Asrock Z97M-ITX/ac manuale d’uso

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V ersion 1.0 Pu bli she d Ju ne 201 4 Cop y r ig ht©2 01 4 ASRo ck I NC . A l l r ig ht s re ser ved . Co pyrig ht Notic e: No pa r t of t h is d oc u ment at ion may be r epro duce d, t r a n sc ri be d , tr a n sm it te d, or tr a n sla ted i n a ny l a ng u age , i n a ny for m or by a ny mea n s , exc ept dupl ic at ion of doc u ment at ion by[...]

e terms HDMI™ a nd HDMI High-Denition M ultimedia Int er face, and the HD MI logo are tradema rks or registered tradema rks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the U nited Stat es and other countries.[...]

Cont ents Chapt er 1 Introduction 1 1 . 1 Package Cont ents 1 1 .2 Specications 2 1 . 3 Motherboard L ayout 6 1 .4 I/O P anel 8 1 .5 WiFi- 802. 1 1 ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenn a 10 Chapt er 2 Installation 1 5 2. 1 Installing the CP U 1 6 2. 2 Installing the CP U Fan a nd H eatsink 1 9 2. 3 Installing Memor y Mo dules (DIMM) 2 0 2.[...]

3.6. 3 BIOS & Drivers 5 9 3.6.4 Set ting 60 3.7 S tar t8 6 1 Chapt er 4 UEFI SETUP UTILIT Y 64 4. 1 Introduction 64 4. 1 . 1 UEFI Menu Bar 64 4. 1 .2 Navigat ion Keys 65 4.2 Main Scr e en 66 4. 3 OC T weak er Scree n 6 7 4.4 A dv anced Screen 7 5 4.4. 1 CPU C onguration 7 6 4.4.2 Chipset Congu ration 78 4.4.3 St or age Conguration 80 4[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 1 English C ha pt e r 1 I n tr od uct i on a n k you for pu rc ha si ng A SRoc k Z97 M-IT X / a c mot her bo a rd, a re l iabl e mot her bo a rd produc ed u nde r ASRo ck ’s consis tent ly s t r i ngent qu a l it y c ontr ol. It del iver s exc el lent p er for ma nc e w it h ro bus t de sig n c onfor m i ng to A SRo ck ’ s com m[...]

2 English 1 .2 S pec i ca ti on s Plat fo rm • Mi n i-IT X For m Fa ct or • Sol id C apa citor d es ig n • Hi gh D en sit y Gl a ss Fa bric P CB CPU • Suppor ts 5 th Gen erat i on Inte l® Core TM i7 /i5/i 3/Pentiu m® / Ce leron® Proc es sor s (Soc ke t 1 150) • Suppor ts New 4 th a nd 4 th Gen erat i on Inte l® Xeon?[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 3 English • Suppor ts H DMI w it h ma x . res olut ion up to 192 0 x120 0 @ 60H z • Suppor ts DVI-D w it h ma x. re so lution u p to 1920 x12 0 0 @ 60H z • Suppor ts D -Sub w ith m a x . re solut ion up to 192 0 x120 0 @ 60H z • Suppor ts Auto Lip Sy nc, De ep C olo r ( 12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (H ig h Bit R at e Audi [...]

4 English Rea r Pane l I/O • 1 x PS/2 Mou se/ Ke y bo a rd Port • 1 x D- Sub Por t • 1 x DVI-D Port • 1 x HDM I Por t • 1 x Opt ic a l SPDI F Out Por t • 2 x USB 2. 0 Por ts (Suppo r ts E SD P rote c t ion (ASRoc k Fu l l Spi ke P rote c t ion) ) • 4 x USB 3.0 Por ts (Supp or ts E SD P rote c t ion (ASRoc k Fu l l[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 5 English Har dwa re Mon ito r • CPU/ C ha ss is t emper at u re se nsi n g • CPU/ C ha ss is Tachomete r • CPU/ C ha ss is Q u iet Fa n (Auto adju st c ha ssi s fa n s pe ed by CPU temp er at ure) • CPU/ C ha ss is Fa n mu lt i-s pe ed c ontr ol • CA SE OPEN de te ct ion • V olta ge mon itor i ng: + 12V ,[...]

6 English 1 .3 M ot her boa r d La y ou t I n t e l Z 9 7 P C I E 1 D D R 3 _ A 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 - p i n m o d u l e ) D D R 3 _ B 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 - p i n m o d u l e ) HDL ED RE SET PLE D PWR BTN PANE L 1 1 1 HD _A UD IO 1 CP U _ FAN 1 U S B 2. 0 T : U S B 1 B : US B 2 H D M I 1 U S B 3 . 0 T : U S B 1 B : U S B 2 Top : R J - 4 5 U S B [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 7 English No. De scr ip ti on 1 C PU Fa n Con ne c tor (CPU_FAN1 ) 2 ATX 12V Power Con ne c tor (A T X12V1 ) 3 C ha s sis Fa n C on ne ct or (CHA _ FAN1 ) 4 2 x 2 4 0 -pi n DDR3 DI M M Slot s (DDR 3 _ A1, DDR3 _ B1 ) 5 C le a r CMOS Ju mpe r ( C LRC MOS1 ) 6 C ha s sis I nt r u sion Hea der (CI1 ) 7 ATX Power C on nec tor (ATX PW R1) 8[...]

