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ASRock X79 Extreme3: 2. Installation

2. Installation: ASRock X79 Extreme3

2. Installation

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install mother-

board components or change any motherboard settings.

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

component. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the

motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static

electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the car-

pet 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

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

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

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

Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.1 CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 2011-Pin CPU,

please follow the steps below.

2011-Pin Socket Overview

Before you insert the 2011-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the

CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do

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not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.

Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

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Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengage the left lever by pressing it

down and sliding it out of the hook.

Step 1-2. Disengage the right lever by pressing

it down and sliding it out of the hook.

Step 1-3. Keep the right lever positioned at

about 90 degrees in order to ip up

the load plate.

Step 2. Insert the 2011-Pin CPU:

Pin1

Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edge with the

triangle mark(Pin 1) on your upper

right corner.

Step 2-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation

key notches.

orientation key notch

alignment key

Pin1

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orientation key notch

alignment key

2011-Pin CPU 2011-Pin Socket

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For proper inserting, please ensure to match the four orientation key

notches of the CPU with the four alignment keys of the socket.

Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the

socket by using a purely vertical mo-

tion.

Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock-

et and properly mated to the orient

keys.

Step 3. Close the socket:

Step 3-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS, then

the cover will automatically come off

by itself.

The cover must be placed if returning the

motherboard for after service.

Step 3-2. Press down the right load lever, and

secure it with the load plate tab under

the retention tab.

Step 3-3. Press down the left load lever, and

secure it with the load plate tab under

the retention tab.

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2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

This motherboard is equipped with 2011-Pin socket that supports Intel 2011-Pin

CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 2011-

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 2, No. 6).

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 2011-Pin CPU.

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of

IHS on the socket surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure

fan cables are oriented on side closest to the

CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_

FAN1, see page 2, No. 6).

Step 3. Align screws with the motherboard’s holes.

Step 4. Use a screw driver to install the screws.

If you don’t fasten the screws, the heatsink cannot be secured on

the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.

Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure the cable does not interfere

with fan operation or contact other components.

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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 Quad Channel Memory Technology. For quad channel con-

guration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size

and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM in the slots: You have to install identical DDR3

DIMM in DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, DDR3_D1 and DDR3_C1 (Black slots; see p.2

No.2 and No. 5), so that Quad Channel Memory Technology can be activated.

1. If only two memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots,

then Dual Channel Memory Technology is activated. If three memo-

ry modules are installed, then Triple Channel Memory Technology is

activated. If four memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM

slots, then Quad Channel Memory Technology is activated.

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

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

aged.

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.

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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 are 2 PCI slots and 4 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 3.0 x16 slots) are used for PCI Express x16 lane

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

support CrossFireX

or SLI

function.

PCIE2 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card,

such as Gigabit LAN card or SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE4 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used to install a PCI Express graphics card

to support 3-Way CrossFireX

, 3-Way SLI

function or to install an AS-

Rock Game Blaster card.

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

x16 graphics card on PCIE1 slot.

2. In CrossFireX

mode or SLI

mode, please install PCI Express x16

graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots. Therefore, both these two

slots will work at x16 bandwidth.

3. In 3-Way CrossFireX

or 3-Way SLI

mode, please install PCI

Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1, PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots.

Therefore, both PCIE1 and PCIE3 will work at x16 bandwidth, while

PCIE4 works at x8 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. Currently Intel

Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge-E Processor doesn’t

support PCIE 3.0, but this motherboard is already PCIE 3.0 hardware

ready. It depends on Intel’s CPU to enable PCIE 3.0. Please check

Intel’s website for information on future CPU updates and releases.

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.

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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

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

x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA

SLI

technology supports Windows

XP /

XP 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

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

3-Way SLI

and Quad

SLI

technology support Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only.

Please follow the installation procedures in this section.

