Asrock Q87M vPro manual

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    User Manual[...]

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    V ersion 1.0 Pu bli sh ed May 2 013 Cop y r ig ht©2 013 ASRock I NC . A l l ri g hts re se r ve d. Copyr ight Noti ce: No pa r t of t h is d oc u ment at ion may b e repro duce d , t ra n sc r ibe d , t ra n sm it te d, o r 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 by t h[...]

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    Cont ents Chapt er 1 Introduction 1 1 . 1 Package Cont ents 1 1 . 2 Spe cic ations 2 1 . 3 Unique Features 6 1 .4 Motherbo ard Layout 9 1 . 5 I/ O Panel 1 1 Chapt er 2 Installatio n 1 3 2. 1 Installing the CPU 1 4 2. 2 Installing the CP U F an and Heatsink 1 7 2. 3 Installing Memor y Mo dules (DIMM) 1 8 2.4 Ex pansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express [...]

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    Chapt er 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 54 4. 1 Intro duc tio n 54 4. 1. 1 UEFI Menu Bar 54 4. 1.2 Navigation Keys 5 5 4. 2 Main S creen 56 4.3 OC T weaker Screen 57 4.4 Advanced Screen 65 4.4. 1 CPU C onguration 66 4.4. 2 Chips et Conguratio n 68 4.4.3 St orage Conguration 7 0 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid S tar t T e chnology 7 2 4.4.5 Intel® S mar t Conne[...]

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    Q87M vPro PB 1 English Chapter 1 Intro duc tion a n k you for pu rc ha si ng A SRoc k Q87 M vPro mo t herb oa rd , a rel i able mo t herb oa rd produc ed u nd er A SRoc k ’ s c ons is tent l y st r i ngent qu a l it y c ont rol . It del iver s exc el le nt per for ma nce w it h robu st de sig n c on form i ng t o ASRo ck ’s comm it me nt to [...]

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    2 3 English 1 .2 Specications Platform • Mic ro ATX For m Fac tor • A l l So lid C ap ac itor de sig n A-St y le • Home Cloud CPU • Suppor ts 4 t h Ge ner at ion Int el® C ore T M i7 / i5 / i 3 / Xe on® / Pentiu m® / Celer on ® i n LGA1150 Pack a ge • 4 Power Phas e De sig n • Suppor ts I ntel® T u rb o Bo os t[...]

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    Q87M vPro 2 3 English Graphics • Ma x . s ha re d memor y 1792M B • Four VGA Out put op t ions: D -S ub, DVI-D, HDM I a nd Dis playPor t • Suppor ts Triple Mon itors • Suppor ts H DM I T ec hno log y w it h ma x. r es olut ion up to 1920 x12 0 0 @ 60 Hz • Suppor ts DVI-D w it h m a x . re solut ion up t o 1920 x12 0 0 @ 60H[...]

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    4 5 English Rea r Pane l I/O • 1 x PS/2 Mou se Por t • 1 x PS/2 Ke y boa rd Por t • 1 x D- Sub Por t • 1 x DVI-D Port • 1 x HDM I Por t • 1 x Di splayPor t • 2 x USB 2. 0 Por ts • 4 x USB 3.0 Por ts • 1 x RJ- 45 L A N Por t s w it h L E D (A C T/LI N K L ED a nd S PEE D L E D) • HD Aud io Ja ck : L [...]

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    Q87M vPro 4 5 English Support CD • Dr iver s , Uti l it ie s , A nti Vi r us S o w a re (Tria l V ers ion), Cybe r- Li n k Med i a E spre ss o 6. 5 Tria l, G oog l e Ch rome Brow se r a nd T oolb a r , Sta r t8 , Mes hC ent ra l, Spl as htop St re a mer Hardware Monitor • CPU /Chas sis T emperatu re Sensi ng • CPU / Chassis/Po wer[...]

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    6 7 English 1 . 3 Uniqu e Features ASRock A - T uning A- T u n i ng is A SRo ck ’s m u lt i pu r po se s o w a re su ite w it h a new i nter f ac e, mor e new feat u res a nd i mproved ut i l it ie s, i nc lud i ng X Fa st R A M , Dehu m id i er, Go od Nig ht LE D, F A N- Tast ic T u ni n g, O C T wea ker a nd a w hole lot more . ASRoc k In[...]

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    Q87M vPro 6 7 English ASRoc k XF ast RAM 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 ly ut i l i ze s t he me mor y s pac 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 SRo ck X Fa s t 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 k i ng web s u r  ng f[...]

