User manual ASROCK FATAL1TY X79 CHAMPION

[. . . ] Fatal1ty X79 Champion Series User Manual Version 1. 0 Published March 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 Fatal1ty Story Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five games off guys who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young age situations change rapidly. [. . . ] Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2. 0 header on your ASRock motherboard. USB 2. 0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 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 correctly. USB_PWR PP+ GND DUMMY GND IRTX IRRX ATX+5VSB Step3. Step4. (Advanced -> Super IO Configuration -> CIR Controller -> [Enabled]) If you cannot find this option, please shut down your system and install the Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the other front USB port then try again. Step5. Enter Windows. (It is listed at the bottom of driver list. ) 47 3 CIR sensors in different angles 1. 2. 3. Only one of the front USB ports can support CIR. Please do not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver can receive multi-directional infrared signals (top, down and front), which is compatible with most of the chassis on the market. Please install it before you boot the system. * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock's website for the motherboard support list: http://www. asrock. com 48 2. 12 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. 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. Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) (see p. 15, No. 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. Default Clear CMOS The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper. 49 2. 13 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! Serial ATA2 Connectors (SATA2_0_1: see p. 15, No. 18) These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. SATA2_0 SATA2_2 SATA3_0 (SATA3_M0_M1: see p. 15, No. 21) Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) SATA3_M2 SATA3_M0 SATA3_M3 SATA3_M1 SATA3_1 Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1: see p. 15, No. 19) SATA2_3 SATA2_1 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. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disk or the SATA2 / SATA3 connector on this motherboard. Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of Power Cable the SATA power cable to the (Optional) power connector on each drive. [. . . ] Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1. (“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows® installation files. 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. Start Windows® installation. 96 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). [. . . ]