ASROCK Z97 Extreme6/ac Installation guide

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Version 1.0

Published September 2014

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction  1
1.1  Package Contents  1
1.2  Specications  2
1.3  Motherboard Layout  7
1.4  I/O Panel  10
1.5  WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna 
  (for Z97 Extreme6/ac only )  12
Chapter 2 Installation  15
2.1  Installing the CPU  16
2.2  Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink  19
2.3  Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)  20
2.4  Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)  22
2.5  Jumpers Setup  23
2.6  Onboard Headers and Connectors  24
2.7  Smart Switches  30
2.8  Dr. Debug  31
2.9  SLI
TM
 and Quad SLI
TM
 Operation Guide  33
2.9.1  Installing Two SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards  33
2.9.2  Driver Installation and Setup  35
2.10  CrossFireX
TM
 and Quad CrossFireX
TM
 Operation Guide  36
2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards  36
2.10.2 Driver Installation and Setup  38

11  M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide  39
12  HDD Saver Cable Installation Guide  42
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation  43
1  Installing Drivers  43
2  A-Tuning  44
3  Intel® Rapid Start Technology  50
4  Intel® Smart Connect Technology  55
5  ASRock APP Shop  60
5.1  UI Overview  60
5.2 Apps  61
5.3 BIOS & Drivers  64
5.4  Setting  65
6  Start8  66
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY  69
1  Introduction  69
1.1  UEFI Menu Bar  69
1.2  Navigation Keys  70
2  Main Screen  71
3  OC Tweaker Screen  73
4  Advanced Screen  82
4.1  CPU Conguration  83
4.2 Chipset Conguration  85
4.3  Storage Conguration  87
4.4  Intel® Rapid Start Technology  89

4.5  Intel® Smart Connect Technology  90
4.6  Intel® Thunderbolt™  91
4.7  Super IO Conguration  92
4.8  ACPI Conguration  93
4.9  USB Conguration  95
4.10 Trusted Computing  97
5   Tools  98
6  Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen  102
7  Boot Screen  103
8  Security Screen  106
9  Exit Screen  107

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Z97 Extreme6/ac / Z97 Extreme6

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z97 Extreme6/ac / Z97 Extreme6 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 documentation, 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 Z97 Extreme6/ac / Z97 Extreme6 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

•

ASRock Z97 Extreme6/ac / Z97 Extreme6 Quick Installation Guide

•

ASRock Z97 Extreme6/ac / Z97 Extreme6 Support CD

•

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

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

•

1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

•

1 x HDD Saver Cable

•

1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5GHz Antenna (for Z97 Extreme6/ac only)

•

2 x SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables (for Z97 Extreme6/ac only)

•

2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

•

1 x Screw for mini-PCIe Slot (for Z97 Extreme6 only)

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 mother-

board, 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

•

ATX Form Factor

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High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

•

Supports 5

th

Generation, New 4

th

and 4

th

Generation Intel®

Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)

•

Digi Power design

•

12 Power Phase design

•

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

•

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

•

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Chipset

•

Intel

®

Z97

Memory

•

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

•

4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

•

Supports DDR3 3200+(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

•

15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Expansion

Slot

•

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16

(PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4))

* If M2_1 slot is occupied, PCIE2 slot will run at x8 mode,

and PCIE4 slot will run at x4 mode.

•

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE5: x2 mode)

•

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

•

1 x mini-PCI Express Slot: For WiFi + BT module

* mini-PCI Express slot is shared with PCIE3 slot.

(for Z97 Extreme6/ac)

•

1 x mini-PCI Express Slot

* mini-PCI Express slot is shared with PCIE3 slot.

(for Z97 Extreme6)

•

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

TM

and CrossFireX

TM

•

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI

TM

and SLI

TM

•

15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

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Graphics

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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

•

ree graphics output options: DVI-I, HDMI and

DisplayPort 1.2

•

Supports Triple Monitor

•

Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

(4096x2160) @ 24Hz

•

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

60Hz

•

Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

(4096x2160) @ 24Hz or 4K x 2K (3840x2160) @ 60Hz

•

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

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

HDMI monitor is required)

•

Supports HDCP with DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2

Ports

•

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

HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

Audio

•

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

ALC1150 Audio Codec)

•

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

•

Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

•

Supports Purity Sound™ 2

- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to

600 Ohms headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- PCB Isolate Shielding

•

Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

•

1 x Intel® I218V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10/100/1000 Mb/s)

•

1 x Realtek RTL8111GR (PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000

Mb/s)

•

Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology (on Intel® I218V)

•

Supports Wake-On-WAN (on Realtek RTL8111GR)

•

Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

•

Supports LAN Cable Detection (on Realtek RTL8111GR)

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Wireless

LAN

(for Z97

Extreme6/

ac only )

•

Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

•

Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)

•

Supports high speed wireless connections up to 867Mbps

•

2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity

technology

•

Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

Rear Panel

I/O

•

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

•

1 x DVI-I Port

•

1 x HDMI Port

•

1 x DisplayPort 1.2

•

1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

•

1 x eSATA Connector

•

2 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1042AE) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z97) (Supports ESD Protection

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)

•

1 x Clear CMOS Switch

•

HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /

Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

•

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Intel® Z97, support RAID

(RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid

Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response

Technology), NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver

Tech nolog y

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4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061,

support NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver

Technology (SATA3_A4 connector is shared with the eSATA

port)

•

1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4,

SATA3_5 and M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2))

* Support to be announced

•

1 x eSATA Connector by ASMedia ASM1061, supports NCQ,

AHCI, Hot Plug and Port Multiplier

•

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M.2 PCI Express

module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)

•

1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2), supports M.2 SATA3

6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2

(10 Gb/s)

Connector

•

1 x COM Port Header

•

1 x TPM Header

•

1 x Power LED Header

•

2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

•

3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)

•

1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

•

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

•

1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power

Connector)

•

1 x HDD Saver Connector

•

1 x PCIe Power Connector

•

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•

1 x underbolt AIC Connector

•

2 x USB 2.0 Headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x Vertical Type A USB 2.0

•

2 x USB 3.0 Headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports

ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x Dr. Debug with LED

•

1 x Power Switch with LED

•

1 x Reset Switch with LED

•

1 x BIOS Selection Switch

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BIOS

Feature

•

2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup-

port (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

•

Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

•

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/Power Fan Tachometer

•

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

CPU temperature)

•

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

•

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

Input Voltage, CPU Internal Voltages

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)

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 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.

* For detailed product information, please visit our website:

http://www.asrock.com

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

tem usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operating systems

do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that

Windows® cannot use.

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Intel

Z97

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 24 0-pi n module)

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 24 0-pi n module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 24 0-pi n module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 24 0-pi n module)

ATX 12V1

Super

I/O

USB 3. 0

T: USB1

B: USB 2

ATXPWR1

1

USB 3_4_5

LAN

PCIE2

Top:

RJ-45

USB 3.0

T: USB1

B: USB2

Top:

Central/Bass

Cen ter:

REA R SPK

Top:

LIN E IN

Cen ter:

FRO NT

Bot tom:

Opt ical

SPD IF

Bot tom:

MIC I N

PCIE4

PLED1

1

SPEAKER1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB4_5

1

USB2_3

COM1

1

HD_AUDIO1

Z97 Extreme6/ac

PCIE5

SATA3 _A1 _A2

SATA3 _0_ 3

SATA3 _1_ 4

SATA3 _2_ 5

PCIE1

HDMI1

DP_1

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

PWR_FAN1

CHA_FAN3

RoHS

7

8

10

11

15

12

13

14

17

23

24

25

21

26303132

DVI1

CLRC

BTN1

eSATA1

Top:

RJ-45

USB 3.0

T: USB3

B: USB4

1

USB3_6_7

Vertical

Type AUSB

USB1

16

SATA3 _A3 _A4

12

35

4

27

34

Dr.

Debug

Purity

Sound 2

TM

Reset

20

Power

BIO S_SEL 1

AB

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3 x4

BIOS_B_LED

64Mb

BIOS

BIOS_B

64Mb

BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

PS2

Keyboa rd

/Mouse

1

TPMS1

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

PCIE3

M2_1

CT1

CT2CT3CT4CT5

NUT2NUT5NUT3NUT4

M2_2

SATAE _1

T B1

1

CHA_FAN2

PCIE_PWR1

18

19

28

29

9

33

6

1

SATA_PWR_1

22

MINI_PCIE1

WiFi-802.11ac

Module

1.3 Motherboard Layout

Z97 Extreme6/ac

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Intel

Z97

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 24 0-pi n module)

