Asrock Z97 OC Formula Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.0
Published May 2014
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Intel

Z97

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

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

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

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

ATXP WR1

Reset

Power

Supe r

I/O

PANEL1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

SPEAKER1

1

PLED1

1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN4

8-La yer PCB

Top:

Central/B ass

Top:

LINE IN

USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

Clr

CMOS

USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

USB 3.0
T: USB4
B: USB5

Center:

REAR SPK

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

+

CPU_FAN1

5

6

-

10

12

18

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

HDMI1

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

OFF

USB3_6_7

24

USB4_5

1

CLRMOS1

1

BIOS_SEL 1

AB

BIOS_B_LED

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_B

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

MENU

ON

OFF

ATX12V1

ATX12V3

SATAE_1

SATA3_A1

SATA3_A2

SATA3_1

SATA3_4

SATA3_0

SATA3_3

SATA3_2

SATA3_5

PWR_FAN1

COM1

1

PCIE_PWR1

1

TPMS1

1

HD_AUDIO1

Purity

Sound 2

TM

T B1

1

Dr.

Debug

SATA_PWR_1

1

Killer

E2200

PCIE3

PCIE2

PCIE4

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CMOS

Battery

PCIE6

NUT1

NUT2NUT3NUT4

M2

RoHS

PCIE1

PCIE5

NUT5

LN2MODE

SLOWMODE

PCIE_SWITCH

CHA_FAN3

2

1

3

4

8

7

9

11

13

14
15

16
17

25

27

28

3032

36

37

38

39

40

41

19

20

21

22

26

29

3133

34

35

42

43

44

23

CPU

DRAM

VGA

BOOT

Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V3)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

7 V-ProbeTM (VOL _CON1, VOL _CON2)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_6_7)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A1)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A2)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

18 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

19 Slow Mode Switch (SLOWMODE)

20 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

21 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

22 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

23 Post Status Checker (PSC)

24 Power Switch (PWR)

25 Reset Switch (RST)

26 Power LED Header (PLED1)

27 Rapid OC Button (+) (PLUS)

28 Rapid OC Button (–) (MINUS)

29 HDD Saver Connector (SATA_PWR_1)

30 Menu Button (MENU)

31 LN2 Mode Switch (LN2MODE)

32 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

33 PCIe ON/OFF Switch (PCIE_SWITCH)

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No. Description

34 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

35 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

36 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

37 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

38 TPM Header (TPMS1)

39 COM Port Header (COM1)

40 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE _PWR1)

41 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

42 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

43 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

44 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4)

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 9 Rear Speaker (Black)

2 HDMI Port 10 Line In (Light Blue)

3 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) 11 Front Speaker (Lime)**

4 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN1) 12 Microphone (Pink)

5 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23) 13 Optical SPDIF Out Port

6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_45)

7 LAN RJ-45 Port* 15 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

8 Central / Bass (Orange)

4

5

6

7

14

9

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11

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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 LED

SPEED LED

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.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(N o. 11)

Rear Speaker

(No. 9)

Central / Bass

(No. 8)

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. Please select “Mixe r 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/Ba ss, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z97 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.

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 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 l atest 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 OC Formula Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

•ASRock Z97 OC Formula Quick Installation Guide

•ASRock Z97 OC Formula Support CD

•1 x I/O Shield

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

•1 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable

•1 x HDD Saver Cable

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

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1.2 Specications

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Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expansion
Slot

•ATX Form Factor

•High Density Glass Fabric PCB

•Supports 5

th

Generation, New 4th and 4th Generation Intel®

Core™ 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 3400+(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

•3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4: single

at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8
(PCIE1) / x4 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4))

•1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE6: x4 mode)

•2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

•Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

TM

, 4-Way CrossFireXTM,

3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

•Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI

TM

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

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

(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

•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 Port

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

Port

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Audio

LAN

•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 Sound

TM

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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 Ohm headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- PCB Isolate Shielding

•Supports DTS Connect

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

•Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer

TM

E2200 Series

•Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet

Tech nolo gy

•Supports Wake-On-LAN

•Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

•Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•Supports PXE

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Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

•1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

•1 x HDMI Port

•1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

•4 x USB 2.0 Ports

•4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z97) (Supports ESD Protection

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

LE D)

•1 x Clear CMOS Switch

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

Front Speaker / Microphone

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

(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

•2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-

port NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technol­ogy

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

SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket)
* Support to be announced

