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User Manual - Page 3
... Slots (PCI Express Slots 19 2.7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 20 2.8 Jumpers Setup 23 2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation 28 2.11 Hot Plug Function for SATA / SATAII HDDs 28 2.12 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation
Guide 29 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 31 2.14 Installing Windows®...
User Manual - Page 4
... Connect Technology 46 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration 47 3.4.8 ACPI Configuration 48 3.4.9 USB Configuration 49 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 50 3.6 Boot Screen 51 3.7 Security Screen 52 3.8 Exit Screen 53
4 Software Support 54
4.1 Install Operating System 54 4.2 Support CD Information 54
4.2.1 Running Support CD 54 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 54 4.2.3 Utilities...
User Manual - Page 5
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ASRock H71M-DG3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H71M-DG3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the "User Manual" in our support CD...
User Manual - Page 8
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- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Creative Sound Blaster
X-Fi MB - Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM
Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 5)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 6)
- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 7)
- ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 8)
- ASRock XFast USB...
User Manual - Page 9
... Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive...
User Manual - Page 10
..., please make sure your OS version is Windows® 7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, and your browser version is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/ SmartView/index.asp
9. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the property of the device.
10. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes below benefits...
User Manual - Page 13
... Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On
Link
Green 1Gbps connection
LAN Port
** To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP:
After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system...
User Manual - Page 20
... any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D and D-Sub to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D and D-sub can drive same or different display contents. To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps:
1. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to DVI-D port on the I/O panel, and connect D-Sub monitor cable to D-Sub port on the...
User Manual - Page 21
... adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of "Onboard VGA Share Memory", [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard.
4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again.
5. Set up a multi-monitor display.
For Windows® XP...
User Manual - Page 31
... UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. (Please use USB floppy or
floppy disk.) A. Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a
window for boot devices selection appears...
User Manual - Page 32
...OS you install.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.14.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows®...
User Manual - Page 33
...Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and ...set up overclocking features
Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status
Boot
To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
Security
To set up the security features
Exit
To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP...
User Manual - Page 54
...-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
...cm)
ASRock H71M-DG3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H71M-DG3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the "User Manual" in our support CD...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 7
... the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 8
... Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 9
..., please make sure your OS version is Windows® 7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, and your browser version is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/ SmartView/index.asp
9. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the property of the device.
10. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes below benefits...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 17
... adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of "Onboard VGA Share Memory", [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard.
4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again.
5. Set up a multi-monitor display.
For Windows® XP...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 24
... OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your
system.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 25
...function
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your
system.
3. BIOS Information
The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up the computer, please press or during the Power-On-Self...