ASROCK Fatal1ty X79 Professional User Manual

1Fatal1ty X79 Professional SeriesUser ManualVersion 1.0Published November 2011Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

10 - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED BIOS Feature - 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports “Plug and Play

11 WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove

12 this utility, you can press the <F6> key during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Fl

13 faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifes-pan.1

141.3 Motherboard Layout 1 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 24 Dr. Debug (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black) 25 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 2011-Pi

151.4 I/O Panel* There are two LEDs next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

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: InstallationThis is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study th

182.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 2011-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.Before you insert the 2011-Pin CPU into the socket,

19Step 2-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches.alignment key alignment key Pin12011-Pin CPUFor proper inserting, please ensure to mat

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202.4 Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkThis motherboard is equipped with 2011-Pin socket that supports Intel 2011-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type

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

22 PCIE Slot Confi gurations PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE5 Two Graphics Cards in x16 N/A x

23Installing an expansion cardStep 1. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord

242.7 SLITM, 3-Way SLITM, 4-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM, 3-Way SLITM, 4-Way SLITM and Quad

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 PCIE1 slot.Step3.

262.7.1.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics CardsStep 1. Install the identical 3-Way SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certifi ed becau

272.7.1.3 Installing Four SLITM-Ready Graphics CardsStep 1. Install the identical 4-Way SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certifi ed becaus

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

29 For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode) A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar. B. From

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30 For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For 3-Way SLITM or 4-Way SLITM mode) A. Follow steps A to E on page 29. B. In Select an

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

32CrossFire BridgeStep 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-ics card on PCIE1 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Su

332.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics CardsStep 1. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are AMD® cert

342.8.1.3 Installing Four CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics CardsStep 1. Install the identical 4-Way CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are AMD® certi

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

362.9 Surround Display FeatureThis motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjo

37* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://ww

382.11 ASRock XFast Charger Operation GuideASRock XFast Charger is the best and fastest technology to charge your mobiledevices via PC. With the supe

392.12 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

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

40Serial ATA2 Connectors These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) (SATA2_0_1: see p.14, No. 13) connectors support SATA data (SATA2_2_3: see p.14, No. 12)

41USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB_6_7) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.14 No. 29) three USB 2.0 headers on this

42Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to (4-pin CIR1) connect the remote controller (see p.14 No. 30) receiver.Front Panel Audi

43 RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer free

44CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to the connector and (see p.14 No. 5) match the black wire to the g

454-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply InstallationThough this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional

46The 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 4Screw the Front USB

47Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch,(PWRBTN) allowing users to quickly turn (see p.14 No. 18) on/off the system.Reset Switch Re

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

49 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x39 Post-Me

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

50 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c)

51 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL 0xAB Setup Input Wait 0x

522.16 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks InstallationThis motherboard adopts Intel® X79 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Se

532.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2 HDDsThis motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATA2 in RAID / AHCI

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

55 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to proc

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

57After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “RA

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

59Chapter 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

62.23.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions ... 582.24 Untied Overclocking Tec

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

613.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.Load CPU EZ OC Setting You can use this option to load CPU EZ

62Turbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit. Confi guration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. C

63The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].DRAM tRAS Use this item

64ODT WR (CH B) Use this item to change ODT WR (CH B) setting. The default is [Auto].ODT NOM (CH B)Use this item to change ODT NOM (CH B) setting. The

65CPU PLL VoltageUse this to select CPU PLL Voltage. The default value is [Auto].PCH 1.1V VoltageUse this to select PCH 1.1V Voltage. The default valu

66Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the confi gurations for th

673.4.1 CPU ConfigurationCPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable

68CPU Power Management Confi gurationIntel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro-cessors can swi

693.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapt-er priority. T

7Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing Fatal1ty X79 Professional Series motherboard, a reli-able motherboard produced under ASRock’s consis

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

71Good Night LED Use this item to enable or disable Power LED and Lan LED.Onboard Debug Port LED Use this item to enable or disable Onboard Debug Po

723.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Mode This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_0 to SATA2_3 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Confi guration o

73We recommend to use Intel® X79 SATA ports (SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_0 to SATA2_3) for your bootable devices. This will minimum your boot time and

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

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

763.4.7 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

773.4.8 ME SubsystemIntel ME Subsystem Confi gurationME Version

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

793.6 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.

81.2 Specifications Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- quali

803.7 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

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

82Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vi

83Installing 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

84Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID ModeThis motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (&g

85If you install Windows® 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit on a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows® or in

86B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service. a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applica

87 c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”.C. Reboot your system.D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utili

9 - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 5 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) - 2 x eSATA3 Con