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    880GMH/U3S3 User Manual Version 1.0 Published February 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    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
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    Headers and Connectors 27 2.10 Serial ATAII (SATAII) / Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation 31 2.11 Hot Plug Function for SATAII / SATA3 HDDs 31 2.12 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 31 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 34 2.14 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit
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    UEFI Menu Bar 39 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 40 3.2 Main Screen 40 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 41 3.4 Advanced Screen 45 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 56 4 . Software Support 57 4.1 Install Operating System 57 4.2 Support CD Information 57 4.2.1 Running Support CD 57 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 57 4.2.3 Utilities
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    about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.0-in, 24.4 cm x 22.9 cm) ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional
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    - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.0-in, 24.4 cm x 22.9 cm - All Solid Capacitor design - 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
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    - 1 x CIR header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) - 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI
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    Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDriveTM Utility, AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial) Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 7)
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    Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 5. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest information. 6. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output
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    a game joystick to control your PC games. All you have to do is just to install the ASRock AIWI utility either from ASRock official website or ASRock software support CD to your motherboard, and also download the free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone/iPod touch. Connecting your PC and apple
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    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
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    SPDIF USB 2.0 T: USB4 B: USB5 RJ-45 LAN USB 3.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 IDE1 AM3+ HT3.0 USB 3.0 LAN Support 8-Core CPU HD_AUDIO1 1 CD1 AUDIO CODEC RoHS Super I/O COM1 1 PWR_FAN1 PCIE1 AMD 880G Chipset 880GMH/U3S3 PCIE2 PCI1 DX10.1 SATA3 6Gb/s PCI2 1 IR1 SATA3_2 CMOS BATTERY CLRCMOS1
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    SPDIF Out Port 8 Line In (Light Blue) 34 58 69 7 10 13 12 11 ** 9 Front Speaker (Lime) 10 Microphone (Pink) 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB01) 12 eSATA2 Connector (eSATA1 with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass
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    To 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 find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok".
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    2. Installation This is a Micro ATX Form Factor (9.6-in x 9.0-in, 24.4 cm x 22.9 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
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    Socker Corner 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
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    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chiptype) DDR3 DIMM pair in the
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    adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Step 2. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect
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    the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation. Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws for later use. Step
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    after 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. 1. DVI-D and HDMI ports cannot function at the same time
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    memory. If you do not adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver the number 2. D. Click "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor". E. Right-click
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    For Windows® 7 / 7 64- 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
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    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
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    8. Click "Yes" to continue. Step 9. Click "OK" to save your change. Step 10. Reboot your system. Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of HybridTM CrossFireXTM feature. * Hybrid * For further information of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for up dates and details. 24
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    DUMMY 1 23 45 GND IRTX IRRX ATX+5VSB Step3. Install Multi-Angle CIR 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: http://www.asrock
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    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
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    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 No. 25) SATA3_2 SATA3_1 These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows
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    DUMMY 1 GND P+10 P-10 USB_PWR USB_PWR P-9 Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p.12, No. 32) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L Besides four 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
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    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) to MIC2_L
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    (see p.12 No. 7) 12 24 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. 1 13 Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, 12 24 it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along
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    motherboard adopts AMD SB710 chipset that supports Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. This motherboard also adopts ASMedia ASM1061 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks. You may install SATAII / SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide
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    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
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    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
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    [RAID]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. (Please use USB floppy or floppy disk.) A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears
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    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
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    need to set up "SATA Mode" to [RAID] in UEFI 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 HDDs
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    " option to [AHCI] for SATA3 HDDs. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the
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    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 UEFI setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual
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    Memory on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI on. Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and
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    for all the settings To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. System
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    Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. ASRock UCC ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option "ASRock
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    Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust CPU frequency. CPU , the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate
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    or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node HASH 2]. CAS# Latency (tCL) Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Use this item to change RAS
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    to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. GPU Clock Override Onboard GPU Clock Override Use this item to enable ot disable GPU clock override. The default value is [Disabled]. Voltage Control CPU Load-Line Calibration CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent
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    section may cause the system to malfunction. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool and save the
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    ). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of the system caches. CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism
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    share memory feature. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] and [512MB]. This option only appears when you set "Internal Graphics Mode" to [UMA]. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio in AMD 880G
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    This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature. Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard
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    Mode]. Configuration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode]. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATAII_5 (PORT 4) port. SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATAII_5 (PORT 4) and eSATA2 ports only. Use this item to enable or disable
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    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. Configuration options: [Auto], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Infrared Port Use this item to
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    -detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM 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. Restore this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 51
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    compatibility issue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS. [UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows / Linux OS. Legacy USB 3.0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3.0 devices. The default value is [Enabled]. 52
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    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 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 speed. Confi guration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The
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    3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure 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 indefi nite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this
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    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. 55
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    and exit setup?" Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it message, "Discard changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option
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    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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    HDD Larger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit. 2. Set AHCI Mode
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880GMH/U3S3
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published February 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.