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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 ...
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 ...
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... technical support related to quality and endurance. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you are using. In this documentation will be subject to change without further notice. 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...
... technical support related to quality and endurance. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you are using. In this documentation will be subject to change without further notice. 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...
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...Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- 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... 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...
...Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high- 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... 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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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. • ...
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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...; I217V) • Supports 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...
...; I217V) • Supports 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...
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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 a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities... Analysis of your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to update the system BIOS in Flash ROM. ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost the performance of Your Data: With the status window, you can configure your USB storage...
Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 1.3 Unique Features ASRock A-Tuning A-Tuning is a BIOS flash utility embedded in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities... Analysis of your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to update the system BIOS in Flash ROM. ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost the performance of Your Data: With the status window, you can configure your USB storage...
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... when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well. ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a handy tool in to Windows? ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology offers you can connect with another smartphone, tablet or computer. 9 English Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that installs the LAN driver to...
... when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well. ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a handy tool in to Windows? ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology offers you can connect with another smartphone, tablet or computer. 9 English Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that installs the LAN driver to...
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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 ... 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 ... 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 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) DDR3_A2 (64 bit, ... Center: REAR SPK Bottom: Optical SPDIF USB3_4_5 1 Top: Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN2 8 30 PCIE1 LAN Z87 Extreme6 PCIE2 9 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 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 1 1 COM1 PCI2 RoHS PCIE4 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 USB3_6_7 1 USB4_5 1 USB2_3 1 Dr...
Z87 Extreme6 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) DDR3_A2 (64 bit, ... Center: REAR SPK Bottom: Optical SPDIF USB3_4_5 1 Top: Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN2 8 30 PCIE1 LAN Z87 Extreme6 PCIE2 9 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 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 1 1 COM1 PCI2 RoHS PCIE4 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 USB3_6_7 1 USB4_5 1 USB2_3 1 Dr...
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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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... ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". See the table below for connection details in accordance with cables within 1 meters. English 15 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...
... ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". See the table below for connection details in accordance with cables within 1 meters. English 15 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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... Energy Technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. 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...-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to the environment. * The WiFi + BT module is supported under Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit only. ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna 16 English
... Energy Technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. 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...-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to the environment. * The WiFi + BT module is supported under Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit only. ASRock WiFi 2.4GHz Antenna 16 English
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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. Step 2 Locate the WiFi Module that come with the package. 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
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. Step 2 Locate the WiFi Module that come with the package. 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
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.... • When placing screws to secure the motherboard to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before installing or removing the motherboard. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the following precautions before you and damages...
.... • When placing screws to secure the motherboard to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before installing or removing the motherboard. Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the following precautions before you and damages...
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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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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. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and ...
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. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and ...
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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. 24) USB_PWR PP+ GND DUMMY 1 GND P+ PUSB_PWR Besides four USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there ... or p.12, No. 16) 1 PLED- These ten SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for your bootable devices. To minimize the boot time, use Intel® Z87 SATA ports (SATA3_0) for internal storage devices with up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Each USB 2.0 header can support two ports. (USB6) (see p.11 or...
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. 24) USB_PWR PP+ GND DUMMY 1 GND P+ PUSB_PWR Besides four USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there ... or p.12, No. 16) 1 PLED- These ten SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for your bootable devices. To minimize the boot time, use Intel® Z87 SATA ports (SATA3_0) for internal storage devices with up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Each USB 2.0 header can support two ports. (USB6) (see p.11 or...
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...- To use a 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug it to connect a 3-Pin CPU fan, please connect it along Pin 1 and Pin 5. 31 English Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 15) DUMMY SPEAKER 1 +5V DUMMY Please connect the chassis speaker to the ground pin. GND...
...- To use a 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug it to connect a 3-Pin CPU fan, please connect it along Pin 1 and Pin 5. 31 English Z87 Extreme6/ac / Z87 Extreme6 Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER1) (see p.11 or p.12, No. 15) DUMMY SPEAKER 1 +5V DUMMY Please connect the chassis speaker to the ground pin. GND...
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... BIOS (BIOS_ B), which BIOS is currently activated. Users may refer to the BIOS LEDs (BIOS_A_LED or BIOS_B_LED) to boot from either BIOS A or BIOS B. 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 the next system...
... BIOS (BIOS_ B), which BIOS is currently activated. Users may refer to the BIOS LEDs (BIOS_A_LED or BIOS_B_LED) to boot from either BIOS A or BIOS B. 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 the next system...