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4.6.1 CPU Configuration

Intel Hyper Threading Technology

Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core, so that the
overall performance on threaded software is improved.

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.

Summary of Contents for Z270M-STX MXM

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Page 2: ...rference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practic...

Page 3: ...reasonably foreseeable loss or damage caused by our goods You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to...

Page 4: ...lling Memory Modules SO DIMM 17 2 4 Installing Mobile PCI Express Module MXM 19 2 5 Onboard Headers and Connectors 29 2 6 M 2 WiFi BT Module Installation Guide 32 2 7 M 2_SSD NGFF Module Installation...

Page 5: ...Screen 57 4 6 1 CPU Configuration 58 4 6 2 Chipset Configuration 60 4 6 3 Storage Configuration 63 4 6 4 ACPI Configuration 64 4 6 5 USB Configuration 65 4 6 6 Trusted Computing 66 4 7 Tools 67 4 8 H...

Page 6: ...de of the BIOS setup 1 1 Package Contents Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM Motherboard Micro STX Form Factor Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM Quick Installation Guide Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM Support CD 1 x...

Page 7: ...buffered memory 7th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400 6th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133 Supports ECC memory modules operate in non ECC mode Max capacity of system memory 32GB Supports I...

Page 8: ...ng systems Supports HDMI with max resolution up to 4K x 2K 4096x2160 24Hz 3840x2160 30Hz on HDMI1 Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI Port Compliant HDM...

Page 9: ...er adapter 2 x HDMI Ports 1 x DisplayPort 1 x Mini DisplayPort 2 x USB 3 0 Ports Supports ESD Protection 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED Storage Z270M STX MXM 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s...

Page 10: ...32 Gb s Supports Intel OptaneTM Technology on M2_2 Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Connector 1 x RGB LED Header Supports up to 12V 3A 36W LED Strip 2 x CPU Fan Connectors 4 pin The CPU Fan Connector...

Page 11: ...ed Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Ov...

Page 12: ...Audio CODEC USB_2_3 1 4 5 6 7 PANEL1 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN Mic In USB 3 0 USB_8 USB 3 0 USB_1 Headphone Headset DDR4_A1 DDR4_A1 DDR4_B1 DC Jack Super I O BIOS ROM CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 RGB_LED1 1 USB...

Page 13: ...English 8 11 SATA2 CMOS Battery 10 SATA1 M2_2 M2_3 M2_1 M2_4 CT2 CT3 CT1 CT2 CT1 CT2 CT1 CT1 Intel Chipset CLRCMOS2 12 Bottom View...

Page 14: ...SO DIMM Slots DDR4_A1 DDR4_B1 3 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN2 4 RGB LED Header RGB_LED1 5 USB 2 0 Header USB_2_3 6 USB 2 0 Header USB_4_5 7 System Panel Header PANEL1 8 Clear CMOS Pad CLRCMOS1 9 5 Pin GP...

Page 15: ...English 10 1 4 Front Panel No Description No Description 1 Headphone Headset Jack AUDIO1 3 USB 3 0 Type C Port USB_8 2 USB 3 0 Type A Port USB_1 4 Microphone Input AUDIO2 1 2 3 4...

Page 16: ...DisplayPort DP2 Supports 19V Power Adapters 7 DisplayPort DP_1 There 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 D...

Page 17: ...se 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 remem...

Page 18: ...e socket please check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is fou...

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Page 20: ...English 15 Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service...

Page 21: ...English 16 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 22: ...Rate 4 SO DIMM slots The SO DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the SO DIMM if you force the SO DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation...

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Page 24: ...nglish 19 Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM 2 4 Installing Mobile PCI Express Module MXM This motherboard provides a Mobile PCI Express Module MXM Slot Installing a Type A MXM Card 70mm 1 2 GPU_FAN1 GPU_FAN...

Page 25: ...English 20 3 4 5 GPU_FAN1 GPU_FAN1 GPU_FAN1...

Page 26: ...English 21 Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM 5 G P U _ F A N 1...

Page 27: ...English 22 GPU_FAN1 GPU_FAN1 1 2 Installing a Type B MXM Card 105mm...

Page 28: ...English 23 Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM GPU_FAN1 GPU_FAN1 3 4...

Page 29: ...English 24 G P U _ F A N 1 5...

Page 30: ...English 25 Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM Installing a Type B MXM Card 105mm 113mm 1 2 7 6mm 7 6mm 5mm 5mm...

Page 31: ...English 26 3 4 5 GPU_FAN1 GPU_FAN1...

Page 32: ...English 27 Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM 5 6 7 GPU_FAN1 GPU_FAN1 GPU_FAN1...

Page 33: ...English 28 7 GPU_FAN1 G P U _ F A N 1...

Page 34: ...ower LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state The LED is off when...

Page 35: ...ee p 7 No 1 4 pin CPU_FAN2 see p 7 No 3 This motherboard provides two 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan connectors If you plan to connect a 3 Pin CPU fan please connect it to Pin 1 3 GPU Fan Connector 5 pin GPU...

Page 36: ...lighting effects Caution Never install the RGB LED cable in the wrong orienta tion otherwise the cable may be damaged Please refer to page 44 for further instructions on these two headers Clear CMOS...

Page 37: ...module Installing the WiFi BT module Step 1 Prepare a type 2230 WiFi BT module and the screw A Module Type Type2230 PCB Length 3cm Step 2 Find the nut location to be used A Step 3 Align and gently ins...

Page 38: ...English 33 Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM A Step 4 Tighten the screw with a screwdriver to secure the module into place Please do not overtighten the screw as this might damage the module...

