English, Fatal1ty z77 performance series motherboard – ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Performance User Manual
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Fatal1ty Z77 Performance Series Motherboard
English
3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be
less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows
®
7 /
Vista
TM
/ 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-
dows
®
cannot use.
4. Only PCIE1 slot supports Gen 3 speed. To run the PCI Express 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.
5. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and
is subject to change. Please check Intel
®
website for the latest informa-
tion.
6. You can choose to use two of the three monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D and 
 
HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time. Besides, with the
DVI-to-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the same features as
HDMI port.
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 
in EDID. HBR is supported under Windows
®
7 64-bit / 7 / Vista
TM
64-bit /
Vista
TM
.
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 5 
for proper connection.
9. F-Stream is an all-in-one tool to fine-tune different system functions in a
user-friendly interface, which currently includes Hardware Monitor, Fan 
Control, Overclocking, OC DNA, Mouse Polling and IES. In the Hardware 
Monitor mode, F-Stream shows the major readings of your system. In 
Fan Control mode, F-Stream shows the fan speed and temperature for 
you to adjust. In Overclocking Control mode, F-Stream allows you to 
overclock the CPU frequency for optimal system performance. In OC 
DNA mode, you can save your OC settings as a profile and share them 
with your friends. Your friends can then load the OC profile in to their own 
system to get the same OC settings. In Mouse Polling mode, F-Stream 
allows you to adjust the mouse polling rate of the Fatal1ty Mouse port to 
add a professional level mouse configuration. In IES (Intelligent Energy 
Saver) mode, the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output 
phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacri-
ficing computing performance.
10. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS 
without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows
®
. With
this utility, you can press the 
key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. 
Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, 
floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few 
clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated
