Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Z87 Extreme11/ac Asrock
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Cont ents Chapt er 1 Introduction 1 1 . 1 Package Cont ents 1 1 . 2 Spe cic ations 2 1 . 3 Unique Features 8 1 .4 Motherbo ard Layout 1 2 1 . 5 I/ O Panel 1 5 1 .6 WiFi + BT Module and A SRock Wi-SD Box 1 7 Chapt er 2 Installati on 2 1 2. 1 Installing the CPU 22 2.
2. 1 0 CrossFireX TM , 3-Wa y CrossF ireX TM , 4 -Wa y CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide 46 2. 1 0. 1 I nstalling T wo Cro ssFireX TM -R eady Gr aphics Cards 46 2. 1 0. 2 Ins talling T hree CrossFireX TM -R eady Gr aphics Cards 4 7 2.
4.4 A dvanced Screen 9 1 4.4. 1 CPU C onguration 9 2 4.4. 2 Chips et Conguratio n 94 4.4.3 S torage Congura tion 9 7 4.4.4 I ntel® Rapid S tar t T echnology 99 4.4.5 I ntel® Smart Connec t T echnology 1 0 0 4.4.6 I ntel® Thunderbolt™ 2 1 0 1 4.
PB 1 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Chapter 1 Intro duc tion a n k you for pu rc ha si ng A SRoc k Z 87 E x t reme1 1/ac mot her bo a rd, a re l iabl e mot her bo a rd produc ed u nde r ASR ock ’ s c onsi st ent ly s t ri n gent qua l it y cont rol .
2 3 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 1 .2 Specications Platform • EATX For m Fac tor • 8 Laye r PCB • 2oz C opp er PC B • Prem iu m G old C apac itor d esi g n ( 100 % Japa n-ma de h ig.
2 3 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Expansion Slot • 4 x PCI E x pre ss 3. 0 x16 Slots (PC I E1/PCI E 3/PC IE 5/P CI E7: si ng le at x16 (PCI E5); dua l at x 8 (PCI E1 ) / x16 (PCI E5); tr iple at x8 (PC I E3) / x8 (PCI E5) / x8 (PC I E7); qua d at x8 (PC I E1 ) / x8 (PC I E3) / x8 (PCI E5) / x8 (PC I E7) ) • 3 x PCI E x pre ss 2 .
4 5 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Aud io • 7 .1 CH HD Aud io w it h C onte nt Prote c t ion (Re a lte k A LC1 150 Audio C o de c ) • Prem iu m Blu-ray Aud io s uppor t • Suppor ts P u r it y.
4 5 English Z87 Extreme11/ac • 1 x Cle a r CMOS B ut ton • HD Aud io Ja ck s: R ea r Sp ea ker / C ent r a l / B as s / L ine i n / Front Spe a ke r / Mic rophone Storage • 6 x SAT A 3 6.
6 7 English Z87 Extreme11/ac • 1 x Dr. Debu g w it h L ED • 1 x Power Swit ch w it h L E D • 1 x Res et Sw it ch w it h LE D • 1 x BIOS Se lec t ion Sw itc h BIOS Featur e • 2.
6 7 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ple a se r ea li ze t ha t th e re i s a ce r ta in r i s k invo lve d w ith o ve rc lo ck ing , i nc lu di ng a dju s ti ng the s et t in g in th e BIO S, a p ply in g Unti e d Ov er cl oc ki ng T ec hno l og y, or u s ing t hi rd- par t y ove rc lo ck in g to ol s .
8 9 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 1 . 3 Uniqu e Features ASRock A - T uning A- T uni n g is A SRoc k ’ s mult i pu r p os e so wa re s u ite w it h a ne w i nter fa ce , more ne w feat u res a nd i mp.
8 9 English Z87 Extreme11/ac ASRoc k XF ast RAM ASRo ck X Fa s t R A M i s i nclud ed i n A- T un i ng. It f u l ly ut i l i ze s t he me mor y s pac e t hat c a n not be u s ed u nde r Wi ndows® 32-bit op er at i ng s ys tem s.
10 11 English Z87 Extreme11/ac ASRo ck Eas y R AID Inst aller ASRo ck E a sy R A I D I nst a l ler c a n help you to c opy t h e R A I D d r iver f rom t he supp or t CD to you r USB s tor age d ev i ce .
10 11 English Z87 Extreme11/ac ASRock Home Cloud is mot h erb oa rd sup por t s remot e wa ke w it h t h e onbo a rd Inte l L A N, so you ca n c on nec t w it h y our P C f rom a ny whe re i n t he world .
