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...-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in , 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card ASRock Reminds You... Chapter 3 and 4 contains the configuration guide to AHCI mode. 5 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS...
...-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in , 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card ASRock Reminds You... Chapter 3 and 4 contains the configuration guide to AHCI mode. 5 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS...
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... to infringe. Products and corporate names appearing in this installation guide may cause undesired operation. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this device must accept any defect or error in Perchlorate Best..., a toxic substance controlled in the guide or product. With respect to the owners' benefit, without written consent of ASRock Inc. "Perchlorate Material-special handling may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this guide are used only for a particular purpose...
... to infringe. Products and corporate names appearing in this installation guide may cause undesired operation. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this device must accept any defect or error in Perchlorate Best..., a toxic substance controlled in the guide or product. With respect to the owners' benefit, without written consent of ASRock Inc. "Perchlorate Material-special handling may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this guide are used only for a particular purpose...
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...LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN3 33 PCIE1 Z77 Extreme3 32 AUDIO CODEC PCIE2 10 PCI Express 3.0 CMOS Battery Intel 11 ErP/EuP Ready 31 PCI1 Z77 Super I/O X X X Fast USB Fast RAM Fast LAN ... USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3, Black) 27 Front Panel Audio Header 10 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) (HD_AUDIO1, Black) 11 Intel Z77 Chipset 28 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Black) 12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1, Gray) 29 PCI Slot (PCI2, Black...PLED1) 34 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English
...LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN3 33 PCIE1 Z77 Extreme3 32 AUDIO CODEC PCIE2 10 PCI Express 3.0 CMOS Battery Intel 11 ErP/EuP Ready 31 PCI1 Z77 Super I/O X X X Fast USB Fast RAM Fast LAN ... USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3, Black) 27 Front Panel Audio Header 10 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) (HD_AUDIO1, Black) 11 Intel Z77 Chipset 28 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Black) 12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1, Gray) 29 PCI Slot (PCI2, Black...PLED1) 34 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English
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... table below for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line In or (No. 8) (No. 5) (No. 4) Side Speaker (No. 7) 2 V -- -- -- 4 V V -- -- 6 V V V -- 8 V V V V English 3 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard
... table below for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line In or (No. 8) (No. 5) (No. 4) Side Speaker (No. 7) 2 V -- -- -- 4 V V -- -- 6 V V V -- 8 V V V V English 3 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard
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After restarting your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you will find "Mixer" tool on your computer, you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use front panel audio. English 4 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to the front panel audio header.
After restarting your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you will find "Mixer" tool on your computer, you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use front panel audio. English 4 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to the front panel audio header.
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...found in the user manual presented in , 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card ASRock Reminds You... For the BIOS setup, please refer to AHCI mode. Introduction Thank ...and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be available on ASRock website as well. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in the Support CD. More detailed information...
...found in the user manual presented in , 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card ASRock Reminds You... For the BIOS setup, please refer to AHCI mode. Introduction Thank ...and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be available on ASRock website as well. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in the Support CD. More detailed information...
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...3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000 - shared memory 1760MB English 6 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU. - Pixel Shader...PCIE 3.0 is only supported with processors which are GPU integrated. - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics - ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time) (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU...
...3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000 - shared memory 1760MB English 6 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU. - Pixel Shader...PCIE 3.0 is only supported with processors which are GPU integrated. - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics - ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time) (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU...
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... - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions English 7 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports HDCP function with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC...
... - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions English 7 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports HDCP function with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC...
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... Multimedia Suite - CPU Temperature Sensing - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 4) ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +...
... Multimedia Suite - CPU Temperature Sensing - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 4) ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +...
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...Overclocking may be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party overclocking tools. ASRock XFast RAM is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in EDID. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual ... time. Deep Color mode will be less than 4GB for the reservation for possible damage caused by overclocking. English 9 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Besides, with 64-bit CPU, there is required) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www...
...Overclocking may be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party overclocking tools. ASRock XFast RAM is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in EDID. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual ... time. Deep Color mode will be less than 4GB for the reservation for possible damage caused by overclocking. English 9 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Besides, with 64-bit CPU, there is required) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www...
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...memory space that cannot be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. 10 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English In Hardware Monitor, it shows the fan speed and temperature for your friends. Your friends then can reduce the number of your... readings of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system performance. ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other ...
...memory space that cannot be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. 10 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English In Hardware Monitor, it shows the fan speed and temperature for your friends. Your friends then can reduce the number of your... readings of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for optimal system performance. ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other ...
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... view for a more personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are transferring currently. 11 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which data streams you are exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that combines your most visited web..., less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you keep in games. ASRock APP Charger. LAN Application Prioritization: You can lower the latency in touch with friends on...
