Asrock 960GM-GS3 FX manual

1 1 1 1 1 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX User Ma nual V ersion 1.0 Published September 201 1 Copyright©201 1 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

2 2 2 2 2 Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purcha ser for ba ckup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products[...]

3 3 3 3 3 Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction ........................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................... ...................................[...]

4 4 4 4 4 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... .................[...]

5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX motherboard, a relia ble motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performa nce with robust design conf orming to ASRock’s com- mitment to [...]

6 6 6 6 6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - Micro A TX Form Fa ctor: 9.6-in x 7.2-in, 24.4 cm x 18.3 cm - Solid Ca pacitor f or CPU power CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support f or Socket AM3 proce ssors: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athl[...]

7 7 7 7 7 Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x V GA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Spea ker / Microphone Connector - 4 x SA T A2 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10[...]

8 8 8 8 8 WARNING Plea se realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, a pplying U ntied Overclocking T e chnology , or using the third- party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause da mage to the components and devices of your system. It shou[...]

9 9 9 9 9 7. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surve il your system by hardware monitor function a nd overclock your hardware devices to get the best system perf ormance under Windows ® environment. Plea se visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC T uner . ASRock website: http://www .a srock.com [...]

10 10 10 10 10 12. SmartView, a new function of internet browser, is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history, your Fa cebook friends and your re al-ti me newsfeed into a n enhanced view for a more person al Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that h[...]

11 11 11 11 11 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L ayout (960GM- ayout (960GM- ayout (960GM- ayout (960GM- ayout (960GM- GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX) GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX) GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX) GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX) GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX) 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 1 5 System Pa nel He ader (P ANEL1, White) 2[...]

12 12 12 12 12 1.4 I/O P 1.4 I/O P 1.4 I/O P 1.4 I/O P 1.4 I/O P anel (960GM- anel (960GM- anel (960GM- anel (960GM- anel (960GM- GS3 FX) GS3 FX) GS3 FX) GS3 FX) GS3 FX) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 Microphone (Pink) 2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) * 3 RJ-45 Port 8 V GA Port 4 Line In (Light Blue) 9 COM Port 5 Line Out (Lime) 1 0 PS/[...]

13 13 13 13 13 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P anel (960GM-S3 FX) anel (960GM-S3 FX) anel (960GM-S3 FX) anel (960GM-S3 FX) anel (960GM-S3 FX) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 Microphone (Pink) 2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) * 3 RJ-45 Port 8 V GA Port 4 Line In (Light Blue) 9 COM Port 5 Line Out (Lime) 1 0 PS/2 Keyboard[...]

14 14 14 14 14 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro A TX form fa ctor (9.6-in x 7.2-in, 24.4 cm x 18.3 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conf iguration of your cha ssis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Pre-installation [...]

15 15 15 15 15 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 o a ngle. 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. Care[...]

16 16 16 16 16 2.3 Installation of Memor 2.3 Installation of Memor 2.3 Installation of Memor 2.3 Installation of Memor 2.3 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) 960GM-GS3 FX / 960GM-S3 FX motherboard provides two 240-pin D D R3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, a nd supports Dual C[...]

17 17 17 17 17 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are use[...]

18 18 18 18 18 2.5 Multi Monitor Feature 2.5 Multi Monitor Feature 2.5 Multi Monitor Feature 2.5 Multi Monitor Feature 2.5 Multi Monitor Feature This motherboard supports multi monitor feature. With the internal V GA output support a nd the external add-on PCI Express V GA card, you can ea sily enjoy the benefits of multi monitor feature. Plea se r[...]

19 19 19 19 19 E. Right-click the display icon a nd select “Atta ched”, if necessary . F . Set the “Screen Resolution” a nd “Color Quality” a s a ppropriate f or the second monitor . Click “Apply” or “OK” to a pply these new values . G. Repeat steps C through E f or the dia play icon identified by the number one, two and three. [...]

20 20 20 20 20 +5V 1_2 +5VSB 2_3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper ca p is placed on pin s, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper ca p is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 a[...]

21 21 21 21 21 FLOPPY 1 Pin 1 the red-striped side to Pin1 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper ca ps over these hea ders a nd connectors. Placi[...]

22 22 22 22 22 J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET Front Pa nel Audio He ader This is a n interfa ce for the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) pa nel audio cable that allows (see p.1 1, No. 23) convenient connection and control of audio devices. USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O panel[...]