•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 TPM Header

•1 x Power LED header

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

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

•1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

•1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

•2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power

Conn ector)

•1 x HDD Saver Connector

•1 x PCIe Power Connector

•1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•1 x underbolt AIC Connector

•1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 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))

•1 x Power Switch with LED

•1 x Reset Switch with LED

•V-Probe

•Rapid OC Buttons: +/- buttons to adjust OC frequency

•1 x Menu Button

•1 x PCIe ON/OFF Switch

•1 x Post Status Checker (PSC)

•1 x Slow Mode Switch

•1 x LN2 Mode Switch

•1 x BIOS Selection Switch

laid

TM

: 2 x 7-set of onboard voltage measurement points

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BIOS
Feature

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

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

•Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

•ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

•SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

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

ment

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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

•Multi ermal Sensor

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

CPU Internal Voltages

OS

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

bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that the re is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-party
overclocking tools. O verclocking 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 ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

•FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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 limitation s. You can use ASRock X Fast RAM to utilize the memor y that
Windows® cannot use.

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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

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 sock et. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables before in stalling the CPU.

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

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 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 in stall identical (the same brand,
speed , size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

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

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 correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 6 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched o
or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and
make 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 x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE6 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE6

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 Mode

Four Graphics Cards in

4-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better ther mal environment, please connect a chassi s fan to the motherboard’s chas­sis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2, CHA_FAN3 or CHA_ FAN4) when u sing
multiple graphics cards.

x8 N/A x8 N /A

x8 x4 x4 N/A

x8 x4 x4 x4

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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
(C LR MOS 1)
(see p.1, No. 42)

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 CMOSDefault

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

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
heade rs 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-pi n PANEL1)
(see p.1, No. 21)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

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

RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart the
computer if the computer f reezes and fails to perform a normal restar t.

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 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 (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive activity 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 chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect­ing your chassi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

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PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

GND

RESET#

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 PL ED1)
(see p.1, No. 26)

1

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

Please connect the chassis
power LED to this header
to

indicate the system’s

power status.

Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_ 0)
(see p.1, No. 12)
(SATA 3_1)
(see p.1, No. 14)
(SATA3_ 2)
(see p.1, No. 16)
(SATA 3_3)
(see p.1, No. 13)
(SATA3_4)
(see p.1, No. 15)
(SATA3_ 5)
(see p.1, No. 17)
(SATA3_ A1)
(see p.1, No. 10)
(SATA3_ A2)
(see p.1, No. 11)

Serial ATA Express
Connector
(S ATAE _ 1)
(see p.1, No. 18)

SATA3_A1

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

ese eight SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal

SATA3_A2

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
e SATA3_4, SATA3_5
are shared with the SATA

SATA3_3

Express connector.
To minimize the boot
time, use Intel® Z97 SATA
ports (SATA3_0) for your

SATA3_4

bootable devices.

SATA3_5

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 Socket.

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SATAE_1 SATA3_5 SATA3_4

*e SATA Express
interface is a combination
of SATAE_1, SATA3_4,
and SATA3_5.

Z97 OC Formula

USB_PWR

USB 2.0 Header
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.1, No. 35)

USB 3.0 Header
(19-pin USB3_6_7)
(see p.1, No. 9)

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

IntA_PA_SSTX+

Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_ AUDIO1)
(see p.1, No. 41)

1

Vbus

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX-

GND

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+

1

MIC2_L

P-

P-

USB_PWR

GND

PRESENCE#

MIC2_R

P+

GND

GND

P+

VbusVbus

IntA_PB_SSRX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

1

MIC_RET

J_SENSE

OUT2_R

DUMMY

OUT_RET

OUT2_L

Besides four USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel,
there is one header on this
motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support
two ports.

Besides six 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.

is header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.

1. High Denition Audio support s Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must sup ­port 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. 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 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”.

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Chassis Speaker Header

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

(4-pin SPEAKER1)
(see p.1, No. 22)

DUMMY

1

+5V

SPEAKER

DUMMY

Please connect the chassis
speaker to this header.

Chassis and Power Fan
Connectors
(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 37)

(3-pi n CHA_FAN2)
(see p.1, No. 32)

(3-pi n CHA_FAN3)
(see p.1, No. 43)
(3-pi n CHA_FAN4)
(see p.1, No. 44)

(3-pin PW R_ FA N1)
(see p.1, No. 36)

CPU Fan Connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 3)

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)
(see p.1, No. 4)

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

GND
FAN_VOLTAGE
CHA_FAN_SPEED

CPU_FAN_SPEED

GND

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1 2 3 4

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

GND

Please connect fan cables
to the fan connectors and
match the black wire to
the ground pin.

is motherboard pro­vides 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.

