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    change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY he Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best
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    he terms HDMI™ and HDMI High-Deinition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent Nos: 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 6,487,535; 7,003,467 & other U.S. and
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    1 Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Speciications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 7 1.4 I/O Panel 10 Chapter 2 Installation 12 2.1 Installing 2.9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 34 2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 34 2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 36 2.10
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    41 2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 42 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 45 3.1 Installing Drivers 45 3.2 Formula Drive 46 3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 50 3.3.1 UI Overview 50 3.3.2 Apps 51 3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 54 3.3.4 Setting 55 3.4 Enabling USB Ports
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    4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration 83 4.4.7 USB Coniguration 85 4.4.8 Trusted Computing 86 4.5 Tools 87 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 91 4.7 Security Screen 93 4.8 Boot Screen 94 4.9 Exit Screen 97
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    the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock Z170 OC Formula Motherboard (ATX Form Factor) • ASRock Z170 OC Formula Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Z170 OC Formula Support CD • 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data
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    Overclocking • Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine Chipset • Intel® Z170 Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology • 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots • Supports DDR4 4400+(OC)*/4300(OC)/4266(OC) /4200 (OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733 (OC)/ 3666(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/ 3300(OC
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    Z170 OC Formula Graphics Audio • Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. • Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel
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    (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) • 1 x Clear CMOS Switch • HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Storage • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Intel® Z170, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID
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    Z170 OC Formula • 3 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) * Supports 3 x ASRock U.2 Kits Connector • 1 x COM Port Header • 1 x TPM Header • 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header • 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed
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    into the ISO ile is required. Please refer to page 56 for more detailed instructions. * For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for details: http://www.asrock.com • FCC, CE, WHQL • ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) * For detailed product information
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    Z170 OC Formula 1.3 Motherboard Z170 OC Formula 18 SATA_EXP1 SATA_EXP0 PCIE2 19 20 Intel SATA3_A3 SATA3_A4 21 M2_2 PCIE3 CT4 CT3 CT2 CT1 Ultra M.2 Z170 22 23 SATA3_A2 SATA3_A1 PCIe Gen3 x4 Purity SoundTM 3 PCIE4 BIOS_B_LED BIOS_A_LED BIOS_B1 128Mb BIOS BIOS_A1 128Mb BIOS
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    Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4) 7 V-ProbeTM (VOL_CON1) 8 Post Status Checker (PSC) 9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 10 Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_9) 11 USB 3.0 ) 25 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5) 26 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) 27 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1) 28 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 29 Direct
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    No. Description 34 Slow Mode Switch (SLOWMODE) 35 Rapid OC Button (-) (MINUS) 36 Menu Button (MENU) 37 LN2 Mode Switch (LN2MODE) 38 Chassis Fan Connector ( (HD_AUDIO1) 48 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 49 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) 50 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1) Z170 OC Formula English 9
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    1.4 I/O Panel 1 35 2 46 16 15 13 14 No. Description 1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB12) 2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 3 Central / Bass (Orange) 4 Rear Speaker (Black) 5 Line In (Light Blue) 6 Front Speaker (Lime)** 7 Microphone (Pink) 8 Optical SPDIF Out Port 11 10 12 9 87 No. Description 9 USB 3.0 Ports (
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    Z170 OC Formula * here are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED
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    2 Installation his is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any
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    Z170 OC Formula 2.1 Installing the CPU 1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the socket, if the
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    Z170 OC Formula Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service. 15 English
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    2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 CPU_FAN English 16
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    Z170 OC Formula 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) his motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. 1. For dual channel coniguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR4
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    Z170 OC Formula 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) here are 6 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot on the motherboard. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched of or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation
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    Cards in 4-Way CrossFireXTM x8 Mode PCIE2 N/A N/A x4 x4 PCIE4 N/A x8 x8 x4 PCIE6 N/A N/A N/A x4 For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard's chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN3 or CHA_FAN4) when using multiple graphics cards. English 20
