ASRock Z97 PRO4 User guide

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Version 1.1

Published May 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 8

Chapter 2 Installation 10

2.1 Installing the CPU 11

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 17

2.5 Jumpers Setup 18

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19

2.7 CrossFireX

TM

and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 24

2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 24

2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 26

2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 27

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 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 77

4.4.7 Super IO Conguration 78

4.4.8 ACPI Conguration 79

4.4.9 USB Conguration 81

4.4.10 Trusted Computing 83

4.5 Tools 84

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 87

4.7 Boot Screen 88

4.8 Security Screen 91

4.9 Exit Screen 92

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Z97 Pro4

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z97 Pro4 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.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock Z97 Pro4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

•

ASRock Z97 Pro4 Quick Insta llation Guide

•

ASRock Z97 Pro4 Support CD

•

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

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

•

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

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 ASRo ck’s website
without furth er 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 suppor t list on ASRock’s website a s well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

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ATX Form Factor

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High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

•

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

Core™ 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

Chipset

•

Intel® Z97

Memory

•

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technolog y

•

4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

•

Supports DDR3 3100+(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 CAUTION)

•

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

Expansion
Slot

•

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

•

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)

* If PCIE2 or PCIE4 slot is occupied, PCIE3 slot will run at x2

mode.

•

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

•

2 x PCI Slots

•

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

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® InTru

TM

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: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

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Supports Triple Monitor

•

Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

•

Supports DVI-D with ma x. 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 ALC892

Audio Codec)

•

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

•

Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

•

Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

LAN

•

Gigabit LAN 10/100/10 00 Mb/s

•

Giga PHY Intel® I218V

•

Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology

•

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

•

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))

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

LE D)

•

HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Centra l / 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

•

1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4,

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

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

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

•

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

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Hardware
Monitor

•

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® 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

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

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

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

Please realiz e that the re is a certain r isk involved with o verclocking, including adjust­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your syste m’s stability, or even cause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expe nse. 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 re servation
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 utiliz e
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

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

Supe r

I/O

ATXP WR 1

1

USB3_4 _5

PCIE1

PLED1

1

1

SPEAKER1

HDLED R ESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB_6_7

1

USB_4_5

1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

Z97Pro4

PCIE2

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

PCI1

RoHS

USB 2. 0

T: USB0

B: USB 1

Ps2

Keyb oard/

Mous e

Top:
RJ-45

USB2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

Top:

Centr al/Ba ss

Cente r:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

Optic al

SPDIF

Botto m:

MIC IN

USB 3. 0

T: USB0

B: USB 1

HDM I

VGA1

DVI 1

USB 3. 0

T: USB2

B: USB 3

64Mb
BIOS

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

PWR_FAN1

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

1

TPM1

TB1

NUT1

NUT2NUT3NUT4NUT5

M2_ 1

PCIExpress 3.0

Front USB3.0

AUDIO
CODEC

LAN

PCIE3

PCI2

PCIE4

1

CI1

SATA3_0

SATA3_2

SATA3_1

SATA3_3

SATA3_5

SATA3_4

SATAE_1

PCIE_PWR1

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

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 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

12 SATA3 Connec tor (SATA 3_4)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

15 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

16 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

17 Power LED Header (PLED1)

18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

19 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

20 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB_4_5)

22 USB 2.0 Header (USB_6_7)

23 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

24 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

25 COM Port Header (COM1)

26 TPM Header (TPM1)

27 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

28 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

29 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 9 Microphone (Pink)

2 D-Sub Port 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port

3 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_0_1) 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_2_3)

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 HDMI Port

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 DVI-D Port

7 Line In (Light Blue) 15 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

8 Front Speaker (Lime)**

1 2 3 4 6

91015 11121314

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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, 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

(No. 8)

Rear Speaker

(No. 6)

Central / Bass

(No. 5)

Line In

(No. 7)

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

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

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 “Mixer” tool on
your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-stream­ing”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and the n 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 f ront panel audio.

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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 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.

Chapter 2 Installation

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you inser t the 1150-P in CPU into the socket, plea se check if the PnP c ap 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 cabl es before installing th e CPU.

2

1

A

B

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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

1 2

C

P

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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 orie ntation. 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.

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 Me mory Technology w ith only one or three
memory module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR 2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIM M may be damaged.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

ere are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

PCI slots:

e PCI1 and PCI2 slots are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI

interface.

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

PCIE4 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE3

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireX

TM

Mode

x16 x4

For a better ther mal environme nt, ple ase connect a ch assi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1 or CHA_FAN2) when using multiple g raphics
cards.

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 h ardware 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

(C LRC MO S1)

(see p.10, No. 23)

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 CMOS

Default

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

System Panel Header

(9-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.10, 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.

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the ch assi 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. Press the reset sw itch to restart
the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a norm al restart.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chas sis 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 panel module mainly consists of
power switch, reset sw itch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speake r and etc. When
connec ting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assign­ments and the pin a ssignments are matche d corre ctly.

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jump ers. 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.

