ASRock 970 EXTREME4: instruction

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ASRock  970 Extreme4  Motherboard

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ASRock  970 Extreme4  Motherboard

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Motherboard Layout 

FSB800

DDR3_A1

 (64

 bit,

 240-pin

 module)

DDR3_A2

 (64

 bit,

 240-pin

 module)

FSB800

DDR3_B1

 (64

 bit,

 240-pin

 module)

DDR3_B2

 (64

 bit,

 240-pin

 module)

AMD

SB950

Chipset

HD_AUDIO1

1

HDLED    RESET

PLED  PWRBTN

1

PANEL 1

SPEAKER1

1

24.4cm (9.6-in)

30.5cm

 (12.0-in)

SA

T

A3_4_5

AMD

970

Chipset

SA

T

A3_2_3

USB_6_7

1

FRONT_1394

1

1

PWRBTN1

RSTBTN1

Dr.

Debug

PS2

Keyboard

RJ-45

 LAN

eSA

TA3

IEEE

 1394

USB 2.0

T: USB2

B: USB3

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

CHA_F

AN1

Coaxial

SPDIF

Optical

SPDIF

Clr

CMOS

USB 3.0

T: USB4

B: USB5

T

op:

SIDE

  SPK

Center:

REAR

  SPK

Bottom:

CTR

  BASS

T

op:

LINE

  IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

M

IC  I

N

SOCKET

  AM3b

SATA3_1

PS2

Mouse

CIR1

1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

USB_8_9

1

USB_10_11

1

COM1

1

IR1

1

HDMI_SPDIF1

PCIE4

PCIE5

PCIE3

PCIE2

PCIE1

PCI1

PCI2

CMOS

BATTERY

AUDIO

CODEC

ATX12V1

CPU_FAN2

PWR_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

LAN

PHY

1

PLED1

CLRCMOS1

1

U

S

B 3

.0

140W

 CPU

DDR3

 2000+

AM3+

1394a

Designed

 in

 T

aipei

RoHS

SATA3 6Gb/s

Front USB 3.0

970 Extreme4

ErP/EuP

Ready

USB_12_13

Support

 8-Core

 CPU

32Mb

BIOS

Super

I/O

1

2 3 4

5 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

22

41

42

X

FAST USB

 1  

ATX  12V  Power  Connector  (ATX12V1) 

23 

Power  Switch  (PWRBTN)

 2  

Power  Fan  Connector  (PWR_FAN1) 

24 

Front  Panel  IEEE  1394  Header 

 3  

CPU  Fan  Connector  (CPU_FAN2) 

  

(FRONT_1394, White)

 4 

CPU  Fan  Connector  (CPU_FAN1) 

25 

Chassis  Fan  Connector  (CHA_FAN2)

 5  

AM3+  CPU  Socket 

26 

Chassis  Fan  Connector  (CHA_FAN3)

 6 

CPU  Heatsink  Retention  Module 

27 

USB 2.0  Header  (USB_6_7, Blue)

 7 

2 x 240-pin  DDR3  DIMM  Slots   

28 

Consumer  Infrared  Module  Header

(Dual Channel A: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Blue)  

(CIR1) 

 8  

2 x 240-pin  DDR3  DIMM  Slots 

29 

USB 2.0  Header  (USB_8_9, Blue)

(Dual Channel B: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2; White) 

30 

USB 2.0  Header  (USB_10_11, Blue)

 9 

Chassis  Fan  Connector  (CHA_FAN1) 

31 

COM  Port  Header  (COM1)

10 

ATX  Power  Connector  (ATXPWR1)  

32 

Infrared  Module  Header  (IR1) 

11 

USB 3.0  Header  (USB_12_13, Blue) 

33 

HDMI_SPDIF  Header 

12 

Northbridge  Controller  

(HDMI_SPDIF1, White) 

13  

Southbridge  Controller 

34 

PCI  Express  2.0  x16  Slot  (PCIE5; Blue)

14 

SATA3  Connector  (SATA3_4_5, White) 

35 

SPI Flash Memory (32Mb)

15 

SATA3  Connector  (SATA3_2_3, White) 

36 

PCI  Slot  (PCI2)  

16 

SATA3  Connector  (SATA3_1, White) 

37 

PCI  Express  2.0  x16  Slot  (PCIE4; Blue)

17 

Dr.  Debug  (LED) 

38 

PCI  Express  2.0  x1  Slot  (PCIE3; White)

18 

Power  LED  Header  (PLED1) 

39 

PCI  Slot  (PCI1) 

19 

Clear  CMOS  Jumper  (CLRCMOS1) 

40 

PCI  Express  2.0  x16  Slot  (PCIE2; Blue) 

20 

Chassis  Speaker  Header  (SPEAKER 1, White)   41 

PCI  Express  2.0  x1  Slot  (PCIE1; White)

21 

System  Panel  Header  (PANEL1, White) 

42 

 Front  Panel  Audio  Header

22 

Reset  Switch  (RSTBTN) 

 (HD_AUDIO1, White)

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I/O Panel

** 

If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.     

     See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output  Connection

Audio Output Channels   Front Speaker   Rear Speaker 

Central / Bass 

Side Speaker

(No. 8) 

(No. 5) 

(No. 6) 

(No. 7)

2 

V 

-- -- --

4 V 

V 

-- 

--

6 

V 

V V --

8 

V 

V V V

1

2

3

4

1

5

6

7

8

9

1

0

11

1

2

1

3

1

4

1

5

1

6

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LAN Port

ACT/LINK

    LED

SPEED

  LED

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED  

   indications. 

                   

LAN Port LED Indications

       Activity/Link LED        

SPEED LED

Status        Description            Status           Description 

Off           No Link                Off             10Mbps connection

Blinking   Data Activity        Orange      100Mbps connection

On           Link 

         Green        1Gbps connection

1 

PS/2  Mouse  Port  (Green)  

10  USB 3.0  Port  (USB45)    

      

      * 2 

LAN  RJ-45  Port 

11  IEEE  1394  Port  (IEEE  1394) 

3 

USB 2.0  Ports  (USB23)                                       *** 12  eSATA3  Connector

4 

Side  Speaker  (Gray) 

13  USB 2.0  Ports  (USB01) 

  

5 

Rear  Speaker  (Black) 

14  Clear  CMOS  Switch  (CLRCBTN) 

6 

Central / Bass  (Orange) 

15  Optical  SPDIF  Out  Port

7 

Line  In  (Light  Blue) 

16  Coaxial  SPDIF  Out  Port

     ** 8 

Front  Speaker  (Lime) 

17  PS/2  Keyboard  Port  (Purple)

9 

Microphone  (Pink) 

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To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front  

panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will 

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 nd “Mixer” tool on your system. 

Please select “Mixer ToolBox”               , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click  “ok”.  

Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Pri-

mary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek  HDA 

Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.    

*** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M.