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Chapter 1: Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock
Z77 WS
motherboard, a reliable motherboard
produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent
performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and
endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains introduction of the motherboard and step-
by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contains the conigura-
tion guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard speciications and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-
tice. In case any modiications of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may ind
the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for speciic information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock
Z77 WS
Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock
Z77 WS
Quick Installation Guide
ASRock
Z77 WS
Support CD
6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
2 x ASRock SLI_Bridge Cards
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card
1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card
ASRock Reminds You...
To get better performance in Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-
bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Coniguration to
AHCI mode.