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ASROCK Q87WSA-DL User Manual

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Version 1.0
Published August 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Q87WSA-DL Q87WS-DL H87WSA-DL H87WS-DL User Manual Version 1.0 Published August 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran- ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction ............5 1.1 Package Contents ............5 1.2 Specifications ..............6 1.3 Unique Features ............9 1.4 Motherboard Layout ............10 1.5 I/O Panel ..............11 1.6 Block Diagram ............. 13 2 Installation ............15 2.1 Screw Holes ..............15 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions .........
  • Page 4 3.9 Exit Screen ..............60 3.10 Event Logs ..............61 4 Software Support ..........62 4.1 Install Operating System ..........62 4.2 Support CD Information ..........62 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........62 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............62 4.2.3 Utilities Menu............62 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Haswell i7, i5, i3 processors ® ® * Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 series processor support is an extended advantage provided by ASRock Rack. It is out of warranty, user's discretion is required. Socket Single socket (LGA1150) Power Processor 4 power phase design...
  • Page 7 Q87WSA-DL / H87WSA-DL: Audio Audio Codec Realtek ALC662 Interface Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s Q87WSA-DL / Q87WS-DL: ® ® 1 x Intel i210, 1 x Intel i217LM (with vPro Ethernet support) Controller H87WSA-DL / H87WS-DL: 2 x Realtek RTL8111E VL Supports Dual LAN with Teaming...
  • Page 8 ® ® Microsoft Windows 7 32/64-bit / 8 32/64-bit Linux: Support - CentOS 5.5 / 6.4 (x32 and x64) - SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 11 SP1 (x32 and x64) - Fedora core 18 (x64) - UBuntu 12.04 / 12.10 (x64)

  • Page 9: Unique Features

    1.3 Unique Features ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS- ® DOS or Windows .

  • Page 10: Motherboard Layout

    Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO2)* SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) * HDMI_SPDIF header, front panel audio header, and the audio jacks on the I/O panel are for Q87WSA-DL / H87WSA-DL only.

  • Page 11: I/O Panel

    1.5 I/O Panel Q87WSA-DL / H87WSA-DL PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Microphone (Pink) COM Port (COM1) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)* USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)* USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) Line In (Light Blue) VGA Port (VGA1)
  • Page 12 Q87WS-DL / H87WS-DL PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) COM Port (COM1) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)* VGA Port (VGA1) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)* PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

  • Page 13: Block Diagram

    1.6 Block Diagram Q87WSA-DL / H87WSA-DL Hawall PCI_E BUS PCIE x1 100MHz INTEL PCIE x4 100MHz Lynx Point 100MHz PCIE x1 ALC662 100MHz SPI FLASH PCIE x1 100MHz 64Mb PCIE BUS 100MHz...
  • Page 14 Q87WS-DL / H87WS-DL Hawall PCI_E BUS PCIE x1 100MHz INTEL PCIE x4 100MHz Lynx Point 100MHz PCIE x1 100MHz PCIE x1 SPI FLASH 100MHz 64Mb PCIE BUS 100MHz...

  • Page 15: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

  • Page 16: Cpu Installation

    2.3 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.
  • Page 18 Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service.

  • Page 19: Installation Of Heatsink And Cpu Fan

    2.4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink...

  • Page 20: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memory module installed.

  • Page 22: Expansion Slot (Pci And Pci Express Slot)

    2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE6 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards, or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX function.

  • Page 23: Crossfirex

    2.7 CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX . CrossFireX technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application.
  • Page 24 Step 2. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of the Radeon graphics cards. (The CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you pur- chase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) CrossFire Bridge Step 3.

  • Page 25: Driver Installation And Setup

    2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1. Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2. Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers installed in your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.
  • Page 26 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire ”, the CrossFireX function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically reboot. After restarting your computer, please confirm whether the option “Enable CrossFire ” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the benefits of CrossFireX Step 7.

  • Page 27: Jumpers Setup

    2.8 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...

  • Page 28: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 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 of the motherboard! Serial ATA3 Connectors These Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data (SATA3_0: see p.10, No.
  • Page 29 USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB 3.0 IntA_P0_D+ IntA_P0_D- ports on the I/O panel, there is (19-pin USB3_2_3) IntA_P0_SSTX+ one USB 3.0 header on this (see p.10, No. 8) IntA_P0_SSTX- IntA_P0_SSRX+ motherboard. This USB 3.0 IntA_P0_SSRX- Vbus header can support two USB 3.0 ports.
  • Page 30 PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys- tem is in S1/S3 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).
  • Page 31 Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis speaker to this header. (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.10, No. 12) Power LED Header Please connect the chassis power LED to this header to (3-pin PLED1) PLED- PLED+ indicate system power status. (see p.10, No. 13) PLED+ The LED is on when the system is operating.
  • Page 32 ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.10, No. 7) Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.
  • Page 33 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front PRESENCE# panel audio cable that allows (9-pin HD_AUDIO2) MIC_RET OUT_RET convenient connection and (see p.10 No. 35) control of audio devices. OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly.

