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  • Page 1 970M Pro3 970M Pro3 9 7 0 M P r o 3 9 7 0 M P r o 3...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (including damages for loss of proits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the documentation or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers ASRock EXTREME TUNING UTILITY ASRock APP Shop 3.3.1 UI Overview 3.3.2 Apps 3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers...
  • Page 4 3.3.4 Setting Start8 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY Introduction 4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Main Screen OC Tweaker Screen Advanced Screen 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration 4.4.2 North Bridge Coniguration 4.4.3 South Bridge Coniguration 4.4.4 Storage Coniguration 4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration 4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration 4.4.7 USB Coniguration 4.4.8 Trusted Computing...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for speciic information about the model you are using. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

  • Page 6: Speciications

    1.2 Speciications • Micro ATX Form Factor Platform • Solid Capacitor design • High Density Glass Fabric PCB • Supports Socket AM3+ processors • Supports Socket AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors • Supports 8-Core CPU • Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
  • Page 7 • 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port Rear Panel • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port • 6 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Etron EJ188H) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED...
  • Page 8 / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista 32-bit / Vista 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit • FCC, CE, WHQL Certiica- • ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) tions * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com...
  • Page 9 2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

  • Page 10: Motherboard Layout

    RJ-45 B: USB1 USB 3.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 CHA_FAN1 PWR_FAN1 CMOS BATTERY Chipset PCIE1 PCIE2 RoHS SB950 PCI1 Chipset 970M Pro3 PCIE3 SATA3_1 Audio CODEC PLED1 32Mb PANEL 1 TPMS1 USB_10_11 USB_8_9 SATA3_2 HD_AUDIO1 PLED PWRBTN BIOS CLRCMOS1 SPEAKER1...
  • Page 11 970M Pro3 No. Description ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

  • Page 12: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description PS/2 Mouse Port USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_0_1) LAN RJ-45 Port* USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) Line In (Light Blue) USB 2.0 Ports (USB_0_1) Front Speaker (Lime)** USB 2.0 Ports (USB_2_3) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Keyboard Port...
  • Page 13 970M Pro3 * here are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port Activity / Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description No Link...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation his is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 15: Installing The Cpu

    970M Pro3 2.1 Installing the CPU Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.
  • Page 16 English...

  • Page 17: Installing The Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    970M Pro3 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink Ater you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

  • Page 18: Installing Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) his motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. 1. For dual channel coniguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs. 2.
  • Page 19 970M Pro3...

  • Page 20: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) here is 1 PCI slot and 3 PCI Express slots on the motherboard. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched of 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.

  • Page 21: Jumpers Setup

    970M Pro3 2.5 Jumpers Setup he illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Open”. he illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...

  • Page 22: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.6 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. System Panel Header Connect the power PLED+ PLED-...
  • Page 23 970M Pro3 Power LED Header Please connect the chassis PLED- (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header PLED+ PLED+ (see p.6, No. 15) to indicate the system’s power status. Serial ATA3 Connectors hese six SATA3 (SATA3_1: connectors support SATA see p.6, No. 11)
  • Page 24 Front Panel Audio Header his header is for PRESENCE# MIC_RET (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) connecting audio devices OUT_RET (see p.6, No. 21) to the front audio panel. O U T 2 _ L J _ S E N S E OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L 1.
  • Page 25 970M Pro3 ATX Power Connector his motherboard pro- (24-pin ATXPWR1) vides a 24-pin ATX power (see p.6, No. 5) connector. To use a 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin ATX 12V Power his motherboard pro-...

  • Page 26: Tm Operation Guide

    2.7 CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide his motherboard supports CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireX , 3-way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX are supported with ® Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit OS.
  • Page 27 970M Pro3 Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connec- tor of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot.

  • Page 28: Driver Installation And Setup

    2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers installed in your system. he Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    970M Pro3 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers he Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. he CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN”...

  • Page 30: Asrock Extreme Tuning Utility

    3.2 ASRock EXTREME TUNING UTILITY ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ine-tune diferent system functions in a user-friendly interface, which is including Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA, IES, XFast RAM and Restart to UEFI. In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system.

  • Page 31: Hardware Monitor

    970M Pro3 Hardware Monitor In the Hardware Monitor section, it shows the major readings of your system. he main readings include Clock, Fan & Temperature, and Voltage. In Clock, there are CPU speed and CPU ratio. In Fan & Temperature, there are CPU temperature and CPU fan speed.
  • Page 32 Overclocking In the Overclocking section, there are Clock and Voltage chapters for users to adjust settings and pursuit optimal system performance. You are able to ine-tune the CPU ratio, CPU frequency, and respective voltages by clicking the “+/-” at the display panel.
  • Page 33 970M Pro3 Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and sotware design, Intelligent Energy Saving is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. he voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve eiciency when the CPU cores are idle. In other words, it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power eiciency without sacriicing computing performance.
  • Page 34 Restart to UEFI Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. he lightning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. Restart to UEFI technology is designed for those requiring frequent UEFI access. It allows users to easily enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC next time.

