ASROCK Z97M OC Formula User Manual

Version 1.0

Published April 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 9

Chapter 2 Installation 11

2.1 Installing the CPU 12

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 16

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 18

2.5 Jumpers Setup 19

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20

2.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 25

2. 7.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 25

2. 7. 2 Driver Installation and Setup 27

2.8 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 28

2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 28

2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup 30

2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 31

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 34

3.1 Installing Drivers 34

3.2 Formula Drive 35

3.2.1 Installing Formula Drive 35

3.2.2 Using Formula Drive 35

3.3 Killer Network Manager 41

3.3.1 Installing Killer Network Manager 41

3.3.2 Using Killer Network Manager 41

3.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 44

3.4.1 System Requirements 44

3.4.2 Setup Guide 45

3.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 49

3.5.1 System Requirements 49

3.5.2 Setup Guide 50

3.6 ASRock Cloud 54

3.6.1 Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet Technology 55

3.6.2 Conguring and Using Orbweb.ME Professional 56

3.6.3 Remote Access from a Client Device 58

3.7 ASRock APP Shop 64

3. 7.1 UI Overview 64

3. 7.2 Apps 65

3. 7.3 BIOS & Drivers 68

3. 7.4 Setting 69

3.8 Start8 70

3.8.1 Installing Start8 70

3.8.2 Conguring Start8 70

3.9 Rapid OC 73

3.10 Timing Congurator 75

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 76

4.1 Introduction 76

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 76

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 77

4.2 Main Screen 78

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 79

4.4 Advanced Screen 88

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 89

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 91

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 93

4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 95

4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 96

4.4.6 Intel® Thunderbolt 97

4.4.7 Super IO Conguration 98

4.4.8 ACPI Conguration 99

4.4.9 USB Conguration 101

4.4.10 Trusted Computing 103

4.5 Tools 10 4

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 107

4.7 Boot Screen 108

4.8 Security Screen 111

4.9 Exit Screen 112

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z97M OC Formula 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.

1.1 Package Contents

• ASRock Z97M OC Formula Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

• ASRock Z97M OC Formula Quick Installation Guide

• ASRock Z97M OC Formula Support CD

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

• 1 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable

• 1 x I/O Shield

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

Because 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 without further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother­board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

• Micro ATX Form Factor

• High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

• Supports 4th Gen & 5th Generation Intel® CoreTM Processors

(Socket 1150)

• Digi Power design

• 8 Power Phase design

• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

• Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

• Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Chipset

• Intel® Z97

Memory

• Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

• 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

• Supports DDR3 3000+(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

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

Expansion
Slot

• 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at x16

(PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3))

• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)

• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI

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Graphics

• 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 4400/4600

• Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

• Max. shared memory 1792MB

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

• Supports Triple Monitor

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

(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

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

60Hz

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

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 DVI-D and HDMI Ports

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

and HDMI Ports

Audio

• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

Audio Codec)

• Premium Blu-ray Audio support

• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

• Supports Purity SoundTM 2

- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

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

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

600 Ohm headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- PCB Isolate Shielding

• Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

• Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM E2200 Series

• Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet

Tech nolog y

• Supports Wake-On-LAN

• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

• Supports PXE

Rear Panel
I/O

• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

• 1 x D-Sub Port

• 1 x DVI-D Port

• 1 x HDMI Port

• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

• 1 x eSATA Connector

• 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

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

Spike Protection))

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

LED)

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

Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

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

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

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

Hot Plug (SATA3_1 connector is shared with the eSATA port)

• 1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4,

SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket)

*Support to be announced

• 1 x eSATA Connector, supports RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and

Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

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

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

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Connector

• 1 x COM Port Header

• 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

• 1 x TPM Header

• 1 x Power LED header

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

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

• 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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

Connector)

• 1 x PCIe Power Connector

• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

• 1 x underbolt AIC Connector

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

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

BIOS
Feature

• 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

• SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

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

ment

Hardware

• CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

• CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

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

CPU temperature)

• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

• CASE OPEN detection

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

OS

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

bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certica­tions

• FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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Please realize that there is a certain 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 caused by overclocking.

