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Инструкция к Материнской Плате ASRock X79 Extreme7

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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. 

Step3.  Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the gold

fi

 ngers  on 

each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is 

fi

 rmly 

in place. 

ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

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2.5.1.2  Installing Three SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1.  Install the identical 3-Way SLI

TM

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

®

certi

fi

 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

fi

 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 PCIE5 slot. Make sure 

that the cards are properly seated on the slots.

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.   

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. 

Two Gold

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 ngers

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

fi

 ngers 

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

is 

fi

 rmly in place.

ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card

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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

TM

 mode only)

 A. 

Double-click 

NVIDIA Settings icon

 on your Windows

®

 taskbar.

B. From the pop-up menu, select 

Set SLI and PhysX con

fi

 guration

. In 

    Set PhysX GPU acceleration

 item, please select 

Enabled

. In 

Select  

    an SLI con

fi

 guration

 item, please select 

Enable SLI

. And click 

Apply

C. Reboot your system.

D. You can freely enjoy the bene

fi

 t of SLI

TM

 feature.

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 For 

Windows

®

 Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM

 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS:

 (For 

SLI

TM

 and Quad SLI

TM

 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

fi

 guration

. In 

    Set PhysX GPU acceleration

 item, please select 

Enabled

. In 

Select  

    an SLI con

fi

 guration

 item, please select 

Enable SLI

. And click 

Apply

F. Reboot your system.

G. You can freely enjoy the bene

fi

 t of SLI

TM

 or Quad SLI

TM

 feature.

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 For 

Windows

®

 Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM

 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS:

(For 3-Way SLI

TM

 mode)

A. Follow steps A to D on page 24.

B. From the pop-up menu, select 

Set SLI and PhysX con

fi

 guration

. In 

    Select a hardware acceleration setting for PhysX

 item, please  

     

    select 

Enabled

. In 

Select an SLI con

fi

 guration

 item, please select 

         

    Enable 3-way SLI

. And click 

Apply

C. Reboot your system.

D. You can freely enjoy the bene

fi

 t of 3-Way SLI

TM

 feature.

 * SLI

TM

 appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA

®

 Technologies Inc., and is used        

    only for identi

fi

 cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene

fi

 t, without intent to infringe.

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1. If a customer incorrectly con

fi

 gures their system they will not see the  

    performance bene

fi

 ts of CrossFireX

TM

. All three CrossFireX

TM

 components, a    

    CrossFireX

TM

 Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX

TM

 Ready motherboard and a   

     

    CrossFireX

TM

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

    bene

fi

 t from the CrossFireX

TM

 multi-GPU platform.

2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX

TM

 Edition card with a 16-pipe card,  both cards  

    will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

TM

 mode.

2.6  CrossFireX

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireX

TM

 and Quad CrossFireX

TM

  

       Operation Guide

This motherboard supports CrossFireX

TM

, 3-way CrossFireX

TM 

and Quad

CrossFireX

TM

 feature. CrossFireX

TM

 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

TM

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

application. Currently CrossFireX

TM

 feature is supported with Windows

®

 XP with 

Service Pack 2 / Vista

TM

 / 7 OS. 3-way CrossFireX

TM

 and Quad CrossFireX

TM 

feature 

are supported with Windows

®

 Vista

TM

 / 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for 

ATI

TM

 CrossFireX

TM

 driver updates.

2.6.1  Graphics Card Setup

2.6.1.1  Installing Two CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards

Different CrossFireX

TM

 cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX

TM

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

card. For other CrossFireX

TM

 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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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.)

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.)     

or

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2.6.1.2  Installing Three CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1.  Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireX

TM

-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 PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards are 

properly seated on the slots.

Step 4.  Use one CrossFire

TM

 Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE1 

and PCIE3 slots, and use the other CrossFire

TM

 Bridge to connect Radeon 

graphics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots. (CrossFire

TM

 Bridge is provided 

with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. 

Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.)     

CrossFire

TM

 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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 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

TM

 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

TM

 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.

Then you will 

fi

 nd “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows

®

 taskbar.

ATI Catalyst Control Center

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.

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

reX

TM

”, and then check the item “Enable CrossFireX

TM

”. 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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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

fi

 ts of Surround Display feature. 

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

Support CD: 

..\ Surround Display Information

Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire

TM

”, the CrossFireX

TM

  

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

restarting your computer, please con

fi

 rm whether the option “Enable    

CrossFire

TM

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

select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the bene

fi

 t of CrossFireX

TM 

feature.  

