ASROCK Z77 Extreme4 Manuale Utente

1Z77 Extreme4User ManualVersion 1.2Published June 2013Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

10CAUTION!1. About the settings of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 60.2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technolo

1110. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update syst

1215. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex-treme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that c

131.3 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 2 1155-Pin CPU Socket 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 4 Power Fan Connect

141.4 I/O Panel* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

15 To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your comput

16Chapter 2: InstallationThis is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 8.6", 30.5 x 21.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study

171155-Pin Socket Overview2.3 CPU Installation In order to provide the LGA 1155 CPU sock-ets more protection and make the instal-lation proces

18Pin1alignment key alignment key Pin11155-Pin CPUFor proper installation, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with th

192.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPUs. Please adop

2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

202.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual C

21notchbreaknotchbreakInstalling a DIMMPlease make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step

222.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.PCI slots: PCI slots are used to

232.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you

24Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot. Step3.

252.7.2 Driver Installation and SetupInstall the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (

26 * SLITM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA® Technologies Inc., and is used only for identication or explanation and to

27 1. If a customer incorrectly congures their system they will not see the performance benets of CrossFireXTM. All three CrossFireXTM com

28CrossFire BridgeStep 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to

29 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prio

3Contents1 Introduction ... 71.1 Package Contents ...

30 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFireTM”, the CrossFireXTM function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically re

312. If you have already installed the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor fun

32Surround Display FeatureThis motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI) and externa

33 For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings” tab

34* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://ww

352.11 Jumpers SetupThe illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap

362.12 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connector

37(9-pin USB6_7) (see p.13, No. 24)Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.13, No. 30) a

38System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.13, No. 20) functions. Connect the power switch,

39Power LED Header Please connect the chassis (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header to (see p.13, No. 19) indicate system power status.

43 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 533.1 Introduction ...

4020-Pin ATX Power Supply InstallationThough this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin

41Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch,(PWRBTN) allowing users to quickly turn (see p.13 No. 18) on/off the system.Reset Switch Re

422.14 Dr. DebugDr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the

43 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specic) 0x39 Pos

44 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module spec

45 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup Verifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes secti

462.15 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks InstallationThis motherboard adopts Intel® Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Se

472.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2 HDDsThis motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATA2 in RAID / AHCI

48 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATA2 / SAT

49 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to proc

5Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock Z77 Extreme4 motherboard, a reliable moth-erboard produced under ASRock’s consiste

502.20 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers com

512.22 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID FunctionsIf

52Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ functionSTEP 1: Set Up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Congurati

53Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on

543.1.2 Navigation KeysPlease check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description

553.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to

56Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology.Turbo Boost Mode allows processor core

57DRAM CongurationDRAM tCLUse this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].DRAM tRCDUse this item to change RAS#

58DRAM tRTPUse this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].DRAM tFAWUse this item to change

59Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the congurations for the

61.2 Specifications Platform - 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-quali

603.4.1 CPU ConfigurationIntel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that sup-ports Hyper-Thr

61 to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious s

623.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graph

633.4.3 South Bridge ConfigurationOnboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the

643.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.SATA Mode Selection This item is for

653.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start TechnologyIntel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R)

663.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect TechnologyIntel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Techn

673.4.7 Super IO ConfigurationSerial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set

683.4.8 ACPI ConfigurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will e

693.4.9 USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 ControllerUse this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 ControllerUse this item to enabl

7 - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI (see CAUTION 6) - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60

703.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the param

713.6 Boot ScreenIn this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

723.7 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it

733.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, the following message “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” will po

74Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 6

75Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI ModeThis motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (&g

76Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID ModeThis motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (&g

77If 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®

78B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service. a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applica

79 c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”.C. Reboot your system.D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utili

8 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (SATA3_A1 connector is shared with eSATA3 po

9 WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove