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USER MANUAL 970 Extreme3 ASROCK

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only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commit-

ment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may

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With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind,

either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or condi-

tions of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its

directors, ofcers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or

consequential damages (including damages for loss of prots, loss of business, loss of

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sibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the guide or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance

controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the

California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please

follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

Published August 2011

2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.2

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** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.TABLE for Audio Output ConnectionAudio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker (No. 8) (No. 5) (No. 6) (No. 4)2 V -- -- --4 V V -- --6 V V V --8 V V V VLAN PortACT/LINK LEDSPEED LED* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 10Mbps connectionBlinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connectionOn Link Green 1Gbps connection 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 9 Microphone (Pink)

To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will 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 Pri-

mary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.

*** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M.5

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 970 Extreme3 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cations and the BIOS software might

be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without

notice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated ver-

sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may

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c information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1 x I/O Panel Shield

ASRock Reminds You...

To get better performance in Windows

bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Conguration

to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in

our support CD for details.6

ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard

- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality

Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ processors

- Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom

X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 /

- Supports 8-Core CPU

- Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) (see CAUTION 1)

- V4 + 1 Power Phase Design

- Supports CPU up to 140W

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

Chipset - Northbridge: AMD 970

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3)

- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Support DDR3 2100(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/

1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 5)

- Supports THX TruStudio

TM LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

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Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x eSATA3 Connector

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/

Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6)

SATA3 - 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug"

USB 3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0

- 1 x Power LED header

- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- 8 pin 12V power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

BIOS Feature - 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),

CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial8

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Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 7)

- ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 9)

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 13)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

/ XP 64-bit compliant

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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.9

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1. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplies AMD CPU activa-

tion. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option “ASRock UCC”, you

can unlock the extra CPU core to enjoy an instant performance boost.

When UCC feature is enabled, the dual-core or triple-core CPU will boost

to the quad-core CPU, and some CPU, including quad-core CPU, can

also increase L3 cache size up to 6MB, which means you can enjoy the

upgrade CPU performance with a better price. Please be noted that UCC

feature is supported with AM3/AM3+ CPU only, and in addition, not every

AM3/AM3+ CPU can support this function because some CPU’s hidden

core may be malfunctioned.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read

“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 27 for details.

3. 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 14 for proper installation.

4. Whether 2100/1866/1800/1600MHz memory speed is supported de-

pends on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3

2100/1866/1800/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer

to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory

modules. Non OC mode’s DDR3 1866 is supported by AM3+ CPU.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

5. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be

less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows

64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such

6. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono

modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-chan-

nel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3

for proper connection.

7. 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, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In Hard-

ware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system. In Fan Control,

it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust. In Overclock-

ing, you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system

performance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a prole

and share with your friends. Your friends then can load the OC prole to

their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy

Saver), the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to

improve efciency when the CPU cores are idle without sacricing com-

puting performance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures

of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU).

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com10

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8. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.

This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS

without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows

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 le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard

drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar-

ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Please

be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

9. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,

such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solu-

tion 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 to

quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports

continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Sus-

pend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging

experience than ever.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

10. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The

performance may depend on the property of the device.

11. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes be-

low benets. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your appli-

cation priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower Latency in Game:

After setting online game priority higher, it can lower the latency in game.

Traffic Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD video and download files

simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window,

you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transfer-

12. ASRock On/Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio ex-

perience from the portable audio devices, such like MP3 player or mobile

phone to your PC, even when the PC is turned off (or in ACPI S5 mode)!

This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that

ensures users the most convenient computing environment.

13. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended

to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU

bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the

14. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the moth-

erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back

again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease

between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.11

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15. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu-

ropean Union to dene the power consumption for the completed system.

According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be

under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready

motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to

Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard

of 5v standby power efciency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current

consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection, we recommend you

checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details.12

ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard

This is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) motherboard.

Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure

that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard

components or change any motherboard settings.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the

power 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

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static elec-

tricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the

like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety

grounded object before you handle components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-

static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother-

board to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing

so may damage the motherboard.13

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Match The CPU Golden Triangle

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90

Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with

the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it ts in place.

The CPU ts only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU

into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.

Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it rmly on the socket while you push

down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab

to indicate that it is locked.

2.2 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 improve heat dis-

sipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened

and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the

CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 2, No. 6 or CPU_FAN2, see

Page 2, No. 5). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruc-

tion manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.14

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel conguration,

you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type)

DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots. In other words, you have to install identical DDR3

DIMM pair in Dual Channel (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; Black slots; see p.2 No.7)

or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2; Black

slots; see p.2 No.8), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated.

