ASRock 970 Extreme3 instruction

970 Extreme3

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published August 2011

Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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ASRock 970 Extreme3 manual

Contents

Extreme3 Disclaimer Copyright Notice Contents Uefi Setup Utility Introduction Package Contents Specifications Bios Feature ConnectorRear Panel I/O USB Hardware Unique FeatureMonitor CertificationsPage Page Page 21.8cm 8.6-in Motherboard Layout LAN Port LED Indications I/O PanelTable for Audio Output Connection Page Pre-installation Precautions Installation Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink CPU Installation Dual Channel Memory Configurations Installation of Memory Modules Dimm Installing a Dimm Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots Installing an expansion cardPcie Slots CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide CrossFire Bridge For Windows XP OS Driver Installation and SetupFor Windows 7 / VistaTM OS \ Surround Display Information Surround Display Feature CIR sensors in different angles ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide Description Jumpers Setup Serial ATA3 Connectors Onboard Headers and Connectors Consumer Infrared Module Header Chassis Speaker Header ATX 12V Power Connector Supply to this connector Hdmispdif Header Hdmispdif header, providing What is Hot Plug Function? Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks InstallationWhat is Hot Swap Function? Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide How to Hot Plug a SATA3 HDD Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions Driver Installation GuideSet up Uefi \ RAID Installation Guide Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Untied Overclocking Technology Uefi Menu Bar Main Screen Navigation KeysTo jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen System Time HourMinuteSecond OC Tweaker Screen AMD Turbo Core Technology Dram Configuration Dram FrequencyAMD IO C-State Support Processor Maximum Frequency RAS# to CAS# Delay tRCD Power Down EnableCommand Rate CR Write Recovery Time tWR Four Activate Window tFAW Would you like to save current setting user defaults?Voltage Control Dram Voltage NB Voltage Instant Flash Advanced Screen Cool ‘n’ Quiet CPU ConfigurationSecure Virtual Machine Enhance Halt State C1E Primary Graphics Adapter North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Sata Mode Storage ConfigurationSata IDE Combined Mode Sata Controller Serial Port Super IO ConfigurationSerial Port Address Infrared Port Acpi Configuration Acpi Hpet table USB 2.0 Controller USB ConfigurationUSB 3.0 Controller Legacy USB Support Chassis Fan 1 Setting CPU Fan 1 & 2 SettingChassis Fan 2 Setting Chassis Fan 3 Setting Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen Support CD Information Install Operating SystemRunning The Support CD Drivers Menu Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in Ahci Mode Drv4E CtrlB5 Langeng Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode Choose Usable Physical Drive List to select Raid HDD Page Windows VistaTM 64-bit Page Windows 7 64-bit