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1. 40 ste d ASRock penn ee 7 39 rer gt P67 Transformer a 38 SS lt PCI Express 2 0 SATA3 6Gb s 10 3 ErP EuP Read 11 12 eme Fee Intel 13 P67 14 15 36 PCIE4 16 35 17 CMOS PCI cor He 34 RoHS Dr leen 20 PCI2 Et i a 33 W Anen com r CHAFani JS 8 USB10_11_ _ USB12_13 yee 22 EHE SS HI St GREET CEEEE EEEED EH 32 A 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 1156 Pin CPU Socket CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 Blue 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 White ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Blue SATA2 Connector SATAIL 6 Blue Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FANS3 SATA3 Connector SATAIIL 1 White SATA3 Connector SATAIIL 0 White SATA2 Connector SATAIL 3 Blue SATA2 Connector SATAIL 2 Blue SATA2 Connector SATAIL 5 Blue SATA2 Connector SATAIL 4 Blue Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN2 64Mb SPI Flash 21 Dr Debug 22 Power Switch PWRBTN 23 System Panel Header PANEL1 White 24 Power LED Header PLED1 25 USB 2 0 Header USB12_13 Blue 26 USB 2 0 Header USB10_11 Blue 27 USB 2 0 Header USB8 9 Blue 28 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 29 Infrared Module Header IR1 30 COM Port Header COM1 31 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF1 White 32 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 White 33 Internal Audio Connector CD1 White 34 PCI Sl
2. Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available lesystem devices 59 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer ence only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the le ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the mo
3. 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 15 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1156 Pin CPU SS please follow the steps below 1156 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1156 Pin CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Other wise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab t
4. Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Sie Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end BG Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII SATA3 connector SATA power cable 1x4 pin power connector White STEI Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Gaich Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Se How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD side 36 2 16 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions
5. Installing a DIMM E Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 20 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots PCIE slots Installing Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE x1 slot White is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards an expansion card Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Remove the system unit cover i
6. Intel P67 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA3 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 34 2 15 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector in
7. 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII STA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 38 2 19 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to xed PCI PCIE buses Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from Auto to Manual Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI PCIE buses are in the xed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment f Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk a before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology 39 Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con gure your system The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart th
8. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system 54 3 4 9 USB Configuration USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller USB 3 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four con guration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS Legacy USB 3 0 Support Use this option
9. Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data 25 The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 12 No 18 Power LED Header 3 pin PLED1 see p 12 No 24 Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 4 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 12 No 28 FAN_SPEED_CONTROL jog CHA_FAN_SPEED S GND 3 pin CHA EANZ Ee see p 12 No 16 CHA_FAN_SPEED 3 pin CHA_FAN3 see p 12 No 9 3 pin PWR_FAN1 see p 12 No 40 PWE FAN SpPEEL CPU Fan Connectors 4321 4 pin CPU_FAN1 see p 12 No 3 ioe e CU FAN SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect the chassis power LED to this header to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 state The LED is off in S3 S4 state or S5 state power off Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin d Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin
10. GND D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume System Panel Header PLED This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 see p 12 No 23 V k V PLED deeg several system front panel functions lDUMMY RESET e GD HOLED HDLED Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may con gure the way to turn off your system using the power switch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED
11. If you want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Besides the UEFI option you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable this function User Default In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 44 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the con gurations for the following items CPU Con gu ration Clock Generator Configuration North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Con guration Storage Con guration Super IO Con guration Voltage Con gura tion ACPI Con guration and USB Con guration ASROCE UEFI SETUP UTILITY EFI Update utility i gg x a ASRock Instant Flach Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems rst like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 le system If you execute ASRock Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI les and their respective information Select the proper UEFI le to update your UE
12. SATAII SATA3 connector on this motherboard 23 USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB8_ 9 see p 12 No 27 9 pin USB10_ 11 see p 12 No 26 9 pin USB12_ 13 see p 12 No 25 Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 12 No 29 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 see p 12 No 33 Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 12 No 32 USB_PWR P 9 P 9 ND DUMMY GND P USB_PWR IRTX 5VSB DUMMY GN IRRX D PRESENCE MIC_RET OUT_RET 24 Besides six default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are three USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High De nition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L C Connect Ground GND to Ground
13. Speaker Central Bass Side Speaker No 9 No 6 No 7 No 5 Oy l a a Cv v s 7 v 13 To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will nd Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox Ka click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACHT 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio 14 Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 8 6 30 5 x 21 8 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component
