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Z75A/Z77A Series

Motherboard

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for Z75A Series

Page 1: ...Z75A Z77A Series Motherboard User s Manual...

Page 2: ...bol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and hu...

Page 3: ...of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment inp...

Page 4: ...ufacturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C Supplementary Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC...

Page 5: ...ns in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed We cannot guarantee that your system can operate norm...

Page 6: ...rs 14 2 5 Clear CMOS 18 2 6 Onboard Button 18 2 7 Onboard Debug LED 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 21 Main 22 Advanced 23 Onboard Device Configuration 23 Chipset Configuration 24 PCI Express...

Page 7: ...river diskette 65 5 5 BIOS Configuration 66 5 6 Create RAID in BIOS 66 1 Enter RAID BIOS Setup 66 2 Create RAID Volume 67 3 Delete RAID Volume 82 4 Reset Disks to Non RAID 83 5 Recovery Volume Options...

Page 8: ...oard Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layou...

Page 9: ...connectors 3Gb s data transfer rate 2 x SATA 3 0 connectors 6Gb s data transfer rate Support RAID 0 1 5 10 Support Intel Smart Response Technology Z77A S LAN Realtek RTL8111F Gigabit LAN controller Su...

Page 10: ...g CPU System fan speed control PCI Express x1 Support PCI Express Gen2 5GT S data rate Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x4 Support PCI Express Gen2 5GT S data rate Low p...

Page 11: ...ont Panel Header 13 Reset Button 14 Power On Off Button 15 Clear CMOS Header 16 Debug LED 17 INTR Header 18 SATA 2 0 Header 19 SATA 3 0 Header 20 Chipset Intel Z75 Z77 21 Front USB 3 0 Header 22 24 pi...

Page 12: ...logy can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used 6 USB 3 0 Port The USB port supports the USB 3 0 2 0 1 0 specification Use thi...

Page 13: ...hannel 5 1 channel 7 1 channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Or...

Page 14: ...ed during the installa tion of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following inform...

Page 15: ...alled otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardw...

Page 16: ...amage to the CPU 2 Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket 3 Remove protective socket cover 5 When CPU is properly seated replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked positi...

Page 17: ...r bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard push them straight down from the top and the bolts will be fastened on the motherboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard th...

Page 18: ...ual channel first to achieve optimum performance Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules hav...

Page 19: ...e steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets Step 1 Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top e...

Page 20: ...required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Installing a Grap...

Page 21: ...wer supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU Pin Definition Pin Defin...

Page 22: ...e S1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power bu...

Page 23: ...ctors F_USB3 0 This connector complies with the USB 3 0 specification and is for the additional USB 3 0 ports You need to install the USB 3 0 driver in the Driver CD before using it Serial ATA 3 0 Con...

Page 24: ...U_FAN SYS_FAN1 FAN1 The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in the BIOS Setup These fans can be auto matically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states CPU_FAN SYS_FAN1 SE...

Page 25: ...Put a metal object such as a screwdriver onto pins 1 2 to short them This will clear CMOS data 3 After a few seconds remove the metal object to leave the Pins 1 2 open 4 Plug in the power cord to you...

Page 26: ...HARDWARE INSTALLATION 19 2 7 Onboard Debug LED 2 digital LED readout displays hardware status and enables quick error diagnosis...

Page 27: ...ed You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS set...

Page 28: ...ot Boot features can be set up through this menu You can set the boot device priority here Security The Administrator User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your...

Page 29: ...Date weekday month date year format Day weekday from Sun to Sat this message is automatically displayed by BIOS Read Only Month month from 1 to 12 Date date from 1 to 31 Year year set up by users Use...

Page 30: ...OM This item is used to enable or disable boot option for legacy network devices Launch Storage OpROM This item is used to enable or disable boot option for legacy mass storage devices with option ROM...

Page 31: ...apid Start Technology Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Select which of IGFX PEG PCI Graphics device sho...

Page 32: ...revious Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Enables or Disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option Advanced No Snoop This item is used to enables or disables PCI express device no snoo...

Page 33: ...quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes When you select Auto it means OS will automatically take care and assign which mode is the most suitable now Lock Legacy Resources This it...

Page 34: ...to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller SATA Mode Selection This item is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports IDE This configures the SATA ports to support native IDE mode AHCI...

Page 35: ...ansfer time out 20 sec Device reset time out 20 sec Device power up delay Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit E...

