Asrock Z97 Extreme9 User Manual

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Version 1.1

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 7

1.4 I/O Panel 10

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 Smart Switches 26

2.8 Dr. Debug 27

2.9 SLITM , 3-Way SLI

TM

, 4-Way SLI

TM

and Quad SLITM Operation

Guide 29

2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 29

2.9.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 31

2.9.3 Installing Four SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 33

2.9.4 Driver Installation and Setup 35

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

TM

and

Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 36

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 36

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 37

2.10.3 Installing Four CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 38

2.10.4 Driver Installation and Setup 39

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 40

2.12 HDD Saver Cable Installation Guide 43

2.13 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 44

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 45

3.1 Installing Drivers 45

3.2 A-Tuning 46

3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 52

3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 57

3.5 ASRock APP Shop 62

3.5.1 UI Overview 62

3.5.2 Apps 63

3.5.3 BIOS & Drivers 66

3.5.4 Setting 67

3.6 Start8 68

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 71

4.1 Introduction 71

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 71

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 72

4.2 Main Screen 73

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 74

4.4 Advanced Screen 83

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 84

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 86

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 88

4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 90

4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 91

4.4.6 Intel® Thunderbolt

TM 92

4.4.7 Super IO Conguration 93

4.4.8 ACPI Conguration 94

4.4.9 USB Conguration 96

4.4.10 Trusted Computing 98

4.5 Tools 99

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 103

4.7 Boot Screen 104

4.8 Security Screen 107

4.9 Exit Screen 108

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z97 Extreme9 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c ations 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 without furth er notice. If you require te chnical support related to
this motherboard, please visit our website for spec ic information about the model
you are using. You may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z97 Extreme9 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z97 Extreme9 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z97 Extreme9 Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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2 x ASRock SLI_Bridge Cards

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1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card

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1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card

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

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1 x HDD Saver Cable

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2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

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1 x Screw for mini-PCIe Slot

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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ATX Form Factor

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter dierent noise by 3

dierent capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)

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

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

Digi Power design

12 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

4 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: 32GB (see CAUTION1)

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

15 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 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE3: x2 mode)

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1 x mini-PCI Express Slot

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PLX PEX 8747 embedded

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireXTM,

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3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

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

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and SLI

15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE4)

Graphics

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

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can 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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Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and DiaplayPort 1.2

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ports by independent display controllers

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

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(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

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 HDCP with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

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

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and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

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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 2

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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)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- 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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1 x Giga PHY Intel® I218V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT

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Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology (on Intel® I218V)

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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 Dual LAN with Teaming

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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 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 eSATA Connector

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4 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))

2 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

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Storage

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Intel® Z97, support RAID

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

Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ,

AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology

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

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support NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver

Technology (SATA3_A4 connector is shared with the eSATA

port)

2 x SATA Express Connectors (SATAE_2 is shared with

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SATA3_1 and SATA3_2; SATAE_1 is shared with SATA3_4,

SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket (M2_2))

* Support to be announced

1 x eSATA Connector by ASMedia ASM1061, supports NCQ,

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AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M.2 PCI Express

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module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)

1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2), supports M.2 SATA3

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6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2

(10 Gb/s)

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Power LED Header

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

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3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 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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2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connec-

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1 x HDD Saver Connector

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1 x PCIe 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

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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 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 BIOS Selection Switch

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BIOS
Feature

2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup-

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port (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, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-

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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

Hardware
Monitor

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

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CPU Internal Voltages

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit

OS

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/ 8 64-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
third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’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 damage cause d by
overclocking.

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

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Due to limitation, the actual memory size 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 XFa st RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot u se.

1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

Z97

DDR3 _A2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

DDR3 _A1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

DDR3 _B2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

DDR3 _B1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

ATX12V1

Supe r

I/O

USB 2.0

T:U SB0

B: USB1

ATXP WR1

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USB3_5_ 6

PCIE1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3. 0
T: USB3
B: USB 4

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PLED1

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SPEAKER 1

HDLED RESET

PLED PW RBTN

PANEL1

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USB4_5

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USB6_7

COM1

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HD_AUDI O1

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HDMI 1

DP_ 1

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

PWR_FAN1

CHA_FAN3

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CLRC
BTN1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2

SATA3_A2

Dr.

Debu g

Pur ity

Sou nd 2

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Reset Power

BIOS_SE L1

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MINI _PCIE 1

Ultr a M.2

PCIe G en3 x4

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_B

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

PS2

Keybo ard

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TPMS1

CMOS

Batt ery

CLRMOS1

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M2_1

NUT2

NUT3NUT4NUT5NUT6

M2_2

TB1

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CHA_FAN2

PCIE_PW R1

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SATA_PWR_1

PCIE2

PCIE3

PCIE4

PCIE5

CT1

CT2C T3CT4CT5

SATA3_A1

SATA3_A4

SATA3_A3

SATA3_0

SATA3_3

SATA3_1

SATA3_4

SATA3_2

SATA3_5

SATAE_2

SATAE_1

ATX12V2

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USB3_7_ 8

BIOS_B_LED

ESATA1

USB 2. 0
T: USB2
B: USB 3

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1 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

6 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

8 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A2)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A1)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A4)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A3)

16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

18 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

19 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

20 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

21 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

22 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_2)

23 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

24 HDD Saver Connector (SATA_PWR _1)

25 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

26 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

27 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

28 Power LED Header (PLED1)

29 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

30 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

31 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

32 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

33 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

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34 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

35 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

36 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

37 COM Port Header (COM1)

38 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

39 TPM Header (TPMS1)

40 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 10 Microphone (Pink)

2 DisplayPort 1.2 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port

3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I218V)* 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 14 eSATA Connector***

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 HDMI Port

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16

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

9 Front Speaker (Lime)**

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Clear CMOS Switch

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port . Please refer to the table below for the LA N port LED indic ations.

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 details in accordance with the type of s peaker you use.

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 f ront panel audio c able to the
front panel audio he ader. Aer restarting your compute r, you will nd the “Mi xer”
tool on your system. Please sel ect “Mixer ToolB ox” , 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 output” to use the Rear Speaker,
Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use
the front panel audio.

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters. e SATA3_A4 connector is
shared w ith the eSATA port.

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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 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, plea se check if the PnP cap
is on the socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pin s in the
socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
Other wise, the CPU wil l be seriously damaged.

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

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

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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 Technology.

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 activate 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 slot;
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

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 Express Slots)

ere are 5 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot 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 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 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x2 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.

mini-PCIe slot:

MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.

PCIe Slot Congurations

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PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE5

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

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM or 3-Way

SLITM Mode

Four Graphics Cards in

4-Way CrossFireXTM or 4-Way

SLITM Mode

For a better thermal environment, plea se connect a cha ssis fan to the motherboard ’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using mul­tiple graphics cards.

x16 N/A x16 N/A

x8 x8 x16 N/A

x8 x8 x8 x8

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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.7, No. 32)

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

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

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System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.7, No. 27)

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 Swi tch):

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

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 kee ps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep
state. e LED is o when the system i s 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 is reading or wr iting data.

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

1

PLE D+

PLE D-

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

PWR BTN#

GND

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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Power LED Header

(3-pin PLED1)

(see p.7, No. 28)

1

PLE D+

PLE D+

PLE D-

Please connect the chassis

power LED to this header

to

indicate the system’s

power status.

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Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_0:

see p.7, No. 16)

(SATA3_1:

see p.7, No. 18)

(SATA3_2:

see p.7, No. 20)

(SATA3_3:

see p.7, No. 17)

(SATA3_4:

see p.7, No. 19)

(SATA3_5:

see p.7, No. 21)

(SATA3_A1:

see p.7, No. 13)

(SATA3_A2:

see p.7, No. 12)

(SATA3_A3:

see p.7, No. 15)

(SATA3_A4:

see p.7, No. 14)

Serial ATA Express

Connectors

(SATAE_1:

see p.7, No. 23)

(SATAE_2:

see p.7, No. 22)

SATA3_A2

SATA3_A4

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

ese ten SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

SATA3_A1

storage devices with up

to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer

rate. If the eSATA port

on the rear I/O has been

SATA3_A3

connected, the internal

SATA3_A4 will not

function. e SATA3_1,

SATA3_2 are shared

SATA3_3

with the SATA Express

connector (SATAE_2).

e SATA3_4, SATA3_5

are shared with the

SATA3_4

SATA Express connector

(SATAE_1).

To minimize the boot

time, use Intel® Z97 SATA

SATA3_5

ports (SATA3_0) for your

bootable devices.

Please connect either

SATA or PCIe storage

devices to this connector.

SATA3_1

SATA3_4

e lower SATA

Express connector (the

combination of SATAE _1,

SATA3_2

SATA3_5

SATA3_4, and SATA3_5)

is shared with the M.2

SATAE_2

SATAE_1

Socket (M2_2).

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USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB4_ 5)

(see p.7, No. 34)

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.7, No. 33)

USB 3.0 Headers

(19-pin USB3_5_6)

(see p.7, No. 10)

(19-pin USB3_7_8)

(see p.7, No. 11)

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.7, No. 38)

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis
must support HDA to function correctly. Ple ase follo w the instr uctions in our
manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please in stall 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”.

USB _PWR

1

USB _PWR

Vbus

IntA _PA_SS RX-

IntA _PA_SS RX+

IntA _PA_SS TX-

IntA _PA_SS TX+

IntA _PA_D-

IntA _PA_D+

GND

1

MIC 2_L

P-

P+

P+

P-

GND

GND

PRE SENCE #

MIC _RET

OUT 2_R

MIC 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

1

OUT _RET

O U T 2 _ L

J _ S E N S E

ere are two headers

and on this motherboard.

Each USB 2.0 header can

support two ports.

Besides four USB 3.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

are two headers on this

motherboard. Each USB

3.0 header can support

two ports.

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER1)

(see p.7, No. 29)

DUM MY

1

+5V

SPE AKER

DUM MY

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

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Chassis and Power Fan

GND

FAN_ VOLTAGE

FAN_ SPEED

GND

FAN_ VOLTAGE

FAN_ SPEED

GND

FAN_ VOLTAGE

FAN_ SPEED

FAN_S PEED

FAN_S PEED_ CONTR OL

GND

+12V

1 2 3 4

Connectors

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.7, No. 31)

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

(see p.7, No. 40)

(3-pin CHA_FAN3)

(see p.7, No. 1)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.7, No. 6)

GND

+12 V

CHA _FAN _SPEE D

FAN _SPE ED_CO NTRO L

Please connect fan cables

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to

the ground pin.

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CPU Fan Connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.7, No. 4)

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

(see p.7, No. 5)

ATX Power Connector

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.7, No. 9)

ATX 12V Power

Connectors

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.7, No. 2)

(8-pin ATX12V2)

(see p.7, No. 3)

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12

1

13

8 5

4 1

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.

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

13.

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.