ASROCK 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Bedienungsanleitung

1970 Extreme3 R2.0User ManualVersion 1.0Published October 2012Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

101.3 Unique FeaturesASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune different s

11ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock

12ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIO

13 Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidi-fy the system after entering S4/S5 state.ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock’s exclusive

141.3 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 19 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) 2 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) 20 SAT

151.4 I/O Panel** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connect

16To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer,

172. InstallationThis is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that t

18STEP 1:Lift Up The Socket LeverSTEP 2 / STEP 3: Match The CPU Golden TriangleTo The Socket Corner Small TriangleSTEP 4:Push Down And LockThe Socket

192.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Du

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

20Installing a DIMMPlease make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM sl

212.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI Slots: PCI slots are

222.5 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM feature. CrossFireXTM tec

23Step 3. 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 con

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

25 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFireTM”, the Cross-FireXTM function may not work actually. Your computer will au

26USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation GuideASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock mothe

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

282.8 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

292.9 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors

3Contents1. Introduction ... 5 1.1 Package Contents ...

30Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.14 No. 32) convenient con

31 PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating. The

32CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to the connector and (see p.14 No. 6) match the black wire to the

33HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI(see p.14 No. 31) VGA card, allows the syste

342.10 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB950 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (R

35 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-p

36 How to Hot Plug a SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plu

37Step 2Step 42.13 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the

382.14.2 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID FunctionsIf you want to install Windows® 8

39Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)STEP 1: Set up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage C

43. UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 41 3.1 Introduction ...

40STEP 1: Set up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2: In

413. UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your sys-tem. The SPI Memory on the

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

433.2 Main ScreenWhen you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.System BrowserSystem Browser can

443.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.OC Mode Use this to select OC Mode. Conguration options:

45AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea-ture. Use this to select enable or d

46 DRAM Timing Control DRAM Slot Use this to select DRAM slot to view SPD data. The default value is [DDR3_A1]. DRAM Timing Control Us

47 Voltage Conguration CPU Load-line Calibration CPU Load-line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy loa

483.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Congu-ration, Nouth Bridge Conguration, South Brid

49 Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology. The default value is [Enabled]. Conguration options: [Enabl

51. IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently

50 3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It

51 3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration Onboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], t

523.4.4 Storage CongurationSATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “SATA Controller” feature. SATA ModeUse this item to adjust SATA

533.4.5 Super IO CongurationSerial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the

54 3.4.6 ACPI Conguration Suspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will en

55USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable the system to wake from S5 using USB Keyboard/Remote.USB Mouse Power On Use this i

563.4.7 USB CongurationUSB 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 ena

573.4.8 Network CongurationInternet SettingUse this item to set up the internet connection mode. Conguration options: [DHCP (Auto IP)] and [PPPOE].

58CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 & 2 speed. Con guration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is

593.6 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.

61.2 Specications Platform - ATX Form Factor - ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time) (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capaci

60Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [En-abled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option

613.7 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

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

634. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 8 / 8 64-bit /

64Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TBThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB).

65Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID ModeThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size H

667. And then key in drvcfg –s [Drv number] [Ctrl number] to enter Raid Utility. For example: key in drvcfg –s 4E B5.8. Choose Logical Drive Main M

6711. Press Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox.12. Choose Ld Size setting, and key in the Raid size.13. After set up Raid size, please click Start t

6816. Follow Windows® Installation Guide to install OS.If you install Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit in a large hard disk (ex. Disk

69B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service. a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applica

7 Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready

7017. Finish.C. Reboot your system.D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities.Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit:A. Please r

8 Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar H

9CAUTION!1. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplies AMD CPU activation. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option “AS-Rock