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  • Page 1

    1 970DE3/U3S3 User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published March 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

  • Page 2

    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[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................. 5 1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5 1.2 Speci fi cations ............................................................................. 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout .....................................[...]

  • Page 4

    4 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY ......................................................... 32 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 32 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 32 3.1.2 Navigation Keys .......................................................[...]

  • Page 5

    5 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 motherboard, a reliable mother- board 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 motherboa[...]

  • Page 6

    6 1.2 Specifications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports 8-Core CPU - Digi Power Design - Supports CPU [...]

  • Page 7

    7 - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone S ATA 3 - 2 x SA T A3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions USB 3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s Connector - 6 x SA T A2 3.0 Gb/s connector[...]

  • Page 8

    8 - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 14 ) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 15 ) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F .G.) Hardware - CPU T emperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis T emperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan T achometer - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Multi-Speed Control - V oltage Monitoring: +12V , +5V , +3.3V , [...]

  • Page 9

    9 CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking T echnology . Please read “Untied Overclocking T echnology” on page 31 for details. 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 16 for proper ins[...]

  • Page 10

    10 8. The software name itself – OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of. OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by ASRock, provides a conve- nient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others. It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating system and simpli fi es the complicated recording process [...]

  • Page 11

    11 14. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU. 15. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the [...]

  • Page 12

    12 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 19 SAT A2 Connector (SAT A2_2 (PORT 1), Black) 2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_F AN1) 20 SA T A2 Connector (SA T A2_1 (PORT 1), Black) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 21 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Black) 4 AM3+ CPU Socket 22 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Black) 5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 23 USB[...]

  • Page 13

    13 1.4 I/O P anel LAN Port ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Of f 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gb[...]

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    14 2. Installation This is an A TX form factor (12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the con fi guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fi ts into it. Pre-installation P recautions T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any [...]

  • Page 15

    15 STEP 1: Lift Up The Socket Lever STEP 2 / STEP 3: Match The CPU Golden T riangle T o The Socket Corner Small T riangle STEP 4: Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever Lever 90° Up CPU Golden T riangle Socker Corner Small Triangle 2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 o angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directl[...]

  • Page 16

    16 2.3 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. In other words, you have to install[...]

  • Page 17

    17 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 orientation. It will cause [...]

  • Page 18

    18 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 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 / PCIE2 / PCIE4 (PCIE x1 slot; Black) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card an[...]

  • Page 19

    19 2.5 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 [...]

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    20 2.6 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! Serial A T A3 Connectors These two Serial A T A3 (SA T A3_1 (PORT 6): see p.12, No. 1 1) (SA T A3) conne[...]

  • Page 21

    21 1 USB_PWR P- 8 GND DUMMY USB_PWR P+8 GND P- 9 P+9 USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there (see p.12 No. 22) are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.12 No. 21) (9-pin USB8_9) (see p.12 No. 23) P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY USB_PWR[...]

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    22 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[...]

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    23 The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header , make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are matched correctly . Power LED Header Please connect the[...]

  • Page 24

    24 A TX Power Connector Please connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPWR1) supply to this connector . (see p.12 No. 10) 12 1 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-pin A TX power supply , please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin [...]

  • Page 25

    25 2.7 Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) / Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 chipset that supports Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD) functions. It also adopts ASMedia ASM1061 chipset that supports Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) hard disks. Y ou may install SA T A2 / SA T A3[...]

  • Page 26

    26 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T AII Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII 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 able to support Hot Plu[...]

  • Page 27

    27 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII 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 HDD damage and data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T AII connector. Connect SA T A 15-pin power cable co[...]

  • Page 28

    28 2.10 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 [...]

  • Page 29

    29 2.11.2 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 a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage[...]

  • Page 30

    30 Using SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con fi guration. B. Set the “SA T A Operation Mode” option to [IDE] for SA T A2 ports. Set the “Onboard SA T A3 Operation Mode” option to [IDE] for SA T A3 ports. STEP 2: Install Wi[...]

  • Page 31

    31 2.12.2 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 on your SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. 2.13 Untied Overclocking T echnology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking T e[...]

  • Page 32

    32 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to con fi gure your sys- tem. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY . Y ou may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer . Please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-T est (POST) to enter [...]

  • Page 33

    33 3.1.2 Navigation K eys 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 [...]

  • Page 34

    34 3.3 OC T weak er Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Y ou can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and mother- board. It should be done at your own risk and expense. CPU Con fi gurati[...]

  • Page 35

    35 AMD C-State Support This allows you to enable or disable AMD C-State Support. The default value is [Enabled]. Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference. North Bridge Maximum Frequency It will display North Bridge Maximum Frequency for reference. Processor Maximum V oltage It will display Processor Maxi[...]

  • Page 36

    36 Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention. Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving. Con fi guration op- tions: [Disabled], [Auto]. The[...]

  • Page 37

    37 TRAS Use this item to change TRAS Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Command Rate Use this item to change Command Rate Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. TRC Use this item to change TRC Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. TWR Use this item to change TWR Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. TRFC Use this item to c[...]

  • Page 38

    38 Instant Flash Instant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This con- venient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems fi rst like MS-DOS or Windows ® . Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS fi le to your USB fl ash drive, fl oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your[...]

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    39 Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’ s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology . The default value is [Enabled]. Con fi guration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows ® 7 / Vista TM and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. Please note that enabling this function may re- duce CPU [...]

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    40 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Onboard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the onboar[...]

  • Page 41

    41 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Suspend T o RAM Check Ready Bit A way Mode Support Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PC[...]

  • Page 42

    42 ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET T able. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this moth- erboard to submit Windows ® Vista TM certi fi cation.[...]

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    43 3.4.4 Storage Configuration Onboard SA T A Controller This item is for SA T A2 ports. Use this item to enable or disable the “Onboard SA T A Controller” feature. SA T A Operation Mode This item is for SA T A2 ports. Use this item to adjust Onboard SA T A Opera- tion Mode. The default value of this option is [AHCI]. Con fi guration options: [...]

  • Page 44

    44 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V a l u ei nu n i t so fP C I clocks for PCI device latency timer regi ster. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Advanced 3.[...]

  • Page 45

    45 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration In this section, you may con fi gure the type of your fl oppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatren[...]

  • Page 46

    46 3.4.7 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. Con fi guration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Us[...]

  • Page 47

    47 3.4.8 USB Configuration USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller . USB 2.0 Support Use this option to enable or disable support for USB 2.0 devices. The de- fault value is [Enabled]. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four confi guration options: [Enabled], [A[...]

  • Page 48

    48 CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. Con fi guration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On]. Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed. Con fi guration options: [Full On], [Manual Mode] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On]. 3.5 Hardware Health Even[...]

  • Page 49

    49 3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to con fi g- ure the boot settings and the boot priority . BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 L[...]

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    50 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults[...]

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    51 3.8 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY . Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit se[...]

  • Page 52

    52 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 Media Center / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary , use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only . Refer to your O[...]