12 13 English Z87 Extreme11/ac CMOS Battery Intel Z8 7 LS I SA S PEX 8 747 Inte l Thunderbolt™2 C ontrolle r LS I SA S 3008 3x24R DD R 3 _ A 2 (6 4 b i t , 2 4 0- p i n m o du l e ) DD R 3 _ A 1 (6 .
12 13 English Z87 Extreme11/ac No. Description 1 Ch a ssi s Fa n C onne c tor (CHA _ F AN4) 2 ATX 12V Power Conn ec tor (ATX12V1 ) 3 ATX 12V Power Conn ec tor (ATX12V2 ) 4 CPU Fa n C on nec tor (CPU_F.
14 15 English Z87 Extreme11/ac No. Description 34 V er t ic a l T y p e A USB 2 .0 (USB 6) 35 U SB 2 .0 He ad er (USB 4 _ 5) 36 USB 2 .0 He ader ( USB2 _ 3 ) 37 S L I /X FI R E Power C on nec tor (SLI.
14 15 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 1 .5 I/ O Pan el No. Description No. Desc ription 1 USB 2. 0 Por ts ( USB01 ) 11 Mic rophone (Pi n k) 2 LA N R J- 45 Por t (I ntel® I 21 1AT)* 12 Opt ic a l SPDIF O ut Por t 3 Di splayPor t I nput (H DMI _ DP _1 ) 13 Clea r CMOS But t on 4 eS AT A C on ne c to r *** 14 und erb olt ™ 2 Por t (T BT1 ) 5 USB 3.
16 17 English Z87 Extreme11/ac * e re a re tw o LE Ds o n ea c h LA N p or t . Pl ea s e re fe r to t he t ab le b el o w fo r the L A N p or t L ED i nd ic at io ns .
16 17 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 1 .6 Wi Fi + B T Module an d ASRock Wi- SD Bo x WiFi + BT Module is mot h erb oa rd co mes w it h a n exc lusi ve Wi Fi 8 02 .1 1 a / b/g/n/ac + BT v4. 0 modu le t h at oe rs sup por t for W iFi 8 02 .1 1 a/ b/ g /n/ac con nec t iv it y st a nd a rd s a nd Bluet oot h v4 .
18 19 English Z87 Extreme11/ac ASR ock Wi -SD Box a n k s to t he exc el le nt plac ement of a nte nn as , A SRoc k Wi- SD Box co mes w it h t wo inv isi ble a nten na s (pla ce d in a ve r t ic a .
18 19 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Installing the ASRock Wi-SD Box Ste p 1 Pre pa re t he bu nd led A SRoc k Wi-SD B ox a nd screws. Ste p 2 Plug t he Front USB 3.0 c a ble i nto t he USB 3.0 hea der on t he W i-SD B ox. Ste p 3 If you h ave 2 .5” H DD/SSDs , you may i n ser t up to t wo a nd s ec u re t hem i n A SRoc k Wi- SD Box with screws.
20 21 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 5 Sc rew A SRoc k Wi- SD Box to t h e d ri ve bay with screws. Ste p 6 At ta ch t he c ords t o t he Wi Fi + BT mo du le on you r mot her bo a rd. Ste p 7 Plug t he Front USB 3.0 c a ble i nto t he USB 3.0 he ader on t he mot her bo a rd.
20 21 English Z87 Extreme11/ac is i s a n EATX for m f ac tor mot herb oa rd . B efore you i ns t a l l t he mot herb oa rd , st udy t h e con g ur at ion of you r c ha ss is to e nsu re t h at t he mot herb oa rd t s i nto it .
22 23 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 1 Instal ling t he CP U 1. Before y ou i ns e r t th e 11 50 -P in C PU into t he s oc k et , pl e a se c he ck i f th e Pn P ca p i s on t he soc k et , if t he C PU sur fa ce i s u ncl e an , o r if th e re are a ny bent pins in th e so ck e t.
22 23 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4 5 3.
24 25 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ple a se s ave a nd r ep l ac e th e co ve r if t he p roc e ss or i s re m ove d . e co ve r mu s t be pl a ce d if you w i sh t o re tu rn t he m ot he rb oa rd fo r a er s e r vi ce .
24 25 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2.2 Insta ll ing the C PU F a n and He atsin k 1 2 C P U _ FA N.
26 27 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2.3 Instal ling Me mor y Module s (DIMM ) is mot h erb oa rd prov id es fou r 2 4 0 -pin DDR 3 (D ouble Da ta R ate 3) DIM M slot s , a nd supp or t s Du a l C ha n nel Mem or y T ec h nolog y . Dual Channel M emor y Congur ation e DI M M on ly t s in o ne c or re c t or i en ta tio n .
26 27 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 1 2 3.
