Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX manual

1 1 1 1 1 960GM/U3S3 FX User Ma nual V ersion 1.1 Published May 2013 Copyright©2013 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/U3S3 FX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performa nce with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality a nd endu[...]

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 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm - Solid Ca pa citor for CPU power CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon[...]

7 7 7 7 7 - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x D VI-D Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LIN K LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Ja ck[...]

8 8 8 8 8 WARNING Plea se realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including a djusting 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 a nd devices of your system. It sho[...]

9 9 9 9 9 CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports U ntied Overclocking T e chnology . Plea se read “U ntied Overclocking T echnology” on page 36 for details. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Cha nnel Memory T echnology . Bef ore you implement Dual Cha nnel Memory T echnology , make sure to rea d the installation guide of memory modules on page 1[...]

10 10 10 10 10 9. ASRock Insta nt Fla sh is a BIOS flash utility e mbedded in Fla sh ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows ® . With this utility , you ca n press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to BIOS setup menu to a ccess ASRoc[...]

11 11 11 11 11 14. ASRock XFa st LAN provides a fa ster internet a ccess, which includes below benefits. LAN Application Prioritization: Y ou can conf igure your a pplication priority ideally a nd/or add new progra ms. Lower Latency in Ga me: After setting online game priority higher , it ca n lower the latency in ga me. Traff ic Sha ping: Y ou ca [...]

12 12 12 12 12 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 1 7 System Pa nel Header (P ANEL1, White) 2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 18 Cha ssis Fan Connector (CHA_F AN1) 3 AM3+ CPU Socket 1 9 SPI Fla sh Memory (8Mb) 4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM S[...]

13 13 13 13 13 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 anel anel anel anel 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 USB 3.0 Ports (USB45) * 3 RJ-45 Port 9 D VI-D Port 4 Line In (Light Blue) 1 0 D-Sub Port 5 Line Out (Lime) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 6 Microphone (Pink) * T o enable Multi-Stre a [...]

14 14 14 14 14 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro A TX f orm factor (9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 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/U3S3 FX motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, a nd supports Dual Cha nnel Memory [...]

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 is 1 PCI slot a nd 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used[...]

18 18 18 18 18 2. If you have installed onboard V G A driver from our support CD to your system alrea dy , you ca n freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard V GA driver yet, ple a se install onboard V GA driver from our support CD to your system a nd restart your computer . Then [...]

19 19 19 19 19 3. Boot your system. Press <F2> or <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Share Memory” option to adjust the memory ca pability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] [256MB] or [512MB] to enable the function of D-sub. Ple a se ma ke sure that the value you select is less tha n the total ca pability of the syste m memory . If you do n[...]

20 20 20 20 20 HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. T o use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function a s well. Therefore, you ca n enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Ple a se refer to below instruction for more details about[...]

21 21 21 21 21 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR hea der . Plea se refer to below procedures for the qui[...]

22 22 22 22 22 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper ca p is pla ced on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper ca p is pla ced on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 a nd pin2 are “S[...]

23 23 23 23 23 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper ca ps over these headers a nd connectors. Pla cing jumper ca ps over the headers a nd connec[...]

24 24 24 24 24 J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET Front Pa nel Audio Header This is a n interface f or the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) pa nel audio cable that allows (see p.12, No. 27) convenient connection a nd control of audio devices. USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O pa nel[...]

25 25 25 25 25 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the pa nel wire on the cha ssis must support HDA to function corre ctly . Plea se follow the instruction in our ma nual and cha ssis ma nual to install your system. 2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, plea se install it to the front pa nel audio hea der as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (M[...]

26 26 26 26 26 A TX 12V Power Connector Plea se connect an A TX 12V (4-pin A TX12V1) power supply to this connector. (see p.12 No. 1) 20-Pin ATX Power Supply In stallation Though this motherboard provide s 24-pin A TX power connector , it ca n still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin A TX power supply . T o use the 20-pin A TX power supply , pl[...]

27 27 27 27 27 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 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 rea d below SA T AII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SA T AII hard disk[...]

