ASROCK Z87M OC Formula User manual

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published May 2013

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Specications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for

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constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for

any errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation.

With respect to the contents of this documentation, ASRock does not provide

warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to

the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular

purpose.

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loss of prots, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like),

even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any

defect or error in the documentation or product.

is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance

controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the

California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please

follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/

perchlorate”

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e terms HDMI™ and HDMI High-Denition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI

logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United

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 together is a registered trademark & DTS Connect, DTS Interactive,

DTS Neo:PC are trademarks of DTS, Inc. Product includes soware.

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Unique Features 7

1.4 Motherboard Layout 11

1.5 I/O Panel 13

Chapter 2 Installation 15

2.1 Installing the CPU 16

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 19

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 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 SLI

TM

and Quad SLI

TM

Operation Guide 35

2.10.1 Installing Two SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 35

210.2 Driver Installation and Setup 37

2.11 CrossFireX

TM

and Quad CrossFireX

TM

Operation Guide 38

2.11.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 38

2.11.2 Driver Installation and Setup 40

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 41

3.1 Installing Drivers 41

3.2 Formula Drive 42

3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 46

3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 51

3.5 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 56

3.5.1 Conguring and Using MeshCentral 56

3.5.2 Conguring 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 Screen 81

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 82

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 84

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 87

4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 89

4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 90

4.4.6 Super IO Conguration 91

4.4.7 ACPI Conguration 92

4.4.8 USB Conguration 94

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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

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z87M OC Formula motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock Z87M OC Formula 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 ermal Compound

•

1 x WiFi Module Screw

•

1 x mSATA Screw

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z87M OC Formula motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock Z87M OC Formula 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 ermal Compound

•

1 x WiFi Module Screw

•

1 x mSATA Screw

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the

content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi-

cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s

website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother-

board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You

may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock

website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

•

Micro ATX Form Factor

•

Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-

quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

A-Style

•

Home Cloud

•

Purity Sound

TM

•

HDMI-In

OC

Formula

Kit

OC Formula Power Kit

•

12 Power Phase Design

•

Digi Power

•

Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)

•

Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter dierent noise by 3 dierent

capacitors: DIP solid 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)

•

15μGold Finger (CPU sockets, memory sockets and PCIE x16

slots)

•

Distortion-Free Slot

OC Formula Cooling Kit

•

8 Layer PCB

•

4 x 2oz copper

•

GELID Solutions GC-Extreme ermal Compound

CPU

•

Supports 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /

Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package

•

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

•

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU

•

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Chipset

•

Intel

®

Z87

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Memory

•

Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology

•

4 x DDR3 DIMM slots

•

Supports DDR3 3000+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)

/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

•

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB

•

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

•

Distortion-Free Slot

Expansion

Slot

•

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at x16

(PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3))

•

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot

•

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

•

1 x half mini-PCI Express slot

•

1 x mSATA/mini-PCI Express slot

* mSATA/mini-PCI Express slot is shared with the SATA3_4

port.

•

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

TM

and CrossFireX

TM

•

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI

TM

and SLI

TM

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 AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full

HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600

•

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

•

Max. shared memory 1792MB

•

Dual VGA Output: support HDMI and DisplayPort ports by

independent display controllers

•

Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 4K x

2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz

•

Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

•

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI

monitor is required)

•

Supports HDCP function with HDMI and DisplayPort ports

•

Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI

and DisplayPort ports

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Audio

•

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

Audio Codec)

•

Premium Blu-ray audio support

•

Supports Purity Sound™

- 115dB SNR DAC with dierential amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (supports up to

600 Ohms headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI shielding cover

- PCB isolate shielding

•

Supports DTS Connect

LAN

•

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

•

Giga PHY Intel® I217V

•

Supports Intell® Remote Wake Technology

•

Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Rear Panel

I/O

•

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

•

1 x HDMI-Out Port

•

1 x HDMI-In Port

•

1 x DisplayPort

•

1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

•

1 x eSATA Connector

•

2 x USB 2.0 Ports

•

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z87) (ASMedia Hub)

•

2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z87)

•

1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)

•

1 x Clear CMOS Button

•

HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front

Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

•

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology

12 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug

•

1 x eSATA connector, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 12 and

Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

* e eSATA connector is shared with the SATA3_1 port.

Connector

•

1 x IR header

•

1 x COM port header

•

1 x Power LED header

•

2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

•

3 x Chassis Fan 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 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

•

1 x Vertical Type A USB 2.0

•

1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

•

1 x Power Switch with LED

•

1 x Reset Switch with LED

•

1 x Clear CMOS Button

•

1 x Post Status Checker (PSC)

•

1 x Slow Mode Switch

•

1 x LN2 Mode Switch

•

1 x BIOS Selection Switch

BIOS

Feature

•

2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with Multilingual GUI sup-

port (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

•

Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

•

ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

•

SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

•

CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-

ment

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Support

CD

•

Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Trial Version), Cyber-

Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and

Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer

Hardware

•

CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing

•

CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

•

CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-

Adjust by CPU Temperature)

•

CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

•

Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS

•

Microso® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit compliant

Certica-

tions

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

Please realize that 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 aect 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 damage caused by overclocking.

