ASROCK 970 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard
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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock 970 Extreme3 motherboard, a reliable mother-
board 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 specifi cations and the BIOS software might
be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modifi cations of this manual occur, the updated ver-
sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may
fi nd 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 specifi c information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm)
ASRock 970 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock 970 Extreme3 Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You...
To get better performance in Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64
bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Confi guration
to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in
our support CD for details.

ASROCK 970 Extreme3 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866 MHz
System bus rate	4.8 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
Processor system buses supported	2400 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA III connectors	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2
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.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP/EuP
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 970
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB950
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows 7, 7 (64-bit), Vista, Vista (64-bit), XP, XP (64-bit)
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	218 mm
Width	305 mm