ASROCK 970DE3/U3S3 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 Motherboard
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2.8 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP /
XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit
on your SATA / SATA2 HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at
the following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures:
..\ RAID Installation Guide
2.7 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and
listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side
to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE
mode)
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE] for SATA2 ports.
Set the “Onboard SATA3 Operation Mode” option to [IDE] for SATA3 ports.
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.9 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP /
XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-
bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow
below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.9.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs
without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

ASROCK 970DE3/U3S3 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	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
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
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA II connectors	6
Number of SATA III connectors	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	-
I/O ports	1 x IR 1 x ATA133 IDE 1 x HDMI_SPDIF 1 x Power LED 1 x 8 pin 12V power
Serial ports quantity	1
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.
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL ErP/EuP Ready
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 770
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB710
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	191 mm
Width	305 mm