User manual ASROCK 970 PRO3

[. . . ] 970 Pro3 User Manual Version 1. 0 Published April 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 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 purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. [. . . ] When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. 16) Setting Description Default Clear CMOS 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 finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default profile, 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed. 25 2. 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! SATA3_5 SATA3_6 Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1: see p. 12, No. 11) These six Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. SATA3_2 SATA3_1 Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) SATA3_3 SATA3_4 Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3 connector on this motherboard. Besides six 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 2. 0 ports. USB 2. 0 Headers (9-pin USB_6_7) (see p. 12 No. 23) 1 USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR (9-pin USB_8_9) (see p. 12 No. 25) 1 USB_PWR P-9 P+9 GND DUMMY GND P+8 P-8 USB_PWR (9-pin USB_10_11) (see p. 12 No. 26) 1 USB_PWR P-11 P+11 GND DUMMY GND P+10 P-10 USB_PWR 26 Infrared Module Header (5-pin IR1) (see p. 12 No. 27) 1 IRTX +5VSB DUMMY This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. GND IRRX Consumer Infrared Module Header (4-pin CIR1) (see p. 12 No. 24) 1 GND IRTX IRRX ATX+5VSB This header can be used to connect the remote controller receiver. This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p. 12 No. 30) 1 GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L 1. High Definition 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. [. . . ] If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file “ASSETUP. EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus. 4. 2. 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4. 2. 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4. 2. 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www. asrock. com; or you may contact your dealer for further information. 57 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit. [. . . ]