ASRock Z87 OC Owner's Manual

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published May 2013

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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
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CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Unique Features 7

1.4 Motherboard Layout 11

1.5 I/O Panel 15

1.6 WiFi-802.11n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna
(for Z87 OC Formula/ac only ) 17

Chapter 2 Installation 20

2.1 Installing the CPU 21

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 24

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 25

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 27

2.5 Jumpers Setup 28

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 29

2.7 Smart Switches 35

2.8 Status OLED 37

2.9 Front USB 3.0 Panel Installation Guide 40

2.10 Rear USB 3.0 Bracket Installation Guide 42

2.11 Using the HDMI-In Port 43

2.12 SL I

2.12.1 Installing Two SLI

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and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 46

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-Ready Graphics Cards 46

2.12.2 Driver Installation and Setup 48

2.13 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 49

2.13.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

2.13.2 Installing Three CrossFireX

2.13.3 Installing Four CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 49

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 50

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 51

2.13.4 Driver Installation and Setup 52

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 53

3.1 Installing Drivers 53

3.2 Formula Drive 54

3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 58

3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 63

3.5 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 68

3.5.1 Conguring and Using MeshCentral 68

3.5.2 Conguring and Using Splashtop 73

3.6 Start8 76

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 79

4.1 Introduction 79

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 79

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 80

4.2 Main Screen 81

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 82

4.4 Advanced Screen 92

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 93

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 95

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 97

4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 99

4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 100

4.4.6 Super IO Conguration 101

4.4.7 ACPI Conguration 102

4.4.8 USB Conguration 104

4.5 Tools 105

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 108

4.7 Boot Screen 110

4.8 Security Screen 113

4.9 Exit Screen 114

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Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula

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 documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

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 relate d 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 support list on ASRock ’s website a s well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula Motherboard (EATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula Support CD

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

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2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (Optional)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable

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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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10 x OC Stands

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GELID Solutions GC-Extreme ermal Compound

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1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5GHz Antenna (for Z87 OC Formula/ac only)

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2 x SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables (for Z87 OC Formula/ac only)

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1 x WiFi Module Screw (for Z87 OC Formula only)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

A-Style

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EATX Form Factor (12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm)

Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-

quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

Home Cloud

Conformal Coating

Purity Sound

802.11ac WiFi (for Z87 OC Formula/ac only)

HDMI-In

TM

OC
Formula
Kit

OC Formula Power Kit

12 Power Phase Design

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Digi Power

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Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)

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Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter dierent noise by 3 dierent

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capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)

Premium Alloy Choke (Reduce 70% core loss compare to iron

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powder choke)

OC Formula Connector Kit

Hi-Density Power Connector (8 pin)

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15μGold Finger (CPU sockets, memory sockets and PCIE x16

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slots)

Distortion-Free Slot

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OC Formula Cooling Kit

Twin-Power Cooling (Combine active air cooling and water

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cooling)

8 Layer PCB

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4 x 2oz copper

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GELID Solutions GC-Extreme ermal Compound

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OC Formula Monitor Kit

Status OLED

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Multi ermal Sensor

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Supports 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /

CPU

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Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package

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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Chipset

Memory

Expansion
Slot

Graphics

Intel® Z87

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Dual Channel DDR3 memory technolog y

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4 x DDR3 DIMM slots

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Supports DDR3 3000+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)

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/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB

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Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

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Distortion-Free Slot

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3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4: single

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at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2); triple at x8

(PCIE1) / x4 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4))

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE6: x4 mode)

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2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

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

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*mini-PCI Express slot is shared with PCIE5 slot

PLX8605 embedded

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

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3-Way CrossFireX

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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TM

and CrossFireXTM

TM

, 4-Way CrossFireXTM,

TM

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

TM

HW Encode1, Intel® InTru

3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 4K ×

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2K (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 port

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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI

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port

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Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

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 10/100/10 00 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I217V

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Supports Intell® Remote Wake Technology

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/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 Optica l SPDIF Out Port

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports

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4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel Z87)

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* USB3_10_11 is shared with PCIE6. If the PCIE6 slot is

occupied, USB3_10_11 shis to USB 2.0.

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Etron EJ188H)

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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LED)

1 x Clear CMOS Button

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HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Centra l / Bass / Line in / Front

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Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

Connector

Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula

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

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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4 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 3 x 3-pin)

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1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)

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1 x MOS 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 (Hi-Density Power Connec-

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tor)

1 x SLI/XFire power connector

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1 x Front panel audio connector

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

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1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0

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2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia Hub)

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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 Clear CMOS Switch

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V-ProbeTM: 2 x 7-set of onboard voltage measurement points

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Rapid OC Button: +/- buttons to adjust OC frequency

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1 x PCIe ON/OFF Switch

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1 x Post Status Checker (PSC)

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1 x Slow Mode Switch

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1 x LN2 Mode Switch

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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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ment

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

Support
CD

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Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and

Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer

CPU/Chassis/Power/MOS Temperature Sensing

Hardware

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CPU/Chassis/Power/MOS Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis/MOS Quiet Fan (Allows Chassis Fan Speed

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Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)

CPU/Chassis/MOS Fan Multi-Speed Control

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Multi ermal Sensor

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Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

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1 x Status OLED

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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 r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju sting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-party
overclocking to ols. 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 responsibl e for possible damage caused by overclo cking.

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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 reservation for sys­tem usage under Windows® 32-bit ope rating systems. Windows® 64-bit operating systems
do not have s uch limitation s. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that
Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Formula Drive

Formula Drive 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 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 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. 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 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 director y 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

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 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 aer you restart.

NickShih’s OC Prole

Have you ever wondered how the global OC champion overclocks his

motherboards? Now you’ve got a chance to learn a few tricks from the champion

with NickShih’s OC Prole. It doesn’t matter whether you’re using a K-Series or

No-K Series CPU, NickShih’s OC Prole will automatically detect your CPU and

oer you dierent levels of overclocking. Have a taste of Nick’s secret recipe for

overclocking this motherboard instantly.

Fine-Tuning V-Controller

Fine-Tuning V-Controller is a new collection of voltage ne tuning options in

ASRock UEFI Setup Utility. It provides more than enough voltage conguration

options for overclockers who wish to pursuit extremes.

Timing Congurator

Timing Congurator is a fast and easy tool that provides users with an abundant

collection of subtle DRAM settings for professional tweaking. You won’t even

have to waste time on entering into the UEFI or restarting the system, Timing

Congurator is an independent application that runs under Windows® OS and your

changes will take eect immediately.

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 ever yday 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 Conformal Coating

Conductive liquids such as water pretty much destroy all kinds of electronics

on contact. at’s why ASRock has implemented a special layer of Conformal

Coating on our motherboards, which makes the motherboards invulnerable to

conductive liquids, corrosion and dust. Users won’t have to worry about spilling

liquid nitrogen, liquid helium or even clam chowder over their motherboards while

overclocking.

*Conformal Coating may protect t he motherboard against conduct ive liquids, but on ly to a
certain ex tent. To avoid damaging your computer and other components, we sti ll advise users

to keep liquids a safe distance away.

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.

Status OLED

Status OLED shows various information of the system on a new high resolution

OLED screen. Now you can use three buttons to toggle between information of the

power on self test, debug codes, the current time, temperatures, frequencies and

voltages of various points on the motherboard.

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning

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ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in Formula Drive. Congure up to ve dif-

ferent 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,

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1.4 Motherboard Layout

Intel

Z87

DDR 3_A1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

DDR 3_A2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

DDR 3_B1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

DDR 3_B2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

ATXP WR1

USB3_8_9

SATA3_A3 _A4 SATA3_ A1_A2 S ATA3_0_1 S ATA3_2_ 3 SATA3_4_ 5

Reset Power

PCIE3

Supe r

I/O

Stat us

OLED

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

SPEAKER1

1

PLED1

1

SLI/XFIRE_PWR1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN1

USB2_3

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

COM1

1

CLRCBTN2

Z87 OC Formula

CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN4MOS_FAN1

ATX12V1

RoHS

8-La yer PCB

Top:

Central/B ass

Top:

LINE IN

USB 3.0
T: USB4
B: USB5

Clr

CMOS

HDMI1

USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

USB 3.0
T: USB6
B: USB7

Center:

