ASRock 990FX Extreme6 User Manual - Page 6

990FX Extreme6

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English

Chapter

1

Introduction

Hank you for purchasing ASRock 990FX Extreme6 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 contains the introduction of the motherboard

and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the

so³ware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the con±guration guide of the BIOS setup.

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Package Contents

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ASRock 990FX Extreme6 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock 990FX Extreme6 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock 990FX Extreme6 Support CD

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4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

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1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 Screw

Because the motherboard speciIcations and the B±OS soTware might be updated, the

content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. ±n case any modiIca-

tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website

without further notice. ±f you require technical support related to this motherboard,

please visit our website for speciIc information about the model you are using. You

may Ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well.

ASRock website

http://www.asrock.com.

Section	Page
Chapter 1 Introduction	6
1.1 Package Contents	6
1.2 Specifications	7
1.3 Motherboard Layout	11
1.4 I/O Panel	13
Chapter 2 Installation	15
2.1 Installing the CPU	16
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink	18
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)	19
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)	21
2.5 Jumpers Setup	22
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors	23
2.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide	28
2.7.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards	28
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup	30
2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide	31
2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards	31
2.8.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards	32
2.8.3 Driver Installation and Setup	33
2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide	34
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation	36
3.1 Installing Drivers	36
3.2 ASRock EXTREME TUNING UTILITY	37
3.3 Start8	42
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY	45
4.1 Introduction	45
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar	45
4.1.2 Navigation Keys	46
4.2 Main Screen	47
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen	48
4.4 Advanced Screen	53
4.4.1 CPU Configuration	54
4.4.2 North Bridge Configuration	56
4.4.3 South Bridge Configuration	57
4.4.4 Storage Configuration	58
4.4.5 Super IO Configuration	60
4.4.6 ACPI Configuration	61
4.4.7 USB Configuration	63
4.4.8 Trusted Computing	64
4.5 Tools	65
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen	68
4.7 Boot Screen	69
4.8 Security Screen	72

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