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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard English Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) CPU Heatsink Retention Module AM3+ CPU Socket 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel A: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Blue) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel B: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2; White) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) Southbridge Controller SPI Flash Memory (32Mb) SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT 4), Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT 3), Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT 2), Blue) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT 1), Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT 0), Blue) System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2, White) Infrared Module Header (IR1) Serial Port Connector (COM1) PCI Slots (PCI1-2) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2; Blue) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1; White) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Northbridge Controller English 2 ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard Panel I/O Panel 1 2 3 *4 5 6 7 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA/D-Sub Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) LAN RJ-45 Port Central / Bass (Orange) Rear Speaker (Black) Optical SPDIF Out Port Line In (Light Blue) ** 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 3.0 Ports (USB01) eSATA2 Connector (eSATA1) HDMI Port VGA/DVI-D Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Status SPEED LED Description ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Off No Link Blinking Data Activity On Link Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port ** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection 2 4 6 8 V V V V -V V V --V V 3 ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard English Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker (No. 9) (No. 6) Central / Bass (No. 5) Line In or Side Speaker (No. 8) ---V To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. English 4 ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.0-in, 24.4 cm x 22.9 cm) ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard English 1.2 Specifications - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.0-in, 24.4 cm x 22.9 cm - All Solid Capacitor design - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - 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 CPU - Supports AMD OverDriveTM with ACC feature (Advanced Clock Calibration) - Supports AMD's Cool `n' QuietTM Technology - FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology - Northbridge: AMD 880G - Southbridge: AMD SB710 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Support DDR3 1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 3) - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 4) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Supports ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM - Integrated AMD Radeon HD 4250 graphics - DX10.1 class iGPU, Shader Model 4.1 - Max. shared memory 512MB (see CAUTION 5) - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI - Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 (1080P) - Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 75Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 85Hz - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics English 6 ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O SATA3 USB 3.0 Connector BIOS Feature - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Atheros® AR8151 - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATA2 Connector - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/ Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 5 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) - 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment 7 ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard English Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDriveTM Utility, AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial) - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 7) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 10) - SmartView (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 12) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 15) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. English 8 ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 Motherboard CAUTION! 1. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 30 for details. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation. Whether 1866/1800/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1866/1800/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest information. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3 for proper connection. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune different system functions in a user-friendly interface, which is including Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust. In Overclocking, you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal ...