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  • Page 1

    1 Z75 Pro3 User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published February 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 ....................................................... 13 1.4 I/O Pan[...]

  • Page 4

    4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 43 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 43 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 43 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 44 3.2 Main Screen ................[...]

  • Page 5

    5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Z75 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 contains introduction of the mothe[...]

  • Page 6

    6 1.2 Specifications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.6-in, 30.5 cm x 19.3 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Supports 3 rd and 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1 155 Package - Digi Power Design - 4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost 2.0 T echnology - Supports Intel ® K-Series unlocked CPU - Suppo[...]

  • Page 7

    7 - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 6 ) - Supports HDCP function with HDMI port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with HDMI port Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with C[...]

  • Page 8

    8 - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/Power F AN connector - 24 pin A TX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) BIOS Feature - 64Mb AMI UEF[...]

  • Page 9

    9 W ARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking T echnology , or using third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system’ s stability , or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done [...]

  • Page 10

    10 6. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows ® 7 64-bit / 7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows ® 7 64-bit / 7 / Vista TM 64-bit / Vista TM . 7. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard suppo[...]

  • Page 11

    11 1 1. ASRock SmartView , a new function for internet browsers, is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history , your Facebook friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that[...]

  • Page 12

    12 18. ASRock On/Off Play T echnology allows users to enjoy the great audio experience from portable audio devices, such as MP3 players or mobile phones to your PC, even when the PC is turned off (or in ACPI S5 mode)! This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that ensures users the most convenient computing environment. 19.[...]

  • Page 13

    13 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN2) 3 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 4 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black) 6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Black) 7 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_F AN1) 8 A TX Power Connector (A TXPWR1) 9 USB 3.0 Header [...]

  • Page 14

    14 1.4 I/O P anel * 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 1Gbps connection 1 USB 2.0 Ports (U[...]

  • Page 15

    15 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 “[...]

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    16 Chapter 2: Installation This is an A TX form factor (12.0" x 7.6", 30.5 x 19.3 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[...]

  • Page 17

    17 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 are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be serio[...]

  • Page 18

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

  • Page 19

    19 2.4 Installation of CPU F an and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1 155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1 155-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1 155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray ther- mal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink [...]

  • Page 20

    20 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 g- uration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots: Y ou have to install identical DD[...]

  • Page 21

    21 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[...]

  • Page 22

    22 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 3 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 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card, such as a Gigabit LAN card, SA T A2 card or ASRock Game [...]

  • Page 23

    23 1. If a customer incorrectly con fi gures their system they will not see the performance bene fi 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 fi t from the CrossFireX T[...]

  • Page 24

    24 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[...]

  • Page 25

    25 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[...]

  • Page 26

    26 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 fi rm whether the option “Enable CrossFire TM ” in “AMD Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again, an[...]

  • Page 27

    27 2. If you have already installed the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system, you can freely enjoy the bene fi ts of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven’t installed the onboard VGA driver yet, please install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer . 2.8 Dual Mon[...]

  • Page 28

    28 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the bene fi ts of surround display feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1. Install the PCI Express VG[...]

  • Page 29

    29 For Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitors according to the steps below . A. Click the number ”2” icon. B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the d[...]

  • Page 30

    30 * 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, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 2.9 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header . Please refer to[...]

  • Page 31

    31 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[...]

  • Page 32

    32 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 A2 Connectors These four Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) (SA T A2_2: see p.13, No. 14) connectors su[...]

  • Page 33

    33 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.13, No. 26) and receiving infrared module. USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB 3.0 (19-pin USB3_0_1) ports on the I/O panel, there is (see p.13, No. 9) one USB 3.0 header on this motherboard. This USB 3.0 header can support two USB 3.0 ports. Cons[...]

  • Page 34

    34 System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.13, No. 20) functions. Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below . Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Co[...]

  • Page 35

    35 Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.13, No. 19) indicate system power status. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking in S1/S3 state. The LED is off in S4 state or S5 state (power off). 1 P L E D+ P L E D+ P L E D- Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect [...]

  • Page 36

    36 A TX 12V Power Connector Please connect an A TX 12V (8-pin A TX12V1) power supply to this connector . (see p.13, No. 4) 4-Pin A TX 12V Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 8-pin A TX 12V power connector , it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin A TX 12V power supply . T o use the 4-pin A TX power supply , please [...]

