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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Speciications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 6 1.4 I/O Panel 8 Chapter 2 Installation 10 2.1 Installing the CPU 11 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 17 2.5 Jumpers Setup 18 2.6 Onboard Headers and... and Setup 25 2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 26 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 29 3.1 Installing Drivers 29 3.2 A-Tuning 30 3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 34 3.3.1 UI Overview 34 3.3.2 Apps 35
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Speciications 2 1.3 Motherboard Layout 6 1.4 I/O Panel 8 Chapter 2 Installation 10 2.1 Installing the CPU 11 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 17 2.5 Jumpers Setup 18 2.6 Onboard Headers and... and Setup 25 2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 26 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 29 3.1 Installing Drivers 29 3.2 A-Tuning 30 3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 34 3.3.1 UI Overview 34 3.3.2 Apps 35
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... 40 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 43 4.1 Introduction 43 4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 43 4.1.2 Navigation Keys 44 4.2 Main Screen 45 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 46 4.4 Advanced Screen 54 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration 55 4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration 57 4.4.3 Storage Coniguration 59 4.4.4 Super IO Coniguration 60 4.4.5 ACPI Coniguration 61 4.4.6 USB Coniguration 63 4.4.7 Trusted Computing 64 4.5 Tools 65 4.6 Hardware Health...
... 40 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 43 4.1 Introduction 43 4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 43 4.1.2 Navigation Keys 44 4.2 Main Screen 45 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 46 4.4 Advanced Screen 54 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration 55 4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration 57 4.4.3 Storage Coniguration 59 4.4.4 Super IO Coniguration 60 4.4.5 ACPI Coniguration 61 4.4.6 USB Coniguration 63 4.4.7 Trusted Computing 64 4.5 Tools 65 4.6 Hardware Health...
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... • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 1 x Screw for purchasing ASRock Z170M Pro4S motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website without notice. In this documentation will be subject to quality and endurance. Because the...
... • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 1 x Screw for purchasing ASRock Z170M Pro4S motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock's website without notice. In this documentation will be subject to quality and endurance. Because the...
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1.2 Speciications Platform • Micro ATX Form Factor • Solid Capacitor design • High Density Glass Fabric PCB CPU • Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/ Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151) • Digi Power...Phase design • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology • Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs • Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking Chipset • Intel® Z170 Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology • 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots • Supports DDR4 3200+(OC)*/2933(OC)/...
1.2 Speciications Platform • Micro ATX Form Factor • Solid Capacitor design • High Density Glass Fabric PCB CPU • Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/ Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151) • Digi Power...Phase design • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology • Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs • Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking Chipset • Intel® Z170 Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology • 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots • Supports DDR4 3200+(OC)*/2933(OC)/...
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...-adjustment Hardware Monitor • CPU/Chassis temperature sensing • CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer • CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature) English 4 port • ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) * Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Connector • ...1 x COM Port Header • 1 x TPM Header • 1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header • 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) • 2 x Chassis Fan ...
...-adjustment Hardware Monitor • CPU/Chassis temperature sensing • CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer • CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature) English 4 port • ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) * Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Connector • ...1 x COM Port Header • 1 x TPM Header • 1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header • 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) • 2 x Chassis Fan ...
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Z170M Pro4S OS Certiications • CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control • CASE OPEN detection • Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA • Microsot® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64bit * To ... to page 40 for more detailed instructions. * For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for possible damage caused by overclocking. We are not responsible for details: http://www.asrock.com • FCC, CE, WHQL • ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required...
Z170M Pro4S OS Certiications • CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control • CASE OPEN detection • Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA • Microsot® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64bit * To ... to page 40 for more detailed instructions. * For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for possible damage caused by overclocking. We are not responsible for details: http://www.asrock.com • FCC, CE, WHQL • ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required...
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Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. 2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU. 1 A B 2 11 English Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket if above situation is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the socket, if the CPU surface is found. Z170M Pro4S 2.1 Installing the CPU 1.
Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. 2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU. 1 A B 2 11 English Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket if above situation is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the socket, if the CPU surface is found. Z170M Pro4S 2.1 Installing the CPU 1.
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...) (see p.6, No. 20) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L his motherboard provides a 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) connector. FAN_SPEED_CONTROL CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_VOLTAGE GND 1 2 34 his header is for connecting audio devices to the front... manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to function correctly. Z170M Pro4S Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p.6, No. 2) FAN_SPEED_CONTROL CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_VOLTAGE GND GND FAN_VOLTAGE CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect fan cables...
...) (see p.6, No. 20) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L his motherboard provides a 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) connector. FAN_SPEED_CONTROL CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_VOLTAGE GND 1 2 34 his header is for connecting audio devices to the front... manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to function correctly. Z170M Pro4S Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p.6, No. 2) FAN_SPEED_CONTROL CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_VOLTAGE GND GND FAN_VOLTAGE CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect fan cables...