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    8 9 English ASRoc k F ast Boot Wit h A SRoc k ’ s e xclu si ve Fas t Bo ot te ch nolog y, it ta ke s les s t ha n 1. 5 se cond s to logon to Wi ndow s 8 f rom a co ld bo ot. No mor e wa it i ng!  e spe ed y bo ot w i l l comple tely c ha n ge you r us er e x per ie nce a nd b ehav ior. ASRock Restar t to UEFI Wi ndows® 8 br i ngs t he u lt i [...]

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    Q87M vPro 8 9 English 1 .4 M otherb oard L ayout V G A DV I 1 T op: RJ-4 5 US B 3. 0 T: USB2 B: USB3 US B 3. 0 T: USB0 B: USB1 PS 2 Ke y b o a rd PS 2 Mo u s e AT X 12V 1 US B 2. 0 T: USB2 B: USB3 Top : Li n e I n Ce n t e r : Fr o n t Bo t t o m : Mi c I n AT X P W R 1 D D R 3 _ A 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 2 4 0 - p i n m o d u l e ) D D R 3 _ A 2 ( 6 4 b i[...]

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    10 11 English No. Description 1 T PM H e ad e r ( T PM S1 ) 2 Power Fa n Con ne c tor (PW R _ F A N1 ) 3 ATX 12V Power Conn ec tor (ATX12V1 ) 4 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_FAN1 ) 5 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_FAN2) 6 2 x 24 0 -pi n DDR 3 DIM M S lot s (DDR3 _ A1, DDR3 _ B1 ) 7 2 x 24 0 -pi n DDR 3 DIM M S lot s (DDR3 _ A 2 , DDR 3 _ B2) 8 ATX Power C[...]

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    Q87M vPro 10 11 English 1 . 5 I/ O Panel No. Description No. Description 1 PS/2 Mou se Por t 8 USB 3.0 Por ts ( LA N _USB3 _ 01 ) 2 D -S ub Por t 9 USB 3.0 Por ts ( USB3_ 23) 3 Dis play Por t 10 USB 2. 0 Por ts ( USB23) 4 LA N R J- 45 Por t 11 H DM I Por t 5 Li ne I n (Li g ht Blue) 12 DV I - D Po r t 6 Front Spe a ke r (Li me)** 13 PS/2 K ey bo a [...]

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    12 13 English * e re a re tw o LE Ds o n ea c h LA N p or t . Pl ea s e re fe r to t he t ab le b el o w fo r the L A N p or t L ED i nd ic at io ns . Activity / Link LED Speed L ED Stat us Description Stat us Description O No Li n k O 10Mbps c onn ec t ion Blinking Dat a Ac t iv it y Ora n ge 100M bps c on nec t ion On Link Green 1 G bps [...]

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    12 13  is i s a Mic ro ATX for m fa c tor mot he rbo a rd . Be fore you i ns ta l l t he mot he rb oa rd , st udy t h e con g ur at ion of you r c ha ss is to e nsu re t h at t he mot herb oa rd t s i nto it . Pre - ins tall ation Pre caut ions T a k e note of t h e fol low i ng prec aut ion s be fore you i ns ta l l mot her bo a rd comp o[...]

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    14 15 English 2. 1 In stalli ng the C PU 1. Be fo re yo u in s er t t he 1150 -P in CPU in to t he s oc ke t , pl ea s e ch e ck if t he P nP c a p i s on th e soc k et , if t he C PU sur fa ce i s u ncl e an , o r if th e re are a ny bent pins in th e so ck e t. D o no t for ce to i n se r t th e CPU in to th e so ck e t if a bo ve si tu at io n i[...]

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    Q87M vPro 14 15 English 4 5 3[...]

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    16 17 English Ple a se s ave a nd r ep l ac e th e co ve r if t he p roc e ss or i s re m ove d .  e co ve r mu s t be pl a ce d if you w i sh t o re tu rn t he m ot he rb oa rd fo r a er s e r vi ce .[...]

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    Q87M vPro 16 17 English 2.2 Insta ll ing the C PU F an and He ats in k 1 2 CPU_ FAN[...]

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    18 19 English 2.3 Instal ling Me mor y Module s (DIMM )  is mot h erb oa rd prov id es t wo 2 4 0 -pi n DDR3 (D ouble D at a Ra te 3) D IM M s lot s, a nd supp or t s Du a l C ha n nel Mem or y T ec h nolog y . e DI M M on ly t s in o ne c or re c t or i en ta tio n . It w il l ca u se p er m an e nt d am ag e to th e mot he rb oa rd an d [...]

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    Q87M vPro 18 19 English 1 2 3[...]

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    20 21 English 2.4 E xpansio n Slot s (PCI and PCI E xpress Slot s ) ere i s 3 PCI E x pre s s slot s a nd 1 PC I slot on t hi s mot he rbo a rd . PCI s lot: e PC I1 is us ed t o i nst a l l ex pa n sion c a rd s t hat h ave 32-bit PC I i nter fa ce . PCIe s lots : PCI E1 (PCIe 3. 0 x16 slot ) is u se d for PC I E x pres s x16 lane w idt h g r[...]

