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...(5.2 GT/s) - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology - Northbridge: AMD 990FX - Supports DDR3 2450(OC)/2100(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 3) - capacity of system memory: 64GB (see CAUTION 2) - Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP) - 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE1... Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports 8-Core...
...(5.2 GT/s) - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology - Northbridge: AMD 990FX - Supports DDR3 2450(OC)/2100(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 3) - capacity of system memory: 64GB (see CAUTION 2) - Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP) - 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE1... Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports 8-Core...
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... 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) 7 HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by AMD SB950, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and...
... 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) 7 HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by AMD SB950, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and...
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... support list on our website for system usage under Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. Please be noted that Windows® cannot use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that UCC feature is supported with AM3/AM3+ CPU only, ...174; 64-bit OS with a better price. Whether 2450/2100MHz memory speed is no such limitation. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 3. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option "ASRock UCC", you can unlock the extra CPU core to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may...
... support list on our website for system usage under Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. Please be noted that Windows® cannot use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that UCC feature is supported with AM3/AM3+ CPU only, ...174; 64-bit OS with a better price. Whether 2450/2100MHz memory speed is no such limitation. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 3. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option "ASRock UCC", you can unlock the extra CPU core to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may...
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... USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 Top: RJ-45 Top: SIDE SPK Center: REAR SPK Center: FRONT LAN Top: LINE IN AUDIO CODEC CMOS BATTERY AMD 990FX Chipset PCIE1 Super I/O PCIE2 990FX Extreme9 PCIE3 PCIE4 AMD SB950 Chipset SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_5_6 SATA3_3_4 32Mb BIOS FRONT_1394 HD_AUDIO1 1 11 PCI1 RoHS IR1 1 1 PCIE5 COM1 PLED1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 1 CLRCMOS1 HDLED RESET...
... USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 Top: RJ-45 Top: SIDE SPK Center: REAR SPK Center: FRONT LAN Top: LINE IN AUDIO CODEC CMOS BATTERY AMD 990FX Chipset PCIE1 Super I/O PCIE2 990FX Extreme9 PCIE3 PCIE4 AMD SB950 Chipset SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_5_6 SATA3_3_4 32Mb BIOS FRONT_1394 HD_AUDIO1 1 11 PCI1 RoHS IR1 1 1 PCIE5 COM1 PLED1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 1 CLRCMOS1 HDLED RESET...
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...cards may require different methods to PCIE4 slot. Please refer to benefit from the CrossFireXTM multi-GPU platform. 2. Please check AMD website for detailed installation guide. Combining a range of different operating modes with a 16-pipe card, both cards will not... CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireXTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to AMD graphics card manuals for AMD CrossFireXTM driver updates. 1. Step 1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will operate as 12-pipe cards while in ...
...cards may require different methods to PCIE4 slot. Please refer to benefit from the CrossFireXTM multi-GPU platform. 2. Please check AMD website for detailed installation guide. Combining a range of different operating modes with a 16-pipe card, both cards will not... CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireXTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to AMD graphics card manuals for AMD CrossFireXTM driver updates. 1. Step 1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will operate as 12-pipe cards while in ...
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... refer to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on the slots. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that the cards are AMD certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one CrossFireTM Bridge...
... refer to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on the slots. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that the cards are AMD certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one CrossFireTM Bridge...
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... Catalyst Control Center Step 6. Click "View", select "CrossFireXTM", and then check the item "Enable CrossFireXTM". Power on your sys- Please check AMD website for details. Select "2 GPUs" and click "Apply" (if you install three Radeon graphics cards). 32 Step 5. You must have any...will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on your system, there is an optional download. Step 2. For Windows® XP OS: A. Please check AMD website for details. Restart your computer. tem. For Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM OS: Install the CATALYST Control Center. The Catalyst ...
... Catalyst Control Center Step 6. Click "View", select "CrossFireXTM", and then check the item "Enable CrossFireXTM". Power on your sys- Please check AMD website for details. Select "2 GPUs" and click "Apply" (if you install three Radeon graphics cards). 32 Step 5. You must have any...will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on your system, there is an optional download. Step 2. For Windows® XP OS: A. Please check AMD website for details. Restart your computer. tem. For Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM OS: Install the CATALYST Control Center. The Catalyst ...
