ASROCK 890GX Pro3 User manual

AMD 890GX + SB850 Chipsets
890GX Pro3
www.asrock.com
Detail Specification
Product Brief
CPU
Memory
Expansion Slot
Audio
Graphics
LAN
Rear Panel I/O
Connector
SATA3
USB 3.0
BIOS Feature
Smart Switch
Support CD
Accessories
Hardware Monitor
OS
Certifications
The specification is subject to change without notice. The brand and product names are trademarks of their
respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.
Chipset
Platform
- 100% All Solid Capacitor design
- Supports AM3+ processor, 8-Core CPU
- Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1866(OC)
- Supports ATI
TM
Quad CrossFireX
TM
, CrossFireX
TM
and Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 4290 graphics, DX10.1
class iGPU, Shader Model 4.1
- Multi-VGA Output : D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- 2 x USB 3.0, 5 x SATA3, 2 x IEEE 1394
- Dr. Debug, Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- Supports XFast USB, AXTU, UEFI, Instant Boot,
Instant Flash, APP Charger, SmartView, Turbo UCC
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek
ALC892 AUdio Codec), Supports Premium Blu-ray
audio
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- All Solid Capacitor design
- Support for Socket AM3+ processors
- Support for Socket AM3 processors:AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3
/ X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
- Supports 8-Core CPU
- Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
- 4 + 1 Power Phase Design
- Supports CPU up to 140W
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTechnology
- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0)Technology
- Northbridge: AMD 890GX
- Southbridge: AMD SB850
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800
non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2 @ x16 mode; PCIE3 @ x4
mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
- 3 x PCI slots
- Supports ATITM Quad CrossFireXTM, CrossFireXTM and Hybrid
CrossFireXTM
- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 4290 graphics
- DX10.1 class iGPU, Shader Model 4.1
- Max. shared memory 512MB
- Three VGAOutput options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200
(1080P)
- Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 75Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 85Hz
- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI
and HDMI ports
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (RealtekALC892 Audio
Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray audio support
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Atheros®AR8151
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port
- 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATA3 Connector
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front
Speaker / Microphone
- 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x IEEE 1394 header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED)
- 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to
5Gb/s
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDriveTM
ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial;
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial)
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
- Microsoft®Windows®7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP /
XP 64-bit compliant compliant
- FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATAdata cables (optional)
Unique Feature
- ASRock ExtremeTuning Utility (AXTU)
- Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock AIWI
- ASRock APP Charger
- SmartView
- ASRock XFast USB
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Turbo 25 /Turbo 30 GPU Overclocking
- Turbo UCC
Core
CPU Ready
8CPU Ready
8Core CPU
Supports
AM3+CPU
Supports
AM3+

AMD 890GX + SB850 Chipsets
890GX Pro3
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ASRock XFast USB Technology -
Faster Than Your Imagination!
ASRock XFast USB Technology -
Faster Than Your Imagination!
ASRock XFast USB Technology redefines the new standard in high performance computing. Proving once
again to be the pioneer in motherboard industry, ASRock XFast USB Series Motherboards integrate with
the latest XFast USB Technology which delivers the world's fastest USB data transfer speed. According to
the below graph, it shows that the ASRock XFast USB technology can even boost USB 3.0 performance up
to 335.23%!
(The rear I/O photo is example only)
ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Write
154624 KB/s
41160 KB/s 275.67%
Faster
Other Motherboard without XFast USB Technology
ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB Technology
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read 512K
Other Motherboard without XFast USB Technology
ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB Technology
238.1 MB/s
184.2 MB/s 29.26%
Faster
ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Write
181817 KB/s
41775 KB/s 335.23%
Faster
Other Motherboard without XFast USB Technology
ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB Technology
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Read Seq
Other Motherboard without XFast USB Technology
ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB Technology
242.9 MB/s
195 MB/s 24.56%
Faster

