Asrock H77 PRO4-M User Manual

H77 Pro4-M

Intel® H77 Chipset

Detail Specification

Detail Specification

Platform
CPU

Chipset
Memory

Expansion Slot

- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm

- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

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and 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package

- Supports 3

- Digi Power Design

- 4 + 2 Power Phase Design

- Supports Intel

- Supports Intel

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology

- Supports Intel

- Intel

- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology

- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
(DDR3 1600 with Intel

- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB

- Supports Intel

- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)
* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel
supports PCIE 2.0.

- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE3: x1 mode; PCIE4: x4 mode)

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

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Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
K-Series unlocked CPU

Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU

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Ivy Bridge CPU, DDR3 1333 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU)

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

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Ivy Bridge CPU. With Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU, it only

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and CrossFireX

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Intel® Smart Connect

Technology

Product Brief

Product Brief

Intel® Rapid Start

- 100% All Solid Capacitor Design

- Digi Power Design

- Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1600

- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX
and CrossFireX

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- PCIE Gigabit LAN

- Supports Intel

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HD Graphics with Built-in Visuals

- Multi-VGA Output Options : DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI

- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)

- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek
ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudio

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- Supports ASRock XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB,
UEFI System Browser, OMG, On/Off Play

- Supports Intel Smart Connect, Intel Rapid Start

- Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial,
ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite

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On/Off

Play

Play

Technology

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Graphics

Audio
LAN

Rear Panel I/O

SATA3

USB 3.0

Connector

BIOS Feature

Support CD

Unique Feature

Hardware Monitor

OS
Certifications

Accessories

* Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors
which are GPU integrated.

- Supports Intel
Intel

- Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel
Sandy Bridge CPU.

- Max. shared memory 1760MB

- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz

- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI
(Compliant HDMI monitor is required)

- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports

- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports

- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

- Supports THX TruStudio

- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE

I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x eSATA3 Connector

- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel
Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions

- 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 port)

- 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

- 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid
Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions

- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x CIR header

- 1 x Print Port header

- 1 x COM port header

- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

- 1 x Power LED header

- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- 8 pin 12V power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

- 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

- 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 (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial,
ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM

- ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)

- ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash

- ASRock APP Charger

- ASRock SmartView

- ASRock XFast USB

- ASRock XFast LAN

- ASRock XFast RAM

- ASRock Crashless BIOS

- ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)

- ASRock On/Off Play Technology

- Hybrid Booster:

- ASRock U-COP

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)

- Good Night LED

- CPU Temperature Sensing

- Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

- Microsoft

- FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield

- 2 x SATA Data Cables (Optional)

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HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video 2.0, Intel® InTruTM 3D,

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Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000

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Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

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Ivy Bridge CPU. Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel®

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H77, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10,

The specification is subject to change without notice. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.

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H77 Pro4-M

Intel® H77 Chipset

RAM

Fully Optimize Memory Usage

Faster

5X

5X Faster for
Photoshop Execution

XFast RAM will create a virtual disk
from the system memory to boost the
performance for Photoshop. It can even
perform 5X faster than before.

The performance boost percentage may vary with a different configuration.

Time latency in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Lower is better

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ASRock Motherboard with XFast LAN
Other Motherboard without XFast LAN

Faster Internet Access

Lower Latency
In Game

5X

XFast LAN can lower
latency in the game
after setting online
game priority higher.

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Boosts up your USB speed

USB Performance

Faster

Comparison

5X

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4K Read

ASRock Motherboard with XFast USB
Other Motherboard without XFast USB

Faster

Intel Smart Connect
Technology

Intel Smart Connect Technology keeps
content continuously updated while the PC is
asleep! It will periodically wake up the PC
while in a sleep state and check updates for
things like email, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Intel HD Graphics

Intel® HD Graphics, simplifies your designs
by eliminating additional discrete graphics
hardware, while integrating stunning visuals
and performance for immersive gaming.

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Intel® InTruTM 3D

Intel® Clear

Video HD Technology

Intel Rapid Start

Digi Power

Technology

Quickly return to where you left off
with a PC that goes from deep-sleep
to full awake in a flash.

By adopting digital Pulse-width
modulation (PWM), the H77 motherboard
can provide CPU Vcore voltage more
efficiently and smoothly.

THX TruStudio UEFI System

Browser

Delivering the fullest audio experience for
games, music and movies.

UEFI system browser is a useful tool
included in graphical UEFI. It can detect
the devices and configurations that users
are currently using in their PC.

Next-Gen PCIe 3.0

• Higher bit rate - 8.0GT/s

• Higher bandwidth per lane - 1GB/s

• Higher efficiency - 98.5% encoding efficiency

• 100% backward compatible with
previous PCI-E 2.0 / 1.0 standard

Note: Supported with 3rd Gen Intel Core Processor

On/Off Play

Enjoy great audio experience from the
portable audio devices via PC speaker
even when the system is powered off.

ASRock OMG

(Online Management Guard)

Fast, Easy and Free – ASRock OMG

technology allows you to establish an internet
curfew or restrict internet access at specified
times. Administrators are able to schedule the
starting and ending hours of internet access
granted to other users.

Intel® Insider™

Intel® HD Graphics

2500/4000

AXTU

ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an
all-in-one software to fine-tune different
features in an userfriendly interface, which
includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control,
Overclocking, OC DNA, IES and XFast RAM.

Cyberlink
MediaEspresso

6.5 Trial

The fastest video media conversation
software

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On/Off

On/Off

Play

Play

MAGIX Multimedia
Suite

The ultimate solutions to enhance your
media experience. From music
management, music creation, video editing
to photo management. Simply do more with
your media than you ever thought possible.