ASRock Z87 Extreme9-ac User Manual [en, ru, de, es, fr, it]

Version 1.2
Published July 2013
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Specications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for
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is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”

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Intel

Z87

DDR3 _A2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

DDR3 _A1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

DDR3 _B2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

DDR3 _B1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

ATX12V1

Super

I/O

ATXP WR 1

1

USB3_8_ 9

LAN

LAN

PCIE1

USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

Top:

Central/Bass

Center:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

PCIE4

IR1

1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB4_5

1

1

USB2_3

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

Z87 Extreme9/ac

PCIE6

SATA3_A3_ A4

SATA3_0_1

SATA3_2_3

SATA3_4_5

PCIE5

HDMI1

DP_1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

PWR_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

SLI/XFIRE_PWR1

RoHS

9

11

12

13

17

14

15

16

2225282027303132

USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

Vertical
TypeAUSB

USB8

SATA3_A1_ A2

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Debug

Purity
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Reset19Power

BIOS_SEL1

AB

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MINI _PCIE 1

WiFi- 802.11 ac

Modul e

BIOS_B_LED

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_B

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_A

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

RJ-45
LAN1

RJ-45
LAN2

eSATA1

TB1

TB2

USB 3.0
T: USB4
B: USB5

CLRCBTN1

ATX12V2

3

5

6

1

USB3_6_ 7

10

BIOS_A_LED

CHA_FAN1

CLRCMOS1

1

PLED1

1

1

SPEAKER1

1

USB6_7

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23

24

PCIE2

PCIE3

Motherboard Layout

Z87 Extreme9/ac

CMOS

Battery

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No. Description

1 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

6 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

8 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_6_7) (ASMedia Hub)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_8_9) (ASMedia Hub)

12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A3_A4)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

17 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

18 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

19 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

20 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

21 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

22 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

23 Power LED Header (PLED1)

24 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

25 Vertical Type A USB 2.0 (USB8)

26 USB 2.0 Header (USB_6_7)

27 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

28 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)

29 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

30 SLI/XFIRE Power Connector (SLI/XFIRE_PWR1)

31 COM Port Header (COM1)

32 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

33 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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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 LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

LAN Por t

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

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.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 10)

Rear Speaker

(No. 8)

Central / Bass

(No. 7)

Line In
(No. 9)

2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select
“Realtek HDA Primary output” to u se the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA with cabl es within 1 meters.

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 11 Microphone (Pink)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port

3 Display Port Input (HDMI_DP_1) 13 Clear CMOS Button

4 eSATA Connector*** 14 underbolt Port (TBT1)

5 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23) 15 underbolt Port (TBT2)

(ASMe dia Hub) 16 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)

6 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_45) (ASMe dia Hub)

7 Central / Bass (Orange) 17 HDMI Port

8 Rear Speaker (Black) 18 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I217V)*

9 Line In (Light Blue) 19 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

10 Front Speaker (Lime)**

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac 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.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother­board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s website a s well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac Support CD

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10 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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2 x ASRock SLI_Bridge Cards

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1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card

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1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card

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1 x ASRock Wi-SD Box

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12 Screws (for Wi-SD Box)

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1 x USB 3.0 Cable

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1.2 Specications

Platform

A-Style

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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ATX Form Factor
Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high­quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter dierent noise by 3 dierent
capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)

Home Cloud
Purity Sound

802.11ac WiFi

Socket LGA1150 to support 4th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processor
Digi Power Design
12 Power Phase Design
Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUSupports
ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Intel® Z87

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
Supports DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/
1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
(see CAUTION)
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2
Distortion-Free Slot

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Expansion
Slot

Graphics

5 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/

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PCIE6: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16
(PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3) / x16 (PCIE4); quad
at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3) / x8 (PCIE4) / x8 (PCIE6))
* PCIE1, PCIE3, PCIE4 and PCIE6 slots will be disabled if
PCIE2 slot is occupied.
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

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1 x mini-PCI Express slot: For WiFi + BT module

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PLX PEX 8747 and PLX PEX 8608 embedded

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireXTM,

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3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM, 4-Way SLITM, 3-Way SLITM

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Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick
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 4400/4600
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
Max. shared memory 1792MB
Two VGA Output options: HDMI and DisplayPort/
underbolt ports
Supports Triple Monitors
Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 4K ×
2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz
Supports DisplayPort/underbolt with max. resolution up
to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI
monitor is required)
Supports HDCP function with HDMI and DisplayPort/
underbolt ports
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI
and DisplayPort/underbolt ports
Supports data transfer rate up to 10Gbps with underbolt
port
Supports Daisy-chain up to 6 underbolt devices

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Audio

LAN

Wireless
LAN

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

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Aud io Codec)
Premium Blu-ray audio support

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Supports Purity Sound ™

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- 115dB SNR DAC with dierential amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (supports up to
600 Ohms headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI shielding cover

