14 No. 24)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.14 No. 9)

CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CPU_FAN_SPEED

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

cable to the connector and

+ 12V

GND

(see p.14 No. 4)

match the black wire to the

ground pin.

1 2 3 4

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

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(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

GND

+ 12V

(see p.14 No. 5)

CPU_FAN_SPEED

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

12

24

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

supply to this connector.

(see p.14 No. 10)

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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

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ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V

8 5

(8-pin ATX12V1)

power supply to this connector.

(see p.14 No. 1)

4 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.

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4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation

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IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394

RXTPAM_0

GND

(9-pin FRONT_1394)

port on the I/O panel, there is

R XTPBM_0

+ 12V

GND

(see p.14 No. 33)

one IEEE 1394 header

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(FRONT_1394) on this

+ 12V

R XTPBP_0

motherboard. This IEEE 1394

GND

RXTPAP_0

header can support one IEEE

1394 port.

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How to Hot Plug a 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 SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin

Step 2

Connect SATA data cable to

end (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin

the motherboard’s SATA3

cable.

connector.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin

power connector (White)

Step 3

Connect SATA 15-pin power cable

Step 4

Connect SATA data cable to the

connector (Black) end to SATA3 HDD.

SATA3 HDD.

How to Hot Unplug a 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 SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Unplug SATA data cable from SATA3 HDD side.

Step 2

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

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2.16 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.

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2.17 Installing Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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

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If you want to install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP /

XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions,

please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

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2.17.1 Installing Windows

XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions

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If you want to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or

more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.)

STEP 2: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use an USB oppy or a oppy

disk.)

A. Insert the ASRock 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, “Generate Serial ATA driver diskette

[YN]?”, press <Y>.

D. Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a diskette into the oppy drive.

WARNING! Formatting the oppy diskette will

lose ALL data in it!

Start to format and copy les [YN]?

Please insert a oppy diskette into the oppy drive, and press any key.

E. The system will start to format the oppy diskette and copy SATA3 drivers into

the oppy diskette.

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

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

guide in the Support CD for proper conguration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID

installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

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STEP 4: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your

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system. At the beginning of Windows

setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID

driver. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD RAID

driver. After reading the oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to

install according to the OS you install.

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2.17.2 Installing Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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Vista

64-bit With RAID Functions

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If you want to install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit on a

RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow

below steps.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.)

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

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

guide in the Support CD for proper conguration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID

installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use an USB oppy or a oppy

disk.)

Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page 49.

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STEP 4: Install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on

your system.

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2.18 Installing Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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Vista

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

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If you want to install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP

/ XP 64-bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below

procedures according to the OS you install.

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2.18.1 Installing Windows

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions

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If you want to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID

functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.)

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2

ports.)

STEP 2: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use an USB oppy or a oppy

disk.)

Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page 49.

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STEP 3: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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You can start to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the begin-

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ning of Windows

setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompt-

ed, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. After reading

the oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to

the OS you install.

Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.)

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2

ports.)

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STEP 2: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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2.18.2 Installing Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

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Vista

64-bit Without RAID Functions

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If you want to install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit on

your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.)

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2

ports.)

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STEP 2: Install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on

your system.

Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.)

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2

ports.)

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STEP 2: Install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on

your system.

2.19 Untied Overclocking Technology

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during

overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to xed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you

enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of UEFI

setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied

during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the xed mode so that FSB can

operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you

apply Untied Overclocking Technology.

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