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Tools

Various tools and utilities.

XFast RAM

Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! Create a 
hidden partition, then assign which files should be stored in the RAM drive. 

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. Please note that Ultra Fast mode 
is only supported by Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are 
using an external graphics card.

OMG

Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other users. 
Place X marks on the time table to disable the Internet.

Good Night LED

Switch off the Power/HDD/LAN LEDs when the system is on, and automatically 
switch off the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/
Hibernation mode.

FAN-Tastic Tuning

Configure up to five different fan speeds using the graph. The fans will automatically 
shift to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met. 

Summary of Contents for B85iCafe4

Page 1: ...User Manual...

Page 2: ...tness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of...

Page 3: ...Fan and Heatsink 18 2 3 Installing Memory Modules DIMM 19 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 21 2 5 Jumpers Setup 22 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities...

Page 4: ...Configuration 60 4 4 3 Storage Configuration 62 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology 64 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 65 4 4 6 Super IO Configuration 66 4 4 7 ACPI Configuration 67 4 4 8 USB Conf...

Page 5: ...Package Contents ASRock Z87iCafe4 Motherboard ATX Form Factor ASRock Z87iCafe4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z87iCafe4 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield Becau...

Page 6: ...066 non ECC un buffered memory Max capacity of system memory 32GB see CAUTION Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slot 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots...

Page 7: ...y BD playback with DVI D and HDMI ports Audio 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier supports up to 600 Oh...

Page 8: ...2V power connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x SPDIF Out connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 x USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports BIOS Feature 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS...

Page 9: ...and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com Due to limitation the actual memory size may...

Page 10: ...the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone iPad iPod Touch charge up to 40 faster than before on your computer ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even...

Page 11: ...n internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassi...

Page 12: ...y ASRock On Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio experience from the portable audio devices such like MP3 player or mobile phone to your PC even when the PC is turned off or in AC...

Page 13: ...y shift to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that don t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD Easy Driver...

Page 14: ...B4_5 1 USB6_7 1 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 Z87iCafe4 CHA_FAN1 PCI1 RoHS 7 8 9 10 14 16 11 12 13 17 19 20 21 22 23 18 15 25 2 3 4 6 5 1 26 64Mb BIOS 24 PWR_FAN1 SATA_1 SATA_2 SATA_3 SATA_4 SATA_5 SATA_6 PCI2 P...

Page 15: ...eader SPEAKER1 10 SATA3 Connector SATA_3 11 SATA3 Connector SATA_5 12 SATA3 Connector SATA_6 13 SATA3 Connector SATA_4 14 SATA3 Connector SATA_2 15 SATA3 Connector SATA_1 16 Power LED Header PLED1 17...

Page 16: ...Sub Port 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port 3 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 11 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_01 4 LAN RJ 45 Port 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB_0_1 5 Central Bass Orange 13 HDMI Port 6 Rear Speaker Black 14 DVI D Port 7 Lin...

Page 17: ...th the type of speaker you use Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 8 Rear Speaker No 6 Central Bass No 5 Line In No 7 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V To enable Multi Streaming you need to connect a fro...

Page 18: ...es to you and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember to use...

Page 19: ...please check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherw...

Page 20: ...16 English 4 5 3...

Page 21: ...Z87iCafe4 17 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service...

Page 22: ...18 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 23: ...he DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated 1 For dual channel configu...

Page 24: ...20 English 1 2 3...

Page 25: ...2 0 x1 slot is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards PCIE2 PCIe 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards PCIE3 PCIe 2 0 x1 slot is used for PCI Express x1 lane width card...

Page 26: ...clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3...

Page 27: ...Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state The LED is off when the syst...

Page 28: ...9 pin USB4_5 see p 10 No 21 9 pin USB6_7 see p 10 No 20 Besides two USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two ports USB 3 0 Header 19...

Page 29: ...1 MIC_RET PRESENCE GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructio...

Page 30: ...it along Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 10 No 2 This motherboard pro vides an 8 pin ATX 12V power connector To use a 4 pin ATX power supply please plug it along Pin 1 and...

Page 31: ...nt Port Header 25 pin LPT1 see p 10 No 22 This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices 1 AFD ERROR PINIT GND SLIN STB SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 SPD3 SPD4 SPD5 SP...

Page 32: ...n the file ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please click Install All...

Page 33: ...alling A Tuning When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD A Tuning will be auto installed as well After the installation you will find the icon A Tuning on your de...

Page 34: ...pport UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card OMG Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other users Place X marks on the time table to disable the Internet G...

Page 35: ...damages due to dampness Enable this function and configure the period of time until the computer powers on and the duration of the dehumidifying process OC Tweaker Configurations for overclocking the...

Page 36: ...32 English Tech Service Contact Tech Service...

Page 37: ...indows 8 7 32 or 64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 7 to crash while booting If you...