28 29 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2.4 E xpansio n Slot s (PCI and PCI E xpress Slot s ) ere a re 7 P CI E x pre ss sl ots , 1 m i n i-PCI E x pre ss s lot a nd t wo m SAT A slo ts on t h e mot herbo ard . PCIe s lots : PCI E1 (PCIe 3. 0 x16 slot ) is u se d for PC I E x pres s x8 l a ne w idt h g r aph ics c a rd s .
28 29 English Z87 Extreme11/ac For a b et t er t he r m al e nv iro nm en t , pl ea s e co nn ec t a ch a s si s fa n to t he m oth e rb oa rd ’s ch a s- si s fa n co nn ec to r (CHA _ FAN1, CHA _ FAN2 , CH A _ FAN3 o r CH A _ FAN4) wh en u s in g multiple graphics cards .
30 31 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 5 Jumper s S etup e i l lus t r at ion shows how ju mp ers a re s et up. W hen t he ju mper c ap i s pla ce d on t he pi ns , t he ju mp er is “ Shor t ”. If no jump er c ap i s plac ed on t he pi ns , t he ju mpe r is “O pen” .
30 31 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2.6 Onboa rd Heade rs and C onnecto rs System Panel Header (9 - p i n PA N E L 1) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 26) Con ne c t t he power s w itc h, res et s w itc h a nd sy s tem st at us i nd ic ator on t h e cha s sis t o t h is he ade r acc ord i ng to t he pi n as sig n me nts b elow.
32 33 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Power LE D Head er (3 - p i n P L E D1) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 27) Plea se c on nec t t he c ha ss is power L ED t o t h is he ade r to ind ic at e t he s ys tem’ s powe r s t at u s . Ser i a l AT A 3 C on nec tor s (SA TA3 _ 0, SAT A 3 _1 : se e p.
32 33 English Z87 Extreme11/ac USB 2. 0 Hea der s ( 9-pi n USB2 _ 3) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 36) ( 9-pi n USB 4 _ 5) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 35) (US B6) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 34) Be side s t wo USB 2 .0 p or t s on t he I/O pa n el, t h ere a re t wo hea der s a nd one por t on t h is mot h erb oa rd .
34 35 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Chassis S pea ker H eader (4 - p i n S P E A K E R 1) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 28) Plea se c on nec t t he c ha ss is spe a k er to t h i s hea der. Cha s si s, Power a nd MOS Fa n Con ne c tors ( 4- pin CHA_F AN1 ) ( s ee p.1 1, No.
34 35 English Z87 Extreme11/ac ATX 12V Po wer Con ne c tor (8 - p i n AT X 1 2V 1) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 2) (8 - p i n AT X 1 2V 2) ( s ee p.1 1, No. 3 ) is mot h erb oa rd prov ide s t wo 8 -pi n ATX 12V power con nec tor s. T o us e a 4 -pin ATX p ower supply, pleas e plug it a long Pi n 1 a nd P in 5.
36 37 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2.7 Smar t Switches e mot her bo a rd ha s t h ree s ma r t s w itc hes : Power Swit ch, R es et Sw itc h a nd C lea r CMOS But t on, a l low i n g us ers t o qu ick ly t u r n on/o t he s ys tem , res et t he s y st em or cle a r t he CMO S va lue s .
36 37 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2.8 Dr . Debu g Dr. Debu g is u se d to prov id e co de i n form at ion, w hi ch ma ke s t rouble sho ot i ng e ven ea sier. Plea se s e e t he d ia g ra ms be low for rea d in g t he Dr. Debu g c ode s . Cod e Description 00 P lea se c hec k i f t he CPU i s i ns ta l led c or rec t l y a nd t hen c lea r CMO S .
38 39 English Z87 Extreme11/ac b4 Problem relat ed to USB d ev ice s. Ple a se t r y remov i ng a l l USB dev ice s. b7 Prob lem rel ate d to memor y .
38 39 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2 .9 S LI TM , 3-W ay S LI TM , 4 -W ay S LI TM and Qu ad SLI TM Operation Guide is mot h erb oa rd sup por t s N V I DI A ® SLI TM , 3-way SL I TM , 4-way SL I TM .
40 41 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 3 A l ig n a nd i ns er t t h e ASRo ck SL I _ Bri dge _ 3S C a rd to t he gold nger s on eac h gr aph ic s c a rd.
40 41 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 9 .2 Insta ll ing Three S LI TM - Read y G raphic s C ards Ste p 1 In ser t one g raph ic s c a rd i nto PCI E 3 slot , a not her g r aph ic s ca rd t o PCI E 5 slot , a nd t he ot her g r aph ic s c a rd to PC IE7 s lot .
42 43 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 4 Con ne c t a V GA c able or a DVI c a ble to t he monit or con nec tor or t he DVI con ne ct or of t he g ra phic s c a rd t ha t is i ns er t ed to P CI E 3 slot.