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15. of HDMI VGA card to this header 27 2 9 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the sytem clear the CMOS values Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch PWRBTN allowing users to quickly turn see p 12 No 22 on off the system Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch RSTBTN allowing users to quickly reset see p 12 No 20 the system Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart CLRCBTN clr switch allowing users to quickly see p 13 No 16 See clear the CMOS values 28 2 10 Dr Debug Dr Debug is used to provide code information which makes troubleshooting even easier Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr Debug codes x00 Se x02 SS x04 SS T Se T xO x08 DEER SS T St SE SE SE Sp T Sp Sp Oxi SR KID OZA 2B Se 2D SE SS a SE a x34 CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization x35 CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 0x36 CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM initialization 29 olololololololololo p S p E d O Q D ow Post Memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module speci c Post Memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module speci c Ox3F 0x4E OEM post memory initialization codes DXE IPL is started Memory initial
16. please follow below procedures according to the OS you install D RAID mode is not supported under Windows XP XP 64 bit OS STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to con gure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper con guration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system After the installation of Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Rapid Storage Information for RAID con guration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration which is lo cated in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel Rapid Storage which is located in the folder at the follow ing path Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use Intel Rapid Storage in Windows environment please install SATAII
17. to enable or disable PCI Legacy Mode The default value is Enabled 90 3 4 5 Storage Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY SATA Mode Use this to select SATA mode Con guration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode The default value is IDE Mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages SATA Controller 0 Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Win dows XP Vista 7 is installed please select Enhanced SATA Controller 1 Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Win dows XP Vista 7 is installed please select Enhanced Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Con guration options Disabled and Enabled JMicron eSATAII Operation Mode Use this to select JMicron eSATAII operation mode Con guration options IDE Mode and AHCI Mode The default value is IDE Mode 51 3 4 6 Super lO Configuration K LEE SETUP LUTILITyY Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the addres
18. to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3 0 devices The default value is Enabled 55 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage ASHROGCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Con guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Con guration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Con guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On 56 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to con g ure the boot settings and the boot priority ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot Option Priorities Boot Option 1 Set the rst priority of the system boot device Hard Drive BBS Priorities Set the order of the legacy devices in this group Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 OXFFFF means inde nite
19. waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Con guration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count 57 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it 58 3 8 Exit Screen ASROCK IIE FI i ee ae Fa I T Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save con guration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message
20. CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 26 Pin 1 3 Connected lt 3 Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 12 No 6 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Ka Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 26 i it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 12 No 1 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector f Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work SF a if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 8 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 3 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 This COM1 header supports a serial port module see p 12 No 30 HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI SPDIF header providing 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI see p 12 No 31 See VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector
21. FI and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes 45 3 4 1 CPU Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en able power savings The default value is Enabled Con guration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows XP and select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to en able this function If you install Windows Vista 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in speci c condition The default value is Enabled Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology suc
22. MSRock P6 Transformer User Manual Version 1 0 Published December 2010 CopyrightO2010 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identi cation or explanation and to the owners bene t without intent to infringe Disclaimer Speci cations and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors of cers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of pro ts loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the
23. PCI resource allocation error Out of Resources Con guration Reset reset of NVRAM settings No Space for Legacy Option ROM No Console Output Devices are found No Console Input Devices are found Invalid password Error loading Boot Option LoadImage returned error Boot Option is failed Startlmage returned error Flash update is failed Reset protocol is not available 32 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this mother board for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk JMicron SATAII_6 does not support RAID function 2 12 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage functions You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for
24. achometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU or MB Temperature CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 14 For detailed product information please visit our website http Awww asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 46 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 39 for details This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 19 for proper installation Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage u
