Asrock Z77 Extreme6/TB4 manual

1 Z77 Extreme6/TB4 User Manual V ersion 1.2 Published October 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

2 Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis - tered trad[...]

3 Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................ 5 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5 1.2 Specications ................................................................. 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 14 1.4 I/O Panel [...]

4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY .......................................... 57 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 57 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 57 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 58 3.2 Main Screen .......................[...]

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Z77 Extreme6/TB4 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s co nsistently strin gent quali ty control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit - ment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains the introdu[...]

6 1.2 Specications Platform - A TX 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) CPU - Supports 3 rd and 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1 155 Package - Digi Power Design - 8 + 4 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost [...]

7 ports (see CAUTION 6 ) - Supports HDMI 1.4a T echnology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Thunderbolt with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (see CAUTION 7 ) - Supports [...]

8 S ATA 3 - 2 x SA T A3 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 T echnology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 2 x SA T A3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug (SA T A3_A2 connector is shared with the eSA T A port) USB3.0 - 2 x Rear US[...]

9 - CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT , VCCSA V oltage Multi-adjustment Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (T rial V ersion), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 T rial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM, Google Chrome Browser and T oolbar Unique Features - ASRock Extreme T uning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 9 ) - ASRock Instant Boot - [...]

10 W ARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking T echnology , 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 [...]

11 you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system per - formance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a prole and share it with your friends. Y our friends then can load the OC pro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 [...]

12 download simultaneously . Real-T ime Analysis of Y our Data: With the sta - tus window , you can easily recognize which data streams you are trans - ferring currently . 15. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex - treme T uning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows ® OS [...]

13 64-bit. Intel ® Smart Connect T echnology and Intel ® USB 3.0 ports are not supported by Microsoft ® Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64- bit. 24. 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 o[...]

14 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 2 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN2) 5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black) 6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Black) 7 A TX Power Connector (A TXPWR1) 8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5, Black) 9 Power Fan Connec[...]

15 1.4 I/O Panel 1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (Purple/Green) * 2 DisplayPort Input (HDMI_DP_1) 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 4 LAN RJ-45 Port 5 D-Sub Port (VGA1) 6 Central / Bass (Orange) 7 Rear Speaker (Black) 8 Line In (Light Blue) *** 9 Front Speaker (Lime) 10 Microphone (Pink) 1 1 Optical SPDIF Out Port 12 Thunderbolt Port (TBT1) 13 Thunderbolt Port[...]

16 T o 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 T oolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8[...]

17 Chapter 2: Installation This is an A TX 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. 2.1 Pre-installation Precautions T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or [...]

18 1 155-Pin Socket Overview 2.3 CPU Installation In order to provide the LGA 1 155 CPU sock- ets more protection and make the instal - lation process easier , ASRock has added 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 - tion of Intel ® 1 155-Pin CPUs with the ne[...]

19 Pin1 alignment key alignment key Pin1 1 155-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. S t e p 2 - 3 . Carefully place the CPU into the socket. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock- et and properly mated to the orient keys. Step 3. Clos[...]

20 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1 155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1 155-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1 155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray ther - mal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink [...]

21 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 T echnology . For dual channel cong - uration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots: Y ou have to install identical DDR3[...]

22 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. The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause p[...]

23 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 and PCIE3 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slots) are used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards, such as a Gigabit LAN card, SA T A2 card or ASRoc[...]

24 2.7 SLI TM and Quad SLI TM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM and Quad SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently , NVIDIA ® SLI TM technology supports all Windows ® OS. NVIDIA ® Quad SLI TM technology supports Windows ® Vista TM[...]

25 Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted into PCIE2 slot. Step 3. Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldngers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is rmly in place. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card[...]

26 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. For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS: (For SLI TM mode only) A. Double-clic[...]

27 * SLI TM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA ® T echnologies Inc., and is used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe. For Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64 bit OS: (For SLI TM and Quad SLI TM mode) A. Click the Start icon on your Windows tas[...]

28 2.8 CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM . CrossFireX TM 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 soft[...]

29 CrossFire Bridge Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph - ics card on PCIE2 slot. (Y ou may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter .) Step 2. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing a CrossFi[...]

