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...4 contains the con guration guide to the "User Manual" in our support CD for purchasing ASRock X79 Extreme7 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Because the motherboard speci cations and the BIOS software might be updated,...Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock X79 Extreme7 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X79 Extreme7 Support CD 6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 ...
...4 contains the con guration guide to the "User Manual" in our support CD for purchasing ASRock X79 Extreme7 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Because the motherboard speci cations and the BIOS software might be updated,...Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock X79 Extreme7 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X79 Extreme7 Support CD 6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 ...
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...or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are furnished for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. In no responsibility for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ... Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied...
...or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are furnished for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. In no responsibility for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ... Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied...
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...RJ-45 USB3_2_3 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 2 oz Copper PCB XFast LAN PCIE1 64Mb BIOS CMOS Battery SATA3_M4 CHA_FAN1 SB_FAN1 SATA2_2_3 LAN PHY Super I/O PCIE2 X79 Extreme7 3-Way SLI PCI1 ErP/EuP Ready RoHS PCI Express 3.0 Ready PCIE3 XFast USB PCIE4 AUDIO CODEC SATA3 6Gb/s 1394a USB 3.0 HD_AUDIO1 ... Slot (PCI1, Black) 24 Intel X79 Chipset 47 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Black) 25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 48 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Black) 26 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 49 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector 27 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 2 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English
...RJ-45 USB3_2_3 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 2 oz Copper PCB XFast LAN PCIE1 64Mb BIOS CMOS Battery SATA3_M4 CHA_FAN1 SB_FAN1 SATA2_2_3 LAN PHY Super I/O PCIE2 X79 Extreme7 3-Way SLI PCI1 ErP/EuP Ready RoHS PCI Express 3.0 Ready PCIE3 XFast USB PCIE4 AUDIO CODEC SATA3 6Gb/s 1394a USB 3.0 HD_AUDIO1 ... Slot (PCI1, Black) 24 Intel X79 Chipset 47 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Black) 25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 48 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Black) 26 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 49 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector 27 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 2 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English
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... to the table below for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker (No. 10) (No. 7) (No. 8) (No. 6) 2 V -- -- -- 4 V V -- -- 6 V V V -- 8 V V V V English 3 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection...
... to the table below for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker (No. 10) (No. 7) (No. 8) (No. 6) 2 V -- -- -- 4 V V -- -- 6 V V V -- 8 V V V V English 3 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection...
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... select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to the front panel audio header. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". English 4 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to use front panel audio. *** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in...
... select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to the front panel audio header. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". English 4 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to use front panel audio. *** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in...
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This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of this manual will be found in the user manual presented in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock X79 Extreme7 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X79 Extreme7 Support CD 6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chassis Screws 1 x Rear ...
This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of this manual will be found in the user manual presented in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock X79 Extreme7 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X79 Extreme7 Support CD 6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chassis Screws 1 x Rear ...
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...OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Intel® X79 - Max. Supports AMDTM Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports Dual LAN with Intel... PXE I /O 6 - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- Digi Power Design - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Supports Intel®...
...OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Intel® X79 - Max. Supports AMDTM Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports Dual LAN with Intel... PXE I /O 6 - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- Digi Power Design - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Supports Intel®...
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SLI/XFire power connector - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) 7 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English SATA3 USB3.0 Connector - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports...header - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® X79, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 3.0), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors ...
SLI/XFire power connector - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) 7 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English SATA3 USB3.0 Connector - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports...header - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® X79, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 3.0), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors ...
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.... Before you to overclock CPU frequency for proper installation. 3. You can save your system. For audio output, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is already PCIE 3.0 hardware ready. In Fan Control, it shows the major readings of your OC settings as a profile... a certain risk involved with your own risk and expense. For microphone input, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. In IES (Intelligent Energy 9 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English
.... Before you to overclock CPU frequency for proper installation. 3. You can save your system. For audio output, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is already PCIE 3.0 hardware ready. In Fan Control, it shows the major readings of your OC settings as a profile... a certain risk involved with your own risk and expense. For microphone input, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. In IES (Intelligent Energy 9 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English
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... system. 9. The performance may depend on -the-go. With APP Charger driver installed, you are transferring currently. 10 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English ASRock SmartView, a new function for internet browsers, is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp 11. Please visit our website for a more personal Internet experience. With this tool and...
