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ASRock  

890GMH/USB3

  Motherboard

ATI Catalyst Control Center

2.6

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 Operation Guide

 Operation Guide

 Operation Guide

 Operation Guide

 Operation Guide

This motherboard supports ATI

TM

 Hybrid CrossFireX

TM

 feature. ATI

TM

 Hybrid

CrossFireX

TM

 brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD

890GX integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to

operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-

fast frame rates. Currently, ATI

TM

 Hybrid CrossFireX

TM

 Technology is only

supported with Windows

®

 Vista

TM 

/ 7 OS, and is not available with Windows

®

 XP

OS. In the future, ATI

TM

 Hybrid CrossFireX

TM

 may be supported with Windows

®

 XP

OS. Please visit our website for updated information.

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Step 1.

Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot (blue). For

the 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 system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Advanced”

screen, and enter “Chipset Settings”. Then set the option “Surround View”

to [Enabled].

Step 4.

Boot into OS. Please remove the ATI

TM

 driver if you have any VGA driver

installed in your system.

Step 5.

Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both

the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card.

Step 6.

Restart your computer. Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on

your Windows

®

 taskbar.

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Vendor Chipset

Model

                                       Driver

ATI

RADEON HD2400XT

POWERCOLOR HD2400 XT    Support CD 8.70

256MB DDR3

RADEON HD3450

POWERCOLOR AX3450

      Support CD 8.70

256MD2-S

RADEON HD5450

ATI RADEON HD5450 1GB      Support CD 8.70

What does an ATI

TM

 Hybrid CrossFireX

TM

 system include?

An ATI

TM

 Hybrid CrossFireX

TM

 system includes an ATI

TM

 Radeon

TM

 2400, 3450 or 5450

series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD 890GX integrated

chipset, all operating in a Windows

®

 Vista

TM

 / 7 environment. Please refer to below

PCI Express graphics card support list for ATI

TM

 Hybrid CrossFireX

TM

. For the future

update of more compatible PCI Express graphics cards, please visit our website for

further information.

Summary of Contents for 890GMH/USB3

Page 1: ...ressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or...

Page 2: ...OS Jumper CLRCMOS1 7 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 25 Infrared Module Header IR1 Dual Channel B DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 White 26 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 8 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 27 Serial Port Connector C...

Page 3: ...Off 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 USB...

Page 4: ...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 5: ...nology Chipset Northbridge AMD 890GX 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 m...

Page 6: ...Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line 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 sup...

Page 7: ...king Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing 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 Vi...

Page 8: ...is motherboard supports 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 3 for proper connection 7 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read th...

Page 9: ...AIWI utility introduces a new 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...

Page 10: ...e PC system 16 EuP stands for Energy 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 compl...

Page 11: ...s 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 socke...

Page 12: ...icate that it is locked 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 Installa...

Page 13: ...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 the c...

Page 14: ...nents Step 1 Unlock a DIMM 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...

Page 15: ...ics 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 card p...

Page 16: ...ual 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 2 5 Dual Monitor...

Page 17: ...he 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 Expres...

Page 18: ...fication is designed to protect the 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 e...

Page 19: ...PCIE2 slot blue For the 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 PCIE...

Page 20: ...out intent to infringe For further 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 clic...

Page 21: ...ed by power supply When you select 5V_DUAL USB devices can wake up the system under S3 Suspend to RAM state USB_PW1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 2 No 9 5VSB standby for USB6_7 8_9 10_11 wake up eve...

Page 22: ...r Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 2 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 PO...

Page 23: ...n IR1 optional wireless transmitting see p 2 No 25 and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 2 No 28 from soun...

Page 24: ...ate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic For Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adju...

Page 25: ...hough this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along w...

Page 26: ...ired drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vist...

Page 27: ...Windows 2 11 2 Installing Windows 2 11 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista 7 7 64 bit Vista 7 7 64 bit Vista 7 7 64 bit Vista 7 7 64 bit VistaTM TM TM TM TM Vista Vista Vista Vista VistaTM TM TM TM...

Page 28: ...r the detailed information about BIOS Setup please refer to the User Manual PDF file contained in the Support CD 4 Sof 4 Sof 4 Sof 4 Sof 4 Software Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware...

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