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Z77 Extreme6
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published December 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
Page 1: ...1 Z77 Extreme6 User Manual Version 1 0 Published December 2011 Copyright 2011 ASRock INC All rights reserved ...
Page 2: ...ies or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from an...
Page 3: ...4 2 10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 37 2 11 Jumpers Setup 38 2 12 Onboard Headers and Connectors 39 2 13 Smart Switches 46 2 14 Dr Debug 47 2 15 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation 51 2 16 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 51 2 17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 HDDs 52 2 18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 52 2 19 SATA SATA2 SAT...
Page 4: ...creen 66 3 4 1 CPU Configuration 67 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration 69 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration 70 3 4 4 Intel R Rapid Start Technology 71 3 4 5 Intel R Smart Connect Technology 72 3 4 6 Storage Configuration 73 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration 74 3 4 8 ACPI Configuration 75 3 4 9 USB Configuration 76 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 77 3 6 Boot Screen 78 3 7 Security Screen 79 3 8...
Page 5: ...on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Motherboard ATX Form Factor...
Page 6: ...f system memory 32GB see CAUTION 3 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 Expansion Slot 2 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slots PCIE2 PCIE4 single at x16 PCIE2 x8 PCIE4 or dual at x8 x8 mode see CAUTION 4 PCIE 3 0 is only supported with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU With Intel Sandy Bridge CPU it only supports PCIE 2 0 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot PCIE5 x4 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x 1 slot 1 x mini PCI E...
Page 7: ...ON 7 Supports HDCP function with DVI HDMI and DisplayPort ports Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with DVI HDMI and DisplayPort ports Audio 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support Supports THX TruStudioTM LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Broadcom BCM57781 Supports Wake On LAN Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az...
Page 8: ...ports USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 4 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1 x Floppy connector 1 x IR header 1 x CIR header 1 x COM port header 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header 1 x IEEE 1394 header 1 x Power LED header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 2...
Page 9: ...TION 17 Lucid Virtu Universal MVP can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 18 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 19 Boot Failure Guard B F G Combo Cooler Option C C O see CAUTION 20 Good Night LED Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allows Ch...
Page 10: ...peed please install an Ivy Bridge CPU If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed 5 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check Intel website for the latest informa tion 6 You can choose to use two of the four monitors only D Sub DVI D HDMI and DisplayPort monitors cannot be enabled at the same...
Page 11: ... ASRock APP Charger Simply install the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Sus pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed ...
Page 12: ...t rendering tasks in the flow between the CPU GPU and the display 18 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU 19 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the...
Page 13: ...13 supply selection we recommend you to check with the power supply manufacturer for more details ...
Page 14: ...TN 19 Power Switch PWRBTN 20 Power LED Header PLED1 21 System Panel Header PANEL1 Black 22 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 Black 23 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 24 Dr Debug 25 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 26 USB 2 0 Header USB2_3 Black 27 Intel Z77 Chipset 28 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 Black 29 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Black 30 Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 Gray 31 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header FRON...
Page 15: ...al Bass Orange 7 Rear Speaker Black 8 Line In Light Blue 9 Front Speaker Lime 10 Microphone Pink 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_2_3 13 IEEE 1394 Port IEEE 1394 14 eSATA3 Connector 15 Clear CMOS Switch CLRCBTN 16 HDMI Port HDMI1 17 DVI D Port DVI1 18 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_0_1 ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Spea...
Page 16: ...ind Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M ...
Page 17: ... settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard s components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenev...
Page 18: ...bove situation is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengage the lever by pressing it down and sliding it out of the hook Step 1 2 Keep the lever positioned at about 135 degrees in order to flip up the load plate Step 2 Remove the PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap...
Page 19: ...o match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Flip the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 Press down the load lever and se cure it with the load plat...
Page 20: ...to the cen ter of the IHS on the socket s surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure that the fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 14 No 7 or CPU_ FAN2 see page 14 No 8 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install an...
Page 21: ... 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For configuration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots DDR3_ A1 and DDR3_B1 or DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboa...
Page 22: ...Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot in incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated ...
Page 23: ... x4 lane width graph ics cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support 3 Way CrossFireXTM function 1 In single VGA card mode it is recommended to install a PCI Express x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot 2 In CrossFireXTM mode or SLITM mode please install the PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots Therefore PCIE2 will work at x8 bandwidth while PCIE4 works at x8 bandw...
Page 24: ...ware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 5 Fasten the card to the chassis with ...
Page 25: ...gether properly Even the GPU chips version shall be the same Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards Requirements 1 For SLITM technology you should have two identical SLITM ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ce...
Page 26: ...onnector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted into PCIE2 slot Step3 Align and insert the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is firmly in place ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card ...
