Asrock Z87 Extreme3 manual

User Manual[...]

V ersion 1.0 Publ ishe d April 2 0 13 Cop yr ig ht©2013 ASRoc k INC . A l l rig hts re ser ve d. Copyr ight N otice: No pa rt of t h is do cu mentat ion may b e reproduc ed , tr a nsc rib ed, t r an smit te d, or tr a nsl ated i n any l an gu age , in a ny form or by a ny me an s, exc ept dupl icat ion of doc ume ntat ion by t he purc has er for b[...]

Cont ents Chapt er 1 Introduction 1 1 . 1 Package Cont ents 1 1 . 2 Spe cicati ons 2 1 . 3 Unique Features 7 1 .4 M otherboard Layout 1 1 1 . 5 I/ O Panel 1 3 Chapt er 2 Installatio n 1 5 2. 1 Inst alling t he CPU 1 6 2. 2 Installing the CP U F an and Heatsink 1 9 2. 3 Installing Memor y Modules (DIMM) 2 0 2.4 Ex pansion Slots (PC I and PCI Expr[...]

3.3 Intel® Rapid S tar t T echnolog y 39 3.4 Intel® S mar t Connec t T e chnology 44 3.5 Intel® Remot e Wak e T echnolo gy 49 3.5. 1 Congu ring and U sing MeshC entral 49 3.5.2 Conguring and U sing Splasht op 54 3.6 Intel® Extrem e T uning Utility (IX TU) 57 3.7 Start8 5 9 Chapt er 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 62 4. 1 Introduc tion 62 4. 1. 1 UEF[...]

4.7 Bo ot Screen 9 1 4.8 Securit y Screen 94 4.9 Ex it Screen 95[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 PB 1 English Chapter 1 Intro duction a n k you for purc hasi ng A SRock Z 87 E xt reme 3 mot herb oard , a rel iabl e mot herb oa rd produce d und er ASRo ck ’s consis tent ly st r ingent qu a lit y cont rol . It del ivers e xcel lent pe rfor ma nce w it h robu st des ign c onfor mi ng to A SRock ’ s com mit ment to qu a lit [...]

2 3 English 1 .2 Specications Platform • ATX Form Fac tor • Prem iu m Gold C apac itor desi gn (1 0 0% Japa n-mad e hig h- qua l it y Conduc t ive Poly mer Ca pacito rs ) A-St yl e • Home Cloud CPU • Suppor t s 4t h Gene rat ion Intel® C ore T M i7 / i5 / i 3 / Xeon® / Pentiu m ® / Ce leron® in LGA1150 Pack age • Dig[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 2 3 English Graphics • Inte l® HD Gr aphic s Bu ilt-in Vi sua l s and t he VGA output s ca n be sup por ted on ly w it h proce ss ors wh ich a re GPU inte gr ated . • Suppor t s Intel® H D Gra phic s Bui lt-in Vi sua l s : Intel® Q uic k Sy nc Video w it h A VC, M VC ( S3D) and M PEG-2 Fu ll H W Enco de 1, Intel® I n T[...]

4 5 English Rea r Pane l I/O • 1 x PS/2 Mou se/ Key boa rd Por t • 1 x D- Sub Por t • 1 x DVI-D Port • 1 x HDM I Port • 1 x Opt ic al S PDIF Out Por t • 2 x USB 2. 0 Port s • 4 x USB 3.0 Por ts • 1 x RJ- 45 L AN Por t w it h LE D ( A CT/L IN K LE D an d SPEED L E D) • HD Aud io Jac k: R ea r Spea k er / [...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 4 5 English Support CD • Dr ivers , Uti l itie s, A nt iVir us S o wa re (Tria l V er sion) , Cy ber- Li n k Medi a Espre sso 6 .5 Tri al , Goo gle C hrome B rowser a nd T oolb ar, Sta r t8, Me shC entr a l, Spla shtop St rea mer, Intel® • Ex t reme T u ni ng Uti l it y (IX T U) Hardware Monitor • CPU /Chas sis T [...]

6 7 English Ple as e rea liz e th at the re i s a ce rt ain r is k invo lved w ith o verc lo ckin g, i ncl udi ng adj us tin g the s et tin g in th e BIOS , app lyin g Unti ed O verc loc kin g T ec hno log y, or u sin g thi rd-pa rt y ove rcl ock ing t ool s. O ve rclo cki ng may a e ct yo ur sy ste m’s stab ilit y, or e ven c au se da mag e t[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 6 7 English 1 . 3 Unique Features ASRock A - T uning A- T u ni ng is A SRoc k ’ s mu lt i pur po se so w are s uite w it h a new i nter fa ce, more ne w feat ure s a nd improve d uti l itie s, i nclud in g XFa st R A M, D ehum id ie r , G oo d Night LE D, F A N- T a st ic T u ni ng , OC T wea ke r and a w hole lot more. ASRo[...]