Step 7.  You can freely enjoy the bene

fi

 t of CrossFireX

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireX

TM

 or 

Quad CrossFireX

TM

 feature.

 * CrossFireX

TM

 appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is         

    used only for identi

fi

 cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene

fi

 t, without intent to infringe.

*  For further information of AMD CrossFireX

TM

 technology, please check AMD website for        

    updates and details. 

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* 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   

USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black) 

CIR header (4-pin, gray) 

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 

 motherboard. 

Step2. 

Connect the front USB cable to the 

USB 2.0 header (as below, pin 1-5) 

and the CIR header. Please make 

sure the wire assignments and the 

pin assignments are matched 

 correctly. 

1 2

4

3

5

USB_PWR

P-

P+

GND

ATX+5VSB

IRRX

IRTX

GND

DUMMY

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 

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.

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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

2. USB 2.0 port (USB6) header

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

convenience by installing the USB cable on these two ports.  

see p.2  No. 36

see p.3  No. 16

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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. 32)

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

system 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 

fi

 nish updating the BIOS, you must boot 

up the system 

fi

 rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac-

tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default pro

fi

 le, 1394 

GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed. 

Clear CMOS

Default

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

jumper. 

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Serial ATA2 Connectors 

These four Serial ATA2  

(SATA2_0_1: see  p.2, No. 19)

(SATA2) connectors support  

(SATA2_2_3: see  p.2, No. 18) 

SATA data cables for internal  

storage devices. The current  

SATA2 interface allows up to 

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial ATA3 Connectors 

These seven Serial ATA3  

(SATA3_0_1: see  p.2, No. 20)

(SATA3) connectors support   

(SATA3_M0_M1: see  p.2, No. 22)

SATA data cables for internal 

(SATA3_M2_M3: see  p.2, No. 21) 

storage devices. The current  

(SATA3_M4: see  p.2, No. 15) 

SATA3 interface allows up to 

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SA

TA2_0      SA

TA2_2

SA

TA2_1      SA

TA2_3

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 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.

connect  to the SATA  

HDD power connector

connect  to the 

power supply

Serial ATA (SATA) 

Please connect the black end  

Power Cable 

of SATA power cable to the    

(Optional)

power connector on each drive.  

Then connect the white end of  

SATA power cable to the power  

connector of the power supply.

SA

TA3_M0   SA

TA3_M2   SA

TA3_0

SA

TA3_M1   SA

TA3_M3   SA

TA3_1

SATA3_M4

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Infrared Module Header 

This header supports an 

(5-pin IR1)

optional wireless transmitting  

(see  p.2  No. 39)

and receiving infrared module.

USB 3.0 Header 

Besides two default USB 3.0 

(19-pin USB3_2_3)

ports on the I/O panel, there are 

(see p.2  No. 14)

two USB 3.0 headers on this   

motherboard. Each USB 3.0   

header can support two USB 

 3.0 

ports.

(19-pin USB3_4_5)

(see p.2  No. 13)

Consumer Infrared Module Header 

This header can be used to    

(4-pin CIR1)

connect the remote   

(see  p.2  No. 37)

 controller 

receiver.

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. 36)

are three USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each USB 2.0

  

header can support two USB 

 2.0 

ports.

(9-pin USB_8_9)

(see p.2  No. 35)

(9-pin USB_10_11)

(see p.2  No. 34)

1

USB_PWR

P-8

GND

DUMMY

USB_PWR

P+8

GND

P-9

P+9

1

USB

_

P

W

R

P

-10

G

N

D

DU

MMY

USB

_

P

W

R

P

+10

G

N

D

P

-11

P

+11

1

IRTX

+5VSB

DUMMY

IRRX

GND

1

ATX+5VSB

IRTX

GND

IRRX

1

IntA_P3_D+

ID

IntA_P3_D-

GND

IntA_P3_SSTX+

GND

IntA_P3_SSTX-

IntA_P3_SSRX+

IntA_P3_SSRX-

Vbus

Vbus

Vbus

IntA_P2_SSRX-

IntA_P2_SSRX+

GND

IntA_P2_SSTX-

IntA_P2_SSTX+

GND

IntA_P2_D-

IntA_P2_D+

1

IntA_P5_D+

ID

IntA_P5_D-

GND

IntA_P5_SSTX+

GND

IntA_P5_SSTX-

IntA_P5_SSRX+

IntA_P5_SSRX-

Vbus

Vbus

Vbus

IntA_P4_SSRX-

IntA_P4_SSRX+

GND

IntA_P4_SSTX-

IntA_P4_SSTX+

GND

IntA_P4_D-

IntA_P4_D+

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1. High De

fi

 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.