Page 27: ... below procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For SLITM mode only A Double click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply C Reboot your system D You can freely enjoy th...
Page 28: ... A Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab E From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply F Reboot your syst...
Page 29: ...1 Graphics Card Setup 2 8 1 1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM Ready Graphics Cards Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireXTM feature For other CrossFireXTM cards that AMD has released or will release in the future please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step 1 Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon ...
Page 30: ...ub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter Step 2 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of the Radeon graphics cards The CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you pur chase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details or ...
Page 31: ...eated on the slots Step 4 Use one CrossFireTM Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots and use the other CrossFireTM Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots CrossFireTM Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details CrossFireTM Bridge Step 5 Connect the D...
Page 32: ... CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft s website for details For Windows 7 VistaTM OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD s website for de tails Step 4 Restart your computer Step 5 Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer You will find AMD Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar AMD Catalyst Control Center 2 8 2 Driver Installation and...
Page 33: ... not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the benefits of CrossFireXTM Step 7 You can freely enjoy the benefits of CrossFireXTM 3 Way CrossFireXTM or Quad CrossFireXTM CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of...
Page 34: ...ual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA cards to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub HDMI and DisplayPort to support dual VGA output so that DVI D D Sub HDMI and DisplayPort can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the steps below 1 Connect DVI D monitor cable to DVI D port on...
Page 35: ...he total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when an add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor dis...
Page 36: ...fore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to the instructions below for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the p...
Page 37: ...signments are matched correctly USB_PWR P P GND ATX 5VSB IRRX IRTX GND DUMMY Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller please try to install it to the other front USB port 3 CIR sensors in different angles 1 Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function When the CIR ...
Page 38: ... to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After 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 after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do th...
Page 39: ...No 16 cables for internal storage devices The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA3 Connectors These four Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATA3_A1_A2 see p 14 No 13 connectors support SATA data SATA3_0_1 see p 14 No 14 cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate If the eSATA3 port on the rear I O has been connect...
Page 40: ... 0 19 pin USB3_4_5 ports on the I O panel there is see p 14 No 12 one USB 3 0 header on this motherboard This USB 3 0 header can support two USB 3 0 ports 1 IntA_P5_D Dummy IntA_P5_D GND IntA_P5_SSTX GND IntA_P5_SSTX IntA_P5_SSRX IntA_P5_SSRX Vbus Vbus Vbus IntA_P4_SSRX IntA_P4_SSRX GND IntA_P4_SSTX IntA_P4_SSTX GND IntA_P4_D IntA_P4_D Infrared Module Header This header supports an 5 pin IR1 optio...
Page 41: ... to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume System Panel Header This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 several system front panel see p 14 No 21 functions Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 14 No 35 convenient connection and control of audio devices Connect the power switch reset switch and system...
Page 42: ...der make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 speaker to this header see p 14 No 22 Power LED Header Please connect the chassis 3 pin PLED1 power LED to this header to see p 14 No 20 indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 S3 state The L...
Page 43: ...nector Please connect an ATX 12V 8 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 14 No 2 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 8 5 4 1 Though this motherboard provides 4...
Page 44: ... port on the I O panel there see p 14 No 31 is one IEEE 1394 header FRONT_1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a 9 pin COM1 serial port module see p 14 No 34 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header providing 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI see p 14 No 36 VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital...
Page 45: ...ep 2 Screw the 2 5 HDD SSD to the Front USB 3 0 Panel with four HDD screws The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3 0 Bracket Put the USB 3 0 cable and the rear USB 3 0 bracket together Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3 0 Panel Step 1 Step 2 Put the rear USB 3 0 bracket into the chassis Screw the two screws into the rear USB 3 0 bracket Step 3 Step 4 The Front USB 3 0 Panel is ready to use P...
Page 46: ...lowing users to quickly reset see p 14 No 18 the system Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart CLRCBTN switch allowing users to quickly see p 15 No 15 clear the CMOS values 2 13 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the system to clear the CMOS values ...
Page 47: ...le specific 0x15 Pre memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x16 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific 0x17 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific 0x18 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific 0x19 Pre memory South Bridge initialization is started 0x1A Pre memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge mo...
Page 48: ...mory initialization error 0x55 Memory not installed 0x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed 0x57 CPU mismatch 0x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error 0x59 CPU micro code is not found or micro code update is failed 0x5A Internal CPU error 0x5B reset PPI is not available 0x5C 0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes 0xE0 S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL 0xE1 S3 Boot Sc...
Page 49: ...lization 0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x77 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x78 ACPI module initialization 0x79 CSM initialization 0x7A ...
