Quote Originally Posted by jd299 View Post
Just got this board!

I have a few questions before building my computer:

- The low mmio align option: Should I mess with that or just leave it as it is? I'm using Windows 7 64 bit and Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit. No overclocking.

- I got 8gb (2x4gb) RAM. It's DDR3 1600, 8-8-8-24 and 1.5V. For this board do I have to manually put the clock speed and timing or will it recognize it right away. If I do have to put it manually, how/where is it done? Oh and that 1.5V, do I have to enable some other option for that? Thanks!

- Also, should I use the drivers cd or just let Windows recognize it?

It's supposed to come with 6 standoff screws but I don't see them anywhere.
Isn't "low mmio align" for using more memory for 32Bit system, is it?
If so, you are using 64Bit OS so you don't have to mess with it. (I'm not 100% sure about this...)

You have to go in to the BIOS and in OC tab in the middle, you'll see "DRAM setting"
or something like that.
You can manually put voltage (DRAM Voltage section is in the first page of the OC Tab I think...)
and numbers to make it match with your default RAM setting. (you may leave the 1t/2t(1n/2n) to auto and see what it says in CPU-Z. But if you know the RAM is suited for 1 or 2t, just put that in manually also.
Leave everything else other than main 4 numbers (ex: 8-8-8-24) to auto since you aren't OC the RAM.

Don't use any driver than came with the mobo.
Download the latest driver from AsRock website or the components website.

Stand offs usually come with the case.
Some case has them pre-built in.