GND

RESET#

PWRBTN#

PLED-

PLED+

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

GND

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Power LED Header

(3-p in PL ED1)

(see p.10, 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.10, No. 9)

(SATA3_1:

see p.10, No. 11)

(SATA3_ 2:

see p.10, No. 13)

(SATA3_ 3:

see p.10, No. 10)

(SATA3_4:

see p.10, No. 12)

(SATA3_ 5:

see p.10, No. 14)

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.

Serial ATA Express

Connector

(SATAE_1:

see p.10, No. 15)

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 SATA 3_ 5.

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB_4_5)

(see p.10, No. 21)

(9-pin USB_6_7)

(see p.10, No. 22)

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.

SATA3_0SATA3_2 SATA3_1

SATA3_3SATA3_5 SATA3_4

1

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

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USB 3.0 Header

(19-pin USB3_4_ 5)

(see p.10, No. 8)

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.10, No. 27)

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-p i n SPEAKER1)

(see p.10, No. 19)

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

Chassis and Power Fan

Connectors

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.10, No. 16)

(3-pi n CHA_FAN2)

(see p.10, No. 29)

Please connect fan cables

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to

the ground pin.

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel w ire on the chassis must
suppor t 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, pl ease 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”.

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

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 _ S E N S E

O U T 2 _ L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

GN D

+12V

FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1

2

3

4

1

+5V

DUMMY

DUMMY

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(3-p in PW R_ FA N1)

(see p.10, No. 2)

CPU Fan Connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.10, No. 3)

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

(see p.10, No. 4)

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-p i n ATX PWR1)

(see p.10, No. 7)

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.10, No. 1)

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-p i n PC I E _PWR1)

(see p.10, No. 28)

Please connect a 4 pin molex

power cable to this connector

when more than three graphics

cards are installed.

underbolt AIC

Connector

(5-p i n TB1)

(see p.10, No. 20)

Please connect a 5-pin signal

cable (GPIO cable) to this

connector when you install

a underbolt

TM

add-in card

(AIC).

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24

13

4

1

8

5

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FA

N_SPEED_CONTROL

4 3 2 1

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

+12V DETECT

GND

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CCTS#1

RRTS#1

DDSR#1

DDTR#1

RRXD1

GND

TTXD1

DDCD#1

1

RRI#1

Serial Port Header

(9-p in CO M1)

(see p.10, No. 25)

is COM1 header

supports a serial port

module.

Chassis Intrusion Header

(2-pin CI1)

(see p.10, No. 24)

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.

TPM Header

(17-pi n TP MS1)

(see p.10, No. 26)

is connector supports

Trusted Platform Module

(TPM) system, which can

securely store keys, digital

certicates, passwords,

and data. A TPM system

also helps enhance

network securit y, protects

digital identities, and

ensures platform integrity.

1

GN D

SMB _DA TA_ MAI N

LAD 2

LAD 1

GN D

S_P WRD WN #

SER IRQ #

GN

D

PC ICL K

PC IRS T #

LAD 3

+3 V

LAD 0

+3V S B

GN D

FRA M E

SMB _CL K_M AIN

1

Signal

GND

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2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide

is motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows you to

install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireX

TM

and Quad CrossFireXTM are supported with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1

/ 8.1 64-bit OS.

2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1

Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot

and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot.

Make sure that the cards are properly

seated on the slots.

Step 2

Connect two graphics cards by installing

a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge

Interconnects on the top of the graphics

cards. (e CrossFire Bridge is provided

with the graphics card you purchase, not

bundled with this motherboard. Please

refer to your graphics card vendor for

deta ils .)

1. You should only use identical CrossFireXTM-ready g raphics cards that are AM D
certied.

2. Make sure that your graphics card drive r supports AMD CrossFireX

TM

technology.

Download the drivers from the A MD’s website: www.amd.com

3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at lea st the minimum
power your syste m require s. It is recommended to use a AMD certied PSU. Plea se
refer to the AMD’s website for d etail s.

4. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX

TM

Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will

operate a s 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

TM

mode.

5. Dierent CrossFireX

TM

cards may require dierent method s to enable CrossFi-

reX

TM

. Please refer to A MD graphics card manuals for de tailed installation guide.

CrossFire Bridge

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Step 3

Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the

monitor connector or the DVI connec-

tor of the graphics card that is inserted to

PCIE1 slot.

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Step 1

Power on your computer and boot into OS.

Step 2

Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers installed in your system.

Step 3

Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center then restart your

computer. Please check AMD’s website for details.

2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup

Step 4

Double-click the AMD Catalyst Control

Center icon in the Windows® sy stem tray.

Step 5

In the le pane, click Performance and

then AMD CrossFireX

TM

. en select

Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply.

Select the GPU number according to your

graphics card and click Apply.

AMD Catalyst Control Center

e Catalyst Unins talle r is an optional do wnload. We recommend using this utility to
uninstall any previou sly installed Catalyst drive rs prior to installation. Ple ase check
AMD’s website for AMD driver updates.

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2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide

The M.2, a lso known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a sma ll size and

versatile c ard edge connector t hat aims to replace mPCIe a nd mSATA. The M.2_SSD

(NGFF) Socket 3 can accommodate either a M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module or a M.2 PCI

Express module up to Gen 2 x 2 (10 Gb/s). Please be noted that the M. 2_SSD (NGFF)

Socket 3 is shared with the SATA Express connector; you can only choose either the M.2_

SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 or the SATA Express connector to use.