... view for a more personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are transferring currently. 11 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which data streams you are exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that combines your most visited web..., less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you keep in games. ASRock APP Charger. LAN Application Prioritization: You can lower the latency in touch with friends on...
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...fear of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. Please note that you can autodetect the latest UEFI from our servers. ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is a useful tool included in graphical UEFI. And it reduces the frequency of accessing your USB... in order to update their PC. Please note that it also boosts the speed of your SSDs or HDDs in UEFI setup. 12 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English It fully utilizes the memory space that users are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specifi...
...fear of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. Please note that you can autodetect the latest UEFI from our servers. ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is a useful tool included in graphical UEFI. And it reduces the frequency of accessing your USB... in order to update their PC. Please note that it also boosts the speed of your SSDs or HDDs in UEFI setup. 12 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English It fully utilizes the memory space that users are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specifi...
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... This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used. 13 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English The unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a lot more amusing. VIRTU Universal MVP includes the base features of system... will power on automatically to your PC, even when the PC is a blend of Virtu Universal technology, which are GPU integrated. ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is turned off (or in the flow between the CPU, GPU and the display. It also features Virtual Vsync...
... This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used. 13 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English The unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a lot more amusing. VIRTU Universal MVP includes the base features of system... will power on automatically to your PC, even when the PC is a blend of Virtu Universal technology, which are GPU integrated. ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is turned off (or in the flow between the CPU, GPU and the display. It also features Virtual Vsync...
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ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology can offer you a better environment by extinguishing the unessential LED. By enabling Good Night LED in BIOS, the Power / HDD / LAN LED will automatically switch off when system is on. Not only this, Good night LED will be switched off Power and Keyboard LED when the system enters into Standby / Hibernation mode as well. 14 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English
ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology can offer you a better environment by extinguishing the unessential LED. By enabling Good Night LED in BIOS, the Power / HDD / LAN LED will automatically switch off when system is on. Not only this, Good night LED will be switched off Power and Keyboard LED when the system enters into Standby / Hibernation mode as well. 14 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English
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... you install motherboard components or change any component, place it . board to secure the mother- Also remember to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 15 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English Do not over -tighten the screws! Unplug the power cord from the power supply. Before you handle the components. 3. Installation This is detached...
... you install motherboard components or change any component, place it . board to secure the mother- Also remember to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 15 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English Do not over -tighten the screws! Unplug the power cord from the power supply. Before you handle the components. 3. Installation This is detached...
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2.3 CPU Installation In order to provide the LGA 1155 CPU sockets more protection and make the installation process easier, ASRock has added a new protection cover on top of Intel® 1155-Pin CPUs with the new protection cover, please follow the steps below. Otherwise, ...-Pin CPU: Step 2-1. Step 2-2. Step 1-2. black line English Step 2. Orient the CPU with a black line. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. 16 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard For the installation of the load plate to replace the former PnP caps that were under the load plate. Hold the CPU by pressing...
2.3 CPU Installation In order to provide the LGA 1155 CPU sockets more protection and make the installation process easier, ASRock has added a new protection cover on top of Intel® 1155-Pin CPUs with the new protection cover, please follow the steps below. Otherwise, ...-Pin CPU: Step 2-1. Step 2-2. Step 1-2. black line English Step 2. Orient the CPU with a black line. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. 16 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard For the installation of the load plate to replace the former PnP caps that were under the load plate. Hold the CPU by pressing...
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... the load plate onto the IHS. Close the socket: Step 3-1. The cover must be placed if you wish to the orient keys. Step 3-2. English 17 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Step 2-3. Step 3. orientation key notch Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch 1155-Pin CPU alignment key 1155-Pin Socket Pin1 For proper installation, please...
... the load plate onto the IHS. Close the socket: Step 3-1. The cover must be placed if you wish to the orient keys. Step 3-2. English 17 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Step 2-3. Step 3. orientation key notch Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch 1155-Pin CPU alignment key 1155-Pin Socket Pin1 For proper installation, please...
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... of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for Socket LGA 1155/1156 CPU fan. 18 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_ FAN1, see page 2, No. 3 or CPU_FAN2, see page 2. Fan cables on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1...
... of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for Socket LGA 1155/1156 CPU fan. 18 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_ FAN1, see page 2, No. 3 or CPU_FAN2, see page 2. Fan cables on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1...
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... DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot; Some DDR3 1GB double-sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_ B2 slots. 19 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English If only one memory module on DDR3_B2 slot or two memory modules on this motherboard. 6. It is not allowed to install them in...
... DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot; Some DDR3 1GB double-sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_ B2 slots. 19 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard English If only one memory module on DDR3_B2 slot or two memory modules on this motherboard. 6. It is not allowed to install them in...