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Control lets you conigure what a click on the start button 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 desktop mode

and bypass the Metro user interface.

About

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Summary of Contents for Z87M Pro4

Page 1: ...User Manual...

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

Page 3: ...IMM 19 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 21 2 5 Jumpers Setup 22 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 2 7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 28 2 7 1 Installing Two CrossF...

Page 4: ...Main Screen 61 4 3 OC Tweaker Screen 62 4 4 Advanced Screen 70 4 4 1 CPU Coniguration 71 4 4 2 Chipset Coniguration 73 4 4 3 Storage Coniguration 75 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology 77 4 4 5 Intel...

Page 5: ...4 9 Exit Screen 92...

Page 6: ...ackage Contents ASRock Z87M Pro4 Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor ASRock Z87M Pro4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock Z87M Pro4 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield B...

Page 7: ...of system memory 32GB see CAUTION Supports Intel Extreme Memory Proile XMP 1 3 1 2 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slot PCIE1 x16 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot PCIE2 x4 mode 2 x PCI slots...

Page 8: ...ull HD 1080p Blu ray 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 LAN Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Giga...

Page 9: ...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 with Multilingual GUI support ACPI 1 1 Compliance W...

Page 10: ...ools Overclocking may afect your system s stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...an 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 bypass...

Page 13: ...gy ASRock On Of 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 of or in ACP...

Page 14: ...Tuning ASRock FAN Tastic Tuning is included in A 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...

Page 15: ...T USB4 B USB5 Top Central Bass Center REAR SPK Top LINE IN Center FRONT Bottom Optical SPDIF Bottom MIC IN CLRCMOS1 1 1 SPEAKER1 IR1 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB6_7 1 USB8_9 1 COM1 1 1 HD_AU...

Page 16: ...11 9 SATA3 Connectors SATA_4_5 10 SATA3 Connectors SATA_2_3 11 SATA3 Connectors SATA_0_1 12 System Panel Header PANEL1 13 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 14 Infrared Module Header IR1 15 Chassis Fan C...

Page 17: ...rophone Pink 2 D Sub Port 9 Optical SPDIF Out Port 3 LAN RJ 45 Port 10 USB 3 0 Ports USB_45 4 Central Bass Orange 11 USB 3 0 Ports USB_23 5 Rear Speaker Black 12 HDMI Port 6 Line In Light Blue 13 DVI...

Page 18: ...th the type of speaker you use Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 7 Rear Speaker No 5 Central Bass No 4 Line In No 6 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 19: ...ies 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 20: ...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 21: ...16 English 4 5 3...

Page 22: ...Z87M Pro4 17 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 23: ...18 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 24: ...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 conigurat...

Page 25: ...20 English 1 2 3...

Page 26: ...ess x4 lane width graphics cards PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE1 PCIE2 Single Graphics Card x16 N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFireXTM Mode x16 x4 For a better thermal environment please connect a chass...

Page 27: ...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 However please do not clear the CMOS right ater y...

Page 28: ...LED 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 syste...

Page 29: ...ports USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB10_11 see p 10 No 8 Besides four USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one header on this motherboard Each USB 3 0 header can support two ports Front Panel Audio Heade...

Page 30: ...he panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use an AC 97 audio panel please inst...

Page 31: ...1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 10 No 4 his 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 Pin 5 Infrar...

Page 32: ...18 his connector supports Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certiicates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital ide...

Page 33: ...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 graphics cards...

Page 34: ...Z87M Pro4 29 English 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 35: ...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 36: ...e 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 Inst...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...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 In...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...Z87M Pro4 35 English Tech Service Contact Tech Service...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...rivers 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 y...

Page 43: ...38 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 44: ...s 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 currently...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...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 not...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...tton 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 Lis...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...mail 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 t...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...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 iles a...

Page 53: ...48 English Step 4 Click Install Update Step 5 Wait a minute for the New Machine to appear in My Device...

Page 54: ...Z87M Pro4 49 English Step 6 Check whether Intel Remote Wake appeared or not Step 7 Click on Power Actions Step 8 Click on Wake or Sleep...

Page 55: ...ice 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 Mesh Central on other previously...

Page 56: ...anager Setup Guide Step 1 Download and install Streamer on your home computer which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Splashtop Stream er hen enter your S...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...Z87M Pro4 53 English Accessing Data Playing Video...

Page 59: ...this tuning utility Adjustment Panel Provides tuning options Information Panel Displays readouts such as clock speeds and turbo boost power capacities System Monitoring Screen Provides a graph for you...

Page 60: ...ve your current settings as a proile Stress Test Stress Test allows maximum load testing on both CPU and memory Specify the duration and click Start Testing Benchmarking With Benchmarking you can shar...

Page 61: ...added customizations for greater eiciency 3 7 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 7 2 Coniguring Start8 S...

Page 62: ...English 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...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...stem 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...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...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 ASRo...

Page 67: ...components CPU Cache Ratio he CPU Internal Bus Speed Ratio he maximum should be the same as the CPU Ratio BCLK PCIE Frequency he CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK Incre...

Page 68: ...When the limit is exceeded the CPU ratio will be lowered ater a period of time A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance Long Duration Maintained Co...

Page 69: ...en the system is under heavy load DRAM Timing Coniguration Load XMP Setting Load XMP settings to overclock the DDR3 memory and perform beyond standard speciications DRAM Reference Clock Select Auto fo...

Page 70: ...ime tRAS he number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the precharge command Command Rate CR he delay between when a memory chip is selected and when the irst active com...

Page 71: ...es a minimum of one refresh command internally once it enters Self Refresh mode tRDRD Conigure between module read to read delay tRDRDDR Conigure between module read to read delay from diferent ranks...

Page 72: ...write delay from diferent DIMMs RTL CHA Conigure round trip latency for channel A RTL CHB Conigure round trip latency for channel B IO L CHA Conigure IO latency for channel A IO L CHB Conigure IO late...

Page 73: ...e Add voltage to the CPU when the system is under heavy load Override he voltage is ixed CPU Override Voltage Conigure the voltage added to the CPU when the system is under heavy load CPU Voltage Ofse...

Page 74: ...n for better overclocking capabilities CPU Integrated VR Eiciency Mode Enable FIVR Eiciency Management for power saving Disable for better performance and overclocking capabilities Voltage Coniguratio...

Page 75: ...ollowing items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Coniguration ACPI Con iguration USB Coniguration and Trus...

Page 76: ...e 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 Enable...

Page 77: ...alicious bufer overlow attacks Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so that on...

Page 78: ...reliability and providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE1 Share Memory Conigure the size of memory that is al...

Page 79: ...the computer is turned of Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for the onboard digital outputs Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Deep Sleep Conigure deep sleep mode...

Page 80: ...A 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 Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R T stands for...

Page 81: ...76 English indicators of reliability...

Page 82: ...Z87M Pro4 77 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 83: ...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 84: ...port 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 o...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...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 waked...

Page 87: ...gacy 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 88: ...Z87M Pro4 83 English 4 4 9 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module TPM security for your hard disk drives...

Page 89: ...UEFI Tech 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...

Page 90: ...version from our servers for you Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash For BIOS backup and recovery purpose it is recommended to plug in your USB pen drive before using this f...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...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...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...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 automatical...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...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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