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    Z170 OC Formula 2.5 Jumpers Setup he illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right ater you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just inish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system irst, and then shut it down
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    place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage to the motherboard. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.7, No. 28) PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND 1 GND RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ Connect the power switch, reset switch
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    Z170 OC Formula Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0 see p.7, SATA3_A2 SATA3_A4 SATA3_3 SATA3_2 hese ten SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices with up the SATA_EXP2. To minimize the boot time, use Intel® Z170 SATA ports (SATA3_0) for your bootable devices. Serial
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    are two headers and one port on this motherboard. Each USB 3.0 header can support two ports. Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1 supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual
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    Z170 OC Formula Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p.7, No. 13) (4-pin connect it to Pin 1-3. 1 2 34 ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.7, No. 9) 12 24 1 13 his motherboard provides a 24-pin ATX power connector. To use a 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug it along Pin
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    pin ATX 12V power connector is used to supply additional power to the motherboard. Please connect a hunderbolt™ add-in card (AIC) to this connector via the GPIO cable. *Please install the hunderbolt™ AIC card to PCIE2 (default slot). *Only one hunderbolt AIC Card is supported on this motherboard
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    . 44) GND SERIRQ # S_PWRDWN # GN D LAD1 LAD2 SMB_DATA_MAIN SMB_CLK_MAIN GN D +3VS B LAD0 +3V LAD3 PCIRST # FRAM E PCICLK GN D Z170 OC Formula his connector supports Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, 1 which can securely store keys, digital certiicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also
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    2.7 Smart Switches he motherboard has twelve smart switches: Power Switch, Reset Switch, Clear CMOS Switch, Rapid OC Buttons, Menu Button, PCIe ON/OFF Switch, Slow Mode Switch, BIOS Selection Switch, LN2 Mode Switch, Direct Key Button and XMP Switch. Power Switch (PWR) (see p.7, No. 31) Power
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    Z170 OC Formula it from the motherboard. Slow Mode Switch (SLOWMODE1) (see BIOS iles to the primary BIOS to ensure normal system operation. For safety issues, users are not able to update the backup BIOS manually. Users may refer to the BIOS LEDs (BIOS_A_LED or BIOS_B_LED) to identify which BIOS
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    29) XMP Switch (XMP_ON1) (see p.7, No. 30) ON he LN2 mode aids in eliminating the cold-boot bug OFF issues in processors during extreme overclocking with Liquid Nitrogen. Direct Key Button allows users to turn on the system and directly enter the UEFI setup screen. ON he XMP switch allows
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    Z170 OC Formula 2.8 Dr. Debug Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr. Debug codes. Code Description 00 Please check if the CPU is installed correctly and then clear CMOS. 0d Problem related to
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    or try using other memory modules. d6 he 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 he Keyboard and mouse could not be recognized
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    Z170 OC Formula 2.9 Post Status Checker Post Status Checker (PSC) diagnoses the computer when users power on the machine. It emits a red light to indicate whether the CPU, memory, VGA or storage is dysfunctional. he lights go of if the four mentioned above are functioning normally. 33 English
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    2.9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide his motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link that are NVIDIA® certiied. 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 that
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    Z170 OC Formula Step 3 VideMo Lulitni-kGCPaUrdSLI Align and insert the ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable to the goldingers on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable is irmly in place. Multi-GPU SLI Video Link Card ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge
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    Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. Ater 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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    Z170 OC Formula 2.10 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide his motherboard supports your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. Download the drivers from the AMD's graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2.10.1
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    Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot. 38 English
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    Z170 OC Formula 2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insert one PCIE4 slots. (he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a
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    the Radeon graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIE6 slots. (he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector
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    Z170 OC Formula 2.10.4 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Please check AMD's website for AMD driver updates. Step 3 Install the required drivers and CATALYST
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    2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide The M.2, also known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a small size and versatile card edge connector that aims to replace mPCIe and mSATA. The Ultra M.2 Sockets support M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s). * M2_1, SATA3_0, SATA3_1
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    E D C B A C B A E D C B A Z170 OC Formula Step 3 Move the standof based on the module type and length. ilm on the nut to be used. Hand tighten the standof into the desired nut location on the motherboard. Step 5 Align and gently insert the M.2 (NGFF) SSD module into the M.2 slot. Please