AMD 890GX + SB850 Chipsets
890GX Pro3
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AM3+ 8-Core Processor Support
890GX Pro3
AMD 890GX + SB850
Phenom II X2 555
Kingston 1333 1Gx2
ATI 4890
WD 500G
Motherboard
5634
11125
61.78
134.1
97%
97% 171%171%
Compatible with AM3+ 8-Core CPU! This board is designed to
build up the most powerful system performance and deliver
the most demanding technology for users nowadays. Just
enjoy next generation computing with ASRock 8-Core CPU
Ready motherboard.
Two-Piece Retention Module
By adopting the exclusive AMD two-piece retention module that
improves the cooling efficiency with AM3+/AM3/AM2+ CPU
coolers, this board allows heat dissipation becomes faster and
effective.

AMD 890GX + SB850 Chipsets
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UEFI – The Revolutionary BIOS Interface
AXTU – The All-in-1 Tuning Software
AXTU – The All-in-1 Tuning Software
UEFI – The Revolutionary BIOS Interface
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one software to fine-tune different features in an user-
friendly interface, which includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In
Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed and
temperature for you to adjust. In Overclocking, you are allowed to adjust the CPU frequency, ratio and
some voltages for optimal system performance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile
and share with your friends. Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same
OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy Saver), the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output
phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance.
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a
revolutionary BIOS utility which offers tweak-
friendly options in an advanced viewing interface.
Compared with traditional BIOS design, the latest
UEFI utility provides lots improved functions. The
major features of UEFI include:
1. Graphical Visual Experience – UEFI provides an
improved visual interface with colorful icons and
makes your computing environment more versatile
to replace the traditional dull BIOS page.
2. Mouse Enabling – Besides keyboard control,
you can freely use mouse to select your ideal
settings in UEFI as well.
3. Supports 3TB bootable HDD - UEFI breaks the
limitation of 2TB bootable HDD on traditional
BIOS. With UEFI, you can enjoy 3TB bootable
HDD size.
*Windows Vista-64bit or Windows 7-64bit OS is required

AMD 890GX + SB850 Chipsets
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The Major Features of SmartView
Visual thumbnail images which categorize
and rank your frequently visited websites, as
well as provide a chronological view of your
browser history.
A persistent, real-time Facebook newsfeed
located within the Internet Explorer sidebar.
A "Friend Wall" that conveniently alphabet-
izes your Facebook friends by profile photo,
allowing immediate access to your friends'
profile pages.
Two mode options that allow you to choose your favored view style.
A "share this" button which allows you to
instantly and immediately share webpage posts
and links to your friends' Facebook pages.
A persistent search box from best-in-class search engines
such as Google, Yahoo, Baidu (China only) and Yandex
(Russia only).
Flow Mode Flow Mode
Experience the Brand New Browser Now
SmartView is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history, your
Facebook friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet
experience. ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep
in touch with friends on-the-go.
System Requirements
OS version: Win7 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64
bit�Browser version: IE8

AMD 890GX + SB850 Chipsets
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CyberLink Power2Go 6.1 LE OEM
Power2Go 6 lets you burn and backup videos, photos, music and data onto Blu-ray
Discs and DVDs.
CyberLink MediaShow 4.1 SE OEM
Photo and video management software MediaShow edits videos and photos
instantly, creates slideshow, and allows publishing directly to YouTube and Flickr.
CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 DTS Trial
World-renowned PowerDVD 8 DTS delivers outstanding DVD movie playback quality
on your PC.
CyberLink PowerDirector 8.0 Trial
PowerDirector - Video Editing software – edits high-definition videos including
AVCHD, allows output to PSP iPod and Blu-ray Disc.
CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5 Trial
PowerBackup backups valuable data on your PC.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Trial
The Sound Blaster X-Fi MB solution provides premium audio quality, effects and
features for PC systems equipped with onboard audio.
For gamers, the EAX®ADVANCED HD 4.0, with its state-of-the-art Multi-Environment
rendering and reverb modelling, delivers a much more realistic and immersive 3D
gaming experience than your motherboard audio ever will.