28 28 28 28 28 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A T T T T T A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA T T T T T A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A T T T T T AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA T T T T T AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks Insta[...]

29 29 29 29 29 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.12 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[...]

30 30 30 30 30 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interfa ce, the SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 Hot Plug ca nnot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power connector a nd IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ce is defi[...]

31 31 31 31 31 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Plea se do f ollow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, i mproper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDD da mage a nd data loss. Connect SA T A data ca ble to the motherboard’s SA T AII / SA T A3[...]

32 32 32 32 32 2.15 Driver Installation Guide 2.15 Driver Installation Guide 2.15 Driver Installation Guide 2.15 Driver Installation Guide 2.15 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, plea se in sert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your syste m can be auto-detected a nd listed on[...]

33 33 33 33 33 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 A2 HDDs, you still need to set up “SA T A Operation Mode” to [RAID] first. Then, plea se set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path [...]

34 34 34 34 34 NOTE1. If you install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to ma nage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs, you still need to set up “SA T A Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, plea se set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID in s[...]

35 35 35 35 35 Using SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 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] for SA T AII_1 to SA T AII_4 ports. Set the “Onboard SA T A3 Operation Mode” option to [IDE] f or SA[...]

36 36 36 36 36 2.18 2.18 2.18 2.18 2.18 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 mea ns during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses.[...]

37 37 37 37 37 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[...]

38 38 38 38 38 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker 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 Scr een 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 M[...]

39 39 39 39 39 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 wea ker 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[...]

40 40 40 40 40 AMD T urbo Core T e chnology This item a ppe ars only when the processor you adopt supports this feature. Use this to select ena ble or disable AMD T urbo Core T echnology . Confi guration options: [Auto] a nd [Disabled]. The default value is [Auto]. AMD IO C-State Support This allows you to ena ble or disable AMD IO C-State Support.[...]

41 41 41 41 41 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Memory Timing Select Scr een 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 T weaker Select Scr een Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Bank Interleaving Channe[...]

42 42 42 42 42 CAS Latency (CL) Use this item to a djust the mean s of memory a ccessing. The default value is [Auto]. TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values. The default value is [Auto]. TRP Use this to adjust TRP values. The default value is [Auto]. TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values. The default value is [Auto]. Command Rate Use this item to cha n[...]

43 43 43 43 43 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 Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, a nd USB Configuration. Setting[...]

44 44 44 44 44 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 Scr een 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 [...]

45 45 45 45 45 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Settings Front Panel Onboard Lan Primary Graphics Adapter Internal Graphics Mode Share Memory Onboard HDMI HD Audio [Auto] [Enabled] [PCI] [UMA] [Auto] [Enabled] Select Scr een Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit [...]

46 46 46 46 46 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Scr een 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 To RAM Check Ready Bit A way Mode Support Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In[...]

47 47 47 47 47 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Onboard SA T A Controller SA TA Operation Mode Onboard SA T A3 Operation Mode IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SA TAII_1 SA TAII_2 SA TAII_3 SA TAII_4 [Enabled] [IDE] [IDE Mode] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [N[...]

48 48 48 48 48 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[...]

49 49 49 49 49 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V a l u ei nu n i t so fP C I clocks for PCI device latency timer regi ster. Select Scr een 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[...]

50 50 50 50 50 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super IO Chipset Select Scr een Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Advanced Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP V ersion ECP Mode DMA Channel [...]

51 51 51 51 51 BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration T o enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. Select Scr een 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 Contr oller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support USB 3.0 Controller USB Ke[...]

52 52 52 52 52 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hardware Health Event Monitoring Select Scr een Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Temperatur e M / B T emperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan1 Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V Power Fan Speed : 3 7C/9 8F : 4722 RPM[...]

53 53 53 53 53 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. Select Scr een 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 Megatr ends, Inc. Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot D[...]

54 54 54 54 54 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Select Scr een 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[...]

55 55 55 55 55 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F 1 0k e yc a nb eu s e d for this operation. Select Scr een 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 Megatr ends, Inc. Exit S[...]

56 56 56 56 56 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 /[...]