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ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3: 2. Installation

2. Installation: ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3

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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 1155-Pin CPU,

please follow the steps below.

Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the

CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not

force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Other-

wise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

1155-Pin Socket Overview

Contact Array

Socket Body

Load Lever

Load Plate

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Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing

down and out on the hook to clear

retention tab.

Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-

sition at approximately 135 degrees.

Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-

sition at approximately 100 degrees.

Step 2. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap).

1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking

off the PnP cap.

2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after

service.

Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:

Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where

are marked with black lines.

Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated

Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the

two orientation key notches.

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

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

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black line

Pin1

alignment key

Pin1

1155-Pin CPU

1155-Pin Socket

orientation key notch

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Step 3-3. Carefully place the CPU into the

socket by using a purely vertical mo-

tion.

Step 3-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock-

et and properly mated to the orient

keys.

Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load

plate, engage the load lever.

Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab

under retention tab of load lever.

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

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 1155-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).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard through-

holes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

down on fastener caps with thumb to install

and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, 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 cable does not interfere with

fan operation or contact other components.

Apply Thermal

Interface Material

Fan cables on side

closest to MB header

Fastener slots

pointing straight out

Press Down

(4 Places)

Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler

Option (C.C.O.), which provides the

exible option to adopt three dif-

ferent CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.

The white throughholes are for Socket LGA

1155/1156 CPU fan.

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM

slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel con

uration, you always need to install

identical

(the same brand, speed, size and

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

identical

DDR3

DIMM pair in

Dual Channel A

(DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; Black slots; see p.2

No.6) or

identical

DDR3 DIMM pair in

Dual Channel B

(DDR3_A2 and DDR3_

B2; Black slots; see p.2 No.7), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can

be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for

dual channel con

guration, and please install

identical

DDR3 DIMMs in all four

slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Con

guration Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Con

gurations

DDR3_A1

DDR3_A2

DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

(Black Slot) (Black Slot) (Black Slot) (Black Slot)

(1)

Populated -

Populated

(2)

Populated - Populated

(3)*

Populated

Populated Populated

For the con

guration (3), please install

identical

DDR3 DIMMs in all four

slots.

1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility

and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots: DDR3_

A1 and DDR3_B1, or DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2.

2. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed

in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate

the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

3. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual

Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in

DDR3_A1 and DDR3_A2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel

Memory Technology .

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

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

aged.

5. Some DDR3 1GB double-sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work

on this motherboard. It is not recommended to install them on this

motherboard.

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break

notch

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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

ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent

damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into

the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends

fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There are 1 PCI slot and 6 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.

PCI slots:

PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI

interface.

PCIE slots:

PCIE1/PCIE4 (PCIE 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane

width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width

graphics cards.

PCIE3 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane

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

PCIE5 (PCIE 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graph-

ics cards.

PCIE6 (PCIE 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graph-

ics cards.

1. If you want to install one graphics card only, we suggest installing it

on PCIE2 slot; in this situation, PCIE1, PCIE4 and PCIE6 slots will be

disabled.

2. Only PCIE2 slot supports up to Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Express

in Gen 3 speed, please must install the Ivy Bridge CPU. If you install

the Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express

Gen 2 speed.

3. In CrossFireX

mode or SLI

mode, please install PCI Express x16

graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE4 slots. Therefore, both these two

slots will work at x16 bandwidth.

4. In 3-Way CrossFireX

or 3-Way SLI

mode, please install PCI

Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE1, PCIE4 and PCIE6 slots.

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

PCIE6 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.

Installing an expansion card

Step 1.

Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power

supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the

documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware

settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2.

Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed

in a chassis).

Step 3.

Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the

screws for later use.

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Step 4.

Align the card connector with the slot and press

rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Step 5.

Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6.

Replace the system cover.

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2.5 SLI

, 3-Way SLI

and Quad SLI

Operation Guide

This motherboard supports NVIDIA

SLI

, 3-Way SLI

and Quad SLI

(Scalable

Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express

x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA

SLI

technology supports Windows

XP /

XP 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

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

3-Way SLI

and Quad

SLI

technology support Windows

Vista

/ Vista

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

Please follow the installation procedures in this section.

Requirements

1. For SLI

technology, you should have two identical SLI

-ready graphics

cards that are NVIDIA

certi

ed. For 3-Way SLI

technology, you should

have three identical 3-Way SLI

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

certi

ed. For Quad SLI

technology, you should have two identical Quad

SLI

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

certi

ed.

2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA

SLI

technology

(driver version 270.61 and later). Download the driver from NVIDIA website

(www.nvidia.com).

3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the

minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use

NVIDIA

certi

ed PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA

website for details.