  • Page 37

    37 2.12 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® Z75 chipset that supports Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage) functions. Y ou may install SA T A / SA T A2 hard disks on this mother- board for int[...]

  • Page 38

    38 2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SA T A / SA T A2 in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel ® Z75 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SA T A host controllers developed through a joint industr[...]

  • Page 39

    39 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T A2 / 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 able [...]

  • Page 40

    40 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T A2 / 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 A2 / SA T A3 HDD damage and data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T A2 / SA T A3 connector . Connect [...]

  • Page 41

    41 2.17 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 top to bottom to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you inst[...]

  • Page 42

    42 2.19 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 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 A2 / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the procedures below according to the OS you install. 2.19.1 Ins[...]

  • Page 43

    43 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[...]

  • Page 44

    44 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 <T ab> Switch to next function <Enter> T o bring u[...]

  • Page 45

    45 3.3 OC T weak er Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Advanced T urbo 30 Y ou can use this option to increase your system performance. This option appears only when your CPU supports this function. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Y ou can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Please note tha[...]

  • Page 46

    46 Intel T urbo Boost T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel T urbo Boost Mode T echnology . T urbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre- quency in speci fi c conditions. The default value is [Enabled]. Additional T urbo V oltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in T urbo mode. Internal PLL Overvolt[...]

  • Page 47

    47 DRAM Timing Control DRAM tCL Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRCD Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge T ime (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRAS Use this item [...]

  • Page 48

    48 DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tF A W Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tF A W) Auto/Manual set- ting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tCWL Use this item to change CAS# Write Latency (tCWL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT WR (CH A) Use this item [...]

  • Page 49

    49 CPU PLL V oltage Use this to select CPU PLL V oltage. The default value is [Auto]. VCCSA V oltage Use this to select VCCSA V oltage. The default value is [Auto]. User Defaults In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements.[...]

  • Page 50

    50 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the con fi gurations for the following items: CPU Con fi gu- ration, North Bridge Con fi guration, South Bridge Con fi guration, Storage Con fi gura- tion, Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology , Intel(R) Smart Connect T ech[...]

  • Page 51

    51 3.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading T echnology T o enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that sup- ports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology , such as Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / V ista TM / 7 is required. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft ® Win[...]

  • Page 52

    52 No-Execute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection T echnology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute codes. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Mem[...]

  • Page 53

    53 3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority . The default value is [PCI Express]. 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[...]

  • Page 54

    54 3.4.3 South Bridge 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. On/Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On/Off [...]

  • Page 55

    55 3.4.4 Storage Configuration SA T A Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SA T A Controller feature. SA T A Mode Selection Use this to select SA T A mode. Con fi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. SA T A Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to con fi gure Aggress[...]

  • Page 56

    56 3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology . Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al- lows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. The default is [Disabled].[...]

  • Page 57

    57 3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology . Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology keeps your e-mail and social networks, such as T witter , Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. The default is [Disabled].[...]

  • Page 58

    58 3.4.7 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 fi guration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.[...]

  • Page 59

    59 3.4.8 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Selecting [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. ACPI HPET T able Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET T able. The d[...]

  • Page 60

    60 OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at speci fi ed times via OMG. Y ou may choose from [Everyday], [Day of the week] or [Weekdays and weekends], then schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypas[...]

  • Page 61

    61 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 CPU fan 1 & 2’s speed. Con ?[...]

  • Page 62

    62 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 . Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key . 65535(0XFFFF) means inde fi nite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automati[...]

  • Page 63

    63 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.[...]

  • Page 64

    64 3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save con fi guration changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Y es] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Discard changes and exit setup?” will pop-o[...]

  • Page 65

    65 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[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows ® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow the procedures below to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above) . 2[...]

  • Page 67

    67 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 follow the procedures below to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above) . 2[...]

  • Page 68

    68 If you install Windows ® 7 64-bit / Vista TM 64-bit on a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows ® or install driver/utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to follow the instructions below to fi x this problem. Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit: Microsoft ® does not provide hot fi x f[...]

  • Page 69

    69 B. Disable “V olume Shadow Copy” service. a. T ype “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applications>Services”; Then double click “V olume Shadow Copy”.[...]

  • Page 70

    70 c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”. C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows ® 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hot fi x KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows ® 7 64-bit, install the hot fi [...]