25. ad optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview 4 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASROCK UEFI SETUP UT i Litre r r cs Regel ey See ia a late Wmd Eng mine TOMO sOoOW s TECHNOLOGY TODAT Load CPU EZ OC Setting Use this item to load CPU EZ overclocking setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Memory EZ OC Setting Use this item to load Memory EZ overclocking setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your memory module and mother board It should be done at your own risk and expense CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode Con guration options Auto Manual I O T and Optimized The default value is Auto If you select Manual Untied Overclocking function is enabled Please refer to page 39 for the details of Untied Overclocking Technology Therefore you are allowed to adjust the BCLK frequency and PCIE frequency in the following two items If you select I O T Intelligent Overclocking Techn
26. ard Headers and Connectors 23 2 9 Smart Switches 28 2A DE ENER 29 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Ire UE rte ara inten connec 33 2 12 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 33 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII el IRC 34 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 34 2 15 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and EENEG 35 2 16 Driver Installation Guide 37 2 17 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions AEN 37 2 18 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 38 2 18 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FONCIONS a ebe 38 2 18 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 38 2 19 Untied Overclocking Technology _ eeeeeeeeees 39 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITI ee 40 3 1 Introduction ME 40 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Baf sesimin eerie renina 40 3 1 2 Navigation Keys aconececensevicncsxtomeceretnnercexixnaensvoereniel 41 3 2 MaN SGEE eaea naa men eerie eer neater 41 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen cccccccccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneees 42 3 4 Advanced OCICS DEE 45 3 4 1 CPU Configuration scctinscsvendsssessieresecatertivatouseencenn 46 3 4 2 Clock Generator Conttguraton 48 3 4 3 North Bridge Contfgouraton 49 3 4 4 South Bridge Configuration cccceeeee 50 3 4 5
27. ck APP Charger Simply installing the APP Char ger driver it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your com puter and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Sus pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp SmartView a new function of internet browser is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use SmartView feature please make sure your OS version is Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit and your browser version is IE8 ASRock website http Awww asrock com Feature SmartView index asp Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check i
28. driver from the Support CD again so that Intel Rapid Storage will be installed to your system as well 37 2 18 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 18 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps AHCI mode is not supported under Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 2 18 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7
29. e CPU_FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see page 12 No 3 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1156 Pin CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU __ FAN1 see page 12 No 3 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard Step 5 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 6 Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option C C O which provides the exible option to adopt two different CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 and LGA 1156 Th white throughholes are for Socket LGA Vere 1156 CPU fan 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel con gu
30. e Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper 22 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 12 No 7 connect the black end connect the blue end 3 KN to the motherboard H 290 to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAI Connectors These ve Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_2 see p 12 No 13 connectors support SATA data SATAIL 3 see p 12 No SATAII_6 Tam 12 cables for internal storage SATAII_4 see p 12 No 15 devices The current SATAII 14 SATAII_5 see p 12 No interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s SATAII_6 see p 12 No 8 data transfer rate SATAII_ 3 SATAII_ 2 SATAII_5 SATAII_ 4 Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATAIII_0 see p 12 No 11 connectors support SATA data SATAIII_1 see p 12 No 10 cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s SATAIII_1 I SATAIII_O data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATAII SATA3 hard disk or the
31. e hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection 47 3 4 2 Clock Generator Configuration ICK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode Con guration options Auto Manual I O T and Optimized The default value is Auto If you select Manual Untied Overclocking function is enabled Please refer to page 39 for the details of Untied Overclocking Technology Therefore you are allowed to adjust the BCLK frequency and PCIE frequency in the following two items If you select I O T Intelligent Overclocking Technology the system will automatically enable the overclocking function when your CPU is heavy loaded BCLK Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust BCLK Internal Base Clock frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability 48 3 4 3 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The defau
32. e system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item 40 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens a Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To lo
33. f the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC sys tem Combo Cooler Option C C O provides the exible option to adopt two different CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 and LGA 1156 Please benoticed that not all the 775 CPU Fan can be used 10 14 EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by Eu ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power ef ciency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details 11 1 3 Motherboard Layout kW MM Wu 21 8cm 8 6 in Z i toe Q DDR3 2600 30 5cm 12 0in 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module ATXPWR1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B2 DDR3_B1 Dual Channel
34. f your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 21 2 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap E d is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose B e ig tak pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 12 23 CLRCMOS 1 web Be el see p 12 No 19 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS 1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system rst and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default pro le 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed Th
35. h as Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package The default value is All 46 Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches CPU C3 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register The default value is Auto CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will b
