ASRock X79 Extreme9 User Manual - Page 3

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Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 12 1.4 I/O Panel 13 1.5 ASRock Game Blaster 14 2 Installation 17 2.1 Screw Holes 17 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 17 2.3 CPU Installation 18 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 20 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 21 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots 23 2.7 ASRock Game Blaster Installation Guide 25 2.8 SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide ... 34 2.9 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 40 2.10 Surround Display Features 44 2.11 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 45 2.12 ASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide 46 2.13 Jumpers Setup 47 2.14 Onboard Headers and Connectors 48 2.15 Smart Switches 54 2.16 Dr. Debug 55 2.17 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 59 2.18 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation 59 2.19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs 60 2.20 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 60 2.21 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 61 2.22 Driver Installation Guide 63 2.23 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 63 2.24 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 64 2.24.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 64 3

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Contents
1 Introduction
.........................................................
5
1.1
Package Contents
.........................................................
5
1.2
Speci
cations
.................................................................
6
1.3
Motherboard Layout
.......................................................
12
1.4
I/O
Panel
......................................................................
13
1.5
ASRock Game Blaster
.................................................
14
2 Installation
...........................................................
17
2.1
Screw Holes
...................................................................
17
2.2
Pre-installation Precautions
.........................................
17
2.3
CPU Installation
.............................................................
18
2.4
Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan
.............................
20
2.5
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
........................
21
2.6
Expansion Slots
(PCI Express Slots)
.................................
23
2.7
ASRock Game Blaster Installation Guide
......................
25
2.8
SLI
TM
, 3-Way SLI
TM
and Quad SLI
TM
Operation Guide ... 34
2.9
CrossFireX
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad
CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide
......................................
40
2.10 Surround Display Features
............................................
44
2.11 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide
.....................
45
2.12 ASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide
.......................
46
2.13 Jumpers Setup
..........................................................
47
2.14 Onboard Headers and Connectors
............................
48
2.15 Smart Switches
..........................................................
54
2.16 Dr. Debug
...................................................................
55
2.17 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation
.................................................................
59
2.18 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
.............
59
2.19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII
HDDs
............................................................................
60
2.20 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs
....
60
2.21 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and
Operation Guide
........................................................
61
2.22 Driver Installation Guide
............................................
63
2.23 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID Functions
.......................................
63
2.24 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit
/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
...................
64
2.24.1
Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions
............................................................
64