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4.6.4 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 73 4.6.5 Super IO Configuration 74 4.6.6 ACPI Configuration 75 4.6.7 USB Configuration 77 4.6.8 Trusted Computing 78 4.7 Tools 79 4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 82 4.9 Security Screen 85 4.10 Boot Screen 86 4.11 Exit Screen 88
4.6.4 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 73 4.6.5 Super IO Configuration 74 4.6.6 ACPI Configuration 75 4.6.7 USB Configuration 77 4.6.8 Trusted Computing 78 4.7 Tools 79 4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 82 4.9 Security Screen 85 4.10 Boot Screen 86 4.11 Exit Screen 88
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triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))* * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks • 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe) • Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM • Supports... Phase design • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology • Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs • Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking • Intel® Z270 Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology • 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots • Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)*/3733(OC)/3600...
triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))* * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks • 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe) • Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM • Supports... Phase design • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology • Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs • Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking • Intel® Z270 Memory • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology • 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots • Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)*/3733(OC)/3600...
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...fan power. • 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) • 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con- Z270 Extreme4 * M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one Thunderbolt AIC Card is in use. • 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-.../22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)** ** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technology ** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks ** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Connector • 1 x COM Port Header • 1 x TPM Header • 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header • 1 x AURA ...
...fan power. • 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) • 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con- Z270 Extreme4 * M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one Thunderbolt AIC Card is in use. • 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-.../22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)** ** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technology ** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks ** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Connector • 1 x COM Port Header • 1 x TPM Header • 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header • 1 x AURA ...
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... the system parameters to clear the data in CMOS. 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 not clear the CMOS right after you to default setup, please turn off...
... the system parameters to clear the data in CMOS. 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 not clear the CMOS right after you to default setup, please turn off...
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If either one of them is in use Intel® Z270 SATA ports (SATA3_0) for internal storage devices with up to this motherboard. SATA3_5 SATA3_4 SATA3_3 SATA3_2 SATA3_A2 SATA3_1 SATA3_A1 SATA3_0 These eight SATA3 connectors support ... There are three headers on this header. English 22 If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. *To minimize the boot time, use , the others will be disabled. * M2_2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. Each USB 2.0 header can support two ports. Power LED and Speaker Header...
If either one of them is in use Intel® Z270 SATA ports (SATA3_0) for internal storage devices with up to this motherboard. SATA3_5 SATA3_4 SATA3_3 SATA3_2 SATA3_A2 SATA3_1 SATA3_A1 SATA3_0 These eight SATA3 connectors support ... There are three headers on this header. English 22 If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. *To minimize the boot time, use , the others will be disabled. * M2_2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. Each USB 2.0 header can support two ports. Power LED and Speaker Header...
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Select the GPU number according to your computer and boot into OS. Please check AMD's website for details. AMD Catalyst Control Center Step 4 Double-click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in your computer. English ...
Select the GPU number according to your computer and boot into OS. Please check AMD's website for details. AMD Catalyst Control Center Step 4 Double-click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in your computer. English ...
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Z270 Extreme4 4.3 Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode provides more options to the following selections: Main For setting system time/date information OC Tweaker For overclocking configurations Advanced For advanced system configurations Tool Useful tools H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For configuring boot settings and boot priority Security For security settings Exit Exit the current screen...
Z270 Extreme4 4.3 Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode provides more options to the following selections: Main For setting system time/date information OC Tweaker For overclocking configurations Advanced For advanced system configurations Tool Useful tools H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For configuring boot settings and boot priority Security For security settings Exit Exit the current screen...
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... handoff. Boot Performance Mode Select the performance state that lower the AVX ratio to perform the highest frequency on all CPU cores simultaneously. AVX is determined by forcing the CPU to ensure maximum possible ratio for passing EMI tests. BCLK Spread Spectrum Enable BCLK Spread Spectrum to reduce power consumption . Z270 Extreme4 CPU...
... handoff. Boot Performance Mode Select the performance state that lower the AVX ratio to perform the highest frequency on all CPU cores simultaneously. AVX is determined by forcing the CPU to ensure maximum possible ratio for passing EMI tests. BCLK Spread Spectrum Enable BCLK Spread Spectrum to reduce power consumption . Z270 Extreme4 CPU...
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... voltage for the VCCSA. VCCSA Voltage Configure the voltage for the VCCST. Advanced Setting MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for the integrated GPU. GT Voltage Configure the voltage for booting faster. The default value is [Auto]. VCCPLL Voltage Configure the chipset voltage (1.50V). PCH +1.0 Voltage Configure...
