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    Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Series User Manual Version 1.0 Published December 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional League) totally different first person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and walked away series of very challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory. Since then Fatal1ty
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    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 and allowing more fluid movement around the maps. My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying
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    or error in the manual or product motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are used under license. © 2011 Fatal1ty
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    cations 8 1.3 Motherboard Layout 15 Guide 26 2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 30 2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 36 2.10 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 54 2.19 Driver Installation Guide 56 2.20 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit
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    Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions 60 2.22 Teaming Function Operation Guide 75 3.4.4 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology 77 3.4.5 Intel(R) Smart Support 87 4.1 Install Operating System 87 4.2 Support CD Information 87 4.2.1 Running Support CD 87 4.2.2 Drivers
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    are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Series Support CD 6 x Serial
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    + 8 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 - Intel® Z77 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
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    I/O - Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU. - Max. shared memory 1760MB (see CAUTION 5) - Dual VGA Output: support HDMI and DisplayPort ports by independent display controllers - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max
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    .0 Connector Smart Switch BIOS Feature - 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 - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and
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    Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM Unique Feature - F-Stream (see CAUTION 8) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock
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    own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. CAUTION! 1. About the settings of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 73. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure
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    cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance. 9. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the
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    types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156. Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used. 20. 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® VistaTM
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    CHA_FAN2 PCIE1 40 Z77 PROFESSIONAL 39 PCIE2 AUDIO CODEC Designed in Taipei 38 PCI1 XFast LAN XFast USB PCIE3 CMOS Battery 37 XFast RAM Super I/O PCIE4 36 ErP/EuP Ready SATA2_4_5 SATA2_2_3 SATA3_0_1 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 9 USB3_6_7 10 Front USB 3.0 11 12 Intel 13 Z77 14 15
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    4 56 7 8 11 9 12 10 13 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (Purple/Green) ** 12 Front Speaker (Lime) 2 DisplayPort (DP1) 13 Microphone (Pink) 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_45) * 4 LAN RJ-45 Port 15 IEEE 1394 Port 5 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB4) *** 16
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    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. 17
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    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
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    the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below. Load Plate Load Lever Contact Array Socket Body 1155-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check PnP cap. 2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service. 19
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    Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 Pin1 orientation key notch 1155-Pin CPU alignment key 1155-Pin Socket For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of
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    fan operation or contact other components. Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.), which provides flexible options to adopt three different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156. The white throughholes are for Socket LGA 1155/1156 CPU fan. 21
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    Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. on this motherboard. It is not recommended to install them on this motherboard. 6. For optimal compatibility and stability while overclocking memory frequency
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    matches the break on the slot. break notch notch break The DIMM only fits 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. Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining
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    width card, such as a Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card or ASRock Game Blaster, etc. PCIE3 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used , or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support 3-Way CrossFireXTM. 1. In single VGA card mode connect a chassis fan to the motherboard's chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2
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    the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation. Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws for later use. Step
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    2.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM technology supports Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM
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    Step3. Align and insert SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure SLI_Bridge_2S Card is firmly in place. Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot. 27
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    . Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: (For SLITM mode only) A. Double-click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows® taskbar. B. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX configuration. In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item, please select
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    OS: (For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode) A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar. B. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs, and then click NVIDIA acceleration item, please select Enabled. In Select an SLI configuration item, please select Enable SLI. And click Apply. F. Reboot your system. G.
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    Guide This motherboard supports supported with Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 / VistaTM / 7 OS. 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM feature are supported with Windows® VistaTM / 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for ATITM CrossFireXTM driver updates manuals for detailed installation guide.
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    Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards. (CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) CrossFire Bridge or Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector
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    Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots. (CrossFireTM Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) 32
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    CrossFireTM Bridge Step 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (You 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.) 33
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    to installation. Please check AMD website for ATITM driver updates. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Install the required drivers to your system. For Windows® XP OS: A. ATITM recommends Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed (If you have Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your
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    identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. * For further information of ATITM CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for updates and details. 35
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    VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for HDMI and DisplayPort to support dual VGA output so I/O panel. DisplayPort HDMI port 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the benefits
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    -on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install them again. 5. Set up a multi-monitor display. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Right click
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    . To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt a monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to the instructions below for more details about HDCP function. What
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    2.10 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default profile, 1394 GUID and MAC
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    blue end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE transfer rate. These six Serial ATA3 (SATA3) SATA3_A4 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3
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    IntA_P7_SSTXIntA_P7_SSTX+ GND IntA_P7_DIntA_P7_D+ DUMMY Besides six default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. Besides six default USB 3.0 ports on the I/O panel, there is one USB 3.0 header on this
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    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 activate the front mic. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Select "Mixer". Select "Recorder". Then click "FrontMic". For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit
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    state (power off). Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin. CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 and CHA_FAN3 support Fan Control. Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. 43
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    see p.15 No. 28) 4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 1 RXTPAM_0 GND RXTPBM_0 +12V GND 1 +12V RXTPBP_0 GND RXTPAP_0 Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I/O panel, there is one IEEE 1394 header (FRONT_1394) on this motherboard. This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port. 44
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    Serial port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.15, No. 31) This COM1 header supports a serial port module. HDMI_SPDIF Header (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) (see p.15, No. 33) 1 GND SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the
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    . Step 5 Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB 3.0 Step 6 The Front USB 3.0 Panel is ready to use. header (USB3_6_7) on the motherboard. The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3.0 Bracket Step 1 Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3.0 Step 2 Put the USB 3.0 cable and the rear Panel. USB
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    2.12 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear CMOS switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off or reset the sytem clear the
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    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 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x03 0x04 loading Cache initialization Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes Microcode not found Microcode not loaded PEI
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    Invalid CPU type or Speed CPU mismatch CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed Internal CPU error reset PPI is not available Reserved for future AMI error codes S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL) S3 Boot
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    0x9F 0xA0 0xA1 0xA2 0xA3 0xA4 0xA5 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services CPU DXE initialization is started CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) CPU for future AMI DXE codes OEM DXE initialization codes Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started Driver connecting is started PCI
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    Codes section below) Setup Input Wait Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) Ready To Boot event Legacy Boot event Exit Boot Services future AMI codes OEM BDS initialization codes CPU initialization error North Bridge initialization error South Bridge initialization error Some of
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    disk. 2.15 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors. ASMedia
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    2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATA2 in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel® Z77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers
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    installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash
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    supply 1x4-pin cable. Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA2 / SATA3 connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA
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    to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. 2.20 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With
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    Rapid Storage", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use "Intel Rapid Storage" in Windows® environment, install "SATA2 driver" from the Support CD again so that "Intel Rapid Storage" will be installed to your system as well. 57
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    Rapid Storage", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use "Intel Rapid Storage" in Windows® environment, install "SATA2 driver" from the Support CD again so that "Intel Rapid Storage" will be installed to your system as well. 58
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    system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel® AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode
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    [AHCI] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports. Set the option "ASMedia SATA3 Mode" to [AHCI] for SATA3_A1 to SATA2_A4 ports. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
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    to following steps to set up Teaming function. 1. Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD: 32-bit: .. \Drivers\LAN\Broadcom\Teaming\IA32 64-bit: .. \Drivers\LAN\Broadcom\Teaming\x64 (This is a special driver for Teaming function only. If you don't want to use Teaming
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    the team. The LSO, CO, and RSS properties are enabled for a team only when all of the members support and are configured for the feature. * Adding a network adapter to a team where its driver is disabled may negatively affect the offloading capabilities of the team. This may have an impact on
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    10 ned and exit the Manage Teams window. 13. Click Yes when the a team name more than once, an error message is displayed indicating that the name has been correctly performed, a virtual team adapter driver is created for each configured team. * hub is supported for testing, it is recommended to connect team
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    14. Configure the team IP address. a. From Control Panel, double-click Network Connections. b. Right-click the name of the team to be configured, and then click Properties. c. On the General tab, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. d. Configure the IP address and any other
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    system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You -Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test software is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up
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    3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items
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    option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done Windows® VistaTM / 7 and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel
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    Intel time window which OverClocking Support. The default value is [Disabled]. DRAM Timing Configuration Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting. Configuration options: [Auto], [Default], [Profile 1] and [Profile 2]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard
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    setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRAS Use this item to change RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Command Rate (CR) Use this item to change Command Rate (CR
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    . The default is [Auto]. DRAM tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tCWL Use this item to change CAS# Write Latency (tCWL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT WR (CH A) Use this item to change ODT WR (CH A) setting
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    User Defaults In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements. 71
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    Bridge Configuration, South Bridge Configuration, Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology, Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology, Storage Configuration, Super ROM. This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just save the new
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    Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support
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    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 Virtualization Technology When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can
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    -Moniter This allows you to enable or disable IGPU Multi-Moniter. The default value is [Enabled]. If you install the PCI Express card under Windows® XP / VistaTM OS, please disable this option. Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device. The default value
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    Onboard 1394/IDE feature. Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. The default off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers. Good Night LED
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    3.4.4 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. The default is [Disabled]. 77
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    (R) Smart Connect Technology Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology. Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology keeps your e-mail and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. The
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    SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. SATA Aggressive Link Power
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    We recommend to use Intel® Z77 SATA ports (SATA3_0, SATA3_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5) for your bootable devices. This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance. But
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    -toRAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable
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    issues, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS. [UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows / Linux OS. Legacy USB 3.0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3.0 devices. The default value is [Enabled]. 82
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    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. fan 3's speed. Configuration options: [Full On] and [Manual]. The default value is [Full On]. Over Temperature Protection Use this to
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    item to adjust PCI ROM Priority. The default value is [Legacy ROM]. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default 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
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    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. 85
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    3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" will pop-out. Select [Yes] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message "Discard
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    to your OS documentation for more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard's features. 4.2.1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM
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    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® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or
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    64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above). 2. Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk. You can download the driver from ASRock's website and unzip the file into a USB flash disk OR copy the file from ASRock motherboard support CD. (please copy the files under following
  • ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional | User Manual - Page 90
    VistaTM 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 fix this problem. Windows® VistaTM 64-bit: Microsoft® does not provide hotfix for this
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    B. Disable "Volume Shadow Copy" service. a. Type "computer management" in the Start Menu, then press "Enter". b. Go to "Services and Applications>Services"; Then double click "Volume Shadow Copy". 91
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    C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows® 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows® 7 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454. (This may take
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Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Series
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published December 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.