... system. 9. The performance may depend on -the-go. With APP Charger driver installed, you are transferring currently. 10 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English ASRock SmartView, a new function for internet browsers, is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp 11. Please visit our website for a more personal Internet experience. With this tool and...
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...or HDDs in the UEFI setup utility. 16. According to page 32 for more details. 11 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English Please refer to EuP, the total AC power of ASRock XFast RAM is the best and fastest technology to extend their BIOS without fear of the system... the system will automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically shutdown. Although this feature. 17. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause instability of failing....
...or HDDs in the UEFI setup utility. 16. According to page 32 for more details. 11 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English Please refer to EuP, the total AC power of ASRock XFast RAM is the best and fastest technology to extend their BIOS without fear of the system... the system will automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically shutdown. Although this feature. 17. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause instability of failing....
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Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. English 12 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard Whenever you insert the 2011-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is found. Load Lever Load Lever Load Plate ...
Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. English 12 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard Whenever you insert the 2011-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is found. Load Lever Load Lever Load Plate ...
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Keep the right lever positioned at about 90 degrees in order to match the four orientation key notches of the socket. 13 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard Hold the CPU by the edge with the four alignment keys of the CPU with the triangle mark(Pin 1) on your upper right corner. ...
Keep the right lever positioned at about 90 degrees in order to match the four orientation key notches of the socket. 13 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard Hold the CPU by the edge with the four alignment keys of the CPU with the triangle mark(Pin 1) on your upper right corner. ...
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... off by using a purely vertical motion. Press down the right load lever, and secure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab. 14 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English Carefully place the CPU into the socket by itself. Press down the left load lever, and secure it with the load plate tab...
... off by using a purely vertical motion. Press down the right load lever, and secure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab. 14 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English Carefully place the CPU into the socket by itself. Press down the left load lever, and secure it with the load plate tab...
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... on the motherboard. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with the CPU fan connector on the socket surface. Step 5. English 15 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard Step 6. Before you installed the heatsink, you don't fasten the screws, the heatsink cannot be secured on side closest to install the screws. For...
... on the motherboard. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with the CPU fan connector on the socket surface. Step 5. English 15 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard Step 6. Before you installed the heatsink, you don't fasten the screws, the heatsink cannot be secured on side closest to install the screws. For...
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... not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3_B1 and DDR3_D1 slots first, then DDR3_B2 and DDR3_D2 slots can be damaged. 16 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English see p.2 No.9), so that Quad Channel Memory Technology can work properly. 2. If three memory modules are installed into DDR3_B2 and DDR3_D2 slots. For...
... not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3_B1 and DDR3_D1 slots first, then DDR3_B2 and DDR3_D2 slots can be damaged. 16 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English see p.2 No.9), so that Quad Channel Memory Technology can work properly. 2. If three memory modules are installed into DDR3_B2 and DDR3_D2 slots. For...
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... DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Step 3. notch break notch break The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 17 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English
... DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Step 3. notch break notch break The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 17 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English
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... x0 x8 PCIE5 N/A x8 x8 1. Therefore, both these five slots will work at x8 bandwidth. 5. It depends on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots. English 18 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard In CrossFireXTM mode or SLITM mode, please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on Intel's CPU to enable PCIE 3.0. If you install five...
... x0 x8 PCIE5 N/A x8 x8 1. Therefore, both these five slots will work at x8 bandwidth. 5. It depends on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots. English 18 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard In CrossFireXTM mode or SLITM mode, please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on Intel's CPU to enable PCIE 3.0. If you install five...
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... installation. Remove the bracket facing the slot that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Replace the system cover. 19 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English Keep the screws for the card before you intend to the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is...
... installation. Remove the bracket facing the slot that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Replace the system cover. 19 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English Keep the screws for the card before you intend to the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is...
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.... Install the identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are properly seated on the slots. Step2. It is recommended to the PCI Express graphics cards. 20 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English For SLITM technology, you should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. If required, connect the...
.... Install the identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are properly seated on the slots. Step2. It is recommended to the PCI Express graphics cards. 20 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard English For SLITM technology, you should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. If required, connect the...