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    Q87M vPro 20 21 English 2. 5 Jumper s S etup e i l lus t r at ion shows how ju mp ers a re s et up. W hen t he ju mper c ap i s pla ce d on t he pi ns , t he ju mp er is “ Shor t ”. If no jump er c ap i s plac ed on t he pi ns , t he ju mpe r is “O pen” .  e i l lus t ra ti on shows a 3 -pi n ju mper w hos e pi n1 an d pin 2 a re “ [...]

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    22 23 English 2.6 Onboa rd Heade rs and C onnecto rs System Panel Header (9 - p i n PA N E L 1) ( s ee p.9, No. 1 6) Con ne c t t he power sw it ch, re se t sw itch a n d sy st em st at u s in di cat or on t he ch as si s to t h is h ead er acc ord i ng to t he pi n as sig n me nts b elow. Note t he po sit ive a nd ne gat ive pin s be fore con ne c[...]

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    Q87M vPro 22 23 English Ser i a l AT A 3 C on nec tor s (S ATA _ 0 : se e p.9 , No. 15 ) (S ATA _ 1: se e p.9 , No. 1 8) (S ATA _ 2 : se e p.9 , No. 1 4) (S ATA _ 3 : se e p.9 , No. 19 ) (S ATA _ 4 : se e p.9 , No. 1 1) (S ATA _ 5 : se e p.9 , No. 20) es e si x SATA3 con nec tor s supp or t SAT A dat a c able s for i nter na l stor ag e de v ice[...]

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    24 25 English Front Pa nel Aud io Hea der (9 - p i n H D _ AU D I O1) ( s ee p.9, No. 27)  is he ade r is for con nec t i ng aud io d ev ice s to t he f ront aud io pa n el. Chassis S pea ker H eader (4 - p i n S P E A K E R 1) ( s ee p.9, No. 13 ) Plea se c on nec t t he c ha ss is spe a k er to t h i s hea der. Cha s si s a nd Power Fan Con ne[...]

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    Q87M vPro 24 25 English CPU Fa n C onne c tors ( 4 -p in CPU_ FAN1 ) ( s ee p.9, No. 4 ) ( 4 -p in CPU_ FAN2) ( s ee p.9, No. 5) GN D + 12V CPU_ FA N_SPEED FA N_SPEED_CONTROL  is mot h erb oa rd pro - v ide s a 4 -Pi n CPU f a n ( Qu ie t Fa n) conne c tor. If you pl a n to con ne c t a 3-P i n CPU fa n , plea se con nec t it to P i n 1- 3. ATX [...]

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    26 PB English T PM He a d e r (1 7- p i n T P M S1) ( s ee p.9, No. 1 )  is c onne c tor supp or t s Trus te d Plat for m Modu le ( TPM) s ys tem , wh ich c a n s ec u rely s tore ke y s, digital ce r ticate s, p asswo rds, a nd dat a . A T PM sy ste m a ls o helps en h a nce n et work s ec u r it y, prote ct s d ig it a l id ent it ie s, a n[...]

  • Page 31

    Q87M vPro PB 27 English Chapter 3 S of t ware and Utilities Op eration 3. 1 I nstall ing Driv ers e Supp or t CD t h at come s w it h t he mot her bo a rd cont a in s nec e ss a r y d r ive rs a nd us ef u l ut i lit i es t h at en ha nc e t he mo t herb oa rd ’ s feat u re s. Running Th e Suppo r t CD T o beg i n u si ng t h e suppo r t CD, i[...]

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    28 29 English 3 . 2 A - Tu n i n g A- T u n i ng is A SRo ck ’s m u lt i pu r po se s o w a re su ite w it h a new i nter f ac e, mor e new feat u res a nd i mproved ut i l it ie s, i nc lud i ng X Fa st R A M , Dehu m id i er, Go od Nig ht LE D, F A N- Tast ic T u ni n g, O C T wea ker a nd a w hole lot more . 3.2. 1 In stalli ng A- T un i[...]

  • Page 33

    Q87M vPro 28 29 English To o l s V a r ious t ool s a nd ut i l it ie s. X Fa st R A M Bo ost t he sy st em’ s p er for ma nc e a nd e x tend t h e HDD’s or SDD’ s li fe spa n! Cre ate a hid den p a r t it ion, t he n as si g n wh ich  l es sh ou ld be s tored i n t he R A M d r i ve. Fas t Bo ot Fas t Bo ot m i ni m i z es you r c omputer[...]

