ASROCK H97M Pro4 User manual

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Version 1.0
Published April 2014
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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
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may cause undesired operation.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Unique Features 6
1.4 Motherboard Layout 10
1.5 I/O Panel 12
Chapter 2 Installation 14
2.1 Installing the CPU 15
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 19
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 21
2.5 Jumpers Setup 22
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23
2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 28
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 28
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 30
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 31
3.1 Installing Drivers 31
3.2 A-Tuning 32
3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 38
3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 43
3.5 ASRock Cloud 48

3.6 ASRock APP Shop 58
3.6.1 UI Overview 58
3.6.2 Apps 59
3.6.3 BIOS & Drivers 62
3.6.4 Setting 63
3.7 Start8 64
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 67
4.1 Introduction 67
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 67
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 68
4.2 Main Screen 69
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 70
4.4 Advanced Screen 79
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 80
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 82
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 84
4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 86
4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 87
4.4.6 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 88
4.4.7 Super IO Conguration 89
4.4.8 ACPI Conguration 90
4.4.9 USB Conguration 92
4.4.10 Trusted Computing 94
4.5 Tools 95

Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock H97M Pro4 motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s
commitment to quality and endurance.
In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard
and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the
soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock H97M Pro4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
• ASRock H97M Pro4 Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock H97M Pro4 Support CD
• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 98
4.7 Boot Screen 99
4.8 Security Screen 102
4.9 Exit Screen 103

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Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock H97M Pro4 motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s
commitment to quality and endurance.
In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard
and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the
soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock H97M Pro4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
• ASRock H97M Pro4 Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock H97M Pro4 Support CD
• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modica-
tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications
Platform • Micro ATX Form Factor
• All Solid Capacitor design
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
Unique
Feature
ASRock Super Alloy
• Premium Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to
iron powder choke)
• NexFETTM MOSFET
• Sapphire Black PCB
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock Cloud
ASRock APP Shop
CPU • Supports 4th Gen & 5th Generation Intel® Coreth Processors
(Socket 1150)
• Digi Power design
• 4 Power Phase design
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Chipset • Intel® H97
• Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 2.0
Memory • Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
• Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION)
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
Expansion
Slot
• 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)
• 2 x PCI Slots
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

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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.
• Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick
Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full
HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600
• Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
• Max. shared memory 1792MB
• ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
• Supports Triple Monitor
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant
HDMI monitor is required)
• Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D
and HDMI Ports
Audio • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892
Audio Codec)
• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
• ELNA Audio Caps
LAN • Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Giga PHY Intel® I218V
• Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE

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Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x D-Sub Port
• 1 x DVI-D Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
Connector • 1 x Print Port Header
• 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (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)
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 1 x underbolt AIC Connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD
Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD
Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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BIOS
Feature
• 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
• CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust-
ment
Support
CD
• Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Trial Version), Google
Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Kloudian
Orbweb.ME Professional (Win 8.1)
Hardware
Monitor
• CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
• CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by
CPU temperature)
• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
• CASE OPEN detection
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS • Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-
bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
Certica-
tions
• FCC, CE, WHQL
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjust-
ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-
party overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect 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.
Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operat-
ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock Super Alloy
is motherboard is specially designed with Super Alloy Technology for faster, sta-
bler, and more durable performance, including Premium Alloy Choke, NexFETTM
MOSFET, and Sapphire Black PCB.
ASRock Full Spike Protection
A technology consists of 3 unique features: Surge Protection, Lightning Protection,
and ESD Protection. By adding specialized ICs and reworking circuits, the onboard
USB ports, LAN ports, and MOSFETs in critical areas are all well protected from
surges, spikes, and electrostatic discharge.
ASRock Cloud
ASRock partners with Kloudian to make your mobile devices connect to your PC
seamlessly! ASRock Cloud allows you to get connected with your PC’s les, music,
photos, and video clips remotely with tablets anytime, anywhere.
* OrbWeb ME is provided by a third party. Restriction may apply and the oer is subject to change, termina-
tion or discontinuation by the third party without prior notice. Please visit the website for further details:
http://www.asrock.com/feature/cloud/index.html
ASRock APP Shop
ASRock APP Shop is designed for your convenience. We provide various apps and
support soware for users to download on the mainpage of APP Shop. You can eas-
ily optimize your system and keep your motherboard up to date with a few clicks.
ASRock A-Tuning
A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new
features and improved utilities.
ASRock Disk Health Report
Displaying detailed HDD information. You can check the model names, capacities,
temperatures, SMART info, health status, and other information of your HDDs
here.
ASRock USB Key
In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing
usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those
foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to
windows automatically!

