Asrock Z87 Pro4 manual

User Manual[...]

V ersion 1.0 Pu bli she d Ma rc h 2013 Cop y r ig ht©2 013 ASRock I NC . A l l r i g hts re ser ved . Co pyrig ht No ti ce : No pa r t of t h is d oc u ment at ion may be r epro duce d, t r a n sc ri be d , tr a n sm it te d, or tr a n sla ted i n a ny l a ng u age , i n a ny for m or by a ny mea n s , exc ept dupl ic at ion of doc u ment at ion b[...]

Cont ents Chapt er 1 Introduction 1 1 . 1 Package Cont ents 1 1 . 2 Specications 2 1 . 3 Unique Fea tures 6 1 .4 Motherboard L ayout 1 0 1 . 5 I/O P an el 1 2 Chapt er 2 Installati on 1 4 2. 1 Installing the CP U 1 5 2. 2 Installing the CP U Fan and Heatsink 1 8 2. 3 Installing Memor y Mo dules (DIMM) 1 9 2.4 Ex pansion Slots (PCI and PC I Ex pr[...]

3.5 Intel ® Remote Wak e T echnolo gy 49 3.5. 1 Conguring and U sing MeshCentral 49 3.5. 2 Conguring and Usi ng Splasht op 54 3.6 Start8 57 Chapt er 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 60 4. 1 Introduction 60 4. 1 . 1 UEFI Menu Bar 60 4. 1 .2 Navigation Ke ys 6 1 4.2 Main Screen 62 4.3 OC T weaker Screen 63 4.4 Advanced Screen 7 1 4.4. 1 CPU C onguratio[...]

4.8 Securit y Screen 9 2 4.9 Ex it Screen 93[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 1 English C ha pt er 1 In tr od u ct i o n a n k you for pu rc ha si ng A SRoc k Z 87 Pro 4 mot herbo a rd , a rel ia ble mot he rbo a rd produc ed u nder A SRo ck ’ s c onsi st ent ly st r i ngent qu a l it y c ontrol . It del iver s exc el lent per for ma nce w it h robu s t des ig n con for m i ng to A SRoc k ’ s c om mit m ent[...]

2 English 1 .2 S pec ic at ion s Plat fo rm • ATX Form Fa ct or • Prem iu m G old C apac itor de si g n ( 100 % Japa n-ma de h ig h- qua lit y C onduc t ive Poly mer Cap ac itors) CPU • Suppor ts 4 th Gen erat i on Inte l® Core TM i7 / i5 / i 3 / Xe on® / Pentiu m® / Celeron® in L GA11 50 Pa ck a ge • Dig i Power De si gn[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 3 English • Ma x . s ha red m emor y 1792M B • r ee VGA Out put opt ion s: D -Su b, DVI-D and H DM I • Suppor ts Triple Monit ors • Suppor ts H DMI T e ch nolog y w it h ma x. re solut ion up t o 1920 x120 0 @ 60H z • Suppor ts DVI-D w it h ma x. re so lution u p to 1920 x12 0 0 @ 60H z • Suppor ts D -Sub[...]

4 English • HD Aud io Jack : Re a r Spe a ke r / Cent ra l / Bas s / Li ne i n / Front Spe a ke r / Mic rophone Stora ge • 6 x SAT A 3 6. 0 Gb/s conne c tors , sup por t R AI D (R AI D 0, R A I D 1, R A I D 5, R A I D 10, Inte l Ra pid Stor age T e ch nolo g y 12 an d Inte l Sma r t R es pon se T e ch nolog y), N CQ, A HC I a nd “Hot Pl[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 5 English • CPU/ Cha s sis Fa n Mu lt i- Spe ed C ont rol • V olta ge Mon itor i ng: + 12V , +5V , + 3. 3V , C PU V core OS • Mic ros o ® Wi ndow s® 8 / 8 64 -bit / 7 / 7 6 4 - bit compl ia nt Cer ti c a - tio ns • FCC , C E , W HQL • ErP /Eu P R ead y (ErP/Eu P read y power s upply i s requ i re d) Ple a[...]

6 English 1 .3 U ni que Fe at ur es ASRock A- T un ing A- T u n i ng i s ASRo ck ’ s mult i pu r p os e so wa re su ite w ith a ne w i nter f ace , more ne w feat u res a nd improve d ut i l it ies , i nclud i ng X Fast R A M, D ehu mi di  er, Goo d Nig ht LE D, F A N- Tast ic T u ni n g, O C T wea k er a nd a w hole lot more . ASRock Insta[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 7 English ASRock XF ast R AM ASRo ck X Fa s t R A M i s i nclud ed i n A- T un i ng. It f u l l y ut i l iz e s t he me mor y sp ac e t hat c a n not be u s ed u nde r Wi ndows® 32-bit op er at i ng s ys tem s. A SRoc k X Fa st R A M shor te ns t he l oad i ng t i me of pre v iou sl y v is ited we bsit es , ma ki n g web su r  n g fa[...]

