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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Unique Features 7 1.4 Motherboard Layout 11 1.5 I/O Panel 14 1.6 WiFi-802.11n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna (for Z87 Extreme6/ac only ) 16 Chapter 2 Installation 19 2.1 Installing the CPU 20 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 23 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 24 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and ...
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 Specifications 2 1.3 Unique Features 7 1.4 Motherboard Layout 11 1.5 I/O Panel 14 1.6 WiFi-802.11n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna (for Z87 Extreme6/ac only ) 16 Chapter 2 Installation 19 2.1 Installing the CPU 20 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 23 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 24 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and ...
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... for Z87 Extreme6 only) 1 English ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor) • ASRock Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Support CD • 6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card • 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to change without further notice. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chapter...
... for Z87 Extreme6 only) 1 English ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor) • ASRock Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Support CD • 6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 1 x I/O Panel Shield • 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card • 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to change without further notice. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chapter...
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...made high- dual at x16 (PCIE2); quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) A-Style CPU Chipset • Home Cloud • 802.11ac WiFi (for Z87 Extreme6/ac only ) • Purity SoundTM • HDMI-In • Socket LGA1150 to support 4th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processor • Digi Power... MOSFET (DSM) • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology • Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUSupports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking • Intel® Z87 Memory • Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology • 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots • Supports DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800...
...made high- dual at x16 (PCIE2); quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) A-Style CPU Chipset • Home Cloud • 802.11ac WiFi (for Z87 Extreme6/ac only ) • Purity SoundTM • HDMI-In • Socket LGA1150 to support 4th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processor • Digi Power... MOSFET (DSM) • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology • Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUSupports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking • Intel® Z87 Memory • Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology • 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots • Supports DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800...
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resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz • Supports DisplayPort with max. TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (supports up to 600 Ohms headsets) - Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Graphics Audio • Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. • ...
resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz • Supports DisplayPort with max. TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (supports up to 600 Ohms headsets) - Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Graphics Audio • Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. • ...
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... Wake-On-LAN • Supports Dual LAN with Teaming • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE Wireless LAN (for Z87 Extreme6/ ac only ) • Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac • Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) • Supports High speed wireless connection up to 867Mbps • 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology...
... Wake-On-LAN • Supports Dual LAN with Teaming • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE Wireless LAN (for Z87 Extreme6/ ac only ) • Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac • Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) • Supports High speed wireless connection up to 867Mbps • 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology...
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Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 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" • 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s ...
Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 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" • 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s ...
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Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 1.3 Unique Features ASRock A-Tuning A-Tuning is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Game: After setting online game's priority higher, it can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. ASRock...properties of Your Data: With the status window, you can boost the performance of your USB storage devices. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, ...
Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 1.3 Unique Features ASRock A-Tuning A-Tuning is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Game: After setting online game's priority higher, it can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. ASRock...properties of Your Data: With the status window, you can boost the performance of your USB storage devices. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, ...
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...Key In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing usernames to log in to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Home Cloud This motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel LAN, so you a better sleeping environment by extinguishing the unessential LEDs....Key and let your computer log in to power your user experience and behavior. Why should we even bother memorizing those foot long passwords? Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 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 ...
...Key In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing usernames to log in to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Home Cloud This motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel LAN, so you a better sleeping environment by extinguishing the unessential LEDs....Key and let your computer log in to power your user experience and behavior. Why should we even bother memorizing those foot long passwords? Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 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 ...
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Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 1.4 Motherboard Layout Z87 Extreme6/ac 1 2 34 56 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 PS2 Keyboard /Mouse DVI1 eSATA1 Clr CMOS ATX12V1 PWR_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)...: Optical SPDIF USB3_4_5 1 Top: Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN2 8 30 PCIE1 LAN Z87 Extreme6/ac PCIE2 9 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 WiFi-802.11n Module MINI_PCIE1 10 Purity SoundTM SATA3_0_1 11 PCI1 CMOS Intel SATA3_2_3 Battery Z87 12 PCIE3 13 SATA3_4_5 29 Super I/O IR1 1 HD_AUDIO1 COM1 1 1 PCI2 RoHS PCIE4 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 ...
Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 1.4 Motherboard Layout Z87 Extreme6/ac 1 2 34 56 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 PS2 Keyboard /Mouse DVI1 eSATA1 Clr CMOS ATX12V1 PWR_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)...: Optical SPDIF USB3_4_5 1 Top: Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN2 8 30 PCIE1 LAN Z87 Extreme6/ac PCIE2 9 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 WiFi-802.11n Module MINI_PCIE1 10 Purity SoundTM SATA3_0_1 11 PCI1 CMOS Intel SATA3_2_3 Battery Z87 12 PCIE3 13 SATA3_4_5 29 Super I/O IR1 1 HD_AUDIO1 COM1 1 1 PCI2 RoHS PCIE4 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 ...
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Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 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, ...
Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 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, ...
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... . Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you are two LEDs on your computer, you will find the "Mixer" tool on each LAN port. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 * There are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd...
... . Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you are two LEDs on your computer, you will find the "Mixer" tool on each LAN port. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 * There are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd...
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... transmission speed may vary according to support WiFi + BT. ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna 16 English 1.6 WiFi-802.11n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna (for Z87 Extreme6/ac only ) WiFi + BT Module This motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.0 module that adds a whole new class of...8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit only. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy Technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. Bluetooth v4.0 standard features Smart Ready technology that offers support for PCs.
... transmission speed may vary according to support WiFi + BT. ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna 16 English 1.6 WiFi-802.11n Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna (for Z87 Extreme6/ac only ) WiFi + BT Module This motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.0 module that adds a whole new class of...8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit only. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy Technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. Bluetooth v4.0 standard features Smart Ready technology that offers support for PCs.
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Then attach the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables to the antenna ports on the motherboard's mini-PCIe slot. Step3 Insert the RP-SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Connectors to the WiFi Module. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Installing the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables Step 1 Prepare the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables that is installed on the I/O shield 17 English Step 2 Locate the WiFi Module that come with the package.
Then attach the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables to the antenna ports on the motherboard's mini-PCIe slot. Step3 Insert the RP-SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Connectors to the WiFi Module. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Installing the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables Step 1 Prepare the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables that is installed on the I/O shield 17 English Step 2 Locate the WiFi Module that come with the package.
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..., please do not touch the ICs. • Whenever you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the following precautions before installing or removing the motherboard. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor motherboard.
..., please do not touch the ICs. • Whenever you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the following precautions before installing or removing the motherboard. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor motherboard.
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Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 CPU_FAN 23 English
Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 CPU_FAN 23 English
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... you do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is "Short". Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are "Short" when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. If you need to clear the CMOS when...
... you do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is "Short". Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are "Short" when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. If you need to clear the CMOS when...
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To minimize the boot time, use Intel® Z87 SATA ports (SATA3_0) for internal storage devices with up to indicate the system's power status. These ten SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for your ... p.12, No. 23) (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 9) Please connect the chassis power LED to this motherboard. SATA3_4_5 SATA3_2_3 SATA3_0_1 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 English Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Power LED Header (3-pin PLED1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 22) 29
To minimize the boot time, use Intel® Z87 SATA ports (SATA3_0) for internal storage devices with up to indicate the system's power status. These ten SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for your ... p.12, No. 23) (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 9) Please connect the chassis power LED to this motherboard. SATA3_4_5 SATA3_2_3 SATA3_0_1 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 English Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Power LED Header (3-pin PLED1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 22) 29
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... Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to MIC2_L. You don't need to Ground (GND). E. English 30 C. Connect Ground (GND) to connect them for the AC'97 audio panel. Each USB 3.0 header can support two ports. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on this motherboard. If you...
... Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to MIC2_L. You don't need to Ground (GND). E. English 30 C. Connect Ground (GND) to connect them for the AC'97 audio panel. Each USB 3.0 header can support two ports. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on this motherboard. If you...
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... ATXPWR1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 15) DUMMY SPEAKER 1 +5V DUMMY Please connect the chassis speaker to this header. ATX 12V Power 8 5 This motherboard pro- Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 7) 12 24 1 13 This motherboard provides a 24-pin ATX power connector. GND +12V FAN_SPEED GND...
... ATXPWR1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 15) DUMMY SPEAKER 1 +5V DUMMY Please connect the chassis speaker to this header. ATX 12V Power 8 5 This motherboard pro- Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 7) 12 24 1 13 This motherboard provides a 24-pin ATX power connector. GND +12V FAN_SPEED GND...
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... system boot. English 33 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 14) Clear CMOS Switch allows users to quickly clear the CMOS values. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.7 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches: Power Switch, Reset Switch and Clear CMOS Switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off the system...
... system boot. English 33 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 14) Clear CMOS Switch allows users to quickly clear the CMOS values. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 2.7 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches: Power Switch, Reset Switch and Clear CMOS Switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off the system...