Asrock Z87M OC FORMULA manual

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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 7 1 .4 Motherbo ard Layout 1 1 1 . 5 I/ O Panel 1 3 Chapt er 2 Installatio n 1 5 2. 1 Installing the CPU 1 6 2. 2 Installing the CP U F an and Heatsink 1 9 2. 3 Installing Memor y Mo dules (DIMM) 20 2.4 Ex pansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express[...]

Chapt er 3 Sof tware and Utiliti es Operation 4 1 3. 1 Installing Drivers 4 1 3.2 Formula Drive 4 2 3.3 Intel® Rapid S tar t T e chnology 46 3.4 Intel® S mar t Connec t T echnolo gy 5 1 3.5 Intel® Remot e Wak e T echnolo gy 56 3.5. 1 Congu ring and U sing MeshC entral 56 3.5.2 Conguring and U sing Splasht op 6 1 3.6 Start8 64 Chapt er 4 UE[...]

6 1 Z87M OC Formula 4.5 T o ols 95 4.6 Hardware Health Even t Monitoring Screen 98 4.7 Bo ot Scre en 99 4.8 Securit y Screen 1 02 4.9 Exit S creen 1 03 Chapter 1 Intro duc tion a n k you for pu rc ha si ng A SRoc k Z 87M O C For mu la mot h erb oa rd , a rel ia ble mot her bo a rd produc ed u nde r ASRo ck ’s consi ste nt ly st r i nge nt qua [...]

6 1 English Z87M OC Formula Chapter 1 Intro duc tion a n k you for pu rc ha si ng A SRoc k Z 87M O C For mu la mot h erb oa rd , a rel ia ble mot her bo a rd produc ed u nde r ASR ock ’ s c onsi st ent ly s t ri n gent qua l it y cont rol . It del iver s exc el le nt per for ma nc e w it h ro bus t de sig n c onfor m i ng to A SRo ck ’s com [...]

2 3 English Z87M OC Formula 1 .2 Specications Platform • Mic ro ATX For m Fac tor • Prem iu m G old C apac itor d esi g n ( 100 % Japa n-ma de h ig h- qua lit y C onduc t ive Poly me r Cap ac itors) A-St y le • Home Cloud • Pu r it y S ou nd TM • HDM I-I n OC Formula Kit OC For mu la Power K it • 12 Power Phas e De [...]

2 3 English Z87M OC Formula Memor y • Du a l C ha n nel DDR 3 memor y te ch nolog y • 4 x DDR3 DI M M slot s • Suppor ts DDR 3 3 0 0 0+(OC)/2933( OC)/28 0 0 (OC) /24 0 0 (OC) /21 33( O C)/ 1866(OC)/ 160 0/133 3/1066 non-EC C , u n-bu e red memor y • Ma x . c apa cit y of sy st em memor y : 32GB • Suppor ts I ntel® E x t[...]

4 5 English Z87M OC Formula Aud io • 7 .1 CH HD Aud io w it h C onte nt Prote c t ion (Re a lte k A LC1 150 Au d i o C o d e c) • Prem iu m Blu-ray aud io s uppor t • Suppor ts P u r it y S ou nd ™ - 1 15d B S N R D A C w it h d i ere nti a l a mpl i e r - TI ® N E5532 Prem ium He ad s et A mpl i er (suppor t s up to 60 0[...]

4 5 English Z87M OC Formula Storage • 6 x SAT A 3 6. 0 Gb/s conne c tors , sup por t R A I D (R A I D 0, R A I D 1, R A I D 5, R A I D 10, Inte l R apid Stor ag e T ech nol og y 12 an d Inte l Sma r t R es pon se T e ch nolog y), NCQ, A HCI a nd Hot Plug • 1 x eSAT A c on nec tor, suppor t R A I D (R A I D 0 , R A I D 1, R A I D 5, R A ID[...]

6 7 English Z87M OC Formula 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 • CPU /Chas sis T emperatu re Sensi ng • CPU / Chassis/Po wer F[...]