8 English ASRock Int eractiv e UE F I ASRo ck I nter ac t ive U E FI i s a blend of s ys tem c on g u r at ion too ls , co ol sou nd e ec t s a nd st u n ni n g v is ua l s . e u nprec ed ented U E FI prov ides a more at t r ac t i ve int er fa ce a nd more a mus ment. ASRock F ast Boo t Wit h A SRoc k ’ s ex clu sive Fa st B oot t ec h [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 9 English ASRock Home C loud  is mot h erb oa rd sup por t s remot e wa ke w it h t he onb oa rd I ntel L A N, s o you ca n c on nec t w it h you r P C f rom a ny where i n t he wor ld. Y ou w il l b e able t o power you r PC on or t u r n it o, mon itor a nd t a ke c ont rol of it remo tely w ith a no t her sma r t phone , t able [...]

10 English 1 .4 Mo t he rbo ar d L a yo ut I n t e l Z 8 7 DD R 3 _ A2 (6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 -p i n m o d u le ) DD R 3 _ A1 (6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 -p i n m o d u le ) DD R 3 _ B2 (6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 -p i n m o d u le ) DD R 3 _ B1 (6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 -p i n m o d u le ) ATX1 2V 1 CM O S Ba t t e r y Su pe r I/ O US B 2 . 0 T: US B0 B: US B1 PS 2 Ke yb o ar[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 11 English No. De scr ip ti on 1 Power Fan C on ne c tor (PW R _FAN1 ) 2 ATX 12V Power Conn ec tor (A TX 12V1 ) 3 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_FAN1 ) 4 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_FAN2) 5 2 x 24 0 -pi n DDR 3 DIM M S lots ( DDR3 _ A1, DDR3 _ B1 ) 6 2 x 24 0 -pi n DDR 3 DIM M S lots ( DDR3 _ A 2 , DDR 3 _ B2) 7 ATX Power Con ne c tor (A T X [...]

12 English 1 .5 I / O P ane l No. De scr ip ti on No. De scr ip ti on 1 USB 2. 0 Por ts ( USB01 ) 9 Front Spe a ke r (Li me)** 2 D- Sub Por t 10 Mic rophone (P i n k) 3 USB 3.0 Por ts ( USB3_ 01 ) 1 1 Opt ic a l SPDI F Out Por t 4 USB 3.0 Por ts ( USB3_ 23 ) 12 USB 2 .0 Por t s (USB23) 5 LA N R J- 45 Por t * 13 H DMI-I n Port 6 Ce ntr a l / B as s [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 13 English * e re a re tw o LE Ds o n ea ch L A N p or t . Pl ea s e re fe r to t he t ab le b el ow f or t he L A N po r t L ED in di c ati on s . Act iv it y / Li nk LE D Spe e d LED Stat us De scr ip ti on Stat us De scr ip ti on O No Li n k O 10Mbps c onne c t ion Bl i n k i ng Dat a Ac ti v it y Or a nge 1 0 0M bp s con ne [...]

 is i s a n ATX form f ac tor mo t herb oa rd . B efore you i n st a l l t he m ot herb oa rd , s tu dy t he con  g u rat ion of y our c ha s sis t o ens ure t hat t he mot he rb oa rd t s i nto it. P re-i n sta l l a t io n P rec au ti on s T a k e note of t h e fol low i ng prec aut ion s be fore you i nst a l l mot herb oa rd c omponent[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 15 English 2. 1 I n st al li ng t he C PU 1. B e for e you i n se r t th e 1150-P in C PU int o the s oc k et , pl e a se c he ck i f th e Pn P ca p i s on the s oc k et , if t he C PU sur f ac e i s un cl e an , or i f th er e are a ny b en t pi n s in t he s oc ke t . Do n ot fo rce t o in s er t t he C PU into t he s oc k et if a bo v[...]

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Z 8 7 Pro4 17 English Ple a se s ave a nd r ep l ac e th e co ve r if th e p roc e ss or i s re mo ve d . e c ov er m u st b e pl a ce d if yo u w is h to re tu r n th e mot he rb oa rd fo r a e r se r v ic e.[...]

18 English 2.2 In sta ll in g t he C P U F a n a nd H ea tsi nk 1 2 CPU_ FAN[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 19 English 2.3 I nst al li ng M emo r y M od ul es (D IMM )  is mot h erb oa rd prov id es fou r 2 4 0 -pin DDR 3 (D ouble Da ta R ate 3) DIM M slot s , a nd supp or t s Du a l C ha n nel Memor y T ech nol og y. Dua l C hann el Memo ry Co ng urat ion e DI M M on ly t s in o ne c or re c t or ie nt at io n . It wi ll c au s e [...]