Page 36: ...Device power up delay This item is used to set the maximum time the device will take before it can report itself to the host controller Auto This is default option For a root port the default time is...

Page 37: ...n Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration CPU Information Active Processor Cores All VID Override for Max Turbo Ratio 0 IA Core Current Max 1 8 Am...

Page 38: ...number you want directly Power Limit 2 Value 1 8 Watt When the Turbo Mode is enabled this item is used to set the power limit 2 value Default value is get from CPU MSR you can change the number by pr...

Page 39: ...res it as well When enabled the processor will retrieve the currently requested cache line as well as the subsequent cache line When disabled the processor will only retrieve the currently requested c...

Page 40: ...s you to set minimum Write to read delay in clock cycles Active to Active Delay tRRD This item allows you to set Active to Active Delay in clock cycles Read CAS Precharege tRTP This item is used to se...

Page 41: ...Speed N A Hardware Voltage Monitor Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enable a warning message once the ca...

Page 42: ...ms show the current System temperature detected automatically by the system CPU FAN Speed This item shows the current CPU FAN speed detected automatically by the system System FAN Speed This item show...

Page 43: ...lp F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Select the keyboard NumLock state Bootup Numlock State This item is used to select the keyboard numlock state The defaulte setting is...

Page 44: ...or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password length must be in the following range Minimum length 4 Maximum length 20 Administrator Password User Password Select Scree...

Page 45: ...you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the screen Select Yes to save your changes and reset computer select No or ESC to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Rese...

Page 46: ...he changes done so far as user defaults select No or ESC to return to the main menu Restore User Defaults If you select this option and press Enter a message will be displayed in the screen Select Yes...

Page 47: ...erboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX...

Page 48: ...st After that you can click One Click Setup and then choose the items you want to install or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually Choose the items you want to Install Manual...

Page 49: ...options to install additional software programs And click User s Manual button to view the product manual The Driver and Utility items displayed above represent a Windows 7 based system The appearanc...

Page 50: ...start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Depending on hardware support voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent...

Page 51: ...ation bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels Click thi...

Page 52: ...r screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com Configuration 1 Monitor interval ms This is to define the interval of different messages of system...

Page 53: ...ly different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadings so it can define and estimate within a particular range of system loading what the CPU clo...

Page 54: ...set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU tempera...

Page 55: ...e the alert function Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current system temperature value Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limi...

Page 56: ...the alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current FAN1 fan rpm value Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm valu...

Page 57: ...ge lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual When Smart Fan is selected you must use a 4 pin CPU cooler in your system Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable...

Page 58: ...mation This page lets you know your system BIOS information Please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 1 2 Local Update Backup This page can backup your system BIOS You can click Backup and k...

Page 59: ...new BIOS file before the setup wizard starts Key in a BIOS name Click here FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update This feature can be enabled in the Configure System setup Plea...

Page 60: ...operation 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the upd...

Page 61: ...ies from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Current informat...

Page 62: ...it will search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet Br...

Page 63: ...ng from Internet and if any qualified item found it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information...

Page 64: ...sion 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate Click...

Page 65: ...uous and without any interruption 4 About Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Apply...

Page 66: ...ot time Logo Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit and 64...

Page 67: ...mp With DMI information system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit an...

Page 68: ...information RAID Configuration Introduction Intel Rapid Storage Technology Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks Create a RAID Driver Diskette BIOS Configuration Create RAID in BIOS Install a New Win...

Page 69: ...d known as fault tolerance Different RAID levels use one or more of these techniques depending on the system require ments The main aims of using RAID are to improve reliability important for protecti...

Page 70: ...1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array RAID 5 Parity RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction in...

Page 71: ...b Enter Del etc it is to help making your selection easier 5 3 Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks Before installing the SATA hard disks make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord...

Page 72: ...te into its floppy drive A this diskette will be formatted later Put the driver CD into DVD ROM drive 2 Depending on which platform your system is normally it is a 32 bit XP system Use Windows explore...

Page 73: ...ot itself 5 6 Create RAID in BIOS 1 Enter RAID BIOS Setup When BIOS is restarted it will display a message asking you to press Ctrl I keys simulta neously to enter the main menu of Intel Rapid Storage...

Page 74: ...NTER Select Volume0 2 In Name item you can input a device name for the RAID0 system and press Enter to apply it Here we name it as TryRAID0 to replace the default Volume0 3 In RAID Level item you can...