REAR SPK

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

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2

CPU_FAN1

3

5

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42

43

44

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

HDMI2

CMOS

Battery

PCIE2

PCIE4

PCIE5

Purity
Sound

TM

PCIE6

1

ATX12V3

31

4

7

Vertic al

Type A USB

USB3_12

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

OFF

USB3_10_11

13

14

CHA_FAN3

19

PWR_FAN1

41

27

26

30

32

USB4_5

1

36

CLRCMOS1

1

SLOWMODE1

35

16
17

18

LAN

BIOS_SEL1

AB

BIOS_B_LED

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_B

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

9

MENU

PCIE1

MINI_PCIE1

WiFi-802.11n

Module

LN2MODE1

ON

OFF

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Intel

Z87

DDR 3_A1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

DDR 3_A2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

DDR 3_B1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

DDR 3_B2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

ATXP WR1

USB3_8_9

SATA3_A3 _A4 SATA3_ A1_A2 S ATA3_0_1 S ATA3_2_ 3 SATA3_4_ 5

Reset Power

PCIE3

Supe r

I/O

Stat us

OLED

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

SPEAKER1

1

PLED1

1

SLI/XFIRE_PWR1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN1

USB2_3

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

COM1

1

CLRCBTN2

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CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN4MOS_FAN1

ATX12V1

RoHS

8-La yer PCB

Top:

Central/B ass

Top:

LINE IN

USB 3.0
T: USB4
B: USB5

Clr

CMOS

HDMI1

USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

USB 3.0
T: USB6
B: USB7

Center:

REAR SPK

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

+

2

CPU_FAN1

3

5

6

-

8

10

11

12

15

20

21

22

23

24

25

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39

3840

PCIE1

42

43

44

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

HDMI2

CMOS

Battery

PCIE2

PCIE4

PCIE5

Purity
Sound

TM

PCIE6

1

ATX12V3

31

4

7

Vertic al

Type A USB

USB3_12

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

OFF

USB3_10_11

13

14

CHA_FAN3

19

PWR_FAN1

41

27

26

30

32

USB4_5

1

36

CLRCMOS1

1

SLOWMODE1

35

16
17

18

LN2MODE1

MINI _PCIE 1

LAN

BIOS_SEL1

AB

BIOS_B_LED

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_B

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

9

MENU

ON

OFF

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V3)

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 Rapid OC Button (+)

8 Rapid OC Button (–)

9 Menu Button (MENU1)

10 Post Status Checker (PSC)

11 V-ProbeTM (VOL _CON1, VOL _CON2)

12 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

13 Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_12)

14 PCIe ON/OFF Switch

15 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_8_9) (ASMedia Hub)

16 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_10_11) (ASMedia Hub)

17 Slow Mode Switch

18 LN2 Mode Switch(LN2MODE1)

19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA _FAN3)

20 SATA3 Con ne ctors (SATA3_A3_A4)

21 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

22 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

23 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2 _3)

24 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

25 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

26 Power LED Header (PLED1)

27 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

28 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

29 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

30 Clear CMOS Switch

31 Status OLED

32 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

33 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)

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No. Description

34 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

35 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

36 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

37 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

38 COM Port Header (COM1)

39 SLI/XFIRE Power Connector (SLI/XFIRE_PWR1)

40 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

41 Power Fan Connector (PWR _FAN1)

42 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4)

43 MOS Fan Connector (MOS_FAN1)

44 Twin-Power Cooling

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1.5 I/O Panel

1 2 3 547

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 9 Optica l SPDIF Out Port

2 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) 10 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_67)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_45)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)

6 Line In (Light Blue) 14 HDMI-Out Port

7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 15 HDMI-In Port

8 Microphone (Pink) 16 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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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

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 th e table below

for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

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 au dio header. Aer re starting your computer, you will nd the “Mixe r” tool on your
system. Plea se sele ct “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enabl e playba ck multi-streaming”, and
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are a llowed to select
“Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Spea ker, Cent ral/Ba ss, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA3 with cables within 1 meters.

Line In

(No. 6)

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1.6 WiFi-802.11n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna (for Z87 OC Formula/ac only )

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 including Apple’s most recent iPhone 4S. 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

only.

ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna

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Installing the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables

Step 1

Prepare the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables that

come with the package.

Step 2

Locate the WiFi Module that is insta lled on the

motherboard's mini-PCIe slot. en attach the

SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables to the WiFi Module.

Step3

Insert the RP-SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Connectors

to the antenna ports on the I/O shield

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Step 4

Fasten the screw nuts to secure the connec-

tors.

Chapter 2 Installation

is is an EATX 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.

•

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,

•

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.

•

Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

•

in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

•

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 sock et, 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 socket. 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 c ables before in stalling the CPU.

1

A

B

2

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3

5

4

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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 return the motherboard for aer service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

1 2

FAN

CPU_

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