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H61M/U3S3

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published February 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate
Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium
battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/

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registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

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Contents
1 Introduction ............................................. ......... 5
1.1 Package Contents ............................................... .......... 5 1.2 Specifi
cations .................................... .......................... 6 1.3 Motherboard
Layout ................. ...................................... 12 1.4 I/O
Panel ...... .................................................... .............. 13

2 Installation ............................................. ........... 14

2.1 Screw Holes ............................................... .................... 14
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions .............................................. 14
2.3 CPU Installation ............................................... .............. 15
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan .......................... 17
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 18 2.6 Expansion
Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) ....... ............. 19 2.7 Dual Monitor and
Surround Display Features ................ 20 2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation
Guide ...... ............... 23

2.9 Jumpers Setup ............................................... ........... 24

2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 25
2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation ................................................. ................. 29
2.12 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ............. 29 2.13
Hot Plug Function for SATA / SATAII HDDs .................. 30 2.14
Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs .......................... 30 2.15
SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and
Operation Guide ............................................. ........ 31
2.16 Driver Installation Guide ............................................... 33
2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit
/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................... 33
2.17.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions.................................................. ........... 33
2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /
VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions ............... 34

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3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY .............................................. ...35

3.1 Introduction ............................................. .................... 35
3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ....................................... ........ 35
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................. ...... 36
3.2 Main Screen ............................................... .................... 36
3.3 OC Tweaker Screen .............................................. ........ 37
3.4 Advanced Screen ............................................... ............ 40
3.4.1 CPU Con guration ....................................... ... 41 3.4.2
North Bridge Con guration................................................ 43
3.4.3 South Bridge Con guration ..................................... 45
3.4.4 Storage Con guration ..... ..................................... 46
3.4.5 Super IO Con guration ..... .................................... 47
3.4.6 ACPI Con guration........ ....................................... 48
3.4.7 USB Con guration .... ........................................... 49
3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 50
3.6 Boot Screen ............................................... .................... 51
3.7 Security Screen ............................................... .............. 52
3.8 Exit Screen ............................................... ..................... 53

4 Software Support ............................................... .. 54

4.1 Install Operating System .............................................. .. 54
4.2 Support CD Information ........................................ ...... 54
4.2.1 Running Support CD ..................................... ....... 54
4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............................................. ........... 54
4.2.3 Utilities Menu................................................. ........... 54
4.2.4 Contact Information ............................................. .54

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock H61M/ U3S3 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under
ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming
to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide
to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard speci cations and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-
tice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may nd the
latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our
website for specific information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock H61M/ U3S3 Motherboard
(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm)
ASRock H61M/ U3S3 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock H61M/ U3S3 Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield

ASRock Reminds You...

To get better performance in Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-
bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con guration to
AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in our
support CD for details.

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1.2 Specifications

platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm

- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality
Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
CPU - Supports 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in
LGA1155 Package
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports K-Series unlocked CPU -
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)
Chipset - Intel® H61
memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2)
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered
memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 3)
Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots
Graphics - Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000
- Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1
- Max. shared memory 1759MB (see CAUTION 4)
- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
(see CAUTION 5)
- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to
1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @
75Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI
(Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 6)
- Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1.4a
- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback
with DVI and HDMI ports
Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Atheros® AR8151
- Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port
- 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone
SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061,
support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
USB3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support
USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
connector - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug functions
- 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x Print Port header
- 1 x COM port header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
BIOS Feature - 32Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage
Multi-adjustment
SupportCD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock
Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial;
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial)
Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 7)
- Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8)
- ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 9)

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- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 10)

- SmartView (see CAUTION 11)
- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 12)
- Hybrid Booster:
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 13)
- Boot Failure Guard (BFG)
- Combo Cooler Option (CCO) (see CAUTION 14)
- Good Night LED
Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing
Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed
Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore -
YOU Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit
/XP/XP 64-bit compliant
Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
(see CAUTION 15)
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For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

WARNING
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or
using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system
stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system.
It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible
damage caused by overclocking.

