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Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3
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Version 1.0
Published June 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 Series User Manual Version 1.0 Published June 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 Fatal1ty Story Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five games off guys who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young age situations change rapidly.
  • Page 3 LIVIN’ LARGE Since my fi rst big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling the world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV, ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy. I’m living a dream by playing video games for a living.

  • Page 4: Copyright Notice

    fi tness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its directors, offi cers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profi...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction ............7 1.1 Package Contents ............7 1.2 Specifi cations ..............8 1.3 Motherboard Layout ............15 1.4 I/O Panel ..............16 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 ......
  • Page 6 ® 2.21 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ....58 ® 2.21.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions............58 ® 2.21.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista Vista 64-bit Without RAID Functions ....

  • Page 7: Introduction

    In case any modifi cations of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may fi nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.

  • Page 8: Specifi Cations

    1.2 Specifications Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) ® - Supports 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Advanced V12+6 Power Phase Design ®...
  • Page 9 (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 8) - Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1.4a - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
  • Page 10 - CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial) Unique Feature - F-Stream (see CAUTION 10)
  • Page 11 - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 20) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-party over- clocking tools.
  • Page 12 CAUTION! About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 22 for proper installation. DDR3 frequency options may depend on the processor.
  • Page 13 11. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS ® without entering operating systems fi rst like MS-DOS or Windows . With this utility, you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.
  • Page 14 again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 19. Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) provides the fl exible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156. Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used.

  • Page 15: Motherboard Layout

    1.3 Motherboard Layout 24.4cm (9.6 in) CHA_FAN3 ATX12V1 CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 Intel PWR_FAN1 PCIE1 RoHS 64Mb BIOS USB 3.0 PCIE2 AUDIO CODEC PCI1 FAST USB CMOS PCIE3 Battery PCIE4 FATAL1TY ErP/EuP Ready 1394a PCI2 Debug HDMI 1.4a Front USB 3.0 DX10.1 Z68 P ROFESSIONAL GEN3 HDMI_SPDIF1...

  • Page 16: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 11 Front Speaker (Lime) VGA/D-Sub Port Microphone (Pink) LAN RJ-45 Port USB 3.0 Ports (USB23) Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394) USB 2.0 Port (USB3) *** 15 eSATA3 Connector LAN RJ-45 Port USB 3.0 Ports (USB01) Central / Bass (Orange)
  • Page 17 To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will fi nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”.

  • Page 18: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the confi guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fi ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

  • Page 19: Cpu Installation

    2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below. 1155-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
  • Page 20 Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU: Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line. Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 Pin1...

  • Page 21: Installation Of Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis- sipation.

  • Page 22: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel con- fi guration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color.

  • Page 23: Installing A Dimm

    Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.

  • Page 24: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; Black) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

  • Page 25: Sli Tm And Quad Sli Tm Operation Guide

    Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws. Step 6. Replace the system cover. 2.7 SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide ® This motherboard supports NVIDIA and Quad SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics ®...

  • Page 26: Graphics Card Setup

    If required, connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards. Step3. Align and insert ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldfi ngers on each graphics card. Make sure ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is fi rmly in place. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Step4.

  • Page 27: Driver Installation And Setup

    2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi- ® Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility. Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature. ®...
  • Page 28 ® For Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For SLI and Quad SLI mode) A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar. B. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs, and then click NVIDIA Corporation.

  • Page 29: Tm , 3-Way Crossfirex Tm And Quad

    2.8 CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX , 3-way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX feature. CrossFireX technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D ®...
  • Page 30 Step 2. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards. (CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) CrossFire Bridge Step 3.
  • Page 31 2.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”. Step 2. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
  • Page 32 CrossFire Bridge Step 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph- ics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.)
  • Page 33 2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1. Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2. Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.
  • Page 34 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire ”, the CrossFireX function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically reboot. After restarting your computer, please confi rm whether the option “Enable CrossFire ” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the benefi...

  • Page 35: Dual Monitor And Surround Display Features

    2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output sup- port (D-Sub, HDMI and DVI-D by the bundled HDMI to DVI adapter), you can easily enjoy the benefi ts of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard.
  • Page 36 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub, HDMI and DVI-D by the bundled HDMI to DVI adapter) and exter- nal add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benefi ts of surround display feature.
  • Page 37 G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identifi ed by the number one to eight. ® For Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings”...

  • Page 38: Jumpers Setup

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

  • Page 39: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.11 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 of the motherboard! FDD connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.15 No.
  • Page 40 Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end Power Cable of SATA power cable to the (Optional) power connector on each drive. Then connect the white end of connect to the SATA HDD power connector SATA power cable to the power connect to the connector of the power supply.
  • Page 41 Infrared Module Header This header supports an optional wireless transmitting (5-pin IR1) and receiving infrared module. (see p.15 No. 33) Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input (4-pin CD1) from sound sources such as (see p.15 No. 38) a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card.
  • Page 42 PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may confi gure the way to turn off your system using the power switch. RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.
  • Page 43 (3-pin PWR_FAN1) (see p.15 No. 42) CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and (4-pin CPU_FAN1) match the black wire to the (see p.15 No. 3) ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
  • Page 44 IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I/O panel, there (9-pin FRONT_1394) is one IEEE 1394 header (see p.15 No. 24) (FRONT_1394) on this motherboard. This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port. Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a serial port module.

  • Page 45: Smart Switches

    Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the The Front USB 3.0 Panel is ready to Step 5 Step 6 USB 3.0 header (USB3_4_5) on the use. motherboard. The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3.0 Bracket Step 1 Step 2 Unscrew the two screws from the Put the USB 3.0 cable and the rear Front USB 3.0 Panel.