8 9 English ASRoc k XF ast RAM ASRo ck X Fas t R A M is in cluded i n A- T u ni ng. It f u l ly uti l iz es t he memor y s pace t hat ca n not be u sed u nder Wi ndows® 32-bit o perat i ng sy stem s. A SRock X Fa st R A M shor ten s the l oad ing t i me of prev iou sly v isit ed webs ites , ma k ing we b sur  ng fa ste r t ha n ever. And it a l[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 8 9 English ASRock Easy Driver Installer For us ers t hat don’t have an op tic a l di sk dr ive to i ns ta l l the d r ivers f rom ou r suppor t CD, Ea sy D rive r Ins ta l ler is a h andy t ool i n th e UEF I t hat i nst a ll s th e LA N dr iver to you r sy stem v ia a n USB stor age d ev ice , th en down loa ds a nd i nst al l s[...]

10 11 English ASRo ck F AN - T asti c T un ing ASRo ck F A N- T as tic T u ni ng i s inc luded i n A- T u ni ng. C on gu re up to ve d i erent fa n spe ed s usi ng t he gr aph.  e fa ns w il l autom atic a ll y shi  to t he nex t sp eed le vel when t he a ssi gne d temper atu re i s met.[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 10 11 English 1 .4 M otherbo ard L a yout Intel Z8 7 DD R 3_ A2 ( 64 b i t, 2 40 -p in m o du le ) DD R 3_ A1 ( 64 b i t, 2 40 -p in m o du le ) DD R 3_ B2 ( 64 b i t, 2 40 -p in m o du le ) DD R 3_ B1 ( 64 b i t, 2 40 -p in m o du le ) AT X 12V 1 Su per I/ O US B 2. 0 T: USB 0 B: U SB 1 ATX P W R 1 1 USB 3_4_5 LA N PCIE 2 T op: RJ-[...]

12 13 English No. Description 1 ATX 12V Power Conn ect or ( ATX12V1 ) 2 Ch as sis Fa n Con nec tor (CHA _ F A N2 ) 3 CPU Fa n Con nec tor (CPU_F A N1 ) 4 CPU Fa n Con nec tor (CPU_F A N2 ) 5 2 x 24 0 -pin DDR 3 DIM M Slot s (DDR3 _A1, DDR3 _ B 1 ) 6 2 x 24 0 -pin DDR 3 DIM M Slot s (DDR3 _A 2 , DDR3 _ B2 ) 7 ATX Power Con nec tor (A T X PW R1 ) 8 U[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 12 13 English 1 . 5 I/ O Pa nel No. Description No. Description 1 USB 2. 0 Port s (USB01 ) 8 Mic rophone (Pin k) 2 V GA Por t 9 Opt ic al S PDIF Out Por t 3 LA N RJ- 45 Por t* 10 USB 3.0 Por ts (USB3 _ 23 ) 4 Ce ntra l / B as s ( O ra nge ) 11 USB 3.0 Por ts ( USB3_ 0 1 ) 5 Rea r Sp ea ker (Bl ack) 12 H DMI Por t 6 Li ne In (L ig ht[...]

14 15 English * e re are t wo LE Ds on e ac h LA N por t . Ple as e refe r to th e ta ble b elo w for t he L AN p or t LED in dic at ion s. Activity / Link LED Speed L ED Stat us Description Stat us Description O No Li n k O 10M bps con nec tion Blinking Dat a Act iv it y Ora nge 100M bps c onne ct ion On Link Green 1 G bps con nec t ion *[...]

14 15  is is a n ATX for m fac tor mot herb oard . Be fore you in sta l l t he mot herb oa rd, st udy t he con g ur ation o f your c has sis to en su re th at t he mot herbo ard t s into it . Pre -ins tall ation Precau tions T a ke not e of th e follow i ng prec aution s before you i ns ta l l mot herbo ard c omponent s or cha nge a ny mot[...]

16 17 English 2. 1 In stalli ng the C PU 1. Be for e you in se r t the 1150- Pin CPU i nto th e soc ke t, pl ea se c hec k if th e PnP c ap i s on th e soc ke t, if t he CPU s ur fac e is u ncl ean , or i f the re are a ny bent pins in the s ock et . Do no t for ce to in se r t the CPU in to th e soc ket i f abo ve sit ua tion i s fo und . Ot he rw[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 16 17 English 4 5 3[...]

18 19 English Ple as e save a nd re pl ace t he co ver i f the p roc es sor i s rem ove d.  e cov er mu st b e pl ace d if you w i sh to re tur n the m oth erb oard f or a er se r vi ce.[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 18 19 English 2.2 Insta ll ing t he CP U F an and He ats ink 1 2 CPU_ FAN[...]

20 21 English 2.3 Instal ling Me mor y Modul es (DIM M )  is mot herb oa rd provid es fou r 24 0-pi n DDR3 (D ouble Dat a Rat e 3 ) DI MM s lots , a nd suppor t s Dua l C ha nnel Me mor y T e ch nolog y . Dual Channel M emor y Conguration e DI MM o nly t s in on e cor re ct or ie nta tio n. It w ill c au se pe r man ent d ama ge to t he[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 20 21 English 1 2 3[...]

