ASRock X58 Extreme6 [41/76] Smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches

Pre installation precautions 2 pre installation precautions 2 pre installation precautions 2 pre installation precautions 2 pre installation precautions 15

Screw holes 2 screw holes 2 screw holes 2 screw holes 2 screw holes 15

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Cpu installation 2 cpu installation 2 cpu installation 2 cpu installation 2 cpu installation 16

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2 2 2 2 installation of cpu fan and heatsink installation of cpu fan and heatsink installation of cpu fan and heatsink installation of cpu fan and heatsink installation of cpu fan and heatsink 18

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Installation of memor 2 installation of memor 2 installation of memor 2 installation of memor 2 installation of memory modules dimm y modules dimm y modules dimm y modules dimm y modules dimm 19

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Installing a dimm installing a dimm installing a dimm installing a dimm installing a dimm 20

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Expansion slots pci and pci express slots 2 expansion slots pci and pci express slots 2 expansion slots pci and pci express slots 2 expansion slots pci and pci express slots 2 expansion slots pci and pci express slots 21

Installing an expansion card installing an expansion card installing an expansion card installing an expansion card installing an expansion card 21

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Installing three sli 2 installing three sli 2 installing three sli 2 installing three sli 2 installing three sl 24

Ready graphics cards ready graphics cards ready graphics cards ready graphics cards ready graphics cards 24

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Driver installation and setup 2 driver installation and setup 2 driver installation and setup 2 driver installation and setup 2 driver installation and setup 25

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Cards cards cards cards cards 30

Installing three crossfirex 2 installing three crossfirex 2 installing three crossfirex 2 installing three crossfirex 2 installing three crossfire 30

Ready graphics ready graphics ready graphics ready graphics ready graphics 30

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Driver installation and setup 2 driver installation and setup 2 driver installation and setup 2 driver installation and setup 2 driver installation and setup 32

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3 way crossfire 33

Feature 33

Or quad crossfire 33

Step 7 you can freely enjoy the benefit of crossfire 33

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Jumpers setup 2 0 jumpers setup 2 0 jumpers setup 2 0 jumpers setup 2 0 jumpers setup 34

Surround display feature 2 surround display feature 2 surround display feature 2 surround display feature 2 surround display feature 34

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Onboard headers and connectors 2 1 onboard headers and connectors 2 1 onboard headers and connectors 2 1 onboard headers and connectors 2 1 onboard headers and connectors 35

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Convenient connection and control of audio devices 37

Front panel audio header this is an interface for front 37

Functions 37

Panel audio cable that allows 37

Several system front panel 37

System panel header this header accommodates 37

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The installation guide of front usb 3 panel the installation guide of front usb 3 panel the installation guide of front usb 3 panel the installation guide of front usb 3 panel the installation guide of front usb 3 panel 40

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Allowing users to quickly reset 41

Allowing users to quickly turn 41

Clear cmos switch clear cmos switch is a smart 41

Clear the cmos values 41

On off the system 41

Power switch power switch is a smart switch 41

Reset switch reset switch is a smart switch 41

Smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches 41

Switch allowing users to quickly 41

The installation guide of rear usb 3 bracket the installation guide of rear usb 3 bracket the installation guide of rear usb 3 bracket the installation guide of rear usb 3 bracket the installation guide of rear usb 3 bracket 41

The motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear cmos switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the sytem clear the cmos values 41

The system 41

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Dr debug 2 3 dr debug 2 3 dr debug 2 3 dr debug 2 3 dr debug 42

Dr debug is used to provide code information which makes troubleshooting even easier please see the diagrams below for reading the dr debug codes 42

The bootblock initialization code sets up the chipset memory and other components before system memory is available the following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock initialization portion of the bios 42

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The post code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the bios pre boot process the following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the post portion of the bios 43

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Caution 47

Operation guide operation guide operation guide operation guide operation guide 47

Points of attention before you process the hot plug 47

Sa 2 8 sa 2 8 sa 2 8 sa 2 8 sattttta sa a sa a sa a sa a satttttaii sa aii sa aii sa aii sa aii sattttta3 hdd hot plug f a3 hdd hot plug f a3 hdd hot plug f a3 hdd hot plug f a3 hdd hot plug feature and eature and eature and eature and eature and 47

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How to hot plug a sata sataii sata3 hdd 48

How to hot unplug a sata sataii sata3 hdd 48

Points of attention before you process the hot plug please do follow below instruction sequence to process the hot plug improper procedure will cause the sata sataii sata3 hdd damage and data loss 48