*e M.2 _SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 supports SSD drives. Please note that the WiFi or other

non-SSD M.2 modules are not supported.

Installing the M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module

Step 1

Prepare a M.2_SSD (NGFF) module

and the screw.

3

2

4

5

BCDE

A

1

Step 2

Depending on the PCB type and

length of your M.2_SSD (NGFF)

module, nd the corresponding nut

location to be used.

No. 1 2 3 4 5

Nut Location A B C D E

PCB Length 3cm 4.2cm 6cm 8cm 11cm

Module Type Typ e2230 Type 224 2 Type2 260 Ty pe 2280 Ty pe 22110

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BCDE

A

Step 3

Move the stando based on the

module type and length.

e stando is placed at the nut

location D by default. Skip Step 3

and 4 and go straight to Step 5 if you

are going to use the default nut.

Otherwise, release the stando by

hand.

BCDE

A

Step 4

Peel o the yellow protective lm on

the nut to be used. Hand tighten the

stando into the desired nut location

on the motherboard.

BC

A

ABCDE

Step 5

Align and gently insert the M.2

(NGFF) SSD module into the M.2

slot. Please be aware that the M.2

(NGFF) SSD module only ts in one

orientation.

NUT1NUT2DE

Step 6

Tighten the screw with a screwdriver

to secure the module into place.

Please do not overtighten the screw

as this might damage the module.

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PCIe Interface SATA Interface

Plextor PX-AG256M6e ADATA AXNS381E-128GM-B

Plextor PX-AG512M6e ADATA A XNS381E -25 6GM-B

SanDisk SD6PP4M-128G Crucial CT120M500SSD4/120G

SanDisk SD6PP4M-256G Crucial CT240M500SSD4/240G

Samsung XP941-512G (MZHPU512HCGL) Intel SSDSCKGW080A401/80G

Kingston RBU-SNS8400S3/180GD

M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Support List

For the latest updates of M.2_SSD (NFGG) module support list, please visit our website for

details: http://www.asrock.com

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Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation

3.1 Installing Drivers

e Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features.

Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. e CD

automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer.

If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the le

“ASRSETUP.EXE” in the Support CD to display the menu.

Drivers Menu

e drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the

support CD driver page. Please click Install All or follow the order from top to

bottom to install those required drivers. erefore, the drivers you install can work

properly.

Utilities Menu

e Utilities Menu shows the application soware that the motherboard supports.

Click on a specic item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and install the following hot x
provided by Microso.
“KB2720599”: http://support.microso.com/kb/2720599/en-us

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3.2 A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new

features and improved utilities, including XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night

LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.

3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning

When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support CD,

A-Tu n in g will be auto-installed as well. Aer the installation, you will nd the icon

“A- Tun i ng “ on your desktop. Double-click the “A-Tu ni n g“ icon, A -Tun i ng

main menu will pop up.

3.2.2 Using A-Tuning

ere are six sections in A-Tuning main menu: Operation Mode, Tools, OC

Tweaker, System Info, Live Update, Tech Service and Settings.

Operation Mode

Choose an operation mode for your computer.

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Tool s

Various tools and utilities.

XFast RAM

Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! Create a

hidden partition, then assign which les should be stored in the RAM drive.

XFast LAN

Boost the speed of your internet connection! Select a specic mode for making the

designated program's priority highest.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. Please note that Ultra Fast mode

is only supported by Windows 8.1/8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you

are using an external graphics card.

OMG

Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other users.

Place X marks on the time table to disable the Internet.

Good Night LED

Switch o the Power/HDD LEDs when the system is on, and automatically switch

o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation

mode.

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FAN-Tastic Tuning

Congure up to ve dierent fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically

shi to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met.

Dehumidier

Prevent motherboard damages due to dampness. Enable this function and

congure the period of time until the computer powers on, and the duration of the

dehumidifying process.

USB Key

Plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows automatically!

OC DNA

OC DNA is an unique soware which helps to save your OC settings as a prole.

en you can send this OC setting prole to the friends.

Disk Health Report

Disk Health Report is a hard disk health monitoring utilit y that displays detailed

HDD information, such as hard disk model, serial number, rmware, power on

count, power on hours, S.M.A.R.T. values, current temperature, etc. HDD, SSD

and optical disk drives are all supported. e health status block displays Good

(in green color), Caution (in yellow color) or Bad (in red color). Click on the health

status icon to congure settings for an alert to be triggered.

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OC Tw eaker

Congurations for overclocking the system.

System Info

View information about the system.

*e System Browser tab may not appear for certain models.

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Live Update

Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers.

Tech Ser vice

Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer. Please leave your

contact information along with details of the problem.

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Settings

Congure ASRock A-Tuning. Click to select "Auto run at Windows Startup" if you

want A-Tuning to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system.

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3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology

Intel® Rapid Start Technolog y enables your system to wake up faster from deep

sleep, saving time and power consumption. Feel secure to know that your system

will resume to working condition even if an unexpected power loss happens while

the PC is in sleep mode.

