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Z77 Extreme9

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Version 1.0
Published April 2012
Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Z77 Extreme9 User Manual Version 1.0 Published April 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    fi tness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its directors, offi cers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profi...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.2 Specifi cations ..............8 1.3 Motherboard Layout ............14 1.4 I/O Panel ..............15 1.5 WiFi + BT Module and ASRock Wi-SB Box ....17 2 Installation ............19 2.1 Screw Holes ..............19 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......... 19 2.3 CPU Installation .............
  • Page 4 ® 2.23.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions............64 ® 2.23.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista Vista 64-bit Without RAID Functions ....64 2.24 Teaming Function Operation Guide ......66 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ..........70 3.1 Introduction ..............

  • Page 5: Introduction

    In case any modifi cations of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may fi nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.

  • Page 6: Specifi Cations

    1.2 Specifications Platform ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) ® - Supports 3 and 2 Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Digi Power Design - 8 + 4 Power Phase Design...
  • Page 7 ® - Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU. ® Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU. - Max. shared memory 1760MB (see CAUTION 5) - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI...
  • Page 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 ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug”...
  • Page 9 / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 22) Certifi cations - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 23) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com...
  • 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 PCIE1, PCIE2, PCIE3, PCIE5, PCIE6 and PCIE7 slots support Gen 3 speed.
  • Page 11 Please visit our website for the operation proce- dures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS ®...
  • Page 12 14. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex- treme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot ® be used under Windows OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surfi ng faster than ever.
  • Page 13 23. EuP stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by the European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system should be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standards, an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required.

  • Page 14: Motherboard Layout

    USB 3.0 Top: T: USB7 RJ-45 B: USB8 CHA_FAN3 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 USB3_11_12 USB3_9_10 PCIE1 Fast USB Fast LAN PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 Intel Z77 Extreme9 Fast RAM PCIE5 CMOS WiFi+BT RSTBTN PCIE6 Battery Module RoHS AUDIO CODEC PWRBTN Front USB 3.0 PCIE7 HDMI_SPDIF1...

  • Page 15: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (Purple/Green) ** 10 Front Speaker (Lime) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34) Microphone (Pink) LAN RJ-45 Port USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_78) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) IEEE 1394 Port LAN RJ-45 Port *** 14 eSATA3 Port (ESATA_1) Central / Bass (Orange) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_56) Rear Speaker (Black)
  • 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 fi nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”.

  • Page 17: Wifi + Bt Module And Asrock Wi-Sb Box

    PCs. The 2T2R WiFi solution sets up WiFi high speed standard and offers max link rate up to 300Mbps. Compared to other 1T1R WiFi motherboards with 150Mbps, ASRock 2T2R WiFi solution drives up to 2X faster speed than 1T1R ones.
  • Page 18 Additionally, it provides two Front USB 3.0 ports for easier USB 3.0 device access and 1 rack for SSD placement. * For WiFi + BT module and ASRock Wi-SB Box installation guide, please refer to page 40 for details.

  • Page 19: 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 confi guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fi ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

  • Page 20: Cpu Installation

    2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below. Load Plate Load Lever Socket Body Contact Array 1155-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
  • Page 21 Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU: Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge which is marked with a black line. Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with the IHS (Inte- grated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. orientation key notch alignment key Pin1...

  • Page 22: Installation Of Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray ther- mal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipa- tion.

  • Page 23: 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 confi g- 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 24: 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 25: Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots)

    PCIE4 (PCIE 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graph- ics cards or ASRock Game Blaster. PCIE6 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card, such as a Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

  • Page 26: Installing An Expansion Card

    1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Express x16 graphics card in the PCIE2 slot. 2. PCIE1, PCIE3, PCIE5 and PCIE7 slots will be disabled if PCIE2 slot is occupied. 3. In CrossFireX mode or SLI mode, please install the PCI Express x16 graphics cards in PCIE1 and PCIE5 slots.

