User manual ASROCK X79 EXTREME4

[. . . ] X79 Extreme4 User Manual Version 1. 0 Published September 2011 Copyright©2011 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. [. . . ] Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! SATA2_2 Serial ATA2 Connectors (SATA2_0_1: see p. 12, No. 14) These four Serial ATA2 SATA_3 SATA2_0 (SATA3_0_1: see p. 12, No. 11) SATA3_0 SATA3_A2 Serial ATA3 Connectors SATA2_1 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. SATA3_A0 Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) SATA3_A1 SATA3_1 These five 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. USB 2. 0 Headers (9-pin USB_6_7) (see p. 12 No. 30) 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. 35 (9-pin USB_8_9) (see p. 12 No. 29) USB_PWR P-9 P+9 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+8 P-8 USB_PWR USB_PWR P-11 P+11 GND DUMMY (9-pin USB_10_11) (see p. 12 No. 28) 1 GND P+10 P-10 USB_PWR USB 3. 0 Header (19-pin USB3_2_3) (see p. 12 No. 10) Besides two default USB 3. 0 ports on the I/O panel, there is one USB 3. 0 header on this motherboard. This USB 3. 0 header can support two USB 3. 0 ports. Infrared Module Header (5-pin IR1) (see p. 12 No. 33) 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. 31) 1 ATX+5VSB IRTX IRRX GND This header can be used to connect the remote controller receiver. Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p. 12 No. 36) This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 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 you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: 36 A. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust “Recording Volume”. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p. 12 No. 25) This header accommodates several system front panel functions. Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch. [. . . ] (“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. 75 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). Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit. [. . . ]