ASROCK 970 Pro Quick Installation Manual
ASROCK 970 Pro Quick Installation Manual

ASROCK 970 Pro Quick Installation Manual

Quick installation guide
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  • Page 1 ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this guide. With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 2: Motherboard Layout

    USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB0 RJ-45 B: USB1 PWR_FAN1 Chipset 970 Pro PCIE1 ErP/EuP Ready PCIE2 RoHS CMOS BATTERY PCI Express 2.0 PCIE3 SB710 Support 6-Core CPU Chipset PCI1...
  • Page 3: Speed Led

    Set “Speaker Configuration” 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. 3 3 3 3 3 ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 4 Introduction Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 970 Pro motherboard, a reliable motherboard pro- duced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent perfor- mance 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.
  • Page 5: Specifications

    - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone Connector - 6 x SATA2 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions 5 5 5 5 5 ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 6 XP Media Center / XP 64-bit compliant ® Certifications - FCC, CE, Microsoft WHQL Certificated - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 6 6 6 6 6 ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 7 OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows ®...
  • Page 8 - ASRock APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer 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), Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5).
  • Page 9: Pre-Installation Precautions

    When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. 9 9 9 9 9 ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 10: Installation Of Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connec- tor (CPU_FAN1, see Page 2, No. 5). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 11 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged. If you adopt DDR3 1600 memory modules on this motherboard, it is recommended to install them on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2 slots. ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 12: Installing A Dimm

    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. ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 13: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    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. ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 14: Jumpers Setup

    To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 15: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    I/O panel, there are (9-pin USB10_11) three USB 2.0 headers on this (see p.2 No. 27) motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB8_9) (see p.2 No. 25) (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.2 No. 23) ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 16 ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS: Go to the "Front Mic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Click "Set Default Device" to make the Front Mic as the default record device. ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 17 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 ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 18: 64-Bit / Vista

    ® ® ® ® ® F F F F Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you want to install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATA2 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 19: Installing Windows Vista

    STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on your system. ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 20: Bios Information

    CD-ROM drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file “ASSETUP.EXE” from the “BIN” folder in the Support CD to display the menus. ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 21 970 Pro 970 Pro 970 Pro 970 Pro ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 22 ™ ‘ ’ ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
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  • Page 26 +5VSB +5VSB +5VSB +5VSB ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 27 SATAII_1 SATAII_2 USB_PWR P-11 P+11 DUMMY P+10 P-10 USB_PWR USB_PWR DUMMY USB_PWR USB_PWR DUMMY USB_PWR IRTX DUMMY IRRX ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 28 PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L ® ® ® ® ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
  • Page 29 PLED+ PLED- PWRBTN# DUMMY RESET# HDLED- HDLED+ SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED PWR_FAN_SPEED +12V PLED- PLED+ PLED+ FAN_SPEED_CONTROL CPU_FAN_SPEED +12V ASRock 970 Pro Motherboard...
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