6 7 English Z87M OC Formula 1 . 3 Uniqu e Features ASRock Formu la Drive Formu l a Dr ive i s AS Roc k ’ s mu lt i pu r p os e so wa re su it e w it h a ne w i nter fa ce , more new fe atu re s a nd i mprove d ut i l it ies , i nclud i n g X Fas t R A M, D ehu mi di  er, Goo d Nig ht LE D, F A N- Tast ic T u n i ng , OC T wea ker a nd a w h[...]

8 9 English Z87M OC Formula ASRoc k XF ast RAM ASRo ck X Fa s t R A M i s i nclud ed i n For mu la D r ive. It f u l l y ut i l i ze s t he me mor y spa ce t h at c a nno t be u se d u nder Wi nd ows® 32-bit ope rat i n g sy st ems . A SRoc k X Fas t R A M shor t ens t he load i n g t im e of prev i ous ly v i site d webs ites , m a k i ng we b su[...]

8 9 English Z87M OC Formula ASRock Easy Driver Installer For us ers t hat don’t have an op t ica l d isk d r i ve to i nst a l l t he d r ivers f r om ou r suppor t CD, Ea s y Dr ive r In st a l le r is a ha ndy to ol i n t he U EF I t hat i n st a l l s t he L A N d r ive r to you r sy st em v i a a n USB stor a ge de v ice , t he n dow n loa ds[...]

10 11 English Z87M OC Formula ASRoc k Good Nigh t LED ASRo ck G o od Nig ht L E D tec h nolog y oer s you a b et te r sle epi ng e nv i ron ment by ex t i ng u i sh i ng t he u ne s sent i a l L ED s. B y ena bl in g Go od Ni g ht LE D i n t he BIOS , t he Power/HDD L ED s w i l l b e sw it che d o w hen t he s ys te m is p owered on . Go od [...]

10 11 English Z87M OC Formula 1 .4 M otherb oard L ayout Intel Z8 7 DD R 3 _ A 2 ( 6 4 b i t , 24 0 - p i n m o d u l e) DD R 3 _ A 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 24 0 - p i n m o d u l e) DD R 3 _ B 2 ( 6 4 b i t , 24 0 - p i n m o d u l e) DD R 3 _ B 1 ( 6 4 b i t , 24 0 - p i n m o d u l e) AT X 12V 1 CPU_FAN1 Su p e r I/ O US B 2 .0 T: USB 0 B: U S B1 ATX P W[...]

12 13 English Z87M OC Formula No. Description 1 ATX 12V Power Conn ec tor (ATX12V1 ) 2 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_FAN2) 3 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_FAN1 ) 4 2 x 24 0 -pi n DDR 3 DIM M S lot s (DDR3 _ A1, DDR3 _ B1 ) 5 2 x 24 0 -pi n DDR 3 DIM M S lot s (DDR3 _ A 2 , DDR 3 _ B2) 6 Slow Mod e Sw itch 7 L N2 Mo d e Sw it ch (L N2 MODE1 ) 8 ATX Power [...]

12 13 English Z87M OC Formula 1 . 5 I/ O Panel No. Description No. Description 1 USB 2. 0 Por ts ( USB01 ) 10 Mic rophone (Pi n k) 2 Dis playPor t 11 O pt ic a l SPDIF O ut Por t 3 USB 3.0 Por ts ( USB3_ 01 ) 12 USB 3.0 Por ts ( USB3_ 4 5) 4 eS AT A C on ne c to r *** 13 USB 3. 0 Port s (USB3 _ 2 3 ) 5 LA N R J- 45 Por t * 14 H DM I-I n Por t 6 Ce [...]

14 15 English Z87M OC Formula * 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 Lin[...]

14 15 Z87M OC Formula  is i s a n M icro ATX for m f ac tor mot herb oa rd . B efore you i n st a l l t he mot her bo a 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 [...]

16 17 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

16 17 English Z87M OC Formula 4 5 3[...]

