Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac User Manual

Version 1.2

Published October 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 9

1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 11

Chapter 2 Installation 12

2.1 Installing the CPU 13

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 16

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 17

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19

2.5 Jumpers Setup 20

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21

2.7 Using the HDMI-In Port 25

2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 28

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 30

3.1 Installing Drivers 30

3.2 A-Tuning 31

3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 37

3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 42

3.5 ASRock APP Shop 47

3.5.1 UI Overview 47

3.5.2 Apps 48

3.5.3 BIOS & Drivers 51

3.5.4 Setting 52

3.6 Start8 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 68

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 69

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 71

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 73

4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 75

4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 76

4.4.6 Super IO Conguration 77

4.4.7 ACPI Conguration 78

4.4.8 USB Conguration 80

4.4.9 Trusted Computing 82

4.5 Tools 83

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 86

4.7 Boot Screen 87

4.8 Security Screen 90

4.9 Exit Screen 91

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac 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cations 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ca­tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for spe cic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock ’s website a s well.
ASRock website http://www.a srock .com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z97E-ITX /ac Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z97E-ITX /ac Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z97E-ITX /ac 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 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

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1 x Screw for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3

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1 x Stando for M.2_ SSD (NGFF) Socket 3

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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Mini-ITX Form Factor

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Supports 5th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)

Supports New 4th and 4th Generation Intel® Xeon®/CoreTM i7/

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

Digi Power design

6 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Intel® Z97

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR3 3200+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)

/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION)

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

15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

Graphics

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

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1 x mini-PCI Express Slot: For WiFi + BT Module

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15Gold Finger in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

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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: DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort

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Audio

Supports Triple Monitor

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

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(4096x2160) @ 24Hz

Supports DVI-I 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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(4096x2160) @ 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 HDCP with DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2

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Ports

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

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HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

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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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Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

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TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to 600

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Ohm headsets)

Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

Wireless
LAN

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I218V

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Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technolog y

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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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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 connection up to 867Mbps

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2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversit y

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Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x DVI-I Port

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1 x HDMI-Out Port

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1 x HDMI-In 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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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)

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

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 SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4,

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SATA3_5 and M.2_ SSD (NGFF) Socket 3)

* Support to be announced

1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s

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module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)

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Connector

1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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

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Connector)

1 x Front Panel Audio 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))

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

64Mb 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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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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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

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

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Z97E-ITX/ac

* 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 adju st­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.

Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32- bit operating systems . Windows® 64-bit operat­ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

Z97

PCIE 1

DDR3_A1 (64 bit , 24 0- pi n mo du le )

DDR3_B1 (64 bit , 24 0- pi n mo du le )

64M b
BIO S

HDLED RESET

PLED PWR BTN

PANEL1

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HD_AU DIO1

CHA_FA N1

CPU_FA N1

USB 2 .0
T: USB1
B: US B2

DVI1

HDMI

DP_1

CLRCB TN1

USB 3 .0
T: USB1
B: US B2

HDM I_IN

Top:
RJ- 45

USB 3 .0
T: USB3
B: US B4

Top:

CTR BA SS

Cent er:

REAR S PK

Bott om:

Opti cal

SPDI F

Top:

LINE I N

Cent er:

FRON T

Bott om:

MIC IN

MPC IE1

WiF i-802 .11ac

Mod ule

ATXPWR1

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AUDIO
CODEC

ATX12V1

SATA3_2

SATA3_3

CMOS

Batt ery

USB3_5 _6

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TPMS1

1

SPEAKER1

CLRMOS1

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USB_5_ 61USB_3_ 4

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CI1

PS2

Keyb oard

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SATA3_0

SATA3_1

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No. Description

1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

6 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

7 TPM Header (TPMS1)

8 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

9 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

10 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

11 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

12 SATA3 and SATA Express Connectors (SATA3_4 _5)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

18 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

19 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1 2 3 754

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2) 10 Microphone (Pink)

2 Antenna Ports 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port

3 DisplayPort 1.2 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_3_4)

4 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2) 13 HDMI-In Port

5 LAN RJ-45 Port* 14 Clear CMOS Switch

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 HDMI-Out Port

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16 DVI-I Port

8 Line In (Light Blue) 17 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

9 Front Speaker (Lime)**

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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. 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 au dio header. Aer re starting your computer, you will nd the “Mixe r” tool
on your system. Pl ease select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “En able playback multi­streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and the n you are
allowe d to sele ct “Realtek HDA Pr imary output ” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/
Bass, and Front Speake r, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front
panel au dio.