8 English 1 .4 I/ O P an el No. De scr ip ti on No. De scr ip ti on 1 USB 2. 0 Por ts ( USB _1_ 2) 8 Mic rophone (P i n k) 2 D- Sub Por t 9 Opt ic a l SPDI F Out Por t 3 LA N R J- 45 Por t * 10 USB 3.0 Por t s (USB3 _ 3 _ 4) 4 Ce ntr a l / B as s (Ora nge) 1 1 USB 3.0 Por ts ( USB3_1_ 2 ) 5 Rea r S pe a ker (B lac k) 12 H DM I Por t 6 Li ne I n (Li[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 9 English * e re a re tw o LE Ds o n ea ch L A N p or t . Pl ea s e re fe r to t he t ab le b el ow f or t he L A N po r t L ED in di c ati on s . Act iv it y / Li nk LE D Spe e d LED Stat us De scr ip ti on Stat us De scr ip ti on O No Li n k O 10Mbps c onne c t ion Bl i n k i ng Dat a Ac ti v it y Or a nge 100M bps c on nec [...]

10 English 1 .5 WiF i-8 0 2. 1 1 a c M od ul e a nd AS Ro ck Wi F i 2 .4 / 5 G Hz An t en n a WiF i-802. 1 1 ac + BT Mod ule  is mot h erb oa rd co mes w it h an e xclu sive W iFi 8 02 .1 1 a / b/g/n/ac + BT v4 .0 modu le t h at oe rs sup por t for W iFi 8 02 .1 1 a / b/g/n/ac con ne c t iv it y s t a nda rd s a nd Bluet oot h v4 .0. W i Fi +[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 11 English WiF i Mod ule a nd Wi Fi A nte nnas Inst alla tion Guid e Ste p 1 Pre pa re t he Wi Fi Mo du le, W i Fi Modu le Br ac ket , a nd t he t wo s cre ws (M 2*3) th at come w ith t he pac k age . Pre pa re a Ph i l l ips # 0 sc rewd r ive r. Ste p 2 Att a ch t he Wi Fi Mo du le Br ack et to t he WiFi ca rd , a l ig n i ng t h e sc[...]

12 English Ste p 5 Tig hten t he s c rew t h at at t ache s t he W iFi Modu le Br ac ket t o t he Wi Fi c a rd (ins ta lle d in S te p 2 ). Ste p 6 Pre pa re t he SM A W i-Fi Ant en na C able s a nd Wi Fi 2 .4 /5 GHz A nten na s t ha t come w it h t he p ack a ge. Ste p 7 Att a ch t he SM A W i-Fi Ant en na C able s to t he Wi Fi Modu le .[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 13 English Ste p 8 In ser t the R P-SMA W i-Fi Ante n na C on- nec tor s to t he a nte nn a por t s on t he I /O sh ield Ste p 9 Fas ten t h e sc rew nut s to se c u re t he a nten na con ne c tors . Ste p 10 Con ne c t t he t wo Wi Fi 2 .4 /5 GHz A nten na s to t he a nte nn a con ne ct ors . T ur n t he a nten na c loc k w i se u nt [...]

14 English Ste p 1 1 Se t t he Wi Fi 2 .4 /5 GHz A nten na at 9 0 - de - gr ee a ng le . *Y ou m ay nee d to adju st t he di re ct ion o f t he a nten na for a s t ronger s ig na l .[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 15 English  is i s a Mi n i-I TX for m f ac tor mot herbo a rd. B efor e you i nst a l l the mo t herb oa rd , st udy t h e con g ur at ion of you r ch as si s to en su re t hat t he mot herb oa rd t s i nto it . P re-i ns tal l at io n P re ca ut ion s T a ke no te of t he fol low i n g prec aut ions b efore you i n st a l l [...]

16 English 2. 1 I ns tal l in g t he CP U 1. Be for e you i n se r t th e 1150-P in C PU int o the s oc k et , pl e a se c he ck i f th e Pn P ca p i s on the s oc k et , if t he C PU sur f ac e i s un cl e an , or i f th er e are a ny b en t pi n s in t he s oc ke t . Do n ot fo rce t o in s er t t he C PU into t he s oc k et if a bo ve s it ua ti[...]

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18 English Ple a se s ave a nd r ep l ac e th e co ve r if th e p roc e ss or i s re mo ve d . e c ov er m u st b e pl a ce d if yo u w is h to re tu r n th e mot he rb oa rd fo r a e r se r v ic e.[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 19 English 2.2 In st al li ng th e C P U F an an d H ea ts in k 1 2 C P U _ FA N[...]

20 English 2.3 In st al li ng Mem ory M odu le s ( DI MM )  is mot h erb oa rd prov id es t wo 2 4 0 -pi n DDR3 (D ouble D at a Rat e 3) D I M M slo ts , a nd supp or t s Du a l C ha n nel Memor y T ech nolog y . e DI M M on ly t s in o ne c or re c t or i ent at io n . It wi ll c au s e pe r m an en t da ma ge t o the m ot he rb oa rd an [...]

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22 English 2. 4 E xp an si on Sl ot s ( PC I Ex pr es s S lo ts ) ere i s 1 PCI E x pre ss s lot a nd 1 m i n i-PCI E x pre ss s lot on t he mot herbo a rd . PCIe s lot: PCI E1 (PCIe 3. 0 x16 slot) is use d for PC I E x pres s x16 lane w id t h g raph ic s c a rds . mi n i-PC Ie slot : MP CI E1 (min i-PC Ie slot) is u se d for Wi Fi modu le . Be[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 23 English If you c le a r the C MOS , t he c a se o pe n m ay be d et ec t ed . Pl e a se a dju s t th e BIOS o pt ion “Cl e ar St at u s” to cl e ar th e re co rd of p re vi ou s c ha s s is i nt r u si on s ta tu s . 2.5 Ju mp ers Se tu p e i l lus t r at ion shows how ju mp ers a re s et up. W hen t he jump er c ap is pl ac [...]

24 English 2. 6 O nbo ar d H ea der s a nd Co nn ect ors Syst em Pa ne l Head er ( 9 -pi n P AN E L1 ) ( s ee p.6 , No. 10 ) Con ne c t t he power sw it ch, re se t sw itch a nd sy st em st at u s in di cat or on t he ch as si s to t h is he ad er acc ord i ng to t he pi n as sig n ment s be low. Note t he po sit ive a nd ne gat ive pin s be fore c[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 25 English Ser i a l AT A 3 C onne c tors (SA TA3_ 0 : se e p.6, No. 11 ) (SA TA3_1: se e p.6, No. 12) (SA TA3_ 2: se e p.6, No. 13) (SA TA3_ 3: se e p.6, No. 14 ) (SA TA3_ 4 : se e p.6, No. 15) es e ve SAT A 3 con nec tor s supp or t SAT A dat a c able s for i nter na l stor ag e dev ices w ith up t o 6.0 G b/s d at a t ra n sfe[...]

26 English Cha s si s Fan C on ne c tor ( 4 -pi n CH A _ F AN1 ) ( s ee p.6 , No. 3) Plea se c on nec t fa n c a ble to t he fa n conne c tor a nd matc h t he bl ack w ire to t he g rou nd pi n. CPU Fa n C onne c tor ( 4 -pi n CPU_ F A N1 ) ( s ee p.6 , No. 1 )  is mot h erb oa rd pro - v ide s a 4 -Pi n CPU f a n ( Q u iet Fa n) con nec tor. If[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 27 English Cha s si s Int r u sion Hea der (2-pin CI1 ) ( s ee p.6 , No. 6)  is mot h erb oa rd suppo r ts C A SE OPEN det ec t ion fe atu re t hat det ec t s i f t he ch as si s cove ha s be en remove d .  is feat u re req ui re s a ch as si s w it h ch as si s i ntr u sion det ec t ion de si gn . TPM Hea der ( 17 -pin T PMS1 ) [...]

28 English C ha pt e r 3 S oftw ar e a nd U ti l it ie s Ope ra t io n 3 . 1 In sta ll in g D ri ve rs e Supp or t CD t h at come s w it h t he mot herb oa rd c onta i ns n ec es sa r y dr ive rs a nd us ef u l ut i lit ie s t hat e nh a nc e t he mot he rbo a rd ’s featu re s . Run ning The S upport C D T o beg i n u si ng t he su ppor t C D,[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 29 English 3 .2 A - T u ni ng A- T u n in g is A SRoc k ’ s mu lt i pu r po se s o w a re su ite w it h a new i nter fa ce , more ne w feat u res a nd improve d ut i l it ies , i nclud i ng X Fast R A M, D ehu mi di  er, Goo d Nig ht LE D, F A N- T a st ic T u ni ng , O C T wea ke r a nd a whole lo t more. 3 .2. 1 In sta l li n[...]

30 English T ools V a riou s to ols a nd uti l it ie s. XFast RA M Bo ost t he sy ste m’ s per for m a nce a nd e x tend t he HDD’s or SDD’ s li fes pa n! Cr eate a hid den p a r t it ion, t he n as sig n w h ich  le s shou ld be store d i n t he R AM d r i ve. XFast LA N Bo ost t he spe ed of you r i nte rne t con ne c t ion! Se lec t a s[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 31 English F AN- T astic T uning Con g u re up to ve d i erent fa n spe ed s usi ng t he g raph . e fa ns w i l l automat ic a l ly sh i  to t he ne x t sp ee d leve l when t he as sig ne d temp er at ure i s me t. Deh u midier Pre vent mot he rbo a rd da mage s due to d a mpne ss . En able t h i s f u nc t ion a nd c[...]

32 English OC T weak er Con  g u rat ion s for overc loc k i ng t he s y ste m. S yste m In fo View i n for mat ion a bout t h e sy st em. * e Syst em Brow ser t ab m ay not app ea r for c er t a i n mod el s.[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 33 English Liv e U pdat e Che ck for ne wer ver sions of BIO S or dr i vers . T ech Se r vic e Cont ac t T ec h Se r v ic e i f you have prob lems w ith y our c omputer. Plea se l eave you r conta c t i nfor m at ion a long w it h det a i ls of t he problem .[...]

34 English Setti ngs Con  g u re ASR ock A- T un i ng. C l ick to s ele c t " Auto ru n at Wi ndow s St a r t up" if you wa nt A- T u n i ng to b e lau nc hed w hen you s ta r t up the W i ndows op er at in g sy st em.[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 35 English 3 . 3 In t el ® R ap id S t art T ec hn ol ogy Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ech nolog y enable s you r s ys tem t o wa k e up fa st er f rom d ee p sle ep, sav ing t i me a nd p ower con su mpt ion . Fee l se cu re to k now th at you r s ys tem w i l l re su me to work ing c ond it ion e ven i f a n u nex p ec te d power lo ss[...]

