Asrock Z87 Extreme4 manual

User Manual[...]

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Cont ents Chapt er 1 Introduction 1 1 . 1 Package Cont ents 1 1 . 2 Specications 2 1 . 3 Unique Fea tures 7 1 .4 Motherboard L ayout 1 1 1 . 5 I/O P an el 1 3 Chapt er 2 Installati on 1 5 2. 1 Installing the CP U 1 6 2. 2 Installing the CP U Fan and Heatsink 1 9 2. 3 Installing Memor y Mo dules (DIMM) 20 2.4 Ex pansion Slots (PCI and PC I Ex pre[...]

2. 1 1 .2 Installing Three CrossF ireX TM -Read y Graphics Cards 38 2. 1 1 .3 Driver Installation and Setup 39 2. 1 2 Thunderbolt 40 Chapt er 3 Sof tware and Utilit ies Operation 4 1 3. 1 Installing Drivers 4 1 3.2 A- T uning 4 2 3.3 Intel® Rapid S tar t T e chnology 45 3.4 Intel® S mar t Connec t T echnolo gy 50 3.5 Intel® Remot e Wak e T echno[...]

4.4.6 Intel ® Thunderbolt 87 4.4.7 Super IO Conguration 89 4.4.8 AC PI Conguration 90 4.4.9 USB C o nguration 9 2 4.5 T ools 93 4.6 Hardware Health Even t Monitoring Screen 96 4.7 Boot Screen 97 4.8 Securit y Screen 1 0 0 4.9 Exit S creen 1 0 1 C ha pt er 1 In tr od u ct i o n a n k you for pu rc ha si ng A SRoc k Z 87 E x t reme 4/ T [...]

1 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 C ha pt er 1 In tr od u ct i o n a n k you for pu rc ha si ng A SRoc k Z 87 E x t reme 4/ T B 4 mot her bo a rd, a r el ia ble mot her bo a rd produc ed u nde r ASRo ck ’s consis tent ly s t r i ngent qu a l it y c ontr ol. It del iver s exc el lent p er for ma nc e w it h ro bus t de sig n c onfor m i ng to A SRo ck[...]

2 English 1 .2 S pec ic at ion s Plat fo rm • ATX Form Fa ct or • Prem iu m G old C apac itor de si g n ( 100 % Japa n-ma de h ig h- qua lit y C onduc t ive Poly mer Cap ac itors) A-St yle • Home Cloud • Pu r it y S ou nd TM • HDM I-In CPU • Suppor ts 4 th Gen erat i on Inte l® Core TM i7 / i5 / i 3 / Xe on® / Pen[...]

3 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Gra phi cs • Inte l® HD G raph ic s Bu i lt-in Vi su a l s a nd t he VGA output s c a n be sup por t ed on ly w it h proce ss ors w h ich a re GPU i nte g rat ed . • Suppor ts I ntel® H D Gra phi cs Bu i lt-in V isu a l s : I ntel® Qu ic k Sy nc Vide o w it h A V C , M V C (S3D ) a nd M PEG -2 Ful l H W Enc o[...]

4 English LA N • Giga bit L A N 10/ 10 0/1 0 0 0 Mb/s • Giga PH Y I ntel® I 21 7 V • Suppor ts I ntel® Remo te W a ke T e ch nolog y • Suppor ts W a ke -O n-L A N • Suppor ts Ene rg y Ec ient Et her ne t 8 02 . 3a z • Suppor ts PX E Rea r Pane l I/O • 1 x PS/2 Mou se/ Ke y bo a rd Port • 1 x D- Sub Por t[...]

5 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 • 1 x Power Fan c onn ec tor (3-pin) • 1 x 24 pi n ATX power c on nec tor • 1 x 8 pin 12V power c onn ec tor (H i-Den sit y Power C on nec- tor ) • 1 x Front pa nel aud io c on nec tor • 3 x USB 2. 0 he ader s (suppor t 6 USB 2 .0 p or ts) • 1 x V er t ic a l T y p e A USB 3.0 • 1 x USB [...]

6 English Ple a se r ea li ze t ha t th er e i s a ce r ta in r i sk i nvo lve d w ith o ve rcl o ck ing , i nc lu di ng ad ju st in g th e se t tin g in t he BIO S , ap ply in g Unt ie d Ov er cl oc ki ng T ec hn ol og y, or u s ing thi rd- pa r ty o ve rcl o cki ng t oo l s. O ve rc lo ck in g may a  ec t yo ur s ys te m’s sta bi lit y, or e[...]

7 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 1 .3 U ni que Fe at ur es ASRock A- T un ing A- T u n i ng i s ASRo ck ’ s mult i pu r p os e so wa re su ite w ith a ne w i nter f ace , more ne w feat u res a nd improve d ut i l it ies , i nclud i ng X Fast R A M, D ehu mi di  er, Goo d Nig ht LE D, F A N- Tast ic T u ni n g, O C T wea k er a nd a w hole lot mo[...]

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

9 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 ASRock Easy D riv er In stalle r For use rs t ha t don’ t h ave a n opt ica l d i sk d r ive to i ns ta ll t he d r iver s f rom ou r suppor t CD, Ea s y Dr iver I n st a l ler i s a ha n dy too l in t he UE FI t hat in 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[...]

10 English ASRock F AN- T astic T uni ng ASRo ck FAN- T a s t ic T un i ng i s i nclud ed i n A- T un i ng. C on  g u re up to ve d i  erent fa n sp ee d s us in g t he g r aph. e f a ns w il l aut omat ic a l ly s h i  to t he ne x t spe ed l eve l when t he as sig ne d temp era tu re i s me t. ASRock Dist ortion-F ree S lot ASRo ck[...]

11 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 1 .4 Mo t he rbo ar d L a yo ut CM O S Ba t t e r y I n t e l Z 8 7 DD R 3 _A 2 ( 6 4 bi t , 2 4 0- p i n mo d u le ) DD R 3 _A 1 ( 6 4 bi t , 2 4 0- p i n mo d u le ) DD R 3 _B 2 ( 6 4 bi t , 2 4 0- p i n mo d u le ) DD R 3 _B 1 ( 6 4 bi t , 2 4 0- p i n mo d u le ) ATX1 2V 1 Su p er I/ O ATX PW R1 LAN P C I E 1 Top: Ce[...]

12 English No. De scr ip ti on 1 Power Fan C on ne c tor (PW R _FAN1 ) 2 ATX 12V Power Conn ec tor (A TX 12V1 ) 3 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_FAN1 ) 4 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_FAN2) 5 2 x 24 0 -pi n DDR 3 DIM M S lots ( DDR3 _ A1, DDR3 _ B1 ) 6 2 x 24 0 -pi n DDR 3 DIM M S lots ( DDR3 _ A 2 , DDR 3 _ B2) 7 ATX Power Con ne c tor (A T X P W R1 ) 8 [...]

13 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 1 .5 I / O P ane l No. De scr ip ti on No. D es cri pt io n 1 USB 2. 0 Por ts ( USB01 ) 10 Mic rophone (P i n k) 2 LA N R J- 45 Por t * 1 1 Opt ic a l SPDI F Out Por t 3 eSAT A C on ne ct or ** 12 u nder bolt Por t ( TB T1 ) 4 Dis play Por t I nput (H DMI _ DP _1 ) 13 u nder bolt Por t ( TBT 2) 5 D- Sub Por t 1 4 H[...]

14 English * e re a re tw o LE Ds o n th e LA N p or t . Pl e as e re fe r to t he t ab le b el o w for t he L A N p or t L ED i ndi c ati on s . Act iv it y / Li nk LE D Spe e d LED Stat us De scr ip ti on Stat us De scr ip ti on O No Li n k O 10Mbps c onne c t ion Bl i n k i ng Dat a Ac ti v it y Or a nge 100M bps c on nec t ion On L in [...]

15 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4  is i s a n ATX form f ac tor mo t herb oa rd . B efore you i n st a l l t he m ot herb oa rd , s tu dy t he con  g u rat ion of y our c ha s sis t o ens ure t hat t he mot he rb oa rd t s i nto it. P re-i n sta l l a t io n P rec au ti on s T a k e note of t h e fol low i ng prec aut ion s be fore you i nst a l[...]

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

17 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4 5 3[...]

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

19 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 2.2 In sta ll in g t he C P U F a n a nd H ea tsi nk 1 2 CPU_ FAN[...]

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

21 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 1 2 3[...]

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

23 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 2.5 Ju mpe rs S etu p e i l lus t r at ion shows how ju mp ers a re s et up. W hen t he jump er c ap is pl ac ed on t he pi ns , t he ju mp er is “ Shor t ”. If no jump er c ap is p lac ed on t h e pin s , t he ju mpe r is “O pen” .  e i l lus t rat ion s hows a 3 -pi n ju mper w hos e pin1 a nd pi n 2 a re[...]

24 English 2. 6 O nb oar d H e ad ers a nd C o nn ect or s Syst em Pa ne l Head er ( 9-pi n P A N EL1 ) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 21 ) Con ne c t t he power sw it ch, re se t sw itch a nd sy st em st at u s in di cat or on t he ch as si s to t h is he ad er acc ord i ng to t he pi n as sig n ment s be low. Note t he po sit ive a nd ne gat ive pin s be fore[...]

25 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Power LE D Head er ( 3 -pi n PLE D1 ) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 20) Plea se c on nec t t he c ha ss is power L ED t o t h is he ade r to ind ic at e t he s ys tem’ s power s tat u s. Ser i a l AT A 3 C on nec tor s (SA TA3 _ 0 _1: se e p. 1 1, No. 10 ) (SA TA3 _ 2 _ 3: se e p. 1 1, No. 1 1 ) (SA TA3 _4 _ 5: se e p. 1 1, No. 12[...]

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

27 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 CPU Fa n C onne c tors ( 4 -pi n CPU_ FAN1 ) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 3 ) ( 3 -pi n CPU_ FAN2 ) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 4)  is mot h erb oa rd pro - v ide s a 4 -Pi n CPU f a n ( Qu ie t Fa n) conne ct or. If you pl a n to con ne c t a 3-P in C PU fa n , plea se con nec t it to P i n 1- 3. ATX Power Con nec tor (24-pi n ATX PW R 1[...]

28 English i s mo the r bo ard h a s tw o BIOS c hip s , a pr im ar y BIO S (BIOS _ A) and a b ac ku p BIOS (BIOS _ B), which e nh a nc es t he s af et y an d st ab il it y of yo ur s ys te m . Nor m al ly, th e sy st em w il l wo rk o n the p r im ar y BIO S . How e ve r, if the p ri ma r y BIOS i s c or r u pte d or d am ag ed , j u st  ip [...]

29 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 2.8 Dr . D ebu g Dr. Debug i s u se d to prov id e cod e i nfor m at ion, wh ic h ma k es t rou ble shoo t in g eve n ea sier. Plea se s ee t he di ag r a m s below for re ad i ng t h e Dr. Debu g cod es . Code D esc ri pt io n 0 0 Pleas e che ck i f t h e CPU is i n st a l le d cor re c t ly a nd t he n cle a r CMOS . 0[...]

30 English b4 Problem r elat ed to USB d ev i ce s. Ple a se t r y r emov i ng a l l USB dev ices . b7 Problem r elat ed to me mor y. Pleas e re-i ns t a l l t he C PU a nd memor y t hen cle a r CMOS . I f t he probl em st i l l e x i st s, pl ea se in st a l l on l y one memor y modu le or t r y u si ng ot her memor y modu le s. d6 e VGA cou ld[...]

31 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 2. 9 U s i ng th e HD MI-In P ort e H DMI-In p or t on t h i s mot her bo a rd let s you e as i ly sw itch be t we en PC s cre en ( on-b oa rd VGA) and e x ter na l vid eo s ou rce on t he s a me mon itor.  is f u nc t ion save s you t he h as sle of s w itc h in g ca ble s bac k a nd for t h w hen you w a nt to d [...]