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ATX Power Connector
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.1, No. 8)

12

24

is motherboard pro­vides 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.

Z97 OC Formula

ATX 12V Power
Connectors
(8-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.1, No. 2)
(8-pin ATX12V3)
(see p.1, No. 1)

PCIe Power Connector
(4-pin PC IE_PWR1)
(see p.1, No. 40)

HDD Saver Connector
(4-pin SATA_ PWR _1)
(see p.1, No. 29)

underbolt AIC
Connector
(5-pin TB1)
(see p.1, No. 34)

Serial Port Header
(9-pin COM1)
(see p.1, No. 39)

8

4

GND

+12V DETECT

1

RRXD1

DDTR#1

DDSR#1

CCTS#1

1

RRTS#1

GND

TTXD1

DDCD#1

5

1

RRI#1

is motherboard pro­vides two 8-pin ATX 12V
power connectors. To use
a 4-pin ATX power sup­ply, please plug it along
Pin 1 and Pin 5.

Please connect a 4 pin molex
power cable to this connector
when more than three graphics
cards are installed.

Please connect the HDD Saver
Cable to this connector to
manage the power state of HDD.

Please connect a underbolt™

1

add-in card (AIC) to this
connector via the GPIO cable.

is COM1 header
supports a serial port
module.

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TPM Header
(17-pi n TPMS1)
(see p.1, No. 38)

is connector supports
Trusted Platform Module
(TPM) system, which

SMB _CLK_ MAIN

GND

SMB _DATA _MAIN

LAD 2

GND

LAD 1

cansecurely store keys,

S_P WRDWN #

SER IRQ#

GND

digital certicates,

1

+3V

LAD 3

FRA ME

PCI CLK

LAD 0

PCI RST#

passwords, and data. A
TPM system also helps

GND

enhance network security,

+3V SB

protects digital identities,
and ensures platform
in tegri ty.

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Z97 OC Formula

TM

V-Probe

(7-pin VOL _
CON1, 7-pin VOL_
CON2)
(see p.1, No. 7)

IOD

IGPU

SA

Cache

IOA

VCORE0

GND

ICC

DMI

1.5PCH

1.05PCH

VDimm

Input Volt

GND

Users are able to measure
onboard components
voltage.

IOD:
CPU digital IO voltage

IGPU:

GT voltage

SA:

CPU system agent voltage

Cache:

CPU cache voltage

IOA:

CPU analog IO voltage

VCOR E0 :
CPU CORE0 voltage

ICC:
ICC voltage

DMI:

DMI voltage

1.5VPCH:
PCH 1.5V voltage

1.05PCH:

PCH 1.05V voltage

VDimm:

DRAM voltage

Input Volt:

CPU input voltage

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2.7 Smart Switches

+

-

e motherboard has ten smart switches: Power Switch, Reset Switch, Clear CMOS
Switch, Rapid OC Buttons, Menu Button, PCIe ON/OFF Switch, Slow Mode Switch,
BIOS Selection Switch and LN2 Mode Switch.

Power Switch
(PWR)
(see p.1, No. 24)

Reset Switch
(RST)
(see p.1 No. 25)

Clear CMOS Switch
(C LRC BT N1)
(see p.4, No. 4)

is function i s workable only when you power o your computer and unplug the powe r
supply.

+ / - Rapid OC But­tons

(MINUS: see p.1, No.

27)
(PLUS: see p.1, No.

28)

Power

Reset

Power Switch allows users to
quickly turn on/o the system.

Reset Switch allows users to
quickly reset the system.

Clear CMOS Switch allows
users to quickly clear the
CMOS values.

+ / - Rapid OC Buttons allow
users to quickly and easily
adjust OC frequency in Rapid
OC.

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is overclocking behavior depends on the system conguration, such as memory capabil­ity, thermal solution, etc. Ove rclocking may aect your system stability, or even cause dam­age to the components and device s. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by
overclocking.

Menu Button

(MENU: see p.7, No.

30)

MENU

Use MENU Button in Rapid
OC to quickly toggle among
various overclocking options,
such as BCLK, Ratio and
Cache Ratio.