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    30 31 English De hu m id i e r Pre vent mot he rbo a rd d a ma ges due t o da mpne s s. E na ble t h is f u nc t ion a n d con g u re t he per io d of t i me u nt i l t he comput er p owers on, a nd t he du rat ion of t he dehumidi f y i ng process. H DM I-I N Con ne c t t wo d i ere nt dev i ce s to one mon itor a nd to gg le b et ween t [...]

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    Q87M vPro 30 31 English Te c h S e r v i c e Cont ac t T e ch S er v ice .[...]

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    32 33 English 3.3 In tel ® Rapi d S tart T echn ology Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ec hno log y e nab les you r s y ste m to wa ke up fa s ter f rom d ee p sle ep, sav i ng t i me a nd power c ons u mpt ion. Fe el s ec u re to k now t h at you r s ys tem w i l l re su me to work i ng cond it ion e ven i f a n u ne x pe c ted p ower los s hap pen s wh[...]

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    Q87M vPro 32 33 English 3. E x it t he Re g is t r y E d itor w i ndow a nd re s ta r t t he compute r. 4. Press F2 to enter BIOS , t hen go to Ad va nc ed ‐> Stora ge C on g u ra ti on a nd cha n ge SAT A Mo de to A HC I . P res s F10 to s ave cha nges a n d ex it . 5. Ente r Wi ndows 8/7 . W i ndows w i l l d i sc over t he n ew de v ic e[...]

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    34 35 English Ste p 3 W hen prompt ed to re st a r t a  er t h e se tup, c l ick Ye s to reb oot . Ste p 4 Double -c l ick t he Inte l® R apid St a r t T ec h nolog y Ma na ger ic on i n t he Wi ndow s s y s t e m t r a y.[...]

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    Q87M vPro 34 35 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 c on 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 sy st em w i l l e nabl e Ra pid St a r t mod e a er enter i ng s lee p st ate for te n m inut es . If t he t i mer i s se t to 0 m inut es , Wi ndow s[...]

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    36 37 English st ate for a p er iod of t i me . e power o f t he comput er i n R apid St a r t mod e c a n be c ut o, it w i l l not c au se d at a los s of t he prog r a ms or  le s you were e xec ut i ng before e nter i ng sl ee p st ate . 4. W hen you w is h to cont i nue to u se t h e compute r jus t h it t he power but t on, t he sy s[...]

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    Q87M vPro 36 37 English 3. 4 In tel® S mart Con nec t T echn ology Inte l® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolog y is a fe at u re t hat p er iod ic a l l y wa k es you r c omputer f rom Wi ndows® s lee p st ate to re f re sh em a i l or so ci a l net work i ng ap pli cat ion s . It save s you r wa it i ng t i me a n d kee ps t h e content a l way s u[...]

  • Page 42

    38 39 English 3.4. 2 S etup G uide Installing ASRock Smart Connec t Utilit y Ste p 1 Insta ll A SRoc k Sma r t C on ne ct Ut i l it y , whic h is lo c ated i n t he folder at t he fol low i ng pat h of t he S uppor t C D: A SRoc k Ut i li t y > Sma r t C on nec t . Ste p 2 Onc e in st a l le d , r u n ASRo ck S ma r t C on nec t f rom y our d [...]

  • Page 43

    Q87M vPro 38 39 English Ste p 3 Cl ick t he Add but ton . T a ke Fox ma i l a s a n e xa mple, a dd Fox ma i l t o t he Appl ic at ion list. Ste p 4 Sel ec t Fox ma i l f rom t he Appl ic ation L ist , t hen c l ick t he a rr ow poi nt i ng r ig ht to ad d t h is appl ic at ion to t he Sma r t C on ne ct L i st . Ste p 5 Cl ick A pply to ena ble Sm[...]

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    40 41 English Ste p 6 Double -c l ick t he Inte l® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolo g y M a na ger icon i n t he Wi ndows s ys tem t r ay. Ste p 7 Dr ag t h e sl ider t o con g ur e how oen t he sy st em w i l l c on nec t to t he n et work t o dow n load u pd ate s. S hor ter du r at ions w i l l prov ide m ore f requ ent upd ate s , but may [...]

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    Q87M vPro 40 41 English 4. e s ys tem w i l l wa k e up f rom sle e p st ate p er iod ic a l l y , a nd t hen st a r t t o upd ate Fox ma i l . e sc re en w i l l not d i spl ay a ny t h i ng s o t he c omputer c a n ma i nt a i n mi n i mu m power u sa ge . A er wa rd s , t he s ys tem w i l l automat ic a l l y ret u r n to sle ep st at [...]

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    42 43 English 3.5 In tel® R emo te W ak e T echnol ogy Inte l® Remot e W a ke T ec h nolog y a l lows y ou to us e prog r a m s or ser v ic es 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 hi s feat u re , ver i f y t he fol low i ng. • Remot e W a ke ha s be en [...]

