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Page 2: ...ied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oicers employees or agents be liable...

Page 3: ...d States and other countries Manufactured under license under U S Patent Nos 5 956 674 5 974 380 6 487 535 7 003 467 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS the Symbol DTS and the Symbol to...

Page 4: ...stalling the CPU Fan and Heatsink 23 2 3 Installing Memory Modules DIMM 24 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 26 2 5 Jumpers Setup 27 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 28 2 7 Smart Switche...

Page 5: ...e and Utilities Operation 49 3 1 Installing Drivers 49 3 2 A Tuning 50 3 3 Intel Rapid Start Technology 54 3 4 Intel Smart Connect Technology 59 3 5 Intel Remote Wake Technology 64 3 5 1 Coniguring an...

Page 6: ...ology 94 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 95 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration 96 4 4 7 ACPI Coniguration 97 4 4 8 USB Coniguration 99 4 5 Tools 100 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 103 4 7 B...

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Page 8: ...7 Extreme6 ac Z87 Extreme6 Support CD 6 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 1 x Front USB 3 0 Panel with 2 5 HDD SSD Rack 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chass...

Page 9: ...BCLK Full range Overclocking Chipset Intel Z87 Memory Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 2933 OC 2800 OC 2400 OC 2133 OC 1866 OC 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un bufered me...

Page 10: ...on up to 4K 2K 4096x2304 24Hz Supports DVI I with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DisplayPort with max resolution up to 4K 2K 4096x2304 24Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC...

Page 11: ...and 2 4 5 GHz Supports High speed wireless connection up to 867Mbps 2 antennas to support 2 Transmit x 2 Receive diversity technology Supports Bluetooth 4 0 3 0 High speed class II Rear Panel I O 1 x...

Page 12: ...2 x 3 pin 1 x Power Fan connector 3 pin 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 8 pin 12V power connector Hi Density Power Connector 1 x SLI XFire power connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2...

Page 13: ...in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Overclocking may afect your system s stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your s...

Page 14: ...by installing 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 simultane...

Page 15: ...nternet curfew or restrict internet access at speciied times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing O...

Page 16: ...the UEFI setup ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC By enabling this function the PC will enter the UEFI directly ater you restart ASRock Good Ni...

Page 17: ...ill automatically shit to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met ASRock Distortion Free Slot ASRock s new pin design for the memory slots and PCIe slots may appear to be the same as...

Page 18: ...HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB4_5 1 1 USB2_3 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 Z87 Extreme6 ac PCIE4 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_0_1 SATA3_2_3 SATA3_4_5 PCIE1 HDMI1 DP_1 CHA_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 PWR_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 CHA_...

Page 19: ...ER1 IR1 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB4_5 1 1 USB2_3 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 Z87 Extreme6 PCIE4 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_0_1 SATA3_2_3 SATA3_4_5 PCIE1 HDMI1 DP_1 CHA_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 PWR_FAN1 CHA_FA...

Page 20: ...0_1 12 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_2_3 13 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_4_5 14 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 15 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 16 Power LED Header PLED1 17 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 18 BIOS Sel...

Page 21: ...SMedia Hub 4 LAN RJ 45 Port Intel I217V 13 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_01 5 LAN RJ 45 Port Intel I211AT ASMedia Hub 6 Central Bass Orange 14 HDMI In Port 7 Rear Speaker Black 15 HDMI Out Port 8 Line In Light B...

Page 22: ...r you use Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 9 Rear Speaker No 7 Central Bass No 6 Line In No 8 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V he eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters To enable M...

Page 23: ...apter to support WiFi BT Bluetooth v4 0 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of functionality into the mobile devices including Apple s most recent iPhone 4S BT 4 0 als...

Page 24: ...are the SMA Wi Fi Antenna Cables that come with the package Step 2 Locate the WiFi Module that is installed on the motherboard s mini PCIe slot hen attach the SMA Wi Fi Antenna Cables to the WiFi Modu...

Page 25: ...18 English Step 4 Fasten the screw nuts to secure the connec tors...

Page 26: ...use physical injuries 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 Al...

Page 27: ...e 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 Otherwise t...

Page 28: ...21 English Z87 Extreme6 ac Z87 Extreme6 4 5 3...

Page 29: ...22 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service...

Page 30: ...23 English Z87 Extreme6 ac Z87 Extreme6 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 31: ...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 coniguration y...

Page 32: ...25 English Z87 Extreme6 ac Z87 Extreme6 1 2 3...

Page 33: ...press x4 lane width graphics cards mini PCIe slots MINI_PCIE1 mini PCIe slot is used for WiFi module PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 Single Graphics Card x16 N A N A Two Graphics Cards in Cr...

Page 34: ...et the system parameters to default setup please turn of the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply Ater waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 fo...

