ASRock H97M PRO4 User guide

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Version 1.2

Published November 2014

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 8

Chapter 2 Installation 10

2.1 Installing the CPU 11

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 17

2.5 Jumpers Setup 18

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19

2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 24

2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 24

2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 26

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 27

3.1 Installing Drivers 27

3.2 A-Tuning 28

3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 34

3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 39

3.5 ASRock APP Shop 44

3.5.1 UI Overview 44

3.5.2 Apps 45

3.5.3 BIOS & Drivers 48

3.5.4 Setting 49

3.6 Start8 50

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 53

4.1 Introduction 53

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 53

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 54

4.2 Main Screen 55

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 56

4.4 Advanced Screen 65

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 66

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 68

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 70

4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 72

4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 73

4.4.6 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 74

4.4.7 Super IO Conguration 75

4.4.8 ACPI Conguration 76

4.4.9 USB Conguration 78

4.4.10 Trusted Computing 80

4.5 Tools 81

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 84

4.7 Boot Screen 85

4.8 Security Screen 88

4.9 Exit Screen 89

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock H97M Pro4 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard

and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the

soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.

Becau se the motherboard specic ations and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modic a­tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock .com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock H97M Pro4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock H97M Pro4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock H97M Pro4 Support CD

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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expansion
Slot

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Micro ATX Form Factor

All Solid Capacitor design

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Supports 5th Generation, New 4th and 4th Generation Intel®

CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)

Digi Power design

4 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Intel® H97

Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 2.0

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION)

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)

2 x PCI Slots

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

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Graphics

Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can

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be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick

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Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full

HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

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Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Audio

LAN

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

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60Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D

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and HDMI Ports

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892

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Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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ELNA Audio Caps

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Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I218V

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Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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H97M Pro4

Rear Panel
I/O

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))

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

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LED)

HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /

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Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

Connector

BIOS
Feature

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology

13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug

1 x Print Port Header

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1 x COM Port Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

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1 x TPM Header

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2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

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2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

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1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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1 x underbolt AIC Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

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ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust-

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Hardware
Monitor

OS

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by

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CPU temperature)

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

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Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

Certica­tions

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com

Please realize that there is a ce rtain risk involved with overclocking, including adjust­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aec t your syste m’s stability, or even cause
damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible d amage caused b y overclocking.

Due to limitation, the actual memory siz e may be less than 4GB for the re servation
for system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating system s. Windows® 64- bit operat­ing systems do not have such limitations. You can u se ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Wind ows® cannot u se.

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

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

H97

DDR 3_A2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin mo dule)

DDR 3_A1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin mo dule)

DDR 3_B2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule)

DDR 3_B1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin mo dule)

ATX12V1

CMO S

Bat tery

Supe r

I/O

ATXP WR1

Top:
RJ-4 5

USB 3. 0
T: USB4
B: USB 5

Top:

Centr al/Ba ss

Cente r:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

Optic al

SPDIF

Botto m:

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CLRCMO S1

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1

SPEAKER1

HDLED RESET

PLED PW RBTN

PANEL1

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COM1

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1

HD_AUD IO1

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SATA_0_1 SATA_2_3 SATA_4_5

CHA_FAN 1

CHA_FAN 2

PCI1

CPU_FAN 1

CPU_FAN 2

128M b

BIOS

HDMI 1

VGA 1

DVI 1

PCI2

USB 3.0
T:U SB2
B: USB3

Audio

CODEC

PCIE1

PCI E xpres s 3.0

PCIE2

PWR_FAN 1

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TPMS1

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LPT1

CI1

RoH S

Fro nt USB 3. 0

USB 2. 0

T: USB0

B: USB 1

Ps2

Keyb oard/

Mous e

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USB10_ 11

TB1

USB6_7

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USB8_9

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

8 USB 3.0 Header (USB10_11)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA_4)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0)

15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

16 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

18 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

19 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9)

20 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

21 TPM Header (TPMS1)

22 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

23 Print Port Header (LPT1)

24 COM Port Header (COM1)

25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 8 Microphone (Pink)

2 D-Sub Port 9 Optica l SPDIF Out Port

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 10 USB 3.0 Ports (USB45)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB23)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 HDMI Port

6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 DVI-D Port

7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 14 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please re fer to the table below for the LAN por t LED indications.

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

** If you use a 2- channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection det ails in acc ordance with the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a f ront panel audio c able to the front
panel au dio heade r. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mix er” tool
on your system. Please selec t “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi­streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are
allowe d to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/
Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front
panel au dio.

Line In

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard

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components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard

components.

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1150-P in CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap i s on
the socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket.
Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation i s found. Other wise,
the CPU will be seriou sly damaged.

2. Unplug all powe r cables before installing the CPU.

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Please save and replace the cove r if the proce ssor is removed. e cover must be placed
if you wish to return th e motherboard for aer se rvice.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technolog y.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same

brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIM M pairs.

2. It is unable to ac tivate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three
memor y module installed .

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memor y module into a DDR3 sl ot;
otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

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e DIMM only ts in one cor rect orientation. It will cause permanent damage to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DI MM into the sl ot at incorrect
orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

ere are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the docum entation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCI slots:

e PCI1 and PCI2 slots are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI

interface.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics

cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE2

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Single Graphics Card x16 N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better thermal environment, plea se connect a cha ssis fan to the motherboard ’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1 or CHA_FAN2) when using multiple graphics
cards.

x16 x4

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper

is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.6, No. 27)

CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system

parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to

short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear

the CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when

you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut

it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,

date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is

removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

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If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please adjust the BIOS option
“Clear Status” to clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status .