  • Page 47

    Q87M vPro 42 43 English Ste p 3 A new me sh w i ndow w i l l pop up. Ente r a mes h na me a nd p a ss word. Ste p 4 Sel ec t a l l t he che ck boxe s a nd c lic k Cre ate Me sh . Downloading and In stalling Mesh 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[...]

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    44 45 English Ste p 4 Cl ick I n sta l l / Upd ate . Ste p 5 W a it a m i nute for t he Ne w Ma ch i ne to app ea r i n "My D ev ic e".[...]

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    Q87M vPro 44 45 English Ste p 6 Che ck w het h er "I ntel R emote Wak e" appe a re d or not. Waking up Y our PC using PC Ste p 1 On t he "My D ev i ce s" pa ge, c l ick on Powe r Ac t i ons . Ste p 2 Cl ick on Wa k e or Sl e ep.[...]

  • Page 50

    46 47 English Waking up Y our PC Using Mobile Device 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 Wa k e or Sl e ep. Be fo re wa kin g up y our h om e co mp ute r u s ing a m ob il e d ev i ce , pl e a se l og o ut of M es hC e ntra l on ot he r p re vi ou s ly u se d co mp ut er s or d e v ic es . T[...]

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    Q87M vPro 46 47 English 3.5.2 Cong uring and Us ing Splas htop Spla shtop i s a remot e de sk top a cc es s so  wa r e t hat le t s you remote ly ac ce s s you r home compute r f rom you r mobi le d ev ice . Befor e con g u r i ng t hi s feat u re , ver i f y t hat " Remot e W a ke" ha s b een e nabl ed i n "I ntel® Sm a r [...]

  • Page 52

    48 49 English Using Remote Control Ste p 1 In " Spl as htop 2”, tap a n on l i ne mac h ine f rom t he l is t to c onne c t to you r home c o mp u t e r. Ste p 2 Sta r t remote ly ac ce s si ng you r home c omputer. e f u nc t ion a l it y a nd pr i ce of t h e Spl a shto p APP a n d sub s cr ipt i on fee i s su bje c t to cha nge . Ple a[...]

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    Q87M vPro 48 49 English Access ing Data Play i ng V ide o[...]

  • Page 54

    50 51 English 3. 6 St a r t 8 For t hos e Wi ndows 8 u se rs w ho mi s s t he St a r t Menu , St a r t8 i s a n ide a l so luti on t hat bri ng s bac k t he f a mi li a r St a r t Menu a long w it h add ed c u stom i z at ions for g r eate r e  c i e n c y. 3.6 . 1 In stal li ng Sta r t8 Insta ll Sta r t8 , wh ic h is lo c ated i n t h e folder [...]

  • Page 55

    Q87M vPro 50 51 English Congure Con  g ure prov ide s con g u r at ion opt ion s , inc lud i ng ic on si ze s , wh ich s hor tc ut s you wa nt St a r t Menu to d i splay, quic k acc e ss to re c ent ly u se d apps , t he f un ct ion a l it y of t he power but t on, a nd more . Cont ro l[...]

  • Page 56

    52 53 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 s s on t he Wi ndows k ey do es . Des k to p Des k top a l l ows you to d i sa ble t he hot c orne rs w hen you a re work i ng on t he de sk to p. 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 mo de [...]

  • Page 57

    Q87M vPro 52 53 English 3.7 In tel® vPro C onguration and Management If you wou ld li ke to c on g u re a nd ma na ge Inte l vPro T e ch nolo g y, pleas e i ns ta l l "I ntel O pe n Ma na ge abi l it y D eve loper T o ol K it ", which i s lo cat ed i n t he fol der at t he fol low i ng pat h of t he Supp or t CD : .. U tilities M[...]

  • Page 58

    54 55 English Cha pter 4 UEF I SETUP UTILIT Y 4. 1 Introdu c tion ASRo ck I nter ac t ive U E FI i s a blend of s y ste m con g u r at ion to ols , co ol s oun d ee c ts a nd st u n ni n g v is ua ls . Not on ly w i l l it m a ke BIOS s et up le s s d i cu lt but a ls o a lot more a musi n g.  is s ec t ion e x pla i n s how to us e t h[...]

  • Page 59

    Q87M vPro 54 55 English 4. 1 . 2 N avigation Keys Use < > ke y or < > ke y to cho os e a mong t he s ele c t ions on t h e menu 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 c t item s, t hen pres s <E nter > to get i nto t he s ub sc re en. Y ou c a n a ls o us e t he mou se t o cl ic[...]

