Asrock X79 Extreme3 manual

1 X79 Extreme3 User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published October 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 fi cations ................................................................. 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 12 1.4 I/O Pan[...]

4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 48 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 48 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 48 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 49 3.2 Main Screen ................[...]

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock X79 Extreme3 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 contains introduction of the[...]

6 1.2 Specifications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) CPU - Supports Intel ® Core TM i7 processor family for the LGA 201 1 Socket - Digi Power Design - Advanced 5 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost 2.0 [...]

7 - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSA T A3 Connector - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5 ) [...]

8 - CPU, VCCSA, DRAM, VTT , CPU PLL, PCH1.1V , PCH1.5V V oltage Multi-adjustment Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (T rial V ersion), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 T rial, ASRock Software Suite (ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM) Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme T uning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 6 ) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock[...]

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 [...]

10 to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. 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 BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional fl oppy diskette or other complicated fl ash utility . Please be noted that the USB fl a[...]

11 frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifes- pan. 14. ASRock X-F AN will be automatically activated only when the system rises to a certain temperature under heavy-loading or overclocking. Normally , ASRock X-F AN will remain deactivated to give users the quietest comput- ing experience. The target temperature and fan[...]

12 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 21 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_F AN3) (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black) 23 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_F AN1) 3 201 1-Pin CPU Socket 24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_10_1 1, Black) 4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN2) 25 USB 2.0 Header (USB_8_9, Bla[...]

13 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 PS/2 Mouse Port [...]

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 8.8", 30.5 x 22.4 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 201 1-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below . Before you insert the 201 1-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[...]

17 Step 2-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. alignment key alignment key Pin1 201 1-Pin CPU 201 1-Pin Socket For proper inserting, please ensure to match the four orientation key notches of the CPU with the four alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo- tion. Step[...]

18 2.4 Installation of CPU F an and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 201 1-Pin socket that supports Intel 201 1-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 201 1- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink t[...]

19 2.5 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Quad Channel Memory T echnology . For quad channel con- fi guration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM in the slots: Y ou have to install identical DDR3 DIM[...]

20 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 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slots) are used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards, or used to install PCI Express graph[...]

21 2.7 SLI TM , 3- W ay SLI TM and Quad SLI TM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM , 3-W ay SLI TM and Quad SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently , NVIDIA ® SLI TM technology supports Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit / V ista TM / Vista[...]

22 Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot. Step3. Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the gold fi ngers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is fi rmly in place. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card[...]

23 2.7.1.2 Installing Three SLI TM -Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. Install the identical 3-W ay SLI TM -ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ® certi fi ed because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly . (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Each graph- ics card should have two gold fi ngers for the 3-Way SLI B[...]

24 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi- Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA ® nView system tray utility . Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature. For W indows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS: (For SLI TM mode only) A. Double-cli[...]

25 For Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For SLI TM and Quad SLI TM mode) A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar . B. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs , and then click NVIDIA Corporation . C. Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab. D. Select Control Panel tab. E. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX con [...]

26 For Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For 3-W ay SLI TM mode) A. Follow steps A to D on page 25. B. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX con fi guration . In Select a hardware acceleration setting for PhysX item, please select Enabled . In Select an SLI con fi guration item, please select Enable 3-way SLI . An[...]

27 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[...]

28 CrossFire Bridge Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph- ics card on PCIE1 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 [...]

29 2.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX TM -Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. Install the identical 3-W ay CrossFireX TM -ready graphics cards that are AMD ® certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly . (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics card[...]

30 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 W indows ® XP OS: A. AMD recommends Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 or higher t[...]

31 2.9 Surround Display F eature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the bene fi ts of Surround Display feature. For detailed instructions, please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD: .. Surround Display Information Although you have sel[...]

32 * 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) 2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header . Please refer t[...]

33 2.11 ASRock XF ast Charger Operation Guide ASRock XFast Charger is the best and fastest technology to charge your mobile devices via PC. With the superb XFast Charger USB port, users are assured to enjoy the quick charging experience anytime. In addition to Apple devices, it is also capable of Charging the BC 1.1 standard smart devices. Please r[...]