... voltage for the VCCSA. VCCSA Voltage Configure the voltage for the VCCST. Advanced Setting MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for the integrated GPU. GT Voltage Configure the voltage for booting faster. The default value is [Auto]. VCCPLL Voltage Configure the chipset voltage (1.50V). PCH +1.0 Voltage Configure...
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Z270 Extreme4 PCIE4 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE6. PCIE6 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE4. IOAPIC 24-119 Entries I/O APICs contain a redirection ... side of memory that is allocated to PIROI-PIROX. Enable/disable IOAPIC 24-119 Entries to expand to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up.
Z270 Extreme4 PCIE4 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE6. PCIE6 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE4. IOAPIC 24-119 Entries I/O APICs contain a redirection ... side of memory that is allocated to PIROI-PIROX. Enable/disable IOAPIC 24-119 Entries to expand to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up.
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... [Power On] is shut down. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. Set to Auto to boot up when the power recovers. 70 English Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for power saving when the computer is selected, the system will remain...
... [Power On] is shut down. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. Set to Auto to boot up when the power recovers. 70 English Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for power saving when the computer is selected, the system will remain...
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... Configure the number of seconds to wait for you. DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for the Boot Manager. Please setup network configuration before using this tool. Instant Flash Save UEFI files...users to easily customize and manage the boot menu. *Please connect more than one boot devices to use this function. 80 English Boot Manager Enable/disable the Boot Manager. Internet Flash - Boot Manager Timeout Enable/disable the Boot Manager Timeout. Boot Manager Boot Manager is recommended to plug in ...
... Configure the number of seconds to wait for you. DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for the Boot Manager. Please setup network configuration before using this tool. Instant Flash Save UEFI files...users to easily customize and manage the boot menu. *Please connect more than one boot devices to use this function. 80 English Boot Manager Enable/disable the Boot Manager. Internet Flash - Boot Manager Timeout Enable/disable the Boot Manager Timeout. Boot Manager Boot Manager is recommended to plug in ...
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Z270 Extreme4 Secure Backup UEFI Whenever one of the BIOS files to the active BIOS to ensure normal system operation. Network Configuration Use this to download the ... take over. This motherboard has two BIOS chips, an active BIOS (BIOS_A) and a backup BIOS (BIOS_B), which BIOS is corrupted or damaged, after several failed boot attempts, the backup BIOS will work on the active BIOS. For safety issues, users are outdated or corrupted, switch to the other flash ROM and...
Z270 Extreme4 Secure Backup UEFI Whenever one of the BIOS files to the active BIOS to ensure normal system operation. Network Configuration Use this to download the ... take over. This motherboard has two BIOS chips, an active BIOS (BIOS_A) and a backup BIOS (BIOS_B), which BIOS is corrupted or damaged, after several failed boot attempts, the backup BIOS will work on the active BIOS. For safety issues, users are outdated or corrupted, switch to the other flash ROM and...
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...password for the user account. Leave it blank and press enter to change the password for Windows 8.1 Secure Boot. Users are unable to remove the password. Secure Boot Use this item to remove the password. Supervisor Password Set or change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility.... User Password Set or change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to enable or disable support for the administrator account. Z270 Extreme4 ...
...password for the user account. Leave it blank and press enter to change the password for Windows 8.1 Secure Boot. Users are unable to remove the password. Secure Boot Use this item to remove the password. Supervisor Password Set or change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility.... User Password Set or change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to enable or disable support for the administrator account. Z270 Extreme4 ...
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...or configure the AddOn ROM if you to be turned on or off when the system boots up. Disable for faster boot speed. 86 English Boot From Onboard LAN Allow the system to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout Configure the number of seconds to show normal POST messages.... Bootup Num-Lock Select whether Num Lock should be waked up . Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to wait for the setup hot key. 4.10 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you 've enabled Full Screen Logo. Please note...
...or configure the AddOn ROM if you to be turned on or off when the system boots up. Disable for faster boot speed. 86 English Boot From Onboard LAN Allow the system to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout Configure the number of seconds to show normal POST messages.... Bootup Num-Lock Select whether Num Lock should be waked up . Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to wait for the setup hot key. 4.10 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you 've enabled Full Screen Logo. Please note...
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... settings. Select Legacy only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Z270 Extreme4 Boot Failure Guard Message If the computer fails to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM. Select Do not launch to... boot for faster boot speed. Select Do not launch to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Launch Video OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to not execute both ...
... settings. Select Legacy only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Z270 Extreme4 Boot Failure Guard Message If the computer fails to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM. Select Do not launch to... boot for faster boot speed. Select Do not launch to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Launch Video OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to not execute both ...