ASROCK Z77 Extreme9 Quick Installation Manual page 12

WARNING
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using
third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system's 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.
CAUTION!
1. About the settings of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page
79 of the "User Manual" in the support CD.
2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before
you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 20 for proper installation.
3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be
less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows
TM
Vista / XP. For Windows
tion. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Win-
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dows cannot use.
4. Only PCIE1, PCIE2, PCIE3, PCIE5, PCIE6 and PCIE7 slots support Gen
3 speed. To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy
Bridge CPU. If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will run
only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed. Please refer to page 22 for details.
5. The maximum shared memory size is defi ned by the chipset vendor and
is subject to change. Please check Intel
tion.
6. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows
7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc
in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows
TM
Vista .
7. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-chan-
nel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3
for proper connection.
8. ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune dif-
ferent system functions in a user-friendly interface, which includes Hard-
ware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In Hardware
Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system. In Fan Control, it
shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust. In Overclocking,
you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system per-
formance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profi le and
share it with your friends. Your friends then can load the OC profi le to
their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy
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