ASRock X79 Extreme7: 2. Installation
2. Installation: ASRock X79 Extreme7

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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.
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
not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.
2011-Pin Socket Overview
Contact Array
Socket Body
Load Lever
Load Lever
Load Plate
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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
fl
ip up
the load plate.
Step 2. Insert the 2011-Pin CPU:
Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edge with the
triangle mark(Pin 1) on your upper
right corner.
Pin1
Step 2-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation
key notches.
alignment key
alignment key
Pin1
2011-Pin CPU
2011-Pin Socket
orientation key notch
orientation key notch
For proper inserting, please ensure to match the four orientation key
notches of the CPU with the four alignment keys of the socket.

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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. 4 or CPU_FAN2, see page 2, No. 10).
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. 4 or CPU_FAN2, see
page 2, No. 10).
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.
Apply Thermal
Interface Material
Screws
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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
This motherboard provides six 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM
slots, and supports Quad Channel Memory Technology. For quad channel con-
fi
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 (Black slot; see p.2 No.1), DDR3_B1 (Black slot; see p.2
No.3), DDR3_D1 (Black slot; see p.2 No.7) and DDR3_C1 (Black slot; see p.2
No.9), so that Quad Channel Memory Technology can be activated.
1. Due
to
Intel
®
CPU spec de
fi
nition, the system will not boot if only
two DIMM are installed into DDR3_B2 and DDR3_D2 slots. Please
install the memory modules into DDR3_B1 and DDR3_D1 slots
fi
rst, then DDR3_B2 and DDR3_D2 slots can work properly.
2. 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.
3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into
DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be dam-
aged.

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notch
break
notch
break
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.
The DIMM only
fi
ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent
damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into
the slot at incorrect orientation.
Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends
fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
There is 1 PCI slot and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCI slot:
PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface.
PCIE slots:
PCIE1 / PCIE2 / PCIE3 / PCIE4 / PCIE5 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slots) are used
for PCI Express graphics cards.
PCIE Slot Con
fi
gurations
PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5
Dual Graphics Cards in
x16 x0 x16 x0 N/A
CrossFireX
TM
or SLI
TM
Mode
Triple Graphics Cards in
x16 x0 x16 x0 x8
3-Way CrossFireX
TM
or
3-Way SLI
TM
Mode
Five Graphics Cards
x8
x8 x8
x8 x8
1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Express
x16 graphics card on PCIE1 slot.
2. In CrossFireX
TM
mode or SLI
TM
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
TM
or 3-Way SLI
TM
mode, please install PCI
Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1, PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots.
Therefore, both PCIE1 and PCIE3 will work at x16 bandwidth, while
PCIE5 works at x8 bandwidth.
4. If you install
fi
ve PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1, PCIE2,
PCIE3, PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots, these
fi
ve slots will work at x8
bandwidth.
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.
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.

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Installing an expansion card
Step 1.
Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power
supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the
documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware
settings for the card before you start the installation.
Step 2.
Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed
in a chassis).
Step 3.
Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the
screws for later use.
Step 4.
Align the card connector with the slot and press
fi
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
TM
, 3-Way SLI
TM
and Quad SLI
TM
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
, 3-Way SLI
TM
and Quad SLI
TM
(Scalable
Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express
x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
technology supports Windows
®
XP /
XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
®
3-Way SLI
TM
and Quad
SLI
TM
technology support Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only.
Please follow the installation procedures in this section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
TM
technology, you should have two identical SLI
TM
-ready graphics
cards that are NVIDIA
®
certi
fi
ed. For 3-Way SLI
TM
technology, you should
have three identical 3-Way SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
®
certi
fi
ed. For Quad SLI
TM
technology, you should have two identical Quad
SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
®
certi
fi
ed.
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
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
fi
ed PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
®
website for details.
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1. Install the identical 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.) 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.
Step2. If required, connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graph-
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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
fi
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
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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
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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.)