  • Page 27: Sli Tm , 3-Way Sli Tm , 4-Way Sli Tm And Quad Sli

    2.7 SLI , 3-Way SLI , 4-Way SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide ® This motherboard supports NVIDIA , 3-Way SLI , 4-Way SLI and Quad (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to four ® identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA technology ®...
  • Page 28 If required, connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graph- ics cards. Step3. Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card to the goldfi ngers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card is fi rmly in place.
  • Page 29 Repeat this step on the three graphics cards. Step3. Align and insert the ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card is fi rmly in place. ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card Step4.
  • Page 30 Repeat this step on the other graphics cards. Step3. Align and insert an ASRock SLI Bridge Card to the goldfi ngers of the fi rst and second graphics card. Install the second ASRock SLI Bridge Card to the goldfi...
  • Page 31 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 32 ® 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 33 ® For Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For 3-Way SLI or 4-Way SLI mode) A. Follow step A to D on page 32. B. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX confi guration. In Select a hardware acceleration setting for PhysX item, please select Enabled.

  • Page 34: Operation Guide

    2.8 CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX , 4-Way CrossFireX Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX , 3-way CrossFireX , 4-way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX . CrossFireX technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC.
  • Page 35 Step 2. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of the Radeon graphics cards. (The CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you pur- chase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) CrossFire Bridge Step 3.
  • Page 36 2.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards ® Step 1. Install identical 3-Way CrossFireX -ready graphics cards that are AMD certifi ed 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 PCIE1 slot, another graphics card to PCIE3 slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot.
  • Page 37 2.8.1.3 Installing Four CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards ® Step 1. Install identical 4-Way CrossFireX -ready graphics cards that are AMD certifi ed 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 PCIE1 slot, another graphics card into PCIE3 slot, the third graphics card into PCIE5 slot and the last graphics card into PCIE7 slot.

  • Page 38: Driver Installation And Setup

    2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1. Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2. Remove the AMD 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 39: Tm Tm

    Step 6. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, select “CrossFi- ”, and then check the item “Enable CrossFireX ”. Select “2 GPUs” and click “Apply” (if you install two Radeon graphics cards). Select “3 GPUs” and click “OK” (if you install three Radeon graphics cards). Select “4 GPUs”...

  • Page 40: Wifi + Bt Module And Asrock Wi-Sb Box Installation Guide

    2.9 WiFi + BT Module and ASRock Wi-SB Box Installation Guide This motherboard is bundled with one WiFi + BT module and one ASRock Wi-SB Box. Please follow below procedures to properly install them. Step 1. Prepare the bundled ASRock Wi-SB Box and screws.
  • Page 41 Step 4. Screw ASRock Wi-SB Box to the drive bay with screws. Step 5. Attach the cords to the WiFi + BT module on your motherboard. Step 6. Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB 3.0 header (USB3_9_10 or...

  • Page 42: Surround Display Feature

    2.10 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- efi ts of surround display feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1.
  • Page 43 C. Select the display icon identifi ed by the number 2. 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.
  • Page 44 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-defi nition HDCP encryption contents.

  • Page 45: Asrock Smart Remote Installation Guide

    2.11 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 46 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 47: Jumpers Setup

    2.12 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...

  • Page 48: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.13 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) connectors support SATA data (SATA2_2_3: see p.14, No.
  • Page 49 USB 2.0 Headers Besides two default USB 2.0 USB_PWR ports on the I/O panel, there are (9-pin USB2_3) DUMMY three USB 2.0 headers on this (see p.14, No. 26) motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 USB_PWR ports.
  • Page 50 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front PRESENCE# MIC_RET panel audio cable that allows (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) OUT_RET convenient connection and (see p.14, No. 36) control of audio devices. OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L 1. High Defi nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly.
  • Page 51 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 52 CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan 4 3 2 1 cable to the connector and (4-pin CPU_FAN1) match the black wire to the (see p.14, No. 4) +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 53 SLI/XFIRE Power Connector It is not necessary to use this connector, but please connect it (4-pin SLI/XFIRE_PWR1) with a hard disk power (see p.14 No. 45) SLI/XFIRE_POWER1 connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard. IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394 RXTPAM_0 RXTPBM_0...

  • Page 54: Smart Switches

    2.14 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, allowing users to quickly turn (PWRBTN) on/off the system.