2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install the identical SLI

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

certi

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 PCIE4 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-

ics cards.

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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 ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the gold

ngers on each

graphics card. Make sure ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is

rmly in place.

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2.5.1.2 Installing Three SLI

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way SLI

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

certi

ed because different types of graphics cards will not work together

properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Each graph-

ics card should have two gold

ngers for the 3-Way SLI Bridge connector.

Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics card to PCIE4

slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE6 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

ngers

Step3. Align and insert ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S2S Bridge Card to the gold

ngers

on each graphics card. Make sure ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S2S Bridge Card

rmly in place.

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2.5.2 Driver Installation and Setup

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

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA

nView system tray utility.

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

For Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

(For

SLI

mode only)

Double-click

NVIDIA Settings icon

on your Windows

taskbar.

B. From the pop-up menu, select

Set SLI and PhysX con

guration

. In

Set PhysX GPU acceleration

item, please select

Enabled

. In

Select

an SLI con

guration

item, please select

Enable SLI

. And click

Apply

C. Reboot your system.

D. You can freely enjoy the bene

t of SLI

feature.

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For

Windows

Vista

/ Vista

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

(For

SLI

and Quad SLI

mode)

A. Click the

Start

icon on your Windows taskbar.

B. From the pop-up menu, select

All Programs

, and then click

NVIDIA

Corporation

Select

NVIDIA Control Panel

tab.

Select

Control Panel

tab.

E. From the pop-up menu, select

Set SLI and PhysX con

guration

. In

Set PhysX GPU acceleration

item, please select

Enabled

. In

Select

an SLI con

guration

item, please select

Enable SLI

. And click

Apply

F. Reboot your system.

G. You can freely enjoy the bene

t of SLI

or Quad SLI

feature.

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* SLI

appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA

Technologies Inc., and is used

only for identi

cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene

t, without intent to infringe.

For

Windows

Vista

/ Vista

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

(For 3-Way SLI

mode)

A. Follow step A to D on page 23.

B. From the pop-up menu, select

Set SLI and PhysX con

guration

. In

Select a hardware acceleration setting for PhysX

item, please

select

Enabled

. In

Select an SLI con

guration

item, please select

Enable 3-way SLI

. And click

Apply

C. Reboot your system.

D. You can freely enjoy the bene

t of 3-Way SLI

feature.

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1. If a customer incorrectly con

gures their system they will not see the

performance bene

ts of CrossFireX

. All three CrossFireX

components, a

CrossFireX

Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX

Ready motherboard and a

CrossFireX

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

bene

t from the CrossFireX

multi-GPU platform.

2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX

Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards

will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

mode.

2.6

CrossFireX

, 3-Way CrossFireX

and Quad

CrossFireX

Operation Guide

This motherboard supports CrossFireX

, 3-way CrossFireX

and Quad

CrossFireX

feature. CrossFireX

technology offers the most advantageous

means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing

Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with

intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX

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

application. Currently CrossFireX

feature is supported with Windows

XP with

Service Pack 2 / Vista

/ 7 OS. 3-way CrossFireX

and Quad CrossFireX

feature

are supported with Windows

Vista

/ 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for

ATI

CrossFireX

driver updates.

2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.6.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

-Ready Graphics Cards

Different CrossFireX

cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX

feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics

card. For other CrossFireX

cards that AMD has released or will release in the

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

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

graphics card to 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 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

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE1 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 PCIE6 slot. For the proper installation

procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Step 4. Use one CrossFire

Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE1

and PCIE4 slots, and use the other CrossFire

Bridge to connect Radeon

graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIE6 slots. (CrossFire

Bridge is provided

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

Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.)

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CrossFire

Bridge

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

ics card on PCIE1 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert

the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor

cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.)

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The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this

utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.

Please check AMD website for ATI

driver updates.

Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system.

For Windows

XP OS:

A. AMD recommends Windows

XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be

installed (If you have Windows

XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed

in your system, there is no need to download it again):

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

B. You must have Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to

downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center. Please

check Microsoft website for details.

For

Windows

7 / Vista

OS:

Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for de-

tails.

Step 4. Restart your computer.

Step 5. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer.

Then you will

nd “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows

taskbar.

ATI Catalyst Control Center

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

”, and then check the item “Enable CrossFireX

”. Select “2 GPUs”

and click “Apply” (if you install two Radeon graphics cards). Select “3

GPUs” and click “OK” (if you install three Radeon graphics cards).

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Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire

”, the CrossFireX

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

restarting your computer, please con

rm whether the option “Enable

CrossFire

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

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

t of CrossFireX

feature.

