English – ASRock X79 Extreme3 User Manual

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ASRock X79 Extreme3 Motherboard

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frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifes-
pan.

13. ASRock X-FAN will be automatically activated only when the system rises

to a certain temperature under heavy-loading or overclocking. Normally,
ASRock X-FAN will remain deactivated to give users the quietest comput-
ing experience. The target temperature and fan speed settings can be
configured in the UEFI setup utility.

14. ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear

of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock
Crashless BIOS will automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after
regaining power. Please note that BIOS files need to be placed in the root
directory of your USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.

15. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended

to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU
bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU.

16. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the moth-
erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back
again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease
between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

17. Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 and ASRock XFast RAM

are not supported by

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit.

18. EuP stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by the

European Union to define the power consumption for the completed
system. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system
should be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standards,
an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required.
According to Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet
the standard of 5v, and the standby power efficiency should be higher
than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power sup-
ply selection, we recommend you to check with the power supply manu-
facturer for more details.

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