ASROCK Z97M Anniversary Specification

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Version 1.0

Published May 2014

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TM

and HDMI High-Denition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI

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two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance

controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the

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follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 8

Chapter 2 Installation 9

2.1 Installing the CPU 10

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 13

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 14

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 16

2.5 Jumpers Setup 17

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 22

3.1 Installing Drivers 22

3.2 A-Tuning 23

3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 29

3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 34

3.5 ASRock Cloud 39

3.6 ASRock APP Shop 49

3.6.1 UI Overview 49

3.6.2 Apps 50

3.6.3 BIOS & Drivers 53

3.6.4 Setting 54

3.7 Start8 55

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 58

4.1 Introduction 58

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 58

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 59

4.2 Main Screen 60

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 61

4.4 Advanced Screen 69

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 70

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 72

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 74

4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 76

4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 77

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 78

4.4.7 USB Conguration 80

4.4.8 Trusted Computing 82

4.5 Tools 83

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 86

4.7 Boot Screen 87

4.8 Security Screen 90

4.9 Exit Screen 91

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z97M Anniversary motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard

and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the

soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock Z97M Anniversary Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

•

ASRock Z97M Anniversary Quick Installation Guide

•

ASRock Z97M Anniversary Support CD

•

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z97M Anniversary motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard

and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the

soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock Z97M Anniversary Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

•

ASRock Z97M Anniversary Quick Installation Guide

•

ASRock Z97M Anniversary Support CD

•

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the

content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any

modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on

ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to

this motherboard, please visit our website for specic information about the model

you are using. You may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s

website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

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Micro ATX Form Factor

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Solid Capacitor design

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High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

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Supports 5

th

Generation Intel® Core

TM

i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)

•

Supports New 4

th

and 4

th

Generation Intel® Xeon®/Core

TM

i7/

i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)

•

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

•

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

•

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Chipset

•

Intel® Z97

Memory

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Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

•

4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

•

Supports DDR3 3100+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/

2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

•

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION)

•

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

Expansion

Slot

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1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)

•

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

Graphics

•

Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can

be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

•

Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick

Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full

HW Encode1, Intel® InTru

TM

3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® Insider

TM

, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600

•

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

•

Max. shared memory 1792MB

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ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

Ports

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Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

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Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

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Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

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Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

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Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

•

Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D

and HDMI Ports

Audio

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5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

•

ELNA Audio Caps

LAN

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PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

•

Realtek RTL8111GR

•

Supports Wake-On-WAN

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

•

Supports LAN Cable Detection

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Rear Panel

I/O

•

1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

•

1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

•

1 x D-Sub Port

•

1 x DVI-D Port

•

1 x HDMI Port

•

4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

•

2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

•

1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)

•

HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

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6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology

13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug

Connector

•

1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

•

1 x TPM Header

•

1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

•

1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

•

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

•

1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector

•

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•

2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

BIOS

Feature

•

64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

•

ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

•

SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

•

CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust-

ment

Hardware

Monitor

•

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

•

CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

•

CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by

CPU temperature)

•

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

•

CASE OPEN detection

•

Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS

•

Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-

bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certica-

tions

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

* For detailed product information, please visit our website:

http://www.asrock.com

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Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjust-

ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-

party overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect 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.

Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation

for system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operat-

ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize

the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

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8

9

10

11

12

4

6

5

Intel

Z97

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

CMOS

Battery

Super

I/ O

ATX PWR1

1

USB3_2_3

LAN

Top:

RJ-45

USB 2.0

T: U SB2

B: USB3

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

MIC I N

CLRCMO S1

1

SPE AKER1

HDLE D RESE T

PLED PWRB TN

PANEL 1

1

USB4_5

1

HD_AUD IO1

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CHA_FAN 1

RoHS

14

16

13

17

19

20

21

18

15

2

CPU_FAN 1

3

1

64Mb

BIOS

HDMI1

VG A1

DVI1

USB 2.0

T: US B0

B: US B1

Aud io

COD EC

PCIE1

PCI Express 3.0

Front USB 3.0

1

TPM S1

1

CI1

SATA_ 1

SATA_ 2

SATA_ 0

ATX1 2V1

USB6_7

1

SATA_ 5 SATA_ 4

PCIE2

PCIE3

PS2

Keyboard

PS2

Mouse

USB 3.0

T: US B0

B: US B1

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3)

6 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1)

7 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3)

10 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

11 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

12 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_4)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5)

15 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

16 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

18 TPM Header (TPMS1)

19 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

20 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

21 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

2 D-Sub Port 8 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 HDMI Port

5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 DVI-D Port

6 Microphone (Pink) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port

1 2 3 5

6789101112

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Port

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is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

•

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard

components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard

components.

•

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

•

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

•

Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

in the bag that comes with the components.

•

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on

the socket, 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. Otherwise,

the CPU will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

2

1

A

B

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5

3

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cover must be placed

if you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to

the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect

orientation.

Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

1 Populated Populated

2 Populated Populated

3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same

brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three

memory module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;

otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 3 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

1. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is

switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the

expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start

the installation.

2. Due to the mechanical limitation, to install/uninstall the graphics card on PCIE1

slot, please nd a thin tool, such as a pen to press the retaining clip to lock/unlock

the PCIe slot.

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