22 23 English 2.4 Ex pansion Slot s (PCI and PCI E xpress Sl ots ) ere a re 3 PC I slots a nd 3 PC I Ex pres s slot s on th e moth erbo ard . PCI s lot: e PC I1 , P CI2 , a nd PCI 3 slot s are u se d to in sta l l ex pa nsion c a rds t hat have 32- bit PCI inte rface. PCIe s lots: PCI E1 (PCIe 2 .0 x1 slot) is u sed for P CI E xpre ss x1 la n[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 22 23 English 2. 5 Jump ers S etup e i llu st rat ion shows how ju mper s are s et up. Whe n the ju mpe r cap i s place d on t he pin s, t he ju mper is “ Shor t ” . If no ju mper c ap is pl ace d on t he pins , t he ju mper is “O pen” . e i l lust r ation s hows a 3-pi n jump er whos e pin1 a nd pi n2 a re “Shor t ?[...]

24 25 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.1 1, No. 12 ) Con nec t t he power sw itc h, res et sw itch a nd sy stem s tat us i nd icator on t he cha ssi s to t hi s heade r acc ordi ng to t he pi n as sig nme nts below. Note t he posit ive a nd neg ati ve pin s before c onne ct in g t he[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 24 25 English Power LE D Heade r (3 - p i n P L E D 1) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 13 ) Plea se con nec t t he cha ssi s power L ED to t h is hea der to ind ic ate t he sy stem’ s powe r st at us . Ser ia l AT A 3 C onnec tors (S ATA 3 _ 0 _1 : se e p. 11 , No. 9) ( S A T A3_2_3 : se e p. 11 , No. 10) ( SA T A3_4_ 5: se e p. 11 , No. 11 ) ?[...]

26 27 English Chassis S pea ker Head er (4 - p i n S P E A K E R 1) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 12 ) Plea se con nec t t he cha ssi s spe a ker to t h is hea der. SPDIF Out C onn ect or (2-pi n SPDI F_OU T1 ) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 19 ) Plea se con nec t t he SPDIF_OUT c onne ctor of a HDM I V G A ca rd to t hi s hea der w it h a cable . Cha ss is a nd Power Fan [...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 26 27 English CPU Fa n Con nec tors ( 4 -pi n CPU_ F A N1 ) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 3 ) ( 3-pi n CPU_ FAN2) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 4 )  is mot herb oa rd pro- v ides a 4 -Pi n CPU fa n ( Qu iet Fa n) conne ctor. If you pl an t o conne ct a 3-P in CPU f an , plea se con nec t it to Pi n 1 -3. ATX Power Con nec tor ( 2 4 - p i n AT X P W R 1)[...]

28 29 English 2.7 SLI TM and Qu ad SLI TM Operation Guide  is mot herb oa rd suppor t s NV I DIA ® SLI TM a nd Qua d SLI TM (Sca la ble Li n k Inte rf ace) tech nolog y t hat a l lows you to i ns ta l l up to t wo ident ica l PCI E x pres s x1 6 gr aph ics c ard s. Cu rr entl y , N V IDI A ® SLI TM a nd Qua d SLI TM tec hnolo g y suppor t s Wi[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 28 29 English Ste p 3 A lig n a nd in ser t t he ASRo ck SL I_ Bri dge _ 2S C ard to t he gold  ngers on e ach gr aph ics c ard . Ma ke su re t he ASRo ck SL I_ Bri dge _ 2S C ard i s r ml y in pl ace. Ste p 4 Con nec t a V GA c able or a DVI c able to t he monit or conne ctor or t he DVI c onne ctor of t he gr aphi cs c ard t[...]

30 31 English 2.7 .2 Drive r In stal la tio n and Se tu p In sta l l t he g raph ics c ard d r ivers to you r sy ste m. A er t hat , you ca n en able t he Mult i- Graph ics P roc ess ing Unit (GPU) i n the N V IDI A ® n View s ys tem t ray ut il it y . Plea se fol low t he below pro cedu res to e nable t he mu lti- GPU. For SL I TM and Quad SLI[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 30 31 English 2. 8 CrossFireX TM and Q uad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide  is mot herb oa rd suppor ts C rossFi reX TM a nd Qua d Cros sFire X TM t hat a l lows you to in st al l up to t wo ide ntic al P CI E xpre ss x16 gr aphic s ca rds . Cu rrent ly Cro ssFi reX TM a nd Qua d Cros sFire X TM a re suppor te d wit h Wi ndows ® 7[...]

32 33 English Ste p 3 Con nec t a V GA c able or a DVI c able to t he monit or conne ct or or the DV I conne c- tor of t he g raph ics c ard t hat i s in ser te d to PCI E2 slot .[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 32 33 English Ste p 1 Power on your c omputer a nd boo t into OS . Ste p 2 Remove t he A M D dr ivers i f you have a ny VGA dr ivers i ns ta l led i n your s ys tem. Ste p 3 In sta l l t he requ i red d river s an d CAT A L YS T Cont rol Ce nter t hen res ta r t your compute r . Ple as e chec k AM D’s website for de ta i ls. 2.8. [...]