    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. 

         For Windows

®

 XP / XP 64-bit OS:

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

         For Windows

®

 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM

 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. 29)

 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

fi

 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).

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

Front Panel Audio Header 

This is an interface for front 

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

panel audio cable that allows  

(see p.2  No. 42)

convenient connection and    

control of audio devices.

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Chassis Speaker Header   

Please connect the chassis    

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

speaker to this header.

(see p.2  No. 28)

Power LED Header 

Please connect the chassis   

(3-pin PLED1)

power LED to this header to 

(see p.2  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).

1

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

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.

Chassis, Power and SB Fan Connectors 

Please connect the fan cables  

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

to the fan connectors and  

(see p.2  No. 16)

match the black wire to the    

ground pin. CHA_FAN1,  

(3-pin CHA_FAN2) 

CHA_FAN2 and CHA_FAN3

(see p.2  No. 25) 

support FAN control. SB_FAN1

supports Quiet FAN.

(3-pin CHA_FAN3)

(see p.2  No. 23)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.2  No. 11)

(3-pin SB_FAN1)

(see p.2  No. 17)

CPU Fan Connectors 

Please connect the CPU fan 

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

cable to the connector and 

(see p.2  No. 4)

match the black wire to the    

  

ground 

pin.

GND

+12V

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1  2  3  4

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

G

N

D

+1

2

V

C

HA_FAN_

SP

EE

D

G

N

D

+1

2

V

C

HA_FAN_

SP

EE

D

GND

+12V

SB_FAN_SPEED

PWR_FAN_SPEED

GND

+12V

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       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.  

3-Pin Fan Installation

Pin 1-3 Connected

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

(see p.2  No. 10)

ATX Power Connector 

Please connect an ATX power 

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

supply to this connector. 

(see p.2  No. 12)

12  

 1

24

13

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

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.

12

 1

24

13

ATX 12V Power Connector   

Please connect an ATX 12V  

(8-pin  ATX12V1)

power supply to this connector.

(see p.2  No. 6)

4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation

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.

8                  5

4                  1

8                   

        5

4                   

        1

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. 49)

with a hard disk power 

connecor when two graphics   

                             

cards are plugged to this 

  

motherboard. 

SLI/XFIRE_POWER1

GND

+12V

CPU_FAN_SPEED

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Serial port Header 

This COM1 header supports a

(9-pin COM1)

serial port module. 

(see p.2  No. 38)

IEEE 1394 Header 

Besides one default IEEE 1394  

(9-pin FRONT_1394)

port on the I/O panel, there 

(see p.2  No. 40)

is one IEEE 1394 header  

(FRONT_1394) on this 

  

motherboard. This IEEE 1394  

header can support one IEEE  

 1394 

port.

+12V

GND

+12V

1

RXTPBM_

0

GND

RXTPAM_

0

RXTPBP_

0

GND

RXTPAP_

0

HDMI_SPDIF Header 

HDMI_SPDIF header, providing  

(2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)

SPDIF audio output to HDMI 

(see p.2  No. 41)

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.

SPDIFOUT

GND

1

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The Installation Guide of Front USB 3.0 Panel 

Intall the Front USB 3.0 Panel into the 2.5” 

drive bay of the chassis.

Step

3

Step

4

Screw the Front USB 3.0 Panel to the 

drive bay with six chassis screws.

Prepare the bundled Front USB 3.0 Panel, four 

HDD screws, and six chassis screws.

Step

1

Step

2

Screw the 2.5” HDD/SSD to the Front 

USB 3.0 Panel with four HDD screws.

The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3.0 Bracket 

Put the USB 3.0 cable and the rear 

USB 3.0 bracket together.

Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3.0 

Panel.

Step

1

Step

2

Put the rear USB 3.0 bracket into the 

chassis.

Screw the two screws into the rear USB 3.0 

bracket.

Step

3

Step

4

The Front USB 3.0 Panel is ready to use.

Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB 

3.0 header (USB3_2_3 or USB3_4_5) on the 

motherboard.

Step

5

Step

6