32 English Co nnection Di agr am USB 3 . 0 USB 3 . 0 Power S ou rce HDM I Ada pte r[...]

33 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Ste p 1 Con ne c t you r monit or to t he H DMI - Out p or t on t he mot herbo a rd v ia a n H DM I ca ble. Ste p 2 Con ne c t a n ex te r na l de v ic es w ith H DM I out put to t he H DM I-In p or t on t he mot her bo a rd v ia a n H DM I ca ble. Ste p 3 Double -c l ick t he “ A- T un i ng“ ic on on t he de sk to p[...]

34 English 2. 1 0 S LI TM a nd Qu ad S L I TM O pe ra ti on Gu id e  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 low s you to i ns t a l l up to t wo id ent ic a l PC I E x pres s x16 gr aph ic s c a rds . Cu r rent ly, NV I DI A ® SLI TM a nd Qu ad SL I TM tec [...]

35 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Ste p 3 A l ig n a nd i ns er t t h e ASRo ck SL I _ Bri dge _ 2S C a rd to t he gold  n gers on e ac h gr aph ic s c a rd. M a ke s u re t he AS Roc k SLI _ Bri dge _ 2S C a rd is  r m ly i n pla ce . Ste p 4 Con ne c t a V GA c able or a DVI c a ble to t he monitor c onne c tor or t he DVI con nec tor of t he g r[...]

36 English 2. 1 0.2 Dri ve r I n st al la ti on 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 ca n enable t h e Mult i- Gr aph ic s Pro ce s si ng Unit (GPU) in t he NV I DI A ® n View s y ste m t ray ut i l it y. Plea se fol l ow t he bel ow proce du res t o ena ble t he mu lt i- GPU. Fo r S L[...]

37 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 2. 1 1 C ro ss Fi re X TM , 3 -W a y C ro ss F ir eX TM a nd Qu ad C r o s sF i r eX TM Op era ti on Gu ide  is mot h erb oa rd sup por t s Cro ssFi re X TM , 3-way Cro ss Fire X TM a nd Qu ad Cros sFi reX TM t hat a l l ows you to i n st a l l up to t hree i dent ic a l PC I E x pres s x16 graph ic s c a rds . Cu r r[...]

38 English 2. 1 1 .2 In sta l l i ng Th re e C ro ss F ir eX TM -Re ady G ra ph ics Car ds Ste p 3 Con ne c t a V GA c able or a DVI c a ble to t he monit or con nec t or or t he DVI con ne c- tor of t he g r aph ics c a rd t h at is i n ser ted to PCI E1 slot . Ste p 1 In ser t one gr aph ic s ca rd i nto P CI E1 slot , a not her g r aph ic s ca r[...]

39 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Ste p 1 Power on your c omputer a nd b oo t into O S. Ste p 2 Remove t he A MD d r iver s i f you have a ny VGA dr i vers i n st a l le d i n you r sy st em. Ste p 3 In st a l l t h e requ i red d r i vers a nd C AT A LYST Cont rol C ente r t hen re st a r t you r compute r. Pleas e che ck A M D’s website for de t a i [...]

40 English 2. 1 2 Th un de rb olt  is mot h erb oa rd ha s t wo t hunder bolt c on nec tor s t hat s uppor t vid eo out put f rom inte r na l VGA. D ue to 32-bit O S l i mit at ion s, we s t rong ly re com me nd us in g a 6 4 -bit OS to br i ng u nderB olt i nto f u l l pl ay . Fo r t hund erb olt d is play i n st a l l at ion plea s e fol lo[...]

41 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 C ha pt er 3 Softw ar e an d Ut il it ie s O pe ra ti on 3 . 1 I nst al li ng D riv er s e Supp or t CD t h at come s w it h t he mot herb oa rd c onta i ns n ec es sa r y dr ive rs a nd us ef u l ut i lit ie s t hat e nh a nc e t he mot he rbo a rd ’s featu re s . Run ning The Su pport CD T o beg i n u si ng t he s[...]

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

43 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 T ools V a r ious t ool s a nd ut i l it ie s. XFast RA M Bo ost t he sy ste m’ s pe r form a nc e a nd ex te nd t he H DD’ s or SDD’ s l i fes pa n! C reat e a hid den p a r t it ion, t he n as sig n w h ich  le s shou ld be store d i n t he R AM d r i ve. Good Night LED Swit ch o t he Power/HDD L ED s whe n[...]

