Asrock P67 PRO3 SE manual

1 P67 Pro3 SE User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published March 201 1 Copyright©201 1 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 cations ................................................................. 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 12 1.4 I/O Panel .[...]

4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 40 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 40 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 40 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 41 3.2 Main Screen ................[...]

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock P67 Pro3 SE 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 m[...]

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 (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) CPU - Supports 2nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1 155 Package - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost 2.0 T echnology - Supports K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports H[...]

7 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 USB3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s Connector - 4 x SA T A2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid S[...]

8 - Boot Failure Guard (B.F .G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 14 ) - Good Night LED Hardware - CPU T emperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis T emperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan T achometer - CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU T emperature) - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - V oltage Monitorin[...]

9 CAUTION! 1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading T echnology”, please check page 47. 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 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 fro[...]

11 14. Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) provides the exible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1 155 and LGA 1 156. Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1 156 CPU Fan can be used. 15. EuP , stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the compl[...]

12 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 19 System Panel Header (P ANEL1, White) 2 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB12_13, Blue) 3 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 21 USB 2.0 Header (USB10_1 1, Blue) 4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 22 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) 23 Consumer Infrar[...]

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. 7) (No. 4) (No. 5) (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 nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer T oolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH?[...]

15 Chapter 2: Installation This is an A TX form factor (12.0" x 7.5", 30.5 x 19.1 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injur[...]

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- 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, you[...]

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 ts in one correct orienta[...]

21 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There are 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCIE slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SA T A2 card, etc. PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. PCIE4 (PCIE x16 slot; Bl[...]

22 1. If a customer incorrectly con gures their system they will not see the performance bene ts of CrossFireX TM . All three CrossFireX TM components, a CrossFireX TM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX TM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX TM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to bene t from the CrossFireX TM multi-GPU [...]

23 CrossFire Bridge Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (Y ou may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter .) Step 2. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Br[...]

24 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Please check AMD website for A TI TM driver updates. Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system. For Windows ® XP OS: A. A TI TM recommends Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 or highe[...]

25 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire TM ”, the CrossFireX TM function may not work actually . Y our computer will automatically reboot. After restarting your computer , please con rm whether the option “Enable CrossFire TM ” in “A TI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again, and t[...]

26 * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www .asrock.com USB 2.0 header (9-pin, blue) CIR header (4-pin, white) 2.9 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header . Please refer to[...]

27 2.10 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[...]

28 2.11 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 AII Connectors These four Serial A T AII (SA T AII) (SA T A2_2: see p.12, No. 8) connectors [...]

29 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.12 No. 25) and receiving infrared module. 1 IRTX +5VSB DUMMY IRRX GND J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.1[...]

30 PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. Y ou may con gure the way to turn off your system using the power switch. RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart. PLED ([...]

31 CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_F AN1) cable to the connector and (see p.12 No. 1) match the black wire to the ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan[...]

32 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header , providing (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI (see p.12 No. 27) 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 . SPDIFOUT GND 1 Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial[...]

33 2.12 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[...]

34 2.14 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[...]

35 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 nitely not able to[...]

36 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. Connec[...]

37 2.17 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive 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 inst[...]

38 2.19 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID F unctions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64- bit OS on your SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.19.1 Inst[...]

39 Using SA T A / SA T AII / ST A3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SA T A Con guration. B. Set the option “SA T A Mode” to [IDE] for SA T A2 ports. Set the option “SA T A3 Mode” to [IDE] for SA T A3 ports. STEP 2: Install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on yo[...]

40 Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con 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 enter[...]

41 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[...]

42 3.3 OC T weaker Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Use this item to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your components and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. CPU Control CPU Ratio Setting Use this i[...]

43 T urbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust T urbo Boost power limit. Con guration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. Additional T urbo V oltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in T urbo mode. Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in T urbo mode. Host Clock Override (BCLK) Use this to a[...]

44 RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Use this item to change RAS# Active T ime (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Command Rate (CR) Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. Min: 1N. Max: 2N. The default is [Auto]. Write Recovery T ime (tWR) Use this item to change Write Recovery Time (tWR) Auto/Manual setting. The defaul[...]

45 V oltage Control Power Saving Mode Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode. The default value is [Disabled]. CPU V oltage Offset Use this to select CPU V oltage Offset. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM V oltage Use this to select DRAM V oltage. The default value is [Auto]. CPU PLL V oltage Use this to select CPU PLL V oltage. The defaul[...]

46 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the con gurations for the following items: CPU Con gu- ration, North Bridge Con guration, South Bridge Con guration, Storage Con gura- tion, Super IO Con guration, ACPI Con guration and USB Con guration. ASRock Instant Flash[...]

47 3.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading T echnology T o enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology , such as Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / V ista TM / 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft ® Windo[...]

48 CPU Thermal Throttling Y ou may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated. Intel Virtualization T echnology When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by V anderpool T echnology . This option will be h[...]

49 3.4.2 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].[...]

50 3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration 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 off 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 suppor[...]

51 3.4.4 Storage Configuration SA T A Mode This item is used for SA T A2 ports. Use this to select SA T A mode. Con- guration options: [RAID Mode], [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. 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[...]

52 3.4.5 Super IO Configuration 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 guration options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port. Infrared Port Address Use this item[...]

53 3.4.6 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. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to tur[...]

54 3.4.7 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 guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UE[...]

55 3.5 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 gu[...]

56 3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to con g- ure the boot settings and the boot priority . Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key . 65535(0XFFFF) means inde nite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically ac[...]

57 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.[...]

58 3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save con 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 setup?[...]

59 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[...]

60 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. Press <F2> or <Delete[...]