ASROCK Z87 Extreme4 User manual

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Version 1.0
Published May 2013
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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 29
2.9 Using the HDMI-In Port 31
2.10 SLI
TM
and Quad SLI
TM
Operation Guide 34
2.10.1 Installing Two SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards 34
2.10.2 Driver Installation and Setup 36
2.11 CrossFireX
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide 37
2.11.1 Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards 37
2.11.2 Installing Three CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards 38
2.11.3 Driver Installation and Setup 39
2.12 Thunderbolt 40
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 41
3.1 Installing Drivers 41
3.2 A-Tuning 42
3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 45
3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 50
3.5 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 55
3.5.1 Conguring and Using MeshCentral 55
3.5.2 Conguring and Using Splashtop 60
3.6 Start8 63
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 66
4.1 Introduction 66
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 66
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 67
4.2 Main Screen 68
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 69
4.4 Advanced Screen 78
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 79
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 81
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 83
4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 85
4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 86
4.4.6 Intel® Thunderbolt 87
4.4.7 Super IO Conguration 89
4.4.8 ACPI Conguration 90
4.4.9 USB Conguration 92
4.5 Tools 93
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 96
4.7 Boot Screen 97
4.8 Security Screen 100
4.9 Exit Screen 101
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Z87 Extreme4/TB4 motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRocks
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 Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
•
ASRock Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Quick Installation Guide
•
ASRock Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Support CD
•
4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
•
1 x I/O Panel Shield
•
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
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Z87 Extreme4/TB4
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Z87 Extreme4/TB4 motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRocks
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 Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
•
ASRock Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Quick Installation Guide
•
ASRock Z87 Extreme4/TB4 Support CD
•
4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
•
1 x I/O Panel Shield
•
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
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 motherboard, 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
•
ATX Form Factor
•
Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-
quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
A-Style
•
Home Cloud
•
Purity Sound
TM
•
HDMI-In
CPU
•
Supports 4
th
Generation Intel® Core
TM
i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /
Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package
•
Digi Power Design
•
12 Power Phase Design
•
Supports Intel
®
Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
•
Supports Intel
®
K-Series unlocked CPUSupports
•
ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
Chipset
•
Intel
®
Z87
Memory
•
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
•
4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
•
Supports DDR3 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
(see CAUTION)
•
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2
•
Distortion-Free Slot
Expansion
Slot
•
3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE4: single
at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3); triple at x8
(PCIE1) / x4 (PCIE3) / x4 (PCIE4))
•
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
•
2 x PCI slots
•
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
and
CrossFireX
TM
•
Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI
TM
and SLI
TM
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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
•
ree VGA Output options: D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort/
underbolt ports
•
Supports Triple Monitors
•
Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 4K x
2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz
•
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
•
Supports DisplayPort/underbolt 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/
underbolt ports
•
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI
and DisplayPort/underbolt ports
•
Supports data transfer rate up to 10Gbps with underbolt
port
•
Supports Daisy-chain up to 6 underbolt devices
Audio
•
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150
Audio Codec)
•
Premium Blu-ray audio support
•
Supports Purity Sound
TM
- 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
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LAN
•
Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
•
Giga PHY Intel® I217V
•
Supports Intel® 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 D-Sub Port
•
1 x HDMI-Out Port
•
1 x HDMI-In Port
•
1 x DisplayPort Input for underbolt port (TBT1 for test
only)
•
2 x underbolt Ports (support underbolt devices or
DisplayPort Monitors)
•
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
•
1 x eSATA Connector
•
2 x USB 2.0 Ports
•
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia Hub)
•
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
•
HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front
Speaker / Microphone
Storage
•
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z87, 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
•
2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-
port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug (SATA3_A2 connector is
shared with the eSATA port)
•
1 x eSATA connector by ASMedia ASM1061, supports NCQ,
AHCI, Hot Plug and Port Multiplier
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)
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1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)
•
1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
•
1 x 8 pin 12V power connector (Hi-Density Power Connec-
tor)
•
1 x Front panel audio connector
•
3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
•
1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0
•
1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
•
1 x Dr. Debug with LED
•
1 x Power Switch with LED
•
1 x Reset Switch with LED
•
1 x Clear CMOS 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
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)
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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 aect 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 system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operat-
ing 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 A-Tuning
A-Tuning is ASRocks multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new
features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidier, 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: Aer
setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac
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 A-Tuning. 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 surng 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 specied 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 ASRocks 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.
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.
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ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure up to ve dierent
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
CMOS
Battery
Intel
Z87
DDR3_A 2 (64 bi t, 240-pin mo dule )
DDR3_A 1 (64 bi t, 240-pin mo dule )
DDR3_B 2 (64 bi t, 240-pin mo dule )
DDR3_B 1 (64 bi t, 240-pin mo dule )
ATX1 2V 1
Super
I/O
ATXPWR1
LAN
PCIE1
Top:
Central/Bass
Cent er :
REAR SPK
Top:
LINE IN
Cent er :
FRON T
Bott om :
Opti ca l
SPDI F
Bott om :
MIC IN
IR1
1
HDLE D R ESET
PLED PWRB TN
PANEL 1
1
COM 1
1
1
HD_ AU DIO 1
Z87 Extreme4/TB4
SATA3 _A1 _A 2
SATA3 _0_ 1
SATA3 _2_ 3
SATA3 _4_ 5
HDMI1
DP_1
CPU _FA N1
CPU _FA N2
PWR _FA N1
CHA _FA N3
RoHS
Vert ic al
Type A U SB
USB3 _6
Dr.
Debug
Purity
Sound
TM
Reset
Power
BIOS _SEL 1
A B
BIOS _B_ LED
64Mb
BIOS
BIO S_ B
64Mb
BIOS
BIO S_ A
USB 2 .0
T: USB0
B: USB1
PS2
Keyb oa rd
/Mou se
TBT1
TBT2
CLRCB TN1
1
USB3_4 _5
BIOS _A_ LED
CLRC MOS 1
PLED 1
1
1
SPEA KER1
1
USB 6_ 7
PCIE2
PCIE3
PCIE4
PCI1
PCI2
CHA _FA N2
CHA _FAN 1
1
1
USB 4_ 5
1
USB 2_ 3
PCI Express 3.0
X
Fast US B
X
Fast RA M
X
Fast LA N
Front USB 3.0
Top:
RJ-4 5
USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
Top:
ESATA1
USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
HDMI_IN1
VGA1
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No. Description
1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)
9 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)
10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)
11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)
12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)
13 Clear CMOS Button (CLRCBTN1)
14 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)
15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
16 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
17 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)
18 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
19 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)
20 Power LED Header (PLED1)
21 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
22 Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_6)
23 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)
24 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
25 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
26 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
27 COM Port Header (COM1)
28 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
29 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)
30 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
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1.5 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 10 Microphone (Pink)
2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port
3 eSATA Connector** 12 underbolt Port (TBT1)
4 Display Port Input (HDMI_DP_1) 13 underbolt Port (TBT2)
5 D-Sub Port 14 HDMI-In Port
6 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 HDMI-Out Port
7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)
8 Line In (Light Blue) 17 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)
9 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 18 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
10111214 1315161718
1 2 3 754
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* ere are two LEDs on the 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
** e eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters.
*** 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
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.
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port
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ASROCK Z87 Extreme4 User manual

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