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

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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Z97

DDR 3_A2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

DDR 3_A1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

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

DDR 3_B1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

ATX12V1

CPU_FAN1

Sup er

I/O

ATXPW R1

1

USB3_ 4_5

CPU_FAN2

PCIE2

PCIE1

PCIE3

PLED1

1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

1

USB6_7

USB4_5

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CMOS

Battery

SATA3_0

SATA3_3

SATA3_2

SATA3_5

SATA3_1

SATA3_4

SATAE_1

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13

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CLRMOS1

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CHA_FAN1

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SPEAKER1

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TPMS1

PCIE4

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PCIE_PWR1

USB 2 .0

T: USB0

B:U SB1

Top:

Central/Bass

Cente r:

REAR SP K

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

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SPDIF

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MIC IN

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

PS2

Keyb oard

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VGA1

DVI1

USB 3 .0

T: USB0

B: US B1

HDMI1

USB 2 .0

T: USB2

B: US B3

eSATA1

64Mb
BIOS

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

7 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

14 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

16 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

17 Power LED Header (PLED1)

18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

20 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

21 TPM Header (TPMS1)

22 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

24 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

25 COM Port Header (COM1)

26 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

27 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

28 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 9 Front Speaker (Lime)**

2 D-Sub Port 10 Microphone (Pink)

3 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port

4 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)

5 LAN RJ-45 Port* 13 eSATA Connector***

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 HDMI Port

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 DVI-D Port

8 Line In (Light Blue) 16 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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

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 speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 9)

Rear Speaker

(No. 7)

Central / Bass

(No. 6)

Line In

(No. 8)

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

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA3 with cables within 1 meters.

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. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed 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.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

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

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

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

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

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

motherboard components.

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

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.

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

in the bag that comes with the components.

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

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, please check if the PnP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not
force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation 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 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.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

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 or three memory
module installed.

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

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 4 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

PCIe slots:

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

PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE4 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode

x8 x8 N/A

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

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 expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

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

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

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

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRMOS1)

(see p.7, No. 15)

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.

Clear CMOS

Default

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

System

Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.7, No. 18)

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.

GND

RESET#

PWRBTN#

PLED-

PLED+

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

GND

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure the way to turn
o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):
Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the
computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

PLED (System Power LED):
Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):
Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or writing data.

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

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.

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Power LED Header

(3-

pin PLED1)

(see p.7, No. 17)

Please connect the chassis

power LED to this header

to

indicate the system’s

power status.

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_0)

(see p.7, No. 8)

(S

ATA3_1)

(see p.7, No. 10)

(SATA3_2)

(see p.7, No. 12)

(SATA3_3)

(see p.7, No. 9)

(SATA3_4)

(see p.7, No. 11)

(SATA3_5)

(see p.7, No. 13)

ese six SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

e SATA3_4, SATA3_5

are shared with the SATA

Express connector.

e SATA3_1 is shared

with the eSATA1 port on

the I/O panel..

Serial ATA Express

Connector

(S

ATAE_1)

(see p.7, No. 14)

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_1, SATA3_4,

and SATA3_5.

1

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

SATA3_0

SATA3_3

SATA3_1

SATA3_4

SATA3_2

SATA3_5

SATAE_1

22 23

English

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

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by the
steps below:
A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.
B. Connect 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 connect
them for the AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel and
adjust “Recording Volume”.

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.7, No. 22)

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.7, No. 23)

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

Besides four 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.

USB 3.0 Header

(19-pin USB3_4_5)

(see p.7

, No. 7)

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.

Front Panel Audio Header

(

9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.7, No. 28)

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

Chassis Speaker Header

(

4-pin SPEAKER1)

(see p.7, No. 20)

1

+5V

DUMMY

DUMMY

SPEAKER

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

1

IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

IntA_PB_D-

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

IntA_PB_SSRX-

VbusVbus

Vbus

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GN D

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

English

Z97M OC Formula

Chassis and Power Fan

Connectors

(4-

pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.7, No. 19)

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

(s

ee p.7, No. 26)

(3-

pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.7, No. 27)

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FA N_ SPEED

Please connect fan cables

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to

the ground pin.

CPU Fan Connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(s

ee p.7, No. 3)

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

(s

ee p.7, No. 2)

CPU_F

+12V

GND

AN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

4 3 2 1

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

CPU_FAN_SPEED

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.

ATX Power Connector

(24

-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.7, No. 6)

12

1

24

13

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.

ATX 12V Power

Connector

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.7, No. 1)

4

8

1

5

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.

PCIe Power Connector

(4-

pin PCIE_PWR1)

(see p.7, No. 24)

+12V DETECT

GND

Please connect a 4 pin molex

power cable to this connector

when more than three graphics

cards are installed.