Requirements

1. For SLI

technology, you should have two identical SLI

-ready graphics

cards that are NVIDIA

certied. For 3-Way SLI

technology, you should

have three identical 3-Way SLI

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

certied. For Quad SLI

technology, you should have two identical Quad

SLI

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

certied.

2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA

SLI

technology

(driver version 280.41 and later). 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 NVIDIA

certied PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA

website for details.

2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI

-Ready Graphics Cards

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 PCIE3 slot. Make sure that

the cards are properly seated on the slots.

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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

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 the 3-Way SLI Bridge connector.

Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics card to PCIE3

slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE4 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.

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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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2.5.2 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

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

(For SLI

mode only)

A. Double-click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows

taskbar.

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

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

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

C. Reboot your system.

D. You can freely enjoy the benet of SLI

feature.

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For Windows

Vista

/ Vista

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

(For SLI

and Quad SLI

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 conguration. In

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

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

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F. Reboot your system.

G. You can freely enjoy the benet of SLI

or Quad SLI

feature.

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For Windows

Vista

/ Vista

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

(For 3-Way SLI

mode)

A. Follow step A to D on page 22.

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

Select a hardware acceleration setting for PhysX item, please select

Enabled. In Select an SLI conguration item, please select Enable

3-way SLI. And click Apply.

C. Reboot your system.

D. You can freely enjoy the benet of 3-Way SLI

feature.

* SLI

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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2.6 CrossFireX

, 3-Way CrossFireX

and Quad CrossFireX

Operation Guide

This motherboard supports CrossFireX

, 3-way CrossFireX

and Quad

CrossFireX

feature. CrossFireX

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 CrossFireX

feature is supported with Windows

XP with

Service Pack 2 / Vista

/ 7 OS. 3-way CrossFireX

and Quad CrossFireX

feature

are supported with Windows

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

Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX

Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX

Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to benet from the

CrossFireX

multi-GPU platform.

2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX

Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards

will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

mode.

2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.6.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

-Ready Graphics Cards

Different CrossFireX

cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX

feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 5770 as the example graphics

card. For other CrossFireX

cards that AMD has released or will release in the

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

Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon

graphics card to PCIE3 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

Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon

graphics card on PCIE1 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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2.6.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireX

-ready graphics cards that are

AMD

certified 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, another graphics card to PCIE3 slot,

and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are

properly seated on the slots.

Step 4. Use one CrossFire

Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE1

and PCIE3 slots, and use the other CrossFire

Bridge to connect Radeon

graphics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots. (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

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

ics card on PCIE1 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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2.6.2 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 ATI

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 / Vista

OS:

Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for

details.

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

reX

”, 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 CrossFireX

function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically reboot. After

restarting your computer, please conrm whether the option “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 CrossFireX

feature.

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

, 3-Way CrossFireX

Quad CrossFireX

feature.

* 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.

* 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.

GND

IRTX

IRRX

ATX+5VSB

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

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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 ASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide

ASRock XFast Charger is the best and

fastest technology to charge your mobile

devices via PC. With the superb XFast

Charger USB port, users are assured to

enjoy the quick charging experience

anytime. In addition to Apple devices, it

is also capable of Charging the BC 1.1

standard smart devices. Please refer to

below instruction for proper operation.

This motherboard provides two USB ports for ASRock XFast Charger:

1. USB 2.0 port (USB0) on the I/O panel

see p.3 No. 3

2. USB 2.0 port (USB6) header

see p.2 No. 26

With ASRock XFast Charger feature, you can freely enjoy the quick charging

convenience by installing the USB cable on these two ports.

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2.10 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.2, No. 21)

Clear CMOSDefault

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

tem 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 action. 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.

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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 ATA2 Connectors These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2)

(SATA2_0_1: see p.2, No. 16)

connectors support SATA data

(SATA2_2_3: see p.2, No. 17)

cables for internal storage

devices. The current SATA2

interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s

data transfer rate.

