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4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

his section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,

including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan

speed and voltage.

CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting

Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1&2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU

temperatures 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 speed for each temperature.

Chassis Fan 2 Setting

Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures

and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

Chassis Fan 3 Setting

Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 3, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures

and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

Over Temperature Protection

When Over Temperature Protection is enabled, the system automatically shuts

down when the motherboard is overheated.

Summary of Contents for Z87M OC Formula

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: ...20 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 22 2 5 Jumpers Setup 23 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24 2 7 Smart Switches 28 2 8 Dr Debug 30 2 9 Using the HDMI In Port 32 2 10 SLITM and Quad S...

Page 5: ...ring and Using Splashtop 61 3 6 Start8 64 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 67 4 1 Introduction 67 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar 67 4 1 2 Navigation Keys 68 4 2 Main Screen 69 4 3 OC Tweaker Screen 70 4 4 Advanced S...

Page 6: ...6 4 5 Tools 95 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 98 4 7 Boot Screen 99 4 8 Security Screen 102 4 9 Exit Screen 103...

Page 7: ...Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor ASRock Z87M OC Formula Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z87M OC Formula Support CD 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 10 x OC Stands GELID Solution GC Extreme h...

Page 8: ...lid cap POSCAP and MLCC Premium Alloy Choke Reduce 70 core loss compare to iron powder choke OC Formula Connector Kit Hi Density Power Connector 8 pin 15 Gold Finger CPU sockets memory sockets and PCI...

Page 9: ...Graphics Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated Supports Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals Intel Quick Sync Video with A...

Page 10: ...abit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Giga PHY Intel I217V Supports Intell Remote Wake Technology Supports Wake On LAN Supports Energy Eicient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Rear Panel I O 1 x PS 2 Mouse Keyboard...

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 1 x 8 pin 12V power connectors Hi Density Power Connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 head...

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: ...y 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 simultaneou...

Page 14: ...n internet 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 bypassin...

Page 15: ...tomatically when turning on the PC By enabling this function the PC will enter the UEFI directly ater you restart NickShih s OC Proile Have you ever wondered how the global OC champion overclocks his...

Page 16: ...our computer log in to windows automatically ASRock Home Cloud his motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel LAN so you can connect with your PC from anywhere in the world You will be ab...

Page 17: ...ptical SPDIF Bottom MIC IN PCIE3 PLED1 1 1 SPEAKER1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 1 USB_4_5 USB_2_3 1 COM1 1 PWR_FAN1 Z87M OC Formula 8 10 12 13 14 SATA3_0_1 SATA3_2_3 SATA3_4_5 30 LAN 23 17 22 24...

Page 18: ...nnector CHA_FAN3 12 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_0_1 13 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_2_3 14 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_4_5 15 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 16 Power LED Header PLED1 17 System Panel Header PANEL1 18...

Page 19: ...DIF Out Port 3 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_01 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_45 4 eSATA Connector 13 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_23 5 LAN RJ 45 Port 14 HDMI In Port 6 Central Bass Orange 15 Clear CMOS Button CLRCBTN 7 Rear Spea...

Page 20: ...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 SATA3 with cables within 1 meters ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LA...

Page 21: ...ical 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 remem...

Page 22: ...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...

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Page 24: ...18 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 25: ...19 English Z87M OC Formula 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 26: ...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 28: ...slot is used for WiFi module MINI_PCIE2 mSATA mini PCIe slot is used for mSATA or mini PCIe module he mSATA mini PCIe slot is shared with SATA3_4 connector PCIe Slot Conigurations For a better therma...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ...n USB4_5 see p 11 No 24 USB6 see p 11 No 9 Besides two USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two headers and one port on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two ports USB 3 0 Headers 1...

Page 32: ...MIC2_L OUT_RET 1 High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must sup port HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual t...

Page 33: ...n 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 11 No 1 his motherboard provides an 8 pin ATX 12V power connector To use a 4 pin ATX power supply please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5 Infrar...

Page 34: ...ion Switch allows 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 ON OFF A B his motherboard has t...

Page 35: ...29 English Z87M OC Formula LN2 Mode Switch LN2MODE1 see p 11 No 7 he LN2 mode aids in eliminating the cold boot bug issues in processors during extreme overclocking with Liquid Nitrogen ON OFF...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...le 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 useful feature of t...

