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ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 Motherboard
English
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock
970DE3/U3S3
motherboard, a reliable mother-
board 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
notice. In case any modi
fi
cations of this manual occur, the updated ver-
sion 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
970DE3/U3S3
Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm)
ASRock
970DE3/U3S3
Quick Installation Guide
ASRock
970DE3/U3S3
Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You...
To get better performance in Windows
®
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.
