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1Q77M vProUser ManualVersion 1.0Published March 2012Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

106. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installatio

11 and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous c

12 servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and ash them without entering Windows OS. Please no

131.3 Motherboard Layout 1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 3 1155-Pin CPU Socket 4 CPU Fan Connecto

141.4 I/O Panel* There are two LEDs next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

15Chapter 2: InstallationThis is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6", 24.4 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

162.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket,

17Pin1alignment key alignment key Pin11155-Pin CPUStep 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge which is marked with a black

182.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type

192.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual

2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce

20Installing a DIMMPlease make sure to disconnect the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or system components.Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by

212.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.PCI slots: PCI slots are used to

222.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation GuideThis motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM. CrossFireXTM technology offers

23CrossFire BridgeStep 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-ics card on PCIE1slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub

24 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior

25 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFireTM”, the CrossFireXTM function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically re

262. If you have already installed the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor fun

27Surround Display FeatureThis motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and DisplayPort) and

28 For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display Settings” tab

29USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray) 2.9 ASRock Smart Remote Installation GuideASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock mother

3Contents1 Introduction ... 51.1 Package Contents ...

30* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock's website for the motherboard support list: http:

312.10 Jumpers SetupThe illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is p

322.11 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Plac

33USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.13, No. 25) two USB 2.0 headers on this mo

34 1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

35 The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity L

36 Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the

37Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module.(see p.13, No. 30)TPM Header This connector supports a(17-pin

382.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks InstallationThis motherboard adopts Intel® Q77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Se

392.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA / SATA2 HDDsThis motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA / SATA2 in RAID / AHCI mode. The Intel® Q7

43 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 453.1 Introduction ...

40 Caution1. Without the SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even though some SATA / S

41 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD:Points of attention, before you process Hot Plug:Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Plu

422.17 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers com

432.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

44Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ functionSTEP 1: Set Up UEFI.A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Congurati

45Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on the

463.1.2 Navigation KeysPlease check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description

473.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.CPU CongurationCPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio va

48Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to congure short duration power limit in watts. The default value is [Auto].Primary Plane Current Limit

49DRAM tRPUse this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].DRAM tRASUse this item to change RAS# Activ

5Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock Q77M vPro motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent

50 Use this item to enable or disable MRC Fast Boot. The default is [Enabled].Voltage CongurationCPU Core Voltage Offset Use this to select CPU Cor

51Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the congurations for the

523.4.1 CPU ConfigurationIntel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that sup-ports Hyper-Thr

53 to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious s

543.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graph

553.4.3 South Bridge ConfigurationOnboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the

563.4.4 Storage ConfigurationSATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.SATA Mode Selection This item is for

573.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start TechnologyIntel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R)

583.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect TechnologyIntel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Technol

593.4.7 AMT ConfigurationIntel AMT Use this item to enable/disable Intel(R) Active Management Technology BIOS Extension.BIOS Hotkey Pressed

61.2 Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Supports 3rd and 2nd G

603.4.8 Super IO ConfigurationSerial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set

613.4.9 ACPI ConfigurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will e

62OMG(Online Management Guard) Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specied times via OMG. You may

633.4.10 USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 ControllerUse this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 ControllerUse this item to enab

643.4.11 Trusted ComputingTPM SupportEnable or disable BIOS support for security device.

653.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the param

663.6 Boot ScreenIn this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

673.7 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it

683.8 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, the following message “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” will pop-

69Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vi

7 Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU - Max. shared memory 1760MB (see CAUTION 9) - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-

70Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI ModeThis motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (&g

71Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID ModeThis motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (&g

72If you install Windows® 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit on a large hard disk (ex. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take more time to boot into Windows® or in

73B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service. a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applica

74 c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”.C. Reboot your system.D. After reboot, please start to install motherboard drivers and utili

8 - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x Print port header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x Power LED header - 1 x TPM header - CPU/Chassis/Power FA

9CAUTION!1. Due to chipset limitations, overclocking is not supported.2. About the settings of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 52.3.