User manual ASROCK Z77 EXTREME4-M

[. . . ] With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. [. . . ] The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. SATA2_2 (SATA3_A1_A2: see p. 14, No. 12) SATA3_A1 Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_A2 Serial ATA3 Connectors SATA2_4 SATA2_5 SATA2_3 These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. If the eSATA3 port on the rear I/O has been connected, the internal SATA3_A2 will not funtion. 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. USB 2. 0 Headers Besides two default USB 2. 0 (9-pin USB2_3) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p. 14, No. 25) three USB 2. 0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2. 0 header can support two USB 2. 0 ports. 39 (9-pin USB4_5) (see p. 14, No. 27) USB 3. 0 Header Besides four default USB 3. 0 (19-pin USB3_4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there is (see p. 14, No. 8) one USB 3. 0 header on this motherboard. This USB 3. 0 header can support two USB 3. 0 ports. Infrared Module Header (5-pin IR1) (see p. 14, No. 30) This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to (4-pin CIR1) connect the remote controller (see p. 14, No. 28) receiver. Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p. 14, No. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are matched correctly. Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p. 14, No. 22) Please connect the chassis speaker to this header. Power LED Header (3-pin PLED1) (see p. 14, No. 18) Please connect the chassis power LED to this header to indicate system power status. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED is off in S4 state or S5 state (power off). Chassis and Power Fan Connectors (4-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p. 14, No. 23) FAN_SPEED (3-pin CHA_FAN2) +12V GND (see p. 14, No. 24) FAN_SPEED +12V GND Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin. CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 and CHA_FAN3 supports Fan Control. (3-pin PWR_FAN1) (see p. 14, No. 9) FAN_SPEED +12V GND CPU Fan Connectors FAN_SPEED_CONTROL (4-pin CPU_FAN1) FAN_SPEED +12V (see p. 14, No. 3) GND 4 3 2 1 Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. 42 Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. [. . . ] Insert your Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit installation disc to the optical drive. Press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, please click “Load Driver”. D. Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; select “Browse” to find the RAID driver. [. . . ]