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Z77 OC Formula

User Manual

Version 1.1
Published June 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Z77 OC Formula User Manual Version 1.1 Published June 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran- ties or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.8 CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide ........29 2.9 Surround Display Feature ..........34 2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..... 37 2.11 Jumpers Setup ............39 2.12 Onboard Headers and Connectors ......40 2.13 Smart Switches ............
  • Page 4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ..........60 3.1 Introduction ..............60 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ............ 60 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ........... 61 3.2 Main Screen ..............61 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ............62 3.4 Advanced Screen ............68 3.4.1 CPU Coniguration ..........69 3.4.2 North Bridge Coniguration........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Z77 OC Formula motherboard, a reliable moth- erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains introduction of the motherboard and step- by-step guide to the hardware installation.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Platform CEB Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) OC Formula Kit OC Formula Power Kit - Digi Power - Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) (see CAUTION 1) - Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter different noise by 3 different capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC) - Premium Alloy Choke (Reduce 70% core loss compare to...
  • Page 7 ® Intel Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0. - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE5: x4 mode) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x 1 slots - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX CrossFireX ® - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI...
  • Page 8 - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8) ® SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel Z77, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9172, support RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug”...
  • Page 9 Multimedia Suite - OEM Unique Feature - Formula Drive (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 14)
  • Page 10 ® Vista / XP. For Windows OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limita- tion. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Win- ® dows cannot use. Only PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots support Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Ex- press in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU.
  • Page 11 Formula Drive. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 11. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS lash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems irst like MS-DOS or Windows ®...
  • Page 12 16. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into Formula Drive. ® It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32-bit CPU.
  • Page 13 19. ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and lash them without entering Windows ® Please note that you must be running on a DHCP conigured computer in order to enable this function.

  • Page 14: Motherboard Layout

    1.3 Motherboard Layout ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2) Intel Z77 Chipset ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) Power Switch (PWRBTN) 1155-Pin CPU Socket Reset Switch (RSTBTN) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 64Mb SPI Flash Memory (Backup BIOS) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 64Mb SPI Flash Memory (Main BIOS) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Black) (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black)

  • Page 15: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (Purple/Green) Microphone (Pink) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23) *** 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) LAN RJ-45 Port *** 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) Central / Bass (Orange) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_45) Rear Speaker (Black) HDMI Port (HDMI1) Optical SPDIF Out Port Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN) Line In (Light Blue)
  • Page 16 To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will ind “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”.

  • Page 17: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation This is a CEB form factor (12.0" x 10.5", 30.5 x 26.7 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

  • Page 18: Cpu Installation

    Plate ets more protection and make the instal- Load Lever lation process easier, ASRock has added Cover a new protection cover on top of the load plate to replace the former PnP caps that were under the load plate. For the installa-...
  • Page 19 orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 Pin1 alignment key 1155-Pin Socket orientation key notch 1155-Pin CPU For proper installation, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket.

  • Page 20: Installation Of Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155-Pin CPUs. Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto the cen- ter of the IHS on the socket’s surface. ASRock provides the free bundle GELID GC-Extreme Apply Thermal Interface Material Thermal Compound in the accessory pack.

  • Page 21: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel conig- uration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots: You have to install identical DDR3 DIMMs in Dual Channel A (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1;...

  • Page 22: Installing A Dimm

    Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.

  • Page 23: Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots)

    2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There are 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card, such as a Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. PCIE2 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards, or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX...

  • Page 24: Installing An Expansion Card

    Installing an expansion card Step 1. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation. Step 2.

  • Page 25: Tm Operation Guide

    2.7 SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide (Scalable Link Interface) ® This motherboard supports NVIDIA and Quad SLI technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics ® ® cards. Currently, NVIDIA technology supports Windows XP / XP 64-bit / ®...
  • Page 26 Step3. Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldingers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is irmly in place. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI...

  • Page 27: Driver Installation And Setup

    2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi- Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA ® nView system tray utility. Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature. ®...
  • Page 28 ® For Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For SLI and Quad SLI mode) A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar. B. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs, and then click NVIDIA Corporation.

  • Page 29: Crossfirex

    CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX , 3-way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX feature. CrossFireX technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D ®...
  • Page 30 Step 2. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards. (CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) CrossFire Bridge Step 3.

  • Page 31: Installing Three Crossfirex Tm -Ready Graphics Cards

    2.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireX -ready graphics cards that are ® certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot, another graphics card to PCIE4 slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot.
  • Page 32 2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1. Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2. Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.
  • Page 33 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire ”, the CrossFireX function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically reboot. After restarting your computer, please conirm whether the option “Enable CrossFire ” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the beneit of CrossFireX feature.

