Description

ASRock Ultra M.2 Gen3 x4 32Gb/s Socket Provides You The Ultimate Speed!

Key features

Unique Feature
ASRock Super Alloy
XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
Premium Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
NexFET MOSFET
12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
Sapphire Black PCB
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4)
ASRock HDD Saver Technology
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock Cloud
ASRock APP Shop

CPU
Supports 5th Generation, New 4th and 4th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron Processors (Socket 1150)
Digi Power design
12 Power Phase design
Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs
Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Chipset
Intel Z97

Memory
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR3 3200+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

BIOS
2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics
Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics 4400/4600
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
Max. shared memory 1792MB
Three graphics output options: DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2
Supports Triple Monitor
Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2304) @ 24Hz
Supports DVI-I with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2304) @ 24Hz or 4K x 2K (3840×2160) @ 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-I, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

Audio
Premium Blu-ray Audio support
Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Supports Purity Sound 2
Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier
TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets)
Direct Drive Technology
EMI shielding cover
PCB isolate shielding
Supports DTS Connect

LAN
1 x Intel I218V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10/100/1000 Mb/s)
1 x Realtek RTL8111GR (PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s)
Supports Intel Remote Wake Technology (on Intel I218V)
Supports Wake-On-WAN (on Realtek RTL8111GR)
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Supports LAN Cable Detection (on Realtek RTL8111GR)
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Slots
2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4))
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE5: x2 mode)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
1 x mini-PCI Express Slot
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX
Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI
15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

Storage
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Intel Z97, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology
4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology (SATA3_A4 connector is shared with the eSATA port)
1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket (M2_2))*
1 x eSATA Connector by ASMedia ASM1061, supports NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)
1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2), supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)

Connector
1 x COM Port Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x Power LED Header
2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x HDD Saver Connector
1 x PCIe Power Connector
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector
2 x USB 2.0 Headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x Vertical Type A USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0 Headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x Dr. Debug with LED
1 x Power Switch with LED
1 x Reset Switch with LED
1 x BIOS Selection Switch

Rear Panel I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
1 x DVI-I Port
1 x HDMI Port
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
1 x eSATA Connector
2 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1042AE) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel Z97) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software and UEFI
ASRock A-Tuning
ASRock Disk Health Report
ASRock USB Key
ASRock APP Charger
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock Restart to UEFI
ASRock Full HD UEFI
ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
ASRock UEFI Guide
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
ASRock UEFI System Browser
ASRock UEFI Tech Service
ASRock Dehumidifier
ASRock Easy RAID Installer
ASRock Easy Driver Installer

Support CD
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Orbweb.ME Professional

Accessories
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
4 x SATA Data Cables
1 x HDD Saver Cable
2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
1 x Screw for mini-PCIe Slot

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
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Input Voltage, CPU Internal Voltages

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
High Density Glass Fabric PCB

OS
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certifications
FCC, CE, WHQL
ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)