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpe rs. Do NOT pla ce jumper caps over
these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors
will cause perm anent damage to the mothe rboard.

H97M Pro4

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.6, No. 16)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system u sing the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connec t to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Pre ss the reset switch to restart
the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a norm al restar t.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):

Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when
the system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 slee p state.
e LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):

Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when
the hard dr ive is reading or w riting data.

e front panel design may dier by chassi s. A front panel module mainly consists
of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive ac tivity LED, speaker and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assignments are matched corre ctly.

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PLE D+

PLE D-

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

PWR BTN#

GND

RES ET#

GND

GND

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.

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Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA_0:

see p.6, No. 14)

(SATA_1:

see p.6, No. 13)

(SATA_2:

see p.6, No. 11)

(SATA_3:

see p.6, No. 12)

(SATA_4:

see p.6, No. 9)

(SATA_5:

see p.6, No. 10)

ese six SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

SATA_4SATA_0 SATA_2

SATA_5SATA_1 SATA_3

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

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USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.6, No. 20)

(9-pin USB8_9)

(see p.6, No. 19)

USB 3.0 Header

(19-pin USB10_11)

(see p.6, No. 8)

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.6, No. 26)

USB _PWR

1

USB _PWR

IntA _PA_SS RX-

IntA _PA_SS RX+

IntA _PA_SS TX-

IntA _PA_SS TX+

IntA _PA_D-

IntA _PA_D+

1

P-

P-

Vbus

GND

GND

GND

PRE SENCE #

MIC 2_R

MIC 2_L

P+

P+

1

MIC _RET

OUT 2_R

GND

DUM MY

GND

VbusVbus

IntA _PB_S SRX-

IntA _PB_S SRX+

GND

IntA _PB_S STX-

IntA _PB_S STX+

GND

IntA _PB_D -

IntA _PB_D +

Dumm y

OUT _RET

OUT 2_L

J_S ENSE

Besides two USB 2.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

are two headers on this

motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support

two ports.

Besides four USB 3.0

ports on the I/O panel,

there is one header on this

motherboard. Each USB

3.0 header can support

two ports.

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

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1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel w ire on the chassis must

GND

+12 V

FAN_ SPEED

FAN_S PEED

FAN_S PEED_ CONTR OL

GND

+12V

1 2 3 4

GND

FAN_ VOLTAGE

FAN_ SPEED

suppor t HDA to function correctly. Plea se follow the instructions in our manual and
chassis manual to install your system .

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel , please install it to the front panel audio header by
the steps below:
A. Connect Mic_ IN (MIC) to MIC2_ L.
B. Conne ct Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_ R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_ RET and OUT_RET are for the HD au dio panel only. You don’t need to
connec t them for the AC’ 97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic , go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel
and adju st “Recording Volume”.

H97M Pro4

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER1)

(see p.6, No. 15)

Chassis and Power Fan

Connectors

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 17)

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

(see p.6, No. 25)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 2)

DUM MY

1

+5V

SPE AKER

DUM MY

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

Please connect fan cables

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to

the ground pin.

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CPU Fan Connectors

FAN_S PEED

FAN_S PEED_ CONTR OL

GND

+12V

1 2 3 4

GND

FAN_ VOLTAGE

FAN_ SPEED

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 4)

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

(see p.6, No. 3)

ATX Power Connector

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.6, No. 7)

is motherboard pro-

vides a 4-Pin CPU fan

(Quiet Fan) connector.

If you plan to connect a

3-Pin CPU fan, please

connect it to Pin 1-3.

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is motherboard pro-

vides a 24-pin ATX power

connector. To use a 20-pin

ATX power supply, please

plug it along Pin 1 and Pin

1

13

13.

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ATX 12V Power

Connector

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.6, No. 1)

underbolt AIC

Connector

(5-pin TB1)

(see p.6, No. 18)

Serial Port Header

(9-pin COM1)

(see p.6, No. 24)

8 5

4 1

RRXD 1

DDTR #1

DDSR #1

CCTS #1

1

RRTS #1

GND

TTXD 1

DDCD #1

is motherboard pro-

vides an 8-pin ATX 12V

power connector. To use a

4-pin ATX power supply,

please plug it along Pin 1

and Pin 5.

Please connect a 5-pin signal

cable (GPIO cable) to this

connector when you install

a underboltTM add-in card

(AIC).

is COM1 header

supports a serial port

module.

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H97M Pro4

1

Chassis Intrusion Header

(2-pin CI1)

(see p.6, No. 22)

TPM Header

(17-pin TPMS1)

(see p.6, No. 21)

Print Port Header

(25-pin LPT1)

(see p.6, No. 23)

1

AFD #

STB #

ERR OR#

PIN IT#

SPD 1

SPD 0

SLI N#

SPD 2

SPD 3

SPD 4

1

SPD 5

Sig nal

SPD 6

GND

GND

SPD 7

ACK #

BUS Y

is motherboard

supports CASE OPEN

detection feature that

detects if the chassis cove

has been removed. is

feature requires a chassis

with chassis intrusion

detection design.

is connector supports

Trusted Platform Module

(TPM) system, which can

securely store keys, digital

certicates, passwords,

and data. A TPM system

also helps enhance

network security, protects

digital identities, and

ensures platform integrity.

is is an interface

for print port cable

that allows convenient

connection of printer

PE

SLC T

devices.

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