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890GMH/USB3

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published August 2010

Summary of Contents for 890GMH-USB3 - V1.0

Page 2: ...or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents...

Page 3: ...24 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 25 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 29 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 30 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HD...

Page 4: ...torage Configuration 53 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration 55 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration 55 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration 56 3 4 8 USB Configuration 57 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 58 3 6 Boot S...

Page 5: ...manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest V...

Page 6: ...X Southbridge AMD SB710 Memory Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 1800 OC 1600 OC 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of...

Page 7: ...in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 6 USB 3 0 1 x USB 3 0 port by Fresco FL1000G supports USB 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 5 x Serial ATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and...

Page 8: ...g Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP Media Center XP 6...

Page 9: ...orts 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 13 for proper connection 7 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk...

Page 10: ...way of PC gaming operation ASRock AIWI is the world s first utility to turn your iPhone iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games All you have to do is just to install the ASRock AIWI ut...

Page 11: ...Using Product was a provision regulated by European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in...

Page 12: ...in Taipei RoHS AM3 HT3 0 Phenom II DDR3 1800 Dual Channel FSB2 6GHz CD1 FLOPPY1 IDE1 35 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 19 SATAII Connector SATAII_2 PORT 1 Blue 2 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 20 SATAII Connector S...

Page 13: ...10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection 1 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 9 Front Speaker Lime 2 VGA D Sub Port 10 Microphone Pink 3 USB 2 0 Ports USB45...

Page 14: ...er is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall s...

Page 15: ...2 2 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After y...

Page 16: ...Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 Blue Slot Blue Slot White Slot White Slot 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For...

Page 17: ...IMM 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 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cau...

Page 18: ...raphics cards Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion ca...

Page 19: ...tures 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 2 5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual M...

Page 20: ...ust the BIOS setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI E...

Page 21: ...integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertain ment PCs requires a secure...

Page 22: ...e proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 2 Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI Express graphics card on PCIE2 slot Step 3 Boot your...

Page 23: ...information of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM technology please check AMD website for up dates and details Step 7 Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View click CrossFireTM and then select the o...

Page 24: ...ct 5V_DUAL USB devices can wake up the system under S3 Suspend to RAM state USB_PW1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 12 No 9 5VSB standby for USB6_7 8_9 10_11 wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requ...

Page 25: ...IDE1 see p 12 No 10 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These five Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 PORT 0 connectors support SATAII see...

Page 26: ...connection and control of audio devices Infrared Module Header This header supports an 5 pin IR1 optional wireless transmitting see p 12 No 25 and receiving infrared module DUMMY GND 5V IRTX IRRX 1 I...

Page 27: ...an connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 3 Pin Fan Installation Pin 1 3 Connected ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 12...

Page 28: ...wer supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 12 1 24 13 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 4 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this...

Page 29: ...k may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 5...

Page 30: ...ks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard...

Page 31: ...r Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug NOTE What is Hot Plug Function...

Page 32: ...ore you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interfa...

Page 33: ...HDD Connect SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the...

Page 34: ...RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing Windows 2 14 1 Installing...

Page 35: ...ID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the...

Page 36: ...TM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Installing Windows 2 15 1 Inst...

Page 37: ...t RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs wit...

Page 38: ...locking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE buses Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from Auto to CPU PCIE...

Page 39: ...m chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purp...

Page 40: ...e 17 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key...

Page 41: ...bled All Cores Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting Press Enter Press Enter EZ Overclocking EZ Overclocking Turbo 30 You can use this option to increase your system performance...

Page 42: ...ference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value...

Page 43: ...Speed This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus speed Configura tion options Auto x1 200MHz to x10 2000MHz HT Bus Width This feature allows you selecting Hyper Transport bus width Configu...

Page 44: ...ng allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving Configurat...

Page 45: ...Auto TWRRD Use this to adjust TWRRD values Configuration options Auto 2CLK to 10CLK The default value is Auto TWRWR Use this to adjust TWRWR values Configuration options Auto 2CLK to 10CLK The default...

Page 46: ...s Auto No Delay 1 64CLK to 31 64CLK The default value is Auto CHB CS ODT Setup Use this to adjust values for CHB CS ODT Setup feature Configuration options Auto 1 2CLK and 1CLK The default value is Au...

Page 47: ...adjust values for CHB ADDR CMD Drive Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x and 2 00x The default value is Auto CHB CLK Drive Use this to adjust values for CHB CLK Drive Configuration options Au...

Page 48: ...is option only appears when you enable Onboard GPU Clock Override The default value is 700 mGPU Voltage Use this to select mGPU voltage Configuration options Auto 1 09V to 1 48V The default value is A...

Page 49: ...figuration ACPI Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Options for CPU BIOS Update Utility ASRock I...

Page 50: ...nabled and Disabled Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from...

Page 51: ...o or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the onboard Lan feature Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order wh...

Page 52: ...ay Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows XP Media Center OS The default value is Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state afte...

Page 53: ...Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Sel...

Page 54: ...Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block...

Page 55: ...alfunction PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use th...

Page 56: ...3 4 7 3 4 7 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy...

Page 57: ...0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled...

Page 58: ...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 Quiet Fan This...

Page 59: ...and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Boot AddOn ROM Display Boot Logo Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num Lock Enabled Auto Disabled On Full Screen Logo Enabled 3 6 3 6...

Page 60: ...this option to select logo in POST screen This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto EuP Scenery and ASRock The default value is Auto Boot From On...

Page 61: ...configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card c...

Page 62: ...CD 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu...

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