1X79 Extreme6/GBX79 Extreme6User ManualVersion 1.0Published December 2011Copyright©2011 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 LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes the benefi ts listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can confi gure
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 and voice
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, study t
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 socket,
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, pleas
212.4 Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkThis motherboard is equipped with 2011-Pin socket that supports Intel 2011-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type o
222.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)This motherboard provides eight 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Quad Channel Me
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 “Expansi
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 result i
282.7.2 ASRock Game Blaster ConfigurationThis section explains how to confi gure your ASRock Game Blaster.2.7.2.1 THX TRUSTUDIO PROTHX TruStudio ProC
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 Confi gurationSelect the device connected. Optional Speakers: Center Enable or d
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 Profi lesYou can save, load or delete your user profi 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® certifi ed becau
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. From
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, sele
43 1. If a customer incorrectly confi gures their system they will not see the performance benefi ts of CrossFireXTM. All three CrossFireXTM c
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 to D-S
452.9.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics CardsStep 1. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are AMD® cert
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 is p
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, r
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 quickly turn on/of
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 specifi c) 0x39 Po
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 Confi gurat
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 - Supports THX
704. Click the Create Team tab. * The Create Team tab appears only if there are teamable adapters available. 5. Click the Team Name fi eld to ente
719. Type the value for Team MTU.10. Click Create to save the team information.11. Repeat steps 5. through 10. to defi ne additional teams. As teams ar
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 confi gure your system. The UEFI chip on the
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 confi 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. Confi guration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. C
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 ODT
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 Confi gurationVRM ProtectionUse this to enable or disable Vcore Power Over Temperature Protection. The default value is [Enabl
81Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the confi gurations for th
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 Confi gurationIntel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro-cessor can swit
843.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Ex
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. Confi guration o
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 t
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 Technology. Bef
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 Confi 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 confi 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 confi guration changes and exit setup?
96Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vi
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
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