34 35 English Chapter 3 S of t ware and Utilities O peration 3. 1 I nstall ing Driv ers e Supp ort C D th at come s wit h t he mot herb oa rd conta i ns nec ess a r y dr ivers a nd us ef ul ut i lit ie s th at en ha nce t he mot herb oa rd ’ s feat u res . Running Th e Suppor t CD T o beg i n usi ng t he supp ort C D, ins er t the C D into you[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 34 35 English 3 . 2 A - Tu n i n g A- T u ni ng is A SRoc k ’ s mu lt i pur po se so w are s uite w it h a new i nter fa ce, more ne w feat ure s a nd improve d uti l itie s, i nclud in g XFa st R A M, D ehum id ie r , G oo d Night LE D, F A N- T a st ic T u ni ng , OC T wea ke r and a w hole lot more. 3.2. 1 In stalli ng A-[...]

36 37 English To o l s V a riou s tool s and u ti li tie s. X Fas t R A M Bo ost t he sy ste m’ s per form an ce a nd ex tend t he HDD’s or SDD’ s l ifes pa n! Creat e a hid den pa r tit ion, t hen a ssi gn w hich  le s shou ld be st ored i n the R AM d r ive. Fas t Bo ot Fas t Boot m i ni mi ze s your c omputer's boot t i me. Plea se[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 36 37 English De hum id i  er Pre vent mot herbo ard d a mage s due to da mpne ss. E nable t h is f u nct ion a nd con g ure t he p erio d of ti me u nti l t he compute r powers on , and t he du rat ion of t he dehumidi f yi ng pr oces s. H DMI -I N Con nec t t wo di ere nt dev ice s to one monit or and t ogg le be twe en t[...]

38 39 English Te c h S e r v i c e Cont ac t T e ch Se r vic e.[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 38 39 English 3.3 In tel ® Rapi d S tart T echn ology Inte l® Rapid St a rt T e ch nolog y ena bles you r sy stem to w a ke up fa ster f rom d eep sle ep, sav i ng ti me a nd power c onsu mption . Feel s ec ure to k now t hat you r sy ste m w il l re sume t o work ing c ondit ion e ven if a n u nex pec te d power los s happe ns wh[...]

40 41 English 3. E xit t he Re gi st r y Ed itor w ind ow and re sta r t t he compute r . 4. Press F2 to enter BIOS , the n go to Adva nce d ‐ > Sto rag e Con g ur atio n and cha nge SAT A Mode t o AHC I . Pre ss F10 to save c ha nges a nd ex it . 5. Ente r Window s 8/7 . Wi ndows w il l d is cover t he new d ev ice a nd i nst al l A HCI dr[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 40 41 English Ste p 3 W hen prompte d to res ta rt a  er t he set up, cl ick Ye s to rebo ot. Ste p 4 Double -cl ick t he I ntel® R apid Sta r t T ech nolog y M an ager ic on in t he Wi ndows s y s t e m t r a y.[...]

42 43 English Ste p 5 Ma ke su re R apid Sta r t is on . Dra g t he slid er to con g u re th e ti me. For e xa mple, i f t he ti mer v alu e is se t to ten m inute s, t he s yste m wi l l ena ble Rapid S ta r t mode a er enter in g slee p stat e for ten m inute s. I f the t i mer is s et to 0 m inute s, Wi ndows w i l l im med iat ely ena ble[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 42 43 English st ate for a per iod of t i me. e p ower of the c omputer i n Rapid S ta r t mode c an be c ut o, it w il l not c ause d ata lo ss of t he prog ra ms or  les you were e xec uti ng before e nteri ng sl eep s tate . 4. W hen you w is h to cont inue to u se t he compute r just h it t he power but ton, t he sy ste[...]

44 45 English 3. 4 In te l® S mart Con nect T echno logy Inte l® Smar t C onne ct T e chno log y is a fea tu re t hat per iod ica l ly wa k es you r computer f rom Wind ows® slee p stat e to ref resh e ma il or s oci a l net work in g applic at ions. It save s your w ait i ng ti me a nd ke eps t he content a lw ays up-to -d ate. 3.4. 1 System R [...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 44 45 English 3.4. 2 Setup Guide Installing ASRock Smart Connec t Utility Ste p 1 Insta ll ASRo ck Sma r t Con nec t Uti l ity , whic h is loc ate d in t he folde r at the fo llow i ng pat h of t he Suppor t CD : ASRoc k Uti l ity > Sm ar t C onne ct . Ste p 2 Onc e ins ta l led , ru n ASR ock Sm ar t C onne ct f rom you r des [...]

