Table Of Contents - ASROCK Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 Series User Manual

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 ............................. 21
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 22
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
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2.7 SLI and Quad SLI
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2.8 CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX
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CrossFireX Operation Guide ...................................... 29
2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features ................ 35
2.10 Jumpers Setup
2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.12 Smart Switches
2.13 Dr. Debug ................................................................... 46
2.14 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation .................................................................. 50
2.15 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII
HDDs ............................................................................ 51
2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 51
2.18 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and
Operation Guide
2.19 Driver Installation Guide
2.20 Installing Windows
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
2.20.1 Installing Windows
Functions............................................................ 54
2.20.2 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System ................... 55
2.20.3 Migrating a "RAID Ready" System to RAID 0,
RAID 1 or RAID 5 ............................................... 56
2.20.4 Installing Windows
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Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions .................... 57
Contents
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Operation Guide ......................... 25
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