User manual ASROCK Z77 EXTREME6TB4

[. . . ] Z77 Extreme6/TB4 User Manual Version 1. 2 Published October 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 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 registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. [. . . ] The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. 21) Setting Description Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default profile, 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed. The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper. 38 2. 13 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! Serial ATA2 Connectors (SATA2_2_3: see p. 14, No. 14) These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. SATA2_2 (SATA3_A1_A2: see p. 14, No. 12) SATA3_A1 Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_A2 Serial ATA3 Connectors SATA2_4 SATA2_5 SATA2_3 These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. If the eSATA3 port on the rear I/O has been connected, the internal SATA3_A2 will not funtion. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disk or the SATA2 / SATA3 connector on this motherboard. USB 2. 0 Headers Besides two default USB 2. 0 (9-pin USB2_3) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p. 14, No. Each USB 2. 0 header can support two USB 2. 0 ports. 39 (9-pin USB4_5) (see p. 14, No. 27) USB 3. 0 Header Besides four default USB 3. 0 (19-pin USB3_4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there is (see p. 14, No. This USB 3. 0 header can support two USB 3. 0 ports. Infrared Module Header (5-pin IR1) (see p. 14, No. 30) This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to (4-pin CIR1) connect the remote controller (see p. 14, No. 28) receiver. Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p. 14, No. 32) This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 40 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. For Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel. [. . . ] Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1. (“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows® installation files. Normally it is an optical drive. ) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot. Start Windows® installation. 85 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). [. . . ]