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...risk and expense. Advanced Turbo You can use this option to load optimized GPU overclocking setting. his option appears only when you adopt K-Series CPU. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your screen. 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can use this ...option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can set up overclocking features. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU supports this function. It should be done at your own risk and expense...
...risk and expense. Advanced Turbo You can use this option to load optimized GPU overclocking setting. his option appears only when you adopt K-Series CPU. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your screen. 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can use this ...option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can set up overclocking features. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU supports this function. It should be done at your own risk and expense...
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... to perform the highest frequency on all CPU cores simultaneously. When the limit is determined by forcing the CPU to run above its base operating frequency when the operating system requests the highest performance state. Z170M Pro4S CPU Coniguration Multi Core Enhancement Improve the system's... performance by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK. Long Duration...
... to perform the highest frequency on all CPU cores simultaneously. When the limit is determined by forcing the CPU to run above its base operating frequency when the operating system requests the highest performance state. Z170M Pro4S CPU Coniguration Multi Core Enhancement Improve the system's... performance by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK. Long Duration...
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...Delay : he time between the opening the next row. RAS# Active Time (tRAS) he number of memory and accessing columns within it. CPU Core Current Limit Conigure the current limit of the system agent. Row Precharge: he number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the ... memory module(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically. System Agent Current Limit Conigure the current limit of the CPU core. A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve performance. DRAM Reference Clock Select Auto for optimized settings.
...Delay : he time between the opening the next row. RAS# Active Time (tRAS) he number of memory and accessing columns within it. CPU Core Current Limit Conigure the current limit of the system agent. Row Precharge: he number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the ... memory module(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically. System Agent Current Limit Conigure the current limit of the CPU core. A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve performance. DRAM Reference Clock Select Auto for optimized settings.
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... the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel B. he default is [Auto]. DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage. Z170M Pro4S ODT WR (CH B) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel B. Load User Default Load previously saved user defaults. 53... the chipset voltage (1.0V). ODT NOM (CH B) Use this to change ODT (CH A) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. CPU Vcore Voltage Conigure the voltage for booting faster. ODT PARK (CH A) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for the integrated GPU....
... the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel B. he default is [Auto]. DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage. Z170M Pro4S ODT WR (CH B) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel B. Load User Default Load previously saved user defaults. 53... the chipset voltage (1.0V). ODT NOM (CH B) Use this to change ODT (CH A) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. CPU Vcore Voltage Conigure the voltage for booting faster. ODT PARK (CH A) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for the integrated GPU....
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... the system to malfunction. If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution, then the resolution will be set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Full HD UEFI When [Auto] is selected, the resolution will...
... the system to malfunction. If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution, then the resolution will be set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Full HD UEFI When [Auto] is selected, the resolution will...
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... processor package. Package C State Support Enable CPU, PCIe, Memory, Graphics C State Support for lower power consumption. CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for better power saving. CPU Thermal Throttling Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep C3, C6 and C7 all enabled for power saving. 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration Z170M Pro4S Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper...
... processor package. Package C State Support Enable CPU, PCIe, Memory, Graphics C State Support for lower power consumption. CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for better power saving. CPU Thermal Throttling Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep C3, C6 and C7 all enabled for power saving. 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration Z170M Pro4S Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper...
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... improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of the DMI Link. 57 English 4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration Z170M Pro4S Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for all CPU downstream devices. PCH PCIE ASPM Support his option enables/disables the ASPM support for PCIE1. DMI ASPM Support his...
... improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of the DMI Link. 57 English 4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration Z170M Pro4S Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for all CPU downstream devices. PCH PCIE ASPM Support his option enables/disables the ASPM support for PCIE1. DMI ASPM Support his...
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... switch to the other lash ROM and execute Secure Backup UEFI to duplicate the current working ROM image to S4/S5 state. Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Conigure the speed of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidiier ater entering S4/S5 state. DHCP (Auto IP), ...Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you. Internet Flash - Z170M Pro4S Dehumidiier Period Conigure the period of the CPU fan while Dehumidiier is recommended to plug in your USB storage device...
... switch to the other lash ROM and execute Secure Backup UEFI to duplicate the current working ROM image to S4/S5 state. Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Conigure the speed of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidiier ater entering S4/S5 state. DHCP (Auto IP), ...Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you. Internet Flash - Z170M Pro4S Dehumidiier Period Conigure the period of the CPU fan while Dehumidiier is recommended to plug in your USB storage device...
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... a respective fan speed for Chassis Fan 1. 69 English CPU Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 2, or choose Customize to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. Z170M Pro4S 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his section allows you...
... a respective fan speed for Chassis Fan 1. 69 English CPU Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 2, or choose Customize to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. Z170M Pro4S 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his section allows you...
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... and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature. Chassis Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature. Chassis Fan 2 Temp Source Select a fan temperature source for Chassis Fan 3. Chassis Fan 3 Temp Source Select a ...
... and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature. Chassis Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature. Chassis Fan 2 Temp Source Select a fan temperature source for Chassis Fan 3. Chassis Fan 3 Temp Source Select a ...