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Z97 Extreme4

4.4.7 ACPI Coniguration

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 ater 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.

PCIE Devices Power On

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

Wake From Onboard LAN

Allow the system to be waked up by the Onboard Intel LAN.

Summary of Contents for Z97 Extreme4

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Page 2: ...plied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oicers employees or agents be liabl...

Page 3: ...d States and other countries Manufactured under license under U S Patent Nos 5 956 674 5 974 380 6 487 535 7 003 467 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS the Symbol DTS and the Symbol to...

Page 4: ...Setup 20 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 2 7 Smart Switches 26 2 8 Dr Debug 27 2 9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 29 2 9 1 Installing Two SLITM Ready Graphics Cards 29 2 9 2 Driver Instal...

Page 5: ...ology 46 3 3 1 System Requirements 46 3 3 2 Setup Guide 47 3 4 Intel Smart Connect Technology 51 3 4 1 System Requirements 51 3 4 2 Setup Guide 52 3 5 ASRock APP Shop 56 3 5 1 UI Overview 56 3 5 2 App...

Page 6: ...n 80 4 4 3 Storage Coniguration 82 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology 84 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 85 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration 86 4 4 7 ACPI Coniguration 87 4 4 8 USB Coniguration 89 4 5...

Page 7: ...Motherboard ATX Form Factor ASRock Z97 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z97 Extreme4 Support CD 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x HDD Saver Cable 1 x I O Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridg...

Page 8: ...al Channel DDR3 Memory Technology 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots Supports DDR3 3200 OC 2933 OC 2800 OC 2400 OC 2133 OC 1866 OC 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un bufered memory Max capacity of system memory 32GB Supports...

Page 9: ...D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DisplayPort 1 2 with max resolution up to 4K x 2K 4096x2304 24Hz or 4K x 2K 3840x2160 60Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR...

Page 10: ...4 x USB 3 0 Ports Intel Z97 Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jacks Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker M...

Page 11: ...support 2 USB 3 0 ports Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection 1 x Dr Debug with LED 1 x Power Switch with LED 1 x Reset Switch with LED 1 x BIOS Selection Switch BIOS Feature 2 x 64Mb A...

Page 12: ...king may afect your system s stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage cause...

Page 13: ...6 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 PWR_FAN1 RoHS 6 7 24 25 21 26 30 Top RJ 45 USB 3 0 T USB6 B USB7 19 1 2 3 5 4 27 33 Dr Debug Purity SoundTM 2 20 Power BIOS_SEL1 A B BIOS_B_LED 64Mb BIOS BIOS_B 64Mb BIOS BIOS_A BI...

Page 14: ...tor SATA3_0 13 SATA3 Connector SATA3_3 14 SATA3 Connector SATA3_1 15 SATA3 Connector SATA3_4 16 SATA3 Connector SATA3_2 17 SATA3 Connector SATA3_5 18 SATA Express Connector SATAE_1 19 BIOS Selection S...

Page 15: ...9 English Z97 Extreme4 No Description 34 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN3 35 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN2...

Page 16: ...Port 3 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_45 Intel Z97 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_67 4 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_23 Intel Z97 ASMedia ASM1042AE 5 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 DisplayPort 1 2 6 Central Bass Orange 14 HDMI Port 7 Rear Speake...

Page 17: ...ith the type of speaker you use Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 9 Rear Speaker No 7 Central Bass No 6 Line In No 8 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V To enable Multi Streaming you need to connect a fr...

Page 18: ...cal injuries to you and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also rememb...

Page 19: ...please check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Other...

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Page 21: ...15 English Z97 Extreme4 Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service...

Page 22: ...16 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 23: ...he DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated 1 For dual channel conigur...

Page 24: ...18 English 1 2 3...

Page 25: ...e 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE2 PCIE5 PCIE6 Single Graphics Card x16 N A N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode x8 x8 N...

Page 26: ...ters to default setup please turn of the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply Ater waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds However p...