42 43 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 9 .3 Instal ling F our S LI TM - Read y G raphic s C ards Ste p 1 In ser t one g raph ic s c a rd i nto t he PC I E1 slot , a not he r g raph ic s c a rd i nto t he PC I E3 slot , t he t h i rd g raph ic s c a rd into t he PCI E 5 slot a nd t he l a st g r aph ic s ca rd i nto t he PCI E7 s lot.
44 45 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 4 Con ne c t a V GA c able or a DVI c a ble to t he monit or con nec tor or t he DVI con ne ct or of t he g ra phic s c a rd t ha t is i ns er t ed to P CI E1 slot.
44 45 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 9 .4 Dri ver In stalla tion a nd Set up In st a l l t h e gr aph ic s c a rd d ri vers t o you r sy st em. A er t h at , you c a n ena ble t he Mult i- Gr aph ic s Pr oc es si ng Unit (GPU) in t he N V I DIA ® n View s y ste m t ray ut i l it y.
46 47 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 1 0 CrossFireX TM , 3 -Wa y CrossFireX TM , 4 -Wa y CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide is mot h erb oa rd sup por t s Cro ssFi re X TM , 3-way C.
46 47 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 1 0.2 Inst alling Thre e CrossFireX TM - Read y Gr aphic s Cards Ste p 3 Con ne c t a V GA c able or a DVI c a ble to t he monit or con nec t or or t he DVI con ne c- tor of t he g r aph ics c a rd t h at is i n ser ted t o PCI E1 slot.
48 49 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 1 0. 3 Ins tallin g Four CrossFireX TM - Read y G raphic s C ards Ste p 1 In ser t one g raph ic s c a rd i nto PCI E1 slot , a not her g r aph ic s ca rd i nto P CI E3 s lot , t he t h ird g r aph ic s ca rd i nto P CI E5 s lot a nd t he la st g r aph ic s ca rd i nto P CI E7 slot .
48 49 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 1 Power on your c omputer a nd b oo t into O S. Ste p 2 Remove t he A M D dr i vers i f you h ave a ny VGA dr iver s i ns ta l led i n you r s ys tem . Ste p 3 In st a l l t h e requ i red d r i vers a nd C AT A LYST Cont rol C ente r t hen re st a r t you r compute r.
50 51 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 1 1 Thu nderbolt ™ 2 is mot h erb oa rd ha s t wo t hund erb olt ™ 2 con nec to rs t h at supp or t v ide o out put f rom int er na l VGA. D ue to 32-bit O S l i mit at ion s, we s t rong ly r eco mm end us i ng a 6 4 -bit OS to br in g u nderBo lt™ 2 i nto f u l l play.
50 51 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 1 2 Displ ayP or t Input e Di spl ayPort I nput on t he m ot her boa rd a l lows you to u t i li z e t he p ower of di s cre te g r aph ics w i t h a u nder bolt ™ d is play c onn ec te d . Connection Diagram ( Using Graphics card with DisplayPor t) 1.
52 53 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Connection Diagra m (Using Graphics card with mini DisplayPort) 1. Conne c t one end of t he M i n i Di spl ayPor t to Di spl ayPort C a ble to t he M i ni D is playPor t of t he g ra phi cs c a rd . en c onn ec t t he ot her end of t h e ca ble to t he D is playPor t I nput on t he rea r I /O pa nel .
52 53 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 2. 1 3 Du al LAN and T eam ing Ope ra tio n Guide Du a l L A N w it h T e a m i ng en able d on t h is mot herb oa rd a l l ows t wo si ng le con nec t ion s to ac t a s.
54 55 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Chapter 3 S of t ware and Utilities Op eration 3. 1 Inst al li ng Driv ers e Supp or t CD t h at come s w it h t he mot her bo a rd cont a in s nec e ss a r y d r ive rs a nd us ef u l ut i lit i es t h at en ha nc e t he mo t herb oa rd ’ s feat u res .
54 55 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 3 . 2 A - Tu n i n g A- T uni n g is A SRoc k ’ s mult i pu r p os e so wa re s u ite w it h a ne w i nter fa ce , more ne w feat u res a nd i mproved ut i l it ie s, i nc lud i ng X Fa st R A M , Dehu m id i er, Go od Nig ht LE D, F A N- Tast ic T u ni n g, O C T wea ker a nd a w hole lot more .
56 57 English Z87 Extreme11/ac To o l s V a r ious t ool s a nd ut i l it ie s. X Fa st R A M Bo ost t he sy st em’ s p er for ma nc e a nd e x tend t h e HDD’s or SDD’ s li fe spa n! Cre ate a hid den p a r t it ion, t he n as si g n wh ich l es sh ou ld be s tored i n t he R A M d r i ve.
