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...14 2.1 Installing the CPU 15 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 19 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 21 2.5 Jumpers Setup 22 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 28 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 28 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 30 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 31 3.1 Installing Drivers 31 3.2 A-Tuning 32 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 38 3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 43 3.5 ASRock Cloud 48
...14 2.1 Installing the CPU 15 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 19 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 21 2.5 Jumpers Setup 22 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 28 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 28 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 30 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 31 3.1 Installing Drivers 31 3.2 A-Tuning 32 3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 38 3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 43 3.5 ASRock Cloud 48
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... Contents • ASRock H97M Pro4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor) • ASRock H97M Pro4 Quick Installation Guide • ASRock H97M Pro4 Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 English In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of this manual will be subject to change without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website without notice. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of...
... Contents • ASRock H97M Pro4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor) • ASRock H97M Pro4 Quick Installation Guide • ASRock H97M Pro4 Support CD • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 English In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of this manual will be subject to change without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website without notice. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of...
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...; 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) • HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Storage • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug Connector • 1 x Print Port Header • 1 x COM Port Header • 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header • 1 x TPM Header • 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin...
...; 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) • HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Storage • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug Connector • 1 x Print Port Header • 1 x COM Port Header • 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header • 1 x TPM Header • 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin...
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... support • ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.3.1 support • CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust- H97M Pro4 BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications • 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using thirdparty overclocking tools. It should be less than 4GB for the reservation for possible damage caused by CPU temperature) • CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control • CASE...
... support • ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.3.1 support • CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust- H97M Pro4 BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications • 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using thirdparty overclocking tools. It should be less than 4GB for the reservation for possible damage caused by CPU temperature) • CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control • CASE...
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... benefits listed below. The lightning boot up speed makes it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their BIOS. 7 English By enabling this function, the PC will enter the UEFI directly after you to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). LAN Application Prioritization: You can lower the latency in F-Stream. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to access the UEFI setup. ASRock...
... benefits listed below. The lightning boot up speed makes it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their BIOS. 7 English By enabling this function, the PC will enter the UEFI directly after you to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). LAN Application Prioritization: You can lower the latency in F-Stream. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to access the UEFI setup. ASRock...
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... your USB storage and launch this feature. Just save the new BIOS file to access ASRock Instant Flash. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. If power loss occurs during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to your UEFI setting? You may schedule the starting and ending hours of the screen. Got lost among UEFI pages? Just select "UEFI Guide"! ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to "My Favorites" by pressing or during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS...
... your USB storage and launch this feature. Just save the new BIOS file to access ASRock Instant Flash. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. If power loss occurs during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to your UEFI setting? You may schedule the starting and ending hours of the screen. Got lost among UEFI pages? Just select "UEFI Guide"! ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to "My Favorites" by pressing or during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS...
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... Users may prevent motherboard damages due to your personal computer. ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to "RAID", then you are having trouble with your USB storage device. ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that installs the LAN driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to copy the RAID driver from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that don't have encountered, describe the problem in RAID mode. After copying the RAID driver to...
... Users may prevent motherboard damages due to your personal computer. ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to "RAID", then you are having trouble with your USB storage device. ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that installs the LAN driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to copy the RAID driver from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that don't have encountered, describe the problem in RAID mode. After copying the RAID driver to...
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... Connector (SATA_4) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1) 14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0) 15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 16 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 18 Thunderbolt AIC Connector (TB1) 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7) 21 TPM Header (TPMS1) 22 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1) 23 Print Port Header (LPT1) 24 COM Port Header (COM1) 25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) H97M Pro4...
... Connector (SATA_4) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1) 14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0) 15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 16 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 18 Thunderbolt AIC Connector (TB1) 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7) 21 TPM Header (TPMS1) 22 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1) 23 Print Port Header (LPT1) 24 COM Port Header (COM1) 25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) H97M Pro4...
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... Edition card with this motherboard. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to the AMD's website for details.) English 28 Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Please refer to use identical CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that the cards are supported with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit...
... Edition card with this motherboard. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to the AMD's website for details.) English 28 Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Please refer to use identical CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that the cards are supported with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit...
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Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. Step 3 Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center then restart your computer and boot into OS. English 30 We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer. Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply. Step 5 In...
Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to your system. Step 3 Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center then restart your computer and boot into OS. English 30 We recommend using this utility to uninstall any VGA drivers installed in the Windows® system tray. 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer. Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply. Step 5 In...
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...-us 31 English H97M Pro4 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the support CD driver page. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in your CD-ROM drive. Click on a specific item then follow...
...-us 31 English H97M Pro4 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the support CD driver page. Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the file "ASRSETUP.EXE" in your CD-ROM drive. Click on a specific item then follow...