Page 75: ...sks as an example Press Enter key to finish the selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level T...

Page 76: ...ce how to create two disk volumes like logical devices C and D in a RAID0 system so we only key in 150GB here to build the first volume Later we will also describe how the second volume is generated I...

Page 77: ...return to the main menu a 150GB RAID0 system is normally configured Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 4 Reco...

Page 78: ...e item we name it as TryRAID0 1 for second volume 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection only RAID0 1 can be selected Select RAID0 Stripe and press Enter Note You al...

Page 79: ...5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level TryRAID0 1 RAID0 Stripe Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149...

Page 80: ...CREATE VOLUME MENU 7 Select Create Volume and press Enter Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Press ENTER to c...

Page 81: ...erved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 3...

Page 82: ...enu ENTER Select 5 From the hard drive list use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAID1 then press Space key to select them A triangle sign will appear to indica...

Page 83: ...Select Create Volume and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press Y to create the volume and retu...

Page 84: ...AID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID10 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection Select RAID10...

Page 85: ...me and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press Y to create the volume and return to the main men...

Page 86: ...Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 64KB 0 0 GB N A Create Volume TryRAID5 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select...

Page 87: ...elect 5 From the hard drive list use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAID5 then press Space key to select them A triangle sign will appear to indicate the driv...

Page 88: ...ate Volume and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press Y to create the volume and return to the...

Page 89: ...ion ROM 11 0 0 1339 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK VOLUME INFORMATION MAIN MENU 2 Delete RAID Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Use Up or Down arrow key to sel...

Page 90: ...rved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover Volume Options 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit 5 RAID Volume None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 H...

Page 91: ...tel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceler...

Page 92: ...lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 Hitachi HDS721616PLA PVF904Z21G2JZM 149 0GB Member Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 149 0GB Member Disk Select...

Page 93: ...orporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit RAID Volume ID Name Level Stripe Size Status...

Page 94: ...SAMSUNG HD161HJ S0V3J9APA30524 140 9GB 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED 3 ST380815AS 5RW1CA37 74 5GB Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit 5 It goes back to Main menu with a Rebuil...

Page 95: ...le Only Recovery Disk 2 Use Up or Down key to make a selection to enable Recovery or Master disk 3 Here we select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk and press Enter to continue The screen display Intel R Mat...

Page 96: ...ain menu and press Enter The screen displays Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 0 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 4 Recover...

Page 97: ...ng Windows Operating System Watch the screen carefully when the following picture appears press F6 key immediately If you forgot to do this PC will go to an fatal blue screen and you may need to reboo...

Page 98: ...t determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage dev...

Page 99: ...CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device s...

Page 100: ...files from the floppy drive please remember 11 Follow the Windows XP install processes to finish the set up Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartit...

Page 101: ...Control Center CrossFireXTTM Ready motherboard 2 CrossFireXTM graphics cards For the detailed CrossFireXTM Graphic Card support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchann...

Page 102: ...alyst Control Center on your desktop 6 Double click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon to launch it Click View Select Advanced View Click CrossFireTM Set Enable CrossFireTM to Yes Now you can enj...

Page 103: ...S3 Suspend to RAM Lock Legacy Resources Disabled S3 Video Repost Disabled High Precision Event Timer Enabled Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Deep Sleep Mode Disabled USB Standby Power Enabled Resu...

Page 104: ...S with SATA mode set to RAID Solid State Drive SSD with a minimum capacity of 18 6GB Hard Disk Drive HDD and SSD must be installed in internal SATA port Operating System Windows 7 Windows 8 Enable Int...

Page 105: ...e cache memory the boot disk or volume and the acceleration mode then click OK 4 The setting of Intel Smart Response Technology is finished Hard disk is accelerated The effect of acceleration depends...

Page 106: ...sk SSD Solid State Disk SSD only BIOS With Intel R Rapid Start Technology Enabled and SATA Mode set to AHCI mode Operating System Windows 7 Windows 8 Tools Windows 7 disk partition tool Enable Intel R...

Page 107: ...T select SSD ONLY create partition primary set id 84 override All the data on the selected disk will be lost you can backup them beforehand if necessary C A U T I O N 6 Check that the SSD disk 1 parti...

Page 108: ...Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Intel R Rapid Start Technology Enabled Enable or Disable Intel R Rapid Start Technology Advanced 8 Boot your System install Intel Rapid Start Technology in Dr...

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