ASROCK Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M series User Manual

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3.4.1 CPU Configuration
Intel Hyper Threading Technology
To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that sup-
ports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes
optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP / Vista
TM
/ 7 is required. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, Vista
TM
,
7, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the
installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.
Active Processor Cores
Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor
package. The default value is [All].
Enhance Halt State (C1E)
All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported
through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no
hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor
maintains the context of the system caches.
CPU C3 State Support
Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS.
CPU C6 State Support
Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS.
Package C State Support
Selected option will program into C State package limit register. The
default value is [Auto].
CPU Thermal Throttling
You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control
mechanism to keep the CPU from overheating.
No-Execute Memory Protection
No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement

ASROCK Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M series Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z77
CPU Socket	LGA 1155
Max Memory	32GB
Memory Standard	DDR3 2800+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066
PCI Slots	1
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC898
LAN Chipset	Broadcom BCM57781
Max. LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
Form Factor	Micro ATX
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Memory Slots	4
PCI Express x16	2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCI Express x1	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1
SATA 6Gb/s	4 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA 3Gb/s	4 x SATA 3Gb/s
USB 3.0	4 (2 rear, 2 via header)
USB 2.0	8 x USB 2.0 ports (4 on the rear panel, 4 via headers)
Audio	7.1 Channel HD Audio
LAN	Gigabit LAN
Dimensions	9.6" x 9.6"
Power Pin	24 Pin
Onboard Video Chipset	Depends on CPU (Intel HD Graphics)
Multi-GPU Support	NVIDIA SLI, AMD CrossFireX