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...; Virtualization Technology for PCIE1. 4.4.2 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. Select enable to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. IGPU Multi-Monitor Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is allocated to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times. Share Memory Configure the size of manageability, security, isolation, and I/O performance. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor...
...; Virtualization Technology for PCIE1. 4.4.2 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. Select enable to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. IGPU Multi-Monitor Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is allocated to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times. Share Memory Configure the size of manageability, security, isolation, and I/O performance. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor...
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... the power recovers. Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller. Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for power saving when the computer is on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. Deep Sleep Configure deep sleep mode for the onboard digital outputs. H97M Pro4 Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. It will remain off when the system is shut down. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. If [Power On] is turned off the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into...
... the power recovers. Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller. Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for power saving when the computer is on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. Deep Sleep Configure deep sleep mode for the onboard digital outputs. H97M Pro4 Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. It will remain off when the system is shut down. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. If [Power On] is turned off the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into...
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...use USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux operating systems only. 4.4.9 USB Configuration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB ports. Intel USB 3.0 Mode Select Intel® USB 3.0 controller mode. Set [Enabled] to automatically enable the USB 3.0 driver after rebooting (USB 3.0 is disabled in BIOS). Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 3.0 devices. Set [Auto] to keep the USB 3.0 driver enabled after entering the OS (USB 3.0 is enabled in BIOS). Legacy USB 3.0 Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices...
...use USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux operating systems only. 4.4.9 USB Configuration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB ports. Intel USB 3.0 Mode Select Intel® USB 3.0 controller mode. Set [Enabled] to automatically enable the USB 3.0 driver after rebooting (USB 3.0 is disabled in BIOS). Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 3.0 devices. Set [Auto] to keep the USB 3.0 driver enabled after entering the OS (USB 3.0 is enabled in BIOS). Legacy USB 3.0 Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices...
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... RAID driver from our support 95 English UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your USB storage device. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you can start installing the operating system in RAID mode. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of your current PC and the devices connected. 4.5 Tools H97M Pro4 System Browser ASRock System Browser shows the overview of internet access granted to other users. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI...
... RAID driver from our support 95 English UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your USB storage device. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you can start installing the operating system in RAID mode. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of your current PC and the devices connected. 4.5 Tools H97M Pro4 System Browser ASRock System Browser shows the overview of internet access granted to other users. Please setup network configuration before using UEFI...
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...English CD, Easy Driver Installer is recommended to plug in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to configure internet connection settings for you. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is a handy tool in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Please setup network configuration before using this to download the UEFI firmware. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our...
...English CD, Easy Driver Installer is recommended to plug in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to configure internet connection settings for you. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in your USB pen drive before using Internet Flash. *For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is a handy tool in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Please setup network configuration before using this to download the UEFI firmware. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our...
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...) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1) 14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0) 15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 16 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 18 Thunderbolt AIC Connector (TB1) 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7) 21 TPM Header (TPMS1) 22 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1) 23 Print Port Header (LPT1) 24 COM Port Header (COM1) 25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 English...
...) 10 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5) 11 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2) 12 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1) 14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0) 15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) 16 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 18 Thunderbolt AIC Connector (TB1) 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7) 21 TPM Header (TPMS1) 22 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1) 23 Print Port Header (LPT1) 24 COM Port Header (COM1) 25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 English...
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... damage caused by CPU temperature) • CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control • CASE OPEN detection • Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore • Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit • FCC, CE, WHQL • ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is a certain risk involved with multilingual GUI support • ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.3.1 support • CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V...
... damage caused by CPU temperature) • CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control • CASE OPEN detection • Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore • Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit • FCC, CE, WHQL • ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is a certain risk involved with multilingual GUI support • ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events • SMBIOS 2.3.1 support • CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V...
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... floppy diskette or other users. ASRock UEFI Guide Need help you to customize your USB storage and launch this feature. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in UEFI. Just select "UEFI Guide"! Just save the new BIOS file to your UEFI easily. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of the screen. You can select and add commonly used BIOS options to access ASRock...
... floppy diskette or other users. ASRock UEFI Guide Need help you to customize your USB storage and launch this feature. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in UEFI. Just select "UEFI Guide"! Just save the new BIOS file to your UEFI easily. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of the screen. You can select and add commonly used BIOS options to access ASRock...
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... Function, the computer will power on automatically to your personal computer. H97M Pro4 ASRock UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service by enabling "Dehumidifier Function". After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to "RAID", then you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device. ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you can start installing the OS in RAID mode. ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may try to choose the category...
... Function, the computer will power on automatically to your personal computer. H97M Pro4 ASRock UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service by enabling "Dehumidifier Function". After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device, please change "SATA Mode" to "RAID", then you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device. ASRock Easy RAID Installer ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you can start installing the OS in RAID mode. ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may try to choose the category...