ASRock X79 Extreme7 User Manual - Page 5

Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock X79 Extreme7 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 introduction of the motherboard and stepby-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contains the con guration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Because the motherboard speci cations and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi cations of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may 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 speci c information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock X79 Extreme7 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X79 Extreme7 Support CD 6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chassis Screws 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con guration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the "User Manual" in our support CD for details. 5