46 47 English Ste p 3 Cl ick t he Add but ton. Take Fox ma i l as a n ex a mple, add Fox ma i l to t he Appl icat ion list. Ste p 4 Sel ect Fox ma i l f rom th e Applic ation Li st , t hen c lic k the a r row poi nti ng ri ght to a dd t hi s applic at ion to t he Sma rt C on nec t Lis t . Ste p 5 Cl ick Apply to e nable Sma r t C onnec t .[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 46 47 English Ste p 6 Double -cl ick t he I ntel® Sma r t Con nec t T ech nolog y M an ager ic on in t he Wi ndows sy ste m tr ay . Ste p 7 Dr ag t he sl ider to c ong u re how oen t he s ys tem w il l con nec t to t he net work to dow nlo ad upd ates . Shor ter du rat ions w i ll pr ovid e more fr equent upd ate s, but may c[...]

48 49 English 4. e s yst em wi l l wa ke up f rom s leep s tate p erio dic a l ly , a nd t hen st a rt to u pdat e Fox mai l . e scr een w i ll not d is play a ny t hi ng so t he comput er ca n ma i nta in mi ni mu m power us age . A er wa rds , t he sys tem w i ll aut omat ica l ly ret ur n to sle ep st ate ag ai n. 5. Upon wa k i ng up t[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 48 49 English 3.5 In tel® R emo te W ak e T echnol ogy Inte l® Remote Wake T e ch nolog y a l lows you to us e prog ra ms or s er v ices ove r the Inte rnet t o wa ke up you r home compute r from e nerg y e cient sle ep mod e. Befor e con g ur ing t h is fea tu re, ver i f y the fo llow i ng. • Remot e W a ke ha s be en[...]

50 51 English Ste p 3 A new me sh w indow w i l l pop up. Enter a me sh na me a nd pa ssword . Ste p 4 Sel ect a l l t he che ckb oxes a nd cl ick C reate Me sh . Downloading and In stalling Mesh A gent Ste p 1 Cl ick I nst a ll on t he My Acc ount pa ge. Ste p 2 Sel ect t he me sh a nd dow nlo ad bot h  les . Ma ke su re bot h  les a re i n [...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 50 51 English Ste p 4 Cl ick I nsta l l / Upd ate . Ste p 5 W a it a m inute for t he New M ach ine to a ppea r i n "My Dev ic e" .[...]

52 53 English Ste p 6 Che ck whe th er "I ntel Remot e W a ke" app ea red or not . Ste p 7 Cl ick on Powe r Ac tio ns . Ste p 8 Cl ick on Wa k e or Sl ee p.[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 52 53 English Waking up a PC using mobile devic e. Ste p 1 Lo gi n to mes hcent ra l. com/m. Ste p 2 Sel ect a M ach ine . Ste p 3 Cl ick on Wa k e or Sl ee p. Be fore w akin g up yo ur hom e com put er u sin g a mob ile d ev ice , pl ea se l og out o f Mes hCe ntra l on ot her p re vio us ly us ed c ompu ter s or d ev ice s. T utor[...]

54 55 English 3.5.2 C onguring and U sing Splasht op Spla shtop is a r emote de sk top acc es s so wa re t hat let s you remot ely ac ces s your home compute r from y our mobi le de v ice. Befor e con g ur ing t h is fea tu re, ver i f y th at t he "Remot e W a ke" ha s be en ena bled i n "I ntel® Sma r t Con nec t T ech no[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 54 55 English Using Remote Control Ste p 1 In " Spla shtop 2”, tap a n onl i ne mach i ne from t he l is t to con nect t o your home c om pu t er. Ste p 2 Sta r t remote ly acc es sin g your home c omputer. e f un ct iona l it y and p ric e of t he Spla sht op APP a nd su bsc rip tio n fee is s ubje ct to cha ng e. Ple ase[...]

56 57 English Access ing Data Play i ng V ide o[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 56 57 English 3.6 I ntel ® E xtrem e T uni ng Uti lity (IXTU) Inte l® Ex t reme T un in g Uti lit y i s an ove rcloc ki ng ut i lit y t hat a l lows you to t u ne and t we ak you r sys tem for pe rfor ma nce opt i mi zat ion wh i le st il l ma i nta in in g sy stem s tabi l ity. Double -cl ick on y our de sk top to ac ces s Intel?[...]

58 59 English S ystem Informa tion Di splays t he m ajor in form ation of y our s yst em. Manual T uning Ma nua l T u ni ng shows t he maj or read in gs of your s ys tem a nd a llow s you to tu ne t he pa ra met ers, i nclud i ng volta ge for t he CPU core , GPU , a nd T u rb oBoo st f unc t ions. Cl ick Apply to ap ply t he set t ing s. Cl ick S a[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 58 59 English 3.7 St a r t 8 For t hose Wi ndows 8 u ser s who m iss t he St ar t Menu , Sta r t8 is a n ide a l solut ion t hat bri ngs b ack t he fa m il ia r Sta r t Menu a long w it h adde d cus tomi z ation s for gre ater e  c i e n c y. 3. 7 . 1 In stalli ng Sta r t8 Insta ll Sta rt8 , wh ich is lo cate d in t he fold er at[...]

