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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock 890GX Pro3 Motherboard English Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) AM3+ CPU Socket CPU Heatsink Retention Module CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 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) Northbridge Controller Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) Southbridge Controller SATA3 Connector (SATAIII_3, White) SATA3 Connector (SATAIII_4, White) SATA3 Connector (SATAIII_2, White) SATA3 Connector (SATAIII_1, White) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5, White) Dr. Debug (LED) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) Power LED Header (PLED1) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) Reset Switch (RSTBTN) Power Switch (PWRBTN) Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394, White) SPI Flash Memory (32Mb) USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) SB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) SB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) Serial Port Connector (COM1) Infrared Module Header (IR1) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, White) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) PCI Slots (PCI2-3) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3; Blue) PCI Slot (PCI1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2; Blue) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1; White) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) English 2 ASRock 890GX Pro3 Motherboard Panel I/O Panel 1 2 3 *4 5 6 7 8 ** 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) VGA/D-Sub Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) LAN RJ-45 Port Central / Bass (Orange) Rear Speaker (Black) Optical SPDIF Out Port Line In (Light Blue) Front Speaker (Lime) 10 11 12 *** 13 14 15 16 17 Microphone (Pink) USB 3.0 Port (USB01) IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394) eSATA3 Connector Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN) VGA/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 Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker (No. 9) (No. 6) Central / Bass (No. 5) Line In or Side Speaker (No. 8) ---V 2 4 6 8 V V V V -V V V --V V 3 ASRock 890GX Pro3 Motherboard English 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. *** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M. English English English English English 4 ASRock 890GX Pro3 Motherboard 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 890GX Pro3 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 890GX Pro3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock 890GX Pro3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 890GX Pro3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 ASRock 890GX Pro3 Motherboard English 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 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 UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) (see CAUTION 1) - 4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports CPU up to 140W - Supports AMD's Cool `n' QuietTM Technology - FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology - Northbridge: AMD 890GX - Southbridge: AMD SB850 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Support DDR3 1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 4) - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE2 @ x16 mode; PCIE3 @ x4 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 3 x PCI slots - Supports ATITM Quad CrossFireXTM, CrossFireXTM and Hybrid CrossFireXTM - Integrated AMD Radeon HD 4290 graphics - DX10.1 class iGPU, Shader Model 4.1 - Max. shared memory 512MB (see CAUTION 6) - 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 Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics English 6 ASRock 890GX Pro3 Motherboard Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O SATA3 USB 3.0 Connector Smart Switch - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports - 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 eSATA3 Connector - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/ Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 5 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED) - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED 7 ASRock 890GX Pro3 Motherboard English BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 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 - CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment - 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 8) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 11) - SmartView (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 13) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 14) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 15) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Turbo 25 / Turbo 30 GPU Overclocking - Turbo UCC - 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 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 16) English 8 * 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. ASRock 890GX Pro3 Motherboard CAUTION! 1. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option "ASRock UCC", you can unlock the extra CPU core to enjoy an instant performance boost. When UCC feature is enabled, the dual-core or triple-core CPU will boost to the quad-core CPU, and some CPU, including quad-core CPU, can also increase L3 cache size up to 6MB, which means you can enjoy the upgrade CPU performance with a better price. Please be noted that UCC feature is supported with AM3/AM3+ CPU only, and in addition, not every AM3/AM3+ CPU can support this function because some CPU's hidden core may be malfunctioned. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 38 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 o ...