Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 960GC-GS FX Asrock
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1 960GC-GS FX User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published June 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved..
2 Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc.
3 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................ 5 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... ............ 5 1.2 Specications ...........................................
4 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 32 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 32 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .....................................................
5 1. Introduction Than k yo u f or p urchas ing AS Rock 96 0GC-G S FX m other board, a reli able mo th- erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitm ent to quality and endurance.
6 1.2 Specications Platform - Micro A TX Form Factor CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ processors (see CAUTION 1 ) - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / .
7 - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x D-Sub Port - 4 x USB 2.
8 CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports CPU up to 95W . Please refer to our website for CPU support list. ASRock webs ite: http://www .asrock.com 2. Whether 1866/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt.
9 1.3 Unique Features ASRock OC T uner ASRock OC T uner is a user-friendly overclocking tool which al- lows you to surveil your s ystem by hardware monitor function and ove rclo ck y our h ardw are de vice s to get the b est s ystem pe rf or ma nc e u nd er W in do ws ® e nv iro nm en t.
10 c omp lic ate d f lash ut ilit y . Ple ase be n ote d th at t he US B f lash drive or hard drive must use F A T32/16/12 le system. ASRock OC DNA The software name itself – OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of.
1 1 simultaneously . Real-Time Analysis of Y our Data: With the sta- tus window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are transferring currently . ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows ® OS 32-bit CPU.
12 1.4 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 14 SA T A2 Connector (SA T AII_1 (PORT 0)) 2 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 15 SA T A2 Connector (SA T AII_2 (PORT 1)) (Dual Channel: DDRII_1, DDRII_2) 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9) 3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 17 USB 2.
13 1.5 I/O Panel LAN Port ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
14 2. Installation This is a Micro A TX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Pre-installation Precautions T ake no te o f t he fo llo wing pre cau tion s b efo re yo u in sta ll mo ther boa rd components or change any motherboard settings.
15 STEP 1: Lift Up The Socket Lever STEP 2 / STEP 3: Match The CPU Golden T riangle T o The Socket Corner Small T riangle STEP 4: Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever Lever 90° Up CPU Golden T riangle Socker Corner Small T riangle 2.1 CPU Installation Step 1.
16 1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility and reliability , it is recommended to install them in the slots of the sam e col or . In oth er wo rds, in stall th em in th e set of b lack slo ts (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1), or in the set of yellow slots (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2).
17 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 (Black Slot) (Black Slot) 2 memory modules SS SS 2 memory modules DS DS DDRII_1 DDRII_2 (Y ellow Slot) (Y ellow Slot) 2 memory modules SS SS 2 memory modules DS DS n ot ch b re ak Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components.
18 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width graphics cards.
19 2.5 Multi Monitor Feature This motherboard supports multi monitor feature. With the internal VGA output support and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benets of multi monitor feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1.
20 D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”. E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary . F . Set the “Screen R esolution ” and “Col or Qualit y” as app ropriate for the second monitor . Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.
21 2.6 Jumpers Setup T h e i l l u s t r a t io n s h o w s h o w j u m p e r s a r e setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”.
22 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboar d headers and con nectors a re NOT jum pers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connector.
23 Serial A T A (SA T A) Ei th er en d of t he S A T A da ta Data Cable cable can be connected to the (Optional) SA T A2 hard disk or the SA T A2 connector on this motherboard. 1 U S B _P WR P-8 G ND D UM MY U S B _P WR P + 8 G ND P-9 P + 9 USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.
24 System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.12 No. 19) functions. Connect the po wer switch , reset switch an d system statu s indicato r on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below .
25 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.12, No. 21) and receiving infrared module. Print Port Header This is an interface for print (25-pin LPT1) port cable that allows (see p.12 No. 23) convenient connection of printer devices.
26 CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_F AN1) cable to the connector and (see p.12 No. 4) match the black wire to the ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
27 2.8 Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 chipset that supports Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD) functions. Y ou may in - stall SA T A2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices.
28 2.10 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers.
