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USER MANUAL Z87iCafe4 ASROCK

Version 1.0 Published May 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. Copyright Notice: No part of this documentation may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this documentation may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe. Disclaimer: Specications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be 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. In no event shall ASRock, its directors, ocers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of prots, 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” ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.comAUSTRALIA ONLY Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage caused by our goods. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure. If you require assistance please call ASRock Tel : +886-2-28965588 ext.123 (Standard International call charges apply) e terms HDMI™ and HDMI High-Denition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.Z87iCafe4

• 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. 8) Rear Speaker (No. 6) Central / Bass (No. 5) Line In (No. 7) 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. Aer 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.

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z87iCafe4 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.

ASRock Z87iCafe4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

ASRock Z87iCafe4 Support CD

1 x I/O Panel Shield Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modications 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 specic 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.6 English

All Solid Capacitor design CPU

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking Chipset

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

Supports DDR3 2666+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866 (OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION)

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2 Expansion Slot

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® InTru

Supports Triple MonitorsZ87iCafe4

Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

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 DVI-D and HDMI ports

Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI ports Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892

Premium Blu-ray audio support

TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (supports up to 600 Ohms headsets) LAN

Supports Wake-On-LAN

Supports LAN Cable Detection

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

Supports PXE Rear Panel I/O

1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)8 English

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

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

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

1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)

1 x 24 pin ATX power connector

1 x 8 pin 12V power connector

1 x Front panel audio connector

ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V Voltage Multi-adjustment Support

Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Trial Version), Cyber- Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 Hardware Monitor

CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing

CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto- Adjust by CPU Temperature)

CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

English Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjust- ing 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.

ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)10 English

ASRock A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware 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 benets listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure 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.Z87iCafe4

English 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 aer 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 conguration before using Internet Flash. ASRock UEFI System Browser ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices connected. ASRock Dehumidier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling “Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer 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. Aer 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.12 English ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects 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 aer you restart. ASRock On/O Play Technology ASRock On/O Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio experience from the portable audio devices, such like MP3 player or mobile phone to your PC, even when the PC is turned o (or in ACPI S5 mode)! is motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that ensures users the most convenient computing environment. ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the Power/HDD/LAN 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!Z87iCafe4

English 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 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.14 English is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical 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 remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over- tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on

the socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.18 English

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

is motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Dual Channel Memory Conguration e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same

brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three

memory module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;

otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.20 English

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

ere are 3 PCI slots and 3 PCI Express slots on the motherboard. PCI slots: e PCI1, PCI2 and PCI3 slots are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI interface. PCIe slots: PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards. PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.22 English

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) (see p.1, No. 26) CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password, date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed. Clear CMOSDefaultZ87iCafe4

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.1, No. 17) Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. GND R ESET#P WRBTN#P LED-P LED+ GND

GND PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure the way to turn o your system using the power switch. RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart. PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5). HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data. e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly. Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage to the motherboard.24 English Power LED Header (3-pin PLED1) (see p.1, No. 16) Please connect the chassis power LED to this header

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

USB 2.0 Headers (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.1, No. 21) (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.1, No. 20) Besides two USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two headers on this motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support

two ports. USB 3.0 Header (19-pin USB3_2_3) (see p.1, No. 8) Besides four USB 3.0 ports on the I/O panel, there is one header on this motherboard. Each USB

3.0 header can support

English Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p.1, No. 24) is header is for connecting audio devices to the front audio panel. Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER1) (see p.1, No. 9) Please connect the chassis speaker to this header. SPDIF Out Connector (2-pin SPDIF_OUT1) (see p.1, No. 27) Please connect the SPDIF_OUT connector of a HDMI VGA card to this header with a cable. Chassis and Power Fan Connectors (4-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p.1, No. 18) (3-pin CHA_FAN2) (see p.1, No. 19) Please connect fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin.

GND O UT2_RM IC2_RM IC2_LOUT_RET

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must

support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by

the steps below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L. C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND). D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect them for the AC’97 audio panel. E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel and adjust “Recording Volume”.

GND +12V FAN_SPEED26 English (3-pin PWR_FAN1) (see p.1, No. 1) CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.1, No. 3) (3-pin CPU_FAN2) (see p.1, No. 4) is motherboard pro- vides a 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) connector. If you plan to connect a 3-Pin CPU fan, please connect it to Pin 1-3. ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.1, No. 7) is motherboard pro- vides a 24-pin ATX power connector. To use a 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin

ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.1, No. 2) is motherboard pro- vides an 8-pin ATX 12V power connector. To use a 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5. Infrared Module Header (5-pin IR1) (see p.1, No. 25) is header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. Serial Port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.1, No. 23) is COM1 header supports a serial port module.

CCTS#1RRTS#1DDSR#1DDTR#1RRXD1

English Print Port Header (25-pin LPT1) (see p.1, No. 22) is is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices.

• ASRock Z87iCafe4-Support-CD

• Supporta Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU

• Supporta Wake-On-LAN

• Supporta il rilevamento cavo LAN

• Supporta Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

• Supporta PXE I/O pannello posteriore

• 1 x porta mouse PS/2

• Placa principal ASRock Z87iCafe4 (Formato ATX)

• 1 x PCI Express 3,0 x16 yuva

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