18 19 English Z87M OC Formula 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 .[...]

18 19 English Z87M OC Formula 2.2 Insta ll ing the C PU F an and He ats in k 1 2 CPU_ FAN[...]

20 21 English Z87M OC Formula 2.3 Instal ling Me mor y Module s (DIMM )  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 Mem or y T ec h nolog y . Dual Channel M emor y Congur ation 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[...]

20 21 English Z87M OC Formula 1 2 3[...]

22 23 English Z87M OC Formula 2.4 E xpansio n Slot s (PCI and PCI E xpress Slot s ) ere a re 4 P CI E x pre ss sl ots , 1 m i n i-PCI E x pre ss s lot , a nd 1 mSAT A /mi ni-P CI Ex pre s s slot on t h i s mot her bo a rd. 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 ra phi cs c a rd s. PCI E 2 (PC [...]

22 23 English Z87M OC Formula 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 r[...]

24 25 English Z87M OC Formula 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. 17 ) 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 [...]

24 25 English Z87M OC Formula Power LE D Head er (3 - p i n P L E D1) ( s ee p.12, No. 16) 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 powe r s t at u s . Ser i a l AT A 3 C on nec tor s (S ATA 3 _ 0 _ 1: se e p. 1 1, No. 12 ) ( S A T A 1 _2_3 : se e p. 1 1, No. 1 3 ) ( SA T A3_4_ 5: se e p. 1[...]

26 27 English Z87M OC Formula Front Pa nel Aud io Hea der (9 - p i n H D _ AU D I O1) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 29)  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.1 1, No. 15 ) 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[...]

26 27 English Z87M OC Formula CPU Fa n C onne c tors ( 4 -p in CPU_ FAN1 ) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 3 ) ( 3-pi n C PU_ FAN2) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 2)  is mot h erb oa rd prov 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 Power Con nec to r ( 2 4 - p i n A T X [...]

28 29 English Z87M OC Formula 2.7 Smar t Switches e mot her bo a rd ha s t h ree s ma r t s w itc hes : Power Swit ch, R es et Sw itc h a nd C lea r CMOS But t on, a l low i n g us ers t o qu ick ly t u r n on/o t he s ys tem , res et t he s y st em or cle a r t he CMO S va lue s . Power Sw i tc h (PW R BT N ) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 18 ) Power Swi[...]

28 29 English Z87M OC Formula LN2 Mod e Sw itch ( L N 2 M O D E 1) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 7) e LN2 mo de a id s i n el i mi n at i ng t he c old-bo ot bu g is sue s i n proc es sor s du r in g ex t reme ove rclo ck in g w it h Liqu id Nit rogen . ON OFF[...]

30 31 English Z87M OC Formula 2.8 Dr . Debu g Dr. Debu g is u se d to prov id e co de i n form at ion, w hi ch ma ke s t rouble sho ot i ng e ven ea sier. Plea se s e e t he d ia g ra ms be low for rea d in g t he Dr. Debu g c ode s . Cod e Description 00 P lea s e che ck i f t he C PU is i ns ta l led c or rec t l y a nd t hen c lea r CMO S . 0d P[...]

30 31 English Z87M OC Formula b4 Pr oblem re lat ed to USB de v ic e s. Ple as e t r y re mov i ng a l l USB dev ice s. b7 Prob lem rel ate d to memor y . Plea se re -in st a l l t he CPU a nd memor y t hen cl ea r C MOS. I f t he pr oblem s t i l l ex i st s , ple as e in st a l l on l y one memor y modu le or t r y us i ng ot her m emor y modu l [...]

32 33 English Z87M OC Formula 2. 9 Usi ng the HD MI- In P or t e H DMI-I n por t on t h i s mot her bo a rd let s you e as i ly s w itch b et ween P C sc ree n ( on-b oa rd VGA) and ex ter na l v ide o sou rc e on t he sa me mon itor. i s f u nc t ion save s you t he h as sle of s w itc h i ng c able s bac k a nd for t h w hen you w a nt to d[...]