Page 50: ...ration Reset reset of NVRAM settings 0xB8 0xBF Reserved for future AMI codes 0xC0 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes 0xD0 CPU initialization error 0xD1 North Bridge initialization error 0xD2 South Bridge initialization error 0xD3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available 0xD4 PCI resource allocation error Out of Resources 0xD5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM 0xD6 No Console Output Device...
Page 51: ...sks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology functions for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors It also adopts ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks for SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2 connectors You may install SATA3 hard disks on thi...
Page 52: ...e action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 18 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode Intel Z77 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host co...
Page 53: ...or interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug support information of ...
Page 54: ... SATA data cable to the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 St...
Page 55: ... Set the option SATA Mode Selection to RAID for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports STEP 2 Make a SATA SATA2 SATA3 Driver Diskette A Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press F11 key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on th...
Page 56: ...er to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system 2 21 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on yo...
Page 57: ...on your system Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to AHCI For SATA3_0 SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Mode to AHCI For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2 ports STEP 2 Make a SATA SATA2 SATA3 driver diskette Please make a SATA SATA2 SATA3 driver...
Page 58: ...de Selection to AHCI For SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Mode to AHCI For SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2 ports STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to IDE For ...
Page 59: ...ck on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the...
Page 60: ...GDN 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 UEFI SETUP UTILITY F9 Load optimal default values for all the settings F10 Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY F12 Print screen ESC Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP ...
Page 61: ...pectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to en able power saving The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows VistaTM 7 and want to enable this function please...
Page 62: ...t value is Auto Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure short duration power limit in watts The default value is Auto Primary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane The default value is Auto Secondary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the secondary plane ...
Page 63: ... Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay t...
Page 64: ...uto MRC Fast Boot Use this item to enable or disable MRC Fast Boot The default is Enabled Voltage Configuration CPU Core Voltage Use this to select CPU Core Voltage The default value is Auto CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load IGPU Voltage Use this to select IGPU Voltage The default value is Auto IGPU Load Line Cal...
Page 65: ...65 Use this to select VCCSA Voltage The default value is Auto User Defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements ...
Page 66: ...conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without enter ing operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash driv...
Page 67: ...efault value is All Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches CPU C3 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use t...
Page 68: ...tion Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use thi...
Page 69: ...ws you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto IGPU Multi Moniter This allows you to enable or disable IGPU Multi Moniter The default value is Enabled If you wish to install a PCI Express card under Windows XP VistaTM OS please disable this option Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled Deep Rend...
Page 70: ...Onboard 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 feature Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only The default value is Enabled in S5 Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power...
Page 71: ...y Intel R Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Rapid Start Technology Intel R Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al lows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds The default is Disabled ...
Page 72: ...ct Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Smart Connect Technology Intel R Smart Connect Technology keeps your e mail and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode The default is Disabled ...
Page 73: ...d Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled and Enabled ASMedia SATA3 Mode This item is for SATA3_A1 and SATA3_A2 ports Use this to select ASMe dia SATA3 mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Disabled The default value is AHCI Mode SATA Boot ROM Use this to enable or disable ...
Page 74: ...ports SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 for your bootable devices This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance But if you still want to boot from ASMedia SATA3 controller you can still enable this in UEFI ...
Page 75: ...loppy drive controller Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port ...
Page 76: ...ower On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable ...
Page 77: ...bled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sues it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowe...
Page 78: ...On and Automatic Mode The default value is Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 1 s speed Configuration options Full On Automatic Mode and Manual The default value is Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 2 s speed The default value is Level 4 Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 3 s speed Configuration options Full On and ...
Page 79: ...M Priority The default value is Legacy ROM Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled B...
Page 80: ...80 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it ...
Page 81: ...scard changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes 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 Yes to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts t...
Page 82: ...ROM drive The 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 file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available device s drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to ...
Page 83: ...t with SP2 or above or Windows 7 64 bit with SP1 or above 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility Boot Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive You can also press F11 to launch boot menu at system POS...
Page 84: ...t CD please copy the files under following directory 32 bit i386 Win7_Vista_Intel_v11 0 0 1032 64 bit AMD64 Win7 64_Vista64_Intel_v11 0 0 1032 3 Create RAID array for you system Please refer to Intel RAID Installation Guide file for details 4 Install Windows VistaTM 64 bit 7 64 bit A Insert your Windows VistaTM 64 bit 7 64 bit installation disc to the optical drive B Press F11 to launch boot menu ...
Page 85: ...soft does not provide hotfix for this problem The steps listed below are Microsoft s suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press Enter b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to confirm Then Press Ok E Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system s first reboot F Continue to install OS...
Page 86: ...86 B Disable Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter b Go to Services and Applications Services Then double click Volume Shadow Copy ...
Page 87: ...request the hotfix KB2505454 through this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take a long time 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 minutes to reboot D Windows will install this hotfix then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities 6 Finish ...