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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
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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-
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Power Switch
Power Switch is a smart switch,
(PWRBTN)
allowing users to quickly turn
(see p.2 No. 27)
on/off the system.
Reset Switch
Reset Switch is a smart switch,
(RSTBTN)
allowing users to quickly reset
(see p.2 No. 26)
the
system.
Clear CMOS Switch
Clear CMOS Switch is a smart
(CLRCBTN)
switch, allowing users to quickly
(see p.3 No. 18)
clear the CMOS values.
2.12 Smart Switches
The motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear
CMOS switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off or reset the sytem clear the
CMOS values.
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Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even
easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr. Debug codes.
Status Code
Description
0x00
Not used
0x01
Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard)
0x02
AP initialization before microcode loading
0x03
North Bridge initialization before microcode loading
0x04
South Bridge initialization before microcode loading
0x05
OEM initialization before microcode loading
0x06
Microcode loading
0x07
AP initialization after microcode loading
0x08
North Bridge initialization after microcode loading
0x09
South Bridge initialization after microcode loading
0x0A
OEM initialization after microcode loading
0x0B
Cache initialization
0x0C – 0x0D
Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes
0x0E
Microcode not found
0x0F
Microcode not loaded
0x10
PEI Core is started
0x11
Pre-memory CPU initialization is started
0x12
Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module speci
fi
c)
0x13
Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module speci
fi
c)
0x14
Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module speci
fi
c)
0x15
Pre-memory North Bridge initialization is started
0x16
Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x17
Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x18
Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x19
Pre-memory South Bridge initialization is started
0x1A
Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x1B
Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x1C
Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x1D – 0x2A
OEM pre-memory initialization codes
0x2B
Memory initialization. Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data reading
0x2C
Memory initialization. Memory presence detection
0x2D
Memory initialization. Programming memory timing information
0x2E
Memory initialization. Con
fi
guring memory
0x2F
Memory initialization (other)
0x30
Reserved for ASL
0x31
Memory Installed
0x32
CPU post-memory initialization is started
0x33
CPU post-memory initialization. Cache initialization
0x34
CPU post-memory initialization. Application Processor(s) (AP) initialization
0x35
CPU post-memory initialization. Boot Strap Processor (BSP) selection
0x36
CPU post-memory initialization. System Management Mode (SMM)
initialization
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0x37
Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started
0x38
Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x39
Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x3A
Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x3B
Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started
0x3C
Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x3D
Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x3E
Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x3F-0x4E
OEM post memory initialization codes
0x4F
DXE IPL is started
0x50
Memory initialization error. Invalid memory type or incompatible memory
speed
0x51
Memory initialization error. SPD reading has failed
0x52
Memory initialization error. Invalid memory size or memory modules do not
match
0x53
Memory initialization error. No usable memory detected
0x54
Unspeci
fi
ed memory initialization error
0x55
Memory not installed
0x56
Invalid CPU type or Speed
0x57
CPU mismatch
0x58
CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error
0x59
CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed
0x5A
Internal CPU error
0x5B
reset PPI is not available
0x5C-0x5F
Reserved for future AMI error codes
0xE0
S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL)
0xE1
S3 Boot Script execution
0xE2
Video repost
0xE3
OS S3 wake vector call
0xE4-0xE7
Reserved for future AMI progress codes
0xE8
S3 Resume Failed
0xE9
S3 Resume PPI not Found
0xEA
S3 Resume Boot Script Error
0xEB
S3 OS Wake Error
0xEC-0xEF
Reserved for future AMI error codes
0xF0
Recovery condition triggered by
fi
rmware (Auto recovery)
0xF1
Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)
0xF2
Recovery process started
0xF3
Recovery
fi
rmware image is found
0xF4
Recovery
fi
rmware image is loaded
0xF5-0xF7
Reserved for future AMI progress codes
0xF8
Recovery PPI is not available
0xF9
Recovery capsule is not found
0xFA
Invalid recovery capsule
0xFB – 0xFF
Reserved for future AMI error codes
0x60
DXE Core is started
0x61
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0x62
Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services
0x63
CPU DXE initialization is started
0x64
CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci
fi
c)
0x65
CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci
fi
c)
0x66
CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci
fi
c)
0x67
CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci
fi
c)
0x68
PCI host bridge initialization
0x69
North Bridge DXE initialization is started
0x6A
North Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started
0x6B
North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x6C
North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x6D
North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x6E
North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x6F
North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x70
South Bridge DXE initialization is started
0x71
South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started
0x72
South Bridge devices initialization
0x73
South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x74
South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x75
South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x76
South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x77
South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci
fi
c)
0x78
ACPI module initialization
0x79
CSM initialization
0x7A – 0x7F
Reserved for future AMI DXE codes
0x80 – 0x8F
OEM DXE initialization codes
0x90
Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started
0x91
Driver connecting is started
0x92
PCI Bus initialization is started
0x93
PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization
0x94
PCI Bus Enumeration
0x95
PCI Bus Request Resources
0x96
PCI Bus Assign Resources
0x97
Console Output devices connect
0x98
Console input devices connect
0x99
Super IO Initialization
0x9A
USB initialization is started
0x9B
USB Reset
0x9C
USB Detect
0x9D
USB Enable
0x9E – 0x9F
Reserved for future AMI codes
0xA0
IDE initialization is started
0xA1
IDE Reset
0xA2
IDE Detect
0xA3
IDE Enable
0xA4
SCSI initialization is started
0xA5
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0xA6
SCSI Detect
0xA7
SCSI Enable
0xA8
Setup Verifying Password
0xA9
Start of Setup
0xAA
Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
0xAB
Setup Input Wait
0xAC
Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
0xAD
Ready To Boot event
0xAE
Legacy Boot event
0xAF
Exit Boot Services event
0xB0
Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin
0xB1
Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End
0xB2
Legacy Option ROM Initialization
0xB3
System Reset
0xB4
USB hot plug
0xB5
PCI bus hot plug
0xB6
Clean-up of NVRAM
0xB7
Con
fi
guration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings)
0xB8 – 0xBF
Reserved for future AMI codes
0xC0 – 0xCF
OEM BDS initialization codes
0xD0
CPU initialization error
0xD1
North Bridge initialization error
0xD2
South Bridge initialization error
0xD3
Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available
0xD4
PCI resource allocation error. Out of Resources
0xD5
No Space for Legacy Option ROM
0xD6
No Console Output Devices are found
0xD7
No Console Input Devices are found
0xD8
Invalid password
0xD9
Error loading Boot Option (LoadImage returned error)
0xDA
Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error)
0xDB
Flash update is failed
0xDC
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2.14 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive
fi
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.
2.15 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit With
RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
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
2.16.1 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.
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con
fi
guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.
Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_M0 to
SATA3_M4 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function
AHCI mode is not supported under Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit.
2.16 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP /
XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
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.
RAID mode is not supported under Windows
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2.16.2 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit
Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
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
fi
guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI] for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.
Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [AHCI] for SATA3_M0 to
SATA3_M4 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
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
fi
guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.
Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_M0 to
SATA3_M4 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on your
system.

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2.17
Teaming Function Operation Guide
Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single
connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth,
making data transmission more effective and improving the quality of transmission
of distant images. Fault tolerance on the dual LAN network prevents network
downtime by transferring the workload from a failed port to a working port.
The speed of transmission is subject to the actual network environment
or status even with Teaming enabled.
Before setting up Teaming function, please make sure if your Switch (or Router)
could support Teaming (IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation) function. Then, please
refer to following steps to set up Teaming function.
1. Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD:
32-bit:
.. \Drivers\LAN\Broadcom\Win7-64_Win7_Vista64_Vista_XP64_
XP(v14.8.4.1)\BACS\IA32
64-bit:
.. \Drivers\LAN\Broadcom\Win7-64_Win7_Vista64_Vista_XP64_
XP(v14.8.4.1)\BACS\x64
(This is a special driver for Teaming function only. If you don't want to use
Teaming, please install the LAN driver provided by our support CD link.)
