ASROCK Fatal1ty Z77 Professional User manual

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Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M Series

User Manual

Version 1.2

Published June 2013

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Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I

actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five

games off guys who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career

of it, but at that young age situations change rapidly. Because I’ve been blessed with

great hand-eye coordination and a grasp of mathematics (an important element in video

gaming) I gravitated to that activity.

GOING PRO

I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional

League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one

of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me ew me

to Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games,

lost none, and took rst place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the

world in the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas

and defending my title as the world’s best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand

prize. From there I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea,

Germany, Australia, Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, New York and St.

Louis.

WINNING STREAK

I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL

Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally

different first person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition

and walked away with a new car. The next year I won the same title playing Unreal

Tournament 2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it

playing a different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of

which I am extremely proud.

At QuakeCon 2002, I faced off against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly

anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at

Quakecon 2004, I became the World’s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a

series of very challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.

Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world,

winning prizes and acclaim, including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New

York City for a $150,000 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the

rst ever Lifetime Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports-Award for

“showing exceptional sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today

and for being the prime representative of this young sport. He has become the gurehead

for eSports worldwide”.

Fatal1ty Story

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LIVIN’ LARGE

Since my rst big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling

the world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as

MTV, ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy.

I’m living a dream by playing video games for a living. I’ve always been athletic and

took sports like hockey and football very seriously, working out and training hard. This

discipline helps me become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the

doors necessary to become a professional.

A DREAM

Now, another dream is being realized – building the ultimate gaming computer, made

up of the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in

competitions…a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It’s all

about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more uid movement around

the maps.

My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying

about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to

worry about my equipment. I want to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on the

game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the

planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of

trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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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.

Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis-

tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for

identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe.

Disclaimer:

Specications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa-

tional use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed

as a commitment by us. We assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions

that may appear in this manual.

With respect to the contents of this manual, We do not provide warranty of any kind,

either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or

conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose.

In no event shall we, its directors, ofcers, employees, or agents be liable for any

indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss

of prots, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even

if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect

or error in the manual or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-

lowing 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

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic

substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations

passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali-

fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trade-

reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Fatal1ty website: www.fatal1ty.com

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Contents

1 Introduction ......................................................... 7

1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 7

1.2 Specications ................................................................. 8

1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 15

1.4 I/O

Panel ...................................................................... 16

2 Installation ........................................................... 18

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 18

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 18

2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 19

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 21

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 22

2.6 Expansion Slots

(PCI Express Slots)

................................. 24

2.7 SLI

TM

and Quad SLI

TM

Operation Guide ......................... 25

2.8 CrossFireX

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireX

TM

and Quad

CrossFireX

TM

Operation Guide ....................................... 29

2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features ................ 35

2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..................... 38

2.11 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 39

2.12 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 40

2.13 Smart Switches .......................................................... 45

2.14 Dr. Debug ................................................................... 46

2.15 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks

Installation ................................................................. 50

2.16 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ............. 50

2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2

HDDs ............................................................................ 51

2.18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs ..... 51

2.19 SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and

Operation Guide ........................................................ 52

2.20 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 54

2.21 Installing Windows

®

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit With RAID Functions ....................................... 54

2.22 Installing Windows

®

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit

/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................... 55

2.22.1 Installing Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions............................................................ 55

2.22.2 Installing Windows

®

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

/

Vista

TM

64-bit Without RAID Functions ............... 55

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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 ................................................................... 58

3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 59

3.4 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 63

3.4.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 64

3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration................................... 66

3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration .................................. 67

3.4.4 Storage Conguration .......................................... 68

3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology ........................... 69

3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology ..................... 70

3.4.7 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 71

3.4.8 ACPI Conguration............................................... 72

3.4.9 USB Conguration ............................................... 73

3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 74

3.6 Boot Screen ................................................................... 75

3.7 Security Screen ............................................................. 76

3.8 Exit Screen .................................................................... 77

4 Software Support ................................................. 78

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 78

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 78

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 78

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 78

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 78

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 78

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M Series moth-

erboard, 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 introduction of the motherboard and step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contains the congura-

tion guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be

updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-

tice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version

will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may nd

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 specic information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M Series Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)

ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M Series Quick Installation Guide

ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M Series Support CD

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

1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge Card

ASRock Reminds You...

To get better performance in Windows

®

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-

bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Conguration to

AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in our

support CD for details.

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1.2 Specifications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 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

LGA1155 Package

- Digi Power Design

- 8 + 3 Power Phase Design

- Supports Intel

®

Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

- Supports Intel

®

K-Series unlocked CPU

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Intel

®

Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect

Technology with Intel

®

Ivy Bridge CPU

Chipset - Intel

®

Z77

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 2800+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/

1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 3)

- Supports Intel

®

Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2

Expansion Slot - 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at x16

(PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3) or dual at x8/x8 mode)

(see CAUTION 4)

* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel

®

Ivy Bridge CPU. With

Intel

®

Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x 1 slot

- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireX

TM

and

CrossFireX

TM

- Supports NVIDIA

®

Quad SLI

TM

and SLI

TM

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, Intel

®

InTru

TM

3D, Intel

®

Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel

®

Insider

TM

, Intel

®

HD Graphics 2500/4000,

Intel

®

Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

- Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel

®

Ivy Bridge CPU.

Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel

®

Sandy Bridge

CPU.

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- Max. shared memory 1760MB (see CAUTION 5)

- Four VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and

DisplayPort (see CAUTION 6)

- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536

@ 75Hz

- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to 2560x1600

@ 60Hz

- 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, HDMI and DisplayPort

ports

- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback

with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort ports

Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection

(Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

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

- Broadcom BCM57781

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x DisplayPort

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 1 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Port

- 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0)

- 1 x eSATA3 Connector

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports

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

LED)

- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front

Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8)

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SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 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 Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot

Plug functions

- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061,

support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (SATA3_A2

connector is shared with eSATA3 port)

USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Intel

®

Z77, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0

up to 5Gb/s

- 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support

USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

- 1 x Front USB 3.0 header by Intel

®

Z77 (supports 2 USB 3.0

ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Connector - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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

Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

functions

- 4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x CIR header

- 1 x COM port header

- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

- 1 x Power LED header

- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- 8 pin 12V power connector

- SLI/XFire power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

- 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED

Smart Switch - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED

- 1 x Power Switch with LED

- 1 x Reset Switch with LED

BIOS Feature - 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage

Multi-adjustment

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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.

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),

CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX

Multimedia Suite - OEM

Unique Feature - F-Stream (see CAUTION 9)

- ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 11)

- ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 12)

- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 13)

- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 14)

- ASRock XFast RAM (see CAUTION 15)

- ASRock Crashless BIOS (see CAUTION 16)

- Lucid Virtu Universal MVP (see CAUTION 17)

* Lucid Virtu Universal MVP can be supported only with

processors which are GPU integrated.

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 18)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 19)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 20)

- Good Night LED

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allows Chassis Fan Speed Auto-

Adjust by CPU Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS - Microsoft

®

Windows

®

7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit /

XP / XP 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 21)

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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

(see CAUTION 22)

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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CAUTION!

1. About the settings of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page

64.

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 22 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

®

7 /

Vista

TM

/ 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.

4. Only PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots support Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Ex-

press 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.

5. The maximum shared memory size is dened by the chipset vendor and

is subject to change. Please check Intel

®

website for the latest informa-

tion.

6. You can choose to use two of the four monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D,

HDMI and DisplayPort monitors cannot be enabled at the same time.

Besides, with the DVI-to-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the

same features as HDMI port.

7. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows

®

7 64-bit /

7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc

in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows

®

7 64-bit / 7 / Vista

TM

64-bit /

Vista

TM

.

8. 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 16

for proper connection.

9. F-Stream is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune different system functions in a

user-friendly interface, which currently includes Hardware Monitor, Fan

Control, Overclocking, OC DNA, Mouse Polling and IES. In the Hardware

Monitor mode, F-Stream shows the major readings of your system. In

Fan Control mode, F-Stream shows the fan speed and temperature for

you to adjust. In Overclocking Control mode, F-Stream allows you to

overclock the CPU frequency for optimal system performance. In OC

DNA mode, you can save your OC settings as a prole and share them

with your friends. Your friends can then load the OC prole in to their own

system to get the same OC settings. In Mouse Polling mode, F-Stream

allows you to adjust the mouse polling rate of the Fatal1ty Mouse port to

add a professional level mouse conguration. In IES (Intelligent Energy

Saver) mode, the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output

phases to improve efciency when the CPU cores are idle without sacri-

cing computing performance.

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10. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.

This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS

without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows

®

. With

this utility, you can press the <F6> key during the POST or the <F2>

key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.

Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive,

oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few

clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated

ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must

use FAT32/16/12 le system.

11. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,

such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful so-

lution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply install the APP Charger

driver, it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer

and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to

quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports

continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Sus-

pend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP

Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging

experience.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

12. ASRock SmartView, a new function for internet browsers, is the smart

start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history,

your Facebook friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced

view for a more personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are

exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that helps you

keep in touch with friends on-the-go. To use ASRock SmartView feature,

please make sure your OS version is Windows

®

7 / 7 64 bit / Vista

TM

/

Vista

TM

64 bit, and your browser version is IE8.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp

13. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The

performance may depend on the properties of the device.

14. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes

the benets listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can cong-

ure your application’s priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower

Latency in Game: After setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower

the latency in games. Trafc Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos

and download simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With

the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are

transferring currently.

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15. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into F-Stream. It

fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows

®

OS

32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously

visited websites, making web surng faster than ever. And it also boosts

the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage of AS-

Rock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs

or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.

16. ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear

of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock

Crashless BIOS will automatically nish the BIOS update procedure after

regaining power. Please note that BIOS les need to be placed in the root

directory of your USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.

17. VIRTU Universal MVP includes the base features of Virtu Universal

technology, which virtualizes integrated GPU and discrete GPU for best

of breed functionality. It also features Virtual Vsync™ for no-compromise

visual quality. With the added benefits of HyperFormance technology,

VIRTU Universal MVP improves game performance by intelligently reduc-

ing redundant rendering tasks in the ow between the CPU, GPU and the

display.

18. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended

to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU

bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU.

19. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the moth-

erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back

again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease

between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

20. Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) provides the exible option to adopt three

different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.

Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used.

21. ASRock XFast RAM is not supported by Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP / XP

64-bit. Intel

®

Smart Connect Technology and Intel

®

USB 3.0 ports are not

supported by Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit / XP / XP 64-

bit.

22. 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 of the completed system

should be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standards,

an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required.

According to Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet

the standard of 5v, and the standby power efciency should be higher

than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power sup-

ply selection, we recommend you to check with the power supply manu-

facturer for more details.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 1155-Pin CPU Socket

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots

(DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Red)

6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots

(DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Black)

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

8 Dr. Debug

9 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3, Black)

10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2, Red)

11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1, Red)

12 SATA2 Connectors (SATA2_2_3, Black)

13 SATA2 Connectors (SATA2_4_5, Black)

14 Power LED Header (PLED1)

15 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Black)

16 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb)

17 Reset Switch (RSTBTN)

18 Power Switch (PWRBTN)

19 Intel Z77 Chipset

20 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1, Black)

21 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

22 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3, Black)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Black)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Black)

26 Consumer Infrared Module Header

(CIR1, Gray)

27 HDMI_SPDIF Header

(HDMI_SPDIF1, Black)

28 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

29 COM Port Header (COM1)

30 Front Panel Audio Header

(HD_AUDIO1, Black)

31 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Red)

32 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3, Red)

33 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, Black)

34 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Red)

35 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector

36 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

37 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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1.4 I/O Panel

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED

indications.

LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (Purple/Green) ** 10 Front Speaker (Lime)

2 D-Sub Port (VGA1) 11 Microphone (Pink)

3 DisplayPort (DP1) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)

4 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB0) 13 USB 2.0 Port (USB1)

* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port *** 14 eSATA3 Port (ESATA_1)

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN)

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16 HDMI Port (HDMI1)

8 Optical SPDIF Out Port 17 DVI-D Port (DVI1)

9 Line In (Light Blue) 18 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_A0A1)

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

LAN Port

**

If you use 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.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line in

(No. 10) (No. 7) (No. 6) (No. 9)

2 V -- -- --

4 V V -- --

6 V V V --

8 V V V V

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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 nd “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 Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek

HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.

*** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M.

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Chapter 2: Installation

This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6", 24.4 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.

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

motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and

damages to motherboard components.

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any

components.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard’s components due to static

electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet

or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a

safety grounded object before you handle the components.

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

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-

static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother-

board to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing

so may damage the motherboard.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is

switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do

so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or

components.

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1155-Pin Socket Overview

2.3 CPU Installation

In order to provide the LGA 1155 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

®

1155-Pin CPUs with the new

protection cover, please follow the steps

below.

Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check 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.

Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengage the lever by pressing it

down and sliding it out of the hook.

You do not have to remove the pro-

tection cover.

Step 1-2. Keep the lever positioned at about

135 degrees in order to flip up the

load plate.

Step 2. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:

Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edge which is

marked with a black line.

Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with the IHS (Inte-

grated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1

and the two orientation key notches.

Load

Plate

Cover

Contact

Array

Load

Lever

Socket

Body

black line

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Pin1

alignment key

Pin1

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.

Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock-

et and properly mated to the orient

keys.

Step 3. Close the socket:

Step 3-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 3-2. Press down the load lever, and se-

cure it with the load plate tab under

the retention tab. The protection

cover will automatically come off by

itself.

Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. The

cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after

service.

orientation key notch

1155-Pin Socket

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