30 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Please check AMD’s website for AMD driver updates. Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system. For Windows ® XP OS: A. AMD recommends Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 or higher to[...]

31 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire TM ”, the CrossFireX TM function may not work actually . Y our computer will automatically reboot. After restarting your computer , please conrm whether the option “Enable CrossFire TM ” in “AMD Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again, and [...]

32 2.9 Thunderbolt This motherboard has two thunderbolt connectors that support video output from internal VGA cards. Due to 32-bit OS limitations, we strongly recommend using a 64-bit OS to bring ThunderBolt into full play . For thunderbolt display installation please follow the steps below: Thunderbolt cables are provided by your monitor supplier[...]

33 2. If you have already installed the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven’t installed the onboard VGA driver yet, please install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer . 2.10 Dual Moni[...]

34 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub HDMI and Thunderbolt) and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benets of surround display . Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1. Install the PCI Express[...]

35 For Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 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. Click the number ”2” icon. B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and [...]

36 USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 2.1 1 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboards with a CIR header . Please refer to the procedures below for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote. Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2.0 header on your AS[...]

37 * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock's website for the motherboard support list: http://www .asrock.com 1. Only one of the front USB ports can support CIR. When CIR is enabled, the other ports will remain USB ports. 2. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver is used for the front USB only . Please[...]

38 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” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS[...]

39 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 A T A2 Connectors These four Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) (SA T A2_2_3: see p.14, No. 13) connectors [...]

40 (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.14, No. 26) (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.14, No. 27) USB 3.0 Header Besides four default USB 3.0 (19-pin USB3_4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there is (see p.14, No. 8) one USB 3.0 header on this motherboard. This USB 3.0 header can support two USB 3.0 ports. Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireles[...]

41 1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly . Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. Con[...]

42 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. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header , make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are matched correctly . Chassis Speaker Header Please conne[...]

43 (3-pin CPU_F AN2) (see p.14, No. 4) A TX Power Connector Please connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPWR1) supply to this connector . (see p.14, No. 7) 20-Pin A TX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 24-pin A TX power connector , it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin A TX power supply . T o use the 20-pin A TX p[...]

44 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. 40) with a hard disk power connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard. SLI/XFIRE_POWER1 IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394 (9-pin FRONT_1394) port on the I/O panel, there is (see p.14 [...]

45 Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch, (PWRBTN) allowing users to quickly turn (see p.14 No. 17) on/off the system. Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch, (RSTBTN) allowing users to quickly reset (see p.14 No. 16) the system. Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart (CLRCBTN) switch, allowing users to quickly (see p.15 No. 18) [...]

46 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 North Bridge initialization before mic[...]

47 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specic) 0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specic) 0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specic) 0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started 0x3C[...]

48 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specic) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specic) 0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specic) 0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specic) 0x68 PCI host bridge initialization 0x69 North Br[...]

49 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup V erifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL 0xAB Setup Input W ait 0xAC Reserved for ASL 0xAD Ready T o Boot event 0xAE Legacy Boot event 0xAF Exit Boot Services event 0xB0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin 0xB1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End 0xB2 Legacy Option ROM Initializ[...]

50 2.16 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® Z77 chipset that supports Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response T echnology) functions. Y ou may install SA T A / SA T A2 hard d[...]

51 2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SA T A / SA T A2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SA T A / SA T A2 in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel ® Z77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SA T A host controllers developed through a joint industry effort. NOTE What i[...]

52 Caution 1. Without the SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even though some SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power connectors and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connectors, IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is denitely unable to sup[...]

53 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDD: Points of attention, before you process Hot Plug: Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Plug. Improper procedures will cause the SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDD damage and data loss. Connect the SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T A2 / SA T A3 connector . Connect the SA T A[...]

54 2.21 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive 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 top to bottom to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you insta[...]

55 AHCI mode is not supported under Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit. 2.23 Installing Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID If you want to install Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions[...]

56 2.23.2 Installing Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID If you want to install Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the steps below . Using SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs with NCQ STEP 1: Set[...]

57 Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your sys - tem. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Y ou may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer . Please press <F2> or <Delete> during the Power-On-Self-T est (POST) [...]