29 2.1 1.2 Installing Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / V ista TM 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
30 Using SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode) STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration. B. Set the “SA T A Operation Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
31 2.12.2 Installing Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on your SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
32 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to congure your sys - tem. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY . Y ou may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer .
33 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key . Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / .
34 3.3 OC T weaker Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Conguration Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Congura - tion options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.], [CPU, PCIE, Async.
35 North Bridge Maximum Frequency It will display North Bridge Maximum Frequency for reference. Processor Maximum V oltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference. Multiplier/V oltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor V oltage.
36 B IO S S E TU P U TI L IT Y M em or y T im in g Se l ec t S cr ee n Se l ec t I te m +- C ha ng e O pt io n F1 Ge ne ra l H el p F9 Lo ad De f au lt s F1 0 Sa ve a nd E xi t ES C Ex i t v 02 .5 4 ( C ) C op y ri gh t 1 98 5- 20 0 3, A me r i c an M eg a tr en ds , I nc .
37 TRC Use this to adjust TRC values. The default value is [Auto]. TWR Use this to adjust TWR values. The default value is [Auto]. TRFC Use this to adjust TRFC values. The default value is [Auto]. TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values. The default value is [Auto].
38 Instant Flash Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This con - ve ni en t B IO S u pd ate to ol a ll ow s y ou t o u pd at e s ys te m B IO S w it hou t entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows ® .
39 Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology . The default value is [Enabled]. Conguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Window s ® 8 / 7 / Vista TM and w ant t o enab le th is fu nction, please set this item to [Enabled].
40 3.4.2 Chipset Conguration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.
41 B IO S S E TU P U T I L IT Y A CP I S e tt in gs Se l ec t a ut o- d et ec t o r di s ab le t he S TR fe a tu re. Se l ec t S cr ee n Se l ec t I te m +- C ha ng e O pt io n F1 Ge ne ra l H el p F9 Lo ad D ef au lt s F1 0 Sa ve a nd E xi t ES C E xi t v 02 .
42 ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET T able. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this moth- erboard to submit Windows ® certication.
43 3.4.4 Storage Conguration Onboard SA T A Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “Onboard SA T A Controller” feature. SA T A Operation Mode Use this item to adjust Onboard SA T A Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [AHCI].
44 B IO S S E TU P U TI L IT Y A dv an ce d P CI / P nP S e tt in gs Val ue i n u ni ts o f P CI cl o ck s f or P C I d ev ic e la t en cy t im er re gi st er. Se l ec t S cr ee n Se l ec t I te m +- C ha ng e O pt io n F1 Ge ne ra l H el p F9 Lo ad De f au lt s F1 0 Sa ve a nd E xi t ES C Ex i t v 02 .
45 B IO S S E TU P U TI L IT Y F lo pp y C on fi gu r at io n Se l ec t t he t yp e o f fl o pp y d ri ve co n ne ct ed t o t he sy s te m. Se l ec t S cr ee n Se l ec t I te m +- C ha ng e O pt io n F1 Ge ne ra l H el p F9 Lo ad D e f au lt s F1 0 Sa ve a nd E xi t ES C E x i t v 02 .
46 3.4.7 Super IO Conguration OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable oppy drive controller . Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Conguration options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4].
47 3.4.8 USB Conguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . USB 2.0 Support Use this option to enable or disable support for USB 2.0 devices. The de- fault value is [Enabled]. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices.
48 CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. Con guration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On]. Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you t o set the chassis fan 1 speed. Con guration options: [Full On], [Manual Mode] and [Automatic Mode].
49 3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong - ure the boot settings and the boot priority . B IO S S E TU P U T I L IT Y M ai n O C Tw ea ke r A d va nc ed H /W M on i to r S ec ur it y Ex i t B oo t S e tt in gs Co n fi gu re S et ti ng s du r in g S ys t e m B oo t.
50 3.7 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. B IO S S E TU P U TI L IT Y M ai n O C Tw e a ke r A dv a nc ed H /W M on it o r Bo o t E xi t In s ta ll o r C h an ge t he pa s sw or d.
51 3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY .
52 4. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System Th is m oth erbo ard s uppo rts v ario us Mi cros oft ® Wi ndow s ® op erat ing s yste ms: 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit.
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