Asrock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer User Manual
Version 1.0
Published December 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
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Unique Features 7
1.4 Motherboard Layout 11
1.5 I/O Panel 13
2. Installation 15
2.1 CPU Installation 16
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 17
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 18
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 20
2.5 Jumpers Setup 21
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22
2.7 CrossFireX
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and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 27
2.8 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide 30
3. Software and Utilities Operation 32
3.1 Installing Drivers 32
3.2 F-Stream 33
3.3 Killer Network Manager 37
3.4 Start8 40
4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 47
4.1 Introduction 47
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 47
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 48
4.2 Main Screen 48
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 49
4.4 Advanced Screen 52
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 53
4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 54
4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 55
4.4.4 Storage Conguration 56
4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 57
4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 58
4.4.7 USB Conguration 60
4.4.8 Trusted Computing 61
4.5 Tool 62
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 65
4.7 Boot Screen 66
4.8 Security Screen 68
4.9 Exit Screen 69
Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Series
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ 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 documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard
and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the
software and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might
be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may
nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as
well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for specic information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Series Quick Installation Guide
ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Series Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
ASRock Reminds You...
To get better performance in Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit, it is
recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Conguration to AHCI
mode.
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1.2 Specications
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Platform
A-Style
Gaming
Armor
CPU
Chipset
Memory
• ATX Form Factor
• Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan made
high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
• Purity Sound
CPU Power
• Hi-Density Power Connector
VGA Card
• 15μGold Finger in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
• SLI/CrossFireX Power Connector
Internet
• Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM LAN
Audio
• Purity Sound
• Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors
• Digi Power design
• 4 + 2 Power Phase design
• AMD A88X (Bolton-D4)
• Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR3 2600+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133/1866/1600/
1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see
CAUTION 1)
* DDR3 2600+ is only supported with two DIMMs.
• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB (see CAUTION
2)
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
• Supports AMD Memory Prole Technology (AMP) up to
AMP 2400
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Expansion
Slot
Graphics
• 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2 @ x16 mode)
* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with FM2+ CPU. With FM2
CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4 @ x4 mode)
• 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
• 3 x PCI Slots
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, CrossFireXTM and
Dual Graphics
• Integrated AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000 series graphics
in A-series APU
• DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2+ CPU. DirectX
11, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2 CPU.
• Max. shared memory 2GB
• Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
• Supports Triple Monitor
• Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to
1920x1200 @ 60Hz
• Supports Dual-link DVI-D with max. resolution up to
2560x1600 @ 60Hz
• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200
@ 60Hz
• Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC
and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port
(Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 3)
• Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI Port
• Supports AMD Steady VideoTM 2.0: New video post
processing capability for automatic jitter reduction on
home/online video
• Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with
DVI-D and HDMI Por ts
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Audio
• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek
ALC1150 Audio Codec)
• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
• Supports Purity Sound
- 115dB SNR DAC with Differential 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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LAN
Rear
Panel I/O
• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM E2200 Series
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x D-Sub Por t
• 1 x DVI-D Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 3 x USB 2.0 Ports
• 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0)
• 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (AMD A88X (Bolton-D4))
• 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1042A)
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and
SPEED LED)
• 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in
/ Front Speaker / Microphone
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Storage
Connector
BIOS
Feature
• 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and R AID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot
Plug
• 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED Header
• 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
• 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
• 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Con-
nector)
• 1 x SLI/XFire Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1 x USB 3.0 Header by AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) (Sup-
ports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
• 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Supports “Plug and Play”
• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
• Supports jumperfree
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
• DRAM, VDDP, VDDR Voltage multi-adjustment
Support
CD
Hardware
Monitor
• Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial version),
Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days
trial), XSplit, Killer Network Manager
• CPU temperature sensing
• Chassis temperature sensing
• CPU Fan Tachometer
• Chassis Fan Tachometer
• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan
• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
• CASE OPEN detection
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
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OS
• Microsoft® Windows® 10 32-bit / 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit /
8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit
ASRock’s website for details: http://www.asrock.com
* Carrizo FM2r2 processor supports Windows® 10 64 bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit only.
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Certications
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com
WARNING
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking,
including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking
Technology, or using third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may
affect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to the components
and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and
expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by
overclocking.
• FCC, CE, WHQL
• ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is
required)
CAUTION!
1. Whether 2600/2400/2133/1866/1600MHz memory speed is
supported depends on the CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt
DDR3 2600/2400/2133/1866/1600MHz 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
bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast
RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.
3. xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows®
10 64-bit / 10 / 8.1 64-bit / 8.1 / 8 64-bit / 8 / 7 64-bit / 7. Deep
Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in
EDID. HBR is supported underWindows® 10 64-bit / 10 / 8.1 64bit / 8.1 / 8 64-bit / 8 / 7 64-bit / 7.
®
10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-
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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock F-Stream
F-Stream is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new
interface, more new features and improved utilities, including
XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few
seconds, provides a much more efcient 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. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update
system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS-
DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the <F6> key
during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup
menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and
save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or
hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks
without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other compli-
cated ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or
hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.
ASRock APP Charger
If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your
Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has
prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger.
Simply install the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone
charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40% faster
than before. 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),
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Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5).
With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience.
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast R AM is included in F-Stream. It fully utilizes
the memor y space that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit
operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading
time of previously visited websites, making web sur ng 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 up-
date process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish
the BIOS update procedure after regaining power. Please note
that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your
USB disk. Only USB2.0 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.
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ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware
updates from our servers. In other words, the system can auto-
detect the latest UEFI from our servers and ash them without
entering Windows® OS.
Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Series
ASRock UEFI System Browser
ASRock UEFI system browser is a useful tool included in
graphical UEFI. It can detect the devices and configurations
that users are currently using in their PC. With the UEFI system
browser, you can easily examine the current system conguration in UEFI setup.
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
PC.
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 after entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Easy RAID Installer
ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID
driver from a support CD to your USB storage device. After
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.
ASRock Easy Driver Installer
For users that don’t have an optical disk dr ive 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 configuration
tools, cool sound effects and stunning visuals. The unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a
lot more amusing.
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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! The speedy boot will completely change your user
experience and behavior.
ASRock X-Boost
Brilliantly designed for combo overclocking, ASRock X-Boost
Technology is able to unleash 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.
ASRock Restart to UEFI
Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. The light-
ning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI technology is designed for those requiring
frequent UEFI access. It is included in ASRock’s exclusive all-inone F-Stream tuning program that allows users to easily enter
the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC next time. Just
simply enable this function; the PC will be assured to access the
UEFI directly in the very beginning.
ASRock USB Key
In a world where time is money, why waste prec io us t ime
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!
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ASRock Key Master
What good is a weapon if you ar e unable to w ie ld it profi-
ciently? Key Master enhances your mouse and keyboard with
customizable macros, sniper modes, scroll speed, key repeat
rates and repeat delay, turning your boring old keyboard andmouse into lethal weapons.
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in F-Stream. Congure
up to ve different fan speeds using the graph. The fans will
automatically shift to the next speed level when the assigned
temperature is met.
1.4 Motherboard Layout
ATXP WR1
PCIE1
PCI1
CPU_FAN1
64Mb
BIOS
PCIE2
CPU_FAN2
FM2A88X+ Killer
PCIE4
DDR 3_A1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_A2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_B1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_B2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
PWR_FAN1
CHA_FAN3
PCIE3
PCI2
PCI3
1
CLRCMOS1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
PANEL1
SATA3_1_ 2SATA3_3_ 4SATA3_5_6SATA3_7 _8
CHA_FAN1
CHA_FAN2
SPEAKER1
1
PLED1
1
HD_AUDIO1
1
COM1
1
1
USB_7_8
1
USB_9_10
Top:
CTR BASS
Center :
REAR SPK
Bottom :
Optica l
SPDIF
Top:
LINE IN
Center :
FRONT
Bottom :
MIC IN
Top:
RJ-45
VGA 1
DVI 1
USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
HDM I1
Clr
CMOS
USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
USB3_5 _6
RoHS
SOCKET FM2b
AMD
A88X
(Bolton-D4)
Chipset
USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
PS2
Keyboard/
Mouse
1
USB_5_6
TPMS1
1
CI1
1
2
3
4
5
1
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8
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10
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18
20
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ATX12V1
13
SLI/XFIRE_PWR1
24
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CMOS
BATTERY
Supe r
I/O
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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
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 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)
9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)
10 SATA3 C onn ect ors (S ATA3_1_ 2)
11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_3_4)
12 SATA3 C onnecto rs (SATA 3 _ 5 _6)
13 SATA3 C o nne cto rs (SATA 3 _7_8)
14 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA _FAN2)
16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
18 Power LED Header (PLED1)
19 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB_9_10)
21 USB 2.0 Header (USB_7_8)
22 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)
23 TPM Header (TPMS1)
24 SLI/XFIRE Power Connector (SLI/XFIRE_PWR1)
25 COM Port Header (COM1)
26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
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1.5 I/O Panel
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No. Description No. Description
1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB_1)* 10 Microphone (Pink)
2 USB 2.0 Port (USB_2)* 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port
3 D-Sub Port 12 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_3_4)
USB 3.0 Ports (USB3 _1_2)
4
(AMD A88X (Bolton-D4))
5 LAN RJ-45 Port** 14 Clear CMOS Button
6 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 HDMI Port
7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16 DVI-D Port
8 Line In (Light Blue) 17 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
9 Front Speaker (Lime)***
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USB 3.0 Ports (USB3 _3_4)
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8
9
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* It is recommended to install the USB Keyboard/Mouse cable to USB 2.0 po rts (US B_1_2)
instead of USB 3.0 ports.
** There are two LEDs on the L AN por t. Please refer to the tab le below for the LAN port LED indica-
tions.
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Por t
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
*** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please c onnect the speaker ’s plug into “ Front S peaker Jac k”. See
the table below for connectio n details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.
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Audio Output
Channels
Front
Speaker
(No. 9)
Rear Speaker
(No. 7)
Central / Bass
(No. 6)
2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V
To enable Mult i-Streaming , you need to connect a front panel au dio cable to
the front panel audio header. After restar ting your c omputer, you will nd the
“Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “M ixer ToolBox” , click “ Enable
playback multi- streaming”, and c lick “ok”. Choose “2C H”, “4CH ”, “6CH”, or
“8CH” and then you are allowed to selec t “Realtek HDA Primary output” to
use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Fr ont Speaker, or select “ Realtek
HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.
Line In or
Side Speaker
(No. 8)
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2. Installation
This 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.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the
power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the
power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the
motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any
component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static elec-
tricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the
like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety
grounded object before you handle components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.
5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing
so may damage the motherboard.
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2.1 CPU Installation
Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up
to a 90
Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the
socket such that the CPU corner with
the golden triangle matches the socket
corner with a small triangle.
Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the
socket until it ts in place.
o
angle.
The CPU ts only in one correct
orientation. DO NOT force the CPU
into the socket to avoid bending of
the pins.
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Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it
rmly on the socket while you push
down the socket lever to secure the
CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab
to indicate that it is locked.
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2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
After 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. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened
and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the
CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1 and CPU_FAN2, see Page 11, No. 3,
4). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals
of the CPU fan and the heatsink.
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