ASROCK B75 Pro3-M User Manual

1B75 Pro3-MUser ManualVersion 1.0Published February 2012Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

106. Only PCIE1 slot supports Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU. If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU

11 and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous c

12 of the week] or [Weekdays and weekends], then schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order t

131.3 Motherboard Layout 1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 3 1155-Pin CPU Socket 4 CPU Fan Connect

141.4 I/O Panel* There is one LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

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: InstallationThis is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6", 24.4 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

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 CPUStep 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge which is marked with a black

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

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

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

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

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

232.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM. CrossFireXTM technology offers

24CrossFire BridgeStep 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-ics card on PCIE1slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub

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

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

272. If you have already installed the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor fun

28Surround Display FeatureThis motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI) and externa

29 For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings” tab

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

30 * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock's motherboards. Please refer to ASRock's website for the motherboard support

312.10 Jumpers SetupThe illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is p

322.11 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Plac

33USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB8_9) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.13, No. 25) two USB 2.0 headers on this m

34System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.13, No. 20) functions. Connect the power switch, r

35Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header.(see p.13, No. 19) The front panel design may dif

36ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power (24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector.(see p.13, No. 8)20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installati

372.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks InstallationThis motherboard adopts Intel® B75 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Se

382.14 Hot Plug for SATA / SATA2 HDDsThis motherboard supports Hot Plug for SATA / SATA2 in AHCI mode. Intel® B75 chipset provides hardware support f

39 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATA2 / SAT

43 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 433.1 Introduction ...

40 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process Hot Plug:Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Plu

412.17 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers com

422.18.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID FunctionsIf you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bi

43Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on the

443.1.2 Navigation KeysPlease check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description

453.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.CPU CongurationCPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio va

46 value is [Auto].Primary Plane Current Limit Use this item to congure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane. The defaul

47DRAM tRASUse this item to change RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].Command Rate (CR) Use this item to c

48Voltage CongurationCPU Core Voltage Offset Use this to select CPU Core Voltage. The default value is [Auto].IGPU Voltage Offset Use this to selec

49Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the congurations for the

5Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock B75 Pro3-M motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent

503.4.1 CPU ConfigurationIntel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that sup-ports Hyper-Thr

51 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 s

523.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graph

533.4.3 South Bridge ConfigurationOnboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the

543.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.SATA Mode Selection This item is for

55We recommend to use Intel® B75 SATA ports (SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5 and SATA3_0) for your bootable devices. This will minim

563.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start TechnologyIntel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R)

573.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect TechnologyIntel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Technol

583.4.7 Super IO ConfigurationSerial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set

593.4.8 ACPI ConfigurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will e

61.2 Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Supports 3rd and 2nd G

60OMG(Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specied times via OMG. You may

613.4.9 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

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

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

643.7 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

653.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, the following message “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” will pop-

66Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vi

67Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI ModeThis motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (&g

7 - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip S

8 - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x Print port header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24

9CAUTION!1. Due to chipset limitations, overclocking is not supported.2. About the settings of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 50.3.