Page 38: ...s automatically 3 3 2 Setup Guide Configuring Rapid Start Step 1 Run ASRock Rapid Start utility from Start All Programs ASRock Utility Step 2 If you have more than one hard drives in your system you m...

Page 39: ...Z87iCafe4 35 English Step 3 When prompted to restart after the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 40: ...dows will immediately enable Rapid Start mode as it enters sleep state Using Rapid Start 1 You may shut down the computer without terminating the applications or files you are executing currently Clic...

Page 41: ...ll not cause data loss of the programs or files you were executing before entering sleep state 4 When you wish to continue to use the computer just hit the power button the system will rapidly return...

Page 42: ...it edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 7 to crash while booting If your system is not in AH...

Page 43: ...t Utility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Smart Connect Step 2 Once installed run ASRock Smart Connect...

Page 44: ...Take Foxmail as an example add Foxmail to the Application list Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List Ste...

Page 45: ...nload updates Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates but may cause more power consumption Using Smart Connect 1 Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet and receiv...

Page 46: ...he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Afterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will find the...

Page 47: ...ith added customizations for greater efficiency 3 5 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 5 2 Configuring St...

Page 48: ...Configure Configure provides configuration options including icon sizes which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display quick access to recently used apps the functionality of the power button and mor...

Page 49: ...r a press on the Windows key does Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into deskto...

Page 50: ...by pressing Ctl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu b...

Page 51: ...ns of each navigation key Navigation Key s Description To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of t...

Page 52: ...TY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility UEFI Guide UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASRock s...

Page 53: ...her components CPU Cache Ratio The CPU Internal Bus Speed Ratio The maximum should be the same as the CPU Ratio BCLK PCIE Frequency The CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCL...

Page 54: ...e limit is exceeded the CPU ratio will be lowered after a period of time A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance Long Duration Maintained Configur...

Page 55: ...GPU when the system is under heavy load DRAM Timing Configuration Load XMP Setting Load XMP settings to overclock the DDR3 memory and perform beyond standard specifications DRAM Reference Clock Select...

Page 56: ...The number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the precharge command Command Rate CR The delay between when a memory chip is selected and when the first active command...

Page 57: ...ates a minimum of one refresh command internally once it enters Self Refresh mode tRDRD Configure between module read to read delay tRDRDDR Configure between module read to read delay from different r...

Page 58: ...delay from different DIMMs RTL CHA Configure round trip latency for channel A RTL CHB Configure round trip latency for channel B IO L CHA Configure IO latency for channel A IO L CHB Configure IO laten...

Page 59: ...tive Add voltage to the CPU when the system is under heavy load Override The voltage is fixed CPU Override Voltage Configure the voltage added to the CPU when the system is under heavy load CPU Voltag...

Page 60: ...tion and over voltage protection for better overclocking capabilities CPU Integrated VR Efficiency Mode Enable FIVR Efficiency Management for power saving Disable for better performance and overclocki...

Page 61: ...s for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Configuration ACPI Con figuration and USB C...

Page 62: ...n each processor package CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving It is recommended to keep C3 C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving Enhanced Halt State C1E Enable Enh...

Page 63: ...of malicious buffer overflow attacks Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so t...

Page 64: ...providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 Share Memory Configure the size of memory that is allocated to the...

Page 65: ...the computer is turned off Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for the onboard digital outputs Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Deep Sleep Configure deep sleep mod...

Page 66: ...ressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power It is only supported by AHCI mode Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self...

Page 67: ...Z87iCafe4 63 English indicators of reliability...

Page 68: ...64 English 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds...

Page 69: ...h 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc while the compute...

Page 70: ...Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port Infrared Port Enable or disable the Infrared port Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port Change Settings Select the address of the...

Page 71: ...n the hard disk is ready this is recommended for better system stability ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests PS 2 Keyboard Power On Allo...

Page 72: ...p by the real time clock alarm Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller USB Mo...

Page 73: ...rts Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2 0 devices If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support Select UEFI Setup Only to suppo...

Page 74: ...UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you...

Page 75: ...ersion from our servers for you Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash For BIOS backup and recovery purpose it is recommended to plug in your USB pen drive before using this fu...

Page 76: ...es Dehumidifier after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Duration Configure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidifier CPU Fan Setting Configure the speed o...

Page 77: ...mperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan sp...

Page 78: ...xternal graphics card Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI utility in Windows Boot From O...

Page 79: ...If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Configure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatica...

Page 80: ...t legacy option ROM only Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Launch Video Op...

Page 81: ...d for the administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change...

Page 82: ...the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message...

Page 83: ...formation For technical questions please submit a support request form at http www asrock com support tsd asp ASRock Incorporation 2F No 37 Sec 2 Jhongyang S Rd Beitou District Taipei City 112 Taiwan...

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