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ASRock A55M-VS Motherboard
English
WARNING
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the
setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-party over-
clocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the
components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.
CAUTION!
1. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before
you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 12 for proper installation.
2. Whether 2400/1866/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on
the CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 2400/1866/1600 memory
module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on
our website for the compatible memory modules.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be
less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows
®
7 /
Vista
TM
/ XP. For Windows
®
64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such
limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that
Win
dows
®
cannot use.
4. The maximum shared memory size is de
fi
ned by the chipset vendor and
is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest informa-
tion.
5. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune
different system functions in a user-friendly interface, which is including
Hardware Monitor, Fan Control and IES. In Hardware Monitor, it shows
the major readings of your system. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed
and temperature for you to adjust. In IES (Intelligent Energy Saver), the
voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve
efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing
performance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU).
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
6. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS
fl
ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS
without entering operating systems
fi
rst like MS-DOS or Windows
®
. With
this utility, you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to
BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool
and save the new BIOS
fi
le to your USB
fl
ash drive,
fl
oppy disk or hard
drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar-
ing an additional
fl
oppy diskette or other complicated
fl
ash utility. Please
be noted that the USB
fl
ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12
fi
le
system.