  • Page 55: Dr. Debug

    2.15 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 56 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c) 0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started 0x3C Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specifi...
  • Page 57 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c) 0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c) 0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c) 0x68 PCI host bridge initialization 0x69...
  • Page 58 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 59: Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ata2 (Sata2) Hard Disks Installation

    2.16 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation ® This motherboard adopts Intel Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions.

  • Page 60: 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 61: 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 62 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 1 Step 2 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-...

  • Page 63: Driver Installation Guide

    2.21 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi rst. 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 64: Installing Windows

    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 65 Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration. B. Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [IDE] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports. Set the option “ASMedia SATA3 Mode”...

  • Page 66: Teaming Function Operation Guide

    2.24 Teaming Function Operation Guide Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective and improving the quality of transmission of distant images.
  • Page 67 4. Click the Create Team tab. * The Create Team tab appears only if there are teamable adapters available. 5. Click the Team Name fi eld to enter a team name. 6. Click the Team Type fi eld to select a team type. 7.
  • Page 68 9. Type the value for Team MTU. 10. Click Create to save the team information. 11. Repeat steps 5. through 10. to defi ne additional teams. As teams are defi ned, they can be selected from the team list, but they have not yet been created. Click the Preview tab to view the team structure before applying the changes.
  • Page 69 14. Confi gure the team IP address. a. From Control Panel, double-click Network Connections. b. Right-click the name of the team to be confi gured, and then click Properties. c. On the General tab, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

  • Page 70: Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to confi gure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2>...

  • Page 71: 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 72: Main Screen

    3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system confi guration in UEFI setup. OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specifi...

  • Page 73: Oc Tweaker Screen

    3.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Advanced Turbo 30 You can use this option to increase your system performance. This option appears only when your CPU supports this function. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting.
  • Page 74 Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies. Please set this item to [Disabled] if above issues occur. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology. Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre- quency in specifi...
  • Page 75 DRAM Confi guration DRAM tCL Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRCD Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].
  • Page 76 DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual set- ting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tCWL Use this item to change CAS# Write Latency (tCWL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].
  • Page 77 CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. VCCSA Voltage Use this to select VCCSA Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. User Defaults In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements.

  • Page 78: Advanced Screen

    3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the confi gurations for the following items: CPU Confi gu- ration, North Bridge Confi guration, South Bridge Confi guration, Storage Confi gura- tion, Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology, Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Confi...

  • Page 79: Cpu Confi Guration

    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 80 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. Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool...

  • Page 81: North Bridge Confi Guration

    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 82: South Bridge Confi Guration

    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. On/Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On/Off Play Technology.
  • Page 83 Good Night LED Use this item to enable or disable Power LED and LAN LED. Onboard Debug Port LED Use this item to enable or disable Onboard Debug Port LED.

  • Page 84: Storage Confi Guration

    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. Confi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode].

  • Page 85: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology

    ® 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. This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance. But if you still want to boot from ASMedia SATA3 controller, you can still enable this in UEFI. 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.

  • Page 86: 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 87: Super Io Confi Guration

    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. Confi guration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.

  • Page 88: Acpi Confi Guration

    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 89: Usb Confi Guration

    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 confi...

  • Page 90: 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. CPU Fan 1 &...

  • Page 91: Boot Screen

    Dehumidifi er Duration This allows users to confi gure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4/S5 state. Dehumidifi er CPU Fan Setting Use this setting to confi gure CPU fan speed while “Dehumidifi er” is en- abled.

  • Page 92: Security Screen

    Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Boot Failure Guard Count Use this item to confi gure Boot Failure Guard Count. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. 3.7 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.

  • Page 93: Exit Screen

    3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save confi guration 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 94: Software Support

    Click on a specifi c 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 95 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 96: Installing Os On A Hdd Larger Than 2Tb In Raid Mode

    RAID drivers into a USB fl ash disk. You can download the driver from ASRock's website and unzip the fi le into a USB fl ash disk OR copy the fi le from ASRock motherboard support CD. (please copy the fi les under following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Vista_Intel..
  • Page 97 E. Please keep the USB fl ash disk installed until the system's fi rst 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 98 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 99 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 hotfi x KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ ® B.

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