56 57 English Z87 Extreme11/ac F A N- T a st ic T un in g Con g u re up to ve d i erent f a n sp ee ds u si ng t he g ra ph. e f a ns w i l l automat i ca l ly sh i to t he ne x t sp ee d leve l whe n t he a ssi g ned t emper at u re i s met .
58 59 English Z87 Extreme11/ac S ystem Info View i n for mat ion a bout t h e sy st em. Te c h S e r v i c e Cont ac t T e ch S er v ice ..
58 59 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 3.3 In te l® R apid S tar t T e ch nology Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ec hno log y e nab les you r s y ste m to wa ke up fa s ter f rom d ee p sle ep, sav i ng t i me a nd power c ons u mpt ion.
60 61 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 3. Ex it t he Re g is t r y E d itor w i ndow a nd re st a r t t h e compute r. 4. P ress F2 to enter BIOS, t hen go to Ad va nc ed ‐> Storag e Con g u rat ion a nd cha n ge SAT A Mo de to A HC I . P res s F10 to s ave cha nges a n d ex it .
60 61 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 3 W hen prompt ed to re st a r t a er t h e se tup, c l ick Ye s to reb oot . Ste p 4 Double -c l ick t he Inte l® R apid St a r t T ec h nolog y Ma na ger ic on i n t he Wi ndow s s y s t e m t r a y.
62 63 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 5 Ma k e su re R apid St a r t is on . Dr a g t he sl id er to c on g u re t he t i me . For ex a mple , i f t he t i mer v a lue is s et t o ten m i nute s, t he sy st em w i l l e nabl e Ra pid St a r t mod e a er enter i ng s lee p st ate for te n m inut es .
62 63 English Z87 Extreme11/ac st ate for a p er iod of t i me . e power o f t he comput er i n R apid St a r t mod e c a n be c ut o, it w i l l not c au se d at a los s of t he prog r a ms or le s you were e xec ut i ng before e nter i ng sl ee p st ate .
64 65 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 3. 4 In tel ® Sm art Con nec t T e ch nology Inte l® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolog y is a fe at u re t hat p er iod ic a l l y wa k es you r c omputer f rom Wi ndows® s lee p st ate to re f re sh em a i l or so ci a l net work i ng ap pli cat ion s .
64 65 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 3.4. 2 S etup G uide Installing ASRock Smart Connec t Utilit y Ste p 1 Insta ll A SRoc k Sma r t C on ne ct Ut i l it y , whic h is lo c ated i n t he folder at t he fol low i ng pat h of t he S uppor t C D: A SRoc k Ut i li t y > Sma r t C on nec t .
66 67 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 3 Cl ick t he Add but ton . T a ke Fox ma i l a s a n e xa mple, a dd Fox ma i l t o t he Appl ic at ion list. Ste p 4 Sel ec t Fox ma i l f rom t he Appl ic ation L ist , t hen c l ick t he a rr ow poi nt i ng r ig ht to ad d t h is appl ic at ion to t he Sma r t C on ne ct L i st .
66 67 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 6 Double -c l ick t he Inte l® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolo g y M a na ger icon i n t he Wi ndows s ys tem t r ay. Ste p 7 Dr ag t h e sl ider t o con g ur e how oen t he sy st em w i l l c on nec t to t he n et work t o dow n load u pd ate s.
68 69 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4. e sys tem w i l l w a k e up f rom sle ep s t ate pe r iod ic a l ly, and t h en st a r t to up d ate Fox ma i l . e sc re en w i l l not d i spl ay a ny t h i ng s o t he c omputer c a n ma i nt a i n mi n i mu m power u sa ge .
68 69 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 3.5 In tel® R emo te W ake T echn ology Inte l® Remot e W a ke T ec h nolog y a l lows y ou to us e prog r a m s or ser v ic es over t he Inte rne t to w a ke up you r hom e compute r f rom ener g y e c ient sle ep mo de .
70 71 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 3 A new me sh w i ndow w i l l pop up. Ente r a mes h na me a nd p a ss word. Ste p 4 Sel ec t a l l t he che ck boxe s a nd c lic k Cre ate Me sh . Downloading and In stalling Mesh A gent Ste p 1 Cl ick I n st a l l on t he My Ac cou nt pa ge.
70 71 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 4 Cl ick I n sta l l / Upd ate . Ste p 5 W a it a m i nute for t he Ne w Ma ch i ne to app ea r i n "My D ev ic e".
72 73 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ste p 6 Che ck w het h er "I ntel R emote Wak e" appe a re d or not. Waking up Y our PC us ing PC Ste p 1 On t he "My D ev i ce s" pa ge, c l ick on Powe r Ac t i ons . Ste p 2 Cl ick on Wa k e or S le ep.
