ASRock Z97 Extreme6/3.1 [32/111] Smart switches

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Z97 Extreme6/3.1

2.7 Smart Switches

e motherboard has four smart switches: Power Switch, Reset Switch, Clear CMOS

Switch and one BIOS Selection Switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/o the

system, reset the system, clear the CMOS values or boot from dierent BIOS.

Power Switch

(PWRBTN)

(see p.7, No. 20)

Power Switch allows users

to quickly turn on/o the

system.

Reset Switch

(RSTBTN)

(see p.7, No. 21)

Reset Switch allows

users to quickly reset the

system.

Clear CMOS Switch

(CLRCBTN)

(see p.9, No. 16)

Clear CMOS Switch

allows users to quickly

clear the CMOS values.

BIOS Selection Switch

(BIOS_SEL1)

(see p.7 No. 19)

BIOS Selection Switch allows

the system to boot from either

BIOS A or BIOS B.

Power

Reset

is function is workable only when you power o your computer and unplug the power

supply.

is motherboard has two BIOS chips, a primary BIOS (BIOS_A) and a backup BIOS (BIOS_

B), which enhances the safety and stability of your system. Normally, the system will work

on the primary BIOS. However, if the primary BIOS is corrupted or damaged, just ip the

BIOS Selection Switch to “B”, then the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot.

Aer that, use “Secure Backup UEFI” in the UEFI Setup Utility to duplicate a working copy

of the BIOS les to the primary BIOS to ensure normal system operation. For safety issues,

users are not able to update the backup BIOS manually. Users may refer to the BIOS LEDs

(BIOS_A_LED or BIOS_B_LED) to identify which BIOS is currently activated.