User Guide

AMD 790GX + SB750 Chipsets
790GX Pro
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Detail Specification
Product Brief
CPU
Memory
Expansion Slot
Graphics
Audio
LAN
Rear Panel I/O
Connector
BIOS Feature
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
- Phenom II X6 6-Core CPU Ready
- Supports CPU up to 140W
- Supports ASRock UCC - Unlock CPU Core
- Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1800(OC)
- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 3300 graphics, DX10 class
iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0
- Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek
ALC892 Audio Codec), Premium Blu-ray audio support
- Supports ASRock Instant Boot, Instant Flash, OC Tuner,
IES, OC DNA, Multi-Speed Fan Control
- ErP/EuP Ready
- Free Software: CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial;
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm
- Solid Capacitor for CPU power
- Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom
TM
II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2
(except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
- Six-Core CPU Ready
- Supports CPU up to 140W
- Supports ASRock UCC - Unlock CPU Core
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
- Northbridge: AMD 790GX
- Southbridge: AMD SB750
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC,
un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue @ x16 mode)
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
- 3 x PCI slots
- Supports ATI
TM
Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 3300 graphics
- DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0
- Max. shared memory 512MB
- Multi VGA Output 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 (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray audio support
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111E
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports LAN Cable Detection
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
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATAII Connector
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker /
Microphone
- 5 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/NB/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDrive
TM
Utility, AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion, ASRock Software Suite
(CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster
X-Fi MB - Trial)
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/NB/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 / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit
compliant
- FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables (Optional)
Unique Feature
- ASRock OC Tuner
- Intelligent Energy Saver
- Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock OC DNA
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
1800