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Z68 Extreme4
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Version 1.0
Published March 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 Z68 Extreme4 User Manual Version 1.0 Published March 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 (including damages for loss of pro ts, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ..... 49 2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ................50 2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs ..50 2.19 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ............
  • Page 4 ® 2.22 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ....57 ® 2.22.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions............57 ® 2.22.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista Vista 64-bit Without RAID Functions ....

  • Page 5: Introduction

    ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step- by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the con guration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

  • Page 6: Speci Cations

    Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm Platform - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) ® - Supports 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Advanced V8 Power Phase Design ®...
  • Page 7 NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_M2 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/ 2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) by...
  • Page 8 Connector - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors - 1 x Floppy connector...
  • Page 9 Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.
  • Page 10 Your friends then can load the OC profi le to their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy Saver), the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance.
  • Page 11 BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS fi le to your USB fl ash drive, fl oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar- ing an additional fl...
  • Page 12 CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156. Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used. 19. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to defi...

  • Page 13: Motherboard Layout

    SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, White) HDMI_SPDIF Header SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) (HDMI_SPDIF1, White) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE5, Blue) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue) PCI Slot (PCI2) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_4, Blue) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue)

  • Page 14: I/O Panel

    Optical SPDIF Out Port VGA/DVI-D Port Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications ACT/LINK...
  • Page 15 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 nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”.

  • Page 16: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

  • Page 17: Cpu Installation

    Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Other- wise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.
  • Page 18 1155-Pin CPU For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 3-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo- tion.

  • Page 19: Installation Of Heatsink And Cpu Fan

    Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis- sipation.

  • Page 20: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR3_ A1 and DDR3_B1;...
  • Page 21 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. notch break...

  • Page 22: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

  • Page 23: Sli

    Operation Guide ® This motherboard supports NVIDIA and Quad SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics ® ® cards. Currently, NVIDIA technology supports Windows XP / XP 64-bit / ®...
  • Page 24 Make sure ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is rmly in place. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot.
  • Page 25 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 26 G. You can freely enjoy the bene t of SLI or Quad SLI feature. ® * SLI appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc., and is used only for identi cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene t, without intent to infringe.

  • Page 27: Crossfirex Tm , 3-Way Crossfirex Tm And Quad Crossfirex Tm Operation Guide

    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 28 Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub...
  • Page 29 2.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”. Step 2. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
  • Page 30 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph- ics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor...
  • Page 31 Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for de- tails. Step 4. Restart your computer. Step 5. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer. ® Then you will nd “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows taskbar. ATI Catalyst Control Center Step 6.
  • Page 32 * CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc., and is used only for identi cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene t, without intent to infringe. * For further information of ATI CrossFireX technology, please check AMD website for...

  • Page 33: Dual Monitor And Surround Display Features

    HDMI port VGA/DVI-D port 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer.
  • Page 34 [128MB], [256MB] or [512MB] to enable the function of VGA/D-sub. Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If you do not adjust the UEFI setup, the default value of “Onboard VGA Share Memory”, [Auto], will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA...
  • Page 35 C. Click “OK” to save your change. D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identi ed by the number three to eight. 6. Use Surround Display. Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use.

  • Page 36: Asrock Smart Remote Installation Guide

    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 37: Jumpers Setup

    Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds.

  • Page 38: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    FDD connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.13 No. 34) the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data (SATA2_2: see p.13, No.
  • Page 39 DUMMY P+10 P-10 USB_PWR USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB 3.0 IntA_P2_D+ IntA_P2_D- ports on the I/O panel, there is (19-pin USB3_12_13) IntA_P2_SSTX+ IntA_P2_SSTX- one USB 3.0 header on this (see p.13 No. 26) IntA_P2_SSRX+ motherboard. This USB 3.0...
  • Page 40 Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys- tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).
  • Page 41 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. The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc.
  • Page 42 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. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
  • Page 43 USB 3.0 Panel with four HDD screws. HDD screws, and six chassis screws. Step 3 Screw the Front USB 3.0 Panel to the Intall the Front USB 3.0 Panel into the 2.5” Step 4 drive bay with six chassis screws. drive bay of the chassis.

  • Page 44: Smart Switches

    2.13 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear CMOS switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off or reset the sytem clear the CMOS values. Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch,...