  • Page 35: Asrock App Shop

    Double-click on your desktop to access ASRock APP Shop utility. *You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop. 3.3.1 UI Overview Category Panel Hot News...

  • Page 36: Apps

    3.3.2 Apps When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on screen for you to download. Installing an App Step 1 Find the app you want to install. he most recommended app appears on the let side of the screen. he other various apps are shown on the right.
  • Page 37 970M Pro3 Step 3 If you want to install the app, click on the red icon to start downloading. Step 4 When installation completes, you can ind the green "Installed" icon appears on the upper right corner. To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon...
  • Page 38 Upgrading an App You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an available new version for your app, you will ind the mark of "New Version" appears below the installed app icon. Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more details. Step 2 Click on the yellow icon to start upgrading.

  • Page 39: Bios & Drivers

    970M Pro3 3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers Installing BIOS or Drivers When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon. Step 1 Please check the item information before update.

  • Page 40: Setting

    3.3.4 Setting In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server location, and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows startup.

  • Page 41: Start8

    3.4.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8. 3.4.2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. hen select...
  • Page 42 Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options, including icon sizes, which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used apps, the functionality of the power button, and more. Control...
  • Page 43 970M Pro3 Control lets you conigure what a click on the start button or a press on the Windows key does. Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop. It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode and bypass the Metro user interface.

  • Page 44: Chapter 4 Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction his section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right ater you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will continue with its test routines.

  • Page 45: Navigation Keys

    970M Pro3 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press <Enter>...

  • Page 46: Main Screen

    4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility.

  • Page 47: Oc Tweaker Screen

    970M Pro3 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Because the UEFI sotware 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.

  • Page 48: Spread Spectrum

    Spread Spectrum his item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. CPU Active Core Control his allows you to adjust CPU Active Core Control feature. he coniguration options depend on the CPU core you adopt. he default value is [Disabled]. AMD Turbo Core Technology his item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this feature.

  • Page 49: Channel Interleaving

    970M Pro3 DRAM Timing Control DRAM Slot Use this item to view SPD data. DRAM Timing Control Use this item to control DRAM timing. Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.
  • Page 50 CPU Voltage Ofset Conigure the dynamic CPU voltage added to the CPU. NB Voltage Use this to select NB Voltage. he default value is [Auto]. HT Voltage Use this to select HT Voltage. he default value is [Auto].

  • Page 51: Advanced Screen

    970M Pro3 4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, North Bridge Coniguration, South Bridge Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 52: Cpu Coniguration

    4.4.1 CPU Coniguration Cool 'n' Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology. he default value is [Enabled]. Coniguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install ® Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency, and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies.
  • Page 53 970M Pro3 CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated. he default value is [Auto].

  • Page 54: North Bridge Coniguration

    4.4.2 North Bridge Coniguration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. IOMMU Use this to enable or disable IOMMU. he default value of this feature is [Disabled].

  • Page 55: South Bridge Coniguration

    Enable/disable front panel HD audio. On/Of Play With ASRock On/Of Play users can connect their portable audio devices, such as an MP3 player or a mobile phone to the PC and listen to music through the computer's speakers even when the computer is turned of.

  • Page 56: Storage Coniguration

    4.4.4 Storage Coniguration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA3_5 or SATA3_6 port.

  • Page 57: Aggressive Link Power Management

    970M Pro3 If you want to build RAID on SATA3_5 and SATA3_6 ports, please disable this item. Aggressive Link Power Management Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power. It is only supported by AHCI mode.

  • Page 58: Super Io Coniguration

    4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. Infrared Port Enable or disable the Infrared port.

  • Page 59: Acpi Coniguration

    970M Pro3 4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. Check Ready Bit Enable to enter the operating system ater S3 only when the hard disk is ready, this is recommended for better system stability.
  • Page 60 Ring-In Power On Allow the system to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring-In signals. RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm. Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating system.

  • Page 61: Usb Coniguration

    970M Pro3 4.4.7 USB Coniguration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB 2.0 ports. USB 3.0 Controller Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports. Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support.

  • Page 62: Trusted Computing

    4.4.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.

  • Page 63: Tools

    In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required. UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device.

  • Page 64: Network Coniguration

    Save UEFI iles in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash.
  • Page 65 970M Pro3 Dehumidiier Function If Dehumidiier Function is enabled, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system ater entering S4/S5 state. Dehumidiier Period Conigure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidiier ater entering S4/S5 state.

  • Page 66: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. CPU Fan 1 Setting his allows you to set the CPU fan 1 speed. Coniguration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode].

  • Page 67: Boot Screen

    970M Pro3 4.7 Boot Screen his section displays the available devices on your system for you to conigure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot from an USB storage device.
  • Page 68 AddOn ROM Display Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM messages or conigure the AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed. Boot Failure Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings.
  • Page 69 970M Pro3 CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows 8.1 / 8 64-bit and all of your devices support UEFI, you may also disable CSM for faster boot speed.

  • Page 70: Security Screen

    4.8 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. You may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password.

  • Page 71: Exit Screen

    970M Pro3 4.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save coniguration changes and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes and exit...

  • Page 72: Contact Information

    Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, you’re welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information. For technical questions, please submit a support request form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp...

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