Version 1.0
Published November 2013
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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
dierent 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. © 2013 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 Specications 2
1.3 Unique Features 6
1.4 Motherboard Layout 9
1.5 I/O Panel 11
Chapter 2 Installation 13
2.1 Installing the CPU 14
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 16
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 17
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19
2.5 Jumpers Setup 20
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21
2.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 26
2.7.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 26
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 28
2.8 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 29
2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 29
2.8.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 30
2.8.3 Driver Installation and Setup 31
2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 32
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 34
3.1 Installing Drivers 34
3.2 F-Stream 35
3.3 Killer Network Manager 39
3.3.1 Installing Killer Network Manager 39
3.3.2 Using Killer Network Manager 39
3.4 Start8 42
3.5 XSplit Broadcaster 45
3.5.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 45
3.5.2 Recording Your Gameplay 48
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 49
4.1 Introduction 49
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 49
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 50
4.2 Main Screen 51
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 52
4.4 Advanced Screen 57
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 58
4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 60
4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 61
4.4.4 Storage Conguration 62
4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 64
4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 65
4.4.7 USB Conguration 67
4.4.8 Trusted Computing 68
4.5 Tools 69
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 72
4.7 Boot Screen 73
4.8 Security Screen 75
4.9 Exit Screen 76
Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer 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
soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modications 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 cic 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 990FX Killer Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
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ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series Support CD
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4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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1 x I/O Panel Shield
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1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
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1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 Screw
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1.2 Specications
Platform
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ATX Form Factor
Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-
quality conductive polymer capacitors)
A-Style
Gaming
Armor
CPU
Purity Sound
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CPU Power
Hi-Density Power Connector
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VGA Card
15Gold Finger in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE2/PCIE3)
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SLI/CrossFireX Power Connector
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Internet
Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM LAN
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Audio
Purity Sound
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Supports Socket AM3+ processors
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Supports Socket AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6
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/ X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 /
Sempron processors
Supports 8-Core CPU
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Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
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Digi Power design
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8 + 2 Power Phase design
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Supports CPU up to 140W
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Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
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FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
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Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
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Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
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Chipset
Memory
Northbridge: AMD 990FX
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Southbridge: AMD SB950
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Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
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4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
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Supports DDR3 2450(OC)/2100(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-
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ECC, un-buered memory (see CAUTION1)
Expansion
Slot
Audio
Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series
Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB (see CAUTION2)
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Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
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Supports AMD Memory Prole (AMP)
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3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE3 @ x16 mode;
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PCIE5 @ x4 mode)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and
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CrossFireXTM
Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI
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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 Purity Sound
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- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier
- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to
600 ohm headsets)
- Direct Drive Technology
- EMI Shielding Cover
- PCB Isolate Shielding
Supports DTS Connect
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TM
TM
LAN
Rear Panel
I/O
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
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Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM E2200 Series
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Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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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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5 x USB 2.0 Ports
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1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0)
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4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia Hub)
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1 x eSATA3 Connector
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Storage
Connector
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
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LED)
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
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Front Speaker / Microphone
5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
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RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), 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 x2 (10
Gb/s) (M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 is shared with the eSATA3
connector)
1 x IR Header
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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 (Hi-Density Power
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Connector)
1 x SLI/XFire Power Connector (see CAUTION3)
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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
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1 x SPDIF Out Connector
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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
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1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0
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1 x USB 3.0 Header by Etron EJ188 (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
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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, DRAM, NB, HT, CPU VDDA, PCIE VDDA, CPU NB
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Voltage multi-adjustment
Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Tria l Version), Google
Support
CD
Hardware
Monitor
OS
Certications
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com
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Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), XSplit,
Killer Network Manager
CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
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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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perature)
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® 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit /
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8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
FCC, CE, WHQL
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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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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 aect 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.
1. Whether 2450/2100MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+
CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 2450/2100 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® 8 / 7. 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.
3. Please plug the power cable to the SLI/XFire power connector only when you install
three or more VGA cards.
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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock F-Stream
F-Stream is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune dierent system functions in a user-
friendly interface, it includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking,
Fatal1ty Mouse Port, Energy Saving and XFast R AM.