  • Page 45: 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)
  • Page 46 Internal CPU error 0x5B reset PPI is not available 0x5C-0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes 0xE0 S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL) 0xE1 S3 Boot Script execution 0xE2 Video repost 0xE3 OS S3 wake vector call...
  • Page 47 North Bridge DXE initialization is started 0x6A North Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 0x6B North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci c) 0x6C North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci c) 0x6D North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module speci c)
  • Page 48 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...

  • Page 49: Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ataii (Sataii) Hard Disks Installation

    STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII con- nector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. 2.16 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ®...

  • Page 50: Hot Plug And Hot Swap Functions For Sata / Sataii Hdds

    SATA / SATAII HDD. What is Hot Swap Function? If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

  • Page 51: Sata / Sataii / Sata3 Hdd Hot Plug Feature And Operation Guide

    1. Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which supports SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug. * The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website: www.asrock.com...
  • Page 52 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side. Step 2 Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

  • Page 53: Driver Installation Guide

    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. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

  • Page 54: Setting Up A "Raid Ready" System

    2.21.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System You can also set up a “RAID Ready” system with a single SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard disk. A “RAID Ready” system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 at a later date by using RAID migration feature of Intel Rapid Storage.

  • Page 55: Migrating A "Raid Ready" System To Raid

    Rapid Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID con guration. 7. After setting up a “RAID Ready” system as the above steps, you can follow the procedures of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 2.21.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready”...

  • Page 56: Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-Bit / Vista

    Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Con guration”, which is lo- cated in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD, “Guide to Intel Rapid Storage”, which is located in the folder at the follow- ing path: ..

  • Page 57: Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-Bit / Vista

    2 on page 53. ® STEP 3: Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette, you can start to install Win- ® ® dows XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver.

  • Page 58: Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-Bit / Vista

    A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Con guration. B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports.) Set the option “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATA3_M1 and SATA3_M2 ports.) ®...

  • Page 59: Uefi Setup Utility

    To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Exit Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also use the mouse to click your required item.

  • Page 60: Navigation Keys

    To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY <F10> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen <ESC> 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.

  • Page 61: Oc Tweaker Screen

    [Auto], you need to set the “Power Schemes” as “Portable/Laptop” to en- ® able this function. If you install Windows Vista / 7 and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology.
  • Page 62 Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology. Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in speci c condition.
  • Page 63 Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual set- ting. The default is [Auto]. Memory Fast Boot Use this item to adjust DDR fast boot mode. The default value is [Auto]. Memory Power Down Mode Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Auto], [Slow] and [Fast].
  • Page 64 Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The de- fault is [Auto]. Voltage Control Power Saving Mode Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode. The default value is [Disabled]. CPU Core Voltage Use this to select CPU Core Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

  • Page 65: Advanced Screen

    3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the con gurations for the following items: CPU Con gu- ration, North Bridge Con guration, South Bridge Con guration, Storage Con gura- tion, Super IO Con guration, ACPI Con guration and USB Con guration.

  • Page 66: Cpu Con Guration

    CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. Con guration options: [All], [1] and [2]. The default value is [All].
  • Page 67 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 code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.

  • Page 68: North Bridge Con Guration

    Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled]. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express]. Onboard VGA Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature.
  • Page 69 DVMT Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item. Configuration options: [128MB], [256MB] and [Maximum]. The option [Maximum] only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above.

  • Page 70: South Bridge Con Guration

    On/Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On/Off Play Technology. The default val- ue is [Enabled]. When On/Off Play is enabled, Deep Sx will be disabled. If you want to enable Deep Sx, please disable On/Off Play rst.

  • Page 71: Storage Con Guration

    ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this ® motherboard to submit Windows Vista certi cation. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode This item is for SATA3_M1 and SATA3_M2 ports.

  • Page 72: Super Io Con Guration

    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. Con guration options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.

  • Page 73: Acpi Con Guration

    Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Ring-In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

  • Page 74: Usb Con Guration

    3.4.7 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 con guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].

  • Page 75: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    3.5 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.

  • Page 76: Boot Screen

    3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to con g- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

  • Page 77: Security Screen

    3.7 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 78: Exit Screen

    When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes. Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this operation. Launch EFI Shell from fi lesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shell64.efi) from one of the...

  • Page 79: Software Support

    CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis- play the menus.
  • Page 80 2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility > Advanced > Storage Con guration > SATA Mode. 3. Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1. ®...
  • Page 81 XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit users, if you plan to install the PCI Express graphics card for video output, please set the UEFI option "IGD Multi-Monitor" to [Disabled] to disable the onboard VGA in advance. ®...

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