ASROCK P67 TRANSFORMER User Manual

1P67 TransformerUser ManualVersion 1.0Published December 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 de ne the power consumption for the completed system. Ac

121.3 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 21 Dr. Debug 2 1156-Pin CPU Socket 22 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 3 CP

131.4 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

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

15Chapter 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 t

162.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1156-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.Before you insert the 1156-Pin CPU into the socket,

17Pin1alignment key alignment key Pin11156-Pin CPU1156-Pin SocketStep 3. Insert the 1156-Pin CPU:Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is marke

182.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1156-Pin socket that supports Intel 1156-Pin CPU. Please adopt the typ

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

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

20notchbreaknotchbreakInstalling a DIMMPlease make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step

212.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used

222.7 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

23Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the (Optional) SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard disk or the SA

24Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.12 No. 29) and receiving infrared module.USB

25 1. High De nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

26Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables (4-pin CHA_FAN1) to the fan connectors and (see p.12 No. 28) match the blac

27ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power (24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.12 No. 6)12 1241320-Pin ATX Power Supply

28Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch,(RSTBTN) allowing users to quickly reset(see p.12 No. 20) the system.RESETClear CMOS Switch

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

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

30 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci c) 0x39 Po

31 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module spec

32 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes secti

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

342.13 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

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

36 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

37 2.16 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers

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

392.19 Untied Overclocking TechnologyThis motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better mar

43 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 403.1 Introduction ...

40Chapter 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

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

423.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.Load CPU EZ OC Setting Use this item to load CPU EZ overclocki

43CAS# 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

44 CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage. Con guration options: [Auto], [Manual] and [Offset]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM V

45Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.ASRock Instant FlashASRock Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded

463.4.1 CPU ConfigurationCPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep

47Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher.Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to turn on/off prefetching

483.4.2 Clock Generator ConfigurationOverclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. Con guration options: [Auto], [Manual], [I.O.T.] and [Optimi

493.4.3 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. T

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

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

513.4.5 Storage ConfigurationSATA Mode Use this to select SATA mode. Con guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default valu

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

533.4.7 Voltage Control CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage. Con guration options: [Auto], [Manual] and [Offset]. The default val

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

553.4.9 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

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

573.6 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.

583.7 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.

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

61.2 Specifications Platform - 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 C

60Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vi

61Installing 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).

7 - 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

8 - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 9) - SmartView (see CAUTION 10) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 11)

9CAUTION!1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 46.2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Ple