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X79 Extreme4-M

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published July 2013

Summary of Contents for X79 Extreme4-M

Page 2: ...es 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 consequenti...

Page 3: ...etup 31 2 13 Onboard Headers and Connectors 32 2 14 Smart Switches 37 2 15 Dr Debug 38 2 16 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 42 2 17 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installatio...

Page 4: ...iguration 60 3 4 4 Storage Configuration 61 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration 62 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration 63 3 4 7 USB Configuration 64 3 4 8 ME Subsystem 65 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 66...

Page 5: ...he 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 yo...

Page 6: ...fered memory Supports DDR3 ECC un buffered memory with Intel Workstation 1S Xeon processors E5 2xxx 4xxx series in socket LGA 2011 Max capacity of system memory 32GB see CAUTION 3 Supports Intel Extre...

Page 7: ...x Front USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042 supports USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 4 x SATAII 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and Intel Ra...

Page 8: ...ASRock X FAN see CAUTION 13 ASRock Crashless BIOS see CAUTION 14 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 15 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 16 Boot Failure Guard B F G Good Night LED Hardw...

Page 9: ...rent system functions in a user friendly interface which includes Hard ware Monitor Fan Control Overclocking OC DNA and IES In Hardware Monitor it shows the major readings of your system In Fan Contro...

Page 10: ...th APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp 9 ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device p...

Page 11: ...ecommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU 16 While CPU overheat is detected the system will a...

Page 12: ...HA_FAN3 9 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 30 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 10 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 31 COM Port Header COM1 11 USB 3 0 Header USB3_2_3 Black 32 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header 12 Infrar...

Page 13: ...ctor 4 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 13 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 5 Side Speaker Gray 14 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 6 Rear Speaker Black 15 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_0_1 7 Central Bass Orange 16 Optical SPDIF Out Port 8 Line In Li...

Page 14: ...nd 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 Primary output to u...

Page 15: ...d settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard s components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly...

Page 16: ...ion is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengage the left lever by pressing it down and sliding it out of the hook Step 1 2 Disengage the right lever...

Page 17: ...ion Step 2 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 3 Close the socket Step 3 1 Flip the load plate onto the IHS then the cover will automatically come of...

Page 18: ...kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 2011 Pin CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto c...

Page 19: ...chnology is activated If four memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots then Quad Channel Memory Technology is activated 2 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3...

Page 20: ...AN2 or CHA_FAN3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment 4 Currently Intel Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge E Processor doesn t support PCIE 3 0 but this motherboard is already PCIE 3...

Page 21: ...rtified 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA SLITM technology driver version 280 41 and later Download the driver from NVIDIA website www nvidia com 3 Make sure that your power s...

Page 22: ...or connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot Step3 Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SL...

Page 23: ...ow procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For SLITM mode only A Double click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select Set SLI and Phys...

Page 24: ...ick the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab E From the pop up m...

Page 25: ...a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFireXTM enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any...

Page 26: ...to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter Step 2 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the...

Page 27: ...ework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 VistaTM OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD...

Page 28: ...XTM or Quad CrossFireXTM feature CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without inte...

Page 29: ...nments 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 infra...

Page 30: ...In addition to Apple devices it is also capable of Charging the BC 1 1 standard smart devices Please refer to below instruction for proper operation This motherboard provides two USB ports for ASRock...

Page 31: ...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 ple...

Page 32: ...SATAII_0 SATAII_3 SATAII_1 SATA3_0 SATA3_A0 SATA3_1 Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATAII SATA3 hard disk or the SATAII SATA3 connec...

Page 33: ...the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Conn...

Page 34: ...r LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the s...

Page 35: ...N1 see p 12 No 8 Supports Quiet Fan 3 pin CHA_FAN3 see p 12 No 29 3 pin PWR_FAN1 see p 12 No 7 3 pin SB_FAN1 see p 12 No 17 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin C...

Page 36: ...Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 8 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 12 No 1 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it...

Page 37: ...h PWRBTN allowing users to quickly turn see p 12 No 28 on off the system Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch RSTBTN allowing users to quickly reset see p 12 No 27 the system Clear CMOS Switch...

Page 38: ...e specific 0x15 Pre memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x16 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific 0x17 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge modu...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...ization 0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module spe...

Page 41: ...xB6 Clean up of NVRAM 0xB7 Configuration 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 42: ...ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel X79 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage3 0 functions for S...

Page 43: ...the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug...

Page 44: ...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 w...

Page 45: ...ATA 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 H...

Page 46: ...on guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the fo...

Page 47: ...nd SATA3_1 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Operation Mode to IDE For SATA3_A0 port STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function AHCI mode...

Page 48: ...erclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE buses Before you enable Untied Overclockin...

Page 49: ...k 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 you see on your screen 3...

Page 50: ...wn to select items To change option for the selected items Enter To bring up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F9 To load optimal default values for all the settings F10 To sav...

Page 51: ...technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en able power savings The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enable...

Page 52: ...t value is All Host Clock Override BCLK Use this to adjust the host clock BCLK frequency Min 100MHz Max 300MHz DRAM Timing Control Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Configuration options A...

Page 53: ...l setting The default is Auto DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual s...

Page 54: ...item to configure Enforce POR The default value is Auto DRAM RAPL baselone Use this item to configure DRAM RAPL baselone The default value is Auto Phase Shedding Use this item to configure Phase Shed...

Page 55: ...Voltage The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage The default value is Auto PCH 1 1V Voltage Use...

Page 56: ...ty embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI...

Page 57: ...ocessor package The default value is All No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute N...

Page 58: ...te C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of t...

Page 59: ...Speed This allows you to select PCIE 1 Link Speed The default value is GEN2 PCIE 2 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE 2 Link Speed The default value is GEN2 PCIE 3 Link Speed This allows you to...

Page 60: ...s allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Onboard 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 feature Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD...

Page 61: ...ble or disable Onboard ASMedia SATA3 Option ROM If Option ROM is disabled UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to ASMedia SATA3 controller as Boot Device Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to ena...

Page 62: ...item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this...

Page 63: ...e PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...65 3 4 8 ME Subsystem Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version...

Page 66: ...2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Con...

Page 67: ...iority The default value is Legacy ROM Full Screen 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 en...

Page 68: ...68 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 69: ...ing message Discard changes and exit setup Select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discar...

Page 70: ...OM 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 f...

Page 71: ...TM 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in U...

Page 72: ...e USB flash disk OR Please copy the file from ASRock motherboard support CD please copy the files under following directory D AMD64 Win7 64_Vista64_Intel_v10 6 0 100 3 Create RAID array for you system...

Page 73: ...does not provide hotfix for this problem The steps listed below are Microsoft s suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press Enter b De s...

Page 74: ...74 B Disable Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter b Go to Services and Applications Services Then double click Volume Shadow Copy...

Page 75: ...equest the hotfix KB2505454 through this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take a long time 30 mins C Reboot your sys...

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