36 English 3. Ex it t he Reg is t r y E d itor w i nd ow and r es ta r t t he computer. 4. Pres s F 2 to enter BIO S, t hen go to Adv a nce d ‐ > Stor a ge C on g u r at ion a nd cha n ge SAT A Mode t o A HCI . P re ss F10 to save c ha nge s a nd e x it. 5. Enter Wi ndow s 8.1/8/7 . Window s w i l l d is cove r t he new d ev ice a nd i ns t[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 37 English Ste p 3 W hen prompt ed to re st a r t a  er t he s et up, c l ick Y e s to re bo ot. Ste p 4 Double -c l ick t he Intel® R apid St a r t T ec h nolog y Ma na ger ic on i n t he Wi ndows sy st em t ray.[...]

38 English Ste p 5 Ma k e su re R apid St a r t is on . Dr a g t he sl id er to con  g u re t he t i me . For ex a mple , i f t he t i mer v a lue is s et t o ten m i nute s, t he sys tem w il l e nabl e Ra pid St a r t mod e a er enter i ng sl ee p st ate for te n mi nut es . If t he ti me r is s et to 0 m i nute s, W in dows w i l l im me d[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 39 English st ate for a p er iod of t i me . e power of t he computer i n R apid St a r t mo de c a n be cut o , it wi l l not c au se d ata lo ss of t he prog r a ms or  les you were e xec ut i ng before e nter i ng sle e p st ate . 4. Wh en you w i sh to c onti nue to u s e t he comput er ju st h it t he p ower but ton, t he[...]

40 English 3 .4 In t el ® S ma rt C on ne ct T ech no log y Inte l® Sma r t C on nec t T ec hno log y i s a feat u re t h at pe rio d ic a l ly w a ke s you r comput er f rom Wi ndows® s lee p st ate to re f res h ema i l or soc ia l ne t work ing ap pli cat ion s. It save s you r wa it i ng t i me a nd k ee ps t he c ontent a lw ays up -to -d a[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 41 English 3 .4 . 2 Set u p Gu id e In stall ing AS Rock Sma r t C onnect Util ity Ste p 1 In st a l l A SRoc k Sm ar t C on ne c t Uti l it y , whic h is l oc ate d i n t he folde r at t he fol low i ng pat h of t he S uppor t C D: A SRoc k Ut i lit y > Sma r t Co nne c t . Ste p 2 Onc e in st a l le d , r u n ASRo ck S ma r t C [...]

42 English Ste p 3 Cl ick t he Add but ton. Take Fox m a i l a s a n ex a mple , add Fox m a i l to t he Ap plic at ion li st . Ste p 4 Sel ec t Fox ma i l f rom th e Appl ic at ion L ist , t hen cl ick t he ar row p oint i ng r ig ht to a dd t hi s appl ic at ion to t h e Sma r t C on ne ct L i st . Ste p 5 Cl ick A pply t o enab le Sma r t C on n[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 43 English Ste p 6 Double -c l ick t he Intel® Sm a r t C onn ec t T ec hno log y M a na ger ic on i n t he Wi ndows s ys tem t r ay. Ste p 7 Dr ag t h e sl ider t o con g ure how o en t he s ys tem w il l c on nec t to t h e net work t o dow n load up d ate s. S hor ter du r at ions w il l prov ide more f requ ent upd ate s , b[...]

44 English 4. e sy ste m w i l l w a ke up f rom s le ep st at e per io d ica ll y , a nd t he n st a r t to up da te Fox ma i l . e sc ree n w i l l not d i spl ay a ny t h i ng s o t he comput er c a n ma i nt a in mi n i mu m power u sa ge . A er wa rds , t he s y ste m w i l l autom at ica ll y ret u r n to sle ep s tat e aga i n . 5. [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 45 English 3 .5 A SR ock C lou d ASR ock m ake s yo ur mo bile devic es conn ec t t o y our P C sea mles sly! H av e y o u e ve r b e en i n a s i t u at io n w he r e y o u e m e r g e n t ly n e e de d c er t a i n f i le s i n y ou r c o m p u t e r, h o w e v e r t h e c o m p u t e r w a s g a z i l l i o n m i l e s a w a y o u t[...]

46 English 3 .5. 1 Qu a lc om m ® A th e r os ® S ec u r ity W a k e On I n t er n et T ec h n ol og y Qu a lc omm® At hero s® S ec u r it y W a ke On Int er net T ech nolo g y a l lows you t o w a ke up a nd remote c ont rol you r home c omputer f rom s lee p or shutdow n s t ate. Befor e con g u r i ng t his fe at u re, ve ri f y t he fol [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 47 English 3 .5.2 C on g ur in g a nd Us i ng O rb we b . ME P ro fe ss io na l Or bwe b. M E Pr ofe s sio na l i s a re mot e c ont ro l so  w a re al l ow i n g you t o ea s i l y ac c es s a nd cont rol t he re mote ho st i ns t a l led w ith t he Orbweb. M E Pro fes siona l ho st s o w a re. In stall ing O rbwe b.ME P rofe[...]

