Asrock Z270 SuperCarrier User Manual

Version 1.0

Published December 2016

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 8

1.4 I/O Panel 10

1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 13

Chapter 2 Installation 15

2.1 Installing the CPU 16

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 19

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 20

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 22

2.5 Jumpers Setup 23

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24

2.7 Smart Switches 29

2.8 Dr. Debug 30

2.9 SLITM , 3-Way SLI

, 4-Way SLI

and Quad SLITM Operation

Guide 32

2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 32

2.9.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 34

2.9.3 Installing Four SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 36

2.9.4 Driver Installation and Setup 38

2.10 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireX

and

Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 39

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 39

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 40

2.10.3 Installing Four CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 41

2.10.4 Driver Installation and Setup 42

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 43

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 46

3.1 Installing Drivers 46

3.2 A-Tuning 47

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 for Windows® 7 Installation 56

3.5 ASRock AURA RGB LED 59

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 60

4.1 Introduction 60

4.2 EZ Mode 61

4.3 Advanced Mode 62

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 62

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 63

4.4 Main Screen 64

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 65

4.6 Advanced Screen 76

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 77

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 79

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 82

4.6.4 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 84

4.6.5 Super IO Conguration 85

4.6.6 ACPI Conguration 86

4.6.7 USB Conguration 88

4.6.8 Trusted Computing 89

4.7 Tools 90

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 93

4.9 Security Screen 96

4.10 Boot Screen 97

4.11 Exit Screen 100

Z270 SuperCarrier

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z270 SuperCarrier 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 Z270 SuperCarrier Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z270 SuperCarrier Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z270 SuperCarrier Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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

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1 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable (Optional)

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1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card (Optional)

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1 x ASRock 4-Way SLI-S111 Bridge Card (Optional)

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1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_3S Card (Optional)

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2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas (Optional)

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3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional)

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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/)

** 7th Gen Intel® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400; 6th Gen Intel®

CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133.

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ATX Form Factor

2oz Copper

Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/

Pentium®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)

Digi Power design

14 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 II

Intel® Z270

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 3733+(OC)*/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2933

(OC)/2800 (OC)/2400**/2133 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-

ECC mode)

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

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

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion Slot

4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5:

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single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE4);

triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4); quad at x8

(PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x8 (PCIE5))*

1 x embedded PLX PEX 8747

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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (Flexible PCIe)

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireXTM,

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3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireX

Graphics

Z270 SuperCarrier

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM, 4-Way SLITM, 3-Way SLITM

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* e size of ma ximum shared memory may vary from dierent

operating systems.

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* Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously

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and SLI

1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-

802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)

15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE4)

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® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics

Gen9 LP, DX11.3, DX12

HWAEncode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For

7th Gen Intel® CPU)

HWA Encode/Decode: VP8 , HEVC 8b; GPU/SWEncode/

Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6th Gen Intel® CPU)

Max. shared memory 1024MB

Four graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and 2

x Intel® underboltTM 3

Supports Triple Monitor

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

(4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz

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

(4096x2304) @ 60Hz

Supports Intel® underboltTM 3 with max. resolution up to

4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz

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

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

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP with HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel®

underboltTM 3

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

DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel® underboltTM 3

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Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

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ALC1220 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 4

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- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- 120dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier for Front Panel

Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)

- Pure Power-In

- Direct Drive Technology

- PCB Isolate Shielding

- Impedance Sensing on Front Out port

Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

AURA RGB LED

Gold Audio Jacks

Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

Wireless LAN

1 x 5 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s (AQUANTIA®

AQC108):

Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports PXE

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2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (1 x Intel® I219V, 1 x Intel®

I211AT):

Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports Dual LAN with Teaming*

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* Not supported under Windows 10

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle)

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Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

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Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)

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Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps

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Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

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Rear Panel I/O

Z270 SuperCarrier

2 x Antenna Ports

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.2

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2 x Intel® underboltTM 3 (Compatible with USB 3.1 and

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USB-C Display)*

* Supports USB PD 2.0 up to 12V@3A (36W) charging

* Hot Plug is supported on Win 10 only

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))**

** Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_34 ports.

** ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_34 ports.

3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports 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 (Gold Audio Jacks)

Storage

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

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

Hot Plug*

* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will

be disabled.

* M2_ 2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of

them is in use, the others will be disabled.

* If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_3

will be disabled.

4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-

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port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

2 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors**

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** Support to be announced

3 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support type 2230/2242/2260/2280

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M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module

up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)***

** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technology

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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Connector

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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1 x AURA RGB LED Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum

1A (12W) fan power.

1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Optiona l/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler

fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin)

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1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water

cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Con-

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nector)

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

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tor)

1 x 6 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connec-

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tor)

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connec-

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tor)*

1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector*

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* Connect the audio device to either one of the audio connec-

tors.