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 24 0-pi n module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 24 0-pi n module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 24 0-pi n module)

ATX 12V1

Super

I/O

USB 3. 0

T: USB1

B: USB 2

ATXPWR1

1

USB 3_4_5

LAN

PCIE2

Top:

RJ-45

USB 3.0

T: USB1

B: USB2

Top:

Central/Bass

Cen ter:

REA R SPK

Top:

LIN E IN

Cen ter:

FRO NT

Bot tom:

Opt ical

SPD IF

Bot tom:

MIC I N

PCIE4

PLED1

1

SPEAKER1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB4_5

1

USB2_3

COM1

1

HD_AUDIO1

Z97 Extreme6

PCIE5

SATA3 _A1 _A2

SATA3 _0_ 3

SATA3 _1_ 4

SATA3 _2_ 5

PCIE1

HDMI1

DP_1

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

PWR_FAN1

CHA_FAN3

RoHS

7

8

10

11

15

12

13

14

17

23

24

25

21

26303132

DVI1

CLRC

BTN1

eSATA1

Top:

RJ-45

USB 3.0

T: USB3

B: USB4

1

USB3_6_7

Vertical

Type AUSB

USB1

16

SATA3 _A3 _A4

12

35

4

27

34

Dr.

Debug

Purity

Sound 2

TM

Reset

20

Power

BIO S_SEL 1

AB

MINI_PCIE1

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3 x4

BIOS_B_LED

64Mb

BIOS

BIOS_B

64Mb

BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

PS2

Keyboa rd

/Mouse

1

TPMS1

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

PCIE3

M2_1

CT1

CT2CT3CT4CT5

NUT2NUT5NUT3NUT4

M2_2

SATAE _1

T B1

1

CHA_FAN2

PCIE_PWR1

18

19

28

29

9

33

6

1

SATA_PWR_1

22

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

6 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)

9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A3_A4)

11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_3)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_4)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_5)

15 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

16 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

17 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

18 Power LED Header (PLED1)

19 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

20 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

21 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

22 HDD Saver Connector (SATA_PWR_1)

23 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

24 Vertical Type A USB 2.0 (USB1)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)

26 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

27 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_6_7)

28 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

29 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

30 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

31 COM Port Header (COM1)

32 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

33 TPM Header (TPMS1)

34 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

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1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port

2 DVI-I Port 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB31_12)

3 DisplayPort 1.2 (ASMedia ASM1042AE)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I218V)* 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Realtek RTL8111GR)* (Intel® Z97) (USB3 Hub)

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 HDMI Port

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 eSATA Connector***

8 Line In (Light Blue) 16

Clear CMOS Switch

9 Front Speaker (Lime)** 17 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

10 Microphone (Pink) (Intel® Z97) (USB3 Hub)

1

17 10111213141516

2 3 4 5 7

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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

** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 9)

Rear Speaker

(No. 7)

Central / Bass

(No. 6)

Line In

(No. 8)

2 V -- -- --

4 V V -- --

6 V V V --

8 V V V V

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters. e SATA3_A4 connector is

shared with the eSATA port

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your

system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and

click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select

“Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker,

or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Port

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1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna

(for Z97 Extreme6/ac only )

WiFi + BT Module

is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.0

module that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac connectivity standards and

Bluetooth v4.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-use wireless local area network

(WLAN) adapter to support WiFi + BT. Bluetooth v4.0 standard features Smart

Ready technology that adds a whole new class of functionality into the mobile

devices including Apple’s most recent iPhone 4S. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy

Technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for PCs. e

2T2R WiFi solution sets a WiFi high speed standard and oers max link rate up to

867Mbps.

* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.

* e WiFi + BT module is supported under Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit

only.

ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna

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Z97 Extreme6/ac / Z97 Extreme6

Installing the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables

Step 1

Prepare the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables that

come with the package.

Step 2

Locate the WiFi Module that is installed on the

motherboard's mini-PCIe slot. en attach the

SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables to the WiFi Module.

Step3

Insert the RP-SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Connectors

to the antenna ports on the I/O shield

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Step 4

Fasten the screw nuts to secure the connec-

tors.

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ASROCK Z97 Extreme6/ac Installation guide

ASROCK Z97 Extreme6/ac Installation guide

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