60 61 English Congure Con g ure prov ide s con g ur at ion opti ons, i nclud i ng icon si ze s, wh ich s hort cut s you wa nt Sta r t Menu to d ispl ay , qu ick ac ces s to rec ent ly us ed apps , t he fu nc tion a lit y of t he power but ton, a nd more. Cont rol[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 60 61 English Cont rol let s you con g u re what a c lic k on the s ta r t butt on or a press on t he Wi ndows ke y does . Des k top Des kt op al lows y ou to di sable t he hot c orner s when you a re work i ng on t he des ktop. It al so le ts you cho ose w het her or not t he s yst em boot s d irec t ly i nto des ktop mo de a nd[...]

62 63 English Cha pter 4 UEF I SETUP UTILIT Y 4. 1 Introduc tion ASRo ck Inte rac t ive UE FI is a bl end of sy stem c ong u rat ion tool s, c ool sou nd e ect s a nd stu n ni ng v isu a ls. Not on ly w i l l it ma ke BIOS se tup le ss d i cu lt but a lso a lo t more a musi ng.  is s ect ion ex pla i ns how to u se t he UE FI SETUP UTIL[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 62 63 English 4. 1 . 2 Navigation Keys Use < > ke y or < > key to c hoos e amon g th e selec t ions on t he menu ba r, and us e < > key or < > k ey to move t he c urs or up or dow n to sele ct ite ms, t he n pres s <Ente r> to get i nto t he sub s cree n. Y ou ca n a ls o use t he mou se to c lic k your[...]

64 65 English 4. 2 Main Screen W hen you enter t he U EF I SE T UP UTILITY , t he Ma in s cre en w il l app ea r and di splay t he s yst em over v iew. Active Page on Entry Sel ect t he d efau lt pa ge when ente ri ng t he UE FI se tup ut i lit y. UEFI Guide UE FI Gu ide i s a quic k tutor ia l for A SRock 's UEF I set up Uti l it y . Y ou may[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 64 65 English 4.3 OC T wea ker Sc reen In t he O C T we ak er sc reen, you c a n set up ove rcloc ki ng fe atu res . Advanced T urbo Y ou ca n u se t hi s option t o inc rea se you r sys tem pe rfor ma nce . i s opti on appea rs on ly when you r CPU supp or ts t hi s f unc t ion.  is opt ion appe ar s onl y when you adopt K-Se[...]

66 67 English CPU Co ng ura tio n CPU R atio e CPU sp eed i s det erm ine d by t he CPU Rat io mu ltip lie d wit h t he BC LK . Inc rea sin g the C PU Rat io w il l i ncre as e the i nter na l CPU clo ck sp eed w it hout a ec ti ng t he clo ck sp eed of ot her c omponent s. CPU Cac he Ratio e CPU I ntern al B us Spe ed R ati o. e ma [...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 66 67 English Long Duration Pow e r Limit Con g u re Pack age Power L im it 1 in w at ts. W he n the l i mit i s exce ede d, t he CPU rat io w i ll b e lowered a er a p erio d of ti me . A lower li mit c a n protec t t he CPU a nd save p ower , w hi le a hi ghe r li mit m ay improve p erfor ma nce . Long Dur ation Maintaine d [...]

68 69 English DR AM Timing Conguration Load XMP Setting Lo ad X MP s et t ings t o overcloc k t he DDR3 memor y a nd pe rfor m be yond st and a rd specications. DRAM Reference Clock Sel ect Auto for o pti mi z ed se tt i ngs. DRAM Frequency If [Auto ] i s sele ct ed, t he mot he rboa rd w i ll d etec t t he memor y mo dule ( s) ins er ted a n[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 68 69 English RA S# to CAS# Delay (tRC D) e nu mber of c lock c ycle s requ ire d bet wee n the o pen ing of a row of me mor y and acc es sing c olum ns w it hi n it . Row Precharge Tim e ( tR P ) e nu mber of cl ock c ycle s requ ire d bet wee n the i ssu i ng of t he precha rge c omm and a nd open ing t he ne xt row. R AS# A[...]

70 71 English tR EFI Con g u re ref resh c ycle s at a n avera ge per iod ic inte r va l. tCKE Con g u re t he per iod of t ime t he DDR 3 in it iate s a mi ni mum of one re fre sh com ma nd inte rna l ly onc e it enters S elf-Re fre sh mod e. tRDRD Con g u re bet wee n modu le rea d to read d elay . tRDRDDR Con g u re bet wee n modu le[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 70 71 English tRD WRDD Con g u re bet wee n modu le rea d to wr ite de lay f rom di ere nt DIM Ms. R TL (CH A) Con g u re roun d tr ip laten cy for c ha nnel A . R TL (CH B) Con g u re roun d tr ip laten cy for c ha nnel B . I O - L (CH A) Con g u re IO latenc y for ch an nel A . I O - L (CH B) Con g u re IO latenc[...]

