ASRock H55 Extreme3 driver and firmware
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User Manual - Page 3
... 2.3 CPU Installation 15 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 17 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 18 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 20 2.7 Jumpers Setup 21 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2.9 Smart Switches 27 2.10 Dr. Debug 28 2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide 31 2.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation 32 2.13 Serial...
User Manual - Page 4
...44 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 45 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 47 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration 49 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 50 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 52 3.4.6 Super IO Configuration 53 3.4.7 USB Configuration 54 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 55 3.6 Boot Screen 56 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 56 3.7 Security Screen 57 3.8 Exit Screen 58
4 Software Support 59
4.1 Install...
User Manual - Page 5
... website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock H55 Extreme3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock H55 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock H55 Extreme3 Support CD 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield
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User Manual - Page 8
...Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative
Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version)
Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12)
- Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 13)
- Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 14)
- ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 15)
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control...
User Manual - Page 9
..., with the DVIto-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the same features as HDMI port. 9. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM. 10. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono...
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 13
... function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon. Click "Jack" and then...
User Manual - Page 29
... checksum is OK. Verify CMOS checksum manually by reading storage area. If the CMOS checksum is bad, update CMOS with power-on default values and clear passwords. Initialize status register A. Initializes data variables that are based on CMOS setup questions. Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the system Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware (generally PIC) and interrupt...
User Manual - Page 30
... chipset registers.
40
Detect different devices (Parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in
CPU, etc.) successfully installed in the system and update the BDA,
EBDA, etc.
50
Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs an
adjustment in system RAM size if needed.
52
Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test.
Allocates memory for Extended BIOS...
User Manual - Page 31
... set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header. This motherboard is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header, which provides SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/LCD devices...
User Manual - Page 34
... manual. The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD, which cannot support Hot Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.
3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com
4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package...
User Manual - Page 36
... 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ function (IDE mode)
STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Operation Mode" to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64...
User Manual - Page 37
... 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Operation Mode" to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your
system.
2.19 Untied Overclocking Technology
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE...
User Manual - Page 38
...
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and ...set up overclocking features
Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS 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 BIOS SETUP...
User Manual - Page 44
... USB Configuration.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit
Advanced Settings
Options for CPU
WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration
BIOS Update Utility
ASRock Instant Flash...
User Manual - Page 45
... no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of the system caches.
Intel (R) Virtualization Tech When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel (R) Virtualization...
User Manual - Page 46
...] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® XP and select [Auto], you need to set the "Power Schemes" as "Portable/Laptop" to enable this function. If you install Windows® VistaTM and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech..
Please...
User Manual - Page 47
... Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced
Chipset Settings
Primary Graphics Adapter
Share Memory DVMT Mode Select
DVMT/FIXED Memory Onboard HD Audio
Front Panel Onboard HDMI HD Audio OnBoard Lan Onboard 1394
[PCI] [Auto] [DVMT Mode] [Maximum DVMT] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled]
Intel VT-d Configuration
+F1 F9 F10 ESC
Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load...
User Manual - Page 51
... item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.
After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and...
User Manual - Page 59
...-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. Please install...