ASROCK P67 PERFORMANCE User Manual

1Fatal1ty P67 Performance SeriesUser ManualVersion 1.0Published April 2011

10 - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 8) - SmartView (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock On/Off Play Technology (see C

11CAUTION!1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 51.2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Be

128. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, we have prepared a wonderful solutio

131.3 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 21 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Black) 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 22

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

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

16Chapter 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

172.3 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,

18Pin1alignment 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 marked

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

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

21Installing a DIMMPlease make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM sl

222.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 3 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used

232.7 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 pl

24SATA2_3 SATA2_2SATA2_5 SATA2_4Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the (Optional) SAT

253.5mm Audio Cable Either end of the 3.5mm audio (Optional) cable can be connected to the portable audio devices, such as MP3 player and mob

26System Panel Header This header accommodates(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.13 No. 14) functions. Connect the power switch, r

27Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.13 No. 12) indicate system power status.

2820-Pin ATX Power Supply InstallationThough this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin

29Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch,(RSTBTN) allowing users to quickly reset(see p.13 No. 17) the system.Clear CMOS Switch Clear

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

31 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x39 Po

32 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module spec

33 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes secti

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

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

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

37 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

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

39After 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

4Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

402.17.3 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

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

42STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI]. STEP 2:

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

44Chapter 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

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

463.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.CPU ControlCPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the rati

47Host Clock Override (BCLK) Use this to adjust the host clock (BCLK) frequency. Min: 95MHz, Max: 110MHz.Spread Spectrum This item should always be

48Write Recovery Time (tWR) Use this item to change Write Recovery Time (tWR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Use

49 CPU Load-Line Calibration CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load. DRAM Voltage Use t

5Contents1 Introduction ... 71.1 Package Contents ...

50Setting 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

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

52CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.Intel Virtualiza

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

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

55Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED, Lan LED and Port80 LED when the system is power on. The keyboard LED will also be turned o

563.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Mode Use this to select SATA mode. Confi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The

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

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

593.4.7 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

63 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 443.1 Introduction ...

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

613.6 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.

623.7 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.

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

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

65Installing 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).

7Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing Fatal1ty P67 Performance Series motherboard, a reli-able motherboard produced under our consistently

81.2 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

9 - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5) SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connector