32 33 English Z87M OC Formula Connection Diagra m USB 3 . 0 USB 3 . 0 Power S ou rce HDM I Adapter[...]

34 35 English Z87M OC Formula Ste p 1 Con ne c t you r monit or to t he H DMI- Out p or t on t he mot herb oa rd v i a a n H DMI ca ble. Ste p 2 Con ne c t a n ex te r na l de v ic e s w it h H DMI out put to t he HDM I-In por t on t he mot her bo a rd v ia a n H DMI c a ble. Ste p 3 Double -c l ick t he “For mul a Dr ive“ icon on t h e de sk t[...]

34 35 English Z87M OC Formula 2 .1 0 S L I TM and Qu ad SLI TM Operation Guide  is mot h erb oa rd sup por t s N V I DI A ® SLI TM a nd Qu ad SL I TM (Sca l able L i n k Inte r fac e) tech nolog y t hat a l lows you t o 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 c a rds . Cu r rent ly, NV I DI A ® SLI TM a nd Qu ad SL[...]

36 37 English Z87M OC Formula Ste p 3 A l ig n a nd i ns er t t h e ASRo ck F le x ible SL I Bri dge C on nec tor C a ble to t he gol d  nger s on eac h g ra phic s c a rd . Ma k e su re t he ASRo ck SL I _ Br id ge _ 2 S C a rd is  r m ly i n plac e. Ste p 4 Con ne c t a V GA c able or a DV I ca ble to t he monit or con nec t or or t he DVI [...]

36 37 English Z87M OC Formula 2 1 0.2 Driv er Insta ll at ion and Set up In st a l l t h e gr aph ic s c a rd d ri vers t o you r sy st em. A er t h at , you c a n ena ble t he Mult i- Gr aph ic s Pr oc es si ng Unit (GPU) in t he N V I DIA ® n View s y ste m t ray ut i l it y. Plea se fol l ow t he be low proc edu re s to ena ble t he mu lt i-[...]

38 39 English Z87M OC Formula 2. 1 1 CrossFireX TM and Q uad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide  is mot h erb oa rd sup por t s Cro ssFi re X TM a nd Qu ad Cr os sFi reX TM t hat a l lows you to i ns ta l l up to t h re e ident ic a l PC I E x pres s x16 gr aph ics c a rd s. C ur re nt ly CrossFi reX TM , 3-way Cr oss Fire X TM a nd Qu ad Cr os sFi r[...]

38 39 English Z87M OC Formula Ste p 3 Con ne c t a V GA c able or a DV I ca 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 t o PCI E1 slot.[...]

40 PB English Z87M OC Formula Ste p 1 Power on your c omputer a nd b oo t into O S. Ste p 2 Remove t he A M D dr i vers i f you h ave a ny VGA dr iver s i ns ta l led i n you r s ys tem . 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 [...]

PB 41 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

42 43 English Z87M OC Formula 3. 2 Fo r mul a Dr ive Formu l a Dr ive i s AS Roc k ’ s mu lt i pu r p os e so wa re su it e w it h a ne w i nter fa ce , more new fe atu re s a nd i mprove d ut i l it ies , i nclud i n g X Fas t R A M, D ehu mi di  er, Goo d Nig ht LE D, F A N- Tast ic T u n i ng , OC T wea ker a nd a w hole lot more . 3.2. [...]

42 43 English Z87M OC Formula 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. Go od Nig ht L ED Swi tch o t he Power/HDD/L A[...]

44 45 English Z87M OC Formula O C Tw e a k e r Con  g u rat ion s for overc loc k i ng t he s y ste m. S ystem Info View i n for mat ion a bout t h e sy st em. Syste m Brows er Syst em Brow ser s hows t he ove r v i ew of you r c u r rent PC a nd t he d ev ice s con ne c ted . Mult i erm a l Se nsor It provi des u s ers t h e temp era tu re o[...]

