Asrock P67 Pro3 manual

1 P67 Pro3 User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published September 2010 Copyright©2010 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

2 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 regis- tered trade[...]

3 Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................... 5 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5 1.2 Speci fi cations ................................................................. 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 12 1.4 I/O Pan[...]

4 2.18 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................... 42 2.18.1 Installing Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions............................................................ 42 2.18.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Fu[...]

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock P67 Pro3 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the mother[...]

6 1.2 Specifications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) CPU - Supports 2nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1 155 Package - Advanced V8 + 2 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost 2.0 T echnology - Suppor[...]

7 - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5 ) S ATA 3 - 2 x SA T A3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SA T A3_1 connector is shared with eSA T A3 port) USB3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by [...]

8 - SmartView (see CAUTION 10 ) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 1 1 ) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12 ) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F .G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 13 ) - Good Night LED Hardware - CPU T emperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis T emperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan T achometer - CPU/C[...]

9 CAUTION! 1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading T echnology”, please check page 48. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . Before you implement Dual Channel Memory T echnology , make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 19 for proper installation. 3. DDR3 frequency options may depend on the p[...]

10 8. T o experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail- able at Wii. ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming operation. ASRock AIWI is the world's fi rst utility to turn your iPhone/iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games. All you have to do is just to install the ASRock AIWI utility either[...]

11 14. EuP , stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to de fi ne the power consumption for the completed system. According to EuP , the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition. T o meet EuP standard, an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required.[...]

12 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 21 Dr . Debug 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN2) 22 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 23 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 4 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 24 USB 2.0 Header (USB12_13, Blue) 5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 25 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue[...]

13 1.4 I/O P anel ** If you use 2-channel speaker , please connect the speaker ’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. T ABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker (No. 9) (No. 6) (No. 7) (No[...]

14 T o enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header . After restarting your computer , you will fi nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer T oolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “[...]

15 Chapter 2: Installation This is an A TX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the con fi guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fi ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physic[...]

16 2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1 155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below . Before you insert the 1 155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Other- wise, the CPU will be serio[...]

17 Pin1 alignment key alignment key Pin1 1 155-Pin CPU 1 155-Pin Socket Step 3. Insert the 1 155-Pin CPU: Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line. Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation k[...]

18 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1 155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1 155-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1 155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to[...]

19 2.5 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . For dual channel con- fi guration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color . In other words,[...]

20 notch break notch break Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. The DIMM only fi ts in one correct ori[...]

21 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 3 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 / PCIE4 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, S[...]

22 2.7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. 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 [...]

23 the red-striped side to Pin1 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! FDD connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.12 No. 29) Note: Make sure the red-st[...]

24 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.12 No. 28) and receiving infrared module. USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB8_9) ports on the I/O panel, there (see p.12 No. 25) are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-[...]

25 1. High De fi nition 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. 2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. C[...]

26 Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables (4-pin CHA_F AN1) to the fan connectors and (see p.12 No. 27) match the black wire to the ground pin. (3-pin CHA_F AN2) (see p.12 No. 9) (3-pin CHA_F AN3) (see p.12 No. 38) (3-pin PWR_F AN1) (see p.12 No. 39) CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_F AN1) cable to th[...]

27 A TX Power Connector Please connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPWR1) supply to this connector . (see p.12 No. 7) 12 1 24 13 (3-pin CPU_F AN2) (see p.12 No. 2) 20-Pin A TX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 24-pin A TX power connector , it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin A TX power supply . T o use the 20-p[...]

28 Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch, (RSTBTN) allowing users to quickly reset (see p.12 No. 22) the system. RESET Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart (CLRCBTN) switch, allowing users to quickly (see p.13 No. 16) clear the CMOS values. clr CMOS 2.9 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset swi[...]

29 2.10 Dr . Debug Dr . Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier . Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr . Debug codes. SEC Phase Status Code Description 0x00 Not used Progress Codes 0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard) 0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading 0x03 North Bridge [...]

30 0x30 Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0x31 Memory Installed 0x32 CPU post-memory initialization is started 0x33 CPU post-memory initialization. Cache initialization 0x34 CPU post-memory initialization. Application Processor(s) (AP) initialization 0x35 CPU post-memory initialization. Boot Strap Processor (BSP) selection 0x36 [...]

31 Recovery Progress Codes 0xF0 Recovery condition triggered by fi rmware (Auto recovery) 0xF1 Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery) 0xF2 Recovery process started 0xF3 Recovery fi rmware image is found 0xF4 Recovery fi rmware image is loaded 0xF5-0xF7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery Error Codes 0xF8 Recovery PPI [...]