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CAUTION!
1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page
41.
2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you
implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation
guide of memory modules on page 18 for proper installation.
3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than
4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP.
For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
tion.
4. The maximum shared memory size is determined by the chipset vendor and is
subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest information
tion.
5. You can choose to use two of the four monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D and
HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time. Besides, with the DVI-to-
HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the same features as
HDMIport.
6. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7. Deep
Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID. HBR is
supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM.

7. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to tune different system
functions in a user-friendly interface, which is including Hardware Monitor, Fan
Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In Hardware Monitor, it shows the
major readings of your system. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed and
temperature for you to adjust. In Overclocking, you are allowed to overclock
CPU frequency for optimal system performance. In OC DNA, you can save your
OC settings as a pro le and share with your friends. Your friends then can load
the OC pro le to their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent
Energy Saver), the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases
to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing
performance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU).

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

8. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without
entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows® . With this utility, you
can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to BIOS setup menu
to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS
le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard
drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparation
ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Please be noted that the USB
ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system.

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9. To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail-

able on Wii. ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming
operation. ASRock AIWI is the world's best utility to turn your iPhone/iPod
touch as a game joystick to control your PC games. All you have to do is just
to install the ASRock AIWI utility either from ASRock of cial website or
ASRock software support CD to your motherboard, and also download the
free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone/iPod touch. Connecting your
PC and apple devices via Bluetooth or WiFi networks, then you can start
experiencing the exciting motion controlled games. Also, please do not forget
to pay attention to ASRock of cial website regularly, we will continuously
provide you the most up-to-date supported games!
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/Aiwi/index.asp
10. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,
such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful
solution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Char-ger
driver, it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your com-puter and
up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly
charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous
charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Sus-pend to RAM
(S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver
installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

11. SmartView, a new function of internet browser, is the smart start page for IE
that combines your most visited web sites, your history, your Facebook
friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more
personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are exclusively
equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends
on-the-go. To use SmartView feature, please make sure your OS version is
Windows® 7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, and your browser version
is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/
SmartView/index.asp
12. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The
performance may depend on the property of the device.
13. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions

properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember

to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC sys-

tem.

14. Combo Cooler Option (CCO) provides the excellent option to adopt three
different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.
Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used.

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15. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by the
European Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system.
According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be
under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready
motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to
Intel's suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of
5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current
consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection, we recommend you
checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

1 two 3 4 5 6

21.8cm (8.6in)

Keyboard
Mouse
ErP/ EuP Ready 1
SPEAKER1
PS2 PS2

CPU_FAN1

ATX12V1

24.4cm
DVI_CON1

(9.6in)
VGA1

DDR3
HDMI1

Designed 7

ATXPWR1
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

USB 3.0
Gigabit
PWR_FAN1
T: USB2
B: USB3

DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1

USB 2.0
T: USB4 Top:
B: USB5 RJ-45 DX10.1

Dual
CMOS SATA3_0
IN Bottom:FRONT
MIC INTop:
Centre:LINE
Battery
8
RoHS
9
SATA3_1
28
PCIE1

LAN
PHY PCI
H61M/ U3S3
10
PCI1
11
27 Intel 32Mb
CHA_FAN1

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BIOS

H61
HD_AUDIO1

26 1 SATA2_0
PCI2 13
14
Super 1 SATA2_1
I/O
CLRCMOS1
15
25 PCIE2 USB8_9 SATA2_2

PANEL1 1 16
PLED PWRBTN
USB6_7
COM1 IR1
AUDIO
CODEC
1 1 1
1 HDLED RESET 1 SATA2_3
1 CIR1
LPT1

24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17

1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 2 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)

1155-Pin CPU Socket 3 16 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue)
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 17 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue)
4 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 18 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)
5 DIMM Slots 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) 6 20 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White)
Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) 21 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 22 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, White) 23 COM Port Header (COM1)
9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) 10 24 Print Port Header (LPT1, White)
Intel H61 Chipset 11 25 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, White)
Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 26 Front Panel Audio Header
12 32Mb SPI Flash (HD_AUDIO1, White)
13 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_0, Blue) 27 PCI Slots (PCI1-2)
14 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1, Blue) 28 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1 two 3

