ASRock Forums : Z170M-ITX/ac https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:16:40 +0000 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:27:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3607 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : Your board and most if not all...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17861&title=z170mitx-ac#17861 Author: parsec
Subject: 3607
Posted: 18 Oct 2016 at 12:27am

Your board and most if not all ASRock boards do not have an option to disable the USB 3.0 ports.

But there is another problem, that is unique to Intel's new 100 series chipsets, including the Z170, so this applies to your board.

The Intel 100 series chipsets do not use USB 2.0 drivers at all. They only use USB 3.0 drivers for ALL of the USB ports, including the USB 2.0 ports.

These are examples of the Windows Device Manager entries for the USB 2.0 ports on my ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ board:



Note that these are the Generic USB hubs/ports, and the driver is USBHUB3.SYS.

That's why JZ asked if you were installing Windows 7. Windows 7 does not have a built in USB 3.0 driver, so when installing it on a Z170, or any other Intel 100 series chipset board, none of the USB ports will work during the installation. A USB 3.0 driver must be added to the Windows 7 installation files in order to get any of the USB ports working, including the USB 2.0 ports. ASRock and other mother board manufactures provide a tool to add a USB 3.0 driver to the Windows 7 installation media because of this situation.

It seems the same situation is happening with XOS Sierra, the lack of a USB 3.0 driver. Disabling the USB 3.0 ports on your board will not make any difference, since the only USB driver a Z170, etc, board will use is a USB 3.0 driver, for ALL of the USB ports.

This is NOT an ASRock issue, it is caused by Intel's new method of only using a USB 3.0 driver for all of the USB ports. Windows 7 users were surprised by this, and now we can add XOS Sierra to that list.

Unless there is some way to add a USB 3.0 driver to your XOS Sierra installation media, it simply will not work, sorry to say.

]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:27:27 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17861&title=z170mitx-ac#17861 <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : I look at me tomorrow times the...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17855&title=z170mitx-ac#17855 Author: J Z
Subject: 3607
Posted: 17 Oct 2016 at 9:53pm

I look at me tomorrow times the board BIOS exactly.]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:53:00 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17855&title=z170mitx-ac#17855 <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : Yes, I have tried black as well.Manuals...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17851&title=z170mitx-ac#17851 Author: cygan
Subject: 3607
Posted: 17 Oct 2016 at 9:36pm

Yes, I have tried black as well. 
Manuals in network advise to Disable USB 3.0. 
Few people have described similar problem and the solutions was to turn off USB 3.0 in bios.
Although XOS Sierra USB stick is in USB 2.0 port, active USB ports causes the problem. 
I am quite sure that disabling USB 3.0 in my case would solve the problem.
However, I have no idea how to do is in ASRock bios ?

]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:36:35 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17851&title=z170mitx-ac#17851 <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : About PS/2 are located in black...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17847&title=z170mitx-ac#17847 Author: J Z
Subject: 3607
Posted: 17 Oct 2016 at 9:06pm

About PS/2 are located in black USB2 ports.

Instructions for SierraOS are many on Google.]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:06:30 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17847&title=z170mitx-ac#17847 <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : Yes, all of them, with USB Legacy...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17846&title=z170mitx-ac#17846 Author: cygan
Subject: 3607
Posted: 17 Oct 2016 at 8:55pm

Yes, all of them, with USB Legacy option Enable and Auto.]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:55:59 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17846&title=z170mitx-ac#17846 <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : Already tried all usb-ports? ...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17845&title=z170mitx-ac#17845 Author: J Z
Subject: 3607
Posted: 17 Oct 2016 at 8:24pm

Already tried all usb-ports?]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:24:26 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17845&title=z170mitx-ac#17845 <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : Hello JZ,I am trying to install...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17844&title=z170mitx-ac#17844 Author: cygan
Subject: 3607
Posted: 17 Oct 2016 at 7:52pm

Hello JZ,

I am trying to install XOS Sierra. Installation process stuck in USB drivers loading.

Cheers
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:52:11 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17844&title=z170mitx-ac#17844 <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : Hi @cygan,Not necessaryWhy, install...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17843&title=z170mitx-ac#17843 Author: J Z
Subject: 3607
Posted: 17 Oct 2016 at 6:46pm

Hi @cygan,

Not necessary

Why, install Windows 7 ?]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:46:07 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17843&title=z170mitx-ac#17843 <![CDATA[Z170M-ITX/ac : Hi,I am trying to find out how...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3607&PID=17810&title=z170mitx-ac#17810 Author: cygan
Subject: 3607
Posted: 17 Oct 2016 at 2:03pm

Hi,

I am trying to find out how to disable USB 3.0 in bios and can't find this option. Need that to instal another OS.
Does anyone have idea how to do this ??

Thanks for help

Cheers

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