48 English Ste p 3 Y ou wi l l rece ive a ver i c at ion em a i l. Fol l ow t he ste ps i n t he e ma i l to ve ri f y your a cc ou nt. A er ve ri f y i ng you r ac cou nt , you c a n acc e ss you r P C t h roug h we b browse rs at htt p: / /orbweb.me . On t he Ac cou nt V eri  ed pa ge , if you c l ick G o to My C ompute rs , y ou w i l l[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 49 English REMO TE A C C ESS FRO M A C LIE NT DEVIC E U sing Remo te W ak e- Up Remot e W a ke -Up a l lows you to remot ely put you r hos t compute r to sle ep a nd wa ke your host c omputer u p f rom a cl ient d ev ic e. If you u s e a mo the r bo ard w it h du al L A N po r t s, p l ea s e di sa bl e on e of t he L A N po r t s to u[...]

50 English Ste p 4 Cl ick and p ower opt ions ap pe a r. Clic k to s elec t Re st a r t , S lee p or Shut Dow n . Sel ec t Re st a r t f rom t he opt ion s to re st a r t you r ho st c omputer rem otel y . W h e n y o u s e l e c t S l e e p o r S h u t D o w n , i f t h e h o s t d e v i c e i s W OW ( Wa k e - O n -Wa n ) c o mp at ib l e , y o u[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 51 English Us ing Remot e Des k to p Remot e De sk top a l lows you to remot ely a cc es s you r hos t compute r f rom a cl ie nt dev ice. For Win d ows P C u s er s: Ste p 1 Go to Orbweb .ME portal login p age: http: / /orbweb.me Ste p 2 Lo g i n w it h you r Orbweb .ME ac cou nt a nd p as sword . Ste p 3 Cl ick t he Con nec t ic on .[...]

52 English For iO S or A nd roi d Mob il e De v ic e s u s er s: Dow n loa d a nd i n s ta l l “O rbwe b. M E P rofe s si ona l ” ap p f ro m t he A pp S tore (iO S) o r Pla y Store (And ro id). Ste p 1 T ap t he “O rbweb. M E Profe ss iona l ” app icon to l au nch it . Ste p 2 Lo g i n w it h you r Or bweb. ME a cc ou nt a nd pa ss word . [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 53 English Us ing Xplor er Xp lor er al low s yo u to remo te l y ac c e s s d oc um e nt s on y ou r h os t c o mpu te r f r om a c l i e nt dev ice. For Win d ows P C u s er s: Ste p 1 Go to O rbweb. M E po r ta l log in p age : htt p:// orbweb.me Ste p 2 Lo g i n w it h you r Orbweb .ME ac cou nt a nd p as sword . Ste p 3 Cl ick t h[...]

54 English T utori a l Vide o For iO S or A nd roi d Mob il e De v ic e s u s er s: Dow n load and i n s ta l l “O rbwe b. M E P rofe s sio na l ” ap p f rom t he App S tor e (iOS) or Pl ay Store (And ro id). Ste p 1 T ap t he “O rbweb. M E Profe ss iona l ” app icon to l au nch it . Ste p 2 Lo g i n w it h you r Orbweb .ME ac cou nt a nd p[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 55 English 3 .6 AS Roc k A P P S ho p e ASRo ck A PP Shop i s a n on l i ne sto re for purc ha si ng a nd d ow n load i ng s o w a re appl ic at ions for you r A SRoc k comput er. Y ou ca n i nst a l l v a r iou s apps a nd s uppor t ut i li ti es qu ic k l y a nd ea si l y , a nd op t im i z e you r s ys tem a nd k ee p you r mo[...]

56 English 3 .6.2 Ap ps W hen t he " Apps" t ab i s s elec t ed , you w i l l s ee a ll t h e ava i l able ap ps on sc re en for you to dow n loa d. In stall ing a n Ap p Ste p 1 Find t he app you wa nt to i n st a l l . e mos t rec om mende d app app e a rs on t he le  side of t he scre en . e ot he r va r iou s apps a re s hown[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 57 English Ste p 3 If you w a nt to i ns ta ll t h e app, cl ic k on t he red i con to st a r t dow n lo ad i ng. Ste p 4 W hen i ns t a l lat ion c omple tes , you c a n  nd t he g re en " In st a l le d " icon appe a rs on t he upper r i g ht cor ner. T o un i ns ta ll it , si mply c l ick on t h e tr a sh c a n ic on . [...]

58 English Upg radin g an App Y ou ca n on ly up g ra de t he app s you have a l re ad y in st a l l ed . W hen t here is a n ava i l able ne w vers ion for you r app, you w i l l  nd t he ma rk of " New V ers ion" appe a rs b elow t he i n st a l le d app ic on. Ste p 1 Cl ick on t he app icon to s ee m ore det a i l s. Ste p 2 Cl ick[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 59 English 3 .6.3 BI OS & D riv e rs In stall ing B IOS o r Dri vers W hen t he " BIOS & Dr i vers" t ab i s se lec te d , you w i l l s ee a l i st of re com mend ed or cr it ic a l upd at es for t he BIO S or d ri vers . Plea s e upd ate t hem a l l so on. Ste p 1 Plea se c hec k t he it em i nfor m at ion be fore u[...]