44 45 English Z87M OC Formula Te c h S e r v i c e Cont ac t T e ch S er v ice .[...]

46 47 English Z87M OC Formula 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 lo[...]

46 47 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

48 49 English Z87M OC Formula 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.[...]

48 49 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

50 51 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

50 51 English Z87M OC Formula 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 w[...]

52 53 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

52 53 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

54 55 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

54 55 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

56 57 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

56 57 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

58 59 English Z87M OC Formula 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".[...]

58 59 English Z87M OC Formula 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 S le ep.[...]

60 61 English Z87M OC Formula 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 S le 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[...]

60 61 English Z87M OC Formula 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® S[...]

62 63 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

62 63 English Z87M OC Formula Access ing Data Play i ng V ide o[...]

64 65 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

64 65 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

66 67 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

66 67 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

68 69 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

68 69 English Z87M OC Formula 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. Active Page on Entry Sel ec t t he d efau lt p ag e when e nter i ng t he U E FI s et up ut i l it y. UEFI Guide UE F I Gu ide i s a qu ick t utor i a l for ASR oc k 's[...]

70 71 English Z87M OC Formula 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. User OC Prole In t h i s opt ion, you a r e a l lowed to l oad a nd s ave te n us er de fau lt s ac cord i ng t o you r own re qui rement s. Nick Shih’ s O C Prole Di er ent overclo ck i ng clo ck r ate c[...]

70 71 English Z87M OC Formula Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Y ou ca n u s e t h is opt ion t o load op t i mi z ed C PU overclo ck i ng se t t i ng. Ple a se not e t hat overc loc i ng may c au se d a ma ge to y our C PU a nd mot he rbo a rd . It shou ld be done at you r ow n r is k a nd ex p ens e.  i s opt ion ap pe a rs on ly w hen you a dopt[...]

72 73 English Z87M OC Formula BCLK Ratio Con  g u re BC LK R at io to pre vent t he P C f rom c ra sh i ng w hen t he i nte rn a l CPU clo ck sp ee d a nd c loc k spe ed of o t her c omponent s a re to o hi g h. BL CK Sp read Spectrum Ena ble BLC K 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 EM I te st [...]

72 73 English Z87M OC Formula Con  g u re Pac k age Power L i mit 2 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 i m med i atel y . A lower l i m it c a n prote c t t he CPU a nd s ave power, whi le a h i gh er l i mit m ay i mprove per for m a nce . Primar y Plane Current Limit Con  g u re t he c u [...]

74 75 English Z87M OC Formula DRAM Conguration DRAM T weak er Fine t u ne t he DR A M s et t i ng s by leav in g ma rk s i n c hec kb oxes . C l ick OK to c on r m a nd apply you r ne w se t t i ngs . DRAM Preset Cho ose f r om over t went y DR A M pre se ts for d i e rent bra n ds of DI M Ms . CAS # Latenc y (tCL ) e t i me be t wee n [...]

74 75 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

76 77 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

76 77 English Z87M OC Formula Memo r y T raining Thresho ld Users m ay t r y s ele ct i n g a big ger va lue for fau lt t oler a nce w hen overc loc k i ng t h e memor y . 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[...]

78 79 English Z87M OC Formula 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 it ie s. CPU In tegr ated VR Ecienc y Mode Ena ble F I V R Ec ienc y M a na geme nt for power s av i ng. D[...]

78 79 English Z87M OC Formula CPU Digital IO V oltage O s et CPU I/O Di g it a l V olt age . Ex trem e V olt age Cho ose D is ab led to s et t he CPU i nput volt age t h re shold t o + 2 .3V , or c hoo se E na bled to se t t he t h re shold to +2.7 V . Plea se no te t ha t overclo ck in g may c aus e d a ma ge to you r CPU a nd mot he rb oa rd .[...]