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a
much more ecient way to save energy, time, money, and improves system running
speed for your system. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally
enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows® to shorten boot
up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specic timing during the shutdown and startup
process, Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows® desktop in a few seconds.
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).
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ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is included in F-Stream. It fully utilizes the memory space that
cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast R AM
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.
Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series
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
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 UEFI Tech Service
Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request from the UEFI setup
utility if you are having trouble with your personal computer. Users may try to
choose the category of the issue they have encountered, describe the problem in
detail, and then attach an optional picture or log le for our technical support team.
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
installing the OS in RAID mode.
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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 Fast Boot
With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technolog y, 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 X-Boost
ASRock’s X-Boost Technology is a smart auto-overclocking function and is
brilliantly designed to unlock the hidden power of your CPUs. Simply press
“X” when turning on the PC, X-Boost will automatically overclock the relative
components to get up to 15.77% performance boost! With the smart X-Boost,
overclocking CPU can become a near one-button process. * e functionality of
“Unlock CPU Cores” feature might vary by dierent processors.
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.
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Turbo 50 / Turbo 60 Overclocking
Simply select Turbo 50 / Turbo 60 in BIOS, the system performance will boost up to
50% / 60% increase by automatically overclocking CPU, Memory frequency and all
related voltage settings!
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.
1.4 Motherboard Layout
DDR3 _A1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)
DDR3 _A2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)
FS B80 0
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
1
COM1
1
Supe r
I/O
IR1
1
HD_AUDIO 1
1
PCI E1
HDLED RESET
PLED PW RBTN
1
PANEL1
SPEAKER1
1
PCI E2
1
PLED1
USB8_9
CPU_FAN1
AMD
990FX
Chipset
PS2
Mous e
PS2
Keyb oard
Top:
RJ-45
USB 2. 0
T: USB4
B: USB 5
1
CHA_FAN3
99 0FX K I LLE R
RoH S
CPU_FAN2
USB3_5 _6
SO CKET AM 3b
CHA_FAN2
CHA_FAN1
PWR_FAN1
USB 2.0
T:U SB2
B: USB3
eSATA
ATX12V 1
USB 2. 0
T: USB0
B: USB 1
FATAL TY
1
PCI E3
PCI E5
PCI E4
Pur ity
Sou nd
TM
Kille r
E2200
SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA3_3
SATA3_4
SATA3_5
1
SPDIF_OUT 1
SLI/XFI RE_PW R1
M.2_ SSD1
USB6_7
1
Vertical
TypeA U SB
USB3_7
TPMS1
1
USB 3. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2
USB 3. 0
T: USB3
B: USB 4
Top:
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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No. Description
1 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
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 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9)
9 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)
11 Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_7)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)
13 TPM Header (TPMS1)
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)
15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)
16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
18 Power LED Header (PLED1)
19 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
20 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
21 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA _FAN3)
23 SLI/XFIR E Power Connector (SLI/XFIR E_PWR1)
24 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
25 COM Port Header (COM1)
26 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT1)
27 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
28 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
29 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
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1.5 I/O Panel
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1 2 43 6 7 9
No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse Port 9 Rear Speaker (Black)
2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_01) 10 Line In (Light Blue)
3 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12) 11 Front Speaker (Lime)**
4 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34) 12 Microphone (Pink)
5 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) 13 Optical SPDIF Out Port
6 USB 2.0 Port (USB3) 14 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_45)
7 LAN RJ-45 Port* 15 eSATA3 Port (ESATA1)***
8 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 PS/2 Keyboard Port
81110
121316 1415
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* 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
Front Speaker
(No. 11)
Rear Speaker
(No. 9)
Central / Bass
(No. 8)
Line In
(No. 10)
2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V
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To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel au dio header. Aer 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.
*** e eSATA3 port supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M. e eSATA3 port is shared with M.2_ SSD (NGFF) Socket 3.
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Chapter 2 Installation
is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration 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
Aer 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 conguration, you always need to install identica l (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 2450/2100 memory modules on this motherboard, it is recommended to install them on DDR3_ A2 and DDR3_B2 slots.
Dual Channel Memory Conguration
Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2
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2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated
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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