44 English OC T we ak er Con  g u rat ion s for overc loc k i ng t he s y ste m. S ystem In fo View i n for mat ion a bout t h e sy st em. T ech Se rvice Cont ac t T e ch S er v ice.[...]

45 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 3 .3 I n t el ® Ra pi d S ta rt T ech no lo gy Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ech nolog y ena bles y our s y ste m to wa ke up fa st er f rom de ep sle ep, sav ing t i me a nd p ower con su mpt ion . Fee l se cu re to k now th at you r s ys tem w i l l re su me to work ing c ond it ion e ven i f a n u nex p ec te d power lo [...]

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

47 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Ste p 3 W hen prompt ed to re st a r t a  er t he s et up, c l ick Y es to re bo ot . Ste p 4 Double -c l ick t he Intel® R apid St a r t T e ch nolo g y M a na ger icon i n t h e Wi ndows sy st em t ray.[...]

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

49 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 st ate for a p er iod of t i me . e power of t he computer i n R apid St a r t mo de c a n be cut o , it wi l l not c au se d ata lo ss of t he prog r a ms or  les you were e xec ut i ng before e nter i ng sle e p st ate . 4. When you w i sh t o cont i nue to u se t he c omputer ju s t hit t he power but ton, t [...]

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

51 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 3 .4 .2 S et up Gu ide In stal ling ASRock Sma rt C onn ect Ut ility Ste p 1 In st a l l A SRoc k Sm ar t C on ne c t Uti l it y , whic h is l oc ate d i n t he folde r at t he fol low i ng pat h of t he S uppor t C D: A SRoc k Ut i lit y > Sma r t Co nne c t . Ste p 2 Onc e in st a l le d , r u n ASRo ck S ma r t C[...]

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

53 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Ste p 6 Double -c l ick t he Intel® Sm a r t C onn ec t T ec h nolog y Ma na ger ic on in t he Wi ndows s ys tem t r ay. Ste p 7 Dr ag t h e sl ider t o con g ure how o en t he s ys tem w il l c on nec t to t h e net work t o dow n load up d ate s. S hor ter du r at ions w il l prov ide more f requ ent upd ate s ,[...]

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

55 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 3 .5 In te l ® Re mo t e W ak e T ec hn olo gy Inte l® Remot e W a ke T ech nol og y a llow s you to u se prog r a m s or ser v ice s over t he Inte rne t to w a ke up you r hom e compute r f rom ener g y e c ient sle ep mo de . Befor e con g u r i ng t his fe at u re, ve ri f y t he fol low i ng . • Remot e[...]

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

57 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Ste p 4 Cl ick I n sta ll / Upd ate . Ste p 5 W a it a m i nute for t he Ne w Mac h i ne to app ea r i n "My De v ic e" .[...]

58 English Ste p 6 Che ck w het h er "I ntel R emot e W a k e" app ea re d or not . W aking up Y our PC usin g P C Ste p 1 On t he "My D ev i ce s" pa ge, c li ck on Power Ac t ions . Ste p 2 Cl ick on Wak e or Sle ep.[...]

59 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 W aking up Y our PC Usi ng Mobi le Dev ice Ste p 1 Lo g i n to mes hce ntr a l .com /m. Ste p 2 Sel ec t a Ma ch i ne. Ste p 3 Cl ick on Wak e or Sle ep. Be fo re wa kin g up y ou r ho me c omp ut er u s in g a mo bi le d e v ic e, p l ea s e lo g ou t of Me sh - Ce nt ral o n oth e r pre v io u sly u s ed c om pu te rs [...]

60 English 3 .5 . 2 Co n gu ri ng a nd U s i ng Sp la sh to p Spla shtop i s a remot e de sk top a cc es s so  wa re t hat let s you remo tely a cc es s you r home comput er f rom you r mobi le d ev ice. Befor e con g u r i ng t his fe at u re, ve ri f y t hat " Remot e W a ke" ha s be en en able d i n "I ntel® Sm a r t C o[...]

61 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Us ing R emo te C ontr ol Ste p 1 In " Spl as htop 2”, tap a n on l in e mac hi ne f r om t he l is t to con ne c t to you r home compute r. Ste p 2 Sta r t remotel y acc e ssi ng y our ho me compute r. e f u nc t ion a l it y a nd pr ic e of t h e Spl as htop A PP a n d sub sc r ipt io n fee i s su bje c t to [...]

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

63 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 3 .6 S ta rt8 For t hos e Wi ndows 8 u se rs w ho mi ss t he Sta r t Me nu, St a r t 8 is a n id ea l s olut ion t h at bri ng s bac k t he f a mi lia r S ta r t Me nu a long w it h a dde d cu s tom iz at ion s for g rea ter ec ienc y. 3 .6 . 1 I ns tal li ng S ta rt8 In st a l l St a r t8 , w h ich i s loc ate d i n [...]

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

65 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Cont rol le t s you con  g u re wh at a cl ick on t he st a r t but ton or a pre ss on t he Wi ndows ke y do es . Des ktop Des k top a l l ows you to d i sa ble t he hot c orne rs wh en you a re work i n g on t he de sk top. It al so l et s you cho os e whe t her or no t t he s ys tem b oot s d i rec t l y i nto des k[...]

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

67 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 1 .2 N av ig a t io n K ey s Use < > ke y or < > ke y to cho os e a mong t he s ele c t ions on t he m enu ba r, and us e < > ke y or < > ke y to move t he c u rs or up or dow n to s ele ct it em s, t h en pres s <E nter> t o get i nto t he s ub sc re en. Y ou c a n a l so u s e t he mou [...]

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

69 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4.3 O C T we ak er Sc ree n In t h e OC T wea ker sc ree n, you c a n se t up overc loc k i ng fe at ur es . Adv anc ed T urbo Y ou ca n u s e t h is opt ion to i nc re as e you r s ys tem p er for ma nc e.  i s opt ion app ea r s on ly whe n you r CPU supp or t s t h is f u nc t ion .  is op t ion appe a rs on l y[...]

70 English CP U C ongu ra tio n CP U Ra tio e CPU sp ee d is d ete r mi ne d by t he CPU R at io mu lt ipl ie d w it h t he B CL K . Inc rea si n g t he CPU R at io w i l l i nc rea s e t he i nter na l CPU cloc k sp ee d w it hout a ec t i ng t he cloc k sp ee d of ot her c ompone nts . CP U Ca che Rati o e CPU I nter na l B us Sp ee d[...]

71 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Sho rt Dur at ion P owe r L imit Con  g u re Pac k age Power L i mit 2 i n w at t s. W h en t he l i m it is e xce ed ed , t he C PU rat io w i l l be lowered i m me d iate ly. A lower li mit c a n prot ec t t he C PU a nd save power, whi le a h i gh er l i mit m ay i mprove per for m a nce . Pr im ary P lane C urr en[...]

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

73 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Co mmand Ra te ( CR ) e del ay be t wee n when a m emor y c h ip is s elec t ed a nd w hen t he  r st a ct i ve com m a nd ca n be i ssu ed . W rit e Rec ov er y Ti me ( tWR) e a mou nt of delay t ha t must el aps e a er t he c omplet ion of a va lid w r ite ope rat ion, before a n a c t ive ba n k c a n b e [...]

74 English tRD RDDR Con  g u re be t wee n modu le re ad t o read d el ay f rom d i erent r a n k s . tRD RDDD Use t h is to c ha n ge DR A M t RWSR Auto/Ma nu a l s et t i ngs . e d efau lt is [A uto] . tWRRD Con  g u re be t wee n modu le w rite t o read d el ay . tWRRD DR Con  g u re be t wee n modu le w rite t o read d el ay fr o[...]

75 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 IO- L ( CHB ) Con  g u re IO late nc y for ch a nne l B. OD T W R ( CH A) Con  g u re t he mem or y on d ie te rm i na ti on resi st ors' W R for ch a n nel A . OD T W R ( CH B ) Con  g u re t he mem or y on d ie te rm i nat i on resi st ors' W R for ch a n nel B . OD T N OM (C HA ) Use t h is to c ha [...]

