ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Owner's Manual
Version 1.0
Published March 2013
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Fatal1ty Story
Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually
played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or ve games o guys
who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young
age situations change rapidly. Because I’ve been blessed with great hand-eye coordination and
a grasp of mathematics (an important element in video gaming) I gravitated to that activity.
GOING PRO
I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional
League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one
of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me ew me to
Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost
none, and took rst place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world
in the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending
my title as the world’s best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand prize. From there
I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia,
Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, New York and St. Louis.
WINNING STREAK
I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL
Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally
dierent rst person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and
walked away with a new car. e next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament
2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it playing a
different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am
extremely proud.
At QuakeCon 2002, I faced o against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly
anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at Quakecon
2004, I became the World’s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very
challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.
Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world, winning
prizes and acclaim, including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New York City for
a $150,000 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the rst ever Lifetime
Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports-Award for “showing exceptional
sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime
representative of this young sport. He has become the gurehead for eSports worldwide”.
LIVIN’ LARGE
Since my rst big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling the
world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV,
ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy. I’m living
a dream by playing video games for a living. I’ve always been athletic and took sports like
hockey and football very seriously, working out and training hard. is discipline helps me
become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become
a professional.
A DREAM
Now, another dream is being realized – building the ultimate gaming computer, made
up of the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in
competitions…a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It’s all about
getting the computer processing faster and allowing more uid movement around the maps.
My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying
about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to
worry about my equipment. I want to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on
the game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the
planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.
Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel
The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1 ty logos and the Fatal1ty l ikeness are registered tradem arks of Fa tal1ty,
Inc., and are used under license. © 2013 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Unique Features 7
1.4 Motherboard Layout 11
1.5 I/O Panel 13
Chapter 2 Installation 15
2.1 Installing the CPU 16
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 19
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 20
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 22
2.5 Jumpers Setup 23
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 25
2.7 Smart Switches 30
2.8 Dr. Debug 31
2.9 Front USB 3.0 Panel Installation Guide 33
2.10 Rear USB 3.0 Bracket Installation Guide 35
2.11 Using the HDMI-In Port 36
2.12 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 39
2.12.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 39
2.12.2 Driver Installation and Setup 41
2.13 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 42
2.13.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 42
2.13.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 43
2.13.3 Driver Installation and Setup 44
2.14 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 45
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 46
3.1 Installing Drivers 46
3.2 F-Stream 47
3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 51
3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 56
3.5 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 61
3.5.1 Conguring and Using MeshCentral 61
3.5.2 Conguring and Using Splashtop 66
3.6 Start8 69
3.7 SBX Pro Studio Technology 72
3.8 XSplit Broadcaster 80
3.8.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 80
3.8.2 Recording Your Gameplay 83
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 84
4.1 Introduction 84
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 84
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 85
4.2 Main Screen 86
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 87
4.4 Advanced Screen 95
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 96
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 98
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 100
4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 102
4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 103
4.4.6 Super IO Conguration 104
4.4.7 ACPI Conguration 105
4.4.8 USB Conguration 107
4.5 Tools 108
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 111
4.7 Boot Screen 112
4.8 Security Screen 115
4.9 Exit Screen 116
Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series motherboard,
a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock ’s consistently stringent quality
control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.
In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard
and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the
soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for spe cic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock ’s website a s well.
ASRock website http://www.a srock .com.