80 81 English Z87M OC Formula PCH 1 .05V V oltage Ch ips et 1.05 V V olt age . Use d efau lt s et t i n gs for be st p er for ma nc e . PCH 1 .5V Voltage I/O 1.5 V V olta ge . Use de fau lt s et t i ng s for be st p er for ma nc e. PCH IREF 1 .5 Voltage Con  g u re t he PC H 1.5 V refere nce volt a ge. VC OMP Voltage Con  g u re t he CPU c om[...]

80 81 English Z87M OC Formula 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 Con  g u rat ion , Ch ips et C on  g u rat ion , Stor age C on  g u rat ion , Inte l® 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 , Su per IO C on g u r at[...]

82 83 English Z87M OC Formula 4.4. 1 CP U Congu ration 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 l per for m a nce on t hre ad ed s o w a re is i mprove d. Ac tive Pro cess or Core s Sel ec t t he nu mb er of cor es to e na[...]

82 83 English Z87M OC Formula 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 nter n a l t her m a l cont rol m ech a n ism s to ke ep t he CPU f rom over heat- ing. No - E xecute Me mor y Protec tion Pro ce ss ors w it h No-E xe cu t ion Memor y P ro[...]

84 85 English Z87M OC Formula 4.4. 2 Chipset Congur ation Primar y Grap hics Adapter Sel ec t a pr i ma r y VGA. 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 pr[...]

84 85 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

86 87 English Z87M OC Formula HDMI -IN Compatible Mod e Ena ble H DMI-I n C ompat ible Mo de i f t he H DM I-In p or t encou nt ers c ompat ibi l it y issues. DMI Gen2 Con  g u re t he sp ee d of t he bu s be t we en t he CPU a n d PCH . DMI D e - em phasis Contro l Reduc e t he le vel of a l l bits e xc ept t he  r st one a  er a t r a ns[...]

86 87 English Z87M OC Formula 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 essi[...]

88 89 English Z87M OC Formula 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 .[...]

88 89 English Z87M OC Formula 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.[...]

90 91 English Z87M OC Formula 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 .[...]

90 91 English Z87M OC Formula 4.4.6 Sup er I O 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 1 Address Sel ec t t he a dd res s of t he S er i a l por t . Infrare d Por t Ena ble or d i sa ble t he I n f ra re d por t .[...]

92 93 English Z87M OC Formula 4.4.7 A CP I 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 [...]

92 93 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

94 95 English Z87M OC Formula 4.4.8 USB C ongurat ion USB C ontroller Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB p or t s. Intel USB 3.0 M o de 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 e[...]

94 95 English Z87M OC Formula 4.5 T ools System B rows er ASRo ck Sy st em Brows er s hows t he over v ie w of you r c ur re nt PC a nd t he de v ic e s connected. OMG (Online Management G uard) Adm i n is t r ators a re a ble to e st abl i sh a n i nter ne t c ur fe w or re st r ic t i nter net a cc es s at spe c i ed t i me s v ia OMG . Y ou m[...]

96 97 English Z87M OC Formula 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. Secure Backup UEFI W hene ver one of t h e ROM ima ge s a re cor r upt ed or outd ate d , sw itch to t he ot her a sh ROM a nd exe c ute S ec u re Ba ck up U EF I to dupl ic ate t he cu r rent[...]

96 97 English Z87M OC Formula Dehumidie r Function If D ehu mid i  er Fu nc t ion i s ena bled , t he c omputer w i l l power on autom at ic a l ly t o dehu m id i f y t he s y ste m a e r enter i ng S 4 /S5 st ate . Dehumidier P erio d 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 Dehum idi ?[...]

98 99 English Z87M OC Formula 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 Setting Sel ec t a fa n m ode [...]

98 99 English Z87M OC Formula 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 [...]

100 101 English Z87M OC Formula 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 Fail[...]

100 101 English Z87M OC Formula Launch PX E 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. 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 o[...]

102 103 English Z87M OC Formula 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 i[...]

102 103 English Z87M OC Formula 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[...]

104 PB English Z87M OC Formula 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 ue[...]