ASRock H87M-ITX: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction: ASRock H87M-ITX
H87M-ITX
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock H87M-ITX 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.
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 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 mother-
board, 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.
1.1 Package Contents
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ASRock H87M-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)
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ASRock H87M-ITX Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock H87M-ITX Support CD
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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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1 x I/O Panel Shield
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1.2 Specications
Platform
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Mini-ITX Form Factor
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All Solid Capacitor design
A-Style
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Home Cloud
CPU
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Supports 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /
Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package
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4 Power Phase Design
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Supports Intel
Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
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Chipset
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Intel
H87
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Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 2.0
Memory
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Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
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2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
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Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
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Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB
(see CAUTION)
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Supports Intel
Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2
Expansion
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1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot
Slot
Graphics
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Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
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Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick
Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full
HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600
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Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
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Max. shared memory 1792MB
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ree VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
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Supports Triple Monitors
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Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to
1920x1200 @ 60Hz
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Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
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Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
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Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI
monitor is required)
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Supports HDCP function with DVI-D and HDMI ports
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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D
and HDMI ports
Audio
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7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892
Audio Codec)
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Premium Blu-ray audio support
LAN
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PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
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Qualcomm® Atheros® AR8171
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Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet
Technology
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Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
Rear Panel
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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
I/O
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1 x D-Sub Port
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1 x DVI-D Port
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1 x HDMI Port
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1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
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1 x eSATA Connector
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2 x USB 2.0 Ports
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4 x USB 3.0 Ports
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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
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HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front
Speaker / Microphone
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Storage
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4 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” functions
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1 x eSATA connector, supports NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug”
functions
Connector
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1 x Chassis Intrusion header
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1 x TPM header
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1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
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1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)
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1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
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1 x 4 pin 12V power connector
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1 x Front panel audio connector
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1 x USB 2.0 header (supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)
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1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
BIOS
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64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with Multilingual GUI support
Feature
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ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
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SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-
ment
Support
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Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Trial Version), Cyber-
CD
Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and
Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)
Hardware
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CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing
Monitor
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CPU/Chassis Tachometer
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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-
Adjust by CPU Temperature)
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CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
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CASE OPEN detection
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Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
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OS
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Microso® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit compliant
Certica-
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FCC, CE, WHQL
tions
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ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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* 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 sys-
tem usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operating 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 Unique Features
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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 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 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!
ASRock Home Cloud
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is motherboard supports Security Wake On Internet Technology with the
onboard Qualcomm® Atheros® LAN, so you can connect with your PC from
anywhere in the world. You will be able to power your PC on or turn it o, monitor
and take control of it remotely with another smartphone, tablet or computer.
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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.
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