3.3.1 System Requirements

•Conrm whether your motherboard supports this feature.

•Operating system: Microso Windows 8.1/8/7 (32- or 64-bit edition)

•Set the SATA mode to AHCI. If Windows 8.1/8/7 is already installed under

IDE mode, directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows

8.1/8/7 to crash while booting. If your system is not in AHCI mode, please

follow the instructions below.

1. Press Win + R simultaneously in Windows 8.1/8/7, type "Regedit" into the

word box then click OK.

2. Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\

msahci in Windows Registry Editor. Double click on the value Start and

change the value from 3 into 0. Click on OK.

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3. Exit the Registry Editor window and restart the computer.

4. Press F2 to enter BIOS, then go to Advanced > Storage Conguration and

change SATA Mode to AHCI. Press F10 to save changes and exit.

5. Enter Windows 8.1/8/7. Windows will discover the new device and install

AHCI drivers automatically.

3.3.2 Setup Guide

Conguring Rapid Start

Step 1

Run ASRock Rapid Start utility from Start -> All Programs -> ASRock Utilit y.

Step 2

If you have more than one hard drives in your system, you must select one, then

choose the Partition Size desired for your hidden partition and click on Create. e

system will automatically create a hidden partition according to your settings. If

there are SSD’s installed into your system, it is recommended to create the partition

on the SSD.

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Step 3

When prompted to restart aer the setup, click Ye s to reboot.

Step 4

Double-click the Intel® Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows

sy stem tray.

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Step 5

Make sure Rapid Start is on. Drag the slider to congure the time. For example, if

the timer value is set to ten minutes, the system will enable Rapid Start mode aer

entering sleep state for ten minutes. If the timer is set to 0 minutes, Windows will

immediately enable Rapid Start mode as it enters sleep state.

Using Rapid Start

1. You may shut down the computer without terminating the applications or les

you are executing currently. Click on Windows Start > the arrow next to Shut

down, and click on Sleep.

2. Windows system will enter sleep state.

3. According to your settings in Rapid Start Technology Manager, the system

will automatically wake up and enable Rapid Start mode aer entering sleep

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state for a period of time. e power of the computer in Rapid Start mode can

be cut o, it will not cause data loss of the programs or les you were executing

before entering sleep state.

4. When you wish to continue to use the computer just hit the power button, the

system will rapidly return to Windows, the programs and les which you were

using before entering sleep state will be accessible immediately.

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3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology

Intel® Smart Connect Technology is a feature that periodically wakes your computer

from Windows® sleep state to refresh email or social networking applications. It

saves your waiting time and keeps the content always up-to-date.

3.4.1 System Requirements

•Conrm whether your motherboard supports this feature.

•Operating system: Microso Windows 8/7 (32- or 64-bit edition)

•Set the SATA mode to AHCI. If Windows 8/7 is already installed under IDE

mode, directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8/7

to crash while booting. If your system is not in AHCI mode, please follow the

instructions below.

1. Press Win + R simultaneously in Windows 8/7, type "Regedit" into the word

box then click OK.

2. Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\

msahci in Windows Registry Editor. Double click on the value Start and

change the value from 3 into 0. Click on OK.

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3.4.2 Setup Guide

Installing ASRock Smart Connect Utility

Step 1

Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility, which is located in the folder at the following

path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Smart Connect.

Step 2

Once installed, run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows

Start -> All Programs -> ASRock Utility.

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Step 3

Click the Add button. Take Foxmail as an example, add Foxmail to the Application

list.

Step 4

Select Foxmail from the Application List, then click the arrow pointing right to add

this application to the Smart Connect List.

Step 5

Click Apply to enable Smart Connect.

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Step 6

Double-click the Intel® Smart Connect Technology Manager icon in the

Windows system tray.

Step 7

Drag the slider to congure how oen the system will connect to the network to

download updates. Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates, but may

cause more power consumption.

Using Smart Connect

1. Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet and receive

updates while the system is in sleep state running. Foxmail for instance, keep

Foxmail running.

2. Click on Windows Start -> the arrow next to Shut down, and click on Sleep.

3. Windows system will enter sleep state.

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4. e system will wake up from sleep state periodically, and then start to update

Foxmail. e screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain

minimum power usage. Aerwards, the system will automatically return to

sleep state again.

5. Upon waking up the system, you will nd the new mail that were sent to you

during sleep state are already updated and ready to be read in Foxmail.

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3.5 ASRock APP Shop

e ASRock APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading soware

applications for your ASRock computer. You can install various apps and support

utilities quickly and easily, and optimize your system and keep your motherboard

up to date simply with a few clicks.

Double-click

on your desktop to access ASRock APP Shop utility.

*You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps f rom the ASRock APP Shop.

3.5.1 UI Overview

Category Panel: e category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that

when selected the information panel below displays the relative information.

Information Panel: e information panel in the center displays data about the

currently selected category and allows users to perform job-related tasks.

Hot News: e hot news section displays the various latest news. Click on the image

to visit the website of the selected news and know more.

Information Panel

Hot News

Category Panel

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3.5.2 Apps

When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on screen for you

to download.