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...CrossFireTM" in the Support CD: ..\ Surround Display Information 33 Step 7. For the detailed instruction, please refer to enjoy the benefit of AMD CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for updates and details. 2.7 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. Although you can freely enjoy the benefit of ...cards, you have selected the option "Enable CrossFireTM", the CrossFireXTM function may not work actually. You can easily enjoy the benefits of AMD Technologies Inc., and is selected or not; Your computer will automatically reboot.
...CrossFireTM" in the Support CD: ..\ Surround Display Information 33 Step 7. For the detailed instruction, please refer to enjoy the benefit of AMD CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for updates and details. 2.7 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. Although you can freely enjoy the benefit of ...cards, you have selected the option "Enable CrossFireTM", the CrossFireXTM function may not work actually. You can easily enjoy the benefits of AMD Technologies Inc., and is selected or not; Your computer will automatically reboot.
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... of the SATA data cable to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is called "Hot Plug" for internal storage devices. AMD SB950 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for RAID configuration, it cannot ...for the action to the SATA3 hard disk. What is Hot Plug Function? 2.13 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB950 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks. Please be noted that it is called "Hot Swap" for the action to insert...
... of the SATA data cable to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is called "Hot Plug" for internal storage devices. AMD SB950 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for RAID configuration, it cannot ...for the action to the SATA3 hard disk. What is Hot Plug Function? 2.13 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB950 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks. Please be noted that it is called "Hot Swap" for the action to insert...
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... installation guide part of the document in the following section 2.17.1 step 2 on your system. 50 When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver.
... installation guide part of the document in the following section 2.17.1 step 2 on your system. 50 When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver.
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... you install. 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you install. A. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [IDE]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.) Set the option "ASMedia SATA3 Mode" to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A1 and...
... you install. 2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you install. A. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. Set the "SATA Mode" option to [IDE]. (For SATA3_1 to SATA3_6 ports.) Set the option "ASMedia SATA3 Mode" to [IDE]. (For SATA3_A1 and...
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...: [Auto] and [Manual]. Spread Spectrum This item should be done at your components and motherboard. ASRock UCC ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. Configuration options: [System Performance Increases 50%] and [System Performance Increases 60%]. As long ...as a simple switch of the UEFI option "ASRock UCC", you set up overclocking features. Please be noted that ...
...: [Auto] and [Manual]. Spread Spectrum This item should be done at your components and motherboard. ASRock UCC ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. Configuration options: [System Performance Increases 50%] and [System Performance Increases 60%]. As long ...as a simple switch of the UEFI option "ASRock UCC", you set up overclocking features. Please be noted that ...
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... Active Core Control feature. NB Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability, it is recommended to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology. However, for system stability. North Bridge Maximum Frequency It will display North Bridge Maximum Frequency for the... to adjust the value of this item. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is reduced when overclocking. AMD Application Power Management Application Power Management (APM) ensures that average power consumption over a thermally significant time period remains at or below...
... Active Core Control feature. NB Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability, it is recommended to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology. However, for system stability. North Bridge Maximum Frequency It will display North Bridge Maximum Frequency for the... to adjust the value of this item. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is reduced when overclocking. AMD Application Power Management Application Power Management (APM) ensures that average power consumption over a thermally significant time period remains at or below...
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...and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs. Please set to enable or disable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. Secure Virtual Machine When this option is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no ... CPU Configuration Cool 'n' Quiet Use this item to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The C1 state is set this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the ...
...and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs. Please set to enable or disable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. Secure Virtual Machine When this option is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no ... CPU Configuration Cool 'n' Quiet Use this item to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The C1 state is set this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the ...
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... on SATA3_5 and SATA3_6 ports, please disable this item to build RAID on SATA3_5 or SATA3_6 port. Use this item. AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disable AMD AHCI BIOS ROM. Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to configure Aggressive Link Power Management. If you want to...
