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Z77M

User Manual

Version 1.1
Published July 2012
Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Z77M User Manual Version 1.1 Published July 2012 Copyright©2012 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 fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.7 CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide 22 2.8 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features ....26 2.9 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..... 29 2.10 Jumpers Setup ............30 2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors ......31 2.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks...
  • Page 4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ..........42 3.1 Introduction ..............42 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ............ 42 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ........... 43 3.2 Main Screen ..............44 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ............45 3.4 Advanced Screen ............49 3.4.1 CPU Configuration ..........50 3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.5-in, 24.4 cm x 21.6 cm - All Solid Capacitor design ® - Supports 3 and 2 Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Digi Power Design - 4 + 2 Power Phase Design ®...
  • Page 7 - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 7) - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback...
  • Page 8 - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 11)
  • Page 9 ® 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 slot supports Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU.
  • Page 10 Please visit our website for the operation proce- dures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 10. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS ®...
  • Page 11 15. 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 ®...
  • Page 12 19. ASRock On/Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio experience from the portable audio devices, such like MP3 player or mobile phone to your PC, even when the PC is turned off (or in ACPI S5 mode)! This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (op- tional) that ensures users the most convenient computing environment.

  • Page 13: Motherboard Layout

    1.3 Motherboard Layout 21.6cm (8.5 in) Designed in Taipei USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 ATX12V1 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB4 RJ-45 B: USB5 CHA_FAN2 PWR_FAN1 CMOS Battery HD_AUDIO1...

  • Page 14: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 9 Front Speaker (Lime) D-Sub Port (VGA1) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) LAN RJ-45 Port USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23) Central / Bass (Orange) HDMI Port (HDMI1) Rear Speaker (Black) DVI-D Port (DVI1) Optical SPDIF Out Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
  • 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 find “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 a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 8.5", 24.4 x 21.6 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

  • Page 17: Cpu Installation

    Plate 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 18 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 19: 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 20: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip- type) memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology.

  • Page 21: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 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 (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 function.

  • Page 22: Crossfirex Tm Operation Guide

    2.7 CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports 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. 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 application.
  • Page 23 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 24: Driver Installation And Setup

    2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1. Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2. Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers 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 25 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 confirm 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 benefits of CrossFireX Step 7.

  • Page 26: Dual Monitor And Surround Display Features

    2.8 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output sup- port (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI), you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA cards to this motherboard. This mother- board also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents.
  • Page 27 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1.
  • Page 28 ® For Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitors according to the steps below. A.

  • Page 29: 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's motherboards. Please refer to ASRock's website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com...

  • Page 30: Jumpers Setup

    2.10 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 31: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.11 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: see p.13, No.
  • Page 32 USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB 3.0 IntA_P0_D+ IntA_P0_D- ports on the I/O panel, there is (19-pin USB3_0_1) IntA_P0_SSTX+ IntA_P0_SSTX- one USB 3.0 header on this (see p.13, No. 7) IntA_P0_SSRX+ motherboard. This USB 3.0 IntA_P0_SSRX- Vbus header can support two USB 3.0 ports.
  • Page 33 D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel. E. To activate the front mic. ® For Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS: Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”. ®...
  • Page 34 Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match (4-pin CHA_FAN1) CHA_FAN_SPEED +12V the black wire to the ground pin. FAN_SPEED_CONTROL (see p.13, No. 22) CHA_FAN1 and CHA_FAN2 supports Fan Control. (3-pin CHA_FAN2) (see p.13, No.
  • Page 35 Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5. 4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a...

  • Page 36: Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ata2 (Sata2) Hard Disks Installation

    2.12 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 37: Hot Plug And Hot Swap Functions For Sata / Sata2 Hdds

    2.14 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 38: 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 39 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 40: Driver Installation Guide

    2.17 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. 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 41: Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-Bit / Vista Tm / Vista Tm 64-Bit

    ® 2.19 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 42: Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure 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 43: 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 44: 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 configuration in UEFI setup. OMG (Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG.

  • Page 45: Oc Tweaker Screen

    3.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Configuration CPU Turbo Ratio Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. 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.
  • Page 46 Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure short duration power limit in watts. The default value is [Auto]. Primary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane. The default value is [Auto]. Secondary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the secondary plane.
  • Page 47 DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRAS Use this item to change RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Command Rate (CR) Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].
  • Page 48 MRC Fast Boot Use this item to enable or disable MRC Fast Boot. The default is [Enabled]. Voltage Configuration CPU Core Voltage Use this to select CPU Core Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. CPU Load-Line Calibration CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load.

  • Page 49: Advanced Screen

    3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configu- ration, North Bridge Configuration, South Bridge Configuration, Storage Configura- tion, Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology, Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 50: 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 51 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 52: North Bridge Configuration

    3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration 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]. VT-d ® ® Use this to enable or disable Intel VT-d technology (Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O).

  • Page 53: 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. On/Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On/Off Play Technology.

  • Page 54: Storage Configuration

    3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. SATA Mode Selection Use this to select SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.

  • Page 55: 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 56: 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 57: 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. Configuration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.

  • Page 58: 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 59: 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 configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].

  • Page 60: 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 61: Boot Screen

    3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- 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 indefinite waiting.

  • Page 62: 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 63: Exit Screen

    3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save configuration 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 64: Software Support

    Click on a specific 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 65 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 66: Installing Os On A Hdd Larger Than 2Tb In Raid Mode

    RAID drivers into a USB flash disk. You can download the driver from ASRock's website and unzip the file into a USB flash disk OR copy the file from ASRock motherboard support CD. (please copy the files under following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Vista_Intel..
  • Page 67 E. Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first 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 68 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 69 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 hotfix KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ ® B. After installing Windows 7 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454.

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