Description

A high-end Z97 mini-ITX MB boasts 2T2R 802.11ac WiFi, M.2 socket, and SATA Express interface.

Unique Features
ASRock Super Alloy
Premium 60A CPU Choke
Premium Memory 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 802.11ac WiFi
ASRock HDMI-In
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
6 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
2 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: 16GB*
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS
64Mb 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-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

*Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

**Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.

***Intel InTru 3D is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.

Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support
Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
Supports DTS Connect

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 Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Wireless LAN
Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
Supports high speed wireless connections up to 867Mbps
2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

Slots
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)
1 x mini-PCI Express Slot: For WiFi + BT Module
15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

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
1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket)*
1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)

*Support to be announced.

Connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x Front Panel Audio 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))

Rear Panel I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
1 x DVI-I Port
1 x HDMI-Out Port
1 x HDMI-In Port
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
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)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software and UEFI
Software
ASRock A-Tuning
ASRock Disk Health Report
ASRock USB Key
ASRock APP Charger
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock Restart to UEFI
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 (Win 8.1)

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
2 x SATA Data Cables
1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna
1 x Screw for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3
1 x Standoff for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3

Hardware Monitor
CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
CPU/Chassis 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

Form Factor
Mini-ITX 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)