... on SATA3_5 and SATA3_6 ports, please disable this item to build RAID on SATA3_5 or SATA3_6 port. Use this item. AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disable AMD AHCI BIOS ROM. Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to configure Aggressive Link Power Management. If you want to...
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... USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 Top: RJ-45 Top: SIDE SPK Center: REAR SPK FRONT LAN Top: LINE IN Center: AUDIO CODEC CMOS BATTERY AMD 990FX Chipset PCIE1 Super I/O PCIE2 990FX Extreme9 PCIE3 PCIE4 AMD SB950 Chipset SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_5_6 SATA3_3_4 32Mb BIOS FRONT_1394 HD_AUDIO1 1 1 PCI1 RoHS IR1 1 1 PCIE5 COM1 PLED1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 1 CLRCMOS1 HDLED RESET USB4_5... (PCI1) 38 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4) 39 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3) 40 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2) 41 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1) 2 ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard English
... USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 Top: RJ-45 Top: SIDE SPK Center: REAR SPK FRONT LAN Top: LINE IN Center: AUDIO CODEC CMOS BATTERY AMD 990FX Chipset PCIE1 Super I/O PCIE2 990FX Extreme9 PCIE3 PCIE4 AMD SB950 Chipset SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_5_6 SATA3_3_4 32Mb BIOS FRONT_1394 HD_AUDIO1 1 1 PCI1 RoHS IR1 1 1 PCIE5 COM1 PLED1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 1 CLRCMOS1 HDLED RESET USB4_5... (PCI1) 38 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4) 39 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3) 40 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2) 41 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1) 2 ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard English
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...processors - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Supports 8-Core CPU - Advanced 12 + 2 Power Phase Design - Northbridge: AMD 990FX - Southbridge: AMD SB950 - Supports THX TruStudioTM English 6 ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) (see CAUTION 3) - Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) - Supports CPU up ...dual at x8/x8 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 1 x PCI slot - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology - Supports DDR3 2450(OC)/2100(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, ...
...processors - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Supports 8-Core CPU - Advanced 12 + 2 Power Phase Design - Northbridge: AMD 990FX - Southbridge: AMD SB950 - Supports THX TruStudioTM English 6 ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) (see CAUTION 3) - Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) - Supports CPU up ...dual at x8/x8 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 1 x PCI slot - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology - Supports DDR3 2450(OC)/2100(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, ...
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HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by AMD SB950, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, ...8 pin 12V power connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) 7 ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard English PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Supports PXE I /O SATA3 USB 3.0 Connector -
HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by AMD SB950, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, ...8 pin 12V power connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) 7 ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard English PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Supports PXE I /O SATA3 USB 3.0 Connector -
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...ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard English When UCC feature is supported depends on our website for system usage under Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option "ASRock... UCC", you adopt. Please be less than 4GB for the reservation for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 3. Whether 2450/2100MHz... CPU's hidden core may be noted that Windows® cannot use ASRock XFast RAM to enjoy an instant performance boost. Due to the operating...ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies...
...ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard English When UCC feature is supported depends on our website for system usage under Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option "ASRock... UCC", you adopt. Please be less than 4GB for the reservation for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 3. Whether 2450/2100MHz... CPU's hidden core may be noted that Windows® cannot use ASRock XFast RAM to enjoy an instant performance boost. Due to the operating...ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies...
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... Graphics Card Setup 2.6.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to AMD graphics card manuals for AMD CrossFireXTM driver updates. 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon graphics card... Pack 2 / VistaTM / 7 / 8 OS. 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM feature are properly seated on the slots. 23 ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard English Combining a range of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Please refer to enable CrossFireXTM feature. 2.6 CrossFireXTM, ...
... Graphics Card Setup 2.6.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to AMD graphics card manuals for AMD CrossFireXTM driver updates. 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon graphics card... Pack 2 / VistaTM / 7 / 8 OS. 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM feature are properly seated on the slots. 23 ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard English Combining a range of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Please refer to enable CrossFireXTM feature. 2.6 CrossFireXTM, ...