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970M Pro3

Support for Socket AM3+ / AM3 Processors
Solid Capacitor design
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2400+(OC)
2 PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1, 1 PCI
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps
6 SATA3
4 USB 3.1 Gen1 (2 Front, 2 Rear), 10 USB 2.0 (4 Front, 6 Rear)
1 TPM Header, 1 IR Header
Supports ASRock Full Spike Protection, X-Boost, APP Shop, High Density Glass Fabric PCB

This model may not be sold worldwide. Please contact your local dealer for the availability of this model in your region.

Specification
Support

Unique Feature
ASRock Super Alloy
- Sapphire Black PCB
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock APP Shop
CPU
- Supports Socket AM3+ processors
- Supports Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ 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' Quiet Technology
- FSB 2400 MHz (4.8 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
Chipset
- Northbridge: AMD 970
- Southbridge: AMD SB950
Memory
- Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR3 2400+(OC) / 2100(OC) / 1866(OC) / 1800(OC) / 1600(OC) / 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB*
- Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
- Supports AMD Memory Profile Technology (AMP) up to AMP 2400

*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows^® 32-bit OS. For Windows^® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
BIOS
- 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
- CPU, VCCM, NB Voltage multi-adjustment
Graphics
- n/a
Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- ELNA Audio Caps

*To configure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
LAN
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111E
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports LAN Cable Detection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE
Slots
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE3: x4 mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
- 1 x PCI Slot
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
Storage
- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*

*RAID 5 is not supported with Windows^® 7 and Widows 10
Connector
- 1 x IR Header
- 1 x TPM Header
- 1 x Power LED Header
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
- 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
- 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
- 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header by Etron EJ188H (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
Rear Panel I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 6 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Etron EJ188H) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Software and UEFI
Software
- ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock XFast RAM
- ASRock Restart to UEFI
- ASRock X-Boost
UEFI
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- ASRock Crashless BIOS
- ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
- ASRock UEFI System Browser
- ASRock UEFI Tech Service
- ASRock Dehumidifier Function
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer
- ASRock Easy Driver Installer
- Turbo 50 / Turbo 60 Overclocking
Support CD
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)
Accessories
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables
Hardware Monitor
- CPU, Chassis temperature sensing
- CPU, Chassis, Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust fan speed by CPU temperature)
- CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control
- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore Voltage
Form Factor
- Micro ATX Form Factor
- Solid Capacitor design
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB
OS
- Microsoft^® Windows^® 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista™ 32-bit / Vista™ 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit
Certifications
- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

Description	Language	Download
User Manual	English	Global	China
BSMI	Multi-Language	Global	China
Quick Installation Guide	Multi-Language	Global	China
RAID Installation Guide	English	Global	China

The specification is subject to change without notice in advance. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.

The above user interface picture is a sample for reference. The actual user interface may vary with the updated software version.

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