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2.4 Expansion Slots (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

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support CrossFireX

or SLI

function.

PCIE2 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane

width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE4 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width

graphics cards, ASRock Game Blaster, or used to install PCI Express

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graphics cards to support 3-Way CrossFireX

or 3-Way SLI

function.

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

x16 graphics card on PCIE1 slot.

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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.

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3. In 3-Way CrossFireX

or 3-Way SLI

mode, please install PCI

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

Therefore, PCIE1 and PCIE3 will work at x16 bandwidth, while PCIE4

works at x8 bandwidth.

4. If ASRock Game Blaster is installed, this motherboard cannot support

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CrossFireX

or SLI

with 3-space graphics cards. If ASRock Game

Blaster is installed, this motherboard cannot support 3-Way

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CrossFireX

or 3-Way SLI

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5. 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.

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6. 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.

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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.

2.5 ASRock Game Blaster Installation Guide (X79 Extreme6/GB)

2.5.1 ASRock Game Blaster and Driver Installation

Step 1. Please refer to the “Expansion Slots” section then insert ASRock Game

Blaster into PCIE4 slot.

Step 2. In order to avoid mechanical conict, please fasten your VGA cards and

ASRock Game Blaster to the chassis with screws.

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VGA card

ASRock Game

Blaster

VGA card

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Step 3. Follow the step by step driver setup directions. Please make sure to use

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Windows

Vista

32-bit / 64-bit or Windows

7 32-bit / 64-bit.

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ASRock Game Blaster is not supported under Windows

XP / XP 64-bit.

Step 4. Restart your computer for ASRock Game Blaster to take effect.

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Some VGA cards violate the PCI-E spec and may result in mechanical

conict with ASRock Game Blaster. In this case, we suggest you to follow

the steps below to uninstall the chassis of the ASRock Game Blaster to x

the conict.

Step 1. Unscrew the four screws which hold the chassis and ASRock Game

Blaster together.

Step 2. Remove the chassis of the ASRock Game Blaster.

Step 3. Refasten the screw on the upper left corner and secure it with the screw

nut which is bundled with ASRock Game Blaster.

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2.5.2 ASRock Game Blaster Configuration

This section explains how to congure your ASRock Game Blaster.

2.5.2.1 THX TRUSTUDIO PRO

THX TruStudio Pro

Click the power button on the left to activate or deactivate.

Surround

Control the level of audio immersion in music, movies and games.

Crystalizer

Enhance music and movies to make them sound livelier.

Bass

Control the desired level of bass.

Crossover Frequency

Redirect all frequencies below this value to the optimal speaker for

better bass response.

Smart Volume

Adjust the loudness of your audio playback automatically to minimize

sudden volume changes.

Dialog Plus

Enhance the voices in movies for clearer dialog.

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Note

1. If you want to hear your own voice through the microphone (Playback mode).

You can enable it by using ASRock Game Blaster's conguration Utility

CRYSTALVOICE Test.

OR you can change your settings to "playback mode" by checking the "Listen to

this device" box in Control panel Sound Recording Microphone

Properties Listen.

2. If you want to change your playback device to a SPDIF-Out device, go into

Control panel Sound Playback, then right click on SPDIF-Out and

check the "Set as Default Device" option.

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2.6 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 OS. NVIDIA

3-Way SLI

and Quad

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SLI

technology support Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / 7 / 7 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

(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

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NVIDIA

certied PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA

website for details.

2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup

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2.6.1.1 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 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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2.6.1.2 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 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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2.6.2 Driver Installation and Setup

Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi-

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Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA

nView system tray utility.

Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature.

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For Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

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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.

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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:

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(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.

F. Reboot your system.

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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:

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(For 3-Way SLI

mode)

A. Follow steps A to D on page 37.

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.

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

feature.

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* 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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2.7 CrossFireX

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and Quad CrossFireX

Operation Guide

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This motherboard supports CrossFireX

, 3-way CrossFireX

and Quad

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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

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intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX

enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D

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application. Currently CrossFireX

feature is supported with Windows

XP with

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Service Pack 2 / Vista

/ 7 OS. 3-way CrossFireX

and Quad CrossFireX

feature

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are supported with Windows

Vista

/ 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for

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ATI

CrossFireX

driver updates.

1. If a customer incorrectly congures their system they will not see the

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performance benets of CrossFireX

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components, a

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CrossFireX

Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX

Ready motherboard and a

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CrossFireX

Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to

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benet from the CrossFireX

multi-GPU platform.

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2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX

Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards

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will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

mode.

2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup

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2.7.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

-Ready Graphics Cards

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Different CrossFireX

cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX

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

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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

or

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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