  • Page 60

    56 57 English 4. 2 M ain S creen W hen you e nter t he U E FI SETUP UTILITY , t he M a i n sc ree n w i l l app ea r a n d di spl ay t he s ys tem ove r v ie w.[...]

  • Page 61

    Q87M vPro 56 57 English 4.3 OC T wea ker Sc reen In t h e OC T wea ker s cre en, y ou ca n s et u p overclo ck in g feat u re s. CPU R ati o e CPU sp ee d is d et er mi ne d by t he C PU Rat io mu lt ipl ie d w it h t h e BCL K . Inc rea si n g t he CPU R at io w i l l i nc re as e t he i nter n a l CPU c loc k spe ed w it hout a ec t i ng t [...]

  • Page 62

    58 59 English Long Duration Pow e r Limit Con  g u re Pac k age Power L i mit 1 i n w at t s. W hen t he l i m it is e xce e ded , t he C PU rat io w i l l be lowere d a e r a per io d of t i me. A lower l i m it c a n prote c t t he CPU a nd save p ower, whi le a h ig her l i m it may i mprove p er for ma nc e. Long Dur ation Maintain ed Con[...]

  • Page 63

    Q87M vPro 58 59 English DR AM T iming Conguratio n DRAM Frequency If [Auto ] i s s elec t ed , t he mot herb oa rd w i l l det ec t t he me mor y mo du le(s ) i ns er t ed a nd as si gn t he appropr ia te f req uenc y autom at ic a l ly. DRAM Conguration CAS # Latenc y (tCL ) e t i me be t wee n send i n g a colu m n add re s s to t he mem[...]

  • Page 64

    60 61 English Comm and Rate (CR) e del ay be t wee n when a m emor y c h ip is s ele ct ed a nd w hen t he  r st a c t ive com m a nd ca n be issued. Write Reco ver y T ime (tWR) e a mou nt of del ay t hat mu st el aps e a e r t he comple t ion of a va l id w r ite ope rat ion , before a n a c t ive ba n k c a n b e prec ha rge d . Ref [...]

  • Page 65

    Q87M vPro 60 61 English tRDRDDR Con  g u re be t wee n modu le r ead t o rea d del ay f rom d i ere nt ra n k s . tRDRDDD Use t h is to c ha n ge DR A M t RWSR Auto/Ma nu a l s et t i ng s. e d ef au lt is [Auto ]. tWRRD Con  g u re be t wee n modu le w rit e to re ad de lay. tWRRDDR Con  g u re be t wee n modu le w rit e to re ad de[...]

  • Page 66

    62 63 English I O - L (C H A) Con  g u re IO late nc y for ch a nne l A . I O - L (C H B) Con  g u re IO late nc y for ch a nne l B. ODT WR ( CHA) Con  g u re t he mem or y on d ie te rm i na t ion res is tors' W R for c ha n nel A . ODT WR ( CHB ) Con  g u re t he mem or y on d ie te rm i na t ion res is tors' W R for c ha n [...]

  • Page 67

    Q87M vPro 62 63 English FIVR C onguration FIVR Switch F requ enc y Signature Sel ec t wh et he r to bo os t or lower t he F I V R Swit ch Fre quenc y. FIVR Swit ch Frequenc y O set Con  g u re t he p erce nta ge of f requ enc y b oos t or de duc t ion. CPU V oltage Mod e Auto: For opt i m iz e d se t t i ngs . Adap t ive: Add vo lta ge to [...]

  • Page 68

    64 65 English CPU A nalog IO Voltage Ose t CPU I/O A na log V olt ag e. CPU Digital IO V oltage O s et CPU I/O Di g it a l V olt age . CPU Integ rate d V R Faults Di sa ble FI V R Fau lt s to r a is e t he t h re shold t o t ri g ger CPU over c u r rent prote c t ion a nd over volt ag e protec t ion for b et t er overc loc k i ng c apa bi l i[...]

  • Page 69

    Q87M vPro 64 65 English 4.4 Adv anced S cree n In t h i s se c t ion, you m ay set t he con  g u rat ion s for t he fol low i n g item s: CPU C on g u r at ion, Ch ips et C on g u r at ion, S tora ge C on g u r at ion, I nte l® Rapi d Sta r t T ec hno log y, Intel® Sm a r t Con ne c t T ech no log y, AM T C on g u r at ion, Sup er [...]

  • Page 70

    66 67 English 4.4. 1 CP U Congu ration Intel T X T(L T ) Su pp or t Use t h is op ti on to ena ble or d is ab le Inte l(R) TX T(LT) suppor t. e d ef au lt va lue is [Di s a bl ed]. Intel Hyp er T hreading T echn olo gy Inte l Hy pe r  rea d in g T ec hn olog y a l lows mu lt iple t hre ad s to r u n on e ach c ore , so t hat t he ove ra l [...]