Points of attention before you process the hot unplug please do follow below instruction sequence to process the hot unplug improper procedure will cause the sata sataii sata3 hdd damage and data loss 48

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Setting up a raid ready system 2 0 setting up a raid ready system 2 0 setting up a raid ready system 2 0 setting up a raid ready system 2 0 setting up a raid ready system 50

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Migrating a raid ready system to raid 0 2 0 migrating a raid ready system to raid 0 2 0 migrating a raid ready system to raid 0 2 0 migrating a raid ready system to raid 0 2 0 migrating a raid ready system to raid 0 51

Raid 1 or raid 5 raid 1 or raid 5 raid 1 or raid 5 raid 1 or raid 5 raid 1 or raid 5 51

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7 64 bit vista 7 7 64 bit vista 7 7 64 bit vista 7 7 64 bit vista 7 7 64 bit vist 52

Bit with raid functions 64 bit with raid functions 64 bit with raid functions 64 bit with raid functions 64 bit with raid functions 52

Installing windows 2 0 installing windows 2 0 installing windows 2 0 installing windows 2 0 installing window 52

Vista vista vista vista vist 52

2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 installing windows installing windows installing windows installing windows installing window 53

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7 64 bit vista 7 7 64 bit vista 7 7 64 bit vista 7 7 64 bit vista 7 7 64 bit vist 53

Bit xp xp 64 bit without raid functions 64 bit xp xp 64 bit without raid functions 64 bit xp xp 64 bit without raid functions 64 bit xp xp 64 bit without raid functions 64 bit xp xp 64 bit without raid functions 53

Functions functions functions functions functions 53

Installing windows 2 1 installing windows 2 1 installing windows 2 1 installing windows 2 1 installing window 53

Vista vista vista vista vist 53

Xp xp 64 bit without raid xp xp 64 bit without raid xp xp 64 bit without raid xp xp 64 bit without raid xp xp 64 bit without raid 53

3 3 3 3 bios menu bar bios menu bar bios menu bar bios menu bar bios menu bar 55

3 3 3 3 introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction 55

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Chapter 3 bios setup utility chapter 3 bios setup utility chapter 3 bios setup utility chapter 3 bios setup utility chapter 3 bios setup utility 55

3 3 3 3 main screen main screen main screen main screen main screen 56

3 3 3 3 navigation keys navigation keys navigation keys navigation keys navigation keys 56

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Bios setup utility 56

Main oc tweaker h w monitor boot security exit advanced 56

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key 56

System overview 56

System time hour minute second use this item to specify the system time system date day month date year use this item to specify the system date 56

To jump to the exit screen or exit the current screen 56

When you enter the bios setup utility the main screen will appear and display the system overview 56

3 3 3 3 oc t oc t oc t oc t oc tweak weak weak weak weaker screen er screen er screen er screen er screen 57

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Bios setup utility 57

In the oc tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features 57

Load cpu ez oc setting you can use this option to load cpu ez overclocking setting please note that overclocing may cause damage to your cpu and motherboard it should be done at your own risk and expense load ddr3 ez oc setting you can use this option to load ddr3 ez overclocking setting please note that overclocing may cause damage to your memory and motherboard it should be done at your own risk and expense xmp frequency use this option to adjust xmp frequency configuration options auto and profile 1 the default value is auto overclock mode use this to select overclock mode configuration options auto manual i o t and optimized the default value is auto if you select manual untied overclocking function is enabled please refer to page 54 for the details of untied overclocking technology therefore you are allowed to adjust the host frequency and pcie frequency in the following two items if you select i o t intelligent overclocking technology the system will automatically enable the over 57

Main advanced h w monitor boot security exit 57

Oc tweaker 57

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Advanced 58

Bios setup utility 58

Boot failure guard count enable or disable the feature of boot failure guard count spread spectrum this item should always be auto for better system stability cpu ratio setting if the ratio status is unlocked you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard qpi frequency use this option to adjust qpi quickpath interconnect frequency the default value is auto uncore frequency use this option to adjust uncore frequency the value of uncore frequency should be at least double of dram frequency for exanple if the dram frequency is 800mhz ddr3_1600 uncore frequency should be above 3200mhz configuration options auto 1600mhz 1866mhz 2133mhz 2400mhz 2666mhz 2933mhz 3200mhz 3466mhz 3733mhz 4000mhz and 4266mhz the default value is auto dram frequency if auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically you may select auto 400mhz ddr3_800 533mhz ddr3_1066 666mhz ddr3_1333 800mhz ddr3_160 58

Dram tcl use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing configuration options 6 to 11 and auto 58