72 73 English CPU V oltage Mod e Auto: For opt im iz ed s et ti ngs . Adap tive : Add volta ge to t he CPU whe n th e sys tem is u nde r heav y loa d. O verr ide:  e volta ge is  xed . CP U Override V oltage Con g u re t he volta ge adde d to t he CPU when t he s yst em is u nder he av y load . CPU V oltage O set Con g u re t he dy n[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 72 73 English V oltage Conguration CPU In put V oltage Con g u re t he volta ge for th e CPU . CP U Load-Line Calibra tion CPU L oad-Li ne C al ibr ation he lps prevent C PU volta ge dro op when t he s yst em is un der heav y load . DRAM V oltage Use t hi s to con g ure DR A M V olt age . e def ault v alu e is [A uto] . [...]

74 75 English 4.4 Adv anced Scre en In t h is se ct ion, you m ay set t he con g u rat ions for t he fol low ing it ems: CPU Con g u rat ion, Ch ips et Con g u rat ion, Stor age C on gu r ation , Intel® R apid St ar t T ech nolog y, Intel® Sm ar t C onnec t T ec hnolo g y , Sup er IO Con g ur at ion, ACPI Con- g u rat ion and US[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 74 75 English 4.4. 1 CP U Congurat ion Intel Hyp er Threadin g T e chnolog y Inte l Hyp er  read i ng T ech nolog y a l lows mu ltipl e th read s to r un on e ach c ore, so t h at the overa l l pe rfor ma nce on t hr eade d so wa re is i mproved . Ac tive Pr ocess or Co res Sel ect t he nu mbe r of cores to e nable i n eac [...]

76 77 English Package C Stat e Suppor t Ena ble CPU, PCIe, Me mor y , Gr aphic s C St ate Suppor t for powe r sav in g. CPU Thermal T hrottling Ena ble CPU i ntern al t he rma l cont rol me cha ni sms to k eep t he CPU f rom overhe at- ing. No -E xecute M emor y Protec tion Pro ces sors w it h No-E xec ut ion Memor y Prot ect ion T e chnol og y may[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 76 77 English 4.4. 2 Chips et Congur ation Primar y Graphic s Adapter Sel ect a pr i ma r y V GA . V T- d Inte l® Vir t ua li z ation T e ch nolog y for Di rec ted I /O helps you r v ir tu a l mac hi ne monit or bet ter ut i li ze h ardw ar e by improv i ng appl icat ion compat ibi l ity a nd rel iabi l ity, and prov id in g add[...]

78 79 English Render Standb y Power down t he re nder u nit whe n th e GPU is id le for lower power c onsu mption . Onbo ard HD Audio Ena ble/dis able onb oa rd HD aud io. Se t to Auto to ena ble onboa rd H D audio a nd automat ic al ly d is able it wh en a sou nd ca rd is i nst a l led. Fro n t P an e l Ena ble/dis able f ront pa nel H D audio. O [...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 78 79 English 4.4.3 S torage Congura tion SA T A Controller( s) Ena ble/dis able t he SAT A c ontrol ler s. SA T A M ode Selection IDE: For b et ter compat ibi lit y. AHC I: Suppor t s new feat u res t hat i mprove per for ma nce. R A ID: C ombi ne mult iple d isk d ri ves i nto a log ica l u nit . SA T A Aggressiv e Link P ower [...]

80 81 English Hard Disk S. M. A .R . T . S. M. A. R.T sta nds for S el f- Monit ori ng, A na ly sis , and R epor t in g T e ch nolog y . It is a monit ori ng sy stem for c omputer ha rd d isk d r ives to d etec t a nd repor t on v ar ious ind ic ators of rel iabi lit y.[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 80 81 English 4.4 .4 Int el® Ra pid Sta r t T echn ology Intel ® Rapid Start T e chnology Inte l® Rapid St a rt T e ch nolog y is a ne w zero p ower hi ber nat ion mode wh ich a l lows us ers to re su me in ju st 5 -6 s econd s.[...]

82 83 English 4.4 . 5 In tel ® Sma r t Co nnect T ech nology Intel ® Smart Connect T echnology Intel ® Sma r t Con nec t T ech nolog y autom atic a l ly upd ates you r ema i l a nd soc ia l net work s, s uch as T w it ter, Faceb ook, e tc. w hi le t he compute r is i n slee p mode .[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 82 83 English 4.4.6 Sup er IO Conguration Serial P or t Ena ble or d isa ble t he Ser ia l por t . Serial P or t Addr ess Sel ect t he a ddre ss of t he S eri al p or t. Infrare d Port Ena ble or d isa ble t he In fr are d por t.[...]

