ASROCK X79 Extreme6 Bedienungsanleitung

1X79 Extreme6/GBX79 Extreme6User ManualVersion 1.1Published July 2013Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

107. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune dif-ferent system functions in a user-friendly interface, which includes H

100B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service. a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applic

101 c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”.C. Reboot your system.D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and util

1112. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex-treme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that

121.3 Motherboard Layout (X79 Extreme6/GB / X79 Extreme6) 1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 26 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1) 2 240-pin DDR3 DIMM

131.4 I/O Panel (X79 Extreme6/GB / X79 Extreme6)* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED in

14 To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your comput

151.5 ASRock Game Blaster (X79 Extreme6/GB)ASRock Game Blaster is packed with the new earthshattering Creative Sound Core3D quad-core sound

16* There are two LEDs next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED

17Specifications Platform - Size: 4.3-in x 3.0-in, 11.0 cm x 7.5 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- quality Conductive Pol

18Chapter 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, stud

192.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 2011-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.Before you insert the 2011-Pin CPU into the so

2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

20Step 2-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches.alignment key alignment key Pin12011-Pin CPU 2011-Pin SocketFor proper inserting,

212011-Pin Socket2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkThis motherboard is equipped with 2011-Pin socket that supports Intel 2011-Pin CPU.

222.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)This motherboard provides eight 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Quad Cha

23notchbreaknotchbreakInstalling a DIMMPlease make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step

242.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install

252.7 ASRock Game Blaster Installation Guide (X79 Extreme6/GB)2.7.1 ASRock Game Blaster and Driver InstallationStep 1. Please refer to the “Exp

26Step 3. Follow the step by step driver setup directions. Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 32-bit / 64-bit or Windows® 7 32-bit / 64-bit.

27Step 1. Unscrew the four screws which hold the chassis and ASRock Game Blaster together. Some VGA cards violate the PCI-E spec and may r

282.7.2 ASRock Game Blaster ConfigurationThis section explains how to congure your ASRock Game Blaster.2.7.2.1 THX TRUSTUDIO PROTHX TruStudio ProCl

292.7.2.2 CRYSTALVOICESelect a recording device Mic Volume Control the level of mic volume. Mic Boost Control the level of mic boost. CrystalVoi

3Contents1 Introduction ... 51.1 Package Contents ...

302.7.2.3 SPEAKERS/HEADPHONESSpeakers / Headphones CongurationSelect the device connected. Optional Speakers: Center Enable or di

312.7.2.4 MIXERPlayback Speakers Control the level of speakers playback. SPDIF-Out Control the level of SPDIF-Out playback. Balance

322.7.2.5 EQUALIZEREQChoose from Flat, Acoustic, Classical, Country, Dance, Jazz, New Age, Pop, Rock and Vocal.2.7.2.6 JACK SETUP

33Device Connected:Select the device connected. 5.1 Surround 7.1 EX Surround Stereo and Microphone Stereo and Line-In Show Jack Setup dialog whe

342.7.2.7 ADVANCED FEATURESPlay stereo mix to digital outputEnable or disable play stereo mix to digital output.

352.7.2.8 PROFILEUser ProlesYou can save, load or delete your user proles. The default is <Custom>.

36Note1. If you want to hear your own voice through the microphone (Playback mode). You can enable it by using ASRock Game Blaster's c

372.8 SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface)

38Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot. Step3.

392.8.1.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics CardsStep 1. Install the identical 3-Way SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certi

42.23.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions... 672.23.2 I

402.8.2 Driver Installation and SetupInstall the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit

41 For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode) A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar. B. Fr

42 For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For 3-Way SLITM mode) A. Follow steps A to D on page 41. B. From the pop-up menu, sel

43 1. If a customer incorrectly congures their system they will not see the performance benets of CrossFireXTM. All three CrossFireXTM com

44CrossFire BridgeStep 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE1 slot. (You may use the DVI

452.9.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics CardsStep 1. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are A

46 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prio

472.10 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily en

48* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://ww

492.12 Jumpers SetupThe illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap

5Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB / X79 Extreme6 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s co

50Serial ATA2 Connectors These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2_0_1: see p.12, No. 22) (SATA2) connectors support (SATA2_2_3: see p.12, No. 21) SATA

51USB 3.0 Header Besides four default USB 3.0 (19-pin USB3_4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there is (see p.12 No. 16) one USB 3.0 header on this

52System Panel Header This header accommodates(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.12 No. 29) functions. Connect the power switch,

53Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.12 No. 30) indicate system power status.

54ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power (24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.12 No. 14)12 1241320-Pin ATX Power Supply

55HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI (see p.12 No. 42) VGA card, allows the syst

56The Installation Guide of Front USB 3.0 Panel Intall the Front USB 3.0 Panel into the 2.5” drive bay of the chassis.Step 3Step 4Screw the Front USB

572.14 Smart SwitchesThe motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear CMOS switch, allowing users to quick

582.15 Dr. DebugDr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the

59 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specic) 0x39 Pos

61.2 Specifications Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- qual

60 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module spec

61 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes secti

622.16 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks InstallationThis motherboard adopts Intel® X79 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Se

632.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2 HDDsThis motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATA2 in RAID / AHCI

64 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATA2 / SAT

65 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to proc

66If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on Intel® SATA2 / SATA3 ports with RAID functions, please follow below st

672.23 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID FunctionsIf you want to install Windows® 7

68Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ functionSTEP 1: Set Up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Congurati

692.24 Teaming Function Operation Guide (X79 Extreme6/GB)Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to

7 Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (X79 Extreme6) (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support LAN - PCIE x1 G

704. Click the Create Team tab. * The Create Team tab appears only if there are teamable adapters available. 5. Click the Team Name eld to enter

719. Type the value for Team MTU.10. Click Create to save the team information.11. Repeat steps 5. through 10. to dene additional teams. As teams are

722.25 Untied Overclocking TechnologyThis motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, BCLK enjoys better ma

73Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on

743.1.2 Navigation KeysPlease check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description

75 X79 Extreme6System BrowserSystem Browser can let you easily check your current system conguration in UEFI setup.

763.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.Load CPU EZ OC Setting You can use this option to load CPU EZ

77Turbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit. Conguration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. Co

78DRAM tRCDUse this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharg

79ODT NOM (CH A) Use this item to change ODT NOM (CH A) Auto/20/30/40/60/120 setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT WR (CH B) Use this item to change

8 - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/Power/SB FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector -

80Voltage ControlVoltage CongurationVRM ProtectionUse this to enable or disable Vcore Power Over Temperature Protection. The default value is [Enable

81Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the congurations for the

823.4.1 CPU ConfigurationCPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable

83CPU Power Management CongurationIntel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro-cessor

843.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select the boot graphic adapter priority. The default valu

853.4.3 South Bridge ConfigurationRestore on AC/Power LossThis allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] i

86Good Night LED Use this item to enable or disable Power LED and Lan LED.Onboard Debug Port LED Use this item to enable or disable Onboard Debug Po

873.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Mode This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_0 to SATA2_3 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Co

883.4.5 Super IO ConfigurationSerial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set

893.4.6 ACPI ConfigurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enab

9CAUTION!1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 82.2. This motherboard supports Quad Channel Memory Tec

903.4.7 USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 ControllerUse this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 ControllerUse this item to enabl

913.4.8 ME SubsystemIntel ME Subsystem CongurationME Version

923.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the param

933.6 Boot ScreenIn this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

943.7 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it

953.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save conguration changes and exit setup?”

96Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 6

97Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI ModeThis motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (&g

98Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID ModeThis motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (&g

99If you install Windows® 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit in a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows® or in