ASROCK P67 EXTREME6 B3 User Manual Page 1

1P67 Extreme6User ManualVersion 1.0Published November 2010Copyright©2010 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

108. To experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail-able at Wii. ASRock AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming opera

1114. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu-ropean Union to defi ne the power consumption for the completed system. Ac

121.3 Two SLITM Graphics Card Support List (for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit) * For the latest updates of the su

131.4 Two CrossFireXTM Graphics Card Support List (for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit) * For the latest updates of

141.6 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 25 Power LED Header (PLED1) 2 1155-Pin CPU Socket 26 Chassis Speaker

151.7 I/O Panel* If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection

16 To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your comput

17Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study t

182.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket,

19Pin1alignment key alignment key Pin11155-Pin CPU1155-Pin SocketStep 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is marke

2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

202.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPU. Please adopt the typ

212.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Me

22notchbreaknotchbreakInstalling a DIMMPlease make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step

232.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used

242.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you

25Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot. Step3.

262.7.2 Driver Installation and SetupInstall the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (

27 * SLITM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA® Technologies Inc., and is used only for identifi cation or explanation and to

28 1. If a customer incorrectly confi gures their system they will not see the performance benefi ts of CrossFireXTM. All three CrossFireXTM c

29CrossFire BridgeStep 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-S

3Contents1 Introduction ... 51.1 Package Contents ...

302.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics CardsStep 1. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installation proce

31CrossFireTM BridgeStep 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-ics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-

32 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prio

33 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFireTM”, the CrossFireXTM function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically r

342.10 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 is p

35SATA2_3 SATA2_5SATA2_2 SATA2_4Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the (Optional) SAT

36Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.14 No. 39) and receiving infrared module.1IRT

37J_SENSEOUT2_L1MIC_RETPRESENCE#GNDOUT2_RMIC2_RMIC2_LOUT_RETFront Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio ca

38Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables (4-pin CHA_FAN1) to the fan connectors and (see p.14 No. 28) match the blac

39 Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the

42.21 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ... 562.21.1 In

40IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394 (9-pin FRONT_1394) port on the I/O panel, there (see p.14 No. 8) is one IEEE 1394 header (F

41The Installation Guide of Front USB 3.0 Panel Intall the Front USB 3.0 Panel into the 2.5” drive bay of the chassis.Step 3Step 4The Front USB 3.0 Pa

42Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch,(RSTBTN) allowing users to quickly reset(see p.14 No. 23) the system.RESETClear CMOS Switch

432.13 Dr. DebugDr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the

44 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x39 Po

45 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module spec

46 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes secti

472.14 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) /

482.15 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (

492.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII in RAID / A

5Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock P67 Extreme6 motherboard, a reliable moth-erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently string

50 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATAII / S

51 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to pro

522.19 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi rst. Then, the drivers co

53After the installation of Windows® XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID func-tions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” an

542.20.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing “RAID Ready” system, then you can use the followi

552.20.4 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID FunctionsIf you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / Vi

56STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SA

572.21.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vist

582.22 Teaming Function Operation Guide Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single

594. Key in Team Name and choose Link Aggregation \ LACP (802.3ad) for Settings.5. Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button. (A

61.2 Specifications Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality C

60For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS:1. Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD: .. \ Driver

615. Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button. (After pressing OK button, system will show below warming message. Please cho

62Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to confi gure your system. The UEFI chip on the

633.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description

643.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.EZ OC Use this item to load EZ overclocking setting. Please no

65Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode. Host Clock Override (BCLK) Use this to adjust the host clock (BCLK) fre

66Read to Precharge (tRTP) Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Four Activate Window (tFAW) Us

67Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the confi gurations for the

683.4.1 CPU ConfigurationIntel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that suppor

69CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.Intel Virtualiza

7 - 1 x eSATA3 Connector - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port -

703.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB]. VT-d Use this to enable

713.4.3 South Bridge ConfigurationRestore on AC/Power LossThis allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] i

723.4.4 Storage ConfigurationMarvell SATA3 Operation Mode This item is for SATA3_M1 to SATA3_M4 ports. Use this to select Marvell SATA3 operation mod

733.4.5 Super IO ConfigurationOnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable fl oppy drive controller. Serial Port Use this item to e

743.4.6 ACPI ConfigurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enabl

753.4.7 USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 ControllerUse this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 ControllerUse this item to enabl

763.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the param

773.6 Boot ScreenIn this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to confi g-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

783.7 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.

793.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save confi guration changes and exit setup?”

8 - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

80Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vi

81Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TBThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB).

9CAUTION!1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 68.2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Bef