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* 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.
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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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 3870 as the example graphics
card. For other CrossFireX
TM
cards that ATI
TM
has released or will release in the
future, please refer to ATI
TM
graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE4 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 PCIE2 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 one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installation
procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 2. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot. For the proper installation
procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 3. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE5 slot. For the proper installation
procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 4. Use one CrossFire
TM
Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE2
and PCIE4 slots, and use the other CrossFire
TM
Bridge to connect Radeon
graphics cards on PCIE4 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.)
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CrossFire
TM
Bridge
Step 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-
ics card on PCIE2 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.
ATI
TM
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 ATI
TM
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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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 ATI
TM
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 ATI
TM
CrossFireX
TM
technology, please check AMD website for
updates and details.
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2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system
already, you can freely enjoy the bene
fi
ts of dual monitor function after your
system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install
onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your
computer.
2.7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features
Dual Monitor Feature
This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output sup-
port (DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort), you can easily enjoy the bene
fi
ts of
dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard.
This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub,
HDMI and DisplayPort to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub, HDMI and
DisplayPort can drive same or different display contents.
To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps:
1. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub
monitor cable to VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel, connect HDMI monitor cable
to HDMI port on the I/O panel, or connect DisplayPort monitor cable to
DisplayPort on the I/O panel.
D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort monitors cannot be enabled at the
same time. You can only choose two of them.
HDMI port
VGA/D-Sub port
VGA/DVI-D port
DisplayPort
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Surround Display Feature
This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output
support (DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort) and external add-on PCI Express
VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the bene
fi
ts of surround display feature.
Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:
1. Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2, PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots. Please
refer to page 18 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.
2. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub
monitor cable to VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel, connect HDMI monitor cable
to HDMI port on the I/O panel, or connect DisplayPort monitor cable to
DisplayPort on the I/O panel. Then connect other monitor cables to the
corresponding connectors of the add-on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2,
PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots.
3. Boot your system. Press <F2> or <Del> to enter UEFI setup. Enter “Onboard
VGA Share Memory” option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB],
[128MB], [256MB] or [512MB] to enable the function of VGA/D-sub. Please make
sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system
memory. If you do not adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of “Onboard VGA
Share Memory”, [Auto], will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA
card is inserted to this motherboard.
4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to
your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install
them again.
5. Set up a multi-monitor display.
For Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS:
Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” tab
so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to
the steps below.
A. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor.
B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you
wish to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When
you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be
Primary, and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.
C. Select the display icon identi
fi
ed by the number 2.
D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”.
E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary.
F. Set the “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate for the
second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.
G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identi
fi
ed by the number
one to eight.
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For Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS:
Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display
Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor
according to the steps below.
A. Click the number ”2” icon.
B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the desktop onto
this monitor”.
C. Click “OK” to save your change.
D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identi
fi
ed by the number
three to eight.
6. Use Surround Display. Click and drag the display icons to positions representing
the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use. The placement
of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another.
HDCP Function
HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP
function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor
that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy
the superior display quality with high-de
fi
nition HDCP
encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more
details about HDCP function.
What
is
HDCP?
HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection,
a
speci
fi
cation developed by Intel
®
for protecting digital
entertainment content that uses the DVI interface. HDCP is a
copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of
intercepting digital data midstream between the video source,
or transmitter - such as a computer, DVD player or set-top box -
and the digital display, or receiver - such as a monitor, television
or projector. In other words, HDCP speci
fi
cation is designed to
protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted.
Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD
players, satellite and cable HDTV set-top-boxes, as well as few
entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant
display. Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP
in their equipment, it is highly recommended that the HDTV or
LCD monitor you purchase is compatible.
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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, blue)
CIR header (4-pin, white)
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 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. 10)
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
English
The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS
jumper.
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the red-striped side to Pin1
2.10 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!
FDD connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.2 No. 34)
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Serial ATAII Connectors
These four Serial ATAII (SATAII)
(SATA2_2: see p.2, No. 15)
connectors support SATA data
(SATA2_3: see p.2, No. 16)
cables for internal storage
(SATA2_4: see p.2, No. 17)
devices. The current SATAII
(SATA2_5: see p.2, No. 18)
interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Serial ATA3 Connectors
These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
(SATA3_0: see p.2, No. 13)
connectors support SATA data
(SATA3_1: see p.2, No. 14)
cables for internal storage
(SATA3_M1: see p.2, No. 11)
devices. The current SATA3
(SATA3_M2: see p.2, No. 12)
interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate. If you install
the HDD on the eSATA port on
the rear I/O, the internal
SATA3_M2 will not function.