This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel

conguration, and please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots. You may

refer to the Dual Channel Memory Conguration Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Congurations

DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

(Black Slot) (Black Slot) (Black Slot) (Black Slot)

(1) Populated - Populated -

(2) - Populated - Populated

(3)* Populated Populated Populated Populated

For the conguration (3), please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four

1. Please install the memory module into the slots DDR3_A2 and

DDR3_B2 for the rst priority.

2. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility

and reliability, it is recommended to install them either in the set of

slots DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1, or in the set of slots DDR3_A2 and

3. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed

in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate

the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

4. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual

Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in

DDR3_A1 and DDR3_A2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel

5. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into

DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be dam-

6. If you adopt DDR3 2100/1866/1800/1600 memory modules on this

motherboard, it is recommended to install them on DDR3_A2 and

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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 pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent

damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into

the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends

fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.16

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.

PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI

PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; Black) is used for PCI Express cards with

x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card and SATA2 card.

PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Black) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width

graphics cards, or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support

cards, or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support

1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Ex-

press x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot.

mode, please install PCI Express x16 graphics

cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots. Therefore, PCIE2 slot will work at

x16 bandwidth while PCIE4 slot will work at x4 bandwidth.

3. Please connect a chassis fan to motherboard chassis fan connec-

tor (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using multiple

graphics cards for better thermal environment.

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 card and make necessary hardware

settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the

screws for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.17

This motherboard supports CrossFireX TM

technology offers the most advantageous means available of

combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single

PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design

and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX TM

possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently

feature is supported with Windows

XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista

feature are supported with Windows

cards may require different methods to enable CrossFi-

feature. In the following procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the exam-

ple graphics card. For other CrossFireX TM

has released or will

release in the future, please refer to AMD TM

graphics card manuals for detailed

Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon

graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated

1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the

CrossFireX TM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX TM Ready motherboard and a

CrossFireX TM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly

to benet from the CrossFireX TM

2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX TM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both

cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX TM

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Step 2. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on

CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards.

(CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not

bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor

Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-

ics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert

the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor

cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.)

The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this

utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.

Please check AMD website for AMD TM

Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system.

XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be

installed (If you have Windows

XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed

in your system, there is no need to download it again):

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

B. You must have Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to

downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center. Please

check Microsoft website for details.

2.5.2 Driver Installation and Setup

Step 1. Power on your computer and boot into OS.

Step 2. Remove the AMD TM

driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your sys-

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ATI Catalyst Control Center

Step 6. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, select “CrossFi-

”, and then check the item “Enable CrossFireX TM

and click “Apply” (if you install two Radeon graphics cards).

Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for de-

Step 4. Restart your computer.

Step 5. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer.

Then you will nd “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows

Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire

function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically

” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not;

if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the benet of

appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD TM Technologies Inc., and is

used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe.

* For further information of AMD TM CrossFireX TM

technology, please check AMD website for

updates and details.20

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CIR header (4-pin, gray)

2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide

ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header.

Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock

Step1. Find the CIR header located next

to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock

Step2. Connect the front USB cable to the

USB 2.0 header (as below, pin 1-5)

and the CIR header. Please make

sure the wire assignments and the

pin assignments are matched

the front USB port. If Multi-Angle

CIR Receiver cannot successfully

receive the infrared signals from

MCE Remote Controller, please try

to install it to the other front USB

3 CIR sensors in different angles

2.6 Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benets of Surround Display feature.

For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document at the following path in the

The illustration shows how jumpers are

setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap

is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The

illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose

pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap

is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting Description

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. 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 do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need

to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot

up the system rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac-

tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default prole, 1394

GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.

* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to

ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com

1. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When

the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB

2. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only. Please do

not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel.

Multi-Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi-direction infrared

signals (top, down and front), which is compatible with most of

the chassis on the market.

3. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug

function. Please install it before you boot the system.22

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2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place

jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps

over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the

Serial ATA3 Connectors These ve Serial ATA3

(SATA3_1: see p.2, No. 17)

(SATA3) connectors support

(SATA3_2: see p.2, No. 18)

SATA data cables for internal

(SATA3_3: see p.2, No. 16)

storage devices. The current

(SATA3_4: see p.2, No. 19)

SATA3 interface allows up to

(SATA3_5: see p.2, No. 20)

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

ports on the I/O panel, there

are three USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each USB 2.0

header can support two USB

Data Cable cable can be connected to the

SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard

disk or the SATA3 connector on

and receiving infrared module.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front

panel audio cable that allows

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to

controller receiver. J _S EN SEO UT 2_ L 1 M IC _R ETP RE SE NC E# GND O UT 2_ RM IC 2_ RM IC 2_ LOUT_RET 1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on

the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow 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

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).

D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

E. To activate the front mic.

Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust

System Panel Header This header accommodates

several system front panel

Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator

on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below.

Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may con-

gure the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset

switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to per-

form a normal restart.24

PLED (System Power 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 system

is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The

LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module

mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive

activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front

panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the

pin assign-ments are matched correctly.

Power LED Header Please connect the chassis

power LED to this header to

indicate system power status.

The LED is on when the system

is operating. The LED keeps

blinking in S1 state. The LED is

off in S3/S4 state or S5 state

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

1 PLED+PLED+PLED- Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to the

ground pin. CHA_FAN1/2/3 fan

speed can be controlled through

CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan

cable to the connector and

match the black wire to the

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.

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

supply to this connector.

Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,

it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply.

To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power

supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.

ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V

power supply to this connector.

Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work

if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the

4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation

3-Pin Fan Installation

VGA card, allows the system to

connect HDMI Digital TV/

projector/LCD devices. Please

connect the HDMI_SPDIF

connector of HDMI VGA card to

2.10 Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical

drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and

listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side

to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

2.11 Installing Windows

XP 64-bit With RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

64-bit / XP / XP 64-

bit on your SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at the

following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures:

..\ RAID Installation Guide

Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

If you want to install Windows

64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit

OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures

according to the OS you install.

2.12.1 Installing Windows

If you want to install Windows

XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID

functions, please follow below steps.27

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64-bit OS on your sys-

Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)

If you want to install Windows

64-bit on your SATA3

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI].

2.13 Untied Overclocking Technology

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during

overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to xed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you

enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of UEFI

setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied

during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the xed mode so that FSB can

operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk

before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.28

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The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up

the computer, please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST)

to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you

wish to enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing <Ctl>

+ <Alt> + <Delete>, or pressing the reset button on the system chassis. The BIOS Setup program is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program, which

allows you to scroll through its various sub-menus and to select among the prede-

termined choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to the

User Manual (PDF le) contained in the Support CD.

4. Software Support CD information

This motherboard supports various Microsoft

operating systems: 7 / 7

64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. The Support CD that came with the

motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will enhance moth-

erboard features. To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM

drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your

computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click

on the le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the

Anschlüsse - 5 x SATA3 6,0 GB/s-Anschlüsse

(CLRCMOS1, 3-Pin jumper)

Chipsets - Northbridge: AMD 970FX

- Gestion jumperless

- Support SMBIOS 2.3.1

- CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Tension Multi-ajustement

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

- Supporta Wake-On-LAN

- Supporta PXE Pannello I/O Panel

- Supporta “Plug and Play”

- Compatibile con ACPI 1.1 wake up events

- Supporta jumperfree

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

overclocking, OC DNA ed IES. Hardware Monitor (Monitoraggio hardwa-

(ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility).

Sito ASRock: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

- ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events

asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

Sertikalar - FCC, CE, WHQL

64-bit CPU'lu Windows

ASRock internet sitesi: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.

(CLRCMOS1, 3-pinli jumper)

SATA3 arayüzü 6,0 Gb/sn veri

Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

64-bit/XP/XP 64-bit compliant

AppCharger/index.asp

Papan Belakang I/O Panel

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard

Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode

This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows

on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating

1. Please make sure to use Windows

64-bit (with SP1 or above) or

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Conguration > SATA Mode.

3. Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1.

(“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows

installation les. Normally it is

an optical drive.) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST

and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows

on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating

1. Please make sure to use Windows

64-bit (with SP1 or above) or

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Conguration > SATA Mode.

3. Choose onboard RAID 3TB+ unlocker > UEFI Mode For GPT partition. Press

<F10> to save the change and exit.

4. Press <F11> to enter Boot Manual. Choose UEFI : Built - in EFI Shell.

5. Key in drvcfg, for example you will see below:

7. And then key in drvcfg –s [Drv number] [Ctrl number] to enter Raid Utility.

For example: key in drvcfg –s 4E B5.

8. Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive.

11. Press Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox.

12. Choose Ld Size setting, and key in the Raid size.

13. After set up Raid size, please click Start to Create.

14. Press <F10> to exit Utility.

15. During reboot, please press <F11> to enter Boot Manual. Choose UEFI: SCSI CD/DVD Drive.

* This option only shows on Windows

64-bit in a large hard disk (ex. Disk

volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows

utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to following instructions

does not provide hotfix for this problem. Below steps are

b. De-select Local Disks for System Restore. Then Click “Turn System

Restore Off” to conrm. Then Press “Ok”.

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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

C. Reboot your system.

D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities.

A. Please request the hotx KB2505454 thru this link:

B. After installing Windows

7 64-bit, install the hotx kb2505454.

(This may take long time; >30 mins.)

C. Reboot your system. (It may take about 5 mins to boot.)

will install this hotx then reboot by itself.

E. Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities.