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960GM/U3S3 FX

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published December 2011

Summary of Contents for U3S3 FX

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 be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has be...

Page 3: ...Connectors 23 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 27 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 28 2 11 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 28 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 29 2 13 Hot Plug Function for SATA 3 HDDs 29 2 14 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 30 2 15 Driver InstallationGuide 32 2 16 Installing Windows XP XP...

Page 4: ...ation 46 3 4 4 Storage Configuration 47 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration 49 3 4 6 Super IO Configuration 50 3 4 7 USB Configuration 51 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 52 3 6 Boot Screen 53 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 53 3 7 Security Screen 54 3 8 Exit Screen 55 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support 56 56 56 56 56 4 1 Install Oper...

Page 5: ...dated the content of this 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 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 websi...

Page 6: ... Memory Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots SupportDDR3 1866 OC 1600 OC 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 4 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 1 x PCI slot Graphics Integrated AMD Radeon HD 3000 graphics DX10 class iGPU Pixel Shader 4 0 Max shared...

Page 7: ...D 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 6 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors 1 x ATA133 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x IR header 1 x CIR header 1 x Print port header 1 x COM port header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS ...

Page 8: ... CAUTION 9 ASRock OC DNA see CAUTION 10 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 11 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 12 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 13 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 14 ASRock XFast RAM see CAUTION 15 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 16 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 17 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Pow...

Page 9: ... Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 27 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly 7 It is a user friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best ...

Page 10: ...file can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard 11 If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPod iPad Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply installing the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you t...

Page 11: ... offers stepless control it is not recom mended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recom mended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 17 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it ba...

Page 12: ...CI1 13 SATA2 Connector SATAII_3 PORT 2 Blue 29 Serial Port Connector COM1 14 SATA2 Connector SATAII_2 PORT 1 Blue 30 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Blue 15 SATA2 Connector SATAII_1 PORT 0 Blue 31 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 Blue 16 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White 32 Northbridge Controller Super I O ATXPWR1 AMD 760G Chipset PCIE1 PCI1 LAN AUDIO CODEC 1 CLRCMOS1 CPU_FAN1 HDLED RESET PLED PW...

Page 13: ...then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 7 VistaTM After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make fron...

Page 14: ...r 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 socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a groun...

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 you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improv...

Page 16: ...ise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by...

Page 17: ...16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics 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 please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion ...

Page 18: ...ing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D and D Sub to support dual VGA output so that DVI D and D sub can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect the DVI D monitor cable to the DVI D port on the I O panel And connect the D Sub monitor cable to the D Su...

Page 19: ... select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the secon...

Page 20: ...VI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compa...

Page 21: ...er cannot successfully receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller please try to install it to the other front USB port 1 2 4 3 5 USB 2 0 header 9 pin blue CIR header 4 pin white 3 CIR sensors in different angles 1 Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function When the CIR function is enabled the other port will remain USB function 2 Multi Angle CIR Receiver is used for front...

Page 22: ...OS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please d...

Page 23: ...see p 12 No 15 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_2 PORT 1 storage devices The current see p 12 No 14 SATAII interface allows up to SATAII_3 PORT 2 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate see p 12 No 13 SATAII_4 PORT 3 see p 12 No 9 connect the black end to the IDE devices connect the blue end to the motherboard IDE1 PIN1 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable SATAII_1 PORT 0 SATAII_3 PORT 2 SATAII_2 PORT 1 SAT...

Page 24: ...interface for print 25 pin LPT1 port cable that allows see p 12 No 25 convenient connection of printer devices 1 AFD ERROR PINIT GND SLIN STB SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 SPD3 SPD4 SPD5 SPD6 SPD7 ACK BUSY PE SLCT 1 USB_PWR P 8 GND DUMMY USB_PWR P 8 GND P 9 P 9 Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to 4 pin CIR1 connect the remote see p 12 No 22 controller receiver Infrared Module Header This h...

Page 25: ... For Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume 5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 1 GND PWRBTN PLED PLED DUMMY RESET GND HDLED HDLED 1 System Panel Header This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 several system front panel see p 12 No 17 functions Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 speaker to this header...

Page 26: ...ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 12 No 6 12 1 24 13 12 1 24 13 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 3 Pin ...

Page 27: ...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 and pin 6 SAMSUNG If pin 3 and pin 4 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 3 and pin 4 HITACHI Please use th...

Page 28: ...cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk If you plan to use RAID 0 or RAID 1 function you need to install at least 2 SATA SATAII hard disks If you plan to use RAID 10 function you need to install 4 SATA SATAII hard disks 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial AT T T T TA3 SA A3 SA A3 SA...

Page 29: ...t it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 13 Hot Plug F 2 13 Hot Plug F 2 13 Hot Plug F 2 13 Hot Plug F 2 13 Hot Plug Function for SA unction for S...

Page 30: ...process the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDHot 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 interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which suppor...

Page 31: ...nnect SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 S...

Page 32: ... procedures according to the OS you install 2 16 1 Installing Windows 2 16 1 Installing Windows 2 16 1 Installing Windows 2 16 1 Installing Windows 2 16 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions Functions Functions Functions Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on a RAID disk co...

Page 33: ...s STEP 2 Use RAID 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 BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your sy...

Page 34: ... RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 17 1 Installing Windows 2 17 1 Installing Windows 2 17 1 Installing Windows 2 17 1 Installing Windows 2 17 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID XP XP 64 bit Without RAID F F F F Functions unctions unctions unctions unctions If you ...

Page 35: ...AID Functions 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the SATA Operation Mode option to AHCI for SATAII_1 ...

Page 36: ...erclocking 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 Manual Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Please refer to the warning on page 8 for...

Page 37: ...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 purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu b...

Page 38: ...7 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 Navigation Key s Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items Enter To bring up the selected screen F1...

Page 39: ...Voltage Change Auto Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting Press Enter EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting You can use this option to load mGPU overclocking setting Please n...

Page 40: ...lt If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage However it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General He...

Page 41: ...es decreasing access contention Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving The default value is Auto NB Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU NB Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU NB voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this i...

Page 42: ... TRFC values The default value is Auto TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values The default value is Auto TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values The default value is Auto TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values The default value is Auto TFAW Use this to adjust TFAW values The default value is Auto Chipset Settings Onboard GPU Clock Override This allows you to enable or disable the OnboardGPU Clock Override fe...

Page 43: ...ion CPU Configuration ACPI Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Options for CPU BIOS Update Utility Instant Flash Instant Flash Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operat ing systems first like MS DOS or Windows...

Page 44: ...ant to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Secure Virtual Machine When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize th...

Page 45: ... Auto 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 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 Configuration options PCI Onboard and PC...

Page 46: ...ode 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 after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recover...

Page 47: ...t value of this option is IDE If you want to operate RAID function on SATA SATA2 HDDs please select RAID Configuration options IDE RAID and AHCI Onboard SATA3 Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA3 Operation Mode The default value of this option is IDE Mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Disabled IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you...

Page 48: ...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 Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item...

Page 49: ...er PCI IDE BusMaster 32 Enabled Advanced 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require o...

Page 50: ...3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 378 and 278 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the ...

Page 51: ...cy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS Setup Only The default value is Enabled 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 not allowed to use under l...

Page 52: ... 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fa...

Page 53: ...t From Onboard LAN Bootup Num Lock Enabled Disabled ON Full Screen Logo Enabled 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority 3 6 1 3 6 1 3 6 1 3 6 1 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configura...

Page 54: ...02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may...

Page 55: ...onfiguration 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 changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK to...

Page 56: ...D 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 did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 4 2 2 Dri...

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