Line In

(No. 8)

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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 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 extraordinar y

low power consumption for PCs. e 2T2R WiFi solution sets a WiFi high speed

standard and oers max link rate up to 867Mbps.

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

* e WiFi + BT module is supported under Windows® 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit /

7 / 7 64-bit only.

WiFi + BT Module

Antenna Ports

ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Mini-ITX 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 inser t the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surfa ce 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 is found. Otherwise,
the CPU will be seriously damaged .

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 retur n 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 two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) 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) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one memory
module instal led.

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

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 is 1 PCI Express slot and 1 mini-PCI Express slot 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 slot:

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

mini-PCIe slot:

MPCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.

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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.

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Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.6, No. 10)

CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. e data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup

parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please

turn o the computer and unplug the power cord, then use a jumper cap to short

the pins on CLRCMOS1 for 3 seconds. Please remember to remove the jumper

cap aer clearing the CMOS. 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.

1. e Clear CMOS Switch has the same function a s the Clear CMOS jumper.

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

2-pin Jumper

Short: Clear CMOS

Open: Default

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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.

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System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.6, No. 9)

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 i s in S4 sle ep 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 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+

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

(SATA3_0:

see p.6, No. 16)

(SATA3_1:

see p.6, No. 13)

(SATA3_2:

see p.6, No. 15)

(SATA3_3:

see p.6, No. 14)

(SATA3_4:

see p.6, No. 12)

(SATA3_5:

see p.6, No. 12)

ese six SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

SATA3_5SATA3_4

SATA3_0SATA3_2

SATA3_1SATA3_3

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

e SATA3_4, SATA3_5

are shared with the SATA

Express connector.

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Serial ATA Express

Connector

(SATAE:

see p.6, No. 12)

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB3_4)

(see p.6, No. 17)

(9-pin USB5_6)

(see p.6, No. 18)

USB 3.0 Headers

(19-pin USB3_5_6)

(see p.6, No. 6)

USB _PW R

1

USB _PW R

Vbus

IntA _PA_SS RX-

IntA _PA_SS RX+

IntA _PA_SS TX-

IntA _PA_SS TX+

IntA _PA_D-

IntA _PA_D+

Please connect either

SATA or PCIe storage

devices to this connector.

e SATA Express

connector is shared with

the SATA3_4, SATA3_5

and the M.2_ SSD (NGFF)

Socket 3.

*e SATA Express

interface is a combination

of SATAE, SATA3_4, and

SATA3_5.

P-

P+

GND

DUM MY

GND

P+

P-

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.

VbusVbus

IntA _PB_S SRX-

IntA _PB_S SRX+

GND

IntA _PB_S STX-

GND

IntA _PB_S STX+

GND

IntA _PB_D -

GND

IntA _PB_D +

Dumm y

1

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.

Z97E-ITX/ac

FAN_S PEED

FAN_S PEED_ CONTR OL

+12V

GND

4

3

2

1

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.6, No. 19)

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must
suppor t HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and
chassis manual to install your syste m.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the f ront 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 audio 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”.

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER1)

(see p.6, No. 11)

DUM MY

1

+5V

SPE AKER

DUM MY

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

Chassis Fan Connector

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 5)

CPU Fan Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 1)

DUM MY

CHA _FAN_S PEED

FAN_ VOLTAGE _CO NTROL

GND

Please connect fan cable

to the fan connector and

match the black wire to

the ground pin.

If you

plan to connect a 3-Pin

CPU fan, please connect it

to Pin 1-3.

is motherboard pro-

vides a 4-Pin CPU fan

(Quiet Fan) connector.

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ATX Power Connector

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.6, No. 4)

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12

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.

ATX 12V Power

Connector

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.6, No. 2)

Chassis Intrusion Header

(2-pin CI1)

(see p.6, No. 8)

TPM Header

(17-pin TPMS1)

(see p.6, No. 7)

5

1

is motherboard pro-

vides an 8-pin ATX 12V

power connector. To use a

8

4

4-pin ATX power supply,

please plug it along Pin 1

and Pin 5.

1

Sig nal

GND

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

PCI RST#

certicates, passwords,

FRA ME

PCI CLK

and data. A TPM system

also helps enhance

network securit y, protects

digital identities, and

ensures platform integrity.

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