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
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ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Support CD
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8 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) 1 to 1 Power Cables (Optional)
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1 x I/O Panel Shield
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1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
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1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5” HDD/SSD Rack
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4 x HDD Screws
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6 x Chassis Screws
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1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket
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1.2 Specications
Platform
A-Style
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ATX Form Factor
Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-
quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
Home Cloud
HDMI-In
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Gaming
Armor
CPU
Chipset
Memory
CPU Power
Hi-Density Power Connector
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Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
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Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter dierent noise by 3 dierent
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capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)
VGA Card
15μGold Finger in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
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Internet
Intel® LAN
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Cooling
2oz copper PCB
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Heat Pipe Design
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Supports 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /
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Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package
Digi Power Design
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12 Power Phase Design
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Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
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Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU
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Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
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Intel® Z87
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Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
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4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
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Supports DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/
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1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
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(see CAUTION)
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2
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Distortion-Free Slot
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Expansion
Slot
Graphics
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3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4: single
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at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE3); triple at x8
(PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE3) / x4 (PCIE4))
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
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1 x mini-PCI Express slot
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2 x PCI slots
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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and
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CrossFireXTM
Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI
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Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
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be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick
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Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full
HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
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Max. shared memory 1792MB
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Dual VGA Output: support HDMI and DisplayPort ports by
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independent display controllers
Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 4K ×
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2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz
Supports DisplayPort with ma x. resolution up to 4K × 2K
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(4096x2304) @ 24Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI
monitor is required)
Supports HDCP function with HDMI and DisplayPort ports
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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI
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and DisplayPort ports
TM
Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio
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Creative Sound Core3D quad-core sound and voice processor
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Supports SBX Pro Studio
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Supports CrystalVoice
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Supports Scout Mode
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Supports EAX1.0 to EAX5.0
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Premium Headset Amplier (PHA)
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LAN
Rear Panel
I/O
Storage
Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
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1 x Giga PHY Intel® I217V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT
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Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technolog y (on Intel® I217V)
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Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports Dual LAN with Teaming
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
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1 x HDMI-Out Port
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1 x HDMI-In Port
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1 x DisplayPort
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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port
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1 x eSATA Connector
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3 x USB 2.0 Ports
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1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0)
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4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia Hub)
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2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
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LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch
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HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front
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Speaker / Microphone
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z87, support RAID
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(RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage
Technology 12 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ,
AHCI and “Hot Plug”
4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-
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port NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (SATA3_A4
connector is shared with the eSATA port)
1 x eSATA connector by ASMedia ASM1061, supports NCQ,
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AHCI, “Hot Plug” and Port Multiplier functions
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Connector
1 x IR header
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1 x COM port header
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1 x Power LED header
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2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
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3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
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1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)
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BIOS
Feature
Support
CD
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1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
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1 x 8 pin 12V power connector
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1 x SLI/XFire power connector
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1 x Front panel audio connector
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1 x SPDIF Out connector
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2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
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2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports)
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1 x Dr. Debug with LED
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1 x Power Switch with LED
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1 x Reset Switch with LED
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2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with Multilingual GUI sup-
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port (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
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ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
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SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-
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ment
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Tria l Version), Cyber-
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Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and
Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer, XSplit
CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing
Hardware
Monitor
OS
Certications
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com
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CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-
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Adjust by CPU Temperature)
CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
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Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
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Microso® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit compliant
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FCC, CE, WHQL
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ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju sting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using thirdparty o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.
Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32- bit operating systems . Windows® 64-bit operating systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.
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Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series
1.3 Unique Features
ASRock F-Stream
F-Stream is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new
features and improved utilities, including XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night
LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-
nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without
preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save
the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or
<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.
Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le
system.
ASRock APP Charger
Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
charge up to 40% faster than before on your computer. ASRock APP Charger allows
you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports
continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM
(S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power o (S5).
ASRock XFast USB
ASRock XFast USB can boost the performance of your USB storage devices. e
performance may depend on the properties of the device.
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast LAN provides faster internet access, which includes the benets
listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s
priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer
setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac
Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Real-
Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize
which data streams you are currently transferring.
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ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is included in F-Stream. It fully utilizes the memory space that
cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast R AM
shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster
than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another
advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your
SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If
power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will
automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note
that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0
ports support this feature.
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access
at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of
internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing
OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required.
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version
from our servers for you without entering Windows® OS. Please setup network
conguration before using Internet Flash.
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ASRock UEFI System Browser
ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices
connected.
ASRock Dehumidier Function
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling
“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer
will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Easy RAID Installer
ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from the
support CD to your USB storage device. Aer copying the RAID driver to your
USB storage device, please change “SATA Mode” to “RAID”, then you can start
installing the OS in RAID mode.
Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series
ASRock Interactive UEFI
ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects
and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface
and more amusment.
ASRock Fast Boot
With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technolog y, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to
logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! e speedy boot will
completely change your user experience and behavior.
ASRock Restart to UEFI
Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed
makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to
enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,
the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.
ASRock Good Night LED
ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by
extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the
Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good Night
LED will automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system
enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.
ASRock USB Key
In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing
usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those
foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to
windows automatically!
ASRock Key Master
What good is a weapon if you are unable to wield it prociently? Key Master
enhances your mouse and keyboard with customizable macros, sniper modes, scroll
speed, key repeat rates and repeat delay, turning your boring old keyboard and
mouse into lethal weapons.
ASRock Home Cloud
is motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel LAN, so you
can connect with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to power
your PC on or turn it o, monitor and take control of it remotely with another
smartphone, tablet or computer.
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ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure up to ve dierent
fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level
when the assigned temperature is met.
