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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock X58 Extreme3 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 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 1366-Pin CPU Socket Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 3 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Triple Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, DDR3_C1 ; White) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 3 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Triple Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, DDR3_C2 ; Blue) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2, White) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) SATAII Connector (SATAII_1_2, Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_3_4, Blue) SATAII Connector (SATAII_5_6, Blue) South Bridge Controller Power LED Header (PLED1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Dr. Debug Reset Switch (RSTBTN) Power Switch (PWRBTN) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 8Mb SPI Flash Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394, White) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) TPM Header (TPM1) COM Port Header (COM1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, White) Infrared Module Header (IR1) PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE4, White) Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1) PCI Slot (PCI2) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3, Blue) PCI Slot (PCI1) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue) North Bridge Controller North Bridge Fan Connector (NB_FAN1) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) English 2 ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard Panel I/O Panel 1 2 3 4 *5 6 7 8 9 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Coaxial SPDIF Out Port USB 2.0 Port (USB0) IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394) LAN RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) ** 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 3.0 Ports USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Powered eSATAIII/USB 2.0 Connector Optical SPDIF Out Port Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN) 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. 10) (No. 7) 2 V -4 V V 6 V V 8 V V Central / Bass (No. 8) --V V Side Speaker (No. 6) ---V 3 ASRock X58 Extreme3 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 "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon. Click "Jack" and then click "Configuration". In "Configuration" screen, please check the item "Independent Headphone". For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon. Click "Advanced Options" on the right side on the bottom. In "Advanced Options" screen, please check the item "Independent Headphone". English 4 ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock X58 Extreme3 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. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in 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 X58 Extreme3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock X58 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X58 Extreme3 Support CD 1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 5 ASRock X58 Extreme3 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 (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Intel® Socket 1366 CoreTM i7 Processor Extreme Edition / CoreTM i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology - System Bus up to 6400 MT/s; Intel® QuickPath Interconnect - Advanced V8 Power Phase Design - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports EM64T CPU - Northbridge: Intel® X58 - Southbridge: Intel® ICH10R - Triple Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 6 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1600(OC)/1333(OC)/ 1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports DDR3 ECC, un-buffered memory with Intel® Workstation 1S Xeon® processors 3500 series - Max. capacity of system memory: 24GB (see CAUTION 4) - Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue @ x16 mode) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (white @ x4 mode) (Double-wide slot spacing between each PCI-E slot) - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Supports ATITM CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM - Supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection - DAC with 110dB dynamic range (VIA® VT2020 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111DL - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio English 6 LAN Rear Panel I/O ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard SATA3 USB3.0 Connector Smart Switch BIOS Feature - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 5 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x Powered eSATAIII/USB 2.0 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 - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9128, support hardware RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_2 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) - 2 x USB3.0 ports by NEC UPD720200, support USB 1.0/2.0/ 3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x TPM header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/NB/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 6) - 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 - 8Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" 7 ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard English Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, IOH, ICH, VTT, IOH/ICH PCIE, CPU PLL, IOH CSI, VCORE Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 7) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 8) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 10) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Good Night LED - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/NB/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU 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 13) * 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 X58 Extreme3 Motherboard CAUTION! 1. 2. 3. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 62 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 37 for details. This motherboard supports Triple Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Triple Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 16 for proper installation. 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. For microphone in ...