User’s Manual
Socket LGA1155 Processor Mainboard
Z77A-ProX
Rev: 1.0, May 2012
Motherboard
Page 1: ...User s Manual Socket LGA1155 Processor Mainboard Z77A ProX Rev 1 0 May 2012 Motherboard...
Page 2: ...ot guarantee the accuracy of the contents This manual is purely technical documentation without any hint or other meanings and we won t commit users misunderstanding of the typesetting error Our produ...
Page 3: ...ers Headers Setup 11 3 1 Checking Jumper Settings 11 3 2 CMOS Memory Clearing Header 11 3 3 FAN Power Connectors 12 3 4 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers 12 3 5 S PDIF Output Connection Header 1...
Page 4: ...our product Please check with the following list of accessories if there is any broken or missing part please contact your dealer or the local distributor I O Shield User s Manual Drivers DVD SATA Ca...
Page 5: ...RJ 45 LAN port 8 Channel Audio I O Internal I O Connectors 1 x 24 pin EPS Power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 6 x SATA connectors 2 x SATA 3 0 connector 4 x SATA 2 0 connectors Support...
Page 6: ...Z77A ProX User s Manual 1 3 Mainboard Layout This picture is only for reference...
Page 7: ...The LAN port allows the motherboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub AUDIO Rear Panel Audio Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7 1...
Page 8: ...If the holes line up and there are screw holes you can attach the board with studs If the holes line up and there are only slots you can only attach with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and inser...
Page 9: ...e it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequen cy beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CP...
Page 10: ...nel operation Install four memory modules into DIMM 1 and DIMM 2 and DIMM 3 and DIMM 4 first as a dual channel operation To install system memory 1 Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord...
Page 11: ...as one single channel to connect one SATA device by SATA cable 2 5 2 PCI Express slots Install PCI Express X 16 graphics card into slot PCIE1 Install PCI Express X 1 card into slot PCIE2 PCIE3 Instal...
Page 12: ...e system because the CPU ratio clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS menu or d whenever there is modification on the CPU or memory modules This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory and ha...
Page 13: ...ows you to reboot without having to power off the system and thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system PWR_ON Black Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch ser...
Page 14: ...in N A N A 9 PORT2L Line2_Left Line Out L 10 SENSE2_RETURN AuD_L_Return N A 3 5 S PDIF Output Connection Header S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is a standard audio transfer file format It is usu...
Page 15: ...2 SSRX 12 D 3 SSRS 13 GND 4 GND 14 SSTX 5 SSTX 15 SSTX 6 SSTX 16 GND 7 GND 17 SSRX 8 D 18 SSRX 9 D 19 VCC 10 ID Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data 0 4 Data 0 5 Data 0 6 Data 0 7...
Page 16: ...X main power connector then please plug the 20 pin ATX main power connector along with pin 1 and pin 13 PWR12V 12V Power connector Your power supply unit may come with a 4 pin or 8 pin 12V power conne...
Page 17: ...cial features on or off etc 3 Enhancing your computer s behavior For example speeding up performance by turning on shadowing or cache 4 2 To Run BIOS Setup First access BIOS setup menu by pressing F1...
Page 18: ...taff is constantly improving the BIOS menu The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only and may not completely match with what you see on your screen...
Page 19: ...3 Main menu The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Chipset For changing the...
Page 20: ...honlogy USB Legacy Features Advanced Power Management Super IO Configuration H W Monitor System ACPI Parameters Select Screen Click Select Item Enter Dbl Click Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Pre...
Page 21: ...code Patch 8 Max CPU Speed 3000 MHz Min CPU Speed 1600 MHz CPU Speed 3000 MHz Processor Cores 4 Intel HT Technology Supported Intel VT x Technology Supported Intel SMX Technology Supported 64 bit Supp...
Page 22: ...otROM Control Launch Storage OpROM policy HD Audio Controller Azalia Internal HDMI Codec Mini PCIE Control Port 2 USB Control Onboard Lan Control Select Screen Click Select Item Enter Dbl Click Select...
Page 23: ...return to the Advanced menu Press ESC key to return to the Advanced menu Advanced Intel R Rapid Start Technology ration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security No valid iFFS partition found Entry on S3 R...
Page 24: ...c Device power up delay Optional for Auto Manual Press ESC key to return to the Advanced menu USB Legacy Features Advanced USB Legacy Features ration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security USB Legacy Fea...
Page 25: ...ton will failure Wakeup By PME Network control of awakening Options Enabled Disabled Poweron By RTC Setting boot waking up time day hr min sec optional for Disabled Enabled Note Don t forget your pass...
Page 26: ...s F9 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc E n a b l e o r D i s b a l e Serial Port COM Serial Port Enabled Auto Advanced H W Monitor ra...
Page 27: ...CPU fan startup speed 0 255 When CPU temperature is lower than or equal to Target Temp Value CPU fan will be running at the StartUp Level value When CPU temperature is in between the Target Temp Value...
Page 28: ...abled xHCI Streams Enabled or disabled xHCI Maximum Primary Stream Array Size options Enabled Disabled Press ESC key to return to the Chipset menu Chipset South Bridge Configuration Main Advanced Chip...
Page 29: ...ESC key to return to the Chipset menu North Bridge Configuration Chipset North Bridge Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security System Agent Bridge Name SandyBridge System Agent RC Version 1...
Page 30: ...activation key Setup Prompt Timeout 1 On Enabled Postp Disabled Setup Prompt Timeout This option sets how long the prompt message will last Bootup Numlock State It is used to set the state of the Num...
Page 31: ...d press Enter password will be cleared User Password The option is to set the user password setting steps are the same as setting the Administrator Password Security Main Advanced Chipset Boot Securit...
Page 32: ...ipset Boot Security Maximum Non Turbo Ratio 30 Package TDP Power 95W Programable TDP Limits Support Power Limit1 95W Power Limit2 118W Programable Ratio Limits Support Max Ratio Limit 1 Core 36 Max Ra...
Page 33: ...em Enter Dbl Click Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Values F9 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc The...
Page 34: ...u does not appear double click My Computer double click DVD ROM drive or click Start click Run type X AUTORUN EXE assuming X is your DVD ROM drive This picture is only for reference From the Main MENU...
Page 35: ...r 2 Lan Driver 3 Audio Driver 4 VGA Driver 5 PCI Simple Communication Controller 6 USB 3 0 Driver only support Windows 7 7 AHCI RAID Driver This picture is only for reference According to the chipset...
