ASROCK 970DE3/U3S3 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 Motherboard
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CAUTION!
1. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read
“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 23 for details.
2. 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 13 for proper installation.
3. Whether 1866/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the
AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1866/1600 mem-
ory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list
on our website for the compatible memory modules.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
4. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be
less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows
®
7 /
Vista
TM
/ XP. For Windows
®
64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such
limitation.
5. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil
your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware
devices to get the best system performance under Windows
®
environ-
ment. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock
OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
6. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, Intel-
ligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparal-
leled power savings. The voltage regulator can reduce the number of out-
put phases to improve effi ciency when the CPU cores are idle. In other
words, it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power
effi ciency without sacrifi cing computing performance. To use Intelligent
Energy Saver function, please enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet option in the BIOS
setup in advance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures
of Intelligent Energy Saver. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
7. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS
without entering operating systems fi rst like MS-DOS or Windows
®
. With
this utility, you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to
BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool
and save the new BIOS fi le to your USB fl ash drive, fl oppy disk or hard
drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar-
ing an additional fl oppy diskette or other complicated fl ash utility. Please
be noted that the USB fl ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 fi le
system.

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