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    2280 2260 P/N AXNS381E-128GM-B AXNS381E-256GM-B AXNS330E-32GM-B CT120M500SSD4 CT240M500SSD4 Intel SSDSCKGW080A401/80G SM2280S3 SH2280S3/480G PX-G256M6e PX-G512M6e SM951 (MZHPV256HDGL) latest updates of M.2_SSD (NFGG) module support list, please visit our website for details: http://www.asrock.com
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    Z170 OC Formula Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers he Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard's features. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-
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    from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. Ater the installation, you will ind the icon "Formula Drive" on your desktop. Double- click the "Formula Drive" icon, Formula Drive main menu will pop up. 3.2.2 Using Formula Drive here are six sections in Formula Drive main menu: Operation Mode, OC Tweaker
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    OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system. Z170 OC Formula System Info View information about the system. *he System Browser tab may not appear for certain models. 47 English
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    to ive diferent fan speeds using the graph. he fans will automatically shit to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met. Tech Service Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer. Please leave your contact information along with details of the
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    Z170 OC Formula Settings Conigure ASRock Formula Drive. Click to select "Auto run at Windows Startup" if you want Formula Drive to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system. 49 English
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    install various apps and support utilities, such as USB Key, XFast LAN, XFast RAM and more. With ASRock APP Shop, you can optimize your system and keep your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks. Double-click utility. on your desktop to access ASRock Live Update & APP Shop *You need
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    Z170 OC Formula 3.3.2 Apps When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on up and down to see more apps listed. You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or not. - he red icon displays the price or "Free" if the app is free of charge. - he
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    Step 3 If you want to install the app, click on the red icon to start downloading. Step 4 When installation completes, you can ind the green "Installed" icon appears on the upper right corner. English To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon . *he trash icon may not appear for certain
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    Z170 OC Formula Upgrading an App You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an available new version for your app, you will
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    3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers Installing BIOS or Drivers When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon. Step 1 Please check the item information before update. Click on Step 2 to see more details.
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    Z170 OC Formula 3.3.4 Setting In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server location, and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock Live Update & APP Shop on Windows startup. 55 English
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    Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller (xHCI) drivers packed into the ISO ile. Requirements • A Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive • USB 3.0 drivers (included in the ASRock Support disc drive, please ind another computer and follow the instructions below to create a new ISO ile with the "
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    Z170 OC Formula Instructions Step 1 Insert the Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive to your system. Step 2 Extract the tool (Win7 USB Patcher) and launch it. Step 3 Select the "Win7 Folder" from Step1 by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below. Step 4 Select the "USB Driver Folder
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    Step 5 Select where to save the ISO ile by pressing the red circle as shown as the picture below. Step 6 If you want to burn the patched image to a CD, please check "Burn Image" and select "Target Device to Burn". If not, the patched ISO image will be exported to the destination selected in Step5.
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    Z170 OC Formula and then back on. Because the UEFI sotware is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose For setting system time/date information OC Tweaker For overclocking conigurations Advanced For advanced system conigurations
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    4.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among 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
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    Z170 OC Formula 4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Favorite Display your collection of BIOS items. Press F5 to add/remove your favorite items. 61 English
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    appears only when your CPU supports this function. his option appears only when you adopt K-Series CPU. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at
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    Z170 OC Formula CPU Coniguration Multi Core Enhancement Improve the system's performance by reduce electromagnetic interference for passing EMI tests. Disable to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking. Stable Delay Conigure the delay time ater BCLK setting for stable signal. CPU Amplitude
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    power saving. Boot Performance Mode Select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS handof. Reliability Stress Restrictor Disable or Enable the FCLK Frequency. OC Tweaking Enable this option for better 3DMark performance. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows
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    Z170 OC Formula Short Duration . DRAM Timing Coniguration Load XMP Setting Load XMP settings to overclock the memory and perform beyond standard speciications. BCLK Frequency he settings. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assign the
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    RAS# to CAS# Delay and Row Precharge (tRCDtRP) O RAS# to CAS# Delay : he number of clock cycles required between the opening of a row of memory and accessing columns within it. Row Precharge: he number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the precharge command and opening the next row.
