ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX driver and firmware
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User Manual - Page 3
... 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 16 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 17 2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 18 2.6 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 21 2.7 Jumpers Setup 22 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 27 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII...
User Manual - Page 4
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3.4.1 CPU Configuration 44 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 45 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration 46 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 47 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 49 3.4.6 Super IO Configuration 50 3.4.7 USB Configuration 51 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 52 3.6 Boot Screen 53 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 53 3.7 Security Screen 54 3.8 Exit Screen 55
4 . Software Support 56
4.1 Install...
User Manual - Page 5
... technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm)
ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional...
User Manual - Page 9
... maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest information.
6. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 27 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII...
User Manual - Page 10
... a BIOS flash utility embedded in 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, floppy disk...
User Manual - Page 11
... watch Youtube HD video and download files simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring.
15. ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. It also shortens the loading time of previously visited...
User Manual - Page 18
... dual monitor feature without installing 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 the DVI-D monitor cable to the DVI-D port on the I/O panel. And...
User Manual - Page 19
... not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of "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 / XP...
User Manual - Page 27
... Hard Disk Setup Guide
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII...
User Manual - Page 32
... functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Configuration.
B.
Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID] for SATAII_1 to SATAII_4
ports.
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATA2 Driver Diskette. (Please use a USB floppy or
floppy disk.)
A.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
B.
During POST...
User Manual - Page 33
... in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide
2.16.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATA2 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage...
User Manual - Page 34
... still need to set up "SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide
NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and there are no SATA / SATA2 device used, please set up "SATA Operation Mode...
User Manual - Page 37
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This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines...
User Manual - Page 56
...-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 the installed devices...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
... website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm)
ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Quick Installation Guide ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 8
... memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest information.
6. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 27 of "User Manual" in the support CD to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 9
... friends on-the-go. To use SmartView feature, 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
13. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the property of the device.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 10
... watch Youtube HD video and download files simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring.
15. ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. It also shortens the loading time of previously visited...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 16
... not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of "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 / XP...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 10
... Guide
AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for you to configure RAID functions by using RAIDXpert RAID management software under Windows environment. The RAIDXpert software offers local and remote management and monitoring of all AMD SB710 SATA logical drives that exist anywhere on a network. Its browser-based GUI provides email notification of all major events/alarms, memory...