32 0x95 PCI Bus Request Resources 0x96 PCI Bus Assign Resources 0x97 Console Output devices connect 0x98 Console input devices connect 0x99 Super IO Initialization 0x9A USB initialization is started 0x9B USB Reset 0x9C USB Detect 0x9D USB Enable 0x9E – 0x9F Reserved for future AMI codes 0xA0 IDE initialization is started 0xA1 IDE Reset 0xA2 IDE D[...]

33 0xDB Flash update is failed 0xDC Reset protocol is not available ACPI/ASL Checkpoints Status Code Description 0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state 0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state 0x03 System is entering S3 sleep state 0x04 System is entering S4 sleep state 0x05 System is entering S5 sleep state 0x10 System is waking up from the S1 sleep[...]

34 2.11 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T AII (SA T AII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® P67 chipset that supports Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T AII (SA T AII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage) functions. Y ou may install SA T A / SA T AII hard disks on this mother- board fo[...]

35 2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA T A / SA T AII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SA T A / SA T AII in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel ® P67 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SA T A host controllers developed thru a joint industry[...]

36 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is de fi nitely not abl[...]

37 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDD damage and data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T AII / SA T A3 connector . Conne[...]

38 2.16 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you [...]

39 After the installation of Windows ® XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID func- tions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel Rapid Storage Infor- mation” for RAID con fi guration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SA T A Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con fi guration”, wh[...]

40 2.17.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing “RAID Ready” system, then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID con fi guration to a two drive RAID 0, RAID 1 con fi guration or three drive RAID 5 con fi guration. T o prepare for this, you will need anot[...]

41 2.17.4 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit With RAID F unctions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on your SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SA T A Con fi guration. [...]

42 STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SA T A Con fi guration. B. Set the option “SA T A Mode” to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Make a SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 driver diskette. Please make a SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page 38. STEP 3: Install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS [...]

43 2.18.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. E[...]

44 Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con fi gure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Y ou may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer . Please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-T est (POST) to e[...]

45 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key . Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - T o change option for the selected items <Enter> T o bring up the selected screen <F1> T o d[...]

46 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the con fi gurations for the following items: CPU Con fi gu- ration, Integrated Clock Chip Con fi guration, DRAM Con fi guration, North Bridge Con- fi guration, South Bridge Con fi guration, Storage Con fi guration, S[...]

47 3.3.1 CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Intel SpeedStep T echnology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology . Pro- cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en- able power savings. The default value is [Enabled]. Con fi guration o[...]

48 system that includes optimization for this technology , such as Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / V ista TM / 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft ® Windows ® XP , Vista TM , 7, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher . This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology . Active Processor Cores Use this i[...]

49 3.3.2 Integrated Clock Chip Configuration DIV -1S Integrated Clock Control options. DIV -2S Integrated Clock Control options. DIV3 Integrated Clock Control options. DIV4 Integrated Clock Control options. DIV -1NS Integrated Clock Control options. DIV -2NS Integrated Clock Control options.[...]

50 3.3.3 DRAM Configuration Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting. Con fi guration options: [Auto], [Pro fi le 1] and [Pro fi le 2]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically . CAS# Latency (tCL) Use this ite[...]

51 RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Use this item to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Read to Precharge (tRTP) Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is[...]

52 3.3.4 North Bridge Configuration Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB]. VT -d Use this to enable or disable Intel ® VT -d technology (Intel ® Virtualization T echnology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled]. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [PCI] or [P[...]

53 South Bridge Con fi guration Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains of f when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers. Deep Sx Mobile platforms support [...]

54 3.3.6 Storage Configuration SA T A Mode Use this to select SA T A mode. Con fi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [IDE Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SA T A disk perfor- mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. SA T A C[...]

55 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable fl oppy drive controller . Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Con fi guration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IR[...]

56 3.3.8 V oltage Configuration CPU Core V oltage Offset Use this to select CPU Core V oltage Offset. Con fi guration options: [Auto], [+0.005V] to [+0.300V]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM V oltage Use this to select DRAM V oltage. Con fi guration options: [Auto], [1.200V] to [2.040V]. The default value is [Auto]. PCH V oltage Use this to sel[...]

57 3.3.9 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this item[...]

58 3.3.10 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller . Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four con fi guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] an[...]

59 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 & 2 speed. Con ?[...]

60 Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [Enabled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display . If you enable the option “Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the [...]

61 3.6 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.[...]

62 3.7 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save con fi guration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit se[...]

63 Chapter 4: Sof tware Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary , use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer- ence only . Refer to your OS docume[...]

64 Installing OS on a HDD L arger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows ® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit . 2. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Ut[...]