Page 39: ...X MXM The Ultra M 2 Socket M2_1 supports M Key type 2260 2280 M 2 SATA3 6 0 Gb s module and M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 32 Gb s The M 2 Socket M2_3 supports type 2260 2280 M 2 SATA3 6 0 Gb s...

Page 40: ...by hand B A Step 5 Peel off the yellow protective film on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standoff into the desired nut location on the motherboard A B B C A Step 6 Align and gently insert the M...

Page 41: ...1TM8PeG Plextor 256GB PCIe3 x4 2280 PX 256M8PeG Plextor 256GB PCIe 2280 PX G256M6e Plextor 512GB PCIe3 x4 2280 PX 512M8PeG Plextor 512GB PCIe 2280 PX G512M6e Samsung 256GB PCIe3 x4 2280 SM951 MZHPV25...

Page 42: ...CIe and mSATA The Ultra M 2 Socket M2_2 supports 2242 2260 2280 M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 32 Gb s Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 Prepare a M 2_SSD NGFF module and the screw 2 1 3...

Page 43: ...you are going to use the default nut Otherwise release the standoff by hand A B C Step 4 Peel off the yellow protective film on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standoff into the desired nut locati...

Page 44: ...English 39 Z270M STX MXM B250M STX MXM NUT1 NUT2 C 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...

Page 45: ...xtor 1TB PCIe3 x4 2280 PX 1TM8PeG Plextor 256GB PCIe3 x4 2280 PX 256M8PeG Plextor 256GB PCIe 2280 PX G256M6e Plextor 512GB PCIe3 x4 2280 PX 512M8PeG Plextor 512GB PCIe 2280 PX G512M6e Samsung 256GB PC...

Page 46: ...rip Connect your RGB LED strip to the RGB LED Header RGB_LED1 on the motherboard 1 Never install the RGB LED cable in the wrong orientation otherwise the cable may be damaged 2 Before installing or re...

Page 47: ...computer If the Main Menu does not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will b...

Page 48: ...Power On Self Test POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing Ctl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on th...

Page 49: ...tatus You can check the most crucial information of your system such as CPU speed DRAM frequency SATA information fan speed etc Press F6 or click the Advanced Mode button at the upper right corner of...

Page 50: ...e upper right corner of the screen 4 3 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC Tweaker For overclocking conf...

Page 51: ...each navigation key Navigation Key s Description To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of the sc...

Page 52: ...MXM B250M STX MXM 4 4 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 remov...

Page 53: ...setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimized GPU OC Setting for Z270M STX MXM only You can use this...

Page 54: ...d is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK Increasing the BCLK will increase the internal CPU clock speed but also affect the clock speed of other components BCLK Spread Spectrum for Z2...

Page 55: ...eded the CPU ratio will be lowered after a period of time A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance Long Duration Maintained Configure the period of...

Page 56: ...If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically Primary Timing CAS Latency tCL The time between sending a column address...

Page 57: ...vated in different banks of the same rank Write to Read Delay tWTR_L The number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to the same internal bank Write to Read Delay...

Page 58: ...le read to read delay tRDRD_dd Configure between module read to read delay tRDWR_sg Configure between module read to write delay tRDWR_dg Configure between module read to write delay tRDWR_dr Configur...

Page 59: ...atency init value for round trip latency training IO L Init Value Configure IO latency init value for IO latency training RTL CH A Configure round trip latency for channel A RTL CH B Configure round t...

Page 60: ...for channel A ODT PARK CH B Configure the memory on die termination resistors PARK for channel B ODT NOM CH A Use this to change ODT CH A Auto Manual settings The default is Auto ODT NOM CH B Use thi...

Page 61: ...m and 1255 12 55 mOhm Range is 0 6249 0 62 49 mOhms 0 AUTO HW default Uses BIOS mailbox command 0x2 Save User Default Type a profile name and press enter to save your settings as user default Load Use...

Page 62: ...default mode when entering the UEFI setup utility 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 19...

Page 63: ...n 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 Enh...

Page 64: ...latform 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 dat...

Page 65: ...zation 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 se...

Page 66: ...s to expand to PIROI PIROX Share Memory Configure 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 in...

Page 67: ...ing when the computer is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure If Power Off is selected the power will remain off when the power recovers If Power On is selec...

Page 68: ...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 dur...

Page 69: ...erformance PCIE Devices Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PCIE device and enable wake on LAN RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm Set it to By OS...

Page 70: ...support Select UEFI Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows Linux operating systems only PS 2 Simulator Enable PS 2 Simulator This should be enabled for the complete USB key...

Page 71: ...English 66 4 6 6 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device...

Page 72: ...before using UEFI Tech Service Easy RAID Installer for Z270M STX MXM only Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device After copying the driver...

Page 73: ...Boot Manager Timeout Timeout Seconds Configure the number of seconds to wait for the Boot Manager Instant Flash Save UEFI files in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI Int...

Page 74: ...MXM Network Configuration Use this to configure internet connection settings for Internet Flash Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility UEFI Download Server Select a ser...

Page 75: ...g 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 CPU Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1 or choose C...

Page 76: ...ority 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 th...

Page 77: ...etup hot key Bootup Num Lock Select whether Num Lock should be turned on or off when the system boots up Boot Beep Select whether the Boot Beep should be turned on or off when the system boots up Plea...

Page 78: ...cy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Select Do not launch to not execute both legacy and UEFI option R...

Page 79: ...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...

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