ASROCK B75M Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock B75M Motherboard
2.7 CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
. CrossFireX
TM
technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple
high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a
range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative
interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX
TM
enables the highest possible level of
performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireX
TM
is
supported by Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista
TM
/ 7 OS. Quad CrossFireX
TM
is supported by Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ 7 OS only. Please check AMD’s website for AMD
CrossFireX
TM
driver updates.
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
Different CrossFireX
TM
cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX
TM
feature. For other CrossFireX
TM
cards that AMD has released or will release in the
future, please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE2 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
1. If a customer incorrectly congures their system they will not see the performance
benets of CrossFireX
TM
. All three CrossFireX
TM
components, a CrossFireX
TM
Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
TM
Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX
TM
Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to benet from the
CrossFireX
TM
multi-GPU platform.
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
TM
Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX
TM
mode.
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ASROCK B75M Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	5
Number of SATA III connectors	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
HDMI version	1.4a
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.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662
Cooling type	Passive
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP/EuP Ready
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel B75
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7, Vista, XP 32/64-bit
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
Cables included	SATA
Graphics card	GMA X4500
OpenGL version	3.2
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 1x16
Controller 2nd interface type	ASMedia ASM1061
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-Fi standards	Not supported
Networking features	Gigabit LAN
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	213 mm
Width	244 mm