Table Of Contents - ASROCK X79 Extreme6/GB User Manual

1 Introduction ......................................................... 5
1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5
1.2 Specifications ................................................................. 6
1.3 Motherboard Layout (X79 Extreme6/GB /
X79 Extreme6) ............................................................... 12
1.4 I/O Panel (X79 Extreme6/GB / X79 Extreme6) ............ 13
1.5 ASRock Game Blaster (X79 Extreme6/GB) ................. 15
2 Installation ........................................................... 18
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 18
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 18
2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 19
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 21
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 22
2.6 Expansion Slots
2.7 ASRock Game Blaster Installation Guide
(X79 Extreme6/GB) ........................................................ 25
TM
2.8 SLI , 3-Way SLI
2.9 CrossFireX
CrossFireX
2.10 Surround Display Features ............................................ 47
2.11 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..................... 48
2.12 Jumpers Setup
2.13 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.14 Smart Switches
2.15 Dr. Debug
2.16 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation
2.17 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII
HDDs ............................................................................ 63
2.19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 63
2.20 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and
Operation Guide
2.21 Driver Installation Guide
2.22 Installing Windows
64-bit With RAID Functions
2.23 Installing Windows
/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
Contents
(PCI and PCI Express Slots)
TM
and Quad SLI
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide ...................................... 43
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7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
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7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
3
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TM
Operation Guide ... 37
TM
and Quad
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TM TM
/ Vista
TM TM
/ Vista 64-bit
................... 67