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Z 8 7 Pro4 21 English 2. 4 Ex pan si on S lo ts ( PC I a nd PC I Exp re ss S lo ts ) ere a re 2 P CI slo ts a nd 4 P CI E x pre ss s lot s on t he mot he rbo a rd . PCI s lot: e PC I1 and P CI 2 slot s a re u se d to i ns t a l l ex p a nsi on ca rd s t h at have 32-bit P CI inte r fa ce . PCIe s lots : PCI E1 (PCIe 3. 0 x16 slot) is use d fo[...]

22 English 2.5 Ju mpe rs S etu p e i l lus t r at ion shows how ju mp ers a re s et up. W hen t he jump er c ap is pl ac ed on t he pi ns , t he ju mp er is “ Shor t ”. If no jump er c ap is p lac ed on t h e pin s , t he ju mpe r is “O pen” .  e i l lus t rat ion s hows a 3 -pi n ju mper w hos e pin1 a nd pi n 2 a re “ Shor t ” w[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 23 English 2. 6 O nb oar d H e ad ers a nd C o nn ect or s Syst em Pa ne l Head er ( 9-pi n P A N EL1 ) ( s ee p.1 0, No. 16 ) Con ne c t t he power sw it ch, re se t sw itch a nd sy st em st at u s in di cat or on t he ch as si s to t h is he ad er acc ord i ng to t he pi n as sig n ment s be low. Note t he po sit ive a nd ne gat ive pi[...]

24 English Power LE D Head er ( 3 -pi n PLE D1 ) ( s ee p.1 0, No. 17) Plea se c on nec t t he c ha ss is power L ED t o t h is he ade r to ind ic at e t he s ys tem’ s power s tat u s. Ser i a l AT A 3 C on nec tor s (SA TA3 _ 0: se e p. 10, No. 1 1 ) (SA TA3 _1: se e p. 10, No. 20) (SA TA3 _ 2: se e p. 10, No. 12 ) (SA TA3 _ 3: se e p. 10, No. [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 25 English Front Panel Aud io Head er ( 9-pi n H D_ AUDIO 1 ) ( s ee p.1 0, No. 28)  is he ade r is for con nec t i ng aud io d ev ices to t he f ront aud io pa n el. Cha s si s Spe a ke r Head er ( 4 -pi n SPE A K ER 1 ) ( s ee p.1 0, No. 18 ) Plea se c on nec t t he c ha ss is spe a k er to t h is h ead er. SPDIF Out C on ne ct or ([...]

26 English ( 3 -pi n PW R _ F A N1 ) ( s ee p.1 0, No. 1 ) CPU Fa n C onne c tors ( 4 -pi n CPU_ FAN1 ) ( s ee p.1 0, No. 3) ( 3 -pi n CPU_ FAN2 ) ( s ee p.1 0, No. 4)  is mot h erb oa rd pro - v ide s a 4 -Pi n CPU f a n ( Qu ie t Fa n) conne ct or. If you pl a n to con ne c t a 3-P in C PU fa n , plea se con nec t it to P i n 1- 3. ATX Power C[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 27 English TPM Hea der ( 17 -pi n TPMS1 ) ( s ee p.1 0, No. 26)  is c onne c tor supp or t s T ru s ted Pl at for m Modu le (T PM) sys tem , wh ic h ca n se cu re ly stor e key s , d ig it a l cer t i  cat es , pa s sword s , a nd dat a . A T PM sys te m a ls o help s en ha nc e net work s ec u r it y, protec ts di g it a l ident i[...]

28 English 2. 7 U si ng t he HD MI-I n P ort e H DMI-In p or t on t h i s mot her bo a rd let s you e as i ly sw itch be t we en PC s cre en ( on-b oa rd VGA) and e x ter na l vid eo s ou rce on t he s a me mon itor.  is f u nc t ion save s you t he h as sle of s w itc h in g ca ble s bac k a nd for t h w hen you w a nt to d is play t he sc r[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 29 English Co nnection Di agr am USB 3 . 0 USB 3 . 0 Power S ou rce HDM I Ada pte r[...]

30 English Ste p 1 Con ne c t you r monit or to t he H DMI - Out p or t on t he mot herbo a rd v ia a n H DM I ca ble. Ste p 2 Con ne c t a n ex te r na l de v ic es w ith H DM I out put to t he H DM I-In p or t on t he mot her bo a rd v ia a n H DM I ca ble. Ste p 3 Double -c l ick t he “ A- T un i ng“ ic on on t he de sk to p a nd  nd &quo[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 31 English 2.8 C ro s s F ir eX TM a nd Qu ad C r o s sF i r eX TM O pe ra ti on Gu id e i s mot herb oa rd supp or ts Cro ssFi reX TM and Q ua d Cros sFire X TM t hat a l lows you to in st a l l up t o t wo ident ic a l P CI E x pre ss x16 gr aph ic s ca rd s . Cu r rent ly Cro ss Fire X TM a nd Qu ad Cr os sFir eX TM a re supp or te[...]

