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- ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 1
Z77 Extreme4 User Manual Version 1.0 Published December 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 2
by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 3
Heatsink and CPU fan 19 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 20 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 22 2.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 23 2.8 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 27 2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 31 2.10 ASRock Smart Remote - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 4
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 70 3.6 Boot Screen 71 3.7 Security Screen 72 3.8 Exit Screen 73 4 Software Support 74 4.1 Install Operating System 74 4.2 Support CD Information 74 4.2.1 Running Support CD 74 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 74 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 74 4.2.4 Contact Information - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 5
Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card ASRock Reminds You... To get better performance in Windows - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 6
1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 7
-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) - 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 8
with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 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 - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 9
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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 10
guide of memory modules on page 20 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 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 11
MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the key during the POST or the key to enter into the 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 12
you install the PC system. 20. Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) provides the flexible 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 13
, Black) 28 COM Port Header (COM1) 8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 29 HDMI_SPDIF Header 9 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5, Black) (HDMI_SPDIF1, Black) 10 Intel Z77 Chipset 30 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A0_A1, Gray) 31 Front Panel Audio Header 12 SATA3 Connectors - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 14
10 Microphone (Pink) 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_2_3) * 4 LAN RJ-45 Port *** 12 eSATA3 Port (ESATA_1) 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN) 6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 HDMI Port (HDMI1) 7 Optical SPDIF Out Port 15 DVI-D Port (DVI1) 8 Line In (Light Blue - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 15
enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting 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. 15 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 16
This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 8.6", 30.5 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 so - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 17
CPU 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, please check if the CPU if returning the motherboard for after service. 17 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 18
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 the socket. Step - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 19
2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This 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 1155Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 20
2.5 Installation of 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 pair in the - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 21
Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing break 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 22
to the motherboard's chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment. 4. Only PCIE2 and PCIE3 slots support Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU. If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 23
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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 24
Step3. Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is firmly in place. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 25
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the MultiGraphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA® nView system tray utility. Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 26
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 Corporation. C. Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab. D. Select Control Panel tab. E. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX configuration. In Set PhysX GPU - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 27
Guide This motherboard supports supported with Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 / VistaTM / 7 OS. Quad CrossFireXTM feature is supported with Windows® VistaTM / 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for ATITM CrossFireXTM driver updates AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. Step 1. - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 28
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 on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 29
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 system, there is no need to download it - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 30
reboot. After restarting your computer, please confirm whether the option "Enable CrossFireTM" in "ATI Catalyst Control Center" is selected or not; if not, please select it again, and then you are able information of AMD CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD's website for updates and details. 30 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 31
-D, D-Sub and HDMI), you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA cards to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub and HDMI can drive same - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 32
-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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 33
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 content as it is being transmitted. Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 34
, down and front), which is compatible with most of the chassis on the market. 3. The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug function. Please install it before you boot the system. * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 35
CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to BIOS. If you need 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 36
12) SATA3_A1 SATA3_1 These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data SATA3_A0 cables for internal storage devices. The current can be connected to the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disk or the SATA2 / SATA3 connector on this motherboard. Besides two default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 37
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, please install it to the front - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 38
". For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust "Recording Volume". System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.13, No. 20) This header accommodates several system front panel functions. Connect the power switch, reset switch - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 39
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 CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation (3-pin - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 40
ATX Power Supply Installation 1 13 ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.13, No. 1) 8 5 4 1 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 1 This COM1 header supports a serial port module. - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 41
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 or reset the sytem clear the CMOS values. Power Switch (PWRBTN) (see p.13 No. 18) Power Switch is a smart switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/ - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 42
AMI SEC error codes Microcode not found Microcode not loaded PEI Core is started Pre-memory CPU initialization is started Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific) Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific) Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific) Pre-memory North Bridge - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 43
memory size or memory modules do not match Memory initialization error. No usable memory detected Unspecified memory initialization error Memory not installed 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 44
fic) ACPI module initialization CSM initialization Reserved for future AMI DXE codes OEM DXE initialization codes Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started Driver connecting is started PCI Bus initialization is started PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization PCI Bus Enumeration PCI Bus Request - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 45
Option ROM Initialization System Reset USB hot plug PCI bus hot plug Clean-up of NVRAM Configuration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings) Reserved for future AMI codes OEM BDS initialization codes CPU initialization error North Bridge initialization error South Bridge initialization error Some of the - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 46
cable to the SATA / SATA2 hard disk. 2.16 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 47
note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA / SATA2 HDD. What is Hot Swap Function? If motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel® Z77 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 48
SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 49
Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA2 / SATA3 connector. SATA power cable process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 50
first. Then, the drivers compatible 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. 2.21 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 51
® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 52
UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to [IDE] for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports. Set the option "ASMedia SATA3 Mode" to [IDE] for SATA3_A0 and SATA2_A1 ports. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 53
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 54
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 Switch to next function - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 55
you install 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 SpeedStep technology. Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 56
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 will detect the memory module - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 57
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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 58
. 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 59
requirements. 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, North update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 60
® XP / VistaTM / 7 is required. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, VistaTM, 7, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 61
" 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 utilize - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 62
Speed. The default value is [Auto]. Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature. The default value is [Auto]. IGPU Multi-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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 63
[Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio feature. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature. Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 64
]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does Management. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, Boot ROM Use this to enable or disable ASMedia SATA - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 65
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 if you still want to boot from ASMedia SATA3 controller, you can still enable this in UEFI. 3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 66
(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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 67
3.4.7 Super IO Configuration 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: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 68
OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 69
OS and UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 70
Event 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 1 & 2 Setting This allows you to set CPU fan - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 71
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 [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled]. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 72
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. 72 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 73
3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following ] to discard all changes. Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this operation. Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 74
. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 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. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 75
figuration > SATA Mode. 3. Choose the item "UEFI:xxx" to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1. ("xxx" is the device which contains your Windows® installation files. Normally it is an optical drive.) You can also press to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item "UEFI:xxx - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 76
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 Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 77
the Windows® instructions. 5. Follow Windows® Installation Guide to install OS. If you install Windows® 7 64-bit / 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 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 78
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". 78 - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | User Manual - Page 79
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 a long
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Z77 Extreme4
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published December 2011
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