SA
TA2_4 SA
TA2_2
SA
TA2_5 SA
TA2_3
SA
TA3_0 SA
TA3_M1
SA
TA3_1 SA
TA3_M2
Serial ATA (SATA)
Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable
cable can be connected to the
(Optional)
SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard
disk or the SATAII / 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.
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Infrared Module Header
This header supports an
(5-pin IR1)
optional wireless transmitting
(see p.2 No. 33)
and receiving infrared module.
USB 2.0 Headers
Besides four default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB6_7)
ports on the I/O panel, there
(see p.2 No. 30)
are three USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each
USB 2.0 header can support
two USB 2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB8_9)
(see p.2 No. 29)
(9-pin USB10_11)
(see p.2 No. 28)
1
IRTX
+5VSB
DUMMY
IRRX
GND
USB 3.0 Header
Besides two default USB 3.0
(19-pin USB3_12_13)
ports on the I/O panel, there is
(see p.2 No. 26)
one USB 3.0 header on this
motherboard. This USB 3.0
header can support two USB
3.0
ports.
1
ID
IntA_P1_D+
IntA_P1_D-
GND
IntA_P1_SSTX+
IntA_P1_SSTX-
GND
IntA_P1_SSRX+
IntA_P1_SSRX-
Vbus
IntA_P2_D+
IntA_P2_D-
GND
IntA_P2_SSTX+
IntA_P2_SSTX-
GND
IntA_P2_SSRX+
IntA_P2_SSRX-
Vbus
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
Consumer Infrared Module Header
This header can be used to
(4-pin CIR1)
connect the remote
(see p.2 No. 31)
controller
receiver.
1
ATX+5VSB
IRTX
GND
IRRX
3.5mm Audio Cable
Either end of the 3.5mm audio
(Optional)
cable can be connected to the
portable audio devices, such
as MP3 player and mobile
phone or the Line-in port of
your
PC.
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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. 24)
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. 36)
convenient connection and
control of audio devices.
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Chassis and Power Fan Connectors
Please connect the fan cables
(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
to the fan connectors and
(see p.2 No. 9)
match the black wire to the
ground
pin.
(3-pin CHA_FAN2)
(see p.2 No. 47)
(3-pin CHA_FAN3)
(see p.2 No. 46)
(3-pin PWR_FAN1)
(see p.2 No. 2)
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.
Chassis Speaker Header
Please connect the chassis
(4-pin SPEAKER 1)
speaker to this header.
(see p.2 No. 25)
Power LED Header
Please connect the chassis
(3-pin PLED1)
power LED to this header to
(see p.2 No. 23)
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-
4
3
2
1
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.
GND
+12V
CPU_FAN_SPEED
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
GND
+12V
CHA_FAN_SPEED
GND
+12V
PWR_FAN_SPEED
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ATX Power Connector
Please connect an ATX power
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
supply to this connector.
(see p.2 No. 8)
12
1
24
13
(3-pin CPU_FAN2)
(see p.2 No. 5)
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. 1)
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.
SLI/XFIRE_POWER1
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. 45)
with a hard disk power
connecor when two graphics
cards are plugged to this
motherboard.
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
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HDMI_SPDIF Header
HDMI_SPDIF header, providing
(2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)
SPDIF audio output to HDMI
(see p.2 No. 37)
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
Serial port Header
This COM1 header supports a
(9-pin COM1)
serial port module.
(see p.2 No. 35)
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.
IEEE 1394 Header
Besides one default IEEE 1394
(9-pin FRONT_1394)
port on the I/O panel, there
(see p.2 No. 32)
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
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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_12_13) on the motherboard.
Step
5
Step
6
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Reset Switch
Reset Switch is a smart switch,
(RSTBTN)
allowing users to quickly reset
(see p.2 No. 21)
the
system.
RESET
Clear CMOS Switch
Clear CMOS Switch is a smart
(CLRCBTN)
switch, allowing users to quickly
(see p.3 No. 15)
clear the CMOS values.
clr
CMOS
2.11 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.
Power Switch
Power Switch is a smart switch,
(PWRBTN)
allowing users to quickly turn
(see p.2 No. 22)
on/off the system.
