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Summary of Contents for Z87 Extreme9/ac

Page 1: ...User Manual...

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: ...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 Switches 33 2 8 Dr Debug 34...

Page 5: ...Thunderbolt 47 2 12 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 48 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 49 3 1 Installing Drivers 49 3 2 A Tuning 50 3 3 Intel Rapid Start Technology 53 3 4 Intel Smart...

Page 6: ...id Start Technology 93 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 94 4 4 6 Intel Thunderbolt 95 4 4 7 Super IO Coniguration 97 4 4 8 ACPI Coniguration 98 4 4 9 USB Coniguration 100 4 5 Tools 101 4 6 Hardwar...

Page 7: ...87 Extreme9 ac Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z87 Extreme9 ac Support CD 10 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 2 x ASRock SLI_Bridge Cards 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card 1 x A...

Page 8: ...pport 4th Gen Intel CoreTM Processor Digi Power Design 12 Power Phase Design Dual Stack MOSFET DSM Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2 0 Technology Supports Intel K Series unlocked CPUSupports ASRock BCLK Fu...

Page 9: ...egrated Supports Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC MVC S3D and MPEG 2 Full HW Encode1 Intel InTruTM 3D Intel Clear Video HD Technology Intel InsiderTM Intel HD Graphic...

Page 10: ...Supports Energy Eicient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Wireless LAN Supports IEEE 802 11a b g n ac Supports Dual Band 2 4 5 GHz Supports High speed wireless connection up to 867Mbps 2 antennas to suppo...

Page 11: ...n connectors 1 x 4 pin 2 x 3 pin 1 x Power Fan connector 3 pin 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 2 x 8 pin 12V power connectors Hi Density Power Connectors 1 x SLI XFire power connector 1 x Front panel a...

Page 12: ...t there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Overclocking may afect...

Page 13: ...talling 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 a...

Page 14: ...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 15: ...EFI 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 Night LE...

Page 16: ...fans will 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 may appear to be the same as former...

Page 17: ...ac PCIE6 SATA3_A3_A4 SATA3_0_1 SATA3_2_3 SATA3_4_5 PCIE5 HDMI1 DP_1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 PWR_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN3 SLI XFIRE_PWR1 RoHS 9 11 12 13 17 14 15 16 22 25 28 20 27 30 31 32 USB 3 0 T USB0 B USB...

Page 18: ...1_A2 13 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_A3_A4 14 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_0_1 15 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_2_3 16 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_4_5 17 BIOS Selection Switch BIOS_SEL1 18 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 19 P...

Page 19: ...DP_1 13 Clear CMOS Button 4 eSATA Connector 14 hunderbolt Port TBT1 5 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_23 15 hunderbolt Port TBT2 ASMedia Hub 16 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_01 6 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_45 ASMedia Hub 7 Central B...

Page 20: ...Front Speaker No 10 Rear Speaker No 8 Central Bass No 7 Line In No 9 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 Multi Streaming you need to con...

Page 21: ...etwork WLAN adapter to support WiFi BT Bluetooth v4 0 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of functionality into the mobile devices BT 4 0 also includes Low Energy Tech...

Page 22: ...a vertical horizontal position hidden inside the front panel that provides the most stable and unrestricted direction wireless network coverage optimized for maximum broadband network Additionally it...

Page 23: ...ock Wi SD Box and screws Step 2 Plug the Front USB 3 0 cable into the USB 3 0 header on the Wi SD Box Step 3 If you have 2 5 HDD SSDs you may insert up to two and secure them in ASRock Wi SD Box with...

Page 24: ...5 Screw ASRock Wi SD Box to the drive bay with screws Step 6 Attach the cords to the WiFi BT module on your motherboard Step 7 Plug the Front USB 3 0 cable into the USB 3 0 header on the motherboard...

Page 25: ...sical 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 Also reme...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...21 English Z87 Extreme9 ac 4 5 3...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...23 English Z87 Extreme9 ac 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 30: ...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...

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Page 32: ...MINI_PCIE1 mini PCIe slot is used for WiFi BT module PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE6 Single Graphics Card N A x16 N A N A N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode x1...

Page 33: ...em 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 for 5 seconds...

Page 34: ...onnect 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 is...

Page 35: ...s 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 Z87 SATA ports SATA3_0 for you...

Page 36: ...ntA_PA_SSTX GND IntA_PA_D IntA_PA_D 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 Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must su...

Page 37: ...et Fan connector If you plan to connect a 3 Pin CPU fan please connect it to Pin 1 3 ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 11 No 9 his motherboard pro vides a 24 pin ATX power connector To use a 20...

Page 38: ...cs cards are installed on this motherboard Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 11 No 29 his header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module Serial Port Header 9 pin...

Page 39: ...her BIOS A or BIOS B Power Reset A B his motherboard has two BIOS chips a primary BIOS BIOS_A and a backup BIOS BIOS_ B which enhances the safety and stability of your system Normally the system will...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...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 VGA car...

Page 42: ...d into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 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...

Page 43: ...o the goldingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SLI_ Bridge_3S 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 graphic...

Page 44: ...d on the slots Step 2 Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graphics card are connected Repeat this step on...

Page 45: ...or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot Step 4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connecto...

Page 46: ...lease make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graphics card are connected Repeat this step on the three graphics cards Step 3 Align and insert an ASRock SLI Bridge Card to the goldinge...

Page 47: ...41 English Z87 Extreme9 ac Step 4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot...

Page 48: ...ics Processing Unit GPU in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU Step 1 Double click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 49: ...ad the drivers from the AMD s website www amd com 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power your system requires It is recommended to use a AMD certiied PSU Pl...

Page 50: ...ure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics ca...

Page 51: ...o connect the graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots another CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE4 slots and use the third CrossFire Bridge to connect the Radeon graphics...

Page 52: ...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 and click Apply...

Page 53: ...th the hunderbolt ports simply connect your monitor to either hunderbolt port see p 13 No 14 15 on the motherboard using a hunderbolt cable 1 hunderbolt cables are provided by your monitor supplier 2...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...uble 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 click I...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...the system is on and automatically switch of the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby Hibernation mode FAN Tastic Tuning Conigure up to ive diferent fan speeds using the graph...

Page 58: ...52 English OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system System Info View information about the system Tech Service Contact Tech Service...

Page 59: ...Windows 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 y...

Page 60: ...s 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 your system you mu...

Page 61: ...55 English Z87 Extreme9 ac 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 62: ...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 iles you are executing currently Click...

Page 63: ...will not 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 retur...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...nect 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 Conn...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...ownload 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 rece...

Page 68: ...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 will ind the ne...

Page 69: ...I Device 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...

Page 70: ...lect 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 both iles are in...

Page 71: ...65 English Z87 Extreme9 ac Step 4 Click Install Update Step 5 Wait a minute for the New Machine to appear in My Device...

Page 72: ...66 English Step 6 Check whether Intel Remote Wake appeared or not Waking up Your PC using PC Step 1 On the My Devices page click on Power Actions Step 2 Click on Wake or Sleep...

Page 73: ...Mobile Device 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 p...

Page 74: ...tup Guide Step 1 Download and install the Streamer on your home computer which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Splashtop Streamer hen enter your Splasht...

Page 75: ...htop 2 tap 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 s...

Page 76: ...70 English Accessing Data Playing Video...

Page 77: ...ong with 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...

Page 78: ...sh 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 button and more...

Page 79: ...or 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 desk...

Page 80: ...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 has a menu bar...

Page 81: ...ptions 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...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...rclocing 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...

Page 84: ...ck 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 heat dissipat...

Page 85: ...nigure the current limit of the CPU under Turbo Mode in ampere A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance DRAM Timing Coniguration Load XMP Setting L...

Page 86: ...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 Time tRP he num...

Page 87: ...ferent banks 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 o...

Page 88: ...dule 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 between module...

Page 89: ...MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for booting faster DIMM Exit Mode Select Slow Exit to reduce power consumption or Fast Exit for better performance FIVR Coniguration...

Page 90: ...lts Disable FIVR Faults to raise the threshold to trigger CPU over current protection and over voltage protection for better overclocking capabilities CPU Integrated VR Eiciency Mode Enable FIVR Eicie...

Page 91: ...RAM 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 5V Voltage Use default s...

Page 92: ...following items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel hunderbolt Super IO Coniguration ACPI Coniguration and USB...

Page 93: ...able in 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 Enab...

Page 94: ...licious bufer overlow attacks Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so that one...

Page 95: ...ng additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 Share Memory Conigure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrat...

Page 96: ...Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Deep Sleep Conigure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state ater a po...

Page 97: ...ID Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactiv...

Page 98: ...T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology It is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE...

Page 99: ...English Z87 Extreme9 ac 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 secon...

Page 100: ...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 computer is...

Page 101: ...essages if the devices aren t certiied Or select DP to support DP 1 2 Wake From Thunderbolt Devices Allow the system to be waked up by hunderbolt devices Ignore Thunderbolt Option Rom Enable to skip h...

Page 102: ...BT Device IO resource Support Enable IO Resource Support if your older hunderbolt devices have trouble working properly Thunderbolt PCIe Cache line Size Conigure the cache line size of the hunderbolt...

Page 103: ...nglish Z87 Extreme9 ac 4 4 7 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...

Page 104: ...e 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 Allow th...

Page 105: ...als RTC 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 wa...

Page 106: ...acy 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 support USB...

Page 107: ...ch Service 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...

Page 108: ...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 BIOS backup and re...

Page 109: ...and enables 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 spe...

Page 110: ...ng Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 2 or...

Page 111: ...sing an 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 Bo...

Page 112: ...e 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 automatically re...

Page 113: ...on ROM only 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...

Page 114: ...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 the p...

Page 115: ...is option 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 followin...

Page 116: ...ation 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 R O...

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