2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z270)

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(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia

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ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection))

1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (Intel® Z270)

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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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1 x XMP Switch

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BIOS Feature

2 x AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1

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x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

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ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.7 Support

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Hardware Monitor

Z270 SuperCarrier

CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST,

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VCCSA, VCCPLL Voltage Multi-adjustment

Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump,

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Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis,

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Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-

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ture): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis

Optional/Water Pump Fans

Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump,

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Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

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

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VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit (For 7th Gen Intel® CPU)

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 64-bit (For 6th

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Gen Intel® CPU)

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

xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le 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://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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Intel

Z270

DDR 4_A2 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

DDR 4_A1 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

DDR 4_B2 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

DDR 4_B1 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

ATX12V1

ATXP WR 1

PCIE2

Top: RJ-45

USB 3.0 T:U SB3 B: USB4

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC I N

PCIE4

HDLED R ESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

SPK_PLE D1

HD_AUDI O1

PCIE5

SATA3_4_5

SATA3_A1_ A2

SATA3_A3_ A4

USB5_6

USB3_4

CLRBTN1

USB 2. 0

T: USB1

B: USB 2

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMO S

Bat ter y

USB3_7 _8

CPU_FAN1

TPMS1

CHA_FAN3 /W_PUMP

USB3_5 _6

CLRMOS1

CPU_OPT /W_PUMP

M2_W IFI_1

HDMI _1

DISP LAYI_1

XMP_O N1

SATA_EXP0 _1

BIOS ROM

RGB_LED 1

M2_2

CTCTCT CT34

32 31

PCIE3

M2_3

CTCTCT CT24

22 21

M2_1

CTCTCT CT14

Vertica lTyp eA

USB 3.0

Z270 SUPER C ARRIE R

OFF

USB3_9

PWRBTN1

RSTBTN1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN1

COM1

HD_AUDI O_RA1

PCIE1

TB_1

USB 3. 0

USB3 _1

Top: RJ-45

TB_2

USB 3. 0

USB3 _2

Top: RJ-45 5GLAN

RoH S

Ult ra M .2

PCIe G en3 x4

Dr.

Deb u g

BIOS_A_LED 1

BIOS_B_LED 1

GFX_12V 1

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CPU_OPT/W_PUMP)

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 XMP Switch (XMP_ON1)

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

8 Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_9)

9 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

11 SATA and SATA Express Connectors (SATA_EXP0_1)

12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A3_A4)

15 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

16 Graphics 12V Power Connector (GFX_12V1)

17 Power Switch (PWR BTN1)

18 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

20 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP)

21 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

22 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)

24 AURA RGB LED Header (RGB_LED)

25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

26 COM Port Header (COM1)

27 TPM Header (TPMS1)

28 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

29 Right Angle Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO_RA1)

30 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_ AUDIO1)

Z270 SuperCarrier

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1.4 I/O Panel

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19 12151720

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB12) 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port

2 DisplayPort 1.2 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)****

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 13 USB 3.0 Port (USB3_2)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)* 14 Intel® underboltTM 3 (TB_2)

5G LAN RJ-45 Port (AQUANTIA®

AQC108)**

15 USB 3.0 Port (USB3_1)

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 Intel® underboltTM 3 (TB_1)

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 17 HDMI Port

8 Line In (Light Blue) 18 Antenna Ports

9 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 19 Clear CMOS Switch

10 Microphone (Pink) 20 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

* 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

101113

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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

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** ere are two LEDs on each 5G LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the 5G LAN port LED indications .

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

5G LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link Orange 100Mbps/1Gbps/2.5Gbps Blinking Data Activity

On Link Green 5Gbps connection

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

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

connection

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 9)

Rear Speaker

(No. 7)

Central / Bass

(No. 6)

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 “Enabl e playba ck 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.

**** ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_ 34 ports.

Line In

(No. 8)

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How to Remove the I/O C over?

Certain graphics cards with e xtra thickness of the back plate may collid e with the pre-installed I/O cove r.

Before installing such a wider graphics card, please loosen the screws to remove the I/O cover, as the picture shown below.

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Z270 SuperCarrier

1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module

is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.0

module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/

g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-

use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to support WiFi + BT. Bluetooth

v4.0 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of

functionality into the mobile devices. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy Technology

and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for PCs.

* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.

WiFi + BT Module

(pre-installed Intel® Dual Band

Wireless-AC 3160)

ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas

(included in the package)

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WiFi Antennas Installation Guide

Step 1

Prepare the WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas that come

with the package.

Step 2

Connect the two WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas to

the antenna connectors. Turn the antenna clock-

wise until it is securely connected.

Step 3

Set the WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna as shown in the

illustration.

*You may need to adjust the direction of

the antenna for a stronger signal.

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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 ca p 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 before 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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FAN

CPU_

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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 identical (the same

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

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

3. It is not allo wed 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 5 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 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 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 x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

Mode

x16 N/A x16 N/A

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ree Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

x8 x8 x16 N/A

Mode

Four Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

x8 x8 x8 x8

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_ FA N2 or CHA_FAN3 ) when using multiple graphics cards.

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.8, No. 28)

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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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.8, No. 19)

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.

PLE D+

PLE D-

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

PWR BTN #

GND

RES ET#

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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Asrock Z270 SuperCarrier User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1.1 Package Contents

1.3 Motherboard Layout

1.4 I/O Panel

1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

Chapter 2 Installation

2.1 Installing the CPU

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

2.5 Jumpers Setup

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors