ASROCK X99M Extreme4 User manual

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Version 1.0
Published August 2014
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 6
1.4 I/O Panel 8
Chapter 2 Installation 10
2.1 Installing the CPU 11
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 15
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 17
2.5 Jumpers Setup 18
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19
2.7 Smart Switches 24
2.8 Dr. Debug 25
2.9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 27
2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 27
2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 29
2.10 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 30
2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 30
2.10.2 Driver Installation and Setup 32
2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 33
2.12 HDD Saver Cable Installation Guide 36

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 37
3.1 Installing Drivers 37
3.2 A-Tuning 38
3.3 ASRock Cloud (Qualcomm® Atheros® AR8171) 44
3.4 ASRock APP Shop 54
3.4.1 UI Overview 54
3.4.2 Apps 55
3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers 58
3.4.4 Setting 59
3.5 Start8 60
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 63
4.1 Introduction 63
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 63
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 64
4.2 Main Screen 65
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 66
4.4 Advanced Screen 74
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 75
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 77
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 79
4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 80
4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 81
4.4.6 USB Conguration 82
4.4.7 Trusted Computing 83

4.5 Tools 84
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 88
4.7 Security Screen 90
4.8 Boot Screen 91
4.9 Exit Screen 94
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X99M Extreme4
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock X99M Extreme4 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.
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 X99M Extreme4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
• ASRock X99M Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock X99M Extreme4 Support CD
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge Card
• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 1 x HDD Saver Cable
• 1 x Screw for Ultra M.2 Socket
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 • Micro ATX Form Factor
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
CPU • Supports Intel® CoreTM i7 and Xeon® 18-Core Processors
Family for the LGA 2011-3 Socket
• Digi Power design
• 12 Power Phase design
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
• Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
Chipset • Intel® X99
Memory • Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 3000+(OC)*/2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400
(OC)/2133/1866/ 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for
more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)
• Supports non-ECC RDIMM (Registered DIMM)
• Supports DDR4 ECC, un-buered memory/RDIMM with
Intel® Xeon® processors E5 series in the LGA 2011-3 Socket
• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB (see CAUTION)
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
• 15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Expansion
Slot
• 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1 @ x16 mode; PCIE2 @
x16 mode)
* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2 will run at x16/
x8.
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3 @ x4 mode)
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLITM
• 15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE2)

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Audio • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek
ALC1150 Audio Codec)
• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
• Supports Purity SoundTM 2
- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 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
LAN • 1 x Intel® I218V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10/100/1000 Mb/s)
• 1 x Qualcomm® Atheros® AR8171 (PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN
10/100/1000 Mb/s)
• Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet
Technology (on Qualcomm® Atheros® AR8171)
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 1 x eSATA Connector
• 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• 1 x Clear CMOS Switch
• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage • 10 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 13),
NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology
(S_SATA3_3 connector is shared with the eSATA port)
(S_SATA3_2 connector is shared with Ultra M.2 Socket)
* RAID is supported on SATA3_0 ~ SATA3_5 ports only.
• 1 x eSATA Connector, supports NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module
and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)
Connector • 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED Header
• 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) (Smart Fan
Speed Control)
• 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power
Connector)
• 1 x HDD Saver Connector
• 1 x PCIe Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 1 x underbolt AIC Connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
• 1 x BIOS Selection Switch
BIOS
Feature
• 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI
support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
• Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
• CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V, VPPM Voltage Multi-
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Hardware
Monitor
• CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
• CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by
CPU temperature)
• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Input Voltage,
CPU Internal Voltages
OS • Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-
bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
Certica-
tions
• FCC, CE, WHQL
• ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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 aect 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 Motherboard Layout
Intel
X99
ATX12V1
Super
I/O
ATXPWR1
1
USB3 _5 _6
LAN
PCIE1
Top:
Central/Bass
Cent er :
REAR S PK
Top:
LINE I N
Cent er :
FRON T
Bott om :
Opti ca l
SPDI F
Bott om :
MIC IN
PLE D1
1
1
SPEAK ER 1
HDL ED RE SET
PLE D PWR BTN
PANE L1
1
USB5_6
1
COM1
1
1
HD_AUDIO1
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S_SATA3 _2 _3
SATA3 _0 _3
SATA3 _1 _4
SATA3 _2 _5
CHA_FAN1
CPU_FAN1
CPU_FAN2
PWR _FAN 1
RoHS
CLRC
BTN1
eSATA1
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
S_SATA3 _0 _1
DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 284-pin module)
DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 284-pin module)
Purity
Sound 2
TM
Ul t ra M.2
PC I e Gen3 x 4
BIO S_B _LE D
128Mb
BIOS
BIOS_B
128Mb
BIOS
BIOS_A
BIO S_A _LE D
1
TPM S1
CMOS
Battery
CLRMO S1
1
M2_1
CT2CT3CT4CT5
TBT1
1
CHA_FAN2
PCIE _P WR 1
1
SATA_P WR_ 1
CT1
USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
2011-3 Socket
LAN
DDR4_C1 (64 bit, 284-pin module)
DDR4_D1 (64 bit, 284-pin module)
Dr.
Debug
BIOS_SEL1
A B
PCIE2
PCIE3
USB7_8
1
USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
PS2
Keyboard
/Mouse
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

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No. Description
1 2 x 284-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
3 2 x 284-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D1, DDR4_C1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
6 TPM Header (TPMS1)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)
9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
10 SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_0_1)
11 HDD Saver Connector (SATA_PWR_1)
12 SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_2_3)
13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_3)
14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_4)
15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_5)
16 Power LED Header (PLED1)
17 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
19 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
20 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
21 USB 2.0 Header (USB7_8)
22 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)
23 COM Port Header (COM1)
24 underbolt AIC Connector (TBT1)
25 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)
26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
27 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)
28 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB12) 9 Optical SPDIF Out Port
2 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I218V)* 10 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)
3LAN RJ-45 Port (Qualcomm® Atheros®
AR8171)* 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)
4 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 eSATA Connector***
5 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 USB 2.0 Ports (USB34)
6 Line In (Light Blue) 14 Clear CMOS Switch
7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 15 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
8 Microphone (Pink)
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* 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. 7)
Rear Speaker
(No. 5)
Central / Bass
(No. 4)
Line In
(No. 6)
2V -- -- --
4V V -- --
6V V V --
8V V V V
*** e eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters. e S_SATA3_3 connector is
shared with the eSATA port.
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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is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the conguration 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
components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries 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.
Chapter 2 Installation

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2.1 Installing the CPU
CAUTION:
Please note that X99 platform is only compatible with the LGA 2011-3 socket, which is
incompatible with the LGA 2011 socket (for X79 platform).
1. Before you insert the 2011-3-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.
2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.
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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cover must be
placed if you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.
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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
CPU_FAN
1 2