72 73 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Waking up Y our PC U sing M obile Device Ste p 1 Lo g i n to mes hce ntr a l .com /m. Ste p 2 Sel ec t a Ma ch i ne. Ste p 3 Cl ick on Wa k e or S le ep.
74 75 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 3.5.2 Cong uring and Us ing Splasht op Spla shtop i s a remot e de sk top a cc es s so wa r e t hat le t s you remote ly ac ce s s you r home compute r f rom you r mobi le d ev ice . Befor e con g u r i ng t hi s feat u re , ver i f y t he fol low i ng.
74 75 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Using Remote Control Ste p 1 In " Spl as htop 2”, tap a n on l i ne mac h ine f rom t he l is t to c onne c t to you r home c o mp u t e r.
76 77 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Access ing Da ta Play i ng V ide o.
76 77 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 3. 6 St a r t 8 For t hos e Wi ndows 8 u se rs w ho mi s s t he St a r t Menu , St a r t8 i s a n ide a l so luti on t hat bri ng s bac k t he f a mi li a r St a r t Menu a long w it h add ed c u stom i z at ions for g r eate r e c i e n c y.
78 79 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Congure Con g ure prov ide s con g u r at ion opt ion s , inc lud i ng ic on si ze s , wh ich s hor tc ut s you wa nt St a r t Menu to d i splay, quic k acc e ss to re c ent ly u se d apps , t he f un ct ion a l it y of t he power but t on, a nd more .
78 79 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Cont rol le t s you con g u re wh at a cl ick on t he st a r t but ton or a pre s s on t he Wi ndows k ey do es . Des k to p Des k top a l l ows you to d i sa ble t he hot c orne rs w hen you a re work i ng on t he de sk to p.
80 81 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Cha pter 4 UEF I SETUP UTILIT Y 4. 1 Introduc tion ASRo ck I nter ac t ive U E FI i s a blend of s y ste m con g u r at ion to ols , co ol s oun d ee c ts a nd st u n ni n g v is ua ls . Not on ly w i l l it m a ke BIOS s et up le s s d i cu lt but a ls o a lot more a musi n g.
80 81 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4. 1 .2 Navigation Keys Use < > ke y or < > ke y to cho os e a mong t he s ele c t ions on t h e menu ba r, and us e < > ke y or < > ke y to move t he c u rs or up or dow n to s ele c t item s, t hen pres s <E nter > to get i nto t he s ub sc re en.
82 83 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4. 2 M ain S creen W hen you e nter t he U E FI SETUP UTILITY , the M a i n sc reen w i l l app ea r a nd di spl ay t he s ys tem ove r v ie w. Active Page on Entry Sel ec t t he d efau lt p ag e when e nter i ng t he U E FI s et up ut i l it y.
82 83 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.3 OC T w eak er Scree n In t h e OC T wea ker s cre en, y ou ca n s et u p overclo ck in g feat u re s. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting Y ou ca n u s e t h is opt ion t o load op t i mi z ed C PU overclo ck i ng se t t i ng.
84 85 English Z87 Extreme11/ac CPU Cac he Ratio e CPU I nter na l B us Sp ee d R at io. e m a x i mu m shou ld b e t he s a me a s t he CPU Rat i o. BCLK /PCIE Fr equenc y e CPU sp ee d is d et er mi ne d by t he C PU Rat io mu lt ipl ie d w it h t h e BCL K .
84 85 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Primar y Plane Current Limit Con g u re t he c u r rent l im it of t h e CPU u nder T u rb o Mod e i n a mpere . A lower li m it c a n prote c t t he CPU a nd s ave p ower , wh i le a h ig her l i m it may i mprove per for m a nce .
86 87 English Z87 Extreme11/ac DRAM Conguration DRAM T weak er Fine t u ne t he DR A M s et t i ng s by leav in g ma rk s i n c hec kb oxes . C l ick OK to c on r m a nd apply you r ne w se t t i ngs .
86 87 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Comm and Rate (CR) e del ay be t wee n when a m emor y c h ip is s ele ct ed a nd w hen t he r st a c t ive com m a nd ca n be issued.
88 89 English Z87 Extreme11/ac tRDRDDR Con g u re be t wee n modu le r ead t o rea d del ay f rom d i ere nt ra n k s . tRDRDDD Use t h is to c ha n ge DR A M t RWSR Auto/Ma nu a l s et t i ng s. e d ef au lt is [Auto ]. tWRRD Con g u re be t wee n modu le w rit e to re ad de lay.
