Asrock Z77 Extreme3 manual

1 Z77 Extreme3 User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published August 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

2 Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis- tered trade[...]

3 Contents 1 Introduction ........... ............................................. 7 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 7 1.2 Specications ................................................................. 8 1.3 Unique Features ............................................................ 10 1.4 Motherb[...]

4 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY .......................................... 52 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 52 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 52 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 53 3.2 Main Screen .......................[...]

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Tha nk y ou f or p urcha sing A SRock Z77 E xtrem e3 m otherb oard, a re liable mot h- erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent perf ormance with robust des ign conformi ng to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains intr[...]

6 1.2 Specications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm - ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer l ife time) (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) CPU - Supports 3 rd and 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1 155 Package - Digi Power Design - 8 + 3 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel ® T [...]

7 - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI (see CAUTION 2 ) - Supports HDMI 1.4a T echnology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) wi[...]

8 USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s Connector - 4 x SA T A2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response T echnology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2[...]

9 Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www .asrock.com W ARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking T echnology , or us[...]

10 1.3 Unique Features ASRock Extreme T uning Utility (AXTU) A SRock Extre me T uning Utility (AXTU ) is an all-in-one to ol to ne-tu ne di f fe rent syste m fun ctions in a use r-friendl y in terface, whic h in clude s Ha rdware Moni tor , Fa n Co ntrol , Ov ercloc king, OC DNA, IES and XFast RAM. In Hardware Monitor , it shows the major readings [...]

1 1 ASRock APP Charger I f y o u d es i r e a f a st e r, l e ss r e st r i ct e d w a y o f c ha r g in g y o u r Apple devic es, s uch a s iPh one/iPad/i Pod T ouch , ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger . Si mpl y in sta ll t he AP P C har ge r d riv er, i t m ake s y ou r i Pho ne charge much quickly from your c[...]

12 ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into AS- Rock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory sp ace t hat c anno t b e u sed u nder Wi ndo ws ® OS 32 -bit CP U. AS Ro ck XF as t R AM s hor te ns th e lo ad ing t im e o f p re vio usl y vi site d w ebs ites , m akin g w eb su rfi ng fa ster th an[...]

13 ASRock Dehumidier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling “Dehu midier Func tion”. When enabling De humidier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidi- fy the system after entering S4/S5 state. ASRock Interactive UEFI A SR oc k I nt er act iv e U EF I i s a b len d o f s ys tem[...]

14 ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology can offer you a better en- vir onmen t by ext ingu ishin g th e un esse ntial L ED. By ena bling Good Night LED in BIOS, the Power / HDD / LAN LED will be switched off when system is on. Not only this, Good night LED will automatically switch off Power and Keyboard LED when the system enters[...]

15 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 2 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) 4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN2) 5 Power Fan Connector (PWR_F AN1) 6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Black) 8 A TX Power Connector (A TXPWR1) 9 USB 3.0 Header (U[...]

16 1.4 I/O Panel * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Of f 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection 1 USB 2.0 Ports (US[...]

17 T o enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header . After restarting your computer , you will nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer T oolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8[...]

18 Chapter 2: Installation This is an A TX form factor (12.0" x 8.6", 30.5 x 21.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical [...]

19 1 155-Pin Socket Overview 2.3 CPU Installation In order to provide the LGA 1 155 CPU sock- et s m or e p ro te ct io n a nd m ak e t he i ns ta l- la tio n pr oce ss e asi er, AS Ro ck ha s a dd ed a ne w pr otec tion c over o n to p o f th e l oad pla te to r epla ce the fo rmer P nP ca ps th at were under the load plate. For the installa - tio[...]

20 Pin1 alignment key alignment key Pin1 1 155-Pin CPU For proper installation, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. C a r e f u l l y p l a c e t h e C P U i n t o t h e socket. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock- et an d p ro pe rly m at ed t o t he o [...]

21 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Thi s m other board is e quip ped wi th 1 1 55-Pi n s ocket tha t s uppor ts Int el 1 155 -Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1 155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray ther- mal interface material between the CPU and [...]

22 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Thi s mo therb oard p rovid es f our 24 0-pin D DR3 (D ouble Dat a Ra te 3) D IMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . For dual channel cong- uration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots : Y ou have to instal l i[...]

23 Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause p[...]

24 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card, such as a Gigabit LAN card, SA T A2 card, etc. PCIE2 (PC[...]

25 Installing an expansion card Step 1. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation. Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your mot[...]

26 2.7 SLI TM and Quad SLI TM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM and Quad SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently , NVIDIA ® SLI TM technology supports Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA[...]

27 Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot. Step3. Align and inse rt t he ASRo ck S LI_Brid ge_2S Car d to the g oldnge rs on each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card is rmly in place. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card[...]

28 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi- Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA ® nView system tray utility . Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature. For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS: (For SLI TM mode only) A. Double-clic[...]

29 * SLI TM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA ® T echnologies Inc., and is used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe. For Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For SLI TM and Quad SLI TM mode) A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar . B. From [...]

30 1. If a customer incorrectly congures their system they will not see the performance benets of CrossFireX TM . All three CrossFireX TM components, a CrossFireX TM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX TM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX TM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to benet from the CrossFireX TM mult[...]

31 CrossFire Bridge Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (Y ou may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter .) Step 2. Co nne ct tw o R ade on gr aph ics c ard s b y i nst all ing[...]

32 2.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX TM -Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. In sta ll t he id en tic al 3- Way Cr oss Fir eX TM -r ead y g rap hi cs ca rds th at a re AM D ® ce rti fie d b eca use d iffe ren t t ype s o f g rap hic s c ard s w ill n ot wo rk together properly . (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card i[...]

33 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Please check AMD website for A TI TM driver updates. Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system. For Windows ® XP OS: A. A TI TM recommends Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 or highe[...]

34 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire TM ”, the CrossFireX TM function may not work actually . Y our computer will automatically reboot. After restarting your computer , please conrm whether the option “Enable CrossFire TM ” in “A TI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again, and[...]

35 2. If you have already installed the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven’t installed the onboard VGA driver yet, please install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer . 2.9 Dual Monit[...]

36 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-on PCI Express VGA cards, you can easily enjoy the benets of surround display feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment: 1. Install the PCI Expre[...]

37 For Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitors according to the steps below . A. Click the number ”2” icon. B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the d[...]

38 USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 2.10 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide AS Roc k S mar t Re mot e i s o nly u sed fo r AS Roc k m oth erb oar d wi th C IR he ade r . Plea se ref er to b elow pr ocedur es for th e q uick i nstall ation a nd usa ge of ASR ock Smart Remote. Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the U[...]

39 * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www .asrock.com 1. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB function. 2. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB on[...]

40 2.1 1 Jumpers Setup T h e i l l u s t r a t io n s h o w s h o w j u m p e r s a r e setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The i l lu s t r at i o n s h ow s a 3 - pi n j u m p e r w h o se pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on t[...]

41 2.12 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connector s are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! Serial A T A2 Connectors These four Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) (SA T A2_2_3: see p.15, No. 13) connectors[...]

42 Infrared Module Header This header supports an (5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.15, No. 26) and receiving infrared module. USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB 3.0 (19-pin USB3_2_3) ports on the I/O panel, there is (see p.15, No. 9) one USB 3.0 header on this motherboard. This USB 3.0 head er ca n supp ort tw o USB 3.0 ports. [...]

43 System Panel Header This header accommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.15, No. 16) functions. Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below . Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Co[...]

44 Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables (4-pin CHA_F AN1) to the f an connectors and match (see p.15, No. 20) the black wire to the ground pin. CHA_FAN1, CHA_F AN2 and (3-pin CHA_F AN2) CHA_F AN3 support Fan (see p.15, No. 34) Control. (3-pin CHA_F AN3) (see p.15, No. 10) (3-pin PWR_F AN1) (see p.15, No. 5) CPU Fan Connect[...]

45 A TX 12V Power Connector Please connect an A TX 12V (8-pin A TX12V1) power supply to this connector. (see p.15, No. 1) 4-Pin A TX 12V Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 8-pin A TX 12V power connector , it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin A TX 12V power supply . T o use the 4-pin A TX power supply , please p[...]

46 2.13 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) / Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® Z77 chipset that supports Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T A2 (SA T A2) / Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) hard disks and RAID (RA ID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response T echnology[...]

47 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is denitely not able to[...]

48 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDD damage and data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T A2 / SA T A3 connector . Connect [...]

49 2.16 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you i[...]

50 2.18 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64- bit OS on your SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. 2.18.1 Instal[...]

51 Using SA T A / SA T A2 / SA T A3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration. B. Set the option “SA T A Mode Selection” to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your system.[...]

52 Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction ASRock Inter active UEF I is a blend of system cong uration t ools, coo l sound ef- fects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less difcult but also a lot more amusing. This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on the mot[...]

53 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key . Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - T o change option for the selected items <T ab> Switch to next function <Enter> T o bring up[...]

54 3.3 OC T weaker Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Advanced T urbo 30 Y ou can use this option to increase your system performance. This option appears only when your CPU supports this function. This option appears only when you adopt K-Series CPU. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Y ou c an u s e t h is o p ti o[...]