36. hange Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Four Activate Window tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto DRAM Command Rate Use this item to change Command Rate Auto Manual setting Min 1N Max 2N The default is Auto Memory Power Down Mode Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode Configuration options Auto Slow and Fast The default value is Auto 43 CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage Con guration options Auto Manual and Offset The default value is Auto DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 196V to 2 008V The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 066V to 1 495V The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 812V to 2 233V The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 114V to 2 059V The default value is Auto ASRock Vdroop Control Use this to enable or disable ASRock Vdroop control Con guration options With and Without The default value is With Intelligent Energy Saver Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings The default value is Disabled Con guration options Enabled and Disabled
37. internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA3 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk 33 2 13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII in RAID AHCI mode Intel P67 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode
38. ization error Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed Memory initialization error SPD reading has failed Memory initialization error Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match 0x56 CPU mismatch x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error O 0x69 x5A x5B 0x50 Ox6F GE GEI xE3 GEET OxE9 OxEA xEB OxEC 0xEF OxFO GEI 0 0 OxF 5 OxF7 xF8 Recovery PPI is not available DXECoreisstarted o DXE Core is started NVRAM initialization 30 ele x oO N O O O O O x X Xx x lt Ty m1 7 m AION CO 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services x63 CPU DXE initialization is started x64 CPU DXE initialization CPU module speci c CPU DXE initialization CPU module speci c x66 CPU DXE initialization CPU module speci c e x68 E ei SS SS eg x70 SS Se x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module speci c x75 x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module speci c e xT8 x79 KTR OTF x60 Ox6F x90 SS SS SS 196 197 198 x09 xA B Ss op EE Ss SS Se XA SCSI Reset x95 PCI Bus Request Resources Z 0x91 O 31 SCSI Detect Sa TE AD AE xAF xBO xB8 OxBF Reserved for future AMI codes xCO OxCF OEM BDS initialization codes xDO CPU initialization error North Bridge initialization error South Bridge initialization error Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available
39. lt value is PCI Express VT d Use this to enable or disable Intel VT d technology Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O The default value of this feature is Disabled 49 3 4 4 South Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Deep Sx Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only Con guration options Disabled Enabled in S5 and S4 and S5 The default value is Enabled in S5 Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certi cation Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED and Lan LED when the system ispower on The default value is Auto PCI Legacy Mode Use this item
40. nder Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limita tion For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 chan nel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 13 for proper connection ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which is including Hardware Monitor Fan Control Overclocking OC DNA and IES In Hardware Monitor it shows the major readings of your system In Fan Control it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In Overclocking you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system performance In OC DNA you can save your OC settings as a pro le and share with your friends Your friends then can load the OC pro le to their own system to get the same OC settings In IES Intelligent Energy Saver the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock website http www asrock com ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS DOS or Windows With this u
41. nnector supports 2 x IDE devices 1x IR header 1 x COM port header 1x HDMI_SPDIF header 1 x Power LED header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 3 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports 1 x Dr Debug 7 Segment Debug LED 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED 1 x Power Switch with LED 1 x Reset Switch with LED BIOS Feature 64Mb AMI BIOS AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support DRAM PCH CPU PLL VTT Voltage Multi adjustment Supports O T Intelligent Overclocking Technology Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial Creative Sound Blaster X Fi MB Trial Unique Feature ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU see CAUTION 6 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 7 ASRock AIWI see CAUTION 8 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 9 SmartView see CAUTION 10 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 11 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 12 Boot Failure Guard B F G Combo Cooler Option C C O see CAUTION 13 Good Night LED Turbo 40 Turbo 50 Technology Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan T
42. o handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service 16 Step 3 Insert the 1156 Pin CPU Step 3 1 Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line z S ad j Step 3 2 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch 1156 Pin Socket 1156 Pin CPU For proper inserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on load plate engage the load lever 17 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1156 Pin socket that supports Intel 1156 Pin CPU Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1156 Pin CPU to dissipate heat Before you installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis sipation Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to th
43. ology the system will automatically enable the overclocking function when your CPU is heavy loaded BCLK Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust BCLK Internal Base Clock frequency Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Con guration options Auto Pro le 1 and Pro le 2 The default value is Auto DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically 42 CAS Latency tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Use this item to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Row Precharge Time tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS Active Time tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write Recovery Time tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write to Read Delay tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Read to Precharge tRTP Use this item to c
