ASRock Z77 Extreme11 User Manual

ASRock Z77 Extreme11 Manual

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    Z77 Extreme11 User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    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
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    1.3 Unique Features 11 1.4 Motherboard Layout 16 1.5 I/O Panel 18 31 2.9 Jumpers Setup 35 2.10 WiFi + BT Module and ASRock Wi-SB Box 36 2.11 Operating System Setup 40 2.11.1 Drivers 43 2.13 Smart Switches 44 2.14 Dr. Debug 45 2.15 SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide
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    74 3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration 76 3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration 77 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 79 3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology 80 3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology 81 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration 82 3.4.8 ACPI Configuration 83 3.4.8 USB
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    about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock Z77 Extreme11 Motherboard (EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm) ASRock Z77 Extreme11 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z77 Extreme11 Support CD 8 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables 2 x Serial
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    ® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Digi Power Design - 8 + 4 Power Phase Design - Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology - Intel® Z77 - Supports Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Smart
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    Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video 2.0, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU - Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
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    Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone - 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 (SATA3_1 connector is shared with eSATA3 port
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    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 - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock
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    * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 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
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    Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy Saver), the voltage ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS
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    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
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    loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note that BIOS files need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature. ASRock OMG (Online Management
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    in their PC. With the UEFI system browser, you can easily examine the current system configuration in UEFI setup. ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling "Dehumidifier Function". When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the computer will power on
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    UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a lot more amusing. ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device. After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to
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    1.4 Motherboard Layout 26.7cm (10.5 in PCIE2 SB_FAN1 13 SATA2_2_3 Z77 Extreme11 Intel 64Mb BIOS 14 45 PCIE3 PEX 8608 Z77 SATA2_4_5 44 ErP/EuP 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 2322 21 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 2 1155-Pin CPU Socket 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 4 CPU Fan
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    /SATA3 Connector (SAS_2_3, Gray) 18 SAS2/SATA3 Connector (SAS_4_5, Gray) 19 SAS2/SATA3 Connector (SAS_6_7, Gray) 20 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 21 Intel Z77 Chipset 22 Power LED Header (PLED1) 23 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 24 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 25 Power Switch (PWRBTN1) 26 Reset
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    1.5 I/O Panel 1 23 45 68 79 10 18 17 16 1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port 2 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34) *3 LAN RJ-45 Port 4 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) *5 LAN RJ-45 Port 6 Central / Bass (Orange) 7 Rear Speaker (Black) 8 Line In (Light Blue) **9 Front Speaker (Lime) 15 14 13 12 11 10 Microphone (Pink) 11
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    " to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use the front panel audio. *** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M. 19
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    Installation This is an EATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any
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    In order to provide the LGA 1155 CPU sockets more protection and make the installation 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 installation of Intel® 1155-Pin CPUs with the new protection
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    orientation key notch Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch 1155-Pin CPU alignment key 1155-Pin Socket Pin1 For proper installation, please ensure to match the two orientation key the processor is removed. The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service. 22
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    motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155 to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink. Below is an example to illustrate the installation of a heatsink and fan for 1155-Pin
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    2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs. 1.