32 English Ste p 3 Con ne c t a V GA c able or a DVI c a ble to t he monit or con nec t or or t he DVI con ne c- tor of t he g r aph ics c a rd t h at is i n ser ted to PCI E1 slot .[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 33 English Ste p 1 Power on your c omputer a nd b oo t into O S. Ste p 2 Remove t he A MD d r iver s i f you have a ny VGA dr i vers i n st a l le d i n you r sy st em. Ste p 3 In st a l l t h e requ i red d r i vers a nd C AT A LYST Cont rol C ente r t hen re st a r t you r compute r. Pleas e che ck A M D’s website for de t a i ls . 2[...]

34 English C ha pt er 3 Softw ar e an d Ut il it ie s O pe ra ti on 3 . 1 In sta ll in g Dr iv ers e Supp or t CD t h at come s w it h t he mot herb oa rd c onta i ns n ec es sa r y dr ive rs a nd us ef u l ut i lit ie s t hat e nh a nc e t he mot he rbo a rd ’s featu re s . Run ning The Su pport CD T o beg i n u si ng t he s uppo r t CD, in s[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 35 English 3 .2 A- T un ing A- T u n i ng i s ASRo ck ’ s mult i pu r p os e so wa re su ite w ith a ne w i nter f ace , more ne w feat u res a nd improve d ut i l it ies , i nclud i ng X Fast R A M, D ehu mi di  er, Goo d Nig ht LE D, F A N- Tast ic T u ni n g, O C T wea k er a nd a w hole lot more . 3 .2. 1 In sta ll in g A- T [...]

36 English T ools V a r ious t ool s a nd ut i l it ie s. XFast RA M Bo ost t he sy ste m’ s pe r form a nc e a nd ex te nd t he H DD’ s or SDD’ s l i fes pa n! C reat e a hid den p a r t it ion, t he n as sig n w h ich  le s shou ld be store d i n t he R AM d r i ve. Fast Bo ot Fas t Bo ot m i ni m i z es you r c omputer's bo ot t i [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 37 English Deh umidi er Pre vent mot he rbo a rd da mage s due to d a mpne ss . En able t h i s f u nc t ion a nd con g u re t he per iod of t i me u nt i l t h e compute r power s on, a nd t he du r at ion of t he dehu m id i f y i n g proc es s. HDMI-IN Con ne c t t wo d i erent d ev ic e s to one mon itor a nd to gg le b et w[...]

38 English T ech Se rvice Cont ac t T e ch S er v ice.[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 39 English 3 .3 I n t el ® Ra pi d S ta rt T e c h no logy Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ech nolog y ena bles y our s y ste m to wa ke up fa st er f rom de ep sle ep, sav ing t i me a nd p ower con su mpt ion . Fee l se cu re to k now th at you r s ys tem w i l l re su me to work ing c ond it ion e ven i f a n u nex p ec te d power lo ss h [...]

40 English 3. Ex it t he Re g is t r y E d itor w i ndow a nd re st a r t t h e compute r. 4. Press F 2 to ent er BIOS , t hen go to A dva nc e d ‐ > Sto ra ge C on g u r at ion a nd cha n ge SAT A Mod e to A HCI . Pre ss F10 to s ave cha n ges a nd e x it . 5. Enter Wi ndows 8/7 . W ind ows w i l l d i sc over t he ne w de v ic e a nd i ns[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 41 English Ste p 3 W hen prompt ed to re st a r t a  er t he s et up, c l ick Y es to re bo ot . Ste p 4 Double -c l ick t he Intel® R apid St a r t T e ch nolo g y M a na ger icon i n t h e Wi ndows sy st em t ray.[...]

42 English Ste p 5 Ma k e su re R apid St a r t is on . Dr a g t he sl id er to con  g u re t he t i me . For ex a mple , i f t he t i mer v a lue is s et t o ten m i nute s, t he sys tem w il l e nabl e Ra pid St a r t mod e a er enter i ng sl ee p st ate for te n mi nut es . If t he ti me r is s et to 0 m i nute s, W in dows w i l l im me d[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 43 English st ate for a p er iod of t i me . e power of t he computer i n R apid St a r t mo de c a n be cut o , it wi l l not c au se d ata lo ss of t he prog r a ms or  les you were e xec ut i ng before e nter i ng sle e p st ate . 4. When you w i sh t o cont i nue to u se t he c omputer ju s t hit t he power but ton, t he sy [...]

44 English 3 .4 I n te l ® S ma rt C on nect T ech no lo gy Inte l® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolog y is a feat u re t h at per io d ic a l ly w a ke s you r compute r f rom Wi ndows® s lee p st ate to re f res h ema i l or soc ia l ne t work ing ap pli cat ion s. It save s you r wa it i ng t i me a nd k ee ps t he c ontent a lw ays up -to -d at[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 45 English 3 .4 .2 S et up Gu ide In stal ling ASRock Sma rt C onn ect Ut ility Ste p 1 In st a l l A SRoc k Sm ar t C on ne c t Uti l it y , whic h is l oc ate d i n t he folde r at t he fol low i ng pat h of t he S uppor t C D: A SRoc k Ut i lit y > Sma r t Co nne c t . Ste p 2 Onc e in st a l le d , r u n ASRo ck S ma r t C on ne[...]