Page 35: ...ED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the system is operating he LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state he LED is of when the system...

Page 36: ...les for internal storage devices with up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate If the eSATA port on the rear I O has been connected the internal SATA3_A4 will not function To minimize the boot time use Intel...

Page 37: ...ntA_P_D IntA_P_D GND IntA_P_SSTX IntA_P_SSTX GND IntA_P_SSRX IntA_P_SSRX Vbus IntA_P_SSRX J _ S E N S E O U T 2 _ L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET 1 High Deinition Audio supports...

Page 38: ...p 12 No 3 3 pin CPU_FAN2 see p 11 or p 12 No 4 his motherboard pro vides a 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan connector If you plan to connect a 3 Pin CPU fan please connect it to Pin 1 3 ATX Power Connector 24...

Page 39: ...ards are installed on this motherboard Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 11 or p 12 No 29 his header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Serial Port Header 9...

Page 40: ...ws the system to boot from either BIOS A or BIOS B Power Reset his function is workable only when you power of your computer and unplug the power supply A B his motherboard has two BIOS chips a primar...

Page 41: ...memory modules 55 he Memory could not be detected Please re install the memory and CPU If the problem still exists please install only one memory module or try using other memory modules 61 91 Chipset...

Page 42: ...l only one memory module or try using other memory modules d6 he VGA could not be recognized Please clear CMOS and try re installing the VGA card If the problem still exists please try installing the...

Page 43: ...s screws Step 2 Screw the 2 5 HDD SSD to the Front USB 3 0 Panel with 2 5 HDD SSD Rack with four HDD screws Step3 Intall the Front USB 3 0 Panel with 2 5 HDD SSD Rack into the 2 5 drive bay of the cha...

Page 44: ...87 Extreme6 ac Z87 Extreme6 USB 3 0 USB 3 0 Step 5 Plug the Front USB 3 0 cable into the USB 3 0 header USB3_4_5 or USB3_6_7 on the motherboard Step 6 he Front USB 3 0 Panel with 2 5 HDD SSD Rack is r...

Page 45: ...B 3 0 cable and the bundled rear USB 3 0 bracket together Step3 Screw the two screws into the rear USB 3 0 bracket Step 4 Put the rear USB 3 0 bracket into the chassis 2 10 Rear USB 3 0 Bracket Instal...

Page 46: ...es you the hassle of switching cables back and forth when you want to display the screen of another device such as smartphone tablet camcorder DVD player or another PC onto the PC monitor Another usef...

Page 47: ...40 English Connection Diagram USB 3 0 USB 3 0 Power Source HDMI Adapter...

Page 48: ...and ind HDMI IN function in Tools tab Step 4 Click the textbox and enter the action to set a hotkey hen click Apply to apply the setting Step 5 Use the hotkey to switch between on board PC screen or...

Page 49: ...e other graphics card to PCIE3 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards Requirements 1 You...

Page 50: ...Card to the goldingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SLI_ Bridge_2S Card is irmly in place Step 4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the...

Page 51: ...stem tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode Step 1 Double click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the Windows system tray Step 2 In the le...

Page 52: ...of the graphics cards he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 1 You should only use...

Page 53: ...ure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE3 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics ca...

Page 54: ...ation and Setup Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the let pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM hen select Enable AMD CrossFireX...

Page 55: ...r handles all non TCP IP traic he Secondary adapter will receive fallback traic if the primary fails If the Preferred Primary adapter fails but is later restored to an active status control is automat...

Page 56: ...and double click on the ile ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu he drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please c...

Page 57: ...ling 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 Ater the installation you will ind the icon A Tuning on your deskto...

Page 58: ...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 disab...

Page 59: ...nd the duration of the dehumidifying process HDMI IN Connect two diferent devices to one monitor and toggle between the primary and secondary screen without replugging the connectors every time Please...

Page 60: ...53 English Z87 Extreme6 ac Z87 Extreme6 Tech Service Contact Tech Service...

Page 61: ...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 your syst...

Page 62: ...all AHCI drivers automatically 3 3 2 Setup Guide Coniguring 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 you...

Page 63: ...56 English Step 3 When prompted to restart ater the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 64: ...o 0 minutes Windows 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 iles you are executing...

Page 65: ...t cause data loss of the programs or iles 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 to Win...

Page 66: ...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 your syste...

Page 67: ...lity 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 from...

Page 68: ...he Add button 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 Co...

Page 69: ...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 receive upda...

Page 70: ...pdate Foxmail he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Aterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you w...

Page 71: ...Power On is enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Coniguration 3 5 1 Coniguring and Using MeshCentral MeshCentral allows you to remotely wake up a PC from any network using a single web site Ju...