  • Page 71

    Q87M vPro 66 67 English CPU C 6 State Suppor t Ena ble C 6 de ep s lee p st ate for lower p ower con su mpt ion . CPU C7 S tate Suppor t Ena ble C 7 dee p sle ep s t ate for lower p ower con su mpt ion. Package C Stat e Suppor t Ena ble CPU, PCIe , Memor y , G raph ic s C St ate Su ppor t for p ower sav i ng. CPU Thermal T hrot tling Ena ble CPU i [...]

  • Page 72

    68 69 English 4.4. 2 Chipset Congur ation V T- d Inte l® Vi r t ua l i z at ion T e ch nolog y for D ire c te d I/O help s you r v i r t ua l mac h ine monit or be t ter ut i l i z e ha rdw a re by i mprov i ng ap pli cat ion c ompat ibi lit y a nd rel ia bi li t y , a nd prov id i ng ad d it iona l le vel s of ma n age abi l it y , s ec u r it[...]

  • Page 73

    Q87M vPro 68 69 English Render Standb y Power down t he rende r u nit w hen t he G PU is id le for lower p ower con su mpt ion . Onbo ard HD Audio Ena ble/di sa ble onb oa rd H D aud io. S et to Auto to e nab le 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 t a l led . Fro n t P a n e l Ena ble/di sa ble f [...]

  • Page 74

    70 71 English 4.4.3 St orage Congurat ion SA T A Con troller(s ) Ena ble/di sa ble t he SAT A cont rol le rs . SA T A Mode Selec tion IDE: For b et t er compat i bi lit y . AHC I: Supp or t s new fe at u res t hat i mprove pe r for ma nc e. R A I D: C ombi ne mu lt iple d i sk d r ive s i nto a log ic a l u n it. SA T A Aggr essiv e Link Pow er [...]

  • Page 75

    Q87M vPro 70 71 English Hard Disk S. M . A . R . T . S. M .A . R . T s ta nds for S el f-Monitor i ng , A n a ly sis , a nd R ep or t i ng T ec h nolog y . It is a monit ori n g sy st em for comput er ha rd d i sk d r ive s to de te c t a nd rep or t on va r iou s ind ic ator s of rel ia bil it y .[...]

  • Page 76

    72 73 English 4.4 .4 Int el® Ra pid Sta r t T echnol ogy Intel ® Rapid Start T e chnology Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ec hno log y i s a ne w ze ro power h ib er nat ion m ode w h ich a l low s us ers t o res u me i n jus t 5- 6 se cond s.[...]

  • Page 77

    Q87M vPro 72 73 English 4.4 . 5 Int el® S mart Co nnect T echnolog y Intel ® Smart Connect T echnology Intel ® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolo g y autom at ic a l ly up da tes y our e ma i l a nd s oc ia l net work s, su ch a s T w it ter, Face bo ok, e tc . wh i le t he c omputer i s i n sle ep mo de .[...]

  • Page 78

    74 75 English 4.4.6 A MT Conguration Intel AMT Use t h is it em to en able / d is able I ntel(R) Ac t ive M a na gement T e ch nolog y BIOS Ex tensio n. BIOS H otkey Presse d Use t h is it em to en able / d is able BIOS hot ke y pres s. MEBx Selection Screen Use t h is it em to en able / d is able M E Bx se lec t ion s cre en . Hide Un- Congu[...]

  • Page 79

    Q87M vPro 74 75 English Amt W ait T imer Se t t i mer to w a it befor e send i ng A SF_GE T_BO OT_OPT IONS . Disable ME Use t h is it em to en able / d is able s et M E to s o t empor a r y. ASF Use t h is it em to en able / d is able A ler t Sp ec i c at ion For mat . Acti vate Re mote A ssist ance Process Use t h is it em to en able / d is [...]

  • Page 80

    76 77 English 4.4.7 Super IO Conguration Serial P or t 1 Ena ble or d i sa ble t he S er ia l por t . Serial P or t Addres s 1 Sel ec t t he a dd res s of t he S er i a l por t . Parallel Por t Use t h is it em to en able or d i sa ble t he onb oa rd p a ra l lel por t. Change Settings Use t h is it em to s elec t a n op t iona l s et t i ng for[...]

  • Page 81

    Q87M vPro 76 77 English 4.4.8 AC PI Congu ration Suspend to RAM Sel ec t d is ab le for ACPI susp end t y pe S1. I t is re com mend ed to s ele c t auto for ACPI S3 power s av i ng . Check Ready Bit Ena ble to ent er t he op er at i ng sy st em a  er S3 on ly w hen t h e ha rd d is k is re ad y , t hi s is re com mend ed for b et t er sy s te[...]

  • Page 82

    78 79 English Ring- In Power On A l low t he s ys tem t o be w a ke d up by onbo a rd COM p or t mod em R i ng-I n sig n a ls . RTC Alarm Power On A l low t he s ys tem t o be w a ke d up by t he re a l t i me clo ck a la r m. S e t it to By O S to let it be ha n d led by you r op er at i ng s ys tem . USB Keyb oa rd/ R emo te Power O n A l low t h[...]

  • Page 83

    Q87M vPro 78 79 English 4.4. 9 US B Congu ration USB C ontroller Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB p or t s. USB 3 .0 Controller Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB 3. 0 por t s . Legac y USB Support Ena ble or d i sa ble L ega c y OS Sup por t for USB 2 . 0 dev ice s . If you e ncou nter USB compat i bi lit y is sue s it i s rec omm ende d [...]

  • Page 84

    80 81 English 4.4. 1 0 T ruste d Comp uting Securit y Device Suppor t Ena ble or d i sa ble BIOS supp or t for s ec u rit y de v ic e.[...]

  • Page 85

    Q87M vPro 80 81 English 4.4. 1 1 Serial P or t Console Redirection Console Redir ec tion Use t h is op ti on to ena ble or d is ab le Con so le Red i re c t ion. Console Redir ec tion Settings Use t h is op ti on to con  g u re Con so le Red i re c t ion Se t t i ngs .[...]

  • Page 86

    82 83 English 4.5 T ools Instant Flash Save U E FI  le s i n you r USB sto ra ge de v ic e a nd r u n In st a nt F la sh to up d ate you r UE F I. Inter ne t Flash 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 E FI  r mwa re ve rsion f rom ou r ser ver s for you. Ple a se s et up ne t work c on g u r at ion be fo[...]

  • Page 87

    Q87M vPro 82 83 English Net work Con guration Use t h is to c on g u re i nte rne t con ne c t ion se t t i ngs for I nter ne t Fl as h. Int ernet Setting Ena ble or d i sa ble sou nd e e ct s i n t he s et up ut i l it y . UEFI Download Ser ver Sel ec t a se r ver t o dow n loa d t he U EF I  r mwa re .[...]

  • Page 88

    84 85 English 4.6 H ardware Health Event Monitor ing S creen  is s ec t ion a l low s you to mon itor t h e st at us of t he ha rdw a re on you r sy st em, inc lud i ng t he p a ra me te rs of t he C PU tempe rat u re , mot he rbo a rd temp er at u re, f a n spe ed a nd volt age . CPU F an 1 & 2 Se tting Sel ec t a fa n m ode for C PU Fa ns [...]

  • Page 89

    Q87M vPro 84 85 English 4.7 Bo ot S creen  is s ec t ion d is play s t he av a i la ble de v ic es on you r s y ste m for you to con  g u re t he boo t se t t i ngs 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 l[...]

  • Page 90

    86 87 English Full Screen Logo Ena ble to d i spl ay t he bo ot logo or d i sa ble to s how norm a l PO ST me ss a ges . AddOn ROM Display Ena ble Add On ROM Dis play to s ee t he AddO n ROM mess a ges or c on g u re t h e AddOn ROM i f you've ena bled Fu l l Sc ree n L ogo. Di s able for f as ter b oot s pe ed . Boot Failure Guard If t he [...]

  • Page 91

    Q87M vPro 86 87 English Launch Storage OpROM Policy Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t hose t hat sup por t U E FI opt i on ROM only. Sele ct L e gac y on ly to r u n t ho se t h at supp or t leg ac y opt ion ROM on ly. Do not lau nch? Launch Vide o OpROM Polic y Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t hose t hat sup por t U E FI opt i on ROM only. Sele ct [...]

  • Page 92

    88 89 English 4.8 Se curit y S creen In t h i s se c t ion you may s et or c ha nge t he supe r v i sor/us er pa s sword for t he sy st em. Y ou may a l so c lea r t h e us er pa s sword . Super vis or Passwo rd Se t or cha nge t he pa s sword for t he ad m i ni st r ator a cc ou nt. O n ly t he ad m i n is t ra tor ha s aut hor it y to c ha nge t [...]

  • Page 93

    Q87M vPro 88 89 English 4.9 E xit S cree n Save C hanges and Exit W hen you s ele c t t h is opt ion t he fol low i ng me ss a ge, “ 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 t he U EF I SET U P U TILITY . Discard Changes an d E xit W hen you s ele c t t h is opt [...]

  • Page 94

    90 PB English Contact Information If you ne ed t o cont ac t A SRoc k or wa nt to k now more ab out ASR oc k, you’re welcome to v is it ASRo ck ’s website at ht t p: / /w w w.asro 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 que st ion s, ple a se s ubm it a supp or t req ues t form at ht t [...]