88 89 English Z87 Extreme11/ac I O - L (C H B) Con g u re IO late nc y for ch a nne l B. ODT WR ( CHA ) Con g u re t he mem or y on d ie te rm i na t ion res is tors' W R for c ha n nel A . ODT WR ( CHB ) Con g u re t he mem or y on d ie te rm i na t ion res is tors' W R for c ha n nel B .
90 91 English Z87 Extreme11/ac CPU Cac he V o ltage O set Con g u re t he volt a ge for t he CPU C ac he. S et t in g t he volt a ge hi g her may i nc rea s e sy st em st abi l it y when ove rclo ck i n g. S ystem Agent V oltage O se t Con g u re t he volt a ge for t he Sy ste m Agent .
90 91 English Z87 Extreme11/ac PCH 1 .05V V oltage Ch ips et 1.05 V V olt age . Use d efau lt s et t i n gs for be st p er for ma nc e . PCH 1 .5V Voltage I/O 1.
92 93 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4 Adv anced S cree n In t h i s se c t ion, you m ay set t he con g u rat ion s for t he fol low i n g item s: CPU Con g u rat ion , Ch ips et C on g u rat.
92 93 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4. 1 CP U Cong uration Intel Hyp er T hreading T echn olo gy Inte l Hy pe r rea d in g T ec hn olog y a l lows mu lt iple t hre ad s to r u n on e ach c ore , so t hat t he ove ra l l per for m a nce on t hre ad ed s o w a re is i mprove d.
94 95 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Package C Stat e Suppor t Ena ble CPU, PCIe , Memor y , G raph ic s C St ate Su ppor t for p ower sav i ng. CPU Thermal T hrot tling Ena ble CPU i nter n a l t her m a l cont rol m ech a n ism s to ke ep t he CPU f rom over heat i ng .
94 95 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4. 2 Chipset Congur ation Primar y Grap hics Adapter Sel ec t a pr i ma r y VGA. V T- d Inte l® Vi r t ua l i z at ion T e ch nolog y for D ire c te d I/O help s y.
96 97 English Z87 Extreme11/ac PCIE7 Downstream Link Spe ed Sel ec t t he l i n k sp ee d f rom t he PL X c h ip to t he PC I E slot for P CI E7 . Share Memor y Con g u re t he si z e of memor y t ha t is a l l oc ate d to t he i nte g rat ed g r aph ics pr oc es sor when t he sy st em bo ot s up.
96 97 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Goo d Night LED By ena bl i ng G oo d Nig ht L ED, t he Power/H DD LE D s w i l l be s w itc hed o whe n t he sy st em is on . It w i l l a l so autom at ic a l ly s w itc h o t he Power a nd Ke y bo a rd LE Ds when t he sy st em ente rs i nto St a ndby/ Hib er nat ion m ode .
98 99 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4.3 St orage Congurat ion SA T A Controller( s ) Ena ble/di sa ble t he SAT A cont rol ler s . SA T A Mo de Selec tion IDE: For b et t er compat i bi lit y . AHC I: Supp or t s new fe at u res t hat i mprove pe r for ma nc e.
98 99 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Dynamic St orage Ac celerator Kee p t h is opt i on ena bled for h ig he r HDD a nd SDD I /O per for ma nce , lower lat enc y a nd i ncre a se d sy st em res pon sive nes s. LSI SAS C ontroller Ena ble/di sa ble t he L SI SA S cont ro l lers .
100 101 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4 .4 Int el® Ra pid Sta r t T ec hno logy Intel ® Rapid Start T echnology Inte l® Ra pid Sta r t T ec hno log y i s a ne w ze ro power h ib er nat ion m ode w h ich a l low s us ers t o res u me i n jus t 5- 6 se cond s.
100 101 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4 . 5 Int el® S mart C onn ect T ec hno logy Intel ® Smart Connect T echnology Intel ® Sma r t C on nec t T e ch nolo g y autom at ic a l ly up da tes y our e ma i l a nd s oc ia l net work s, su ch a s T w it ter, Face bo ok, e tc .
102 103 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4 .6 Int el® Thu nderbolt ™ 2 Thunderbolt™ 2 Su ppor t Ena ble/ Di s able t h e onbo a rd und erb olt ™ 2 por t s . Securi t y Level Sel ec t L eg ac y to s k ip t he Wi nd ows ce r t i c at ion che ck i ng proc e ss for u nde rb olt™ dev ice s .
102 103 English Z87 Extreme11/ac TBT Device IO resource Suppor t Ena ble IO Re sou rc e Suppor t if y our o lder u nde rb olt™ d ev ice s have t rou ble worki ng properly. Thunderbolt™ 2 PCIe Cache -line Size Con g u re t he c ac he-l i ne si z e of t he u nde rb olt™ 2 P CIe su bt ree .
