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ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard
English
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock
990FX Extreme9
motherboard, a reliable moth-
erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers
excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to
quality and endurance.
This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found
in the user manual presented in the Support CD.
Because the motherboard speci
fi
cations and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-
tice. In case any modi
fi
cations of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may
fi
nd
the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for speci
fi
c information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock
990FX Extreme9
Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
ASRock
990FX Extreme9
Quick Installation Guide
ASRock
990FX Extreme9
Support CD
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5” HDD/SSD Rack
4 x HDD Screws
6 x Chassis Screws
1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket
ASRock Reminds You...
To get better performance in Windows
®
8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con-
fi
guration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User
Manual” in our support CD for details.