12 11 10 9 8 7

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)

2 VGA/D-Sub Port 8 USB 3.0 Ports (USB23)
* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port
9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 VGA/HDMI Port
** 11 VGA/DVI-D Port
5 Front Speaker (Lime)
6 Microphone (Pink) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

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There are two LEDs next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED
indications.
LAN Port LED Indications
ACT/LINK SPEED
Activity/Link LED SPEEDLED
LED LED
Status Description Status Description
Off In Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
LAN Port

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To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming.
For Windows® XP:
After restarting your computer, you will nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer
ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH” or

“4CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker
and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio. Then
reboot your system.
For Windows® 7 / VistaTM:
After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the
system tray. Set “Speaker Con guration” to “Quadraphonic” or “Stereo”. Click “Device
advanced settings”, choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio
streams simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system.

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Chapter 2: Installation
This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 8.6", 24.4 x 21.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the
motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and
damages to motherboard components.

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard
settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your
motherboard directly on the carpet 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 antistatic pad or
in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is
switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,
and/or components.

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2.3 CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU,
please follow the steps below. Load Plate

Load Lever

Socket Body
contact array

1155-Pin Socket Overview

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.

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

position at approximately 135 degrees.
Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open
position 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 chap.
2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after
service.

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Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:

Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where it is
marked with black line. black
line

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

Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the
two orientation key notches.
orientation key notch alignment key

Pin1

Pin1

alignment key

orientation key notch 1155-Pin Socket

1155-Pin CPU

For proper insertion, please ensure to match the two orientation key
notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.

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.

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2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPU.
Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155-
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 12, No. 3).
For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your
CPU fan and heat sink.

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.
Apply Thermal
Material Interface

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure Fan cables on side
closest to MB header
fan cables are oriented on side closest to the
CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_
FAN1, see page 12, No. 3). Fastener slots
pointing straight out
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. Press Down
(4 Places)

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.

Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option (CCO),
which provides the exible option to adopt three different 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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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and
supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you
always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type)
memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory
Technology. Otherwise, it will operate in single channel mode.

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

DDR3 slot;otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be
damaged.
two.
If you install only one memory module or two non-identical
memory modules, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel
Memory Technology.
3. 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.

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.

notch
break

notch
break

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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2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There are 2 PCI slot and 2 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 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width
graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane
width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

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 firmly 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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2.7 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 and HDMI), you can easily enjoy the benefits 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 and HDMI to support dual
VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub and HDMI 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, or connect HDMI monitor
cable to HDMI port on the I/O panel.

VGA/D-Sub port

VGA/DVI-D port HDMI port

2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system
already, you can freely enjoy the benefits 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.

D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time.

You can only choose the combination: DVI-D + HDMI, DVI-D + D-Sub, or HDMI + D-Sub.

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Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output
support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards,
you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature.
Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:

1. Install the PCI Express VGA card on PCIE1 slot. Please refer to page 19 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, or connect HDMI monitor
cable to HDMI port on the I/O panel. Then connect other monitor cables to the
corresponding connectors of the add-on PCI Express VGA card on PCIE1 slot.
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 capacity 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 identified 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 identified by the number
one, two, three and four.

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For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 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 identified by the number
three and four.
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.

HDCPFunction
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-definition
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 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 specification 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 require 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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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
SmartRemote.

Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the USB

2.0 header on ASRock
USB 2.0 header (9-pin, blue)
motherboard.
CIR header (4-pin, white)

Step2. Connect the front USB cable to the USB 2.0 USB_PWR
P-
header (as below, pin 1-5)
P+
and the CIR header. Please make GND
DUMMY
make sure the wire assignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

12345

GND
IRTX
IRRX
ATX+5VSB

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.

two.
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.

* 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

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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.

Clear Setting Description

CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
(see p.12, No.
22)
Default Clear CMOS

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.

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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 to the
motherboard!

Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII

SATA2_0
(SATA2_0: see p.12, No. 13) (SATAII) connectors support
(SATA2_1: see p.12, No. 14) SATA2_1 SATA data cables for internal

(SATA2_2: see p.12, No. 16) storage devices. The current SATAII
SATA2_2
(SATA2_3: see p.12, No. 17) interface allows up to
SATA2_3
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3)

(SATA3_0: see p.12, No. 8) SATA3_0 connectors support SATA data cables
(SATA3_1: see p.12, No. 9) SATA3_1 for internal storage devices. The
current SATA3

interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s

data transfer rate.

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.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O panel, there are two

(see p.12 No. 19) USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each

USB 2.0 header can support two

USB 2.0 ports.
USB_PWR
(9-pin USB8_9)
P-9P+9
(see p.12 No. 15) GND
DUMMY

GND
P+8
P-8
USB_PWR

Infrared Module Header IRTX This header supports an

+5VSB

(5-pin IR1) DUMMY

optional wireless transmitting and
(see p.12 No. 21) 1 receiving infrared module.

GND
IRRX

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Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to

(4-pin CIR1) 1 connect the remote
IRTXGND
(see p.12 No. 18) IRRX
ATX+5VSB
controller receiver.

Print Port Header This is an interface for print port

AFD#ERROR#

(25-pin LPT1) GND

PINIT#SLIN# cable that allows convenient
(see p.12 No. 24) connection of printer
1

devices.

STB#SPD0SPD1SPD2SPD3SPD4SPD5SPD6SPD7ACK#BUSYPESLCT

Front Panel Audio Header GND This is an interface for front

PRESENCE#
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) MIC_RET
panel audio cable that allows
OUT_RET
(see p.12 No. 26) convenient connection and
1 control of audio devices.
OUT2_L
J_SENSE
OUT2_R
MIC2_R
MIC2_L

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 / VistaTM / VistaTM 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.12 No. 20) functions.

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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 can con 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. TheLED
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. The 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 assignments are
matched correctly.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header.
(see p.12 No. 6)

Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables
(4-pin CHA_FAN1) GND to the fan connectors and
+12V
(see p.12 No. 11) CHA_FAN_SPEED
match the black wire to the
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
ground pin.
PWR_FAN_SPEED
(3-pin PWR_FAN1)
+12V
(see p.12 No. 1) GND

CPU Fan Connectors FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect the CPU fan

CPU_FAN_SPEED
(4-pin CPU_FAN1) +12V
cable to the connector and
GND
(see p.12 No. 3) match the black wire to the
1234 ground pin.

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Although this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin
CPU fan can still 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.
Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

ATX Power Connector 12 24 Please connect an ATX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector.
(see p.12 No. 7)

1 13

Although this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, 12 24

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.

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 13

ATX 12V Power Connector 8 5 Please connect an ATX 12V

(8-pin ATX12V1) power supply to this connector.
4 1
(see p.12 No. 4)

Although 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-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 1

Serial port header This COM1 header supports a

(9-pin COM1) serial port module.
(see p.12 No. 23)

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2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation This
motherboard adopts Intel® H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial
ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this mother-
board for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA /
SATAII hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATAII con-
nector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard
disk.

2.12 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This

motherboard adopts ASMedia ASM1061 chipset that supports Serial ATA3
(SATA3) hard disks. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for
internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA3 con-
nector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

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2.13 Hot Plug Function for SATA/SATAII HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA / SATAII in AHCI mode.
Intel® H61 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface
(AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through
a joint industry effort.

NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action
to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working
condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the
SATA / SATAII HDD.

2.14 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA3 in AHCI mode. ASMedia
ASM1061 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface
(AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through
a joint industry effort.

NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action
to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the
SATA3 HDD.

