ASROCK 960GM/U3S3 FX User Manual

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2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system
already, you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your
system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install
onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your
computer. Then you can start to use dual monitor function on this motherboard.
When you playback HDCP-protected video from Blu-ray (BD) or
HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the two
monitors instead of both monitors.
2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features
2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features
2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features
Dual Monitor Feature
This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal dual VGA output
support (DVI-D and D-Sub), you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature
without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also
provides independent display controllers for DVI-D and D-Sub to support dual VGA
output so that DVI-D and D-sub can drive same or different display contents.
To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps:
1. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the DVI-D port on the I/O panel. And connect
the D-Sub monitor cable to the D-Sub port on the I/O panel.
Surround Display Feature
This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal dual VGA
output support (DVI-D and D-Sub) and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you
can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature.
Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:
1. Install the ATI
TM
PCI Express VGA card on PCIE2 slot. Please refer to page 17 for
proper expansion card installation procedures for details.
2. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the DVI-D port on the I/O panel. And connect
the D-Sub monitor cable to the D-Sub port on the I/O panel. Connect the other
DVI-D monitor cable and D-Sub monitor cable to the corresponding connectors of
the add-on PCI Express VGA card on PCIE2 slot.
D-Sub port DVI-D port

ASROCK 960GM/U3S3 FX Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
System bus rate	5.2 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Processor system buses supported	2600 MHz
Number of SATA II connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	Parallel ATA, SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL\\r ErP/EuP Ready
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 760G
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB710
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Graphics card	Radeon HD 3000
DirectX version	10
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	512 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	8 Mbit
Trial software	AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial
Cables included	SATA

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	198 mm
Width	244 mm