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880GM-LE FX User Manual Version 1.0 Published October 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 2
purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 3
Motherboard Layout 12 1.4 I/O Panel 13 2 . Installation 14 Pre-installation Precautions 14 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3 Installation Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 31 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 33 2.14 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64- - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 4
BIOS Menu Bar 38 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 39 3.2 Main Screen 39 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 40 3.4 Advanced Screen 44 3.4.1 CPU Screen 57 4 . Software Support 58 4.1 Install Operating System 58 4.2 Support CD Information 58 4.2.1 Running Support CD 58 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 58 4.2.3 Utilities Menu - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 5
about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 880GM-LE FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) ASRock 880GM-LE FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 880GM-LE FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 6
Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm - Solid Capacitor for CPU power - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports 8-Core CPU - Supports AMD - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 7
8Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - VCCM, NB Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDriveTM Utility, AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 8
to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 16 for proper installation. 3. Whether 1800/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1800/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 9
of Intelligent Energy Saver. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 9. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 10
. Traffic Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD video and download files simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring. 15. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 11
to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to Intel's suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 12
CD1 1 HD_AUDIO1 LPT1 1 PCIE1 AMD 880G Chipset Hybrid CrossFire PCIE2 880GM-LE FX PWR_FAN1 IDE1 SATAII_4 SATAII_5 SATAII_6 (PORT 3) (PORT 4) (PORT 5) RoHS PCI1 IR1 1 FLOPPY1 PCI2 USB10_11 1 AMD SB710 Chipset SPEAKER1 1 PLED PWRBTN PANEL 1 1 HDLED RESET 8Mb BIOS USB8_9 1 CHA_FAN1 USB6_7 - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 13
a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP: After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 14
is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 15
Small Triangle STEP 2 / STEP 3: Match The CPU Golden Triangle To The Socket Corner Small Triangle STEP 4: Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 16
of Memory Modules (DIMM) 880GM-LE FX motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) memory modules in the - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 17
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 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 x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 18
your system boots. If you haven't installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer. Then you can start to use dual monitor function on this motherboard. When you playback HDCP-protected video from Blu-ray (BD) or HD - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 19
-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again. 5. Set up a multi-monitor display. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Right click - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 20
function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 21
3450 series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD 880G integrated chipset, all operating in a Windows® VistaTM / 7 environment. Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM. For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 22
system. Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of HybridTM CrossFireXTM feature. * Hybrid CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of ATITM Technologies Inc., and is For further information of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for up dates and details. 22 - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 23
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 24
end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE 0) (PORT 1) (PORT 2) These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current SATAII - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 25
SLCT SPD2 SPD1 SPD0 STB# Besides six default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices. Infrared Module - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 26
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 - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 27
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 to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector (24 - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 28
RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 This COM1 header supports a serial port module. 2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please HITACHI's website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are just for your reference. For - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 29
This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 30
motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. AMD SB710 south bridge chipset provides hardware support However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD. What is Hot Swap Function? If SATA - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 31
make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please follow below instructions step by step to - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 32
cable to (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White) Step attention, before you process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 33
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 install can work properly. 2.14 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 34
RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 35
to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on IDE - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 36
/ SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode) STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 37
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 38
BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 39
Monitor System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 10/18/2011] BIOS Version : 880GM-LE FX P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 2800MHz Microcode Update : 100F42/1000086 L1 Cache Size : 384KB L2 Cache Size : 1536KB L3 Cache Size : 6144KB - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 40
CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Advanced Clock Calibration AMD Turbo Core Technology AMD IO C-State Support CPU 325 V [Auto] Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 41
AMD IO C-State Support This allows you to enable or disable AMD IO C-State Support. The default value is [Enabled]. CPU Active Core Control This allows you to adjust CPU 2700 MHZ x10.0 2000 MHz 1.325 V [Manual] Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 42
the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the standard values as listed: [400MHz DDR3_800], [533MHz DDR3_1066], [667MHz DDR3_1333] and [800MHz DDR3_1600]. select DRAM voltage. The default value is [Auto]. Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Power Down Enable Bank Interleaving - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 43
value is [Auto]. TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values. The default value is [Auto]. Command Rate Use this item to change Command Rate Auto/Manual setting. Min: 1N. Max: 2N. The default is [Auto]. TRC Use this to adjust TRC values. The default value is [Auto]. TRTP Use this to - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 44
for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 45
disable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. The default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 46
Configuration BIOS SETUP scanning order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. The default value of onboard HDMI HD Audio in AMD 880G. Surround View This allows you to enable or disable the Surround View feature or - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 47
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Check Ready Bit Away Mode Support Restore feature Check Ready Bit. Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP Media Center OS. The motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 47 - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 48
configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the "IDE1 Master" as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of "IDE1 Slave" as well. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 49
Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 50
3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings. PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 51
Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 52
Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 53
USB 2.0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB select [Disabled] to enter OS. [BIOS Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup and Windows / Linux OS. USB Keyboard/Remote Power On - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 54
of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Disabled]. You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin CPU fan. Target CPU Temperature The target temperature will be between 45 C/113 F and 65 - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 55
F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Boot Logo Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Enabled - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 56
: [Auto], [EuP], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Boot From BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Install - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 57
Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes?" Select [OK] to discard all changes. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup Default This performance setup - ASRock 880GM-LE FX | User Manual - Page 58
Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or
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880GM-LE FX
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published October 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.