Page 72: ...word Step 4 Select all the checkboxes and click Create Mesh Downloading and Installing Mesh Agent Step 1 Click Install on the My Account page Step 2 Select the mesh and download both iles Make sure bo...

Page 73: ...66 English Step 4 Click Install Update Step 5 Wait a minute for the New Machine to appear in My Device...

Page 74: ...67 English Z87 Extreme6 ac Z87 Extreme6 Step 6 Check whether Intel Remote Wake appeared or not Step 7 Click on Power Actions Step 8 Click on Wake or Sleep...

Page 75: ...vice Step 1 Login to meshcentral com m Step 2 Select a Machine Step 3 Click on Wake or Sleep Before waking up your home computer using a mobile device please log out of MeshCentral on other previously...

Page 76: ...hnology Manager Setup Guide Step 1 Download and install Streamer on your home computer which is located in the fold er at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Splashtop Streamer hen ent...

Page 77: ...ap an online machine from the list to connect to your home computer Step 2 Start remotely accessing your home computer he functionality and price of the Splashtop APP and subscription fee is subject t...

Page 78: ...71 English Z87 Extreme6 ac Z87 Extreme6 Accessing Data Playing Video...

Page 79: ...added customizations for greater eiciency 3 6 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 6 2 Coniguring Start8 S...

Page 80: ...ac Z87 Extreme6 Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options including icon sizes which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display quick access to recently used apps the functionality of the power b...

Page 81: ...ess 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 desktop mode...

Page 82: ...art the system by pressing Ctl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system of and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of the screen...

Page 83: ...f 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 the s...

Page 84: ...EFI SETUP UTILITY 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 tutoria...

Page 85: ...may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense his option appears only when you adopt K Series CPU Load Optimized GPU OC Setting You can use this option t...

Page 86: ...eve higher clock speeds when overclocking Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen cies and voltage points for better power saving and...

Page 87: ...integrated GPU GT Voltage Mode Auto For optimized settings Adaptive Add voltage to the integrated GPU when the system is under heavy load Override he voltage is ixed GT Adaptive Voltage Conigure the i...

Page 88: ...to the memory and the beginning of the data in response RAS to CAS Delay tRCD he number of clock cycles required between the opening of a row of memory and accessing columns within it Row Precharge T...

Page 89: ...anks of the same rank Write to Read Delay tWTR he number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to the same internal bank Read to Precharge tRTP he number of clocks...

Page 90: ...gure between module write to read delay from diferent DIMMs tWRWR Conigure between module write to write delay tWRWRDR Conigure between module write to write delay from diferent ranks tWRWRDD Conigure...

Page 91: ...M power saving MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for booting faster FIVR Coniguration FIVR Switch Frequency Signature Select whether to boost or lower the FIVR Switch...

Page 92: ...higher may increase system stability when overclocking CPU Analog IO Voltage Ofset CPU I O Analog Voltage CPU Digital IO Voltage Ofset CPU I O Digital Voltage CPU Integrated VR Faults Disable FIVR Fa...

Page 93: ...tage input to the CPU DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage he default value is Auto PCH 1 05V Voltage Chipset 1 05V Voltage Use default settings for best performance PCH 1 5V Voltage I O 1 5...

Page 94: ...conigurations for the following items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Coniguration ACPI Con iguration an...

Page 95: ...enabled for better power saving Enhanced Halt State C1E Enable Enhanced Halt State C1E for lower power consumption CPU C3 State Support Enable C3 sleep state for lower power consumption CPU C6 State...

Page 96: ...Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so that one computer system can function...

Page 97: ...oving application compatibility and reliability and providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 PCIE3 Link Spee...

Page 98: ...ard digital outputs Onboard LAN1 Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Onboard LAN2 Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Deep Sleep Conigure deep sleep mode...

Page 99: ...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 Monitoring An...

Page 100: ...e6 ac Z87 Extreme6 ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE For better compatibility AHCI Supports new features that improve performance SATA Boot ROM Enable to load ASMedia option ROM for better compatibility Disable...

Page 101: ...94 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 102: ...87 Extreme6 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 t...

Page 103: ...96 English 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port Infrared Port Enable or disable the Infrared port...

Page 104: ...S3 only when 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 Po...

Page 105: ...Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up 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 b...

Page 106: ...3 0 ports 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 t...

Page 107: ...ce Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAI...

Page 108: ...ndary lash ROM Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash For BIO...

Page 109: ...bles Dehumidiier ater entering S4 S5 state Dehumidiier Duration Conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Conigure the speed of th...

Page 110: ...n 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 speed for each tempera...

Page 111: ...external 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...

Page 112: ...ure Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Conigure the number of attempts to boot until the system a...

Page 113: ...nly Do not launch 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 Do not launch Launch V...

Page 114: ...he password 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...

Page 115: ...n 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 messag...

Page 116: ...further information 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 1...

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