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    Z170 OC Formula Read to Precharge (tRTP) he number of clocks that are inserted between a read command to a row precharge command to the same rank. Four Activate Window (
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    tRDWR_dd Conigure between module read to write delay. tWRRD_sg Conigure between module write to read delay. tWRRD_dg Conigure between module write to read delay. tWRRD_dr Conigure between module write to read delay. tWRRD_dd Conigure between module write to read delay. tWRWR_sg Conigure between
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    tXPDLL. tPRPDEN Conigure tPRPDEN. tRDPDEN Conigure tRDPDEN. tWRPDEH Conigure tWRPDEH. OREF_RI Conigure OREF_RI. tREFIx9 Conigure tREFIx9. tXSDLL Conigure tXSDLL. txs_ofset Conigure txs_ofset. tZQOPER Conigure tZQOPER. Z170 OC Formula 69 English
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    on die termination resistors' PARK for channel B. ODT NOM (CH A) Use this to change ODT (CH A) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CH B) Use this to change ODT (CH B) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for
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    Z170 OC Formula CPU Load-Line Calibration CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage Enable/disable the OCP (over current protection) of each phase for Vcore. CPU SVID Support Enable/disable CPU SVID support. DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage. he default value is [Auto]. DRAM
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    Save User Default Type a proile name and press enter to save your settings as user default. Load User Default Load previously saved user defaults. 72 English
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    Z170 OC Formula 4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Intel 1920 x 1080 if the monitor supports Full HD resolution. If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution, then the
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    Technology Intel Hyper hreading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core, so that the overall performance on threaded sotware is improved. Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for
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    Z170 OC Formula No-Execute Memory Protection Processors with No-Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain classes of malicious bufer overlow attacks. Intel Virtualization Technology Intel . CPU AES Support Enable/disable CPU Advanced Encryption Standard instructions. 75 English
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    Coniguration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor Speed Select the link speed for PCIE6. PCIE ASPM Support his option enables/disables the ASPM support for all CPU downstream devices. 76 English
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    Z170 OC Formula PCH PCIE ASPM Support his option enables/disables the ASPM support for all PCH PCIE devices. DMI ASPM Support his option enables/disables the control of ASPM on CPU side of the DMI Link. PCH DMI ASPM Support his option enables/disables the ASPM support controller (Intel® I219V).
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    Good Night LED By enabling Good Night LED, the Power/HDD LEDs will be switched of when the system is on. It will also automatically switch of the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode. Onboard Debug Port LED Enable/disable the onboard Dr. Debug LED. 78 English
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    4.4.3 Storage Coniguration Z170 OC Formula SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode Selection AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new
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    ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. 80 English
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    4.4.4 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 2 Z170 OC Formula Intel(R) Thunderbolt Technonogy Enable/Disable the Intel(R) hunderbolt function. English 81
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    4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. PS2 Y-Cable Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto. 82 English
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    4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration Z170 OC Formula Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. ACPI HEPT Table Enable
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    USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller. USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse. 84 English
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    4.4.7 USB Coniguration Z170 OC Formula Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux
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    4.4.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. 86 English
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    4.5 Tools Z170 OC Formula System Browser ASRock System Browser Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support
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    an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required drivers automatically. Boot Manager Boot Manager is speciically
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    Z170 OC Formula Intel ME Recovery Conigure Intel ME (Management Engine) recovery. Internet Flash - DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS
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    Network Coniguration Use this to conigure internet connection settings for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound efects in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware. 90 English
  • ASRock Z170 OC Formula | User Manual - Page 97
    Z170 OC Formula 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. Fan-Tastic Tuning Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1&2, or choose
  • ASRock Z170 OC Formula | User Manual - Page 98
    Chassis Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature. Chassis Fan 2 Temp Source Select a fan temperature source for Chassis Fan 2. Chassis Fan 3 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 3, or
  • ASRock Z170 OC Formula | User Manual - Page 99
    Z170 OC Formula 4.7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the remove the password. Secure Boot Use this item to enable or disable support for Windows 8.1 Secure Boot. Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology Enable/disable Intel PTT in ME. Disable this option to use discrete TPM Module.
  • ASRock Z170 OC Formula | User Manual - Page 100
    minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot from an USB storage device. Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8.1 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card. Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the
  • ASRock Z170 OC Formula | User Manual - Page 101
    Z170 OC Formula Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages. AddOn ROM Display Enable AddOn ROM Display to see
  • ASRock Z170 OC Formula | User Manual - Page 102
    to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM. Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Select Do not launch to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM. Launch Video
  • ASRock Z170 OC Formula | User Manual - Page 103
    4.9 Exit Screen Z170 OC Formula Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, "Save coniguration changes and exit setup?" will pop out. Select [OK] to save
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    or want to know more about ASRock, you're welcome to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information. For technical questions, please submit a support request form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp ASRock Incorporation 2F., No.37, Sec
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