ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 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 13 1.4 I/O Panel 14 2 Installation 16 2.1 Screw Holes 16 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 16 2.3 CPU Installation 17 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 19 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 20 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 22 2.7 SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide ... 24 2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 30 2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 36 2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 39 2.11 ASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide 40 2.12 Jumpers Setup 41 2.13 Onboard Headers and Connectors 42 2.14 Smart Switches 49 2.15 Dr. Debug 50 2.16 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 54 2.17 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation 54 2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs 55 2.19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 55 2.20 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 56 2.21 Driver Installation Guide 58 2.22 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 58 2.23 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 59 2.23.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 59 2.23.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 60 3

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Contents
1 Introduction
.........................................................
5
1.1
Package Contents
.........................................................
5
1.2
Speci
cations
.................................................................
6
1.3
Motherboard Layout
.......................................................
13
1.4
I/O
Panel
......................................................................
14
2 Installation
...........................................................
16
2.1
Screw Holes
...................................................................
16
2.2
Pre-installation Precautions
.........................................
16
2.3
CPU Installation
.............................................................
17
2.4
Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan
.............................
19
2.5
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
........................
20
2.6
Expansion Slots
(PCI and PCI Express Slots)
....................
22
2.7
SLI
TM
, 3-Way SLI
TM
and Quad SLI
TM
Operation Guide ... 24
2.8
CrossFireX
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad
CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide
......................................
30
2.9
Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features
................
36
2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide
.....................
39
2.11 ASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide
......................
40
2.12 Jumpers Setup
..........................................................
41
2.13 Onboard Headers and Connectors
............................
42
2.14 Smart Switches
..........................................................
49
2.15 Dr. Debug
...................................................................
50
2.16 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation
..................................................................
54
2.17 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
.............
54
2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII
HDDs
............................................................................
55
2.19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs
....
55
2.20 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and
Operation Guide
........................................................
56
2.21 Driver Installation Guide
............................................
58
2.22 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID Functions
.......................................
58
2.23 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit
/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
...................
59
2.23.1
Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions
............................................................
59
2.23.2
Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit Without RAID Functions
...............
60