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970 Extreme4

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published May 2011

Summary of Contents for 970 Extreme4

Page 2: ...es or conditions of merchantability or f tness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors of f cers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequent...

Page 3: ...1 2 11 Smart Switches 36 2 12 Dr Debug 37 2 13 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 41 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 41 2 15 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Operati...

Page 4: ...Bridge Conf guration 57 3 4 4 Storage Conf guration 58 3 4 5 Super IO Conf guration 59 3 4 6 ACPI Conf guration 60 3 4 7 USB Conf guration 62 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 63 3 6 Boot Sc...

Page 5: ...will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may f nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technica...

Page 6: ...0 Technology Chipset Northbridge AMD 970 Southbridge AMD SB950 Memory Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 2000 OC 1866 OC 1800 OC 1600 OC 1333 1066 800...

Page 7: ...I and Hot Plug functions USB 3 0 2 x Rear USB 3 0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042 support USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s 1 x Front USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042 supports USB 1 0 2 0...

Page 8: ...Turbo UCC Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore O...

Page 9: ...tible memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com 5 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 VistaT...

Page 10: ...com Feature AppCharger index asp 10 ASRock SmartView a new function of internet browser is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and...

Page 11: ...system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required A...

Page 12: ...itch PWRBTN 2 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 24 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header 3 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN2 FRONT_1394 White 4 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 25 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN2 5 AM3 CPU Socket...

Page 13: ...ort Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection Blinki...

Page 14: ...d Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Pri mary output to u...

Page 15: ...evere damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static el...

Page 16: ...the socket to avoid bending of the pins Step 4 When the CPU is in place press it f rmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicat...

Page 17: ...Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the conf guration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots 1 Please install the memory module into the white slot DDR3_A2 and DD...

Page 18: ...lign a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only f ts in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if yo...

Page 19: ...h these two slots will work at x8 bandwidth 3 In 3 Way CrossFireXTM mode please install PCI Express x16 graph ics cards on PCIE2 PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots Therefore PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots will work at x8 b...

Page 20: ...he driver from NVIDIA website www nvidia com 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system It is recommended to use NVIDIA certif ed PSU Pl...

Page 21: ...cs card drivers to your system After that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the procedures below to enable the multi G...

Page 22: ...oot your system G You can freely enjoy the benef t of SLITM feature SLITM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc and is used only for identif cation or explanation and to...

Page 23: ...Installing Two CrossFireXTM Ready Graphics Cards Different CrossFireXTM cards may require dif ferent methods to enable CrossFi reXTM feature In the following procedures we use Radeon HD 3870 as the ex...

Page 24: ...phics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details CrossFire Bridge or Step 3 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Rad...

Page 25: ...to section Expansion Slots Step 3 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE5 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 4 Use one CrossFireTM Bridge to con...

Page 26: ...he 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 convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub mon...

Page 27: ...ATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 VistaTM OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD website for de tails Step 4 Restart your computer Step 5...

Page 28: ...ossFireXTM or Quad CrossFireXTM feature CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of AMDTM Technologies Inc and is used only for identif cation or explanation and to the owners benef t wit...

Page 29: ...ments are matched correctly USB_PWR P P GND ATX 5VSB IRRX IRTX GND DUMMY Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrar...

Page 30: ...setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to de fault setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from...

Page 31: ...Connectors These f ve Serial ATA3 SATA3_1 see p 12 No 16 SATA3 connectors support SATA3_2_3 see p 12 No 15 SATA data cables for internal SATA3_4_5 see p 12 No 14 storage devices The current SATA3 int...

Page 32: ...n 5 pin IR1 optional wireless transmitting see p 12 No 32 and receiving infrared module Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p...

Page 33: ...EL1 several system front panel see p 12 No 21 functions Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the...

Page 34: ...or S5 state power off CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan 4 pin CPU_FAN1 cable to the connector and see p 12 No 4 match the black wire to the ground pin 1 2 3 4 GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPE...

Page 35: ...ong with Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 8 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 12 No 1 Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it...

Page 36: ...31 2 11 Smart Switches This motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the system or clear the CMOS values Pow...

Page 37: ...e memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x16 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specif c 0x17 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specif c 0x18 P...

Page 38: ...ory initialization error 0x55 Memory not installed 0x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed 0x57 CPU mismatch 0x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error 0x59 CPU micro code is not found or micro code...

Page 39: ...ization 0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specif c 0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specif c 0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module spe...

Page 40: ...xB6 Clean up of NVRAM 0xB7 Conf guration Reset reset of NVRAM settings 0xB8 0xBF Reserved for future AMI codes 0xC0 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes 0xD0 CPU initialization error 0xD1 North Bridge in...

Page 41: ...ug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SA TA3 in RAID AHCI mode AMD SB950 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller...

Page 42: ...ce The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA3...

Page 43: ...ess the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end Wh...

Page 44: ...64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conf guration B Set the SATA...

Page 45: ...lease use USB floppy or floppy disk Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2 17 1 step 2 on page 44 STEP 4 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system STEP 3 Use RAI...

Page 46: ...s XP XP 64 bit on your SA TA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced sc...

Page 47: ...UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conf guration B Set the SATA Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system 2 19 Untied Overclocking Technolo...

Page 48: ...e system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what...

Page 49: ...g up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F9 To load optimal default values for all the settings F10 To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY ESC To jump to the Exit Screen...

Page 50: ...d core CPU and some CPU including quad core CPU can also in crease L3 cache size up to 6MB which means you can enjoy the upgrade CPU performance with a better price Please be noted that UCC feature is...

Page 51: ...per Transport bus width Conf guration options Auto 8 Bit and 16 Bit DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropria...

Page 52: ...uto Manual setting The default is Auto Write Recovery Time tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Use this item to change Re...

Page 53: ...is to select CPU VDDA Voltage The default value is Auto PCIE VDDA Voltage Use this to select PCIE VDDA Voltage The default value is Auto SB Voltage Use this to select SB Voltage The default value is A...

Page 54: ...utility Please be noted that the USB f ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 f le system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI f les and their respective informati...

Page 55: ...occurs Secure Virtual Machine When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Conf...

Page 56: ...order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Express Con f guration options PCI...

Page 57: ...e or disable On Off Play Technology The default val ue is Enabled When On Off Play is enabled Deep Sx will be disabled If you want to enable Deep Sx please disable On Off Play f rst Onboard LAN This a...

Page 58: ...mode it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA3_5 and eSATA3 ports SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATA3_5 and eSATA3 ports Use this item to enable or dis able SATA IDE combined mode...

Page 59: ...ress Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Con f guration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Por...

Page 60: ...cted the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off...

Page 61: ...ble the system to wake from S5 using USB Mouse ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this...

Page 62: ...bled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are n...

Page 63: ...ng This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Conf guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Conf g...

Page 64: ...creen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want...

Page 65: ...65 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it...

Page 66: ...ing message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard...

Page 67: ...e The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUT ORUN is enabled in your com puter If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the f le ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder...

Page 68: ...perating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows VistaTM 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Conf guration SATA Mode 3 Press F11 to lau...

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