46 English Ste p 3 Cl ick t he Add but ton. Take Fox m a i l a s a n ex a mple , add Fox m a i l to t he Ap plic at ion li st . Ste p 4 Sel ec t Fox ma i l f rom th e Appl ic at ion L ist , t hen cl ick t he ar row p oint i ng r ig ht to a dd t hi s appl ic at ion to t h e Sma r t C on ne ct L i st . Ste p 5 Cl ick A pply t o enab le Sma r t C on n[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 47 English Ste p 6 Double -c l ick t he Intel® Sm a r t C onn ec t T ec h nolog y Ma na ger ic on in t he Wi ndows s ys tem t r ay. Ste p 7 Dr ag t h e sl ider t o con g ure how o en t he s ys tem w il l c on nec t to t h e net work t o dow n load up d ate s. S hor ter du r at ions w il l prov ide more f requ ent upd ate s , but m[...]

48 English 4. e sys tem w i l l w a k e up f rom sle ep s t ate pe ri od ic a l ly, and t he n st a r t to up da te Fox ma i l . e sc ree n w i l l not d i spl ay a ny t h i ng s o t he comput er c a n ma i nt a in mi n i mu m power u sa ge . A er wa rds , t he s y ste m w i l l autom at ica ll y ret u r n to sle ep s tat e aga i n . 5. U [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 49 English 3 .5 In te l ® Re mo t e W ak e T ec hn olo gy Inte l® Remot e W a ke T ech nol og y a llow s you to u se prog r a m s or ser v ice s over t he Inte rne t to w a ke up you r hom e compute r f rom ener g y e c ient sle ep mo de . Befor e con g u r i ng t his fe at u re, ve ri f y t he fol low i ng . • Remot e W a k[...]

50 English Ste p 3 A new me sh w i ndow w i l l pop up. Enter a me sh n a me a nd pa s sword . Ste p 4 Sel ec t a l l t h e che ck boxe s a nd c lic k Cre ate Me sh . Down loadi ng and Insta llin g Me sh A gent Ste p 1 Cl ick I n st a l l on t he My Ac cou nt pa ge. Ste p 2 Sel ec t t he me sh a nd d ow n load b ot h  le s . Ma k e su re bot h ?[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 51 English Ste p 4 Cl ick I n sta ll / Upd ate . Ste p 5 W a it a m i nute for t he Ne w Mac h i ne to app ea r i n "My De v ic e" .[...]

52 English Ste p 6 Che ck w het h er "I ntel R emot e W a k e" app ea re d or not . Ste p 7 Cl ick on Power Ac t ion s . Ste p 8 Cl ick on Wak e or Sle ep.[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 53 English W aking up a PC us ing mobil e devi ce. Ste p 1 Lo g i n to mes hce ntr a l .com /m. Ste p 2 Sel ec t a Ma ch i ne. Ste p 3 Cl ick on Wak e or Sle ep. Be fo re wa kin g up y ou r ho me c omp ut er u s in g a mo bi le d e v ic e, p l ea s e lo g ou t of Me sh - Ce nt ral o n oth e r pre v io u sly u s ed c om pu te rs o r d ev [...]

54 English 3 .5 . 2 Co n gu ri ng a nd U s i ng Sp la sh to p Spla shtop i s a remot e de sk top a cc es s so  wa re t hat let s you remo tely a cc es s you r home comput er f rom you r mobi le d ev ice. Befor e con g u r i ng t his fe at u re, ve ri f y t hat t he " Rem ote W a ke" h as b ee n ena bled i n "I ntel® Sm a r [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 55 English Us ing R emo te C ontr ol Ste p 1 In " Spl as htop 2”, tap a n on l in e mac hi ne f r om t he l is t to con ne c t to you r home compute r. Ste p 2 Sta r t remotel y acc e ssi ng y our ho me compute r. e f u nc t ion a l it y a nd pr ic e of t h e Spl as htop A PP a n d sub sc r ipt io n fee i s su bje c t to cha ng[...]

56 English Acce ssi ng Data Playi ng Vide o[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 57 English 3 .6 S ta rt8 For t hos e Wi ndows 8 u se rs w ho mi ss t he Sta r t Me nu, St a r t 8 is a n id ea l s olut ion t h at bri ng s bac k t he f a mi lia r S ta r t Me nu a long w it h a dde d cu s tom iz at ion s for g rea ter ec ienc y. 3 .6 . 1 I ns tal li ng S ta rt8 In st a l l St a r t8 , w h ich i s loc ate d i n t he f[...]

