Asrock Fatal1ty 970 Performance User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 2014

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Fatal1ty Story

Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually
played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or ve games o guys
who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young
age situations change rapidly. Because I’ve been blessed with great hand-eye coordination and
a grasp of mathematics (an important element in video gaming) I gravitated to that activity.

GOING PRO

I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional
League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one
of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me ew me to
Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost
none, and took rst place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world
in the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending
my title as the world’s best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand prize. From there
I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia,
Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, New York and St. Louis.

WINNING STREAK

I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL
Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally
dierent rst person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and
walked away with a new car. e next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament
2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it playing a
different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am
extremely proud.

At QuakeCon 2002, I faced o against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly
anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at Quakecon
2004, I became the World’s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very
challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.

Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world, winning
prizes and acclaim, including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New York City for
a $150,000 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the rst ever Lifetime
Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports-Award for “showing exceptional
sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime
representative of this young sport. He has become the gurehead for eSports worldwide”.

LIVIN’ LARGE

Since my rst big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling the
world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV,
ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy. I’m living
a dream by playing video games for a living. I’ve always been athletic and took sports like
hockey and football very seriously, working out and training hard. is discipline helps me
become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become
a professional.

A DREAM

Now, another dream is being realized – building the ultimate gaming computer, made
up of the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in
competitions…a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It’s all about
getting the computer processing faster and allowing more uid movement around the maps.

My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying
about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to
worry about my equipment. I want to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on
the game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the
planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

e Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are used

under license. © 2014 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective

owners.

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 13

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 14

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 16

2.5 Jumpers Setup 17

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18

2.7 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 23

2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 23

2.7.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 24

2.7.3 Driver Installation and Setup 25

2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 26

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 28

3.1 Installing Drivers 28

3.2 F-Stream 29

3.3 ASRock APP Shop 33

3.3.1 UI Overview 33

3.3.2 Apps 34

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 37

3.3.4 Setting 38

3.4 Start8 39

3.5 XSplit Broadcaster 42

3.5.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 42

3.5.2 Recording Your Gameplay 45

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 46

4.1 Introduction 46

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 46

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 47

4.2 Main Screen 48

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 49

4.4 Advanced Screen 54

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 55

4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 57

4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 58

4.4.4 Storage Conguration 59

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 61

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 62

4.4.7 USB Conguration 64

4.4.8 Trusted Computing 65

4.5 Tools 66

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 69

4.7 Boot Screen 70

4.8 Security Screen 73

4.9 Exit Screen 74

Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series 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 manual, 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.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modica­tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for spe cic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock ’s website a s well.
ASRock website http://www.a srock .com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series 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 x Screw for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

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ATX Form Factor

ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time) (100% Japan-made

high-quality conductive polymer capacitors)

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Supports Socket AM3+ processors

Supports Socket AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6

/ X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 /

Sempron processors

Supports 8-Core CPU

Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)

Digi Power design

8 + 2 Power Phase design

Supports CPU up to 220W

Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology

FSB 2400 MHz (4.8 GT/s)

Supports Untied Overclocking Technology

Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology

Northbridge: AMD 970

Southbridge: AMD SB950

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Memory

Expansion
Slot

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

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4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

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Supports DDR3 2400+(OC)/2100(OC)/1866(OC)/1800

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(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered memory

(see CAUTION1)

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB (see CAUTION2)

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Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

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Supports AMD Memory Prole Technology (AMP) up to

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AMP 2400

3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single

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at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8

(PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5))

* If M.2 PCI Express module is installed, PCIE5 slot will be

disabled.

Audio

LAN

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2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and

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CrossFireX

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

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Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray Audio Support

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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Supports Purity SoundTM 2

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- 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

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PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Realtek RTL8111GR

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Supports Wake-On-WAN

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Rear Panel
I/O

1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port

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3 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))

1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Etron EJ188H) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LED)

1 x Clear CMOS Switch

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Storage

Connector

HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /

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Front Speaker / Microphone

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0

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Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x4

(20 Gb/s) (M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 is shared with the

SATA3_0 connector)

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Power LED Header

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2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

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3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)

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1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

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2 x PCIe Power Connectors

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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1 x SPDIF Out Connector

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3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.0 Header by ASMedia ASM1042A (Supports 2

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USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection))

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BIOS
Feature

32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with with GUI support

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Supports “Plug and Play”

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ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

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CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage multi-adjustment

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Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju st­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.

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CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust fan speed by CPU tem-

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CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore Voltage

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Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / VistaTM 32-bit / VistaTM 64-bit / XP

32-bit / XP 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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1. Whether 2400/2100MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+
CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 2400/2100 memory module on this
motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible
memory modules. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB
for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit
OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to
utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

DDR3 _A1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

DDR3 _A2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

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DDR3 _B1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

DDR3 _B2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)

AMD

SB950

Chipset

32Mb
BIOS

CMOS

BATT ERY

CLRCMOS1

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COM1

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Supe r

I/O

HD_AUDIO 1

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PCI E1

HDLED RESET

PLED PW RBTN

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PANEL1

SPEAKER1

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PCI E2

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PLED1

CPU_FAN1

AMD

970

Chipset

PS2

Mous e

PS2

Keyb oard

Top:
RJ-45

USB 2. 0
T: USB0
B: USB 1

RoH S

PWR_FAN1

USB3_5 _6

SO C KET AM 3 b

CHA_FAN3

ATX12V 1

USB 2. 0
T: USB2
B: USB 3

Pur ity

Sou nd 2

TM

LAN

SATA3_2

SATA3_3

SATA3_4

SATA3_5

1

SPDIF_OU T1

PCIE_PW R1

M2_S SD1

USB_6_7

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TPMS1

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Central/Bass

Cente r:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

Optic al

SPDIF

Botto m:

MIC IN

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PCI E3

PCI E4

PCI E5

PCI 1

CLRC
BTN1

USB 3. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2

USB 3. 0
T: USB3
B: USB 4

CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN1

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

CHA_FAN2

USB_8_9

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USB_4_5

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SLI/XFI RE_PW R1

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970 PE RF ORMAN CE

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FS B8 00

No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

7 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

16 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

19 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

20 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

21 Power LED Header (PLED1)

22 TPM Header (TPMS1)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB_6_7)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_8_9)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB_4 _5)

26 PCIe Power Connector (SLI/XFIRE_PWR1)

27 COM Port Header (COM1)

28 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT1)

29 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

30 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_ AUDIO1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 9 Optica l SPDIF Out Port

2 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB_2) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_3)

6 Line In (Light Blue) 14

7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 15 PS/2 Keyboard Port

8 Microphone (Pink)

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Clear CMOS Switch

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Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications .

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

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, plea se connect the speake r’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V

Front Speaker

(No. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

Line In

(No. 6)

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel au dio header. Aer re starting your computer, you will nd the “Mixe r” tool
on your system. Pl ease select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “En able playback multi­streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and the n you are
allowe d to sele ct “Realtek HDA Pr imary output ” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/
Bass, and Front Speake r, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front
panel au dio.

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an 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.

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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard

components.

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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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.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

Aer you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger

heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease

between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ma ke sure that the

CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

en connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector. For proper installation,

please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same

brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technolog y with only one or three
memor y module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIM M may be damaged.

4. Please install the memory module into DDR 3_A2 and DDR3_B2 sl ots for th e rst
prior ity.

5. If you adopt DDR3 2400/2100 memory module s on this motherboard, it i s recom­mended to install them on DDR3_ A2 and DDR3_B2 slots.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

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e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation .

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

ere is 1 PCI slot and 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCI slot:

e PCI1 slot is used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI interface.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE4 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slots) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A

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Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better ther mal environment, ple ase connect a ch assi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CHA_ FAN3) when using mul­tiple graphics cards.

x8 x8 N/A

x8 x8 x4

Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series

2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper

is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.6, No. 18)

CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system

parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to

short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear

the CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when

you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut

it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,

date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is

removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

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