Step 7. You can freely enjoy the bene

t of CrossFireX

, 3-Way CrossFireX

Quad CrossFireX

feature.

* CrossFireX

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

used only for identi

cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene

t, without intent to infringe.

* For further information of AMD CrossFireX

technology, please check AMD website for

updates and details.

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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

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

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 DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub

monitor cable to 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

D-Sub port

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

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 PCIE1, PCIE4, PCIE5 and PCIE6 slots.

Please refer to page 18 for proper expansion card installation procedures for

details.

2. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub

monitor cable to 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 PCIE1,

PCIE4, PCIE5 and PCIE6 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 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 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

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.

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G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identi

ed by the number

one to ten.

For Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

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

ed by the number

three to ten.

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

nition HDCP

encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more

details about HDCP function.

What

HDCP?

HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection,

speci

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

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, 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

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

Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When

the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB

function.

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.

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. 27

see p.2 No. 4

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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. 19)

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

nish updating the BIOS, you must boot

up the system

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

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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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 ATAII Connectors

These four Serial ATAII (SATAII)

(SATA2_2_3: see p.2, No. 13)

connectors support SATA data

(SATA2_4_5: see p.2, No. 14)

cables for internal storage

devices. The current SATAII

interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s

data transfer rate.

TA2_5 SA

TA2_3

TA2_4 SA

TA2_2

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.

Serial ATA3 Connectors

These six Serial ATA3 (SATA3)

(SATA3_0_1: see p.2, No. 12)

connectors support SATA data

(SATA3_A1_A2: see p.2, No. 10)

cables for internal storage

(SATA3_A3_A4: see p.2, No. 11)

devices. The current SATA3

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_A4 will not function.

TA3_1 SA

TA3_A4 SA

TA3_A2

TA3_0 SA

TA3_A3 SA

TA3_A1

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USB 3.0 Header

Besides four default USB 3.0

(19-pin USB3_5_6)

ports on the I/O panel, there is

(see p.2 No. 9)

one USB 3.0 header on this

motherboard. This USB 3.0

header can support two USB

3.0

ports.

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

USB_PWR

P-8

GND

DUMMY

USB_PWR

P+8

GND

P-9

P+9

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.

USB_PWR

P-2

GND

DUMMY

USB_PWR

P+2

GND

P-3

P+3

USB 2.0 Headers

Besides two default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB2_3)

ports on the I/O panel, there

(see p.2 No. 25)

are four USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each

USB 2.0 header can support

two USB 2.0 ports. Please be

(9-pin USB4_5)

noted that USB6 port supports

(see p.2 No. 26)

ASRock XFast Charger. Please

refer to page 40 for detaied

information.

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.2 No. 27)

(9-pin USB8_9)

(see p.2 No. 29)

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Infrared Module Header

This header supports an

(5-pin IR1)

optional wireless transmitting

(see p.2 No. 34)

and receiving infrared module.

IRTX

+5VSB

DUMMY

IRRX

GND

Consumer Infrared Module Header

This header can be used to

(4-pin CIR1)

connect the remote

(see p.2 No. 28)

controller

receiver.

ATX+5VSB

IRTX

GND

IRRX

1. High De

nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on

the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below:

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

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

/ Vista

64-bit OS:

Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust

“Recording Volume”.

System Panel Header

This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1)

several system front panel

(see p.2 No. 21)

functions.

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

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.

Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the

chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the

positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may con

gure

the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

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RESET (Reset Switch):

Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset

switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a

normal restart.

PLED (System Power LED):

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-

tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep

state or powered off (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly

consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED,

speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this

header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are

matched correctly.

Chassis and Power Fan Connectors

Please connect the fan cables

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

to the fan connectors and

(see p.2 No. 31)

match the black wire to the

ground

pin.

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

(see p.2 No. 30)

(3-pin CHA_FAN3)

(see p.2 No. 46)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.2 No. 3)

Chassis Speaker Header

Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

speaker to this header.

(see p.2 No. 22)

Power LED Header

Please connect the chassis

(3-pin PLED1)

power LED to this header to

(see p.2 No. 20)

indicate system power status.

The LED is on when the system

is operating. The LED keeps

blinking in S1 state. The LED is

off in S3/S4 state or S5 state

(power

off).

PLED+

PLED-

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

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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.

ATX Power Connector

Please connect an ATX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

supply to this connector.

(see p.2 No. 8)

(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.

ATX 12V Power Connector

Please connect an ATX 12V

(8-pin ATX12V1)

power supply to this connector.

(see p.2 No. 1)

8 5

4 1

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

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

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.

4 3 2 1

GND

+12V

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

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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

Serial port Header

This COM1 header supports a

(9-pin COM1)

serial port module.

