ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Motherboard
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The ASRock Z87 Extreme4 has two BIOS chips, so if the main BIOS chip is corrupted by a virus or a bad BIOS upgrade, you can still recover the motherboard.
Figure 6: Two BIOS chips
This motherboard has a POST diagnostics display, so you can see, through a two-digit code, which component is preventing your computer from turning on.
Figure 7: POST diagnostics display
The motherboard also has an infrared interface, making it inexpensive for you to add an infrared sensor to be able to use a remote control or to connect devices using infrared technology (IrDA), and a legacy serial port, available through a header labeled “COM1,” but it doesn’t come with the necessary adapter.
In Figure 8, you can see all of the accessories that come with the ASRock Z87 Extreme4.
Figure 8: Accessories