  • Page 34: Surround Display Feature

    2.9 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal HDMI output support and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the ben- eits of surround display feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1.
  • Page 35 D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”. E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary. F. Set the appropriate “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” for the second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values. G.
  • Page 36 HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt a monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-deinition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to the instructions below for more details about HDCP function.

  • Page 37: Asrock Smart Remote Installation Guide

    2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header. Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote. Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock...
  • Page 38 The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug function. Please install it before you boot the system. * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com...

  • Page 39: Jumpers Setup

    BIOS will take over on the next system boot. After that, short pin1 and pin2 again, then use “ASRock Instant Flash“ or “ASRock Internet Flash“ in BIOS setup utility to copy the BIOS ile to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation.

  • Page 40: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.12 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! Serial ATA2 Connectors These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) (SATA2_2_3: see p.14, No.
  • Page 41 USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.14, No. 31) three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.14, No.
  • Page 42 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front PRESENCE# (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) MIC_RET panel audio cable that allows OUT_RET (see p.14, No. 41) convenient connection and control of audio devices. OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L 1. High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly.
  • Page 43 system is in S1/S3 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered off (S5). HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.
  • Page 44 CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan 4 3 2 1 (4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to the connector and (see p.14, No. 4) match the black wire to the +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED ground pin. FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
  • Page 45 SLI/XFIRE Power Connector It is not necessary to use this (4-pin SLI/XFIRE_PWR1) connector, but please connect it (see p.14 No. 39) with a hard disk power SLI/XFIRE_POWER1 connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard. Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module.
  • Page 46 The Installation Guide of Front USB 3.0 Panel Step 1 Screw the 2.5” HDD/SSD to the Front Step 2 Prepare the bundled Front USB 3.0 Panel, four USB 3.0 Panel with four HDD screws. HDD screws, and six chassis screws. Step 3 Step 4 Screw the Front USB 3.0 Panel to the...

  • Page 47: Smart Switches

    2.13 Smart Switches The motherboard has six smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear CMOS switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off or reset the system clear the CMOS values; + / - rapid OC buttons, allowing users to quickly and easily adjust OC frequency;...
  • Page 48 PCIe ON/OFF Switch PCIe ON/OFF Switch allows 1: PCIE2 (SWITCH1) you to enable and disable the 2: PCIE4 (see p.14 No. 9) corresponding PCIE x16 slots. 3: PCIE5 When one of the installed PCIE x16 cards is out of order, you can use PCIe ON/OFF Switch to ind out the faulty one just with a single click without...

  • Page 49: Dr. Debug

    2.14 Dr. Debug Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr. Debug codes. Status Code Description 0x00 Not used 0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard) 0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading 0x03...
  • Page 50 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speciic) 0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speciic) 0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speciic) 0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started 0x3C Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module speciic) 0x3D...
  • Page 51 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speciic) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speciic) 0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speciic) 0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speciic) 0x68 PCI host bridge initialization 0x69...
  • Page 52 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAB Setup Input Wait 0xAC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAD Ready To Boot event 0xAE Legacy Boot event 0xAF...

  • Page 53: Post Status Checker

    2.15 Post Status Checker (PSC) Post Status Checker (PSC) diagnoses the computer when users power on the ma- chine. It emits a red light to indicate whether the CPU, memory, VGA or storage is dysfunctional. The lights go off if the four mentioned above are functioning normally. 2.16 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ®...

  • Page 54: Hot Plug And Hot Swap Functions For Sata / Sata2 Hdds

    2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATA2 in ® RAID / AHCI mode. Intel Z77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort.

  • Page 55: Sata / Sata2 / Sata3 Hdd Hot Plug Feature And Operation Guide

    SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Make sure your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual.
  • Page 56 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss. Step 2 Step 1 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-...

  • Page 57: Driver Installation Guide

    2.21 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive irst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers.

  • Page 58: Tm / Vista Tm

    ® 2.23 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ® If you want to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64- bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

  • Page 59: Installing Windows

    ® 2.23.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit Without RAID Functions ® If you want to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

  • Page 60: Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system coniguration tools, cool sound ef- fects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less dificult but also a lot more amusing. This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system.

  • Page 61: Navigation Keys

    3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items <Tab>...

  • Page 62: Oc Tweaker Screen

    3.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. NickShih’s OC Proile This option appears only when you adopt K-Series CPU. Different over- clocking clock rate configurations saved into profiles. Please note that users are required to manually adjust the voltage needed when applying Extreme Ln2 OC settings.
  • Page 63 Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro- cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to en- able power saving. The default value is [Enabled]. Coniguration options: ®...
  • Page 64 DRAM Timing Coniguration Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting. Coniguration options: [Auto], [Default], [Pro- ile 1] and [Proile 2]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically.
  • Page 65 Command Rate (CR) Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Memory Performance Level Use this item to change select Memory Performance Level. Lower for better memory performance. Higher for better memory compatibility. The default is [Auto].
  • Page 66 tRRDR Use this item to change tRRDR setting. The default is [Auto]. tRRSR Use this item to change tRRSR setting. The default is [Auto]. tWWDD Use this item to change tWWDD setting. The default is [Auto]. tWWDR Use this item to change tWWDR setting. The default is [Auto]. tWWSR Use this item to change tWWSR setting.
  • Page 67 driving. When no new valid command is driven, previous command & address is driven. The default is [Disabled]. DIMM Exit Mode Use this item to select DIMM Exit Mode. The default is [Fast Exit]. Power Down Mode Use this to control power down mode. The default value is [No Power Down].

  • Page 68: Advanced Screen

    VCCSA Voltage Use this to select VCCSA Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. VTT DDR Voltage Use this to select VTT DDR Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. PCH 1 Voltage Use this to select PCH 1 Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. PCH 2 Voltage Use this to select PCH 2 Voltage.

  • Page 69: Cpu Configuration

    3.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that sup- ports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes ® ® optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft Windows XP / Vista ®...
  • Page 70 No-Execute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute codes. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.

  • Page 71: North Bridge Configuration

    3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express]. VT-d ® ® Use this to enable or disable Intel VT-d technology (Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O).

  • Page 72: South Bridge Configuration

    3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio feature.

  • Page 73: Storage Configuration

    3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. SATA Mode Selection This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Coniguration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode].
  • Page 74 Bootable Marvell SATA3 Controller Use this to enable or disable Onboard Marvell SATA3 Option ROM. If Op- tion ROM is disabled, you cannot use the SATA devices connected to the Marvell SATA3 controller as Boot Device. ® We recommend to use Intel Z77 SATA ports (SATA3_0, SATA3_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5) for your bootable devices.

  • Page 75: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology

    3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al- lows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. The default is [Enabled]. Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 entry.

  • Page 76: Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology

    3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology. Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology keeps your e-mail and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode.

  • Page 77: Super Io Configuration

    3.4.7 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Coniguration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.

  • Page 78: Acpi Configuration

    3.4.8 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table.

  • Page 79: Usb Configuration

    3.4.9 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four coniguration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].

  • Page 80: Tool

    3.5 Tool Sound Effect Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility. System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system conigura- tion in UEFI setup. Besides, System Browser supports Multi-point Ther- mal Monitor feature, which provides users the temperature of various parts of the motherboard graphically, so that users may precisely keep track and control of the temperature of each parts of their motherboard when overclocking.
  • Page 81 Internet Flash Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and lash them without entering Windows OS. Please note that you must be running on a DHCP conigured computer in order to en- able this function.

  • Page 82: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan 1 &...

  • Page 83: Boot Screen

    3.7 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to conig- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indeinite waiting.

  • Page 84: Security Screen

    3.8 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.

  • Page 85: Exit Screen

    3.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save coniguration changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Yes] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Discard changes and exit setup?”...

  • Page 86: Software Support

    Click on a speciic item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your...

  • Page 87: Storage Coniguration

    Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode ® This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow the procedures below to install the operating system. ®...

  • Page 88: Installing Os On A Hdd Larger Than 2Tb In Raid Mode

    RAID drivers into a USB lash disk. You can download the driver from ® 2. Copy Intel ASRock's website and unzip the ile into a USB lash disk OR copy the ile from ASRock motherboard support CD. (please copy the iles under following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Vista_Intel..
  • Page 89 E. Please keep the USB lash disk installed until the system's irst reboot. ® F. Continue to install OS by following the Windows instructions. ® 5. Follow Windows Installation Guide to install OS. ® If you install Windows 7 64-bit / Vista 64-bit on a large hard disk (ex.
  • Page 90 B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service. a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applications>Services”; Then double click “Volume Shadow Copy”.
  • Page 91 c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”. C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. ® Windows 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotix KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ 7 64-bit, install the hotix kb2505454. ®...

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