(see p.2 No. 35)

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

RXTPBM_0

GND

RXTPAM_0

RXTPBP_0

GND

RXTPAP_0

DATA

CLK

PWR(+5VSB)

GND

PS2 Header

PS2 header is used to connect

(5-pin PS2_1)

the 5-pin connector on the cable

(see p.2 No. 33)

of PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard +

USB 2.0 Bracket to support one

PS2 Mouse/Keyboard port.

PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard + USB 2.0 Bracket

This PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard +

USB 2.0 Bracket can support

one PS2 Mouse/Keyboard port

and two additional USB 2.0

ports besides the I/O panel.

Please connect the 5-pin

connector on the bracket cable

to the PS2 header, and

connect the 9-pin connector on

the bracket cable to the USB 2.0

header (USB2_3, USB4_5,

USB6_7 or USB8_9) and fasten

the bracket to the chassis with

screws.

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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

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

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

Put the rear USB 3.0 bracket into the

chassis.

Screw the two screws into the rear USB 3.0

bracket.

Step

The Front USB 3.0 Panel is ready to use.

Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB 3.0

header (USB3_5_6) on the motherboard.

Step

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Reset Switch

Reset Switch is a smart switch,

(RSTBTN)

allowing users to quickly reset

(see p.2 No. 16)

the

system.

RESET

Clear CMOS Switch

Clear CMOS Switch is a smart

(CLRCBTN)

switch, allowing users to quickly

(see p.2 No. 23)

clear the CMOS values.

clr

CMOS

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.

Power Switch

Power Switch is a smart switch,

(PWRBTN)

allowing users to quickly turn

(see p.2 No. 17)

on/off the system.

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2.13 Dr. Debug

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

0x13

Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module speci

0x14

Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module speci

0x15

Pre-memory North Bridge initialization is started

0x16

Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci

0x17

Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci

0x18

Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci

0x19

Pre-memory South Bridge initialization is started

0x1A

Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci

0x1B

Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci

0x1C

Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci

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

guring memory

0x2F

Memory initialization (other)

0x30

Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)

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

0x39

Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci

0x3A

Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci

0x3B

Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started

0x3C

Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci

0x3D

Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci

0x3E

Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speci

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

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

rmware (Auto recovery)

0xF1

Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)

0xF2

Recovery process started

0xF3

Recovery

rmware image is found

0xF4

Recovery

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

NVRAM initialization

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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

0x65

CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci

0x66

CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci

0x67

CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci

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

0x6C

North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci

0x6D

North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci

0x6E

North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci

0x6F

North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci

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

0x74

South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci

0x75

South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci

0x76

South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci

0x77

South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module speci

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

SCSI Reset

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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

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

Reset protocol is not available

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To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical

drive

rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and

listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side

to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

2.15 Installing

Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit

With RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit on your SATA

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

following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures:

..\ RAID Installation Guide

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2.16 Installing

Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP

/ XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit / XP / XP 64-

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

below procedures according to the OS you install.

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 / SATAII / SATA3

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con

guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0

and SATA3_1 ports.

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_A1 to SATA3_A4

ports.)

STEP 2: Install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

RAID mode is not supported under Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS.

AHCI mode is not supported under Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS.

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2.16.2 Installing Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit

Without RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your SATA

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

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con

guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0

and SATA3_1 ports.

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [AHCI] for SATA3_A1 to SATA3_A4

ports.)

STEP 2: Install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your

system.

Using SATA / SATAII / STA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con

guration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0

and SATA3_1 ports.

Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3_A1 to SATA3_A4

ports.)

STEP 2: Install Windows

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on your

system.

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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

Mode on next start.

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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

eld to enter a team name.

6. Click the

Team Type

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

oad (LSO), Checksum Of

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

gured for the feature.

* Adding a network adapter to a team where its driver is disabled may negatively

affect the of

oading capabilities of the team. This may have an impact on the

team’s performance. Therefore, it is recommended that only driver-enabled

network adapters be added as members to a team.

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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

ne additional teams. As teams are de

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

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

guration has been correctly performed, a virtual team adapter

driver is created for each con

gured team.

* If you disable a virtual team and later want to reenable it, you must

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

c to the load

balance members from the standby member, click the Fallback button on the

Team Properties tab.

* When con

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

ed for

teaming.

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14. Con

gure the team IP address.

a. From

Control Panel

, double-click

Network Connections

b. Right-click the name of the team to be con

gured, and then click

Properties

c. On the

General

tab, click

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

, and then click

Properties

d. Con

gure the IP address and any other necessary TCP/IP con

guration for

the team, and then click

when

nished.

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