ASRock Easy Driver Installer
For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support
CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver
to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other
required drivers automatically.
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1.4 Motherboard Layout
Intel
Z87
DDR3 _A2 (64 bit, 240- pin modu le)
DDR3 _A1 (64 bit, 240- pin modu le)
DDR3 _B2 (64 bit, 240- pin modu le)
DDR3 _B1 (64 bit, 240- pin modu le)
ATX12V1
CMOS
Batt ery
Super
I/O
USB 2.0
T:U SB0
B: USB1
PS2
Keybo ard
ATXP WR 1
1
USB3_4_ 5
LAN
PCI E2
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3. 0
T:U SB2
B: USB 3
Top:
Central /Bass
Center:
REAR S PK
Top:
LINE I N
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
Optical
SPDIF
Bottom:
MIC IN
PCI E3
CLRCMOS1
1
PLED1
1
1
SPEAKER1
IR1
1
HDLED RES ET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
USB6_7
1
USB4_5
1
COM1
1
1
HD_AUDIO 1
Z87 PROFESS IONAL
PCI E4
SATA3_A1_ A 2
SATA3_0_1
SATA3_2_3
SATA3_4_5
PCI E1
HDMI 1
DP_1
CHA_FAN1
PWR_FAN1
CHA_FAN2
CHA_FAN3
SLI/XFI RE_PWR1
PCI 1
PCI 2
RoH S
Clr
CMOS
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3. 0
T:U SB0
B: USB 1
HDMI_ IN1
1
USB3_6_ 7
SATA3_A3_ A 4
CPU_FAN1
CPU_FAN2
64Mb
BIOS
USB 2.0
T:U SB2
B: USB3
eSATA_1
Dr.
Debu g
Power
Reset
MIN I_ PCI E1
LAN
FATAL TY
1
1
SPDIF1_OU T 1
Soun d
CORE 3D
BIOS_A
64Mb
BIOS
BIOS_B
BIOS_B_LED
BIOS_A_LED
BIOS_SEL 1
1
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1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)
9 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A3_A4)
10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)
11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)
12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)
13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)
14 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)
15 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)
16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
17 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
18 Power LED Header (PLED1)
19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
20 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_SEL1)
21 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
22 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
23 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
24 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_6_7)
25 COM Port Header (COM1)
26 SLI/XFIR E Power Connector (SLI/XFIR E_PWR1)
27 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
28 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT)
29 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
30 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA _FAN3)
31 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
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1.5 I/O Panel
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No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 12 Optica l SPDIF Out Port
2 Display Port 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_ 23)
3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) (ASMedia Hub)
4 USB 2.0 Port (USB3) 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)
5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I217V)* (ASMedia Hub)
6 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 15 eSATA Connector***
7 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 HDMI-In Port
8 Rear Speaker (Black) 17 HDMI-Out Port
9 Line In (Light Blue) 18 Clear CMOS Switch
10 Front Speaker (Lime)** 19 PS/2 Keyboard Port
11 Microphone (Pink)
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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications .
ACT/LINK L ED
SPEED LE D
LAN Por t
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
** If you use a 2- channel speaker, plea se connect the speake r’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.
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Audio Output
Channels
Front Speaker
(No. 10)
Rear Speaker
(No. 8)
Central / Bass
(No. 7)
2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V
*** e eSATA connector supports SATA3 with cables within 1 meters.
Line In
(No. 9)
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Chapter 2 Installation
is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard
components.
In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,
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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
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in the bag that comes with the components.
When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.1 Installing the CPU
1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please che ck if the PnP cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surfa ce is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket.
Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise,
the CPU will be seriously damaged .
2. Unplug all power c ables before in stalling the CPU.
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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed
if you wish to retur n the motherboard for aer service.
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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
is motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same
brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.
2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technology with only one or three
memor y module installed.
3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIM M may be damaged.
Dual Channel Memory Conguration
Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2
1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated
e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation .
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
ere are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.
PCI slot:
e PCI1 and PCI2 slots are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI
interface.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slots) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards
MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.
PCIe Slot Congurations
PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4
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Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode
ree Graphics Cards in
3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode
For a better ther mal environment, ple ase connect a ch assi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CHA_ FAN3) when using multiple graphics cards.
x8 x8 N/A
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2.5 Jumpers Setup
e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper
is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”
when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.
Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.11, No. 21)
CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear
the CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when
you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut
it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,
date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.
Clear CMOSDefault
e Clear CMOS Switch has the same function a s the Clear CMOS jumper.
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