ASROCK A75 Pro4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock A75 Pro4 Motherboard
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2.6 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide
This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings
multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3)
integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate
simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame
rates. Currently, AMD Dual Graphics Technology is only supported with Windows
®
7
OS, and is not available with Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ XP OS.
What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include?
An AMD Dual Graphics system includes an AMD Radeon HD 65XX/64XX graphics
processor and a motherboard based on an AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) integrated
chipset, all operating in a Windows
®
7 environment. Please refer to below PCI
Express graphics card support list for AMD Dual Graphics. For the future update of
more compatible PCI Express graphics cards, please visit AMD website for further
information.
Chipset Model Driver
AMD RADEON HD6670 ASUS DIS-PCIE2.1-ASUS-HDMI-EAH6670-DI-1GD3/1G-DDR3 8.86
AMD RADEON HD6570 MSI DIS-PCIE2.1-MSI-HDMI-R6570-MD1GD3-LP/1G-DDR3 8.86
AMD RADEON HD6450 MSI DIS-PCIE2.1-MSI-HDMI-R6450-MD1GD3-LP/1G-DDR3 8.86
Enjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics
Step 1. Please keep the default UEFI setting of “Dual Graphics“ option on [Auto].
Step 2. Install one AMD RADEON HD6670 / 6570 / 6450 PCI Express graphics
card to PCIE2 slot (blue).
Step 3. Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port. Please be noted that
the current VGA driver / VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from on-
board display only. For any future update, please refer to our website for
further information.
Step 4. Boot into OS. Please remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver
installed in your system.
Step 5. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for
both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card.
Step 6. Restart your computer. Right-click the desktop. Click “AMD VISION
Engine Control Center” to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

ASROCK A75 Pro4 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2400 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM1
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA III connectors	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP/EuP
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD A75
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Graphics card	-
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	224 mm
Width	305 mm