Asrock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac User Manual
Version 1.0
Published June 2017
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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. © 2017 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 Motherboard Layout 6
1.4 I/O Panel 9
1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz
Antenna 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) 25
2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot) 27
2.5 Jumpers Setup 28
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 29
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 33
3.1 Installing Drivers 33
3.2 F-Stream 34
3.2.1 Installing F-Stream 34
3.2.2 Using F-Stream 34
3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 37
3.3.1 UI Overview 37
3.3.2 Apps 38
3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 41
3.3.4 Setting 42
3.4 Creative SoundBlaster Cinema3 43
3.5 ASRock RGB LED Utility 44
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 45
4.1 Introduction 45
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 45
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 46
4.2 Main Screen 47
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 48
4.4 Advanced Screen 50
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 51
4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 52
4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 53
4.4.4 Storage Conguration 54
4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 55
4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 56
4.4.7 AMD PBS 57
4.5 Tools 58
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 60
4.7 Security Screen 62
4.8 Boot Screen 63
4.9 Exit Screen 66
Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac 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 AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)
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ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series Support CD
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1 x I/O Panel Shield
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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas (Optional)
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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket (Optional)
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1.2 Specications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
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* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for
more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)
* Please refer to page 25 for DDR4 UDIMM maximum frequency
support.
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Mini-ITX Form Factor
2oz Copper PCB
Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge)
and Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge)
Digi Power design
8 Power Phase design
Supports 95W Water Cooling
AMD Promontory B350
Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
AMD Ryzen series CPUs support DDR4 3200+(OC)/2933
(OC)/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buered memo-
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AMD 7th Gen A-Series APUs support DDR4 2400/2133 ECC
& non-ECC, un-buered memory*
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
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Expansion
Slot
Graphics
AMD Ryzen series CPUs
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)*
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AMD 7th A-Series APUs
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x8 mode)*
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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-
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802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)
15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
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Integrated AMD RadeonTM R-Series Graphics in A-series
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APU*
Audio
Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
* Actual support may vary by CPU
DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
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Max. shared memory 2GB
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Supports 2 x HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
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(4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Ports (Compliant
HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP with HDMI Ports
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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI
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Ports
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220
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Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support
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Supports Surge Protection
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Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
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120dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier
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Pure Power-In
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Direct Drive Technology
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PCB Isolate Shielding
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Impedance Sensing on Line Out port
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Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
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Gold Audio Jacks
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Supports Creative SoundBlaster Cinema3
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LAN
Wireless
LAN
Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
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GigaLAN Intel® I211AT
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Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
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Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
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Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps
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Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II
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Rear Panel
I/O
Storage
Connector
2 x Antenna Ports
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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
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2 x HDMI Ports
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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port
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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
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* 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) is included
1 x USB 3.0 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection)
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1 x USB 3.0 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection)
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2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
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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 (Gold Audio Jacks)
4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
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RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2280 M.2 SATA3
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6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4
(32 Gb/s) (with Ryzen Series CPU) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with
A-Series APU)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
1 x LPC Header
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1 x AMD Fan LED Header
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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum
1A (12W) fan power.
1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
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1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)
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(Smart Fan Speed Control)
* e Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water
cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.
* CHA_FAN1/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is
in use.
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 Front Panel Audio Connector
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1 x AMD LED Fan USB Header
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BIOS
Feature
Hardware
Monitor
Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD
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Protection)
1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD
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Protection)
AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
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Supports “Plug and Play”
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ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events
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Supports jumperfree
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SMBIOS 2.3 support
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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PROM 2.5V, Voltage Multi-adjust-
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Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water
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Pump Fans
Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water
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Pump Fans
Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-
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ture): CPU, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis, Chassis Optional/
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Water Pump Fans
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit
OS
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* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock’s web-
site for details: http://www.asrock.com
FCC, CE
Certications
* 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 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.
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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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1.3 Motherboard Layout
ATXP WR1
CLRCMOS 1
1
1
USB_3_4
HD_AUDI O1
1
CPU_FAN 1
RJ- 45 LAN
SOCK ET AM4
HDM I2
ATX12V1
Ult ra M.2
PCI e Ge n3 x4
USB3_ 3_4
1
CHA_FAN2
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBT N
PANEL1
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RoHS
DDR 4_ A1 (6 4 bit , 28 8-p in m odu le)
DDR 4_ B1 (6 4 bit , 28 8-p in m odu le)
AMD
Promonto ry
B350
USB 3. 0
T: US B1
B: USB 2
AMD_FAN_L ED1
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LPC1
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AB35 0 Gami ng -I TX/ac
PCI E1
CHA_FAN/ W_PUMP
USB 3.0
T:U SB31_ TA_1
B: USB3 1_TC _1
USB 2 .0
T: USB1
B: US B2
PS2
Keybo ard
/Mous e
HDM I1
Top:
Central/Bass
Cente r:
REAR SPK
Top:
LINE IN
Cente r:
FRONT
Botto m:
Optic al
SPDIF
Botto m:
MIC I N
USB_5
1
SPEAKER1
1
M2_ WI FI_ 1
SATA3_2
SATA3_4
SATA3_1
SATA3_3
Top Side View
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BIOS
ROM
Back Side View
Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 AMD LED Fan USB Header (USB_5)
3 AMD Fan LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
6 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)
9 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_3_4)
10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)
13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)
14 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
15 LPC Header (LPC1)
16 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
17 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN/W_PUMP)
18 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
19 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
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1.4 I/O Panel
Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
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No. Description No. Description
1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB_1) 9 Antenna Ports
2 USB 2.0 Port (USB_2) 10 Microphone (Pink)
3 USB 3.0 Port (USB31_TA_1) 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port
4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)
5 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 USB 3.0 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)
6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 HDMI Port
7 Line In (Light Blue) 15 HDMI Port
8 Front Speaker (Lime)** 16 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
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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.
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Audio Output
Channels
Front Speaker
(No. 8)
Rear Speaker
(No. 6)
Central / Bass
(No. 5)
2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V
Line In
(No. 7)
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Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna
WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module
is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.0
module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/
g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-
use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to support WiFi + BT. Bluetooth
v4.0 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of
functionality into the mobile devices. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy Technology
and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for PCs.
* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.
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WiFi Antennas Installation Guide
Step 1
Prepare the WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas that come
with the package.
Step 2
Connect the two WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas to
the antenna connectors. Turn the antenna clock-
wise until it is securely connected.
Step 3
Set the WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna as shown in the
illustration.
*You may need to adjust the direction of
the antenna for a stronger signal.
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Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Series
Chapter 2 Installation
is is a Mini-ITX 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.
Please turn o the power or remove the power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.
Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1
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