84 85 English 4.4.7 A CP I Con gurat ion Suspend to RAM Sel ect d is able for ACPI sus pend t y pe S1. It is recom mende d to sele ct aut o for A CPI S3 power s av ing . Check Ready Bit Ena ble to enter t he op erat i ng sy stem a e r S3 onl y when t he ha rd d isk i s ready, th is is re com mended for b et ter s yste m sta bil it y . ACPI HP[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 84 85 English Ring- In Po wer On A llow t he s yst em to be w ak ed up by onbo ard C OM por t mode m Ri ng-In s ign a ls. RTC Alarm Power On A llow t he s yst em to be w ak ed up by t he rea l t i me cloc k al ar m. S et it to By O S to let it be ha nd led by you r ope rat in g sys tem. USB Keyb oard /R emote Power On A llow t he s [...]

86 87 English 4.4.8 USB C ongurat ion USB C ontroller Ena ble or d isa ble a ll t he USB po rt s. USB 3 .0 Controller Ena ble or d isa ble a ll t he USB 3.0 p or ts. Legac y US B Suppor t Ena ble or d isa ble Le gac y OS Supp ort for USB 2 .0 de v ice s. If y ou encou nter USB compat ibi l ity i ssue s it is re com mended t o di sable le gac y U[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 86 87 English 4.5 T ools System B rowse r ASRo ck Sys tem Brows er shows t he ove rv ie w of your c u rrent PC a nd t he de v ices connected. OMG (Online Management G uard) Adm i nis tr ators a re abl e to est abl ish a n i ntern et cu r few or res tr ic t inter net a cce ss at spe ci ed t i mes v ia OMG. Y ou m ay sche dule t he[...]

88 89 English Instant Flash Save U EF I le s in y our USB st orage d ev ice a nd r un I ns ta nt Fla sh to up date you r UE FI. Inter net Flas h ASRo ck Int erne t Fla sh dow n load s and up dat es t he late st U EFI  r mwar e version f rom our s er vers for you . Plea se se tup ne t work con g ur ation b efore u sing I nter net Fl ash . *[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 88 89 English Dehumidier P erio d Con g u re t he per iod of t ime u nt il t he co mputer power s on and en ables Dehum idier a er entering S 4/S5 state. Dehumidie r Duration Con g u re t he dur ation of t he de hum idi f y i ng proce ss b efore it ret ur ns to S 4 /S5 stat e. Dehumidie r CP U F an S etting Con [...]

90 91 English 4.6 H ardware H ealth Event Monitor ing Scre en  is se ct ion a ll ows you to mon itor t he stat us of t he h ardw are on y our s yst em, inc ludi ng t he pa ra me ters of t he CPU te mper atu re, mot her boa rd temp erat ure , fa n spe ed a nd voltage . CPU F an 1 & 2 Setting Sel ect a f an m ode for CPU Fa ns 1&2 , or cho[...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 90 91 English 4.7 Bo ot Scre en  is se ct ion d isplay s t he ava il able de v ices on y our s yst em for you to con g u re the boo t set t ing s and t he b oot prior it y . F ast Boot Fas t Boot m i ni mi ze s your c omputer's boot t i me. I n fas t mode you m ay not boot f rom an USB s tora ge dev ic e. U ltr a Fas t mo[...]

92 93 English Full Screen Logo Ena ble to d ispl ay the b oot logo or d is able to s how norma l PO ST me ssa ges . AddOn ROM Display Ena ble AddOn ROM Di splay to s ee t he AddO n ROM mess ages or c on gu re t he AddOn ROM i f you've enable d Fu ll S cre en Lo go. Dis able for fa ste r boot s pee d. Boot Failure Guard If t he comput er fa [...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 92 93 English Launch PX E OpROM Policy Sel ect U EF I on ly to ru n t hos e th at suppor t U EFI o ption ROM on ly . S ele ct L egac y on ly to ru n t hos e th at suppor t leg ac y option ROM on ly . Do not l aunc h ? Launch Storage OpROM Policy Sel ect U EF I on ly to ru n t hos e th at suppor t U EFI o ption ROM on ly . S ele ct L[...]

94 95 English 4.8 Secur it y Scre en In t h is se ct ion you may s et or ch ange t he s uper v is or/ us er pa ssword for t he s yst em. Y ou may a ls o clea r t he us er pa ssword . Super v isor Passwo rd Se t or cha nge t he pa sswo rd for the a dm in is tr ator acc ount . On ly t he ad mi ni st rator ha s author it y to ch ange t he s et ti ngs [...]

Z 8 7 Extreme 3 94 95 English 4.9 E xit Scre en Save C hanges and Exit W hen you se lec t th is opt ion t he fol low ing me ss age, “ Save c ong u rat ion ch ange s a nd ex it set up?” w i l l pop out . Sele ct [OK ] to save c ha nges a nd ex it t he U EFI SE TU P U TILITY . Discard Changes an d Exit W hen you se lec t th is opt ion t he fol[...]

96 PB English Contact Information If you ne ed to c ontac t ASRo ck or wa nt to k now more ab out ASRo ck, you’re welcome to v isit A SRock ’ s we bsite at ht tp :/ /w w w.a sroc k.c om; or you may cont ac t your d ea ler for f ur t her i nfor mat ion. For te ch nic al q uest ions , plea se su bmit a sup por t reque st form at ht tp :/ /w w w.a[...]