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960GM/U3S3 FX User Manual Version 1.0 Published December 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 2
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 The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices ( - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 3
Precautions 14 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 16 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 17 2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 18 2.6 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 21 2.7 Jumpers - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 4
3.6 Boot Screen 53 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 53 3.7 Security Screen 54 3.8 Exit Screen 55 4 . Software Support 56 4.1 Install Operating System 56 4.2 Support CD Information 56 4.2.1 Running Support CD 56 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 56 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 56 4.2.4 Contact Information 56 4 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 5
about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 6
1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN - 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 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 7
AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, NB Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDriveTM Utility, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 8
DNA (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 14) - ASRock XFast RAM (see CAUTION 15) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 16) - ASRock U-COP (see - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 9
. 3. Whether 1866/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1866/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 4. Due to - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 10
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 can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 11
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. ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. It also - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 12
960GM/U3S3 FX CMOS BATTERY 8Mb BIOS PCI1 CLRCMOS1 1 IR1 1 USB6_7 1 1 CIR1 USB8_9 1 AMD SB710 Chipset SATAII_3 (PORT 2) CHA_FAN1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET SATAII_1 (PORT 0) SPEAKER1 1 SATAII_2 (PORT 1) 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 ATX - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 13
10 D-Sub Port 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP: After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 14
2. Installation This 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 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 15
Socker Corner Small Triangle STEP 2 / STEP 3: STEP 4: Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner Small The Socket Lever Triangle 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 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 16
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 960GM/U3S3 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 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 17
Slots) There is 1 PCI slot and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have ; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 18
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-DVD disc - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 19
memory. If you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver by the number one, two, three and four. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64- - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 20
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 video source compatible - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 21
compatible with most of the chassis on the market. 3. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug function. Please install it before you boot the system. * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 22
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 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 23
to the motherboard IDE1 connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE 11) (SATA3_2: see p.12, No. 10) SATA3_1 SATA3_2 These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 24
, there are two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This header can be used to connect the remote controller receiver. Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin CD1) (CD1 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 25
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. fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.12 No. 5) Please connect the CPU fan - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 26
4-Pin CPU 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 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 27
guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction 's website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are just for your - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 28
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 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 29
and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. AMD SB710 south bridge chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 30
installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 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 reduce the risk of HDD crash - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 31
cable to (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII / SATA3 connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector of 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 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 32
first. 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 install can work properly. 2.16 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 33
. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the OS you install. (Select "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controllerx86 platform" for Windows® XP, or "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform" for Windows® XP 64-bit.) NOTE. If you install - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 34
SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the OS you install. (Select "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform" for Windows® XP, or "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 35
SATA3_1 and SATA3_2 ports. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 36
Technology 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 [Manual - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 37
the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY /date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 38
:09] [Tue 12/13/2011] BIOS Version : 960GM/U3S3 FX P1.0 Processor Type : AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3600MHz Microcode Update : 600F12/6000623 L1 Cache Size : 640KB L2 Cache Size : 8192KB L3 Cache Size : 8192KB Total Memory DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 : 2048MB with - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 39
OC Setting Load Optimized mGPU OC Setting CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count CPU Active Core Control AMD Turbo Core Technology AMD IO C-State Support AMD APM Processor Maximum Frequency North Bridge - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 40
AMD APM Processor Maximum Frequency North Bridge Maximum Frequency Multiplier/Voltage Change [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Auto] [200] [100] [Auto] [Enabled] [3] [All Cores] [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] x31.5 6300 MHZ x31.0 6200 MHz [Manual] Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 41
. CPU NB Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU NB listed: [400MHz DDR3_800], [533MHz DDR3_1066], [667MHz DDR3_1333], [800MHz DDR3_1600] and [933MHz DDR3_1866]. DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage. The default value is [Auto]. Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 42
Latency (CL) Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. The default value is [Auto]. TRCD Use this 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 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 43
to malfunction. Instant Flash 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®. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 44
and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® 7 / VistaTM and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency, and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 45
3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Onboard Lan Primary Graphics Adapter Internal Graphics Mode Share Memory Onboard HDMI HD Audio Surround View [Disabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [PCI] [UMA] [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] +F1 F9 F10 ESC - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 46
ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Check Ready Bit Away Mode Support Restore on AC In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 46 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 47
Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Configure onboard serial ATA controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option 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 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 48
drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable speed and data-integrity for compatible IDE devices. S.M.A.R.T. Use - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 49
3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. + - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 50
3.4.6Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 51
to use under legacy OS and BIOS setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility issue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS. [BIOS Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup and Windows / Linux OS. USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 52
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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 53
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 From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [ON] Disabled: Displays normal POST - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 54
, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. 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 - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 55
[OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option 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 default may not be compatible - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX | User Manual - Page 56
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 want to
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960GM/U3S3 FX
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published December 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.