60 English 3 .6. 4 Sett in g In t h e "S et t i n g" pa ge, y ou ca n c ha ng e t he la n g ua ge , sel ec t t he s er ve r loc at ion, a n d det er mi ne i f you w a nt to autom at ica ll y r un t he ASRo ck A PP Shop on Wi ndow s st a r t up.[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 61 English 3 .7 S ta rt8 For t hos e Wi ndows 8 u se rs w ho mi ss t he Sta r t Me nu, St a r t 8 is a n id ea l s olut ion t h at bri ng s bac k t he f a mi lia r S ta r t Me nu a long w it h a dde d cu s tom iz at ion s for g rea ter ec ienc y. 3 .7 . 1 In sta ll in g S t art8 In st a l l St a r t8 , w h ich i s loc ate d i n t he[...]

62 English Co ngu re Con  g u re prov ide s con  g u ra ti on opt ions , i nclud i ng ic on si z es , w hic h shor t cut s you wa nt St a r t Menu to d i splay, quic k acc e ss to re ce nt ly u se d apps , t he f u nc t ion a l it y of t he power but t on, a nd more . Co ntr ol[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 63 English Cont rol le t s you con  g u re wh at a cl ick on t he st a r t but ton or a pre ss on t he Wi ndows ke y do es . Des k top Des k top a l l ows you to d i sa ble t he hot c orne rs wh en you a re work ing on t he d es k top. It al so l et s you cho os e whe t her or no t t he s ys tem b oot s d i rec t l y i nto des k top[...]

64 English C ha pt e r 4 U EF I S ETU P U TI L ITY 4. 1 In tr od uct io n  is s ec t ion ex pl a i ns how to u se t he UE FI SE T UP U T I LI T Y to c on g u re you r sy st em. Y ou may r u n t h e U EF I SET U P U TI L IT Y by pres si ng <F 2> or < Del > r ig ht a er you p ower on t he c omputer, ot her w i se , t he Power- On[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 65 English 4. 1 .2 N a vi ga ti on Ke ys Use < > ke y or < > ke y to cho os e a mong t he s ele c t ions on t he m enu ba r, and us e < > ke y or < > ke y to move t he c u rs or up or dow n to s ele ct it em s, t h en pres s <E nter> t o get i nto t he s ub sc re en. Y ou c a n a l so u se t h e mous e to [...]

66 English 4.2 Ma i n Sc r een W hen you ent er t he U E FI SET U P U T I LI T Y , t he M a i n sc ree n w i l l app ea r a nd di spl ay t he s ys tem ove r v ie w. F a vori te Dis play you r c ol le ct ion of BIO S item s. P res s F5 to ad d /remove you r favor ite it ems . Acti ve P age on E ntry Sel ec t t he d efau l t pag e when e nter i ng t [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 67 English Be ca u se t he U EF I so  ware i s c on s ta ntly b e ing u pd at ed , the fo ll ow i ng U EF I se tu p sc re en s a nd d e sc r ipt io n s are f or re f ere n ce p ur p os e onl y, and t he y m ay no t ex a ct ly ma tch w ha t yo u se e on yo ur s cr ee n . 4.3 OC T w ea ke r S cr een In t h e OC T wea k er sc re en, yo[...]

68 English CP U C ong urat ion CP U Ra tio e CPU sp ee d is d ete r mi ne d by t he CPU R at io mu lt ipl ie d w it h t he B CL K . Inc rea si n g t he CPU R at io w i l l i nc rea s e t he i nter na l CPU cloc k sp ee d w it hout a ec t i ng t he cloc k sp ee d of ot her c ompone nts . CP U C ache Rati o e CPU I nter na l B us Sp ee d [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 69 English Lon g Dur atio n Mai ntai ned Con  g u re t he p er iod of t i me u nt i l t he C PU rat io i s lowered w hen t h e Lon g Du r at ion Power Li m it is e xce ed ed . Sho r t Du rati on P owe r Li mit Con  g u re Pac k age Power L i mit 2 i n w at t s. W h en t he l i m it is e xce ed ed , t he C PU rat io w i l l be low[...]

70 English a nd as si gn t he appropr iate f re que nc y automat ic a l ly . DRAM P erform ance Mode Cho ose h i g h per for ma nce mod e to i ncre a se mem or y p er for ma nc e. Use d efau lt se t t in gs for be t ter s y st em st abi l it y . DRAM C on gura tion DRAM T weak er Fine t u ne t h e DR A M s et t i ng s by leav i n g ma rk s i n c[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 71 English RAS# A ctive Time (t RAS) e nu mber of c loc k c ycl es re qu i red b et we en a ba n k a c t ive com m a nd a nd is su i ng t h e prech a rge c om ma nd . Co mman d Rat e ( CR ) e del ay be t wee n when a m emor y c h ip is s elec t ed a nd w hen t he  r st a ct i ve com m a nd ca n be i ssu ed . W rite Reco very T[...]

72 English tRD RD Con  g u re be t wee n modu le re ad t o read d el ay . tRD RDDR Con  g u re be t wee n modu le re ad t o read d el ay f rom d i erent r a n k s . tRD RDDD Use t h is to c ha n ge DR A M t RWSR Auto/Ma nu a l s et t i ngs . e d efau lt is [A ut o] . tWRRD Con  g u re be t wee n modu le w rite t o read d el ay . tWRR[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 73 English RTL ( C HB) Con  g u re rou nd t r ip lat enc y for ch a n nel B . IO- L ( CH A) Con  g u re IO late nc y for ch a nne l A . IO- L ( CH B) Con  g u re IO late nc y for ch a nne l B. OD T WR (C HA) Con  g u re t he mem or y on d ie te rm i na ti on resi st ors' W R for ch a n nel A . OD T WR (C HB ) Con  g[...]