23 23 23 23 23 20-Pin A TX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provide s 24-pin A TX power connector , it ca n still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply . T o use the 20-pin A TX power supply , plea se plug your power supply along with Pin 1 a nd Pin 13. A TX Power Connector Plea se connect a n A TX power (24-pin A[...]

24 24 24 24 24 A TX 12V Power Connector Plea se conne ct a n A TX 12V (4-pin A TX12V1) power supply to this connector. (see p.1 1 No. 2)[...]

25 25 25 25 25 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 SA SA SA SA SA T T T T T AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SA T AII hard disk to your computer , plea se carefully read below SA T AII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SA T AII hard disks[...]

26 26 26 26 26 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA T T T T T A / SA A / SA A / SA A / SA A / SA T T T T T AII AII AII AII AII HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs HDDs This mothe[...]

27 27 27 27 27 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power conne ctor interface, the SA T A / SA T AII Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power conne ctor a nd IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ce is definitely not able to s[...]

28 28 28 28 28 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Plea se do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, i mproper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T AII HDD da mage a nd data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA TAII conne ctor . Connect SA T A 15-p[...]

29 29 29 29 29 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, plea se insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on th[...]

30 30 30 30 30 NOTE. If you install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SA T A / SA T AII HDDs, you still need to set up “SA T A Operation Mode” to [RAID] first. Then, ple a se set the RAID conf iguration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following pa[...]

31 31 31 31 31 NOTE1. If you install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to man age (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SA T A / SA T AII HDDs, you still need to set up “SA T A Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS f irst. Then, plea se set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID in[...]

32 32 32 32 32 Using SA T A / SA T AII HDDs without NCQ a nd Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A . Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Adva nced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the “SA T A Operation Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. 2.14.2 Installing Windows 2.14.2 Installing Windows [...]

33 33 33 33 33 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T echnology echnology echnology echnology echnology This motherboard supports U ntied Overclocking T echnology , which mean s during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses.[...]

34 34 34 34 34 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UT[...]

35 35 35 35 35 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Use [Enter], [T AB] or [SHIFT -T AB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field T ab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Me[...]

36 36 36 36 36 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 OC T OC T OC T OC T OC T weak weak weak weak weak er Screen er Screen er Screen er Screen er Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you ca n set up overclocking features. 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 [...]

37 37 37 37 37 Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting Y ou ca n use this option to load mGPU overclocking setting. Plea se note that overclocing may cause da mage to your mGPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk a nd expense. CPU Configuration Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration optio[...]

38 38 38 38 38 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 Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, In[...]

39 39 39 39 39 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Memory Timing Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. OC Tweaker Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Bank Interleaving Channel I[...]

40 40 40 40 40 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]. TF A W Use this to adjust TFA W value s. The default value is [Auto]. Chipset Settings Onboard GPU Clock Override This allows you to ena [...]

41 41 41 41 41 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chi pset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, Storage Conf iguration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB [...]

42 42 42 42 42 3.4.1 3.4.1 3.4.1 3.4.1 3.4.1 CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Select S[...]

43 43 43 43 43 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Onboard Lan Dr . LAN Primary Graphics Adapter Internal Graphics Mode Share Memory [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [UMA] [Auto] [Disabled] [PCI] Select Screen Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 S[...]

44 44 44 44 44 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Suspend T o RAM Check Ready Bit A way Mode Support Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In[...]

45 45 45 45 45 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Onboard SAT A Controller SA T A Operation Mode IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SA T AII_1 SA T AII_2 SA T AII_3 SA T AII_4 [Enabled] [IDE] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Select Scr[...]

46 46 46 46 46 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not In stalled], [Auto], [CD/D V D], a nd [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information i[...]

47 47 47 47 47 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V alue in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer regi ster . Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Advan[...]

48 48 48 48 48 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 "] 1 2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super I[...]

49 49 49 49 49 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Conf iguration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. EPP V ersion Use this item to set the EPP versio[...]

50 50 50 50 50 BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration T o enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support USB Keyboard/Remote Power O[...]

51 51 51 51 51 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hardware Health Event Monitoring Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU T emperature M / B T emperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V Power Fan Speed : 3 7C/9 8F : 4722 RPM :[...]

52 52 52 52 52 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot De[...]

53 53 53 53 53 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supe[...]

54 54 54 54 54 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Exit Save Cha[...]

55 55 55 55 55 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. Sof Sof Sof Sof Sof tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor t t t t t 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 /[...]