2. From the
Teams
menu, select
Create Team
, or right-click one of the devices in
the “Unassigned Adapters” section and select
Create a Team
. This option is not
available if there are no devices listed in the “Unassigned Adapters” sections,
which means all adapters are already assigned to teams.
3. Click
Expert Mode
.
* If you want to always use Expert Mode to create a team, click Default to Expert
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4. Click the
Create Team
tab.
* The
Create Team
tab appears only if there are teamable adapters available.
5. Click the
Team Name
fi
eld to enter a team name.
6. Click the
Team Type
fi
eld to select a team type.
7. Assign any available adapter or adapters to the team by selecting the adapter
from the
Load Balance Members
list. There must be at least one adapter
selected in the
Load Balance Members
list.
8. You can assign any other available adapter to be a standby member by selecting
it from the
Standby Member
list.
* There must be at least one Broadcom network adapter assigned to the team.
The Large Send Of
fl
oad (LSO), Checksum Of
fl
oad (CO), and RSS indicate if
the LSO, CO, and/or RSS properties are supported for the team. The LSO, CO,
and RSS properties are enabled for a team only when all of the members
support and are con
fi
gured for the feature.
* Adding a network adapter to a team where its driver is disabled may negatively
affect the of
fl
oading capabilities of the team. This may have an impact on the
team’s performance. Therefore, it is recommended that only driver-enabled
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9. Type the value for
Team MTU
.
10. Click
Create
to save the team information.
11. Repeat steps 5. through 10. to de
fi
ne additional teams. As teams are de
fi
ned,
they can be selected from the team list, but they have not yet been created.
Click the
Preview
tab to view the team structure before applying the changes.
12. Click
Apply/Exit
to create all the teams you have de
fi
ned and exit the Manage
Teams window.
13. Click
Yes
when the message is displayed indicating that the network connection
will be temporarily interrupted.
* The team name cannot exceed 39 characters, cannot begin with spaces, and
cannot contain any of the following characters: & \ / : * ? < > |
* Team names must be unique. If you attempt to use a team name more than
once, an error message is displayed indicating that the name already exists.
* The maximum number of team members is 8.
* When team con
fi
guration has been correctly performed, a virtual team adapter
driver is created for each con
fi
gured team.
* If you disable a virtual team and later want to reenable it, you must
fi
rst disable
and reenable all team members before you reenable the virtual team.
* When you create Generic Trunking and Link Aggregation teams, you cannot
designate a standby member. Standby members work only with Smart Load
Balancing and Failover and SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) types of teams.
* For an SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable) team, to restore traf
fi
c to the load
balance members from the standby member, click the Fallback button on the
Team Properties tab.
* When con
fi
guring an SLB team, although connecting team members to a hub
is supported for testing, it is recommended to connect team members to a
switch.
* Not all network adapters made by others are supported or fully certi
fi
ed for
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14. Con
fi
gure the team IP address.
a. From
Control Panel
, double-click
Network Connections
.
b. Right-click the name of the team to be con
fi
gured, and then click
Properties
.
c. On the
General
tab, click
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
, and then click
Properties
.
d. Con
fi
gure the IP address and any other necessary TCP/IP con
fi
guration for
the team, and then click
OK
when
fi
nished.

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2.18 Untied Overclocking Technology
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during
overclocking, BCLK enjoys better margin due to
fi
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, BCLK is untied during
overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the
fi
xed mode so that BCLK can 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.
Оглавление
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation
- 3. BIOS Information
- 1. Einführung
- 2. BIOS-Information
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Informations sur le BIOS
- 1. Introduzione
- 2. Informazioni sul BIOS
- 1. Introducción
- 2. BIOS Información
- 1. Введение
- 2.
- 1. Giri ş
- 2. BIOS Bilgileri
- 1. 제품소개
- 2. 시스템 바이오스 정보
- 1. 主板簡介
- 2. BIOS 信息
- 1. 主機板簡介
- 2. BIOS 訊息
- 1. Penjelasan
- Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB