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Z68M/USB3 User Manual Version 1.0 Published July 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 2
purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights , USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 3
Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 12 1.4 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 24 2.9 Jumpers Setup 25 2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 26 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA 32 2.15 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 33 2.16 Driver Installation Guide 35 2.17 Installing - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 4
ACPI Configuration 55 3.4.7 USB Configuration 56 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 57 3.6 Boot Screen 58 3.7 Security Screen 59 3.8 Exit Screen 60 4 Software Support 61 4.1 Install Operating System 61 4.2 Support CD Information 61 4.2.1 Running Support CD 61 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 61 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 5
model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock Z68M/USB3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock Z68M/USB3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z68M/USB3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 6
Audio - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm - All Solid Capacitor design - Supports 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - 4 + 2 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 7
10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 8
(support 6 USB 2.0 ports) BIOS Feature - 64Mb AMI BIOS - 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 - IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment Support CD - Drivers - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 9
overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking overclocking. CAUTION! 1. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 48. 2. This motherboard supports check Intel® - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 10
press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 11
the flexible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156. Please be noticed that notall the 775 and 1156 CPU meet EuP standard, an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to Intel's suggestion, the EuP ready power supply - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 12
SPDIF PWR_FAN1 LAN PHY 7 Z68M/USB3 CMOS Battery 8 SATA3_1 Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN SATA3 6Gb/s CHA_FAN1 32 HDMI 1.4a 31 PCIE1 PCI Express 2.0 ErP/EuP Ready RoHS Super I/O PCIE2 Intel 30 PCIE3 Z68 1 CLRCMOS1 64Mb BIOS SATA2_3 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 9 10 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 13
(Orange) 5 Rear Speaker (Black) 6 Optical SPDIF Out Port 7 Line In (Light Blue) ** 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) USB 3.0 Ports (USB23) HDMI Port DVI-D Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 14
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 find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 15
This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 8.6", 24.4 x 21.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 16
Installation For 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, cap. 2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service. 16 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 17
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 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 18
operation or contact other components. Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.), which provides the flexible option 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. 18 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 19
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chiptype) memory modules in - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 20
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 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 21
VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so port DVI-D port HDMI port 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the benefits - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 22
. If you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of "Onboard VGA Share Memory", [Auto], will disable D-Sub function when the add-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 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 23
function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 24
ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header. Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote. Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock motherboard. USB - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 25
to clear the CMOS when you 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 address will be cleared only if the - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 26
ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard disk or the SATAII / SATA3 connector on this motherboard. 26 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 27
CIR1) (see p.12 No. 23) 1 GND IRTX IRRX ATX+5VSB Besides four default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 28
allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC'97 audio panel - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 29
GND 1 2 3 4 Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 30
ATX Power Supply Installation 1 13 ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.12 No. 2) 8 5 4 1 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 26) 4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 1 This COM1 header supports a serial port - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 31
3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATAII con- nector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. 2.12 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 32
Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel® Z68 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 33
is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / 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 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 34
do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 35
follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Mode" to [RAID]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Driver Diskette. A. Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 36
you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 37
drivers. 6. Install the Intel(R) Rapid Storage software via the CD-ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will add the Intel 5 configuration. To prepare for this, you will need another SATA / SATAII hard drive with a capacity equal to or greater than that - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 38
you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 39
of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / 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 you choose and the OS - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 40
function STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Mode" to [AHCI]. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA / SATAII / STA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 41
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 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 42
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 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 43
this option to load optimized GPU overclocking setting. Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your GPU and motherboard. It should be done at ]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology. Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 44
Intel Turbo Boost Technology. Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition. The default value is [Enabled]. Turbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual , the motherboard will detect - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 45
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Row Precharge Time (tRP) Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Use this item to change RAS# Active - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 46
. The default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CHB) Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Voltage Control Power Saving Mode Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode. The default value is [Disabled]. CPU - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 47
operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 48
this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 49
will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection. Local x2APIC Use this to enable or disable Local x2APIC. - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 50
Bridge Configuration Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [1024M]. VT-d Use this to enable or disable Intel® VT-d technology (Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled]. Primary Graphics Adapter This - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 51
Mode]. DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) is an architecture that offers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 52
when the power recovers. Deep Sx Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. Configuration options Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. PCI Legacy Mode Use this item to - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 53
The default value is [Auto]. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Mode Use this to select SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 54
3.4.5 Super IO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Configuration options: [3F8 / - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 55
Suspend-toRAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature power on the system. USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the system. USB Mouse Power On Use - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 56
is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB. [Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected. [Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 57
Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. Con - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 58
3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 59
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. 59 - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 60
3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 61
install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to - ASRock Z68M/USB3 | User Manual - Page 62
This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that F2> or at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility > Advanced > Storage Configuration > SATA Mode. 3. Choose the item "UEFI:xxx" GUID Partition Table). Please install the hotfix file from Microsoft®: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979903 62
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Z68M/USB3
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published July 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.