74 English V co re V ol tage A ddit iona l Oset Con  g u re t he dy na mic V c ore volt age a dde d to t he V core . CP U C ache Overri de V ol tage Add volt age t o t he CPU C ac he whe n t he sy s tem i s u nder he av y load . CP U C ache V oltage Oset Con  g u re t he volt a ge for t he CPU C ac he. S et t i n g t he volt ag e hi g h[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 75 English 4. 4 Ad va nc ed Scr ee n In t h i s se c t ion, you may s et t he con g u r at ions for t h e fol low i ng ite ms: C PU Con  g u rat ion , Ch ips et C on g ur at ion, St ora ge C on g u r at ion, I ntel® R apid St a r t T ech nolog y , I ntel® Sm a r t C onne c t T ech nol og y, Super IO Con  g u ra t ion, [...]

76 English 4. 4. 1 CP U C on g ura t ion Acti ve P roc esso r Co res Sel ec t t he nu mb er of co res to e nabl e in e ac h proc es so r pac k age . CP U C Sta tes Sup por t Ena ble CPU C St at es Supp or t for p ower sav i n g. It is re com mend ed to k ee p C3, C 6 a nd C7 a l l enable d for be t ter p ower sav ing . En hanc ed Ha lt S tat e ([...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 77 English No-E xec ute Memory Pr otecti on Pro ce ss ors w it h No-E xec ut ion Memor y Prote c t ion T ech nol og y m ay preve nt cer t a i n cla s se s of ma l ic iou s bu er ove r ow at ta ck s . In tel Vir tua lizat ion T ech nology Intel V ir t u a l i z at ion T ech nolog y a l lows a plat for m to r u n mu lt iple oper at[...]

78 English 4. 4.2 C hi ps et Co n gu ra ti on Pr imary Gr aphics Ada pter Sel ec t a pr i ma r y VGA. PC IE 1 L ink S peed Sel ec t t he l i n k sp ee d for PC IE1. Sh are M emory Con  g u re t he si z e of memo r y t ha t is a l lo c ate d to t he i nteg r ate d g ra phi cs pro ce s sor when t he sys te m bo ots up. IGP U Mu lti-Mon itor Sel[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 79 English F ron t Pa nel Ena ble/di sa ble f ront pa ne l HD au di o. On/ O P lay Wit h A SRoc k On /O Pl ay us ers c a n c onne c t t hei r p or t able aud io d ev i ce s, s uch as a n M P3 pl ayer or a mobi le phone to t he PC a nd l i st en to mus ic t h roug h t h e compute r's spea kers e ven w hen t he c omputer i s t[...]

80 English 4. 4.3 S t ora ge C on gu ra t ion SA T A Con trol ler( s ) Ena ble/di sa ble t he SAT A c ont rol ler s. SA T A Mode Sel ec tio n IDE: For b et ter compat i bi l it y. AHC I: Supp or t s new fe at u res t hat improve p er for ma n ce . R A I D: C ombi ne mu lt iple d i sk d r ive s into a l og ic a l u ni t. SA T A Aggr ess ive Link [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 81 English Har d Di sk S.M.A .R . T . S. M .A . R . T st a nd s for S el f-Monitor i ng , A na l ys is , a nd Re por t i ng T e ch nolog y . It is a monit ori n g sy st em for comput er ha rd d i sk d r ive s to de te c t a nd rep or t on va r iou s ind ic ator s of rel i abi l it y.[...]

82 English 4. 4. 4 In te l ® R api d S t art T ec hn olo gy In tel ® Ra pid S tart T echn ology Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ech nolog y is a new z er o power h ib er nat ion mo de wh ic h a l low s us ers t o res um e in ju s t 5- 6 sec onds .[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 83 English 4. 4.5 I nt el ® Sm art C o nn ect T ec hn olo gy In tel ® S mart C onnect T echn ology Inte l ® Sma r t C on nec t T ec h nolog y automat ic a l ly up d ate s you r ema i l a n d soc ia l net work s, suc h as T w it te r , Fa ce bo ok, e tc . wh i le t he c omputer i s i n sle ep mo de .[...]

84 English 4. 4. 6 Su per IO Co n gu ra ti on PS 2 Y - Cable Ena ble t he P S2 Y -C a ble or se t t h is opt i on to Auto.[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 85 English 4. 4. 7 A C P I C on g ur at io n Su spend to R AM Sel ec t d is ab le for ACPI susp end t y pe S1 . It is re com me nde d to se lec t auto for ACPI S3 power s av i ng. Che ck Re ady B it Ena ble to ent er t he op er at in g sy st em a  er S3 on ly w hen t he h a rd d is k is re ady, th i s is re com mend ed for b et t[...]

