ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 User Manual - Page 3

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Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Speci cations 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 13 1.4 I/O Panel 14 2 Installation 16 2.1 Screw Holes 16 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 16 2.3 CPU Installation 17 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 19 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 20 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 22 2.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 23 2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 27 2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 33 2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 36 2.11 Jumpers Setup 37 2.12 Onboard Headers and Connectors 38 2.13 Smart Switches 44 2.14 Dr. Debug 45 2.15 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 49 2.16 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation 49 2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs 50 2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 50 2.19 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 51 2.20 Driver Installation Guide 53 2.21 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 53 2.21.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 53 2.21.2 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 54 2.21.3 Migrating a "RAID Ready" System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 55 2.21.4 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 56 3

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Contents
1 Introduction
.........................................................
5
1.1
Package Contents
.........................................................
5
1.2
Speci cations
.................................................................
6
1.3
Motherboard Layout
.......................................................
13
1.4
I/O
Panel
......................................................................
14
2 Installation
...........................................................
16
2.1
Screw Holes
...................................................................
16
2.2
Pre-installation Precautions
.........................................
16
2.3
CPU Installation
.............................................................
17
2.4
Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan
.............................
19
2.5
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
........................
20
2.6
Expansion Slots
(PCI and PCI Express Slots)
....................
22
2.7
SLI
TM
and Quad SLI
TM
Operation Guide
.........................
23
2.8
CrossFireX
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad
CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide
......................................
27
2.9
Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features
................
33
2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide
.....................
36
2.11 Jumpers Setup
..........................................................
37
2.12 Onboard Headers and Connectors
............................
38
2.13 Smart Switches
..........................................................
44
2.14 Dr. Debug
...................................................................
45
2.15 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation
..................................................................
49
2.16 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
.............
49
2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII
HDDs
............................................................................
50
2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs
....
50
2.19 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and
Operation Guide
........................................................
51
2.20 Driver Installation Guide
............................................
53
2.21 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
..............
53
2.21.1
Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
Functions
.............................................................
53
2.21.2
Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System
...................
54
2.21.3
Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0,
RAID 1 or RAID 5
................................................
55
2.21.4
Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID Functions
....................
56