34 2.12 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[...]

35 Serial A T A2 Connectors These four Serial A T A2 (SA T A2_0_1: see p.12, No. 16) (SA T A2) connectors support (SA T A2_2_3: see p.12, No. 17) SA T A data cables for internal storage devices. The current SA T A2 interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial A T A3 Connectors These three Serial A T A3 (SA T A3_A0: see p.12, No. 1 1) [...]

36 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.12 No. 31) convenient connection and control of audio devices. (9-pin USB_10_1 1) (see p.12 No. 24) DUMMY GND GND P+1 1 P-1 1 USB_PWR P+10 P-10 USB_PWR 1 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless trans[...]

37 E. T o activate the front mic. For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”. For Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS: Go to the "FrontMic" T ab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust “Recording V olume”. System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin P[...]

38 Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.12 No. 20) indicate system power status. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking in S1 state. The LED is off in S3/S4 state or S5 state (power off). Chassis, Power and SB Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables (4-pin CHA_[...]

39 A TX Power Connector Please connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPWR1) supply to this connector . (see p.12 No. 8) 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 [...]

40 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI (see p.12 No. 30) 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 . 2.14 Smart Switches The motherboard has a smart switch: Clear CMOS switch. Clear C[...]

41 2.15 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® X79 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 Storage3.0) functions. Y ou may install SA T A / SA T A2 hard disks on this moth- erboard for [...]

42 2.17 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 ® X79 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[...]

43 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 [...]

44 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 [...]

45 2.20 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 [...]

46 2.22 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 below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.22.1 Instal[...]

47 Using SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con fi guration. B. Set the option “SA T A Mode” to [IDE]. (For SA T A2_0 to SA T A2_3, SA T A3_0 and SA T A3_1 ports.) Set the option “ASMedia SA T A3 Operation Mode” to [IDE]. (For SA T A3_A0 port.) STEP [...]

48 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[...]

49 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 [...]

50 3.3 OC T weak er Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Load CPU EZ OC Setting Y ou can use this option to load CPU EZ overclocking settings. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. CPU Control CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to c[...]

51 T urbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust T urbo Boost power limit. Con fi guration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in T urbo mode. Additional T urbo V oltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in T urbo mode. Active Processor Cores Use this item[...]

52 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 to change RAS# Active T ime (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle T ime (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tWR Use t[...]

53 ODT WR (CH B) Use this item to change ODT WR (CH B) setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CH B) Use this item to change ODT NOM (CH B) setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT WR (CH C) Use this item to change ODT WR (CH C) setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CH C) Use this item to change ODT NOM (CH C) setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT WR [...]

54 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, Super IO Con fi guration, ACPI Con fi guration, USB Con fi g[...]

55 3.4.1 CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. 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 ® Window[...]

56 CPU Power Management Con fi guration Intel SpeedStep T echnology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology . Pro- cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to en- able power saving. The default value is [Enabled]. Con fi guration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows ® Vis[...]

57 3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapt- er priority . The default value is [PCI Express]. PCIE 1 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE 1 Link Speed. The default value is [GEN2]. PCIE 3 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE 3 Link Speed. The defa[...]

58 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 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 suppo[...]

59 3.4.4 Storage Configuration SA T A Mode This item is for SA T A3_0, SA T A3_1 and SA T A2_0 to SA T A2_3 ports. Use this to select SA T A mode. Con fi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to con fi gure Aggressive Link Power Manag[...]

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

61 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[...]

62 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 fi guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and[...]

63 3.4.8 ME Subsystem Intel ME Subsystem Con fi guration ME V ersion[...]

64 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 ?[...]

65 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[...]

66 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.[...]

67 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[...]

68 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[...]

69 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 SP1 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit . 2. Press <F2> o[...]

70 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 SP1 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit . 2. Copy Intel ® RAID[...]

71 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[...]

72 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”.[...]

73 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 [...]