Author: parsec
Subject: Z170 Extreme 7 first time asrock user questions
Posted: 12 Apr 2016 at 2:03pm
UEFI firmware has been in use for several years now, at least five years really. No PC mother board manufacture would use BIOS firmware at this time.
You can navigate the UEFI GUI type interface with just the arrow keys/cursor movement keys if you like. UEFI firmware simply allows the GUI type interface to be used, it is actually independent of UEFI firmware.
I began writing a long description of UEFI firmware, and how to actually use some of its features, but I realized you may not need those at all. It depends upon what you are using as your OS drive, what type of drive. I have no idea what that will be.
Since you are building a PC after not doing so for a while, you don't need added complications that may be unnecessary for the hardware you'll be using. We can tell you how to enable the UEFI features you need, IF you need them, in a few sentences, rather than paragraphs of explanations.
My thoughts on Secure Boot are irrelevant to you, if you know you need it and why. I don't use it now, but I could enable it in a few minutes because my OS installations are configured in the manner that Secure Boot requires.
You can use the drivers from the included disk just fine. Your potential need for the latest version of a particular driver depends upon the hardware you are using with the board. The drive or drives for the OS again are an example of that.
Either network port will be faster than any Internet provider's service will be able to provide. Speed wise they are rated the same. One is a standalone network chip, the other is just the PHY interface to the networking capabilities included in the Z170 chipset.
You can try the built in OC settings, but they tend to use higher than necessary voltages so they will work with a wide range of processor OC capabilities. Those settings can be good examples of what you need to do, but not as voltage limits.
Subject: Z170 Extreme 7 first time asrock user questions
Posted: 12 Apr 2016 at 2:03pm
UEFI firmware has been in use for several years now, at least five years really. No PC mother board manufacture would use BIOS firmware at this time.
You can navigate the UEFI GUI type interface with just the arrow keys/cursor movement keys if you like. UEFI firmware simply allows the GUI type interface to be used, it is actually independent of UEFI firmware.
I began writing a long description of UEFI firmware, and how to actually use some of its features, but I realized you may not need those at all. It depends upon what you are using as your OS drive, what type of drive. I have no idea what that will be.
Since you are building a PC after not doing so for a while, you don't need added complications that may be unnecessary for the hardware you'll be using. We can tell you how to enable the UEFI features you need, IF you need them, in a few sentences, rather than paragraphs of explanations.
My thoughts on Secure Boot are irrelevant to you, if you know you need it and why. I don't use it now, but I could enable it in a few minutes because my OS installations are configured in the manner that Secure Boot requires.
You can use the drivers from the included disk just fine. Your potential need for the latest version of a particular driver depends upon the hardware you are using with the board. The drive or drives for the OS again are an example of that.
Either network port will be faster than any Internet provider's service will be able to provide. Speed wise they are rated the same. One is a standalone network chip, the other is just the PHY interface to the networking capabilities included in the Z170 chipset.
You can try the built in OC settings, but they tend to use higher than necessary voltages so they will work with a wide range of processor OC capabilities. Those settings can be good examples of what you need to do, but not as voltage limits.