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Z87M OC Formula

              ASRock Easy Driver Installer

For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support 

CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver 

to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other 

required drivers automatically.

              ASRock Interactive UEFI

ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system coniguration tools, cool sound efects 

and stunning visuals. he unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface 

and more amusment.

              ASRock Fast Boot

With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to 

logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! he speedy boot will 

completely change your user experience and behavior.

              ASRock Restart to UEFI

Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. he lightning boot up speed 

makes it hard to access 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.

               NickShih’s OC Proile

Have you ever wondered how the global OC champion overclocks his 

motherboards? Now you’ve got a chance to learn a few tricks from the champion 

with NickShih’s OC Proile. It doesn’t matter whether you’re using a K-Series or 

No-K Series CPU, NickShih’s OC Proile will automatically detect your CPU and 

ofer you diferent levels of overclocking. Have a taste of Nick’s secret recipe for 

overclocking this motherboard instantly.

              Fine-Tuning V-Controller

Fine-Tuning V-Controller is a new collection of voltage ine tuning options in 

ASRock UEFI Setup Utility. It provides more than enough voltage coniguration 

options for overclockers who wish to pursuit extremes.

              Timing Conigurator

Timing Conigurator is a fast and easy tool that provides users with an abundant 

collection of subtle DRAM settings for professional tweaking. You won’t even 

have to waste time on entering into the UEFI or restarting the system, Timing 

Conigurator is an independent application that runs under Windows® OS and your 

changes will take efect immediately.

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Страница 1: ...User Manual...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 27: ...21 English Z87M OC Formula 1 2 3...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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