Dram timing control 58

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3 3 3 3 advanced screen advanced screen advanced screen advanced screen advanced screen 61

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Advanced 61

Advanced settings 61

Asrock instant flash asrock instant flash is 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 window 61

Bios setup utility 61

In this section you may set the configurations for the following items cpu configuration chipset configuration acpi configuration storage configuration pcipnp configuration floppy configuration superio configuration and usb configuration 61

Just launch this tool and save the new bios file to your usb flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your bios only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility please be noted that the usb flash drive or hard drive must use fat32 16 12 file system if you execute asrock instant flash utility the utility will show the bios files and their respective information select the proper bios file to update your bios and reboot your system after bios update process completes 61

Main oc tweaker h w monitor boot security exit 61

Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 61

3 3 3 3 cpu configuration cpu configuration cpu configuration cpu configuration cpu configuration 62

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Advanced 62

Bios setup utility 62

Configure advanced cpu settings 62

Cpu ratio setting if the ratio status is unlocked you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard enhance halt state c1e all processors support the halt state c1 the c1 state is supported through the native processor instructions hlt and mwait and requires 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 technology cpu thermal throttling you may select enabled to enable cpu internal thermal control mechanism to keep the cpu from overheated no excute memory protection no execution nx memory protection technology is an enhancement to the ia 32 intel architecture an ia 32 processor with no execute nx memory protection 62

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3 3 3 3 chipset configuration chipset configuration chipset configuration chipset configuration chipset configuration 64

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Advanced 64

Bios setup utility 64

C state package limit setting selected option will program into c state package limit register this item appears only when you set the item intel r c state tech to enabled configuration options auto c3 and c6 the default value is auto 64

Chipset settings 64

Primary graphics adapter this allows you to select pci or pci express as the boot graphic adapter priority the default value is pci 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 onboard lan this allows you to enable or disable the onboard lan feature onboard 1394 this allows you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 feature cir10 field 1 use this to enable or disable cir10 field 1 the default value of this feature is enabled pcie max payload size this determines the maximum tlp transaction layer packet payload size that can be supported by pci express controller configuration options 128b and 256b the default value is 128b intel vt d use this to enable or disable inte 64

Virtualization technology for directed i o the default value of this feature is disabled 64

Vt d technology inte 64

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3 3 3 3 acpi configuration acpi configuration acpi configuration acpi configuration acpi configuration 66

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Acpi configuration 66

Advanced 66

Bios setup utility 66

Certification 66

Suspend to ram use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the suspend to ram feature select auto will enable this feature if the os supports it check ready bit use this item to enable or disable the feature check ready bit restore on ac power loss this allows you to set the power state after an unexpected ac power loss if power off is selected the ac power remains off when the power recovers if power on is selected the ac power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers ring in power on use this item to enable or disable ring in signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode pci devices power on use this item to enable or disable pci devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode ps 2 keyboard power on use this item to enable or disable ps 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode rtc alarm power on use this item to enable or disable rtc real time clock to power on the system acpi hpet table use this item 66

3 3 3 3 storage configuration storage configuration storage configuration storage configuration storage configuration 67

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7 is installed please select enhanced then in the option configure sataii as you are allowed to set the selection to ide raid or ahci the default value is ide if you select raid or ahci mode the options hot plug and sata link power management will appear 67

Advanced 67

Ahci advanced host controller interface supports ncq and other new features that will improve sata disk performance but ide mode does not have these advantages 67

Bios setup utility 67

Sata3_1 and sata3_2 raid mode setup sata3_1 2 operation mode use this item to select sata3_1 2 operation mode configuration mode ide ahci and disabled the default value is ide sata3_3 4 operation mode use this item to select sata3_3 4 operation mode configuration mode ide ahci and disabled the default value is ide sata3_5 6 operation mode use this item to select sata3_5 6 operation mode configuration mode ide ahci and disabled the default value is ide compatible mode use this item to select sata3 compatible mode configuration options auto and enabled the default value is auto 67

Sataii configuration please select compatible when you install legacy os if native os window 67

Storage configuration 67

Xp vist 67

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Advanced 68

After selecting the hard disk information into bios use a disk utility such as fdisk to partition and format the new ide hard disk drives this is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk make sure to set the partition of the primary ide hard disk drives to active 68

Bios setup utility 68

Ide device configuration you may set the ide configuration for the device that you specify we will use the sataii 1 master as the example in the following instruction 68

Mb under dos and windows for netware and unix user select disabled to disable the lba large mode block multi sector transfer the default value of this item is auto if this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer pio mode use this item to set the pio mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing 68