58 English Co ngur e Con  g u re prov ide s con  g u ra ti on opt ions , i nclud i ng ic on si z es , w hic h shor t cut s you wa nt St a r t Menu to d i splay, quic k acc e ss to re ce nt ly u se d apps , t he f u nc t ion a l it y of t he power but t on, a nd more . Co ntrol[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 59 English Cont rol le t s you con  g u re wh at a cl ick on t he st a r t but ton or a pre ss on t he Wi ndows ke y do es . Des ktop Des k top a l l ows you to d i sa ble t he hot c orne rs wh en you a re work i n g on t he de sk top. It al so l et s you cho os e whe t her or no t t he s ys tem b oot s d i rec t l y i nto des k top m[...]

60 English C ha pt er 4 UEF I S ETU P U TIL ITY 4. 1 In tr od uct io n ASRo ck I nter ac t ive U E FI i s a blend of s ys tem c on g u r at ion too ls , co ol sou nd e ec t s a nd st u n ni n g v is ua l s . Not on ly w i l l it m a ke BIOS s et up le s s di  cu lt but al so a l ot more a musi n g.  is s ec t ion e x pla i n s how to us[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 61 English 4. 1 .2 N av ig a tio n K ey s Use < > ke y or < > ke y to cho os e a mong t he s ele c t ions on t he m enu ba r, and us e < > ke y or < > ke y to move t he c u rs or up or dow n to s ele ct it em s, t h en pres s <E nter> t o get i nto t he s ub sc re en. Y ou c a n a l so u s e t he mou se to c[...]

62 English 4.2 Ma in Scr een W hen you ent er t he U E FI SET U P U T I LI T Y , t he Ma i n sc reen w il l a ppe a r a nd di spl ay t he s ys tem ove r v ie w. Acti ve Pag e o n E ntry Sel ec t t he d efau l t pag e when e nter i ng t he U E FI s et up ut i l it y. UE F I G uid e UE FI G u ide i s a qu ick t utor i a l for ASR ock 's UE FI s [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 63 English 4.3 O C T we ak er Sc re en In t h e OC T wea ker sc ree n, you c a n se t up overc loc k i ng fe at ur es . CP U C ongu ra tio n CP U Ra tio e CPU sp ee d is d ete r mi ne d by t he CPU R at io mu lt ipl ie d w it h t he B CL K . Inc rea si n g t he CPU R at io w i l l i nc rea s e t he i nter na l CPU cloc k sp ee d w [...]

64 English Spr ead S pec tru m Ena ble Spre ad Sp ec t r u m to re duce e lec t rom ag ne t ic i nter fere nce for p as si ng E M I tes t s. D is able t o ach ie ve h ig her c loc k sp ee d s when ove rclo ck i n g. In te l S peedS te p T ech nolo gy Inte l Spe ed Ste p te ch nolo g y a l l ows proc e ss ors to s w itc h be t wee n mul tip le f req[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 65 English O ver ri de: e v olta ge i s  xe d. GT A dapt ive V oltage Con  g u re t he  x ed volt a ge add ed to t h e int eg r ated GPU. GT V ol tag e Oset Con  g u re t he volt a ge add ed to t h e int eg r ated G PU when t h e sy st em is u nd er he av y load . DRAM Ti ming C on gu rat ion Loa d X MP Setti ng Lo a[...]

66 English DRAM T we aker Fine t u ne t h e DR A M s et t i ng s by leav i n g ma rk s i n ch ec kb oxes . C li ck OK to c on r m a nd apply you r ne w se t t i ngs . CAS# La tency ( tCL ) e t i me be t wee n send i ng a c olu m n add re ss t o t he memo r y a nd t he b eg i n n i ng of t he d at a in re sp ons e. RAS# t o CAS# Dela y ( tRC D[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 67 English Read to Pr echar ge ( tRTP ) e nu mber of c loc k s t h at a re i ns er te d be t wee n a rea d com ma nd t o a row pre- cha r ge com ma nd to t he sa me r a n k . Fo ur Activa te Wi ndow ( tF A W) e t i me w i ndow i n wh ich fou r a ct i vat es a re a llowe d t he sa me ra n k . CAS W rit e La tency ( tCWL) Con  g u[...]

68 English tWR WRDR Con  g u re be t wee n modu le w rite t o w r ite del ay f rom d i e rent ra n k s . tWR WRDD Con  g u re be t wee n modu le w rite t o w r ite del ay f rom d i e rent DIM M s. tRD WR Con  g u re be t wee n modu le re ad t o w r ite de lay. tRD WRDR Con  g u re be t wee n modu le re ad t o w r ite de lay f rom [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 69 English Co mmand T ri S tat e Ena ble for DR A M power sav i n g. MRC F ast Boo t Ena ble Memor y Fast B o ot to sk ip DR A M memor y tr a i ni n g for bo ot i ng fa st er. F IVR Con gur ation F IVR Swit ch F req uency Si gnat ur e Sel ec t wh et he r to bo os t or lower t he F I V R Swi tch Fre quenc y . F IVR Swit ch F req uency [...]

