ASRock Z77 Extreme4-m Motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 DDR3 DIMM USB3.0 Micro ATX

CPU

– Supports 3rd and 2nd Gen Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Xeon/Pentium/Celeron processors in LGA 1155 package

– Digitally powered

– 4 + 2 phase power supply design

– Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

– Supports Intel K-series unlocked multiplier processors

– Support Hyper-Threading technology

Chipset

-Intel Z77

– Intel Ivy Bridge supports Intel Quick Start and Smart Connect Technology

*Intel Smart Connect, Fast Startup Technology only supports Windows 7 or above.

RAM

– Dual channel DDR3 memory technology

– 4 x DDR3 memory slots

– Support DDR3 2800+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 (non-ECC), un-buffered memory

– Maximum system memory capacity: 32GB*

– Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 technology

*Due to operating system limitations, the actual memory that can be used under Windows 32-bit operating system will be less than 4GB. Using a 64-bit CPU under Windows 64-bit operating system does not have this limitation.

**To maximize system memory, install a 16 cell 8GB memory module.

BIOS

– 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

– Support "Plug and Play"

– Compliant with ACPI 1.1, supports Wake Up Events

– Support jumper-free

– Support SMBIOS 2.3.1

– IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA voltage multifunction regulator

Onboard graphics card

– Intel Ivy Bridge CPU supports Intel HD Graphics built-in visual technologies: Intel High Speed Video Sync 2.0, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics 2500/4000

– Intel Sandy Bridge CPU supports Intel HD Graphics built-in visual technologies: Intel High Speed Video Sync Technology, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX )

– Intel Ivy Bridge CPU supports Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11. Intel Sandy Bridge CPU supports Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1

– Intel Ivy Bridge CPU maximum shared display memory 1760MB. Intel Sandy Bridge CPU maximum shared display memory 1760MB

– Three display output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

– Support HDMI technology, maximum resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz

– Support DVI, maximum resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz

– Supports D-Sub, up to 2048×1536 @ 75Hz

– Supports HDMI port auto-sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) (Requires HDMI Compatible Display)

– Supports HDCP function via DVI and HDMI ports

– Supports 1080p Blu-ray Disc (BD) / HD-DVD HD playback via DVI and HDMI ports

*Only processors with built-in GPU can support Intel HD Graphics built-in visual technology and display output.

**Due to chipset limitations, Blu-ray playback with Intel HD Graphics only supports Windows 7 / Vista.

***Intel InTru 3D only supports Windows 7 / Windows 7 x64.

Sound effect

– 7.1 channel high definition audio with content protection function (Realtek ALC898 audio codec)

– Support high quality Blu-ray sound

local area network

– PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

– Realtek RTL8111E

– Support Wake-On-LAN function

– Support network cable detection

– Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

– Support PXE

Expansion slot

– 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single slot x16 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3) or dual slot x8/x8 mode)

– 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)

– 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

– Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX

– Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI

*PCIe 3.0 only supports 3rd Generation Intel Core i5 / i7 CPUs.

SATA3

– 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s ports powered by Intel Z77, supports RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" Pull" function

– 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s ports supported by ASMedia ASM1061, supports NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_A1 port shares resources with eSATA3 port)

USB 3.0

– 2 x rear USB 3.1 Gen1 ports, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

– 1 x Front USB 3.1 Gen1 header (supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Onboard interface

– 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s ports, supports RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions

– 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s ports

– 1 x Infrared header

– 1 x CIR header

– 1 x Printer Port Header

– 1 x COM port header

– 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

– 1 x Power LED Header

– 2 x CPU fan headers (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

– 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

– 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

– 24-pin ATX power connector

– 8-pin 12V power connector

– Front panel audio interface

– 3 x USB 2.0 pin headers (supports 6 USB 2.0 ports)

– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 header (supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)

I/O port on the rear panel

I/O panel

– 1 x PS/2 keyboard interface

– 1 x D-Sub connector

– 1 x DVI-D port

– 1 x HDMI port

– 1 x Optical SPDIF digital audio output port

– 4 x USB 2.0 ports

– 1 x eSATA3 port

– 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.1 Gen1 ports

– 1 x RJ-45 LAN connector LED indicator (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

– HD Audio Jacks: Rear / Center / Bass / Line In / Front / Mic

Dimension

– Micro ATX; 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm