Introduction; Package Contents - ASROCK 970 Extreme3 User Manual

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 970 Extreme3 motherboard, a reliable mother-
board 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 coniguration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard speciications and the BIOS software might
be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modiications of this manual occur, the updated ver-
sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may
ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as
well. ASRock website
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for speciic information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm)
ASRock 970 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock 970 Extreme3 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
bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Coniguration
to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the "User Manual" in
our support CD for details.
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