Page 27: ...LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the system is operating he LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state he LED is of when the syst...

Page 28: ...les for internal storage devices with up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate he SATA3_4 SATA3_5 are shared with the SATA Express connector To minimize the boot time use Intel Z97 SATA ports SATA3_0 for you...

Page 29: ...9 pin USB2_3 see p 7 No 27 9 pin USB4_5 see p 7 No 26 DUMMY GND GND P P USB_PWR P P USB_PWR 1 Besides two USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header...

Page 30: ...e p 7 No 3 GN D 12V FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 1 2 3 4 GND FAN_VOLTAGE FAN_SPEED his motherboard pro vides a 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan connector If you plan to connect a 3 Pin CPU fan please connect it...

Page 31: ...erial Port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 7 No 30 CCTS 1 RRTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 GND TTXD1 DDCD 1 1 RRI 1 his COM1 header supports a serial port module Serial Port Header 17 pin TPMS1 see p 7 No 32 his co...

Page 32: ...system to boot from either BIOS A or BIOS B RESET his function is workable only when you power of your computer and unplug the power supply A B his motherboard has two BIOS chips a primary BIOS BIOS_...

Page 33: ...other memory modules 55 he Memory could not be detected Please re install the memory and CPU If the problem still exists please install only one memory module or try using other memory modules 61 91...

Page 34: ...ry module or try using other memory modules d6 he VGA could not be recognized Please clear CMOS and try re installing the VGA card If the problem still exists please try installing the VGA card in oth...

Page 35: ...2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards Requi...

Page 36: ...ldingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SLI_ Bridge_2S Card is irmly in place Step 4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card t...

Page 37: ...iew system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode Step 1 Double click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the Windows system tray Step 2 In...

Page 38: ...graphics cards he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 1 You should only use identi...

Page 39: ...Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE5 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect the graph...

Page 40: ...Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the let pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM hen select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply...

Page 41: ...d with the SATA Express connector you can only choose either the M 2_ SSD NGFF Socket 3 or the SATA Express connector to use he M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 supports SSD drives Please note that the WiFi or o...

Page 42: ...E A Step 4 Peel of the yellow protective ilm on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standof into the desired nut location on the motherboard B C A A B C D E Step 5 Align and gently insert the M 2 NGF...

Page 43: ...e ADATA AXNS381E 256GM B SanDisk SD6PP4M 128G Crucial CT120M500SSD4 120G SanDisk SD6PP4M 256G Crucial CT240M500SSD4 240G Samsung XP941 512G MZHPU512HCGL Intel SSDSCKGW080A401 80G Kingston RBU SNS8400S...

Page 44: ...ference only 1 he diagram shown here is for reference only Connect one end of the HDD Saver Cable to the HDD Saver Connector SATA_PWR_1 placed near the SATA ports hen con placed near the SATA ports he...

Page 45: ...le click on the ile ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu he drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please click Ins...

Page 46: ...g When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD A Tuning will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon A Tuning on your desktop Double cli...

Page 47: ...riority 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 exte...

Page 48: ...friends HDD Saver A quick and easy way to power up and down the drive on demand Use a customized hotkey Ctrl Alt S by default or simply slide to turn on and of up to two internal SATA HDDs connected...

Page 49: ...43 English Z97 Extreme4 OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system System Info View information about the system he System Browser tab may not appear for certain models...

Page 50: ...lish Live Update Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers Tech Service Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer Please leave your contact information along with details of the p...

Page 51: ...45 English Z97 Extreme4 Settings Conigure 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...

Page 52: ...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...

Page 53: ...CI drivers automatically 3 3 2 Setup Guide Coniguring Rapid Start Step 1 Run ASRock Rapid Start utility from Start All Programs ASRock Utility Step 2 If you have more than one hard drives in your syst...

Page 54: ...48 English Step 3 When prompted to restart ater the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 55: ...tes 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 iles you are executing currentl...

Page 56: ...t cause data loss of the programs or iles 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 Win...