  • Page 34: Driver Installation Guide

    ® 2.11 Intel vPro Configuration and Management (For Q87WSA-DL / Q87WS-DL Only) If you would like to configure and manage Intel vPro Technology, please install “Intel Open Manageability Developer Tool Kit”, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: ..\Utilities\ManageabilityToolKit\(v1.21)\Manage- abilityDeveloperToolKit.

  • Page 35: Teaming Function Operation Guide

    2.12 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide (For H87WSA-DL / H87WS-DL Only) Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective and improving the quality of transmission of distant images.
  • Page 36 4. Key in Team Name and choose Link Aggregation \ LACP (802.3ad) for Settings. 5. Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button. (After pressing OK button, system will show below warming message. Please choose Continue Anyway.) 6.

  • Page 37: Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2>...

  • Page 38: Navigation Keys

    3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items <Tab>...

  • Page 39: Oc Tweaker Screen

    3.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro- cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to en- able power saving.
  • Page 40 Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure short duration power limit in watts. The default value is [Auto]. Primary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane. The default value is [Auto]. GT Frequency Configure the frequency of the integrated GPU.
  • Page 41 CPU Cache Voltage Offset Configure the voltage for the CPU Cache. Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overclocking. System Agent Voltage Offset Configure the voltage for the System Agent. Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overclocking. CPU Analog IO Voltage Offset CPU I/O Analog Voltage.

  • Page 42: Advanced Screen

    In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configu- ration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration, Serial Port Console Redirection and AMT Con- figuration (for Q87WSA-DL / Q87WS-DL only). Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 43: Cpu Configuration

    3.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel TXT(LT) Support Use this to enable or disable Intel Trusted Execution Technology . Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core, so that the overall performance on threaded software is improved. Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package.
  • Page 44 Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor. Enable for better performance.

  • Page 45: Chipset Configuration

    3.4.2 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express]. VT-d ® ® Use this to enable or disable Intel VT-d technology (Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O).
  • Page 46 Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio feature. Onboard LAN1 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN1 feature.

  • Page 47: Storage Configuration

    3.4.3 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. SATA Mode Selection This item is for SATA3_0 to SATA3_5 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode].
  • Page 48 ® We recommend to use Intel H87 SATA ports (SATA3_0 to SATA3_5 ports) for your bootable devices. This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance. But if you still want to boot from ASMedia SATA3 controller, you can still enable this in UEFI.

  • Page 49: Super Io Configuration

    3.4.4 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port 1 Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Configuration options: [2F8h / IRQ3] and [2E8h / IRQ3]. Serial Port 2 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port.

  • Page 50: Acpi Configuration

    3.4.5 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table.

  • Page 51: Usb Configuration

    3.4.6 USB Configuration USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. Intel USB 3.0 Mode Use this item to enable or disable the use of Intel USB 3.0 mode. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].

  • Page 52: Serial Port Console Redirection

    3.4.7 Serial Port Console Redirection...

  • Page 53: Amt Configuration

    3.4.8 AMT Configuration (For Q87WSA-DL / Q87WS-DL Only) Intel AMT Use this item to enable/disable Intel(R) Active Management Technology BIOS Extension. BIOS Hotkey Pressed Use this item to enable/disable BIOS hotkey press. MEBx Selection Screen Use this item to enable/disable MEBx selection screen.
  • Page 54 WatchDog Use this item to enable/disable WatchDog Timer.

  • Page 55: Tool

    3.5 Tool UEFI Update Utility Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This conve- nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without enter- ® ing operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows .

  • Page 56: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    3.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan 1 &...

  • Page 57: Boot Screen

    3.7 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer’s boot time. There are three con- figuration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast].
  • Page 58 Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [En- abled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option “Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled].

  • Page 59: Security Screen

    3.8 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot. The default value is [Disabled].

  • Page 60: Exit Screen

    3.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Yes] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Discard changes and exit setup?”...

  • Page 61: Event Logs

    3.10 Event Logs Change Smbios Event Log Settings This allows you to configure the Smbios Event Log Settings. View Smbois Event Log This allows you to view the Smbios Event Log.

  • Page 62: Software Support

    Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your...

  • Page 63: Trouble Shooting

    Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures Follow the procedures below to troubleshoot your system. Always unplug the power cord before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components. 1.
  • Page 64 Other problems... 1. Try searching keywords related to your problem on ASRock’s FAQ page: http://www.asrock.com/support/faq.asp 2. Try downloading and updating the latest UEFI on ASRock’s website: http://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp...

  • Page 65: Technical Support Procedures

    5.2 Technical Support Procedures If you have tried the troubleshooting procedures mentioned above and the problems are still unsolved, please contact ASRock’s technical support with the following information: 1. Your contact information 2. Model name, BIOS version and problem type.

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