Asrock Z170 Extreme4+ User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2015

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 7

1.4 I/O Panel 9

1.5 ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel (for Z170 Extreme4+ only) 11

Chapter 2 Installation 14

2.1 Installing the CPU 15

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 19

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 21

2.5 Jumpers Setup 22

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24

2.7 Smart Switches 29

2.8 Dr. Debug 30

2.9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 32

2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 32

2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 34

2.10 CrossFireXTM , 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 35

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 35

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 37

2.10.3 Driver Installation and Setup 38

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 39

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 42

3.1 Installing Drivers 42

3.2 A-Tuning 43

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 47

3.3.1 UI Overview 47

3.3.2 Apps 48

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 51

3.3.4 Setting 52

3.4 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 53

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 56

4.1 Introduction 56

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 56

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 57

4.2 Main Screen 58

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 59

4.4 Advanced Screen 69

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 70

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 72

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 75

4.4.4 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 2 77

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 78

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 79

4.4.7 USB Conguration 81

4.4.8 Trusted Computing 82

4.5 Tools 83

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 87

4.7 Security Screen 89

4.8 Boot Screen 90

4.9 Exit Screen 93

Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4 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 documentation, 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cations and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on
ASRock’s website w ithout f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s pecic information about the model
you are using. You may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website ht tp://www.a srock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4 Support CD

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

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

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1 x ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel (for Z170 Extreme4+ only)

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4 x Screws for Front USB 3.1 Panel (for Z170 Extreme4+ only)

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1 x SATA Express Cable (for Z170 Extreme4+ only)

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1 x USB Power Cable (for Z170 Extreme4+ only)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for

more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)

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ATX Form Factor

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)

Digi Power design

10 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine

Intel® Z170

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 3200+(OC)*/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400

(OC)/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memor y

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0

15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

Graphics

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE6: single

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at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8

(PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

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and CrossFireXTM

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI

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15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

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

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can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

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and SLI

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Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4

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 510/530

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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

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DisplayPort 1.2

Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

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

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60Hz

Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2304) @ 24Hz or 4K x 2K (3840x2160) @ 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 Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9

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Supports HDCP with DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2

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Ports

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

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HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

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ALC1150 Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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Supports Purity SoundTM 3

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- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to

600 Ohms headsets)

- Pure Power-In

- Direct Drive Technology

- PCB Isolate Shielding

Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I219V

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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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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.2

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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port

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1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)

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(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)

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(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

6 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z170) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

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LED)

1 x Clear CMOS Switch

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

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Front Speaker / Microphone

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ASRock
Front
USB 3.1
Panel (for
Z170 Ex­treme4+
only)

Storage

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Intel® Z170, support

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RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid

Storage Technology 14 and Intel Smart Response

Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

3 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors*

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* Support to be announced

Connector

Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4

* M2_1, SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA_EXP_0 share lanes. If

either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

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and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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2 x CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)

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3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con-

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trol)

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connec-

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tor)

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

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x Dr. Debug with LED

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1 x Power Switch with LED

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1 x Reset Switch with LED

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI

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support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

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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, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VC-

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CPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis 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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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, GT_CPU,

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DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-

OS

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bit

* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with

xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to

page 53 for more detailed instructions.

* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock ’s

website for details: http://ww w.asrock.com

FCC, CE, WHQL

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technol ogy, or using
third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or
even cause dam age to the components and devices of your system. It should be done
at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for poss ible damage caused by
overclocking.

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

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

Z170

DDR4 _A2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _A1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _B2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _B1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

ATX12V1

USB 3.0

T:U SB1

B: USB2

ATXP WR 1

LAN

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3. 0
T: USB5
B: USB 6

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC I N

PCIE4

HDLED R ESET

PLED PW RBTN

PANEL1

1

USB_1_2

1

1

SPK_PLE D1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDI O1

PCIE6

SATA3_0_2

SATA3_1_3

PCIE1

CPU_FAN1

RoH S

DVI1

CLRC
BTN1

HDMI1

USB 3. 0
T: USB3
B: USB 4

Dr.