58 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key . Navigation Key(s) Function Description + / - T o change option for the selected items <T ab> Switch to next function <PGUP> Go to the previous page <PGDN> Go to the next page <HOME> Go to the top of the screen <END> [...]

59 3.3 OC T weaker Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. No-K OC For those CPUs that aren’t K-series, No-K OC can unleash the CPU’s power by boosting its frequency with just one click. Load Optimized GPU OC Setting Y ou can use this option to load optimized GPU overclocking settings. Please note that overclocin[...]

60 Intel T urbo Boost T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode T echnology . T urbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre - quency in specic conditions. The default value is [Enabled]. Additional T urbo V oltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in T urbo mode. Long Duration Power Lim[...]

61 DRAM Con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 T ime (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRAS Use this item [...]

62 DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tF A W Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tF AW) 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]. ODT WR (CHA) Use this item t[...]

63 CPU PLL V oltage Use this to select CPU PLL V oltage. The default value is [Auto]. VCCSA V oltage Use this to select VCCSA V oltage. The default value is [Auto]. User Defaults In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults accord - ing to your own requirements.[...]

64 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 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, Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology , Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology ,[...]

65 3.4.1 CPU Conguration Intel Hyper Threading T echnology T o enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that in - cludes optimization for this technology , such as Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / Vista TM / 7 / 8 is required. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft ?[...]

66 No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection T echnology 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. Intel Virtual[...]

67 3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 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 item to enable/disable Intel(R) Virtualization T echnology for Di - rected I/O. PCIE2 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE2 Link Spe[...]

68 3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 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 di[...]

69 3.4.4 Storage Conguration SA T A Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SA T A Controller feature. SA T A Mode Selection This item is for SA T A3_0, SA T A3_1 and SA T A2_2 to SA T A2_5 ports. Use this to select SA T A mode. Conguration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. SA T A[...]

70 We recommend to use Intel ® Z77 SA T A ports (SA T A3_0, SA T A3_1, SA T A2_2, SA T A2_3, SA T A2_4 and SA T A2_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 SA T A3 controller , you can still enable this in UEFI.[...]

71 3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology . Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology 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 R TC wake timer at S[...]

72 3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology . Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology keeps your e-mail and social networks, such as T witter , Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. The default is [Enabled].[...]

73 3.4.7 Intel(R) Thunderbolt W ake From Thunderbolt Devices This allows you to enable or disable system wake from Thunderbolt de - vices. Security Level Use this to select the level of security . Thunderbolt W ake Delay Use this to congure Thunderbolt W ake Delay . Thunderbolt Extra Bus Reserved Use this to congure Thunderbolt Extra Bus Rese[...]

74 3.4.8 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: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.[...]

75 3.4.9 ACPI Conguration 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 T able Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET T able. The [...]

76 3.4.10 USB Conguration 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[...]

77 3.4.1 1 Network Conguration Internet Setting Use this item to congure internet settings for Internet Flash. UEFI Download Server Use this item to select a server for Internet Flash to download the latest UEFI.[...]

78 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 & 2 Setting This allows you to set CPU fan 1 & 2’s speed. Con[...]

79 before it returns to S4/S5 state. Dehumidier CPU Fan Setting Use this setting to congure CPU fan speed while “Dehumidier” is en - abled.[...]

80 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 . Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer ’s boot time. Conguration options: [Disabled] - Disable Fast Boot. [Fast]: When selecting “Fast”, it is not allowed to boot from a USB storag[...]

81 AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display . If you enable the option “Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Conguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled]. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Fa[...]

82 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.[...]

83 3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Y es] 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?” will pop-out[...]

84 Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary , use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only . Refer to yo[...]

85 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. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit (with SP1 or[...]

86 D. Plug the USB ash disk into your USB port; select “Browse” to nd the RAID driver . Then choose the directory (xxAMD64) you have copied in the rst step. Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows ® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow the p[...]

87 If you install Windows ® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista TM 64-bit on a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows ® or install driver/utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to follow the instructions below to x this problem. Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit: Microsoft ® does not provide h[...]

88 B. Disable “V olume Shadow Copy” service. a. T ype “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applications>Services”; Then double click “V olume Shadow Copy”.[...]

89 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 hotx KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows ® 7 64-bit, install the hotx kb[...]