86 English US B K eyboar d/Remo te P ow er On A l low t he s ys tem t o be wa ked up by a n USB k ey b oa rd or remot e cont rol le r. US B Mou se P ow er On A l low t he s ys tem t o be wa ked up by a n USB mou s e.[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 87 English 4. 4.8 U S B C on g ur at io n US B C ont rolle r Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB p or t s. In tel USB 3.0 Mode Sel ec t I ntel® USB 3.0 c ont rol ler mo de . Se t [Sma r t Auto] to keep t he USB 3.0 d ri ver enab led a  er reb oo t in g (USB 3.0 i s ena bled i n BIOS). Se t [A uto] to automat ic a l l y enab le [...]

88 English US B C ompa tibi lity P atc h If you r USB de v ic e s (i.e. USB mou se or s tora ge) encou nter comp at ibi l it y prob lems , plea se e nab le t h is opt ion t o  x it . Plea s e note t h at a er e nab li n g t hi s opt ion , it is norm a l t h at t he s ys tem w i ll p ost p one bo ot i ng up a  er pre ssi n g t he power but [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 89 English 4. 4. 9 T ru st ed C om pu ti ng Secu rity Dev ice Suppo r t Ena ble or d i sa ble BIOS supp or t for se c u rit y dev i ce .[...]

90 English 4.5 T ool s S yste m Bro wser ASRo ck Sy st em Brows er show s t he over v iew of you r c u r rent PC a nd t he dev ic e s con nec t ed . OMG ( Onlin e Man agemen t Gu ard) Adm i n is t ra tors a re a ble to e st abl i sh a n i nter ne t cu r fe w or res t r ic t int er net ac c es s at spe ci  ed t i me s v ia OMG . Y ou may sc hedu [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 91 English CD, Ea s y Dr iver I n st a l ler i s a ha n dy too l in t he UE FI t hat in st a l l s t he L A N d r ive r to you r sy st em v i a a n USB stor a ge de v ice , t he n dow n load s a nd i n st a l l s t he ot he r requ i red d r i vers autom at ic a l ly. In stant Fl ash Save U EF I  le s i n you r USB stor a ge de v ic [...]

92 English Dehu midi er F un c tion If D ehu mid i  er Fu nc t ion is e nabl ed , t he c omputer w i l l power on automat ic a l l y to dehu m id i f y t he s y ste m a e r enter i ng S 4 /S5 st ate . Dehu midi er P erio d Con  g u re t he p er iod of t i me u nt i l t he c omputer p owers on a nd e nab les Dehu m id i er a  er[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 93 English 4. 6 Har dw ar e Hea lt h E v en t M on it or in g S cr een  is s ec t ion a l low s you to mon itor t he s t at us of t h e ha rdw a re on you r sy st em, inc lud i ng t he p a ra me ter s of t he C PU tempe rat u re , mot he rbo a rd temp er at ur e, f a n spe ed a nd v olta ge . CP U F a n 1 S etting Sel ec t a fa n m [...]

94 English 4. 7 Boo t Scr ee n  is s ec t ion d is play s t he av a i la ble de v ice s on you r s ys tem for y ou to con g ure t he bo ot se t t in gs a nd t he b oot pr ior it y. F ast Boot Fas t Bo ot m i ni m i z es you r c omputer's bo ot t i me. I n fa s t mode y ou may not b oot f rom a n USB stor a ge de v ic e. U lt r a Fas t mo[...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 95 English F ull Scree n Log o Ena ble to d i spl ay t he bo ot logo or d i sa ble to show nor m a l PO ST me ss a ges . Add On ROM Dis pla y Ena ble AddO n ROM Dis play to s ee t he AddOn ROM mes sa ge s or con  g u re t he AddOn ROM i f you've ena bled Fu ll S cre en L ogo. D is abl e for fa st er bo ot sp ee d . Boot F ail u[...]

96 English Laun ch P X E OpROM Po licy Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t h ose t hat supp or t U EF I opt ion ROM on ly . S ele c t L ega c y on ly to r u n t hos e t h at supp or t leg ac y opt ion ROM on ly. Do not lau nch? Laun ch S to rage O pROM P oli c y Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t h ose t hat supp or t U EF I opt ion ROM on ly . S ele c [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 97 English 4. 8 S ecu ri ty Sc r een In t h i s se c t ion you may s et or c ha nge t h e supe r v i sor/us er pa s sword for t he s y st em. Y ou may a ls o cle a r t he u se r pa ss word . Su per viso r Pa ssw ord Se t or ch a nge t he pa s sword for t he ad mi n is t r ator ac cou nt . On ly t h e ad m i ni st r ator ha s aut hor it[...]

98 English 4. 9 Exi t S cr ee n Sa ve C han ges a nd Exit W hen you s ele c t t hi s opt ion t h e fol low i ng me ss age , “ Save c on g u r at ion ch a nge s a nd ex it s et up? ” w i l l p op out. S el ec t [OK ] to s ave ch a nge s a nd ex it t he UE FI SE TU P U TI L IT Y. Dis card Cha nges and Exit W hen you s ele c t t hi s opt ion t [...]

Z97M-IT X/ac 99 English C on tact In for ma ti on If you ne ed to c ontac t A SRoc k or wa nt to k now more ab out ASR ock , you’ re welc ome to v is it ASRo ck ’s w e bsit e at ht t p:/ /w w w.as roc k .com ; or you may c ontac t you r d ea l er for f u r t her i n for mat ion . For te ch n ica l ques t ions , plea s e subm it a su ppor t re q[...]