Installing an App

Step 1

Find the app you want to install.

e most recommended app appears on the le side of the screen. e other various

apps are shown on the right. Please scroll up and down to see more apps listed.

You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or not.

- e red icon displays the price or "Free" if the app is free of charge.

- e green "Installed" icon means the app is installed on your computer.

Step 2

Click on the app icon to see more details about the selected app.

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Step 3

If you want to install the app, click on the red icon

to start downloading.

Step 4

When installation completes, you can nd the green "Installed " icon appears on the

upper right corner.

To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon .
*e trash icon may not appear for certain apps.

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Upgrading an App

You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an

available new version for your app, you will nd the mark of "New Version"

appears below the installed app icon.

Step 1

Click on the app icon to see more details.

Step 2

Click on the yellow icon

to start upgrading.

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3.5.3 BIOS & Drivers

Installing BIOS or Drivers

When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or

critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon.

Step 1

Please check the item information before update. Click on

to see more details.

Step 2

Click to select one or more items you want to update.

Step 3

Click Update to start the update process.

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3.5.4 Setting

In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server location, and

determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows

startup.

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3.6 Start8

For those Windows 8 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an ideal solution that

brings back the familiar Start Menu along with added customizations for greater

eciency.

3.6.1 Installing Start8

Install Star t8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD:

\ ASRock Uti lity > Start8.

3.6.2 Conguring Start8

Style

Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. en select

the theme of the Start Menu and customize the style of the Start icon.

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Congure

Congure provides conguration options, including icon sizes, which shortcuts you

want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used apps, the functionality of

the power button, and more.

Control

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Control lets you congure what a click on the start button or a press on the

Windows key does.

Desktop

Desktop a llows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop.

It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode

and bypass the Metro user interface.

About

Displays information about Start8.

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Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY

4.1 Introduction

is section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your

system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right

aer you power on the computer, other wise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will

continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY aer

POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the

reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system o

and then back on.

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

e top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main

For setting system time/date information

OC Tweaker

For overclocking congurations

Advanced

For advanced system congurations

Tool

Useful tools

H/W Monitor

Displays current hardware status

Boot

For conguring boot settings and boot priority

Security

For security settings

Exit

Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility

Becau se the UEFI soware is constantly being upd ated, the following UEFI setup screens
and descriptions are for reference pur pose only, and they may not exactly match what you
see on your screen.

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4.1.2 Navigation Keys

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and

use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then

press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also use the mouse to click your

required item.

Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Description

+ / -

To change option for the selected items

<Ta b>

Switch to next function

<PGUP>

Go to the previous page

<PGDN>

Go to the next page

<HOME>

Go to the top of the screen

<END>

Go to the bottom of the screen

<F1>

To display the General Help Screen

<F7>

Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

<F9>

Load optimal default values for all the settings

<F10>

Save changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

<F 12>

Print screen

<ESC>

Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

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4.2 Main Screen

When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and

display the system overview.

Favorite

Display your collection of BIOS items. Press F5 to add/remove your favorite items.

Active Page on Entry

Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility.

Full HD UEFI

When [Auto] is selected, the resolution will be set to 1920 x 1080 if the monitor

supports Full HD resolution. If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution,

then the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768. When [Disable] is selected, the

resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 directly.

UEFI Guide

UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASRock 's UEFI setup Utility. You may abort the

tutorial by pressing "

Esc

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4.3 OC Tweaker Screen

In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.

Advanced Turbo

You can use this option to increase your system performance. is option appears only

when your CPU supports this function. is option appears only when you adopt K-Series

CPU.

Load Optimized CPU OC Setting

You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Please note that

overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your

own risk and expense. is option appears only when you adopt K-Series CPU.

Load Optimized GPU OC Setting

You can use this option to load optimized GPU overclocking setting. Please note that

overclocking may cause damage to your GPU and motherboard. It should be done at your

own risk and expense. is option appears only when you adopt K-Series CPU.

Becau se the UEFI soware is constantly being upd ated, the following UEFI setup screens
and descriptions are for reference pur pose only, and they may not exactly match what you
see on your screen.

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CPU Conguration

CPU Ratio

e CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK.

Increasing the CPU Ratio will increase the internal CPU clock speed without

aecting the clock speed of other components.

CPU Cache Ratio

e CPU Internal Bus Speed Ratio. e maximum should be the same as the CPU

Ratio.

BCLK/PCIE Frequency

e CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK.

Increasing the BCLK will increase the internal CPU clock speed but also aect the

clock speed of other components.

Spread Spectrum

Enable Spread Spectrum to reduce electromagnetic interference for passing EMI

tests. Disable to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking.

CPU OC Fixed Mode

CPU OC x mode allows you to keep the max CPU ratio as your setting without

throttling. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and

motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense.

Intel SpeedStep Technology

Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen-

cies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Intel Turbo Boost Technolog y enables the processor to run above its base operating

frequency when the operating system requests the highest performance state.

Filter PLL Frequency

CPU BCLK Filter Frequency. Choose 1.6 for better overclocking capabilities.

Long Duration Power Limit

Congure Package Power Limit 1 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU

ratio will be lowered aer a period of time. A lower limit can protect the CPU and

save power, while a higher limit may improve performance.

