ASRock Z77M: instruction

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Motherboard Layout

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

19 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Black)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

20 Consumer Infrared Module Header

4 1155-Pin CPU Socket

(CIR1, Gray)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Black)

(DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Black)

22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

23 Print Port Header (LPT1, Black)

7 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_0_1, Black)

24 COM Port Header (COM1)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, Gray)

25 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, Gray)

26 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Black)

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10 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Black)

27 PCI Slots (PCI1-2, Black)

11 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Black)

28 HDMI_SPDIF Header

12 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_4, Black)

(HDMI_SPDIF1, Black)

13 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_5, Black)

29 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Black)

14 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb)

30 Front Panel Audio Header

15 Intel Z77 Chipset

(HD_AUDIO1, Black)

16 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Black)

31 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

17 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1, Black)

32 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

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I/O Panel

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1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 9 Front Speaker (Lime)

2 D-Sub Port (VGA1) 10 Microphone (Pink)

3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)

* 4 LAN RJ-45 Port 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 HDMI Port (HDMI1)

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 DVI-D Port (DVI1)

7 Optical SPDIF Out Port 15 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

8 Line In (Light Blue)

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED

indications.

LAN Port LED Indications

ACT/LINK

SPEED

LED

LED

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

LAN Port

**

If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.

See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line in

(No. 9) (No. 6) (No. 5) (No. 8)

2 V -- -- --

4 V V -- --

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6 V V V --

8 V V V V

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To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will nd “Mixer” tool on your system.

Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click

“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA

Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek

HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.

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