* For detailed product information, please visit our website:

http://www.asrock.com

Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for sys-

tem usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operating systems

do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that

Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Formula Drive

Formula Drive is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more

new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidier, Good

Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-

nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without

preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save

the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or

<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.

Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system.

ASRock APP Charger

Simply by 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 simultaneously and even supports

continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM

(S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power o (S5).

ASRock XFast USB

ASRock XFast USB can boost the performance of your USB storage devices. e

performance may depend on the properties of the device.

ASRock XFast LAN

ASRock XFast LAN provides faster internet access, which includes the benets

listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s

priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer

setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac

Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Real-

Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize

which data streams you are currently transferring.

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ASRock XFast RAM

ASRock XFast RAM is included in Formula Drive. It fully utilizes the memory

space that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock

XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web

surng faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times

faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of

accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.

ASRock Crashless BIOS

ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If

power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will

automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note

that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0

ports support this feature.

ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)

Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access

at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of

internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing

OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required.

ASRock Internet Flash

ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version

from our servers for you without entering Windows

®

OS. Please setup network

conguration before using Internet Flash.

ASRock UEFI System Browser

ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices

connected.

ASRock Dehumidier Function

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling

“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer

will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.

ASRock Easy RAID Installer

ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from the

support CD to your USB storage device. Aer copying the RAID driver to your

USB storage device, please change “SATA Mode” to “RAID”, then you can start

installing the OS in RAID mode.

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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 conguration tools, cool sound eects

and stunning visuals. e 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! e speedy boot will

completely change your user experience and behavior.

ASRock Restart to UEFI

Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e 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 aer you restart.

NickShih’s OC Prole

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 Prole. It doesn’t matter whether you’re using a K-Series or

No-K Series CPU, NickShih’s OC Prole will automatically detect your CPU and

oer you dierent 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 ne tuning options in

ASRock UEFI Setup Utility. It provides more than enough voltage conguration

options for overclockers who wish to pursuit extremes.

Timing Congurator

Timing Congurator 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

Congurator is an independent application that runs under Windows® OS and your

changes will take eect immediately.

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ASRock Good Night LED

ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by

extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the

Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good night

LED will automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system

enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.

ASRock USB Key

In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing

usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those

foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to

windows automatically!

ASRock Home Cloud

is motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel LAN, so you can connect

with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to power your PC on or turn it

o, monitor and take control of it remotely with another smartphone, tablet or computer.

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in Formula Drive. Congure up to ve dif-

ferent fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed

level when the assigned temperature is met.

ASRock Distortion-Free Slot

ASRock's new pin design for the memory slots may appear to be the same as former

designs, but actually eectively reduces distortion and promotes performance,

because we strive for perfection even in the most trivial details.

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1.4 Motherboard Layout

Intel

Z87

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

ATX 12V1

CPU_FAN1

Super

I/O

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

ATXPWR1

1

USB 3_6_7

CPU_FAN2

PCIE2

PCIE1

eSATA1

USB 3.0

T: USB2

B: USB3

Top:

RJ-45

USB 3.0

T: USB4

B: USB5

Top:

Cen tral/ Bass

Cen ter:

REA R SPK

Top:

LIN E IN

Cen ter:

FRO NT

Bot tom:

Opt ical

SPD IF

Bot tom:

MIC I N

PCIE3

PLED1

1

SPEAKER1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB_4_5

USB_2_3

1

COM1

1

PWR_FAN1

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10

12

13

14

SATA3 _0 _1

SATA3 _2 _3

SATA3 _4 _5

30

LAN

23

17

22

24

25

Purity

Sound

TM

USB 3.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

HDMI_IN

134

5

PS2

Keyb oar d

/Mou se

HDMI 1

DP_1

CLRCBTN1

8-Layer PCB

2

LN2MODE1

ON

OFF

SLOWMODE1

ON

OFF

Dr.

Debug

Verti ca l

Type A US B

USB6

CHA_FAN3

11

15

16

6

7

Reset Power

18

19

CLRCBTN2

BIOS _SEL1

AB

20

21

BIOS_B_LED

64Mb

BIOS

BIOS_B

64Mb

BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN1

IR1

1

26

27

28

1

HD_AUDIO1

29

CMOS

Battery

mSATA/mini -PCIE

CLRCMOS1

1

PCIE4

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

6 Slow Mode Switch

7 LN2 Mode Switch(LN2MODE1)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 Vertical Type A USB 2.0 (USB6)

10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_6_7)

11 Chassis Fan Connector (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 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

19 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

20 Clear CMOS Button

21 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

22 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

25 COM Port Header (COM1)

26 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

27 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

28 IR header (IR1)

29 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

30 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

12 13

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1.5 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 10 Microphone (Pink)

2 DisplayPort 11 Optical SPDIF 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 Speaker (Black) 16 HDMI-Out Port

8 Line In (Light Blue) 17 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

9 Front Speaker (Lime)**

1 2 3 4 5 7

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6

9

8

14 15

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

Audio 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

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA3 with cables within 1 meters.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Port

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your

system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and

click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select

“Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker,

or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

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ASROCK Z87M OC Formula User manual

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