User manual ASROCK Z77M

[. . . ] Z77M User Manual Version 1. 2 Published June 2013 Copyright©2013 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. [. . . ] Please make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly. USB_PWR PP+ GND DUMMY USB 2. 0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 1 2 3 4 5 GND IRTX IRRX ATX+5VSB Step3. Install Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port. If Multi-Angle CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller, please try to install it to the other front USB port. 3 CIR sensors in different angles 1. 2. 3. Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB function. Please do not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi-direction infrared signals (top, down and front), which is compatible with most of the chassis on the market. Please install it before you boot the system. * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock's motherboards. Please refer to ASRock's website for the motherboard support list: http://www. asrock. com 29 2. 10 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. 18) 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. 30 2. 11 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: see p. 13, No. 8) Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) USB 2. 0 Headers (9-pin USB6_7) (see p. 13, No. 21) These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. 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. Besides six default USB 2. 0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2. 0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2. 0 header can support two USB 2. 0 ports. SATA2_5 SATA2_4 SATA2_3 SATA3_1 SATA3_0 USB_PWR P-9 P+9 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+8 P-8 USB_PWR 31 SATA2_2 USB 3. 0 Header (19-pin USB3_0_1) (see p. 13, No. [. . . ] 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. 65 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). [. . . ]