- PCB isolate shielding

Supports DTS Connect

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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 Technology (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 Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

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Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)

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Supports High speed wireless connection up to 867Mbps

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2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity

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technology
Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

Rear Panel
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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort Input for underbolt port (TBT1 for test

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only)
2 x underbolt Ports (support underbolt devices or

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DisplayPort Monitors)
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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1 x eSATA Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports

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6 x USB 3.0 Ports

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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

Storage

Connector

Z87 Extreme9/ac

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 (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

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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1 x 24 pin ATX power connector

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2 x 8 pin 12V power connectors

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(Hi-Density Power Connectors)
1 x SLI/XFire power connector

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1 x Front panel audio connector

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3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

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1 x Vertical Type A USB 2.0

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2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 6 USB 3.0 ports)

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* Wi-SD Box installation is required to support 6 USB3.0 ports.

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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1 x BIOS Selection Switch

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BIOS
Feature

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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Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Trial Version), Cyber-

Support
CD

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Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and
Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer

CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing

Hardware

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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

OS

Certica­tions

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock .com

Please realize that the re is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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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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Due to limitation , the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the re servation 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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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new
features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidier, 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 conve­nient 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 benets
listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s
priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer
setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac
Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Real­Time 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 A-Tuning. It fully utilizes the memory space
that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM
shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng 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 aer 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 specied 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
conguration before using Internet Flash.

ASRock UEFI System Browser

ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices
connected.

ASRock Dehumidier Function

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling
“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer
will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.

ASRock Easy RAID Installer

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ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from the
support CD to your USB storage device. Aer 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.

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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.

ASRock Interactive UEFI

ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects
and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface
and more amusment.

ASRock Fast Boot

With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, 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 aer you restart.

ASRock Good Night LED

ASRock Good Night LED technology oers 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 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. Congure up to ve dierent
fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level
when the assigned temperature is met.

ASRock Distortion-Free Slot

ASRock's new pin design for the memory slots may appear to be the same as former
designs, but actually eectively reduces distortion and promotes performance,
because we strive for perfection even in the most trivial details.

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1.4 WiFi + BT Module and ASRock Wi-SD Box

WiFi + BT Module

is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.0
module that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac connectivity standards and
Bluetooth v4.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-use wireless local area network
(WLAN) adapter to support WiFi + BT. Bluetooth v4.0 standard features Smart
Ready technology that adds a whole new class of functionality into the mobile
devices. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy Technology and ensures extraordinary
low power consumption for PCs. e 2T2R WiFi solution sets a WiFi high speed
standard and oers max link rate up to 867Mbps.
* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.
* e WiFi + BT module is supported under Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit

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ASRock Wi-SD Box

anks to the excellent placement of antennas, ASRock Wi-SD Box comes with two
invisible antennas (placed in a vertical/horizontal position), hidden inside the front
panel that provides the most stable and unrestricted-direction wireless network
coverage, optimized for maximum broadband network. Additionally, it provides
four Front USB 3.0 ports for easier USB 3.0 device access, 1 SD Card slot and 1 rack
for SSD placement.

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Prepare the bundled ASRock Wi-SD Box and
screws.

Step 2

Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB 3.0
header on the Wi-SD Box.

Step 3

If you have 2.5” HDD/SSDs, you may insert up
to two and secure them in ASRock Wi-SD Box
with screws.

Step4

Install ASRock Wi-SD Box into the drive bay of
the chassis.

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Step 5

Screw ASRock Wi-SD Box to the drive bay
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Attach the cords to the WiFi + BT module
on your motherboard.

Step 8

Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB

3.0 header on the motherboard.

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration 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.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the P nP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the sock et. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found . Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables 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
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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 conguration , you always need to in stall identical (the same brand,
speed , size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technolog y with only one or three memory
module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot; other wise,
this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

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 damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

ere are 6 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot 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. Please re ad the documentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics 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 x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE6 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

mini-PCIe slots:

MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi + BT module.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE6

Single Graphics Card N/A x16 N/A N/A N/A

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ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

or 3-Way SLITM Mode

Four Graphics Cards in

4-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

or 4-Way SLITM Mode

For a better ther mal environment, please connect a ch assis fan to the motherboard’s chas­sis fan connector (CHA_ FA N1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using multiple graphics
cards.

x16 N/A N/A x16 N/A

x16 N/A 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
(CLRCMO S1)
(see p.1, No. 24)

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. Aer 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 aer 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 prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
heade rs and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.

System Panel Header
(9-pi n PANEL1)
(see p.1, No. 22)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to tur n
o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart the
computer if the computer f reezes and fails to per form a normal restar t.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 slee p state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or wr iting data.

e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of powe r
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect­ing your chassi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

RESET#

GND

GND

Connect the power
switch, reset switch and
system status indicator on
the chassis to this header
according to the pin
assignments below. Note
the positive and negative
pins before connecting
the cables.

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