ASRock Z77 OC Formula: 1. Introduction
1. Introduction: ASRock Z77 OC Formula
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock Z77 OC Formula motherboard, a reliable moth-
erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers
excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to
quality and endurance.
This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found
in the user manual presented in the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-
tice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may nd
the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for specic information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock Z77 OC Formula Motherboard
(CEB Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm)
ASRock Z77 OC Formula Quick Installation Guide
ASRock Z77 OC Formula Support CD
6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel
4 x HDD Screws
6 x Chassis Screws
1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
10 x OC Stands
GELID GC-Extreme Thermal Compound
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ASRock Reminds You...
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To get better performance in Windows
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
/ Vista
64-
bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Conguration to
AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in our
support CD for details.
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1.2 Specifications
Platform - CEB Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm
- Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made
high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
OC Formula Kit OC Formula Power Kit
- Digi Power
- Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) (see CAUTION 1)
- Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter different noise by 3 different
capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)
- Premium Alloy Choke (Reduce 70% core loss compare to
iron powder choke)
OC Formula Connector Kit
- Hi-Density Power Connector
- 15μGold Finger (CPU and memory sockets)
OC Formula Cooling Kit
- Twin-Power Cooling (Combine active air cooling and water
cooling)
- 8 Layer PCB
- 4 x 2oz copper
- GELID GC-Extreme Thermal Compound
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CPU - Supports 3
and 2
Generation Intel
Core
i7 / i5 / i3 in
LGA1155 Package
- 12 + 4 Power Phase Design
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- Supports Intel
Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
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- Supports Intel
K-Series unlocked CPU
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 2)
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Chipset - Intel
Z77
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- Supports Intel
Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect
Technology
Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3)
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 3000+(OC)/2800(OC)/2666(OC)/2400(OC)/
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2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered
memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION 4)
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- Supports Intel
Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2
Expansion Slot - 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16
(PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) or dual at x8/x8 mode)
(see CAUTION 5)
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* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with Intel
Ivy Bridge CPU. With
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Intel
Sandy Bridge CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE5: x4 mode)
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x 1 slots
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- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX
, 3-Way CrossFireX
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- Supports NVIDIA
Quad SLI
and SLI
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Graphics * Intel
HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
be supported only with processors which are GPU
integrated.
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- Supports Intel
HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel
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Sync Video 2.0, Intel
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3D, Intel
Clear Video HD
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Technology, Intel
Insider
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HD Graphics 2500/4000
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- Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel
Ivy Bridge CPU.
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Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel
Sandy Bridge
CPU.
- Max. shared memory 1760MB (see CAUTION 6)
- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to
1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI
monitor is required) (see CAUTION 7)
- Supports HDCP function with HDMI port
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback
with HDMI port
Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection
(Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray audio support
LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Broadcom BCM57781
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
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- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
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- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front
Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8)
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SATA3 - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel
Z77, support 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 connectors by Marvell SE9172, support
RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug”
functions
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USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Intel
Z77, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0
up to 5Gb/s
- 4 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ188H, support
USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
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- 1 x Front USB 3.0 header by Intel
Z77 (supports 2 USB 3.0
ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
Connector - 4 x SATA2 3.0 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
- 6 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
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- V-Probe
: 2 x 7-set of onboard voltage measurement points
laid
- 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
- 4 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 3 x 3-pin)
- 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)
- 1 x MOS Fan connector (3-pin)
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
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- SLI/XFire power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
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- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- Rapid OC Button: +/- buttons to adjust OC frequency
- 1 x PCIe ON/OFF Switch
- 1 x Post Status Checker (PSC) (see CAUTION 9)
BIOS Feature - 2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
(1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Recovery Backup BIOS)
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage
Multi-adjustment
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX
Multimedia Suite - OEM
Unique Feature - Formula Drive (see CAUTION 10)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 11)
- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 12)
- ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 13)
- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 14)
- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 15)
- ASRock XFast RAM (see CAUTION 16)
- ASRock Crashless BIOS (see CAUTION 17)
- ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
(see CAUTION 18)
- ASRock Internet Flash (see CAUTION 19)
- ASRock UEFI System Browser
- ASRock Dehumidier Function (see CAUTION 20)
- ASRock Interactive UEFI
- NickShih’s OC Prole (see CAUTION 21)
- Fine-Tuning V-Controller (see CAUTION 22)
- Timing Congurator
- Lucid Virtu Universal MVP (see CAUTION 23)
* Lucid Virtu Universal MVP can be supported only with
processors which are GPU integrated.
- Hybrid Booster:
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 24)
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- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Good Night LED
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Hardware - CPU/Chassis/Power/MOS Temperature Sensing
Monitor - CPU/Chassis/Power/MOS Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis/MOS Quiet Fan (Allows Chassis Fan Speed
Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)
- CPU/Chassis/MOS Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Multi Thermal Sensor
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
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OS - Microsoft
Windows
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
/ Vista
64-bit /
XP / XP 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 25)
Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
(see CAUTION 26)
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com
WARNING
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using
third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system’s stability, or
even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be
done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage
caused by overclocking.
CAUTION!
1. Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) is an innovative new design of MOSFETs.
The silicon die area is doubled by stacking two dies into a MOSFET. The
larger the die area, the lower Rds(on). Compared to traditional discrete
MOSFET, DSM can provide larger die area and lower Rds(on), so the
power supply for CPU Vcore is more efcient.