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Long Duration Maintained

Congure the period of time until the CPU ratio is lowered when the Long

Duration Power Limit is exceeded.

Short Duration Power Limit

Congure Package Power Limit 2 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU

ratio will be lowered immediately. A lower limit can protect the CPU and save

power, while a higher limit may improve performance.

Primary Plane Current Limit

Congure the current limit of the CPU under Turbo Mode in ampere. A lower

limit can protect the CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve

performance.

GT Frequency

Congure the frequency of the integrated GPU.

GT Voltage Mode

Auto: For optimized settings.

Adaptive: Add voltage to the integrated GPU when the system is under heavy load.

Override: e voltage is xed.

GT Adaptive Voltage

Congure the voltage added to the integrated GPU when the system is under heavy

load.

GT Voltage Oset

Congure the xed voltage added to the integrated GPU.

DRAM Timing Conguration

Load XMP Setting

Load XMP settings to overclock the DDR3 memory and perform beyond standard

specications.

DRAM Reference Clock

Select Auto for optimized settings.

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DRAM Frequency

If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted

and assign the appropriate frequency automatically.

DRAM Performance Mode

Choose high performance mode to increase memory performance. Use default

settings for better system stability.

DRAM Conguration

DRAM Tweaker

Fine tune the DRAM settings by leaving marks in checkboxes. Click OK to conrm and

apply your new settings.

CAS# Latency (tCL)

e time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data

in response.

RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)

e number of clock cycles required between the opening of a row of memory and

accessing columns within it.

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Row Precharge Time (tRP)

e number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the precharge command

and opening the next row.

RAS# Active Time (tRAS)

e number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the

precharge command.

Command Rate (CR)

e delay between when a memor y chip is selected and when the rst active command can

be issued.

Write Recovery Time (tWR)

e amount of delay that must elapse aer the completion of a valid write operation,

before an active bank can be precharged.

Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC)

e number of clocks from a Refresh command until the rst Activate command to

the same rank.

RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD)

e number of clocks between two rows activated in dierent banks of the same

rank.

Write to Read Delay (tWTR)

e number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read

command to the same internal bank.

Read to Precharge (tRTP)

e number of clocks that are inserted between a read command to a row pre-

charge command to the same rank.

Four Activate Window (tFAW)

e time window in which four activates are allowed the same rank.

CAS Write Latency (tCWL)

Congure CAS Write Latency.

tREFI

Congure refresh cycles at an average periodic interval.

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tCKE

Congure the period of time the DDR3 initiates a minimum of one refresh

command internally once it enters Self-Refresh mode.

tRDRD

Congure between module read to read delay.

tRDRDDR

Congure between module read to read delay from dierent ranks.

tRDRDDD

Use this to change DRAM tRWSR Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

tWRRD

Congure between module write to read delay.

tWRRDDR

Congure between module write to read delay from dierent ranks.

tWRRDDD

Use this to change DRAM tRRSR Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

Congure between module write to read delay from dierent DIMMs.

tWRWR

Congure between module write to write delay.

tWRWRDR

Congure between module write to write delay from dierent ranks.

tWRWRDD

Congure between module write to write delay from dierent DIMMs.

tRDWR

Congure between module read to write delay.

tRDWRDR

Congure between module read to write delay from dierent ranks.

tRDWRDD

Congure between module read to write delay from dierent DIMMs.

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RTL (CHA)

Congure round trip latency for channel A.

RTL (CHB)

Congure round trip latency for channel B.

IO-L (CHA)

Congure IO latency for channel A.

IO-L (CHB)

Congure IO latency for channel B.

ODT WR (CHA)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel A.

ODT WR (CHB)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel B.

ODT NOM (CHA)

Use this to change ODT (CHA) Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

ODT NOM (CHB)

Use this to change ODT (CHB) Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

Command Tri State

Enable for DRAM power saving.

MRC Fast Boot

Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for booting faster.

DIMM Exit Mode

Select Slow Exit to reduce power consumption, or Fast Exit for better performance.

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FIVR Conguration

FIVR Switch Frequency Signature

Select whether to boost or lower the FIVR Switch Frequency.

FIVR Switch Frequency Oset

Congure the percentage of frequency boost or deduction.

Vcore Override Voltage

Add voltage to the Vcore when the system is under heavy load.

Vcore Voltage Additional Oset

Congure the dynamic Vcore voltage added to the Vcore.

CPU Cache Override Voltage

Add voltage to the CPU Cache when the system is under heavy load.

CPU Cache Voltage Oset

Congure the voltage for the CPU Cache. Setting the voltage higher may increase

system stability when overclocking.

System Agent Voltage Oset

Congure the voltage for the System Agent. Setting the voltage higher may increase system

stability when overclocking.

CPU Analog IO Voltage Oset

CPU I/O Analog Voltage.

CPU Digital IO Voltage Oset

CPU I/O Digital Voltage.

CPU Integrated VR Faults

Disable FIVR Faults to raise the threshold to trigger CPU over current protection

and over voltage protection for better overclocking capabilities.

CPU Integrated VR Eciency Mode

Enable FIVR Eciency Management for power saving. Disable for better

performance and overclocking capabilities.

