User manual ASROCK P55 EXTREME4

[. . . ] P55 Extreme4 User Manual Version 1. 0 Published June 2010 Copyright©2010 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. [. . . ] 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. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p. 12, No. 9) 12 24 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. 1 13 12 24 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. 20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 13 ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p. 12 No. 1) 8 4 5 1 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 Pin 1 and Pin 5. 8 5 4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 1 Serial port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p. 12 No. 38) 1 RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 This COM1 header supports a serial port module. RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 34 HDMI_SPDIF Header (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) (see p. 12 No. 41) 1 GND SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header. This front USB 3. 0 panel can support 2 additional USB 3. 0 ports besides the I/O panel. Please connect the light blue connector on the cable of this front USB 3. 0 panel to the USB 3. 0 header (USB3_2_3) and fasten the front USB 3. 0 panel to the chassis with the bundled six screws. Front USB 3. 0 Panel 2. 12 Smart Switches This motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear CMOS switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off or reset the system or clear the CMOS values. 20) Power Switch is a smart switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off the system. Reset Switch is a smart switch, allowing users to quickly reset the system. Clear CMOS Switch is a smart switch, allowing users to quickly clear the CMOS values Reset Switch (RSTBTN) (see p. 12 No. 16) clr CMOS You are not allowed to use Clear CMOS switch function if you set up the system password. If you want to clear the CMOS values, please clean your system password in advance or refer to page 29 "Clear CMOS jumper" description instead. 35 2. 13 Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. The Bootblock initialization code sets up the chipset, memory and other components before system memory is available. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock initialization portion of the BIOS: Checkpoint Before D1 D1 Description Early chipset initialization is done. Early super I/O initialization is done including RTC and keyboard controller. If memory sizing module not executed, start memory refresh and do memory sizing in Bootblock code. Bootblock code is copied from ROM to lower system memory and control is given to it. [. . . ] Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. 3 . 7 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Install or Change the password. Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02. 54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 68 3. 8 Exit Screen Main OC Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. [. . . ]