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    cards to support CrossFireXTM or SLITM. PCIE7 (PCIE 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards or ASRock Game to the motherboard's chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using multiple graphics cards. 2. Only PCIE1, PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots support Gen 3
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    Installing an Expansion Card Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you
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    STEP 3: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SAS2 / SATA2 / SATA3 connectors. SATA2_5 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 SATA2_2 Serial ATA2 p.16, No. 13) These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connector supports SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows
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    SAS_6 SAS_4 SAS_2 SAS_0 These eight SAS2/Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SAS/SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SAS2/ SATA3 interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. We recommend using Intel® Z77 SATA2 ports instead of SAS ports for your ODDs. For connecting
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    12V Power Connector 8 (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.16, No. 1) 4 5 Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V 1 power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5. SLI
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    2.7 Installing the System Panel Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis
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    DUMMY 1 GND +A -A USB_PWR Besides two default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are three USB 2.0 headers and one USB port on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. USB 3.0 Headers (19-pin USB3_11_12) (see p.16, No. 9) (19-pin USB3_9_10) (see p.16, No. 10) Vbus
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    support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use an AC MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don't need to connect them for AC'97 audio panel. E. To activate the front mic. For Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit
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    see p.16, No. 3) FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_SPEED +12V GND 1 234 FAN_SPEED +12V GND Though this motherboard provides a 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) connector, 3-Pin CPU fans can still work , there is one IEEE 1394 header on this motherboard. This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port. 33
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    Serial Port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.16, No. 36) RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 1 RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 This COM1 header supports a serial port module. HDMI_SPDIF Header (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) (see p.16, No. 39) This header provides SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA cards, allowing the system to
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    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
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    2.10 WiFi + BT Module and ASRock Wi-SB Box WiFi + BT Module This motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n + BT v4.0 module that offers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN)
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    Wi-SB Box Thanks to the excellent placement of antennas, ASRock Wi-SB Box comes with two invisible antennas (placed in a vertical/horizontal position), hidden inside the , it provides two Front USB 3.0 ports for easier USB 3.0 device access and 1 rack for SSD placement. ASRock Wi-SB Box 37
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    Installing the WiFi + BT Module and ASRock Wi-SB Box Step 1. Prepare the bundled ASRock Wi-SB Box and screws. Step 2. If you have 2.5" HDD/SSDs, you may insert up to two and secure them in ASRock Wi-SB Box with screws. Step 3. Install ASRock Wi-SB Box into the drive bay of the chassis. 38
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    Step 4. Screw ASRock Wi-SB Box to the drive bay with screws. Step 5. Attach the cords to the WiFi + BT module on your motherboard. Step 6. Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB 3.0 header on the mother- board. 39
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    2.11 Operating System Setup This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer your OS
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    2.11.2 Installing Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit on a HDD Larger than 2 terabytes (2TB) without RAID This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP2 or above), 7
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    set the RAID configuration. Before you start to configure RAID, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper 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
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    . Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. 2.12.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application softwares that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 2.12.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want
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    2.13 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches: Power Switch, Reset Switch and Clear CMOS Switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off the system, reset the system or
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    Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading b0 b4 Please check if the CPU is installed correctly and then clear CMOS. Problem related to memory, VGA card or other devices. Please clear CMOS, re-install the memory
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    or try using other memory modules. d6 The VGA could not be recognized. Please clear CMOS and try re-installing the VGA card. If the problem still exists, please try installing the VGA card in other slots or use other VGA cards. d7 The Keyboard and mouse could not be recognized
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    SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM that are NVIDIA® certified. 2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. Download the drivers from the NVIDIA® website: www.nvidia.com 3. Make sure
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    SLI_Bridge_3S Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_ Bridge_3S Card is firmly in place. ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card Step 4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to
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    connected. Repeat this step on the three graphics cards. Step 3. Align and insert the ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card is firmly in place. ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card Step 4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the
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    Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the NVIDIA® nView system tray utility. Please follow the below
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    G. Reboot your system. H. You can freely enjoy the benefits of SLITM or Quad SLITM. For 3-Way SLITM mode A. Follow steps A to E on the previous page. B. In Select an SLI configuration item, please select Enable 3-way SLI and click Apply. C. Reboot your system. D. You can freely enjoy the benefits of
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    and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM, 3-way Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2.16.1 Installing Two
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    Interconnects on the top of the graphics cards. (The 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 Step 3. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or
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    the graphics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots. (The CrossFireTM Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) CrossFireTM Bridge Step 3. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or
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    the graphics cards on PCIE5 and PCIE7 slots. (The CrossFireTM Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) CrossFireTM Bridge Step 3. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or
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    optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates. Step 3. Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center then restart your computer. Please check AMD's website
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    2.17 Surround Display This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (HDMI) and external VGA cards. 3. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card drivers to your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to
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    Plug and Hot Swap for Hard Disk Drives This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SAS2 / SATA2 Swap Operation Guide Please read the operation guide of Hot Plug / Hot Swap below carefully. Before you process Hot Plug / Hot Swap, please check the cable accessories from the motherboard gift box
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    Please make sure that the required SATA drivers are installed properly. The latest SATA drivers are available on our support website: www.asrock.com 6. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable from our motherboard package. 7. Please follow the instructions below step by step to reduce the