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2.15 SATA/SATAII/SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

Guide
This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD in
AHCI mode. Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully. Before
you process the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable
accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.
A. 7-pin SATA data cable
B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

SATA 7-pin The SATA 15-pin power 1x4-pin conventional

connector connector (Black) connect to power connector (White)
SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD connect to power supply

Caution
1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot
Plug cannot be processed.
2. Even some SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power
connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE
1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is de nitely not able to support
Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: 1. Below

operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which
supports SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug.
*
The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the
chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug support
information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our
website: www.asrock.com
2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from
your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD, which cannot
support Hot Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.
3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is installed into system
properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is available on our support
website: www.asrock.com
4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our
motherboard package.
5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash
or data loss.

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How to Hot Plug a SATA/SATAII/SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:
Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper
procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to
(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII / SATA3 connector.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin

power connector (White)

Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector Step 4 Connect SATA data cable to
Step
3 (Black) end to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD. the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.

How to Hot Unplug a SATA/SATAII/SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug:
Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper
procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1 Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

Step 2 Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

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2.16 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 top to bottom side
to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-

bit Without RAID Functions If you want
to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 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.

2.17.1 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.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI] for SATA2 ports.
Set the option “SATA3 Mode” to [AHCI] for SATA3 ports.
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette. (Please use USB fl oppy
or fl oppy disk.)
A. Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a
window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot
device.
C. When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate Serial
ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.
D. Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a diskette into the fl oppy drive.
WARNING! Formatting the fl oppy diskette will
lose ALL data in it!
Start to format and copy files [YN]?
Please insert a fl oppy diskette into the fl oppy drive, and press <Y>.
E. The system will start to format the fl oppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII /
SATA3 drivers into the fl oppy diskette.

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STEP 3: Install Windows® XP/XP 64-bit OS on your system.

After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette, you can start to install Win-
dows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6
to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3
driver diskette containing the Intel® AHCI driver. After reading the fl oppy disk, the
driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose
and the OS you install.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE] for SATA2 ports.
Set the option “SATA3 Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows® XP/XP 64-bit OS on your system.

2.17.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit

Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 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 Configuration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI] for SATA2 ports.
Set the option “SATA3 Mode” to [AHCI] for SATA3 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 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 Configuration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE] for SATA2 ports.
Set the option “SATA3 Mode” to [IDE] for SATA3 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your
system.

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Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction
This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system.
The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI
SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> or <Del> during the
Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will
continue with its test routines.
If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing
<Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You may
also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the

following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference
purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on
your screen.

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:
Main To set up the system time/date information
OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features
Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status
Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
Security To set up the security features
Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and then
press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also use the mouse to click your
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3.1.2 Navigation Keys

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

/ Moves cursor left or right to select Screens
/ Move cursor up or down to select items
+/- To change option for the selected items
<Enter> To bring up the selected screen
<F1> To display the General Help Screen
<F9> To load optimal default values for all the settings
<F10> To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
<ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the
system overview.

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3.3 OC Screen Tweaker

In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.

Load GPU EZ OC Setting

Use this item to load GPU EZ overclocking setting. Please note that
overclocking may cause damage to your GPU and motherboard. It should be
done at your own risk and expense.
CPU Ratio Setting
Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard.
GT Over Clock
Use this to enable or disable GT Over Clock by Internal Graphics
Device. The default value is [Disabled].
Intel SpeedStep Technology
Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel's new power saving technology.
Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to
enable power savings. The default value is [Enabled]. Confi guration options:
[Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® VistaTM /7 and want to
enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be
hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology.

Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system
stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to
[Disable] if above issue occurs.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology. Turbo
Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in
specific condition. The default value is [Enabled].
Turbo Boost Power Limit
Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit. Confi guration options: [Auto]
and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto].

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Core Current Limit

Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode.

