ASROCK 970DE3/U3S3 Manuel d'utilisateur

1970DE3/U3S3User ManualVersion 1.0Published March 2012Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

108. The software name itself – OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of. OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by ASRock, provides a conve

1114. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU b

121.3 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 19 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2 (PORT 1), Black) 2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_

131.4 I/O PanelLAN PortACT/LINK LEDSPEED LED* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED in

142. InstallationThis is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) motherboard.Before you install the motherboard, study the confi gura

15STEP 1:Lift Up The Socket LeverSTEP 2 / STEP 3: Match The CPU Golden TriangleTo The Socket Corner Small TriangleSTEP 4:Push Down And LockThe Socket

162.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Me

17Installing a DIMMPlease make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM sl

182.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI Slots: PCI slots are

192.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is pl

2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

202.6 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placi

211USB_PWRP-8GNDDUMMYUSB_PWRP+8GNDP-9P+9USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0(9-pin USB4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there (see p.12 No. 22)

22 1. High Defi nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

23The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED

24ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power (24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.12 No. 10)12 1 Though this motherbo

252.7 Serial ATA2 (SATA2) / Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 chipset that supports Serial ATA2 (SATA2) h

26 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATAII HDDs provide

27 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the

282.10 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi rst. Then, the drivers co

292.11.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID FunctionsIf you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / Vi

3Contents1. Introduction ... 5 1.1 Package Contents ...

30Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)STEP 1: Set up BIOS.A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced scree

312.12.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID FunctionsIf you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /

323. BIOS SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to confi gure your sys-tem. The SPI Memory on the moth

333.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Descriptio

343.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.EZ OverclockingLoad Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this

35AMD C-State SupportThis allows you to enable or disable AMD C-State Support. The default value is [Enabled].Processor Maximum Frequency It will dis

36 Power Down EnableUse this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank InterleavingInterleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out

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

38Instant FlashInstant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This con-venient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without

39Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology. The default value is [Enabled]. Confi guration options: [Enable

43. BIOS SETUP UTILITY ... 32 3.1 Introduction ...

40 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration Onboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the on

41BIOS SETUP UTILITYACPI SettingsSelect auto-detect ordisable the STRfeature.Select ScreenSelect Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF9 Load DefaultsF1

42ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan

433.4.4 Storage ConfigurationOnboard SATA Controller This item is for SATA2 ports. Use this item to enable or disable the “Onboard SATA Controller”

44BIOS SETUP UTILITYAdvanced PCI / PnP SettingsValueinunitsofPCIclocks for PCI devicelatency timerregister.Select ScreenSelect Item+- Change OptionF1

453.4.6 Floppy ConfigurationIn this section, you may confi gure the type of your fl oppy drive.BIOS SETUP UTILITYFloppy ConfigurationSelect the type off

463.4.7 Super IO ConfigurationOnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable fl oppy drive controller. Serial Port Use this item to en

473.4.8 USB ConfigurationUSB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller.USB 2.0 Support Use this option to enable or d

48CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. Confi guration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On].Ch

493.6 Boot ScreenIn this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to confi g-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

51. IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 motherboard, a reliable mother-board produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quali

503.7 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it

513.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save confi guration changes and exit setup?

524. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM /

61.2 Specifications Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ pr

7 - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s

8 - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 14) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 15) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) H

9CAUTION!1. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 31 for details.2. This mo