ASROCK Z87 OC User Manual [ru]

Version 1.0
Published May 2013
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CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
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Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula

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

+

2

CPU_FAN1

3

5

6

-

8

10

11

12

15

20

21

22

23

24

25

2829333437

39

3840

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

Motherboard Layout

Z87 OC Formula/ac

English

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

+

2

CPU_FAN1

3

5

6

-

8

10

11

12

15

20

21

22

23

24

25

2829333437

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

Z87 OC Formula

English

2 PB

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 Connectors (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)

Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula

English

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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4 5

Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula

1.5 I/O Panel

1 2 3 547

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 9 Optical 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

6

8910111213141516

English

* 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 the table below
for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

English

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 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 SATA3 with cables within 1 meters.

Line In
(No. 6)

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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.

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

•

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

•

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

•

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

•

2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (Optional)

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

•

1 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable

•

1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5” HDD/SSD Rack

•

4 x HDD Screws

•

6 x Chassis Screws

•

1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket

•

10 x OC Stands

•

GELID Solutions GC-Extreme ermal Compound

•

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

•

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

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

•

Digi Power

•

Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)

•

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

•

capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)
Premium Alloy Choke (Reduce 70% core loss compare to iron

•

powder choke)

OC Formula Connector Kit

Hi-Density Power Connector (8 pin)

•

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

•

slots)
Distortion-Free Slot

•

OC Formula Cooling Kit

Twin-Power Cooling (Combine active air cooling and water

•

cooling)
8 Layer PCB

•

4 x 2oz copper

•

Gelid Solution GC-Extreme ermal Compound

•

OC Formula Monitor Kit

Status OLED

•

Multi ermal Sensor

•

English

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

CPU

8 9

•

Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package
12 Power Phase Design

•

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

•

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU

•

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

•

Chipset

Memory

Expansion
Slot

Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula

Intel® Z87

•

Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology

•

4 x DDR3 DIMM slots

•

Supports DDR3 3000+(OC)/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

•

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

•

Distortion-Free Slot

•

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

•

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)

•

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

•

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

•

*mini-PCI Express slot is shared with PCIE5 slot
PLX8605 embedded

•

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireXTM,

•

3-Way CrossFireX
Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI

•

TM

and CrossFireXTM

TM

Graphics

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

•

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

•

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 port

•

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

•

port

English

Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

•

Aud io Codec)
Premium Blu-ray audio support

•

Supports Purity Sound ™

•

- 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

•

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

•

Giga PHY Intel® I217V

•

Supports Intell® Remote Wake Technology

•

Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

•

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

•

1 x HDMI-Out Port

•

1 x HDMI-In Port

•

1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

•

2 x USB 2.0 Ports

•

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel Z87)

•

* 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)

•

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

•

LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Button

•

HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front

•

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

•

(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-

•

port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

1 x COM port header

•

1 x Power LED header

•

2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

•

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

•

1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)

•

1 x MOS Fan connector (3-pin)

•

1 x 24 pin ATX power connector

•

2 x 8 pin 12V power connectors (Hi-Density Power Connec-

•

tor)
1 x SLI/XFire power connector

•

1 x Front panel audio connector

•

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

•

1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0

•

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

•

Hub)
1 x Power Switch with LED

•

1 x Reset Switch with LED

•

1 x Clear CMOS Switch

•

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

•

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

•

1 x PCIe ON/OFF Switch

•

1 x Post Status Checker (PSC)

•

1 x Slow Mode Switch

•

1 x LN2 Mode Switch

•

1 x BIOS Selection Switch

•

BIOS
Feature

2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with Multilingual GUI sup-

•

port (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

•

ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

•

SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

•

CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-

•

ment

English

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

Support
CD

•

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

CPU/Chassis/Power/MOS Temperature Sensing

Hardware

•

CPU/Chassis/Power/MOS Fan Tachometer

•

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

•

Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)
CPU/Chassis/MOS Fan Multi-Speed Control

•

Multi ermal Sensor

•

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

•

1 x Status OLED

•

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.

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

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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Z87 OC Formula/ac / Z87 OC Formula

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 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.

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.

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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 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 conductive liquids, but only to a
certain extent. To avoid damaging your computer and other components, we still adv ise 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 dif­ferent 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 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 installed 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 connec­tors.

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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.

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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
you wish to return the motherboard for aer 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 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 x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE4 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE5 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE6 (PCIE 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

mini-PCIe slots:

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

PCIE Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE6

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

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

Four Graphics Cards in

4-Way CrossFireXTM 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, CHA_FAN3 or CHA_FAN4) when using
multiple graphics cards.

x8 N/A x8 N/A

x8 x4 x4 N/A

x8 x4 x4 x4

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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 or 2, No. 35)

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.

Clear CMOSDefault

e Clear CMOS Switch has the same function a s the Clear CMOS jumper.

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