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Voltage Conguration

CPU Input Voltage

Congure the voltage for the CPU.

CPU Load-Line Calibration

CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is

under heav y load.

DRAM Voltage

Use this to congure DRAM Voltage.

PCH 1.05V Voltage

Chipset 1.05V Voltage. Use default settings for best performance.

PCH 1.5V Voltage

I/O 1.5V Voltage. Use default settings for best performance.

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4.4 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU

Conguration, Chipset Conguration, Storage Conguration, Intel® Rapid Start

Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology, Intel® underbolt™ , Super IO Con-

guration, ACPI Conguration, USB Conguration and Trusted Computing.

Setting wrong values in this sec tion may cause the system to malfunction.

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4.4.1 CPU Conguration

Active Processor Cores

Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package.

CPU C States Support

Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6

and C7 all enabled for better power saving.

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

Enable Enhanced Halt State (C1E) for lower power consumption.

CPU C3 State Support

Enable C3 sleep state for lower power consumption.

CPU C6 State Support

Enable C6 deep sleep state for lower power consumption.

CPU C7 State Support

Enable C7 deep sleep state for lower power consumption.

Package C State Support

Enable CPU, PCIe, Memory, Graphics C State Support for power saving.

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CPU Thermal Throttling

Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheat-

ing.

No-Execute Memory Protection

Processors with No-Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain

classes of malicious buer overow attacks.

Intel Virtualization Technology

Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems

and applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can

function as multiple virtual systems.

Hardware Prefetcher

Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor. Enable for better

performance.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently

requested cache line. Enable for better performance.

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4.4.2 Chipset Conguration

Primary Graphics Adapter

Select a primary VGA.

VT-d

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine

monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and

reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and

I/O performance.

PCIE1 Link Speed

Select the link speed for PCIE1.

Share Memory

Congure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor

when the system boots up.

IGPU Multi-Monitor

Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is

installed. Select enable to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times.

Render Standby

Power down the render unit when the GPU is idle for lower power consumption.

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Onboard HD Audio

Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and

automatically disable it when a sound card is installed.

Front Panel

Enable/disable front panel HD audio.

On/O Play

With ASRock On/O Play users can connect their portable audio devices, such

as an MP3 player or a mobile phone to the PC and listen to music through the

computer's speakers even when the computer is turned o.

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

Enable audio for the onboard digital outputs.

Onboard LAN

Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller.

Deep Sleep

Congure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

Select the power state aer a power failure. If [Power O] is selected, the power will

remain o when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the system will start

to boot up when the power recovers.

Good Night LED

By enabling Good Night LED, the Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the

system is on. It will also automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs

when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode.

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4.4.3 Storage Conguration

SATA Controller(s)

Enable/disable the SATA controllers.

SATA Mode Selection

IDE: For better compatibility.

AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance.

RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit.

SATA Aggressive Link Power Management

SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low

power state during periods of inactivity to save power. It is only supported by AHCI

mode.

AHCI (Advanc ed Host Controll er Inter face) support s NCQ and other new features that
will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mod e does not have these advantages.

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Dynamic Storage Accelerator

Keep this option enabled for higher HDD and SDD I/O performance, lower latency and

increased system responsiveness.

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It is a

monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various

indicators of reliability.

M2_1/SATA3_4, SATA3_5 Switch

Auto: M2_1/SATA3_4, SATA3_5 auto switch

Force_SATA: Switch to SATA3_4, SATA3_5

Force_M2_1: Switch to M2_1

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4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology

Intel® Rapid Start Technology

Intel® Rapid Start Technolog y is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows

users to resume in just 5-6 seconds.

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4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology

Intel® Smart Connect Technology

Intel® Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social
networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. while the computer is in sleep mode.

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4.4.6 Intel® Thunderbolt™

Intel Thunderbolt™ Technology

Enable or disable the Intel® underbolt™ function.

Security Level

Select Legacy to skip the Windows certication checking process for underbolt™

devices. Select Unique ID for checking the Windows certication, and show

warning messages if the devices aren't certied. Or select DP++ to support DP 1.2.

Wake From Thunderbolt™ Devices

Allow the system to be waked up by underbolt™ devices.

Ignore Thunderbolt™ Option Rom

Enable to skip underbolt™ Option ROM during POST for faster boot speed.

TBT Device IO resource Support

Enable IO Resource Support if your older underbolt devices have trouble working

properly.

Thunderbolt™ PCIe Cache-line Size

Congure the cache-line size of the underbolt PCIe subtree.

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4.4.7 Super IO Conguration

PS2 Y- Cable

Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto.

Serial Port

Enable or disable the Serial port.

Serial Port Address

Select the address of the Serial port.

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4.4.8 ACPI Conguration

Suspend to RAM

Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI

S3 power saving.

Check Ready Bit

Enable to enter the operating system aer S3 only when the hard disk is ready, this

is recommended for better system stability.

ACPI HPET Table

Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL

tests.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by a PS/2 Keyboard.

PCI Devices Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by a PCI device and enable wake on LAN.

Wake From Onboard LAN

Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN.

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Ring-In Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring-In signals.

