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Z97 Extreme6/ac
Z97 Extreme6

Z97 Extreme6

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Page 2: ...mplied 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 liab...

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: ...nd Heatsink 19 2 3 Installing Memory Modules DIMM 20 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots 22 2 5 Jumpers Setup 23 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24 2 7 Smart Switches 30 2 8 Dr Debug 31 2 9 SLITM...

Page 5: ...rt Connect Technology 55 3 5 ASRock APP Shop 60 3 5 1 UI Overview 60 3 5 2 Apps 61 3 5 3 BIOS Drivers 64 3 5 4 Setting 65 3 6 Start8 66 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 69 4 1 Introduction 69 4 1 1 UEFI M...

Page 6: ...Thunderbolt 91 4 4 7 Super IO Coniguration 92 4 4 8 ACPI Coniguration 93 4 4 9 USB Coniguration 95 4 4 10 Trusted Computing 97 4 5 Tools 98 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 102 4 7 Boot Scr...

Page 7: ...stallation Guide ASRock Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 Support CD 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 1 x HDD Saver Cable 1 x ASRock WiFi 2 4 5GHz...

Page 8: ...fered memory Max capacity of system memory 32GB see CAUTION Supports Intel Extreme Memory Proile XMP 1 3 1 2 15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots Expansion Slot 2 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slots PCIE2 PCIE4 sing...

Page 9: ...on up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DisplayPort 1 2 with max resolution up to 4K x 2K 4096x2160 24Hz or 4K x 2K 3840x2160 60Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio wi...

Page 10: ...upport 2 Transmit x 2 Receive diversity technology Supports Bluetooth 4 0 3 0 High speed class II Rear Panel I O 1 x PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Port 1 x DVI I Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x DisplayPort 1 2 1 x Optic...

Page 11: ...CI Express module up to Gen2 x2 10 Gb s Connector 1 x COM Port Header 1 x TPM Header 1 x Power LED Header 2 x CPU Fan Connectors 1 x 4 pin 1 x 3 pin 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors 1 x 4 pin 2 x 3 pin 1 x...

Page 12: ...WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocki...

Page 13: ...e6 ac PCIE5 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_0_3 SATA3_1_4 SATA3_2_5 PCIE1 HDMI1 DP_1 CHA_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 PWR_FAN1 CHA_FAN3 RoHS 7 8 10 11 15 12 13 14 17 23 24 25 21 26 30 31 32 DVI1 CLRC BTN1 eSATA1 Top RJ 4...

Page 14: ...Z97 Extreme6 PCIE5 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_0_3 SATA3_1_4 SATA3_2_5 PCIE1 HDMI1 DP_1 CHA_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 PWR_FAN1 CHA_FAN3 RoHS 7 8 10 11 15 12 13 14 17 23 24 25 21 26 30 31 32 DVI1 CLRC BTN1 eSATA1...

Page 15: ...A3 Connectors SATA3_1_4 14 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_2_5 15 SATA Express Connector SATAE_1 16 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 17 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 18 Power LED Header PLED1 19 BIOS Selection...

Page 16: ...Media ASM1042AE 4 LAN RJ 45 Port Intel I218V 13 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_34 5 LAN RJ 45 Port Realtek RTL8111GR Intel Z97 USB3 Hub 6 Central Bass Orange 14 HDMI Port 7 Rear Speaker Black 15 eSATA Connector 8...

Page 17: ...nnels 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 he eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters he SATA3_A4 connector is shared with...

Page 18: ...dapter to support WiFi BT Bluetooth v4 0 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of functionality into the mobile devices including Apple s most recent iPhone 4S BT 4 0 al...

Page 19: ...are the SMA Wi Fi Antenna Cables that come with the package Step 2 Locate the WiFi Module that is installed on the motherboard s mini PCIe slot hen attach the SMA Wi Fi Antenna Cables to the WiFi Modu...

Page 20: ...14 English Step 4 Fasten the screw nuts to secure the connec tors...

Page 21: ...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...

Page 22: ...e 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 Otherwise t...

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Page 24: ...18 English 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 25: ...19 English Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 26: ...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 coniguration y...

Page 27: ...21 English Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 1 2 3...

Page 28: ...dth graphics cards mini PCIe slot MINI_PCIE1 mini PCIe slot is used for WiFi module he mini PCI Express slot is shared with PCIE3 slot PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE2 PCIE4 Single Graphics Card x16 N A...

Page 29: ...the system parameters 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 CLRCMOS1 for...

Page 30: ...D 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 system...

Page 31: ...th up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate If the eSATA port on the rear I O has been connected the internal SATA3_A4 will not function he SATA3_4 SATA3_5 are shared with the SATA Express connector To minim...

Page 32: ...anel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 7 or p 8 No 32 his header is for connecting audio devices to the front audio panel Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER1 see p 7 or p 8 No 17 Please connect the...