55 Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies. Please set this item to [Disabled] if above issues occur. Intel T urbo Boost T echnology Use t his ite m to ena ble or d isabl e In tel Turb o Bo ost Mod e T ech nolog y . T urbo Boost Mode allows processo[...]

56 DRAM Timing Conguration Load XMP Setting Use this t o load XMP setti ng. Con gurat ion op tions: [Auto ], [De fault] , [Pro le 1] and [Prole 2]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM Frequency If [Auto ] is s elected, th e moth erboard wi ll det ect t he mem ory m odule(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically . DRA[...]

57 DRAM tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tWTR Use this item to change W rite to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Re[...]

58 RTL (CHA) Use this item to change RTL (CHA) setting. The default is [Auto]. RTL (CHB) Use this item to change RTL (CHB) setting. The default is [Auto]. IO-L (CHA) Use this item to change IO-L (CHA) setting. The default is [Auto]. IO-L (CHB) Use this item to change IO-L (CHB) setting. The default is [Auto]. ODT WR (CHA) Use this item to change OD[...]

59 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Congu- ration, North Bridge Conguration, South Bridge Conguration, Storage Congura - tion, Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology , Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology , [...]

60 3.4.1 CPU Conguration Intel Hyper Threading T echnology T o enable this fe ature, a computer system with an Intel processor that s up - ports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology , such as Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / Vista TM / 7 is required. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft ® [...]

61 to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute codes. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection. Intel Virtualization T echnology When this option is s et to [Enabled], a VMM ([...]

62 3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration Primary Graphics Adapter This allo ws you to sele ct [Onbo ard], [ PCI] or [PCI Ex press] as the bo ot graphic adapter priority . The default value is [PCI Express]. VT -d Use this to enable or disable Intel ® VT -d technology (Intel ® Virtualization T echnology for Directed I/O). The default value of this fea[...]

63 3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. On/Off Play U se t his item to en able or disa ble On[...]

64 3.4.4 Storage Conguration SA T A Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SA T A Controller feature. SA T A Mode Selection Use this to select SA T A mode. Conguration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. AHC I (Ad vanc ed Ho st C ontro ller I nter face) sup ports N CQ a nd ot her n[...]

65 3.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology . Intel(R) Rapid Start T echnology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al- lows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. The default is [Enabled]. Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 [...]

66 3.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology Use th is it em t o e nabl e o r d isab le In tel( R) Sm art C onne ct T e chn olog y . Intel(R) Smart Connect T echnology keeps your e-mai l and social networks, such as T witter , Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. The default is [...]

67 3.4.7 Super IO Conguration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Conguration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4]. Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.[...]

68 3.4.8 ACPI Conguration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. ACPI HPET T able Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET T able. The [...]

69 3.4.9 USB Conguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller . Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four conguration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [...]

70 3.5 T ool Sound Effect Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility . System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system congura- tion in UEFI setup. OMG(Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specied times via OMG. Y ou may schedule th[...]

71 Internet Flash Int erne t F lash se arch es f or av aila ble U EFI fi rmwa re up date s f rom ou r servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and ash them without entering Windows OS. Please note that you must be running on a DHCP congured computer in order to en- able this function. Network Con[...]

72 3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting This allows you to set CPU fan 1 & 2’ s speed. Con?[...]

73 3.7 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong- ure the boot settings and the boot priority . Setup Prompt Timeout T hi s s h ow s t he n um b e r o f s ec o nd s t o w ai t f o r s e tu p a c ti v at i on k ey. 65535(0XFFFF) means indenite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set [...]

74 3.8 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.[...]

75 3.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Y es] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Discard changes and exit setup?” will pop-out[...]

76 Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary , use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer- ence only . Refer to your OS documen[...]

77 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows ® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow the procedures below to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above) . 2[...]

78 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows ® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow the procedures below to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above) . 2[...]

79 If you i nsta ll Win dows ® 7 6 4-bit / Vi sta TM 64 -bit o n a l arge har d dis k (ex . Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows ® or install dr iver /ut ili ties . I f yo u en cou nte r th is p rob lem, yo u wi ll n eed t o f ollo w t he instructions below to x this problem. Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit: Microsoft ?[...]

80 B. Disable “V olume Shadow Copy” service. a. T ype “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Ser vices and Applicatio ns>Services ”; Then double cli ck “V olume Shadow Copy”.[...]

81 c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”. C. Reboot your system. D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. Windows ® 7 64-bit: A. Please request the hotx KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows ® 7 64-bit, install the hotx kb[...]