Asrock P67 Transformer manual

1 P67 T ransformer User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published December 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 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 Transformer motherboard, a reliable moth- erboard 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 t[...]

6 1.2 Specifications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) CPU - Supports Intel ® L ynn eld Core TM i7 / i5 Processors in LGA1 156 Package - Advanced V8 + 2 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost T echnology - Supports [...]

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 USB3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s C[...]

8 - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 9 ) - 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 - T urbo 40 / T urbo 50 T echnology Hardware - CPU T emperature Sensing Monitor [...]

9 CAUTION! 1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading T echnology”, please check page 46. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking T echnology . Please read “Untied Overclocking T echnology” on page 39 for details. 3. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . Before you implement Dual Channel Memory T echnology , mak[...]

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. EuP , stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to de 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. Acc[...]

12 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 21 Dr. Debug 2 1 156-Pin CPU Socket 22 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 23 System Panel Header (P ANEL1, White) 4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 24 Power LED Header (PLED1) (Dual Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Blue) 25 USB 2.0 Header (USB12_13, Blue) 5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIM[...]

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 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 8.6", 30.5 x 21.8 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 1 156-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below . Before you insert the 1 156-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 1 156-Pin CPU 1 156-Pin Socket Step 3. Insert the 1 156-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 1 156-Pin socket that supports Intel 1 156-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1 156- 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 chiptype) 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 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 / 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 Serial A T A (SA T A) Either end of the SA T A data Data Cable cable can be connected to the (Optional) SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 hard disk or the SA T AII / SA T A3 connector on this motherboard. Primary IDE connector (Blue) (39-pin IDE1, see p.12 No. 7) Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. connect [...]

24 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.12 No. 29) 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. 27) 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 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. Conne[...]

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. 28) match the black wire to the ground pin. (3-pin CHA_F AN2) (see p.12 No. 16) (3-pin CHA_F AN3) (see p.12 No. 9) (3-pin PWR_F AN1) (see p.12 No. 40) 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. 6) 12 1 24 13 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-pin A TX power supply , please plug y[...]

28 Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch, (RSTBTN) allowing users to quickly reset (see p.12 No. 20) 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. Status Code Description 0x00 Not used 0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard) 0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading 0x03 North Bridge initialization before mic[...]

30 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c) 0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c) 0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c) 0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started 0x3C Post-[...]

31 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci c) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci c) 0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci c) 0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci c) 0x68 PCI host bridge initialization 0x69 North Bridge DXE[...]

32 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup V erifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAB Setup Input W ait 0xAC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAD Ready T o Boot event 0xAE Legacy Boot event 0xAF Exit Boot Services event 0xB0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin[...]

33 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[...]

34 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[...]

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 . Conne[...]

37 2.16 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 2.18 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. 2.18.1 Inst[...]

39 2.19 Untied Overclocking T echnology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking T echnology , which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to xed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Therefore, CPU[...]

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 CPU EZ OC Setting Use this item to load CPU EZ overclocking setting. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. Load Memory EZ OC Setting Use this item to load Memory EZ ove[...]

43 CAS# Latency (tCL) Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Row Precharge Time (tRP) Use this item to change Row Precharge T ime (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. RA[...]

44 CPU V oltage Use this to select CPU V oltage. Con guration options: [Auto], [Manual] and [Offset]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM V oltage Use this to select DRAM V oltage. Con guration options: [Auto], [1.196V] to [2.008V]. The default value is [Auto]. PCH V oltage Use this to select PCH V oltage. Con guration options: [Auto], [1.066V] to [1[...]

45 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows ® . Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI le to y[...]

46 3.4.1 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 guration optio[...]

47 Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher . Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines. Enhance Halt State (C1E) All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HL T and MW AIT and requires no hard[...]

48 3.4.2 Clock Generator Configuration Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. Con guration options: [Auto], [Manual], [I.O.T .] and [Optimized]. The default value is [Auto]. If you select [Manual], Untied Overclocking function is enabled. Please refer to page 39 for the details of Untied Overclocking T echnology . Therefore, you are allo[...]

49 3.4.3 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [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 [Disabled][...]

50 3.4.4 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 3.4.5 Storage Configuration SA T A Mode Use this to select SA T A mode. Con 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 Contr[...]

52 3.4.6 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. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port. Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port.[...]

53 3.4.7 V oltage Control CPU V oltage Use this to select CPU V oltage. Con guration options: [Auto], [Manual] and [Offset]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM V oltage Use this to select DRAM V oltage. Con guration options: [Auto], [1.196V] to [2.008V]. The default value is [Auto]. PCH V oltage Use this to select PCH V oltage. Con guration options:[...]

54 3.4.8 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[...]

55 3.4.9 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[...]

56 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 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. Con guration options: [Ful[...]

57 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 . Boot Option Priorities Boot Option #1 Set the rst priority of the system boot device. Hard Drive BBS Priorities Set the order of the legacy devices in this group. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows th[...]

58 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.[...]

59 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?[...]

60 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[...]

61 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[...]