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Puri ty

Soun d 3

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Ultr a M.2

PCIe G en3 x4

BIOS_B1

BIOS_A1

BIOS_A_LED

128Mb
BIOS

128Mb
BIOS

BIOS_B_LED

PS2

Keybo ard

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CMO S

Bat tery

CLRMOS1

1

BIOS_SE L1

1

PCIE3

M2_1

CT2CT3CT 4CT5

TB1

1

USB3_7_ 8

1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

SATA_EXP_ 0_1

USB_3_4

1

1

TPMS1

PCIE5

DISPLAY 1

USB 3.1
T:US B31_TA _1
B: USB31 _TC_1

CT1

Power

PCI E xpres s 3.0

Fro nt USB 3. 0

CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

Reset

SATA3_5_4

SATA3_4 SATA3_5 SATA_EXP2

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

7 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

8 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

9 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_2)

10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_3)

11 SATA Express Connectors (SATA_EXP_0_1)

12 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_SEL1)

13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

14 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

15 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

16 SATA and SATA Express Connectors (SATA3_5_4, SATA_EXP2)

17 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

18 Power Switch (PWR BTN1)

19 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

20 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

22 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

23 TPM Header (TPMS1)

24 COM Port Header (COM1)

25 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

26 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA _FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 10 USB 3.1 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)

2 DVI-D Port 11 USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_56)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 DisplayPort 1.2

6 Line In (Light Blue) 15 HDMI Port

7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 16 Clear CMOS Switch

8 Microphone (Pink) 17 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

9 Optica l SPDIF Out Port

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port 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, plea se connect the speake r’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

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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 front panel audio cable to the
front panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer”
tool on your system. Plea se select “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enable playback
multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then
you are all owed to select “Realtek HDA Primary out put” to u se the Rear Speak er,
Central/Bas s, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to u se
the front panel au dio.

Line In

(No. 6)

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Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4

1.5 ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel (for Z170 Extreme4+ only)

Specications

Dimension

Controller

Front Panel

I/O

Connector

OS

75mm (W) x 42.8mm (H) x 148mm (L)

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ASMedia ASM1142 Controller

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1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spik

* For charging Type-A USB devices, we suggest using the Type-A

connectors on your motherboard.

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

* is por t supports power outputs up to 5V/3A. For charging Type-C
USB devices, the device should support Type-C standards to adjust t he
current because it will be di erent in Power On state (3 Amp) and Sleep
state (1 Amp).
* Some Type-C USB devices may only be charged by its own adapter.

1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector

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1 x USB Power Connector

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

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SATA Express Cable, USB Power Cable and screws.

Step 2

Connect one end of the SATA Express Cable to the

SATA Express Connector on the ASRock Front USB

3.1 Panel.

Step 3

Connect one end of the USB Power Cable to the

USB Power Connector on the ASRock Front USB 3.1

Panel.

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Step4

Install ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel into the drive

bay of the chassis.

Z170 Extreme4+ / Z170 Extreme4

Step 5

Screw ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel to the

drive bay with screws.

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an 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 1151-Pin CPU into the socket , please check if the PnP c ap
is on the socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if th ere are any b ent pins in the
socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situ ation is found.
Other wise, the CPU wil l be seriously d amaged.

2. Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be
placed if you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.

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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 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

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

brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technolog y with only one or three
memor y module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR4_ A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation .

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 6 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE6 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE6

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better ther mal environment, ple ase connect a ch assi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CHA_ FAN3) when using mul­tiple graphics cards.

x8 x8 N/A

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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

(CLRMOS1)

(see p.7, No. 19)

CLRMOS1 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 CLRMOS1 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.

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e Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper.

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BIOS Selection Jumper

(BIOS_SEL1)

(see p.7, No. 12)

is motherboard has two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS (BIOS_A) and a backup

BIOS (BIOS_B), which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your

system. Normally, the system works on the main BIOS. However, if the main BIOS

is corrupted or damaged, please use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3, then

the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot. Aer that, use “Secure

Backup UEFI“ in BIOS setup utility to copy the BIOS le to the main BIOS to

ensure normal system operation. For the sake of system safety, users cannot

update the backup BIOS manually. Users may refer to the BIOS LED (BIOS_A_

LED or BIOS_B_LED) to identify which BIOS is activated currently.

Default

(Main BIOS)

Backup BIOS

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over
these header s 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. 15)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. P ress the reset sw itch to restart
the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):

Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when
the system is ope rating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S1/S3 sleep
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 drive i s reading or writing data.

e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front pane l module mainly consists
of power switch , reset switch, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.

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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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