70 English sy st em st abi l it y when overc loc k i ng. CP U An alog IO V oltage Oset CPU I/O A na log V olta ge. CP U Di git al IO V oltag e Ose t CPU I/O Di g ita l V olta ge. CP U In tegra ted VR F aults Dis ab le FI V R Fau lt s to r a is e t he t h re shold to t r i gge r CPU over c u r rent prote c t ion a nd over volt ag e protec t io[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 71 English 4. 4 A dv an c ed S cr ee n In t h i s se c t ion, you may s et t he con g u r at ions for t h e fol low i ng ite ms: C PU Con  g u rat ion , Ch ips et C on g ur at ion, St ora ge C on g u r at ion, I ntel® R apid St a r t T ech nol og y, Intel® Sm a r t C onne c t T ec h nolog y , Sup er IO Con  g u ra ti on,[...]

72 English 4. 4. 1 C PU C on g u ra ti on In te l H yper Thr ead ing T ech nolog y Inte l Hy pe r  rea di n g T ec hno log y a llow s mu lt iple t h rea ds t o r u n on eac h core , s o t hat t he ove ra ll p er for ma nc e on t h rea de d so wa re is i mprove d. Acti ve Proc esso r C ores Sel ec t t he nu mb er of co res to e nabl e in e [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 73 English Pa cka ge C S tat e Su pport Ena ble CPU, PCIe , Memor y , Gr aph ic s C Sta te Supp or t for power s av i ng . CP U Ther mal Th rottli ng Ena ble CPU i nter n a l t her m a l cont rol me ch a n ism s to ke ep t he CPU f rom overhe at- in g. No-E xec ut e Me mor y P rotect ion Pro ce ss ors w it h No-E xec ut ion Memor y Prote[...]

74 English 4. 4.2 C hi ps et C on g ura ti on Pr im ary Gra phics Ad apt er Sel ec t a pr i ma r y VGA. V T - d Inte l® Vir tu a l i z at ion T ec hno log y for Dire c te d I/O help s you r v i r t ua l mach i ne monit or be t ter ut i l i z e ha rdw a re by i mprov i ng app lic at ion c ompat ibi l it y and rel ia bi lit y , a nd prov idi ng a[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 75 English Rend er Stan db y Power down t he render u n it whe n t he GPU i s id le for lower power c ons u mpt ion. Onboa rd HD A udio Ena ble/di sa ble onb oa rd H D aud io. Se t to Auto to e nabl e onbo a rd HD aud io a nd automat ic a l l y d is able it w hen a s ou nd ca rd i s i ns ta lle d . F ront P anel Ena ble/di sa ble f ront [...]

76 English 4. 4.3 S t ora ge C o n gu ra t io n SA T A C on tr oll er( s ) Ena ble/di sa ble t he SAT A cont rol ler s . SA T A Mode Sel ec tion IDE: For b et ter compat i bi l it y. AHC I: Supp or t s new fe at u res t hat improve p er for ma n ce . R A I D: C ombi ne mu lt iple d i sk d r ive s into a l og ic a l u ni t. SA T A A ggr essi ve L[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 77 English ind ic ator s of rel i abi l it y.[...]

78 English 4. 4. 4 I nt el ® R a pi d S ta r t T ec hno log y In te l ® Ra pid S tart T echnol ogy Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ech nolog y is a ne w z ero power h ib er nat ion m ode w h ich a l l ows us ers t o res um e in ju s t 5- 6 sec onds .[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 79 English 4. 4.5 I nt el ® S ma r t C on nect T ech no logy In te l ® S mart C onnect T echnol ogy Inte l ® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolo g y autom at ic a l ly up dat es y our e ma i l a nd s oc ia l net work s, suc h as T w it t er, Faceb ook , etc . w hi l e t he comput er is i n s lee p mod e.[...]

80 English 4. 4. 6 Su per IO C on g ura ti on Seri al P or t Ena ble or d i sa ble t he S er ia l p or t . Seri al P or t A ddres s Sel ec t t he a dd res s of t he S er i a l por t . Inf rar ed Po r t Ena ble or d i sa ble t he I n f ra re d por t .[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 81 English 4. 4. 7 A C P I C on g u ra ti on Su spe nd to RAM Sel ec t d is ab le for ACPI susp end t y pe S1 . It is rec om mende d to se lec t auto for ACPI S3 power s av i ng. Che ck Ready Bit Ena ble to ent er t he op er at in g sy st em a  er S3 on ly w hen t he h a rd d is k is re ady, th i s is re com mend ed for b et t er s[...]

82 English Rin g-In P owe r On A l low t he s ys tem t o be wa ked up by onb oa rd C OM por t mo dem R in g-In sig n a ls . RT C Ala rm P ower On A l low t he s ys tem t o be wa ked up by t h e rea l t i me c loc k a l a rm . S et it to B y OS to le t it be ha n d led by you r op er at i ng s ys tem . US B Ke yboard/ Remo te P owe r On A l low t he[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 83 English 4. 4.8 U S B C on gu ra ti on US B C on tro ller Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB 2 . 0 por t s . US B 3. 0 C ont rol ler Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB 3. 0 por t s . Leg acy U SB S upport Ena ble or d i sa ble L ega c y OS Supp or t for USB 2 .0 d ev ices . I f you enc ount er USB compat i bi lit y iss ues i t i[...]

84 English 4. 4. 9 T ru st ed C o mp ut in g Secu rity Devi ce S upport Ena ble to a ct i vat e T ru s ted Pl at for m Modu le ( TPM) se c u rit y for your h a rd d isk dr i ves .[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 85 English 4.5 T ool s S ystem Br owser ASRo ck Sy st em Brows er show s t he over v iew of you r c u r rent PC a nd t he dev ic e s con nec t ed . OMG ( Onli ne Man agemen t Gua rd) Adm i n is t ra tors a re a ble to e st abl i sh a n i nter ne t cu r fe w or res t r ic t i nter net a cc es s at spe ci  ed t i me s v ia OMG . Y ou ma[...]

86 English requ i red d r i vers autom at ic a l ly. In stan t F la sh Save U EF I  le s i n you r USB stor a ge de v ic e a nd r u n In st a nt F la sh to up d ate you r UE FI . In te rnet Fla sh ASRo ck I nter ne t Fl a sh dow n lo ad s a nd upd ate s t he l ate st U EF I  r mwa re ver sion f rom ou r ser vers for you . Ple as e se t up net[...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 87 English Dehu midi er Fun ction If D ehu mid i  er Fu nc t ion is e nabl ed , t he c omputer w i l l power on automat ic a l l y to dehu m id i f y t he s y ste m a e r enter i ng S 4 /S5 st ate . Dehu midi er Peri od Con  g u re t he p er iod of t i me u nt i l t he c omputer p owers on a nd e nab les Dehu m id i er [...]

88 English 4. 6 H ar dwa re He al th Ev en t M on it or ing Sc ree n  is s ec t ion a l low s you to mon itor t he s t at us of t h e ha rdw a re on you r sy st em, inc lud i ng t he p a ra me ter s of t he C PU tempe rat u re , mot he rbo a rd temp er at ur e, f a n spe ed a nd v olta ge . CP U F an 1 & 2 Sett ing Sel ec t a fa n m ode for [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 89 English 4. 7 Boo t Sc ree n  is s ec t ion d is play s t he av a i la ble de v ice s on you r s ys tem for y ou to con g ure t he bo ot se t t in gs a nd t he b oot pr ior it y. F ast Boot Fas t Bo ot m i ni m i z es you r c omputer's bo ot t i me. I n fa s t mode y ou may not b oot f rom a n USB stor a ge de v ic e. U lt r[...]

90 English F ull Scr een Log o Ena ble to d i spl ay t he bo ot logo or d i sa ble to show nor m a l PO ST me ss a ges . Add On R OM Displ ay Ena ble AddO n ROM Dis play to s ee t he AddOn ROM mes sa ge s or con  g u re t he AddOn ROM i f you've ena bled Fu ll S cre en L ogo. D is abl e for fa st er bo ot sp ee d . Boot F ai lure Gu ard If [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 91 English Laun ch P XE OpROM Pol icy Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t h ose t hat supp or t U EF I opt ion ROM on ly . Se lec t L eg ac y on ly to r u n t hos e t h at supp or t leg ac y opt ion ROM on ly. Laun ch S tora ge OpROM Pol icy Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t h ose t hat supp or t U EF I opt ion ROM on ly . Se lec t L eg ac y[...]

92 English 4. 8 Sec uri ty Sc ree n In t h i s se c t ion you may s et or c ha nge t h e supe r v i sor/us er pa s sword for t he s y st em. Y ou may a l so c lea r t h e us er pa s sword . Su pervisor Pas sword Se t or ch a nge t he pa s sword for t he ad mi n is t r ator ac cou nt . On ly t h e ad m i ni st r ator ha s aut hor it y to c ha nge t [...]

Z 8 7 Pro4 93 English 4. 9 Ex it Sc ree n Sa ve C hange s a nd Exit W hen you s ele c t t hi s opt ion t h e fol low i ng me ss age , “ Save c on g u r at ion ch a nge s a nd ex it s et up? ” w i l l p op out. S el ec t [OK ] t o save c ha nge s a nd ex it th e UE F I SET U P U TI L IT Y. Dis car d Cha nges and E xit W hen you s ele c t t hi[...]

94 English C on ta ct I nfo rma ti on If you ne ed to c ontac t A SRoc k or wa nt to k now more ab out ASR ock , you’ r e welcome to v is it ASRo ck ’s w ebs ite at ht t p://ww w .a sro ck .c om; or you m ay cont ac t you r de a ler for f u r t her i n for mat ion . For te ch n ica l ques t ions , plea s e subm it a su ppor t re que st form at [...]