ASROCK 970DE3/U3S3 User Manual

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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 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.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-
by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the confi guration
guide to BIOS setup and information of 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 970DE3/U3S3 Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm)
ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 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 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