Page 33: ...FAN_SPEED FAN_VOLTAGE GND FAN_VOLTAGE CHA_FAN_SPEED GND FAN_SPEED FAN_VOLTAGE GN D 12V FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 1 2 3 4 1 High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassi...

Page 34: ...4 pin PCIE_PWR1 see p 7 or p 8 No 30 Please connect a 4 pin molex power cable to this connector when more than three graphics cards are installed HDD Saver Connector 4 pin SATA_PWR_1 see p 7 or p 8 N...

Page 35: ...MS1 see p 7 or p 8 No 33 his connector supports Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certiicates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security...

Page 36: ...llows the system to boot from either BIOS A or BIOS B Power 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 pri...

Page 37: ...ry using 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 module...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...nto PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 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 car...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...VIDIA nView 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 St...

Page 42: ...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 identical Cross...

Page 43: ...37 English Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 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 PCIE2 slot...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...noted that the M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 M2_2 is shared with the SATA Express connector you can only choose either the M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 M2_2 or the SATA Express connector to use he M 2_SSD NGFF Socke...

Page 46: ...ou are going to use the default nut Otherwise release the standof by hand B C D E A Step 4 Peel of the yellow protective ilm on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standof into the desired nut locatio...

Page 47: ...port List For the latest updates of M 2_SSD NFGG module support list please visit our website for details http www asrock com PCIe Interface SATA Interface Plextor PX G512M6e ADATA AXNS381E 128GM B Pl...

Page 48: ...ion Diagram he diagram shown here is for reference only 1 Connect one end of the HDD Saver Cable to the HDD Saver Connector SATA_ PWR_1 placed near the SATA ports hen connect the SATA power connector...

Page 49: ...and double 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 c...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...gram 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...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...47 English Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 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 54: ...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 55: ...49 English Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 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 56: ...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 57: ...stall AHCI 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 y...

Page 58: ...52 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 59: ...o 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 iles you are executing...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...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 syste...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...he 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 Co...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...pdate Foxmail 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 w...

Page 66: ...o 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 information...

Page 67: ...pp appears 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...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...upgrade 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 t...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...ish Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 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...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...ac Z97 Extreme6 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 b...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...hassis You 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 informatio...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...71 English Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 4 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6...

Page 78: ...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...

Page 79: ...at overclocking 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 us...

Page 80: ...U 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 and e...

Page 81: ...ode in ampere A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance GT Frequency Conigure the frequency of the integrated GPU GT Voltage Mode Auto For optimized...

Page 82: ...ance Use default settings for better system stability DRAM Coniguration DRAM Tweaker Fine tune the DRAM settings by leaving marks in checkboxes Click OK to conirm and apply your new settings CAS Laten...

Page 83: ...ctive bank can be precharged Refresh Cycle Time tRFC he number of clocks from a Refresh command until the irst Activate command to the same rank RAS to RAS Delay tRRD he number of clocks between two r...

Page 84: ...Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent ranks tWRRDDD Use this to change DRAM tRRSR Auto Manual settings he default is Auto Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent...

Page 85: ...rs WR for channel A ODT WR CHB Conigure the memory on die termination resistors WR for channel B ODT NOM CHA Use this to change ODT CHA Auto Manual settings he default is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this to...

Page 86: ...Ofset Conigure the voltage for the CPU Cache Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overclocking System Agent Voltage Ofset Conigure the voltage for the System Agent Setting th...

Page 87: ...CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load CPU Input Ofset he ixed external voltage input to the CPU DRAM Voltage Use this...

Page 88: ...items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel hunderbolt Super IO Con iguration ACPI Coniguration USB Coniguration...

Page 89: ...3 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 consumptio...

Page 90: ...zation 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 vi...

Page 91: ...providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 PCIE3 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE3 Share Memory Coni...

Page 92: ...gure 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 selected the power will remain of when the powe...

Page 93: ...nce 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 i...

Page 94: ...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_2 SATA3_4 SATA3_5 Switch Auto M2...

Page 95: ...h Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 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...

Page 96: ...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...

Page 97: ...ation and show warning messages if the devices aren t certiied Or select DP to support DP 1 2 Wake From Thunderbolt Devices Allow the system to be waked up by hunderbolt devices Ignore Thunderbolt Opt...

Page 98: ...English 4 4 7 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 99: ...ter 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 Keyboar...

Page 100: ...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 101: ...r 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 i...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...97 English Z97 Extreme6 ac Z97 Extreme6 4 4 10 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device...

Page 104: ...nnecting 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 more ene...

Page 105: ...rd Administrators 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 user...

Page 106: ...Internet Flash 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 BIOS backup and re...

Page 107: ...wers on and enables 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...

Page 108: ...ng 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...

Page 109: ...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 W...

Page 110: ...computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Conigure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically rest...

Page 111: ...cy 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...

Page 112: ...he 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 pas...

Page 113: ...lect 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 f...

Page 114: ...ation 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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