Question 1

Does this comes with Windows 10? I'm confused. The specification part says Windows 10 is one of its features but it doesn't if the installation disk is included.

Accepted Answer

It does not come with Windows 10. I believe that it specifies Windows 10 because many of the new features for the new chipset are fully supported by Windows 10, where as older versions are less compatible

Question 2

Does it support Skylake Processors out of the box?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I paired it with i7-6700T and it worked fine without BIOS update.

Question 3

Does this motherboard support single RAM Stick? i want to buy a single 8GB DDR4 RAM https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232085 but will this motherboard work with single RAM Stick?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does. When I first got this motherboard one of my RAM sticks was dead and it worked great off of just one.

Question 4

I am using a 120mm case fan blowing onto a Corsair H60 liquid cooler but I'd like to hook up dual 120mm fans to improve overall air flow. This takes up both fan connectors on the board. Is there a way to hook up two more 120mm fans?

Accepted Answer

I had to buy a fan splitter from newegg. One of the 4-pin headers on the board is connected to my case fan. I split that connection to add a case fan at the rear of my case. The other 4-pin header is going to my CPU cooler. Fortunately, the splitter only costs a couple dollars.

Question 5

What CPU cooler will fit on this? I'm building in a Node 202, and I saw a review saying that the Cryorig c7 won't fit.

Accepted Answer

(On a secondary note, ASROCK is outfitting these with the older Intel 3160 AC600 wireless NGFF-format card.  That's the little NGFF format, not the larger M2 format cardlet.  Updating to the Intel 8265 NGFF (sub-$30) or the older 7265 NGFF (sub-$20) is worthwhile if you're using WiFi primarily.  The installation is sort of a hassle but the 'shield' has screws in the bottom of the motherboard, and then the card can be extracted with the shield.  Then pop open the shield, replace the li'l NGFF card, hook up the very tiny antenna wires, and plug the unit back into the motherboard.

Question 6

why is there 2 lan/ethernet ports? I'm curious to know why there are 2 ethernet/lan ports, when there could have been possibly 2 more usb 3.1 ports

Accepted Answer

There is an argument that, with the cooperative LAN equipment, data thru-put can be almost doubled.  Don't forget there's also built-in WiFi, so that's a third LAN driver set that's taking up segments of memory and CPU cycles.   For WiFi uses, however, I'd strongly urge the purchase of the Intel 8265.NGWMG mini-card as a replacement for the ASRock supplied Intel 3160 which is at best N300 speeds.

Question 7

Can you overclock the integrated graphics on K series CPUs on this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can, but even on a K series chip, you aren't going to be getting much overclocking out of the integrated graphics. I don't have a non-K CPU to check if it works on those as well, so you'll have to ask around elsewhere for that.

Question 8

will this board fit in a Mini STX case ( like the new SilverStone Technology Mini-STX Computer Case)?

Accepted Answer

After just googling stx form factor I don't think so. Stx seems to be an even smaller form factor. Plus the fact that it said it wants an external power supply (laptop I think). I am fairly sure that this will not fit.

Question 9

Can you use the motherboard's onboard HDMI video output, at the same time as using the video output (on another monitor) on a separate PCI-Express video card? If so, how would you do that?

Accepted Answer

Somewhere in the bios you can enable the Integrated graphics while there is a graphics card

Question 10

Has anyone out there tested board with a Xeon on it ? My Guess it would be fine but see nothing on there cpu support list for Xeons. Would make a nice little board for a Home Nas build.

Accepted Answer

Its an amd board....

Brand	ASRock
Model	Z270M-ITX/ac

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151
CPU Type	Celeron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Intel Core 6th Gen (LGA 1151) / Intel Core 7th Gen (LGA 1151) / Pentium
Supported CPU Technologies	Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * Not Compatible with Intel 8th Gen CPUs

Number of Memory Slots	2x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 3733+(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 3733+(OC) memory frequency can only be achieved when a single memory module is installed (Single channel memory).
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)* * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks.
Other Slots	1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* *If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled.
M.2	1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s) Supports Intel Optane Technology. Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks. Supports ASRock U.2 Kit.

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LAN Chipset	Intel I219-V
Second LAN Chipset	Intel I211V
Max LAN Speed	2 x 1Gbps
Wireless LAN	Intel 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle) Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth	Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Video Ports	1 x DVI-D Port
HDMI	2 x HDMI
RJ45	2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
USB 3.0	6 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
Audio Ports	HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Antenna Connectors	2 x Antenna Ports

Onboard USB	1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 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))
Other Connectors	1 x TPM Header 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)* 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)** 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Connector 1 x 8-pin 12V Power Connector 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. *The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

Form Factor	Mini ITX
Dimensions (W x L)	6.7" x 6.7"
Power Pin	24 Pin

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC892
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

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