DRAM Timing Control

DRAM Frequency
If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s)
inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically.
CAS# Latency (tCL)
Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The
default is [Auto].
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)
Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Row Precharge Time (tRP)
Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
RAS# Active Time (tRAS)
Use this item to change RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Command Rate (CR)
Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. Min: 1N.
Max: 2N. The default is [Auto].
Write Recovery Time (tWR)
Use this item to change Write Recovery Time (tWR) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC)
Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD)
Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Write to Read Delay (tWTR)
Use this item to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Read to Precharge (tRTP)
Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Four Activate Window (tFAW)
Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual set-ting.
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Memory Power Down Mode

Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Auto],
[Slow] and [Fast]. The default value is [Auto].
ODT WR (CHA)
Use this item to change ODT WR (CHA) Auto/Manual setting. The default is
[Auto].
ODT NOM (CHA)
Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHA) Auto/Manual setting. The default
is [Auto].
ODT WR (CHB)
Use this item to change ODT WR (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The default is
[Auto].
ODT NOM (CHB)
Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The default
is [Auto].

voltage control
Power Saving Mode
Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode. The default value is
[Disabled].
CPU Core Voltage Offset
Use this to select CPU Core Voltage Offset. The default value is [Auto].
IGPU Voltage Offset
Use this to select IGPU Voltage Offset. The default value is [Auto].
DRAM Voltage
Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
PCH Voltage
Use this to select PCH Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
CPU PLL Voltage
Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
VTT Voltage
Use this to select VTT Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
VCCSA Voltage
Use this to select VCCSA Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

User Default
In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults
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3.4 Advanced Screen

In this section, you can set the configurations for the following items: CPU Confi gu-
ration, North Bridge Confi guration, South Bridge Confi guration, Storage Confi gu-
ration, Super IO Confi guration, ACPI Confi guration and USB Confi guration.

Setting wrong values in this section may cause

the system to malfunction.

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without
entering operating systems fi rst like MS-DOS or Windows® . Just launch this
tool and save the new UEFI file to your USB fl ash drive, fl oppy disk or hard
drive, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing
an additional fl oppy diskette or other complicated fl ash utility. Please be
noted that the USB fl ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 fi le
system. If you run ASRock Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the UEFI
files and their respective information. Select the proper UEFI file to update
your UEFI, and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes.

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3.4.1 CPU Configuration

Intel Hyper Threading Technology

To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel
processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system
that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft®
Windows® XP / VistaTM / 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows®
XP, VistaTM, 7, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be
hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.
Active Processor Cores
Use this item to select the number of colors to enable in each processor
package. Confi guration options: [All], [1], [2] and [3]. The default value is [All].

Hardware Prefetcher
Use this item to turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
Use this item to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.
Enhance Halt State (C1E)
All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported
through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no
hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor
maintains the context of the system caches.
CPU C3 State Support
Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS.
CPU C6 State Support
Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS.
Package C State Support
Selected option will program into C State package limit register. The
default value is [Auto].

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CPU Thermal Throttling

You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism
to keep the CPU from overheated.
Intel Virtualization Technology
When this option is set to [Enabled], the VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize
the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. This
option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization
Technology.
No-Excute Memory Protection
No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel
Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX)
Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to
execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute
Memory Protection.
x2APIC Location
Use this to enable or disable Local x2APIC. The default value is [Disabled].
Please be noted that some OS do not support this function.

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3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration

Low MMIO Align

Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB].
VT-d
Use this to enable or disable Intel® VT-d technology (Intel® Virtualization
Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled].
Primary Graphics Adapter
This allows you to select the boot graphic adapter priority. Confi guration
options: [Onboard], [PCI] and [PCI Express]. The default value is [PCI Ex-
press].
Onboard VGA Share Memory
This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature. The default value
is [Auto]. Confi guration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB]
and [512MB].
Render Standby
Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device.
The default value is [Enabled].
IGD Multi-Monitor
Use this to enable or disable IGD Multi-Monitor by Internal Graphics
Device. The default value is [Disabled].
DVMT Mode Select
Use this option to adjust DVMT mode. The default value is [DVMT Mode].
DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) is an architecture that offers
breakthrough performance for the motherboard through efficient memory
utilization. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates memory as
needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this
memory with other system components. This item will not be used under
Windows® VistaTM / 7 OS because the driver will intelligently detect
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DVMT Memory
You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item.
Configuration options: [128MB], [256MB] and [Maximum]. The option
[Maximum] only appears when you adopt the memory module with
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3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss.
If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power
On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the
power recovers.
Deep Sx
Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4/S5 in
AC only. Confi guration options: [Disabled], [Enabled in S5] and [Enabled in S4 and S5]. The
default value is [Enabled in S5].
Onboard LAN

This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN” feature.