44. ots PCI1 2 35 Intel P67 Chipset 36 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE4 White 37 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 White Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White 38 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Blue Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Reset Switch RSTBTN 39 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 White 40 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 1 4 I O Panel a KA a gt j a e oe 10 C E ror H G Ki Ce ze n 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 10 Microphone Pink 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 11 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 3 USB 2 0 Port USB67 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB23 4 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 5 Side Speaker Gray 14 eSATA2 Connector eSATAII 1 6 Rear Speaker Black 15 Optical SPDIF Out Port 7 Central Bass Orange 16 Clear CMOS Switch CLRCBTN 8 Line In Light Blue 17 PG Keyboard Port Purple Q9 Front Speaker Lime There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Description Description No Link n ACT LINK SPEED LED LED 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection i 1Gbps connection LAN Port If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Front Speaker Rear
45. possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Ze This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali fornia USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents VTE OCC TOD E 5 1 1 Package Contents EE 5 la SC INC Ul ONS sses rE E a 6 1 3 Motherboard LAV OU xs sani sansienpemnds mauidaninensinnesetewuscuxitnnas 12 1 4 VO Panel ME 13 2 ele e Lea esineen 15 2 1 GcrewHoles 15 2 2 Pre installation Precautions ccccccccccsseeeeceeeeeeeeeeees 15 2 3 CPU Installation cc cccceceesceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenees 16 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU ton 18 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules UIMM 19 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Got EN 2 7 Jumpers Setup pivswicsercsmvexcsveneorecieviancadeassiuniaxtermneretars 22 2 8 Onbo
46. ration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chiptype DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1 white slots see p 12 No 5 so that Dual Channel Memory Technol ogy can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Con gura tion Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR3_A2 DDR3_A 1 DDR3_B2 DDR3_B1 Blue Slot White Slot Blue Slot White Slot ay Populated Emer Populated Populated Populated Populated For the con guration 2 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots d 1 Ifyou want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility d and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of white slots DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 It is not allowed to installa DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 4 Please install the memory module into the white slot DDR3_B1 for the rst priority 19
47. s Supports DDR3 2600 OC 2133 OC 1866 OC 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un buffered memory Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 4 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Pro le XMP Expansion Slot 1x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot blue x16 mode 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 2 x PCI slots 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Ef cient Ethernet 802 3az Rear Panel UO I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x eSATA2 Connector 2 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED HD Audio Jack Side Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass LC Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 5 SATA3 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 ml RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 2x USB 3 0 ports by Etron EJ168A support USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 5 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID O RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions JMicron SATAIL 6 does not support RAID function 2 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1 x ATA133 IDE co
48. s for the onboard infrared port 52 3 4 7 Voltage Control ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage Con guration options Auto Manual and Offset The default value is Auto DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 196V to 2 008V The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 066V to 1 495V The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 812V to 2 233V The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage Con guration options Auto 1 114V to 2 059V The default value is Auto ASRock Vdroop Control Use this to enable or disable ASRock Vdroop control Con guration options With and Without The default value is With Intelligent Energy Saver Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings The default value is Disabled Con guration options Enabled and Disabled If you want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Besides the UEFI option you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable this function 53 3 4 8 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it
49. terface the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is de nitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII SATA3 driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII SATA3 driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 35 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug
50. therboard sup ports Click on a speci c item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 60 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 21B This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced gt Storage Con guration gt SATA Mode 3 Press F11 to launch boot menu at system POST 4 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation les Normally it is an optical drive 5 Start Windows installation ol
51. tility you can press lt F6 gt key during the POST or press lt F2 gt key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 le system 10 11 12 13 To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail able at Wii ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming operation ASRock AIWI is the world s rst utility to turn your iPhone iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games All you have to do is just to install the ASRock AIWI utility either from ASRock of cial website or ASRock software support CD to your motherboard and also download the free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone iPod touch Connecting your PC and apple devices via Bluetooth or WiFi networks then you can start experiencing the exciting motion controlled games Also please do not forget to pay attention to ASRock of cial website regularly we will continuously provide you the most up do date supported games ASRock website http www asrock com Feature Aiwi index asp If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPod iPad Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you ASRo
52. y 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 Awww 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 P67 Transformer Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm ASRock P67 Transformer Quick Installation Guide ASRock P67 Transformer Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield ASRock Reminds You To get better performance in Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit 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 1 2 Specifications ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm All Solid Capacitor design 100 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Supports Intel Lynn eld Core i7 i5 Processors in LGA1156 Package Advanced V8 2 Power Phase Design Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 4 x DDR3 DIMM slot

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