  • Page 46: Dr. Debug

    2.13 Dr. Debug Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr. Debug codes. Status Code Description 0x00 Not used 0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard) 0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading 0x03...
  • Page 47 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started 0x3C Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specifi...
  • Page 48 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c) 0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c) 0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c) 0x68 PCI host bridge initialization 0x69...
  • Page 49 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAB Setup Input Wait 0xAC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAD Ready To Boot event 0xAE Legacy Boot event 0xAF...

  • Page 50: Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ataii (Sataii) Hard Disks Installation

    2.14 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ® This motherboard adopts Intel Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions.

  • Page 51: Hot Plug And Hot Swap Functions For Sata / Sataii Hdds

    2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII in ® RAID / AHCI mode. Intel Z68 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort.

  • Page 52: Sata / Sataii / Sata3 Hdd Hot Plug Feature And Operation Guide

    SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual.
  • Page 53 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss. Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end Connect SATA data cable to Step 1...

  • Page 54: Driver Installation Guide

    2.19 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers.

  • Page 55: Setting Up A "Raid Ready" System

    STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID confi guration. Before you start to confi gure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper confi guration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Confi...

  • Page 56: Migrating A "Raid Ready" System To Raid

    ® 5. Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers. 6. Install the Intel(R) Rapid Storage software via the CD-ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will add the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID confi guration. 7.

  • Page 57: Installing Windows

    2.20.4 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With ® RAID Functions ® If you want to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

  • Page 58: Xp / Xp 64-Bit Without Raid Functions

    2.21 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP ® / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ® If you want to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64- bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

  • Page 59: Vista Tm 64-Bit Without Raid Functions

    2.21.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit ® Without RAID Functions ® If you want to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

  • Page 60: Teaming Function Operation Guide

    2.22 Teaming Function Operation Guide Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective and improving the quality of transmission of distant images.
  • Page 61 4. Key in Team Name and choose Link Aggregation \ LACP (802.3ad) for Settings. 5. Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button. (After pressing OK button, system will show below warming message. Please choose Continue Anyway.) 6.
  • Page 62 ® For Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: 1. Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD: .. \ Drivers \ other \ EXE_Teaming_Green(Normal) (This is a special driver for Teaming function only. If you don’t want to use Teaming, please install the LAN driver provided by our support CD link.) When installing teaming driver, system will show below warming message.
  • Page 63 5. Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button. (After pressing OK button, system will show below warming message. Please choose Continue Anyway.) 6. After doing above settings, system will auto create a new Local Area Connection. 7.

  • Page 64: Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to confi gure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2>...

  • Page 65: Navigation Keys

    3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items <Enter>...

  • Page 66: Oc Tweaker Screen

    3.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Advanced Turbo 50 You can use this option to increase your system performance. This option appears only when your CPU supports this function. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting.
  • Page 67 Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology. Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in spe- cifi...
  • Page 68 CAS# Latency (tCL) Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The de- fault is [Auto]. RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Row Precharge Time (tRP) Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting.
  • Page 69 ODT NOM (CHA) Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHA) Auto/Manual setting. The de- fault is [Auto]. ODT WR (CHB) Use this item to change ODT WR (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CHB) Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The de- fault is [Auto].

  • Page 70: Advanced Screen

    3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the confi gurations for the following items: CPU Confi gu- ration, North Bridge Confi guration, South Bridge Confi guration, Storage Confi gura- tion, Super IO Confi guration, ACPI Confi guration and USB Confi guration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 71: Cpu Confi Guration

    3.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel proces- sor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Win- dows® XP / VistaTM / 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, VistaTM, 7, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher.
  • Page 72 CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mecha- nism to keep the CPU from overheated. Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.

  • Page 73: North Bridge Confi Guration

    3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [1024MB]. VT-d Use this to enable or disable Intel® VT-d technology (Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled]. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority.
  • Page 74 DVMT Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item. Configuration options: [256MB] and [Maximum]. The option [Maximum] only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above.

  • Page 75: South Bridge Confi Guration

    3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

  • Page 76: Storage Confi Guration

    ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this moth- erboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certifi cation. Good Night LED This allows you to enable to turn off Power LED, Lan LED at power on.

  • Page 77: Super Io Confi Guration

    SATA Controller0 This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1, SATA2_2 and SATA2_3 ports. Please ® select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS. If native OS (Windows XP / Vista / 7) is installed, please select [Enhanced]. SATA Controller1 This item is for SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports. Use this item to enable or disable the “SATA Controller1”...

  • Page 78: Acpi Confi Guration

    3.4.6 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

  • Page 79: Usb Confi Guration

    3.4.7 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four confi...

  • Page 80: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan 1 &...

  • Page 81: Boot Screen

    3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to confi g- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. Boot Option Priorities Boot Option #1 Set the fi rst priority of the system boot device. Boot Option #2 Set the second priority of the system boot device.

  • Page 82: Security Screen

    [Enabled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Confi guration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

  • Page 83: Exit Screen

    3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save confi guration changes and exit setup?” Select [Yes] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?”...

  • Page 84: Software Support

    Click on a specifi c item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your...
  • Page 85 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB ® This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system. ® 1. Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or ®...
  • Page 86 2. Intel will update the new version Rapid Storage Technology driver in the near future. For the new version Rapid Storage Technology driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com ® 3. If you want to use NVIDIA Technology, please make sure that your graphics card driver version is 270.61 and later.

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