ASRock 970 Extreme4 User Manual - Page 5

1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 970 Extreme4 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and stepby-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the conf guration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Because the motherboard specif cations and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi f cations of this manual occur , the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may f nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specif c information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 970 Extreme4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock 970 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 970 Extreme4 Support CD 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / V istaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con f guration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the "User Manual" in our support CD for details. 5