Sataii 1 master 68

Select screen select item change option f1 general help f9 load defaults f10 save and exit esc exit 68

Select the type of device connected to the system 68

Type use this item to configure the type of the ide device that you specify configu ration 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 68

3 3 3 3 pcipnp configuration pcipnp configuration pcipnp configuration pcipnp configuration pcipnp configuration 69

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Advanced 69

Advanced pci pnp settings 69

Bios setup utility 69

Dma mode dma capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for com patible ide devices s m a r t use this item to enable or disable the s m a r t self monitoring analysis and reporting technology feature configuration options disabled auto enabled 32 bit data transfer use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the ide hard disk data transfer rate ahci cd dvd boot time out some sata cd dvd in ahci mode need to wait ready longer configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 the default value is 35 69

Pci latency timer the default value is 32 it is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed pci expansion cards specifications require other settings pci ide busmaster use this item to enable or disable the pci ide busmaster feature 69

3 3 3 3 floppy configuration floppy configuration floppy configuration floppy configuration floppy configuration 70

3 3 3 3 super io configuration super io configuration super io configuration super io configuration super io configuration 70

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Advanced 70

Bios setup utility 70

Configure super io chipset 70

In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive 70

Onboard floppy controller use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller serial port address use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it configuration options disabled 3f8 irq4 2f8 irq3 3e8 irq4 2e8 irq3 infrared port address use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it configuration options disabled 2f8 irq3 and 2e8 irq3 70

3 3 3 3 usb configuration usb configuration usb configuration usb configuration usb configuration 71

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Advanced 71

Bios setup utility 71

Usb configuration 71

Usb controller use this item to enable or disable the use of usb controller usb 2 support use this item to enable or disable the usb 2 support legacy usb support use this option to select legacy support for usb devices there are four configuration options enabled auto disabled and bios setup only the default value is enabled please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options enabled enables support for legacy usb auto enables legacy support if usb devices are connected disabled usb devices are not allowed to use under legacy os and bios setup when disabled is selected if you have usb compatibility issue it is recommended to select disabled to enter os bios setup only usb devices are allowed to use only under bios setup and windows linux os usb keyboard remote power on use this item to enable or disable usb keyboard remote power on on the system usb mouse power on use this item to enable or disable usb mouse power on on the system onboard usb3 controller use this i 71

3 3 3 3 hardware health event monitoring screen hardware health event monitoring screen hardware health event monitoring screen hardware health event monitoring screen hardware health event monitoring screen 72

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Bios setup utility 72

Cpu fan 1 2 setting this allows you to set the cpu fan 1 2 speed configuration options full on and automatic mode the default is value full on chassis fan1 setting this allows you to set the chassis fan1 speed configuration options full on automatic mode and manual mode the default is value full on chassis fan2 setting this allows you to set the chassis fan2 speed configuration options level 1 to level 4 the default is value level 4 nb fan1 setting this allows you to set the nb fan1 speed configuration options full on and manual mode the default is value full on 72

Hardware health event monitoring 72

In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the cpu temperature motherboard temperature cpu fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage 72

Main oc tweaker advanced boot security exit h w monitor 72

3 3 3 3 boot screen boot screen boot screen boot screen boot screen 73

3 3 3 3 boot settings configuration boot settings configuration boot settings configuration boot settings configuration boot settings configuration 73

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Bios setup utility 73

Boot settings configuration 73

Full screen logo use this item to enable or disable oem logo the default value is enabled addon rom display use this option to adjust addon rom display if you enable the option full screen logo but you want to see the addon rom information when the system boots please select enabled configuration options enabled and disabled the default value is enabled 73

In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority 73

3 3 3 3 security screen security screen security screen security screen security screen 74

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Bios setup utility 74

Boot logo use this option to select logo in post screen this option only appears when you enable the option full screen logo configuration options auto eup scenery and asrock x58 the default value is auto boot from onboard lan use this item to enable or disable the boot from onboard lan feature boot up num lock if this item is set to on it will automatically activate the numeric lock function after boot up 74

In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system for the user password you may also clear it 74

Main oc tweaker advanced h w monitor boot exit 74

Security 74

Security settings 74

3 3 3 3 exit screen exit screen exit screen exit screen exit screen 75

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Chapter 4 sof chapter 4 sof chapter 4 sof chapter 4 sof chapter 4 software suppor tware suppor tware suppor tware suppor tware supporttttt 76

ASRock X58 Extreme6 [41/76] Smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches 2 2 smart switches

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