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Z77 Extreme4
User Manual
Version 1.2
Published June 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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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 trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to
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Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................... 7 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 7 1.2 Specifications ................................................................. 8 1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 13 1.4 I/O Panel ...................................................................... 14 2 Installation .................................................
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3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 53 3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 53 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 53 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 54 3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 54 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 55 3.4 Adv
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Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Z77 Extreme4 motherboard, a reliable moth- erboard 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 configura- tion guide to BIOS setup and information of th
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1.2 Specifications Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) rd nd ® TM CPU - Supports 3 and 2 Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package - Digi Power Design - 8 + 4 Power Phase Design ® - Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology ® - Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) ® - Supports Intel Rapid Start
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- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI (see CAUTION 6) - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology 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) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 7) - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full H
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- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (SATA3_A1 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) ® USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Intel Z77, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s ® - 1 x Front USB 3.0 header by Intel Z77 (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s Connector - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAI
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- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 14) - ASRock XFast RAM (see CAUTION 15) - ASRock Crashless BIOS (see CAUTION 16) - Lucid Virtu Universal MVP (see CAUTION 17) * Lucid Virtu Universal MVP can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 18) -
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CAUTION! 1. About the settings of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 60. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 20 for proper installation. 3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be ® less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 / TM ® Vista / XP. For Windows OS with 64-bit CPU, there i
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10. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS ® without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows . With this utility, you can press the key during the POST or the key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few
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15. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex- treme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot ® be used under Windows OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifes
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1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 21 Dr. Debug 2 1155-Pin CPU Socket 22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 23 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb) 4 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 24 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Black) 5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 25 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Black) 6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 26 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3, Black) (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black) 27 Consumer Infrared Module Header 7 2 x 240
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1.4 I/O Panel 1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (Purple/Green) ** 9 Front Speaker (Lime) 2 D-Sub Port (VGA1) 10 Microphone (Pink) 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_2_3) * 4 LAN RJ-45 Port *** 12 eSATA3 Port (ESATA_1) 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN) 6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 HDMI Port (HDMI1) 7 Optical SPDIF Out P
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To 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 find “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA A
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Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 8.6", 30.5 x 21.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components. 2.1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to
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black line 2.3 CPU Installation In order to provide the LGA 1155 CPU sock- Load Plate ets more protection and make the instal- Load Lever lation process easier, ASRock has added Cover a new protection cover on top of the load plate to replace the former PnP caps that were under the load plate. For the installa- Contact Socket Body Array ® tion of Intel 1155-Pin CPUs with the new protection cover, please follow the steps 1155-Pin Socket Overview below. Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU i
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orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 Pin1 alignment key 1155-Pin Socket orientation key notch 1155-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. Carefully place the CPU into the socket. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock- et and properly mated to the orient keys. Step 3. Close the socket: Step 3-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS. Step 3-2. Press down the load
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2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray ther- mal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipa- tion. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good con- tact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan
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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel config- uration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots: You have to install identical DDR3 DIMMs in Dual Channel A (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; Black slots; see p.13 No. 6) or identical DDR3 DIMMs in Dual Channel B (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_ B2; Black slots