SATA2_2 SATA2_0

SATA2_3 SATA2_1

Serial ATA3 Connectors These three Serial ATA3

(SATA3_A0: see p.2, No. 11)

(SATA3) connectors support

(SATA3_0_1: see p.2, No. 15)

SATA data cables for internal

SATA3_A0SATA3_0

storage devices. The current

SATA3 interface allows up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATA3_1

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data

Data Cable cable can be connected to the

(Optional)

SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard

disk or the SATA2 / SATA3

connector on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB_6_7)

ports on the I/O panel, there

(see p.2 No. 26)

are three USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each USB 2.0

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header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB_8_9)

(see p.2 No. 25)

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(9-pin USB_10_11)

(see p.2 No. 24)

USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB 3.0

(19-pin USB3_2_3)

ports on the I/O panel, there is

(see p.2 No. 9)

one USB 3.0 header on this

motherboard. This USB 3.0

header can support two USB

3.0 ports.

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1)

optional wireless transmitting

(see p.2 No. 28)

and receiving infrared module.

Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to

(4-pin CIR1)

connect the remote

(see p.2 No. 27)

controller receiver.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

panel audio cable that allows

(see p.2 No. 31)

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.

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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.

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E. To activate the front mic.

For Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

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

For Windows

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.2 No. 19)

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).

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

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matched correctly.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

speaker to this header.

(see p.2 No. 18)

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Power LED Header Please connect the chassis

(3-pin PLED1)

power LED to this header to

(see p.2 No. 20)

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, Power and SB Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

to the fan connectors and

(see p.2 No. 23)

match the black wire to the

ground pin. CHA_FAN1,

CHA_FAN2 and CHA_FAN3

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

support Fan Control. SB_FAN1

(see p.2 No. 10)

Supports Quiet Fan.

(3-pin CHA_FAN3)

(see p.2 No. 22)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.2 No. 7)

(3-pin SB_FAN1)

(see p.2 No. 13)

CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

cable to the connector and

(see p.2 No. 6)

match the black wire to the

ground pin.

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)

(see p.2 No. 4)

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ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

supply to this connector.

(see p.2 No. 8)

Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,

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

5 1

(8-pin ATX12V1)

power supply to this connector.

8 4

(see p.2 No. 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.

5 1

4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation

8 4

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

(4-pin SLI/XFIRE_PWR1)

connector, but please connect it

(see p.2 No. 38)

with a hard disk power

connecor when two graphics

SLI/XFIRE_POWER1

cards are plugged to this

motherboard.

Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a

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(9-pin COM1)

serial port module.

(see p.2 No. 29)

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HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing

(2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)

SPDIF audio output to HDMI

(see p.2 No. 30)

VGA card, allows the system to

connect HDMI Digital TV/

projector/LCD devices. Please

connect the HDMI_SPDIF

connector of HDMI VGA card to

this header.

2.12 Smart Switches

The motherboard has a smart switch: Clear CMOS switch.

Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart

(CLRCBTN)

switch, allowing users to quickly

(see p.3 No. 16)

clear the CMOS values.

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2.13 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.

2.14 Installing Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit With

RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit on your SATA

/ SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at the

following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures:

..\ RAID Installation Guide

2.15 Installing Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP /

XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP / XP 64-

bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow

below procedures according to the OS you install.

2.15.1 Installing Windows

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

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

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA2_0 to SATA2_3, SATA3_0 and

SATA3_1 ports.)

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Operation Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A0 port.)

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STEP 2: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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2.15.2 Installing Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit

Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your SATA

/ SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

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

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA2_0 to SATA2_3, SATA3_0 and

SATA3_1 ports.)

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Operation Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_A0

port.)

STEP 2: Install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your

system.

Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

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

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA2_0 to SATA2_3, SATA3_0 and

SATA3_1 ports.)

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Operation Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A0 port.)

STEP 2: Install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your

system.

2.16 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

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operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

Please refer to the warning on page 9 for the possible overclocking risk

before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.

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