RTC Alarm Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm. Set it to By OS to let

it be handled by your operating system.

USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller.

USB Mouse Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse.

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4.4.9 USB Conguration

USB Controller

Enable or disable all the USB ports.

Intel USB 3.0 Mode

Select Intel® USB 3.0 controller mode. Set [Smart Auto] to keep the USB 3.0 driver

enabled aer rebooting (USB 3.0 is enabled in BIOS). Set [Auto] to automatically

enable the USB 3.0 driver aer entering the OS (USB 3.0 is disabled in BIOS). Set

[Enabled] to keep the USB 3.0 driver enabled (Must install driver to use USB devices

under Windows® 7). Set [Disabled] to disable the USB 3.0 ports.

Legacy USB Support

Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB

compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI

Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux

operating systems only.

Legacy USB 3.0 Support

Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 3.0 devices. If you encounter USB

compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI

Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux

operating systems only.

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USB Compatibility Patch

If your USB devices (i.e. USB mouse or storage) encounter compatibility problems,

please enable this option to x it. Please note that aer enabling this option, it is

normal that the system will postpone booting up aer pressing the power button.

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4.4.10 Trusted Computing

Security Device Support

Enable or disable BIOS support for security device.

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4.5 Tools

System Browser

ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices

connected.

OMG (Online Management Guard)

Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access

at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of

internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing

OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required.

UEFI Tech Service

Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup

network conguration before using UEFI Tech Service.

Easy RAID Installer

Easy R AID Installer helps you to copy the R AID driver from the support CD to

your USB storage device. Aer copying the drivers please change the SATA mode to

RAID, then you can start installing the operating system in RAID mode.

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Easy Driver Installer

For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support

CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver

to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other

required drivers automatically.

Instant Flash

Save UEFI les in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your

UEFI.

Internet Flash

ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version

from our servers for you. Please setup network conguration before using Internet

Flash.

*For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in your USB

pen drive before using this function.

Network Conguration

Use this to congure internet connection settings for Internet Flash.

Internet Setting

Enable or disable sound eects in the setup utility.

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UEFI Download Server

Select a server to download the UEFI rmware.

Dehumidier Function

If Dehumidier Function is enabled, the computer will power on automatically to

dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier Period

Congure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables

Dehumidier aer entering S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier Duration

Congure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4/S5

state.

Dehumidier CPU Fan Setting

Congure the speed of the CPU fan while Dehumidier is enabled. e higher the

value, the faster the fan speed.

Max: 255

Min: 1

Save User Default

Type a prole name and press enter to save your settings as user default.

Load User Default

Load previously saved user defaults.

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4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

is section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,

including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan

speed and voltage.

CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting

Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1&2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU

temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

Chassis Fan 1 Setting

Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures

and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

Chassis Fan 2 Setting

Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures

and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

Over Temperature Protection

When Over Temperature Protection is enabled, the system automatically shuts

down when the motherboard is overheated.

Case Open Feature

Enable or disable Case Open Feature to detect whether the chassis cover has been

removed.

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4.7 Boot Screen

is section displays the available devices on your system for you to congure the

boot settings and the boot priority.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot

from an USB storage device. Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8.1/8

and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.

Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this

UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI utility in Windows.

Boot From Onboard LAN

Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN.

Setup Prompt Timeout

Congure the number of seconds to wait for the setup hot key.

Bootup Num-Lock

Select whether Num Lock should be turned on or o when the system boots up.

Boot Beep

Select whether the Boot Beep should be turned on or o when the system boots up. Please

note that a buzzer is needed.

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Full Screen Logo

Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages.

AddOn ROM Display

Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM messages or congure the

AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed.

Boot Failure Guard

If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores

the default settings.

Boot Failure Guard Count

Congure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically restores

the default settings.

CSM (Compatibility Support Module)

CSM

Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless

you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows 8.1/8 64-bit and all of your

devices support UEFI, you may also disable CSM for faster boot speed.

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Launch PXE OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy

only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not launch?

Launch Storage OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy

only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not launch?

Launch Video OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy

only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not launch?

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4.8 Security Screen

In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.

You may also clear the user password.

Supervisor Password

Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator

has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and

press enter to remove the password.

User Password

Set or change the password for the user account. Users are unable to change the

settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the

password.

Secure Boot

Enable to support Windows 8.1 / 8 Secure Boot.

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4.9 Exit Screen

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option the following message, “Save conguration changes

and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP

UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes and exit

setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving

any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes?” will pop

out. Select [OK] to discard all changes.

Load UEFI Defaults

Load UEFI default values for a ll options. e F9 key can be used for this operation.

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

Copy shellx64.e to the root directory to launch EFI Shell.

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Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, you’re welcome

to visit ASRock’s website at http://ww w.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer

for further information. For technical questions, please submit a support request

form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp

ASRock Incorporation

2F., No.37, Sec. 2, Jhongyang S. Rd., Beitou District,

Taipei City 112, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

ASRock EUROPE B.V.

Bijsterhuizen 3151

6604 LV Wijchen

e Netherlands

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

ASRock America, Inc.

13848 Magnolia Ave, Chino, CA91710

U.S.A.

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]