2. About the settings of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page
69 of the “User Manual” in the support CD.
3. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before
you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 18 for proper installation.
4. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be
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less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows
7 /
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Vista
/ XP. For Windows
OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limita-
tion. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Win-
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dows
cannot use.
5. Only PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots support Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Ex-
press in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge CPU. If you install a
Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2
speed.
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6. The maximum shared memory size is dened by the chipset vendor and
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is subject to change. Please check Intel
website for the latest informa-
tion.
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7. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows
7 64-bit /
7. Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc
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in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows
7 64-bit / 7 / Vista
64-bit /
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Vista
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8. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-chan-
nel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3
for proper connection.
9. Post Status Checker (PSC) diagnoses the computer when users power
on the machine. It emits a red light to indicate whether the CPU, memory,
VGA or storage is dysfunctional. The lights go off if the four mentioned
above are functioning normally.
10. Formula Drive is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune different system functions
in a user-friendly interface, which is including Hardware Monitor, Fan-
tastic Tuning, Overclocking, OC DNA, IES, XFast RAM and Multi Thermal
Sensor. In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system.
In Fan-tastic Tuning, it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to
adjust. In Overclocking, you are allowed to overclock CPU frequency for
optimal system performance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC settings
as a prole and share with your friends. Your friends then can load the
OC prole to their own system to get the same OC settings. In IES, you
can enjoy the intelligent power saving feature. In XFast RAM, it fully
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utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows
OS 32-
bit CPU. It also shortens the loading time of previously visited websites,
making web surfing faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of
Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage is that it reduces
the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their
lifespan. In Multi Thermal Sensor, it provides users the temperature
of various parts of the motherboard graphically, so that users may
precisely keep track and control of the temperature of each parts of their
motherboard when overclocking. Please visit our website for the opera- Please visit our website for the opera-
tion procedures of Formula Drive.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
11. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS
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without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows
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this utility, you can press the <F6> key during the POST or the <F2>
key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.
Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive,
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oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few
clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated
ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must
use FAT32/16/12 le system.
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12. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,
such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solu-
tion for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply install the APP Charger
driver, it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer
and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to
quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports
continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Sus-
pend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP
Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging ex-
perience.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp
13. ASRock SmartView, a new function for internet browsers, is the smart
start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history,
your Facebook friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced
view for a more personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are
exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that helps you
keep in touch with friends on-the-go. To use ASRock SmartView feature,
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please make sure your OS version is Windows
7 / 7 64 bit / Vista
/
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Vista
64 bit, and your browser version is IE8.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp
14. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The
performance may depend on the properties of the device.
15. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes
the benets listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can cong-
ure your application’s priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower
Latency in Game: After setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower
the latency in games. Trafc Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos
and download simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With
the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are
transferring currently.
16. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into Formula Drive.
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It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows
OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previ-
ously visited websites, making web surng faster than ever. And it also
boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage
of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your
SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.
17. ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear
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of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock
Crashless BIOS will automatically nish the BIOS update procedure after
regaining power. Please note that BIOS les need to be placed in the root
directory of your USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.
18. Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet
access at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and
ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order to pre-
vent users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to
modify the system time are required.
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19. ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates
from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest
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UEFI from our servers and ash them without entering Windows
OS.
Please note that you must be running on a DHCP congured computer in
order to enable this function.
20. Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling
“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the com-
puter will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering
S4/S5 state.
21. NickShih’s OC Prole is an BIOS option which shows how Nick, the glob-
al OC champion overclocks this motherboard. It provides a convenient
and efcient way with users to use Nick’s OC setting which simplies the
complicated overclocking process.
22. Besides the conventional voltage conguration options in the UEFI Setup
Utility, Fine-Tuning V-Controller is a new collection of voltage ne tuning
options for overclockers who wish to pursuit extremes.
23. VIRTU Universal MVP includes the base features of Virtu Universal
technology, which virtualizes integrated GPU and discrete GPU for best
of breed functionality. It also features Virtual Vsync™ for no-compromise
visual quality. With the added benefits of HyperFormance technology,
VIRTU Universal MVP improves game performance by intelligently re-
ducing redundant rendering tasks in the ow between the CPU, GPU and
the display.
24. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the moth-
erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back
again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease
between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
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25. ASRock XFast RAM is not supported by Microsoft
Windows
XP / XP
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64-bit. Intel
Smart Connect Technology and Intel
USB 3.0 ports are not
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supported by Microsoft
Windows
Vista
/ Vista
64-bit / XP / XP 64-
bit.
26. EuP stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by the
European Union to define the power consumption for the completed
system. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system
should be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standards,
an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required.
According to Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet
the standard of 5v, and the standby power efciency should be higher
than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power sup-
ply selection, we recommend you to check with the power supply manu-
facturer for more details.
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Оглавление
- Motherboard Layout
- I/O Panel
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation
- 3. BIOS Information
- 1. Einführung
- 2. BIOS-Information
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Informations sur le BIOS
- 1. Introduzione
- 2. Informazioni sul BIOS
- 1. Introducción
- 2. BIOS Información
- 1. Введение
- 2. Информация о BIOS
- 1. Giriş
- 2. BIOS Bilgileri
- 1. 제품소개
- 2. 시스템 바이오스 정보
- 1. 主板簡介
- 2. BIOS 信息
- 1. 主機板簡介
- 2. BIOS 訊息
- 1. Penjelasan