Onboard HD Audio

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the
onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged.

Front Panel

Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard HDMI HD Audio” feature.

ACPI HPET Table

Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is

[Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to
submit Windows® VistaTM certification.

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3.4.4 Storage Configuration

SATA Mode
This item is used for SATA2 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Confi gu-
ration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is
[IDE Mode].

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and

other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but
IDE mode does not have these advantages.

SATA Controller 0
Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS. If native OS (Win-
dows® XP / VistaTM / 7) is installed, please select [Enhanced].
SATA Controller 1
Use this item to enable or disable SATA Controller 1.
Hard Disk SMART
Use this item to enable or disable the SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analyze-sis,
and Reporting Technology) feature. Confi guration options: [Disabled] and
[Enabled].
SATA3 Mode
This item is used for SATA3 ports. Use this to select SATA3 mode. Con-fi
guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value
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3.4.5 Super IO Configuration

Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port.
Serial Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Confi guration
options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4].
CIR Controller
Use this item to enable or disable the CIR controller.
Infrared Port
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.
Infrared Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port.
Confi guration options: [2F8 / IRQ3] and [2E8 / IRQ3].
Parallel Port
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard parallel port.
DeviceMode
Use this item to change the Printer Port mode.
Change Settings
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3.4.6 ACPI Configuration

Suspend to RAM
Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM
feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it.
Check Ready Bit
Use this item to enable or disable the Check Ready Bit feature.
PS/2 Keyboard Power On
Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from
the power-soft-off mode.
PCI Devices Power On
Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the
power-soft-off mode.
Ring-In Power On
Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from
the power-soft-off mode.
RTC Alarm Power On
Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the
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3.4.7 USB Configuration

USB 2.0 Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.
USB 3.0 Controller
Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller.
Legacy USB Support
Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four
confi guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].
The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the
details of these four options:
[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.
[Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected.
[Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and
UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility is-
sue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS.
[UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI
setup and Windows/Linux OS.
Legacy USB 3.0 Support
Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3.0 devices.
The default value is [Disabled].

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3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,
including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan
speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

CPU Fan Setting

This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. Confi guration options: [Full On]
and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On].
Chassis Fan Setting
This allows you to set the chassis fan speed. Confi guration options: [Full
On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On].
Over Temperature Protection
Use this item to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection. The
default value is [Enabled].

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3.6 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure
the boot settings and the boot priority.

Setup Prompt Timeout

This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.
65535(0XFFFF) means indefinitely waiting.
Num-Lock Bootup
If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock
function after boot-up.
Full Screen Logo
Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is
[Enabled].
AddOn ROM Display
Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option
“Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information
when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Confi guration options:
[Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled].
Boot From Onboard LAN
Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.
Boot Failure Guard
Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.
Boot Failure Guard Count
Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count.

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3.7 Security Screen

In this section, you can set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
For the user password, you may also clear it.

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3.8 Exit Screen

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save
confi guration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes
and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY.
Discard Changes and Exit
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard
changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
without saving any changes.
Discard Changes
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard
changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.
Load UEFI Defaults
Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used
for this operation.
Launch EFI Shell from fi lesystem device
Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shell64.efi) from one of the
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Chapter 4: Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System
This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures
in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.

4.2 Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance
the motherboard features.

4.2.1 Running The Support CD To begin

using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the
Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear
automatically, locate and double click on the file “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support
CD to dis-play the menus.

4.2.2 Drivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Please
install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a
specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

4.2.4 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock's
website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.

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Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a
large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system.

1. Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or
Windows® 7 64-bit.
2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >
Advanced > Storage Confi guration > SATA Mode.
3. Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1. (“xxx” is the device
which contains your Windows® installation files. Normally it is an optical drive.) You can also press
<F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

4. Start Windows® installation.

5. If you install Windows® 7 64-bit OS, OS will be formatted by GPT (GUID Partition
Table). Please install the hotfi x file from Microsoft® :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979903

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