76 English CP U Ca che V oltage Oset Con  g u re t he volt a ge for t he CPU C ac he. S et t i n g t he volt ag e hi g her may i nc rea s e sy st em st abi l it y when overc loc k i ng. S ystem A gent Vo lta ge Oset Con  g u re t he volt a ge for t he Sy ste m Agent . Se t t i ng t he vo lta ge h ig her m ay i ncre a se s ys tem st abi [...]

77 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 DRAM V ol tage Use t h is to c on g u re DR AM V o lta ge . e def au lt v a lue is [Auto ]. PC H 1 .05 V V ol tage Ch ips et 1.05 V V olt age . Use de fau lt s et t i ng s for be st p er for ma nc e. PC H 1 . 5V V oltag e I/O 1.5 V V olta ge . Use de fau lt s et t i ngs for b e st pe r for ma nc e.[...]

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

79 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 4. 1 C P U C on gu ra ti on In te l H yper Thr ead ing T ech nolog y Inte l Hy pe r  rea di n g T ec hno log y a llow s mu lt iple t h rea ds t o r u n on eac h core , s o t hat t he ove ra ll p er for ma nc e on t h rea de d so wa re is i mprove d. Acti ve Proc esso r C ores Sel ec t t he nu mb er of co res [...]

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

81 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 4.2 C hi ps et C on g ura ti on Pr im ary Gra phics Ad apt er Sel ec t a pr i ma r y VGA. V T - d Inte l® Vir tu a l i z at ion T ec hno log y for Dire c te d I/O help s you r v i r t ua l mach i ne monit or be t ter ut i l i z e ha rdw a re by i mprov i ng app lic at ion c ompat ibi l it y and rel ia bi lit y , a[...]

82 English IGP U Mul ti-Monit or Sel ec t d is ab le to d is abl e t he i nteg r ate d g raph ic s wh en a n ex t er na l g r aph ic s ca rd i s in st a l le d . Se lec t en able t o kee p t he i nte g rat ed g r aph ics e nab led at a l l ti me s. Rend er Stan db y Power down t he render u n it whe n t he GPU i s id le for lower power c ons u mpt [...]

83 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 4.3 S t ora ge C o n gu ra t io n SA T A C on tr oll er( s ) Ena ble/di sa ble t he SAT A cont rol ler s . SA T A Mode Sel ec tion IDE: For b et ter compat i bi l it y. AHC I: Supp or t s new fe at u res t hat improve p er for ma n ce . R A I D: C ombi ne mu lt iple d i sk d r ive s into a l og ic a l u ni t. SA T [...]

84 English Dynam ic S tora ge Ac cele ra to r Kee p t h is opt ion e nab led for h ig he r HDD a nd SDD I /O per for ma nce, lower l aten c y a nd i ncre as ed s y st em res pon sive nes s. Har d Dis k S.M. A .R. T . S. M .A . R . T s ta nds for S el f-Monitor i ng , A na l ysi s , a nd Re por t i ng T e ch nolo g y. I t is a monit ori n g sy st em[...]

85 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 4. 4 I nt el ® R a pi d S ta r t T ec h no log y In te l ® Ra pid S tart T echnol ogy Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ech nolog y is a ne w z ero power h ib er nat ion m ode w h ich a l l ows us ers t o res um e in ju s t 5- 6 sec onds .[...]

86 English 4. 4.5 I nt el ® S ma r t C on nect T ec hn olo gy In te l ® S mart C onnect T echnol ogy Inte l ® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolo g y autom at ic a l ly up dat es y our e ma i l a nd s oc ia l net work s, suc h as T w it t er, Faceb ook , etc . w hi l e t he comput er is i n s lee p mod e.[...]

87 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 4. 6 In te l ® Th un der bol t Thu nde rbol t S upport Ena ble/ Di s able t he on bo a rd und erb olt po r ts . Secu rity Le vel Sel ec t L eg ac y to s k ip t he Wi nd ows ce r t i c at ion che ck ing pro ce s s for und erb olt dev ices . S ele ct Un ique I D for che ck ing t he Wind ows ce r t i c at io[...]

88 English Res ouc e A l loc at ion" . TBT Devic e IO r esour ce S upport Ena ble IO Res ou rce Supp or t i f you r older u nde rbolt d ev i ce s have t rouble work ing proper ly.[...]

89 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 4. 7 S u pe r IO C on g ur at io n Seri al P or t Ena ble or d i sa ble t he S er ia l p or t . Seri al P or t A ddres s Sel ec t t he a dd res s of t he S er i a l por t . Inf rar ed Po r t Ena ble or d i sa ble t he I n f ra re d por t .[...]

90 English 4. 4.8 A CP I C o n gu ra tio n Su spe nd to RAM Sel ec t d is ab le for ACPI susp end t y pe S1 . It is rec om mende d to se lec t auto for ACPI S3 power s av i ng. Che ck Ready Bit Ena ble to ent er t he op er at in g sy st em a  er S3 on ly w hen t he h a rd d is k is re ady, th i s is re com mend ed for b et t er sy s tem s ta [...]

91 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Rin g-In P owe r On A l low t he s ys tem t o be wa ked up by onb oa rd C OM por t mo dem R in g-In sig n a ls . RT C Ala rm P ower On A l low t he s ys tem t o be wa ked up by t h e rea l t i me c loc k a l a rm . S et it to B y OS to le t it be ha n d led by you r op er at i ng s ys tem . US B Ke yboard/ Remo te P owe [...]

92 English 4. 4. 9 U SB C on gu rat io n US B C on tro ll er Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB p or t s. In te l U SB 3 .0 Mod e Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB 3. 0 por t s . Leg acy U SB S upport Ena ble or d i sa ble L ega c y OS Supp or t for USB 2 .0 d ev ices . I f you enc ount er USB compat i bi lit y iss ues i t is re com mend ed[...]

93 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4.5 T oo ls S ystem Br owser ASRo ck Sy st em Brows er show s t he over v iew of you r c u r rent PC a nd t he dev ic e s con nec t ed . OMG ( Onli ne Man agemen t Gua rd) Adm i n is t ra tors a re a ble to e st abl i sh a n i nter ne t cu r fe w or res t r ic t i nter net a cc es s at spe ci  ed t i me s v ia OMG . Y[...]

94 English In stan t F la sh Save U EF I  le s i n you r USB stor a ge de v ic e a nd r u n In st a nt F la sh to up d ate you r UE FI . Secu re Bac kup U EFI W hene ver one of t he ROM i ma ge s a re cor r upte d or outd ate d , sw it ch 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 h e cu r rent work ing [...]

95 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Dehu midi er Fun ction If D ehu mid i  er Fu nc t ion is e nabl ed , t he c omputer w i l l power on automat ic a l l y to dehu m id i f y t he s y ste m a e r enter i ng S 4 /S5 st ate . Dehu midi er Peri od Con  g u re t he p er iod of t i me u nt i l t he c omputer p owers on a nd e nab les Dehu m id i [...]

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

97 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 7 Boo t Sc ree n  is s ec t ion d is play s t he av a i la ble de v ice s on you r s ys tem for y ou to con g ure t he bo ot se t t in gs a nd t he b oot pr ior it y. F ast Boot Fas t Bo ot m i ni m i z es you r c omputer's bo ot t i me. I n fa s t mode y ou may not b oot f rom a n USB stor a ge de v ic e. [...]

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

99 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Laun ch P XE OpROM Pol icy Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t h ose t hat supp or t U EF I opt ion ROM on ly . Se lec t L eg ac y on ly to r u n t hos e t h at supp or t leg ac y opt ion ROM on ly. Do not lau nch? Laun ch S tora ge OpROM Pol icy Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t h ose t hat supp or t U EF I opt ion ROM on l[...]

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

101 English Z87 Extreme4/TB4 4. 9 Ex it Sc ree n Sa ve C hange s a nd Exit W hen you s ele c t t hi s opt ion t h e fol low i ng me ss age , “ Save c on g u r at ion ch a nge s a nd ex it s et up? ” w i l l p op out. S el ec t [OK ] t o save c ha nge s a nd ex it th e UE F I SET U P U TI L IT Y. Dis car d Cha nges and E xit W hen you s ele c[...]

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