Page 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...lity 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...

Page 59: ...utton 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 Li...

Page 60: ...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 upda...

Page 61: ...xmail he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Aterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will ind...

Page 62: ...need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop 3 5 1 UI Overview Category Panel he category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected the infor...

Page 63: ...rs on the let side of the screen he 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...

Page 64: ...p click on the red icon to start downloading Step 4 When installation completes you can ind the green Installed icon appears on the upper right corner To uninstall it simply click on the trash can ico...

Page 65: ...the apps you have already installed When there is an available new version for your app you will ind the mark of New Version appears below the installed app icon Step 1 Click on the app icon to see mo...

Page 66: ...u 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 Clic...

Page 67: ...61 English Z97 Extreme4 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...

Page 68: ...added customizations for greater eiciency 3 6 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 6 2 Coniguring Start8 S...

Page 69: ...Extreme4 Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options including icon sizes which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display quick access to recently used apps the functionality of the power button an...

Page 70: ...ess on the Windows key does Desktop Desktop allows 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...

Page 71: ...ou may also restart by turning the system of and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC Twe...

Page 72: ...criptions of 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 t...

Page 73: ...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 suppo...

Page 74: ...may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense his option appears only when you adopt K Series CPU Load Optimized GPU OC Setting You can use this option t...

Page 75: ...ode CPU OC ix 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...

Page 76: ...er while a higher limit may improve performance GT Frequency Conigure the frequency of the integrated GPU GT Voltage Mode Auto For optimized settings Adaptive Add voltage to the integrated GPU when th...

Page 77: ...by leaving marks in checkboxes Click OK to conirm and apply your new settings CAS Latency tCL he time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data in response RAS to CA...

Page 78: ...k RAS to RAS Delay tRRD he number of clocks between two rows activated in diferent banks of the same rank Write to Read Delay tWTR he number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the ne...

Page 79: ...change DRAM tRRSR Auto Manual settings he default is Auto Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent DIMMs tWRWR Conigure between module write to write delay tWRWRDR Conigure between m...

Page 80: ...B Use this to change ODT CHB Auto Manual settings he 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 faste...

Page 81: ...PU Analog IO Voltage Ofset CPU I O Analog Voltage CPU Digital IO Voltage Ofset CPU I O Digital Voltage CPU Integrated VR Faults Disable FIVR Faults to raise the threshold to trigger CPU over current p...

Page 82: ...age Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage he default value is Auto 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...

Page 83: ...tions for the following items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Coniguration ACPI Con iguration and USB Co...

Page 84: ...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...

Page 85: ...irtualization 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 mult...

Page 86: ...itional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 PCIE5 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE5 Share Memory Conigure the size...

Page 87: ...network interface controller Deep Sleep Conigure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state ater a power failure If Power Of is sel...

Page 88: ...essive 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 Dynamic S...

Page 89: ...k 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 ASMe...

Page 90: ...84 English 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds...

Page 91: ...me4 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 compu...

Page 92: ...English 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration 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 po...

Page 93: ...y 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...

Page 94: ...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 b...

Page 95: ...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 recomm...

Page 96: ...compatibility problems please enable this option to ix it Please note that ater enabling this option it is normal that the system will postpone booting up ater pressing the power button Third Party US...

Page 97: ...By connecting your HDDs to the onboard SATA power connector with our special designed power cable you can switch these HDDs on and of when needed his design allows you to protect your privacy save mo...

Page 98: ...ors are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at speciied times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to...

Page 99: ...rnet Flash DHCP Auto IP Europe ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash For BI...

Page 100: ...bles Dehumidiier ater entering S4 S5 state Dehumidiier Duration Conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Conigure the speed of th...

Page 101: ...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 Fa...

Page 102: ...n 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 Fro...

Page 103: ...he AddOn ROM messages or conigure 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 autom...

Page 104: ...icy 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 ru...

Page 105: ...inistrator 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...

Page 106: ...n 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 messag...

Page 107: ...mation 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...

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