104 105 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4.7 Super IO Conguration Serial P ort Ena ble or d i sa ble t he S er ia l por t . Serial P ort Address Sel ec t t he a dd res s of t he S er i a l por t . Infrare d Por t Ena ble or d i sa ble t he I n f ra re d por t .
104 105 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4.8 AC PI Congu ration Suspend to RAM Sel ec t d is ab le for ACPI susp end t y pe S1. I t is re com mend ed to s ele c t auto for ACPI S3 power s av i ng .
106 107 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Ring- In Power On A l low t he s ys tem t o be w a ke d up by onbo a rd COM p or t mod em R i ng-I n sig n a ls . RTC Alarm Power On A l low t he s ys tem t o be w a ke d up by t he re a l t i me clo ck a la r m. S e t it to By O S to let it be ha n d led by you r op er at i ng s ys tem .
106 107 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.4. 9 US B Cong uration USB C ontroller Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB p or t s. Intel USB 3.0 M o de Ena ble or d i sa ble a l l t he USB 3. 0 por t s . Legac y USB Support Ena ble or d i sa ble L ega c y OS Sup por t for USB 2 .
108 109 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.5 T oo ls System B rows er ASRo ck Sy st em Brows er s hows t he over v ie w of you r c ur re nt PC a nd t he de v ic e s connected. OMG (Online Management G uard) Adm i n is t r ators a re a ble to e st abl i sh a n i nter ne t c ur fe w or re st r ic t i nter net a cc es s at spe c i ed t i me s v ia OMG .
108 109 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Instant Flash Save U E FI le s i n you r USB sto ra ge de v ic e a nd r u n In st a nt F la sh to up d ate you r UE F I.
110 111 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Dehumidie r Function If D ehu mid i er Fu nc t ion i s ena bled , t he c omputer w i l l power on autom at ic a l ly t o dehu m id i f y t he s y ste m a e r enter i ng S 4 /S5 st ate .
110 111 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.6 H ardware Health Event Monitor ing S creen is s ec t ion a l low s you to mon itor t h e st at us of t he ha rdw a re on you r sy st em, inc lud i ng t he p a ra me te rs of t he C PU tempe rat u re , mot he rbo a rd temp er at u re, f a n spe ed a nd volt age .
112 113 English Z87 Extreme11/ac SB F an Set ting Sel ec t Cu stom i z e to s et 5 CPU t empe rat u re s a nd a ssi g n a res pe c t ive fa n s pe ed for eac h temp er at u re. Ple as e note t hat t he v a lue of e ac h temp erat u re a nd f a n sp ee d must e xc ee d or be e qua l to t he for ma l one.
112 113 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.7 Bo ot S creen is s ec t ion d is play s t he av a i la ble de v ic es on you r s y ste m for you to con g u re t he boo t se t t i ngs a nd t he b oot pr ior it y . F ast Boot Fas t Bo ot m i ni m i z es you r c omputer's bo ot t i me.
114 115 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Full Screen Logo Ena ble to d i spl ay t he bo ot logo or d i sa ble to s how norm a l PO ST me ss a ges . AddOn ROM Display Ena ble Add On ROM Dis play to s ee t he AddO n ROM mess a ges or c on g u re t h e AddOn ROM i f you've ena bled Fu l l Sc ree n L ogo.
114 115 English Z87 Extreme11/ac Launch PX E OpROM Policy Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t hose t hat sup por t U E FI opt i on ROM only. Sele ct L e gac y on ly to r u n t ho se t h at supp or t leg ac y opt ion ROM on ly. Launch Storage OpROM Policy Sel ec t U EF I on ly to r u n t hose t hat sup por t U E FI opt i on ROM only.
116 117 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.8 Se curit y S creen In t h i s se c t ion you may s et or c ha nge t he supe r v i sor/us er pa s sword for t he sy st em. Y ou may a l so c lea r t h e us er pa s sword . Super vis or Passwo rd Se t or cha nge t he pa s sword for t he ad m i ni st r ator a cc ou nt.
116 117 English Z87 Extreme11/ac 4.9 E xit S cree n Save C hanges and Exit W hen you s ele c t t h is opt ion t he fol low i ng me ss a ge, “ Save c on g u r at ion ch a nge s a nd ex it s et up? ” w i l l p op out. S el ec t [OK ] t o save c ha nge s a nd ex it t he U EF I SET U P U TILITY .
118 PB English Z87 Extreme11/ac Contact Information If you ne ed t o cont ac t A SRoc k or wa nt to k now more ab out ASR oc k, you’re welcome to v is it ASRo ck ’s website at ht t p: / /w w w.asro ck .c om; or you m ay cont ac t you r de a ler for f u r t her i n for mat ion .
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