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ASRock System Browser
ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices
connected.
ASRock APP Charger
Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
charge up to 40% faster than before on your computer. 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), Suspend to RAM
(S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power o (S5).
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast LAN provides faster internet access, which includes the benets
listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s
priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer
setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac
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 currently transferring.
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is included in F-Stream. It fully utilizes the memory space that
cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM
shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng 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.
ASRock Restart to UEFI
Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed
makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to
enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,
the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.
ASRock Full HD UEFI
All new Full HD UEFI with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. e UEFI should be de-
signed easy to use and setup. With Full HD resolution, now it is much easier and
clearer for all users to setup, optimize, and update their BIOS.

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ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
Another handy design in ASRock UEFI. You can select and add commonly used
BIOS options to “My Favorites” by clicking the asterisk icon at the upper right hand
corner of the screen. ese chosen options will show up on “My Favorites” page in
UEFI.
ASRock UEFI Guide
Need help to optimize your UEFI setting? Got lost among UEFI pages? Just select
“UEFI Guide”! e tutorial will explain every detailed setting and help you to cus-
tomize your UEFI easily.
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-
nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without
preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save
the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or
<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.
Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le
system.
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version
from our servers for you without entering Windows®OS. Please setup network
conguration before using Internet Flash.
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If
power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will
automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note
that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0
ports support this feature.
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access
at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of
internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing
OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required.

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ASRock UEFI Tech Service
Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request from the UEFI setup
utility if you are having trouble with your personal computer. Users may try to
choose the category of the issue they have encountered, describe the problem in
detail, and then attach an optional picture or log le for our technical support team.
ASRock Dehumidier Function
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling
“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer
will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Easy RAID Installer
ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from the
support CD to your USB storage device. Aer copying the RAID driver to your
USB storage device, please change “SATA Mode” to “RAID”, then you can start
installing the OS in RAID mode.
ASRock Easy Driver Installer
For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support
CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver
to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other
required drivers automatically.

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1.4 Motherboard Layout
Intel
H97
DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
ATX12V1
CMOS
Battery
Super
I/O
ATXPWR1
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB4
B: USB5
Top:
Central/Bass
Center:
REAR SPK
Top:
LINE IN
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
Optical
SPDIF
Bottom:
MIC IN
CLRCMOS1
1
1
SPEAKER1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
COM1
1
1
HD_AUDIO1
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SATA_0_1 SATA_2_3 SATA_4_5
CHA_FAN1
CHA_FAN2
PCI1
CPU_FAN1
CPU_FAN2
128Mb
BIOS
HDMI1
VGA1
DVI1
PCI2
USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
Audio
CODEC
PCIE1
PCI Express 3.0
PCIE2
PWR_FAN1
1
TPMS1
1
1
LPT1
CI1
RoHS
Front USB 3.0
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
Ps2
Keyboard/
Mouse
1
USB10_11
TB1
USB6_7
1
USB8_9
1

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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 USB 3.0 Header (USB10_11)
9 SATA3 Connector (SATA_4)
10 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3)
13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1)
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0)
15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
16 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
18 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)
19 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9)
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
21 TPM Header (TPMS1)
22 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
23 Print Port Header (LPT1)
24 COM Port Header (COM1)
25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

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1.5 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 8 Microphone (Pink)
2 D-Sub Port 9 Optical SPDIF Out Port
3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 10 USB 3.0 Ports (USB45)
4 Central / Bass (Orange) 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB23)
5 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 HDMI Port
6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 DVI-D Port
7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 14 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
14 101112
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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
** If you use a 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.
Audio Output
Channels
Front Speaker
(No. 7)
Rear Speaker
(No. 5)
Central / Bass
(No. 4)
Line In
(No. 6)
2V -- -- --
4V V -- --
6V V V --
8V V V V
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port
To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “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 the Rear Speaker, Central/
Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front
panel audio.

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is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
• Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard
components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard
components.
• In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
• Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
• Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
in the bag that comes with the components.
• When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
Chapter 2 Installation