Page 39: ...33 English Z87M OC Formula Connection Diagram USB 3 0 USB 3 0 Power Source HDMI Adapter...

Page 40: ...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 HDMI In S...

Page 41: ...t and the 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 Requiremen...

Page 42: ...ers 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 graphics card that is...

Page 43: ...View system 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...

Page 44: ...re 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 identical CrossFireXTM ready gra...

Page 45: ...39 English Z87M OC Formula Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connec tor of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...rive When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD Formula Drive will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon Formula Drive on your deskt...

Page 49: ...andby Hibernation mode FAN Tastic Tuning Conigure up to ive diferent fan speeds using the graph he fans will automatically shit to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met Dehumidiier...

Page 50: ...ws the overview of your current PC and the devices connected Multi hermal Sensor It provides users the temperature of various parts of the motherboard graphically so that users may precisely keep trac...

Page 51: ...45 English Z87M OC Formula Tech Service Contact Tech Service...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...I 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 your syste...

Page 54: ...48 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 55: ...utes 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 current...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...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 system is n...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...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 Connect...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...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 will in...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...tep 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 both ile...

Page 64: ...58 English Step 4 Click Install Update Step 5 Wait a minute for the New Machine to appear in My Device...

Page 65: ...59 English Z87M OC Formula 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 66: ...evice 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 previousl...

Page 67: ...nager Setup 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...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...63 English Z87M OC Formula Accessing Data Playing Video...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...OC Formula 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...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...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 has a m...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...UP 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 tutorial for A...

Page 76: ...hat users are required to manually adjust the voltage needed when applying Extreme LN2 OC settings We do not guarantee every CPU s overclocking ability Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and mo...

Page 77: ...nly when your CPU supports this function his option appears only when you adopt K Series CPU Power Saving Mode Enable Power Saving Mode to reduce power consumption CPU Coniguration Multi core enhancem...

Page 78: ...ower saving and heat dissipation Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology enables the processor to run above its base operating frequency when the operating system requests the highes...

Page 79: ...ated 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 ixed vo...

Page 80: ...sending a column address 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...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...to Conigure 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 C...

Page 83: ...ODT NOM CHA Use this to change ODT CHA Auto Manual settings he default is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this to change ODT CHB Auto Manual settings he default is Auto Command Tri State Enable for DRAM power s...

Page 84: ...Override Voltage Conigure the voltage added to the CPU when the system is under heavy load CPU Voltage Ofset Conigure the dynamic CPU voltage added to the CPU CPU Cache Override Voltage Add voltage to...

Page 85: ...tion CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load CPU Switching Frequency Setting to higher frequencies may improve the system s overclocking ability u...

Page 86: ...V Voltage Use default settings for best performance PCH 1 5V Voltage I O 1 5V Voltage Use default settings for best performance PCH IREF 1 5 Voltage Conigure the PCH 1 5V reference voltage VCOMP Volta...

Page 87: ...rations for the following items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Coniguration ACPI Con iguration and USB...

Page 88: ...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 Enhan...

Page 89: ...ses of malicious bufer overlow attacks Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so...

Page 90: ...itional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE1 PCIE3 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE3 Share Memory Conigure the size...

Page 91: ...Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state ater a power failure If Power Of is selected the power will remain of when the power recovers If Power On is selected the system will start to boot up w...

Page 92: ...e ater a transition for the bus between the CPU and PCH Users may select 6dB for better overclocking results PEG1 De emphasis Control Reduce the level of all bits except the irst one ater a transition...

Page 93: ...k Power Management SATA Aggressive 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 Dynamic Storage Acc...

Page 94: ...sh Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R 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 reli...

Page 95: ...English Z87M OC Formula 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 96: ...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 97: ...glish Z87M OC Formula 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port1 Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port1 Address Select the address of the Serial port Infrared Port Enable or disable the Infrared...

Page 98: ...he 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 t...

Page 99: ...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 100: ...cy 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 d...

Page 101: ...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 102: ...ash 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 BIOS backu...

Page 103: ...umidiier Period Conigure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidiier ater entering S4 S5 state Dehumidiier Duration Conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process befor...

Page 104: ...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 105: ...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 106: ...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 107: ...t support 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...

Page 108: ...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 109: ...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 110: ...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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