ASRock 990fx extreme9: 3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY

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 For setting system time/date information

OC Tweaker For overclocking congurations

Advanced For advanced system congurations

Tool Useful tools

H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status

Boot For conguring boot settings and boot priority

Security For security settings

Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

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

bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to

select items, then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also

navigate with a mouse.

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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

<Tab> Switch to next function

<Enter> To bring up the selected screen

<PGUP> Go to the previous page

<PGDN> Go to the next page

<HOME> Go to the top of the screen

<END> Go to the bottom of the screen

<F1> To display the General Help Screen

<F7> Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

<F9> Load optimal default values for all the settings

<F10> Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

<F12> Print screen

<ESC> 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.

Active Page on Entry

This allows you to select the default page when entering UEFI setup utility.

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3.3 OC Tweaker Screen

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

OC Mode

Use this to select Overclock Mode. Please note that overclocing may

cause damage to your components and motherboard. It should be done at

your own risk and expense.

Turbo Mode

This item appears only when you set the item “OC Mode“ to [Turbo Mode].

You can use this option to increase your system performance. Congura-

tion options: [System Performance Increases 50%] and [System Perfor-

mance Increases 60%].

CPU Conguration

Overclock Mode

Use this to select Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] and

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

Spread Spectrum

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

ASRock UCC

ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplies AMD CPU activation.

As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option “ASRock UCC”, you can

unlock the extra CPU core to enjoy an instant performance boost. When

UCC feature is enabled, the dual-core or triple-core CPU will boost to the

quad-core CPU, and some CPU, including quad-core CPU, can also in-

crease L3 cache size up to 6MB, which means you can enjoy the upgrade

CPU performance with a better price. Please be noted that UCC feature is

supported with AM3/AM3+ CPU only, and in addition, not every AM3/AM3+

CPU can support this function because some CPU’s hidden core may be

malfunctioned.

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CPU Active Core Control

This allows you to adjust CPU Active Core Control feature. The congura-

tion options depend on the CPU core you adopt. The default value is [Dis-

abled].

AMD Turbo Core Technology

This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea-

ture. Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology.

Conguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is

[Enabled].

AMD Application Power Management

Application Power Management (APM) ensures that average power con-

sumption over a thermally significant time period remains at or below

the TDP for the CPU mode being used. If [Enabled] is selected, the power

consumption is reduced when overclocking.

Processor Maximum Frequency

It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference.

North Bridge Maximum Frequency

It will display North Bridge Maximum Frequency for reference.

Processor Maximum Voltage

It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference.

Multiplier/Voltage Change

This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust

the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it is

recommended to keep the default value for system stability.

CPU Frequency Multiplier

For safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value

of this item.

CPU Voltage

It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage. However, for safety and

system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item.

NB Frequency Multiplier

For safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value

of this item.

CPU NB Voltage

It allows you to adjust the value of CPU NB voltage. However, for safety

and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item.

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HT Bus Speed

This feature allows you selecting Hyper-Transport bus speed. Congura-

tion options: [200MHz] to [2000MHz].

HT Bus Width

This feature allows you selecting Hyper-Transport bus width. Conguration

options: [8 Bit] and [16 Bit].

DRAM Timing Conguration

DRAM Frequency

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

inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically.

DRAM Timing Control

DRAM Slot

Use this item to view SPD data.

DRAM Timing Control

Use this item to control DRAM timing.

Power Down Enable

Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode.

Bank Interleaving

Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the

same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.

Channel Interleaving

It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving. Conguration op-

tions: [Disabled], [Auto]. The default value is [Auto].

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ASMedia SATA3 Mode

This item is for SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2 ports. Use this item to adjust

the “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” feature. Conguration options: [Disabled], [IDE

Mode] and [AHCI Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode].

SATA Boot ROM

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

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

ASMedia SATA3 controller as Boot Device.

We recommend to use SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports for your

bootable device. This will minimum your boot time and get the

best performance. But if you still want to boot from ASMedia

SATA3 controller, please set this item to [Yes].

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3.4.5 Super IO Conguration

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: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / 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: [2F8h / IRQ3] and [2E8h / IRQ3].

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3.4.6 ACPI Conguration

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.

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 moth-

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erboard to submit Windows

certication.

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 re-

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

starts to boot up when the power recovers.

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.

RTC Alarm Power On

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

system.

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USB Phy Power Down

Use this item to enable the USB PHY to power down in S4/S5 state.

USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

Use this item to enable or disable the system to wake from S5 using USB

Keyboard/Remote.

USB Mouse Power On

Use this item to enable or disable the system to wake from S5 using USB

Mouse.

CSM

Please disable CSM when you enable Fast Boot option. The default value

is [Enabled].

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3.4.7 USB Conguration

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], [Disabled], [Auto] 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.

[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.

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

[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 [Disabled].

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3.5 Tool

System Browser

System Browser can let you easily check your current system congura-

tion in UEFI setup.

OMG (Online Management Guard)

Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet

access at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and

ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent

users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify

the system time are required.

Easy RAID Installer

Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from a support

CD to your USB storage device. After copying the RAID driver to your

USB storage device, please change “SATA Mode” to “RAID”, then you

can start installing the OS in RAID mode.

UEFI Update Utility

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 enter-

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ing operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows

. Just save the new

UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard drive and launch this

tool, 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 up-

date your UEFI, and reboot your system after the UEFI update process is

completed.

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Internet Flash

Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our

servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from

our servers and ash them without entering Windows OS.

Network Conguration

Internet Setting

Use this item to set up the internet connection mode. Conguration

options: [DHCP (Auto IP)] and [PPPOE].

UEFI Download Server

Use this item to select UEFI rmware download server for Internet Flash.

Conguration options: [Asia], [Europe], [USA] and [China].

Dehumidier Function

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling

“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the com-

puter will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering

S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier Period

This allows users to congure the period of time until the computer powers

on and enables “Dehumidier” after entering S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier Duration

This allows users to congure the duration of the dehumidifying process

before it returns to S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier CPU Fan Setting

Use this setting to congure CPU fan speed while “Dehumidier” is en-

abled.

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Would you like to save current setting user defaults?

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

according to your own requirements.

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

Chassis Fan 2 Setting

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

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

Chassis Fan 3 Setting

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

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

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3.7 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.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer’s boot time. There are three con-

guration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast]. The default value is

[Disabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these three

options:

[Disabled] - Disable Fast Boot.

[Fast] - The only restriction is you may not boot by using an USB ash

drive.

[Ultra Fast] - There are a few restrictions.

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1. Only supports Windows

8 UEFI operating system.

2. You will not be able to enter BIOS Setup (Clear CMOS or run utility

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in Widows

to enter BIOS Setup).

3. If you are using an external graphics card, the VBIOS must support

UEFI GOP in order to boot.

Boot From Onboard LAN

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

Setup Prompt Timeout

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

Bootup Num-Lock

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

function after boot-up.

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