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    Swap a HDD: Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Plug / Hot Swap. Improper procedures will cause the HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Please connect the SATA power Step 2 Connect the SATA data cable cable's 1x4-pin end (White) to to the motherboard's SATA the power supply's 1x4
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    How to Hot Unplug / Hot Swap a HDD: Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Unplug / Hot Swap. Improper procedures will cause the HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Unplug the SATA data cable from the
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    19 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide Dual LAN with Teaming enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to sure whether your Switch (or Router) supports Teaming (IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation). You can specify a preferred adapter in Intel PROSet. Under normal conditions, the Primary
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    ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system configuration tools, cool sound effects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less difficult but also a lot more amusing.This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard
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    the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press to get into the sub screen. You can also use the mouse to click your required item. Please check the following table for the descriptions of each
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    3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Active Page on Entry This allows you to select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility. 65
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    This option appears only when you adopt a K-Series CPU that supports this function. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this to overclocking settings. Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. This option appears
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    motherboard. Host Clock Override (BCLK) Use this to adjust the host clock (BCLK) frequency. The default value is [100.0]. Spread Spectrum This should always be [Auto] for better system stability. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel does not support Intel SpeedStep
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    is [Auto]. GT OverClocking Support Use this to enable or disable GT OverClocking Support. The default value is [ motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically. DRAM Configuration DRAM tCL Use this to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual
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    settings. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tWTR Use this to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual settings. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRTP Use this to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual settings. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tFAW Use this to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto
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    . The default is [Auto]. tWWDD Use this to change DRAM tWWDD Auto/Manual settings. The default is [Auto]. tWWDR Use this to change DRAM tWWDR Auto/Manual settings. The default is [Auto]. tWWSR Use this to change DRAM tWWSR Auto/Manual settings. The default is [Auto]. RTL (CHA) Use this to change RTL
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    . The default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CHA) Use this to change ODT (CHA) Auto/Manual settings. The default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CHB) Use this to change ODT (CHB) Auto/Manual settings. The default is [Auto]. DRAM Clock Delay Use this to configure DRAM Clock Delay. The default is [Auto]. MRC Fast
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    VTT Voltage Use this to configure VTT Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. PCH Voltage Use this to configure PCH Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. CPU PLL Voltage Use this to configure CPU PLL Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. VCCSA Voltage Use this to configure VCCSA Voltage. The default
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    configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Nouth Bridge Configuration, South Bridge Configuration, Storage Configuration, Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology, Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration. Setting wrong values in this
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    enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes processors support the Halt State (C1). C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from
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    ) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology. Hardware Prefetcher Use this turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this to turn
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    to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the primary graphics adapter. The default value is [PCI Express]. VT-d Use this to enable/disable Intel(R) Virtualization Technology for the Directed I/O. PCIE1 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE1 Link Speed. PCIE2 Link Speed This allows you to select
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    the Wireless function. Radio Controller This allows you to enable or disable the Radio Controller. Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Enabled in S5] and [Enabled in S4 and S5]. Restore on
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    This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/ power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains 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 Use this to
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    to SATA2_5 ports. 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
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    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 [Enabled]. Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 entry. The default is [10 minutes]. Active Page Threshold Support This allows
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    Smart Connect Technology Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this 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 default
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    3.4.7 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Use this to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this to set the address for the onboard serial port. Configuration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.
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    or disable Suspend-toRAM. Select [Auto] to enable if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this to enable or disable Check Ready Bit Enabled]. 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 to enable
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    on the system. USB Mouse Power On Use this to enable or disable the USB Mouse to power on the system. CSM Please disable CSM when Fast Boot is enabled. The default value is [Enabled]. 84
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    to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 Controller Use this to enable or disable the USB 3.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is
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    to modify the system time are required. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can help you copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device. After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode Selection" to "RAID", then you can start installing the
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    settings for Internet Flash. Sound Effect Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility. Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling "Dehumidifier Function". When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify
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    including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. CPU Fan options: [Full On], [Automatic Mode] and [Manual]. The default value is [Full On]. Chassis Fan you to set the target temperature to activate ASRock XFAN. The default value is [50oC/122oF].
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    9]. Over Temperature Protection Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection. The default value is [Enabled]. 89
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    selecting "Fast", it is not allowed to boot from a USB storage device. [Ultra Fast]: There are a few restrictions 1. Only supports Windows 8 UEFI operating system 2. You will not be able to enter BIOS Setup by using the keyboard. The only way to enter UEFI Setup is to clear CMOS or run the "Restart
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    after boot-up. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [Enabled]. AddOn ROM 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 boots, please select [
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    3.8 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. You may also clear the user password. Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot Control. The default value is [Disabled]. 92
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    3.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, "Discard
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Z77 Extreme11
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published September 2012
Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.