Asrock Fatal1ty H170 Performance/Hyper User Manual

H170 Performance

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2015

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Version 1.0

Published February 2016

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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. © 2016 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 14

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 17

2.5 Jumpers Setup 18

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20

2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 25

2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 25

2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 27

2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 28

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 31

3.1 Installing Drivers 31

3.2 F-Stream 32

3.2.1 Installing F-Stream 32

3.2.2 Using F-Stream 32

3.3 Killer Network Manager 36

3.3.1 Installing Killer Network Manager 36

3.3.2 Using Killer Network Manager 36

3.4 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 39

3.4.1 UI Overview 39

3.4.2 Apps 40

3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers 43

3.4.4 Setting 44

3.5 XSplit Broadcaster 45

3.5.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 45

3.5.2 Recording Your Gameplay 48

3.6 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 49

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 52

4.1 Introduction 52

4.2 EZ Mode 53

4.3 Advanced Mode 54

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 54

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 55

4.4 Main Screen 56

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 57

4.6 Advanced Screen 66

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 67

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 69

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 71

4.6.4 Super IO Conguration 72

4.6.5 ACPI Conguration 73

4.6.6 USB Conguration 75

4.6.7 Trusted Computing 76

4.7 Tools 77

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 80

4.9 Security Screen 82

4.10 Boot Screen 83

4.11 Exit Screen 86

Fatal1ty H170 Performance/Hyper Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance/Hyper 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 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 documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support relate d to this mother­board, please visit our website for speci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.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

• ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance/Hyper Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

• ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance/Hyper Series Quick Installation Guide

• ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance/Hyper Series Support CD

• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

• 1 x I/O Panel Shield

• 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

• ATX Form Factor

• Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)

• Digi Power design

• 10 Power Phase design

• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

• Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

• Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine

• Intel® H170

• Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 4.0

• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

• Supports DDR4 2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory

• Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-

ECC mode)

* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website

for more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)

• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0

• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Expansion
Slot

Graphics

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• 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4

mode)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)

• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

• 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

* Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can

be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

• Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick

Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full

HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 510/530

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• Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12

• Max. shared memory 1792MB

• Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by

independent display controllers

• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

(4096x2304) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz

• Supports DVI-D 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)

• Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9

• Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D

and HDMI Ports

Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

ALC1150 Audio Codec)

• Premium Blu-ray Audio support

• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

• Supports Purity SoundTM 3

- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to

600 Ohm headsets)

- Pure Power-In

- Direct Drive Technology

- PCB Isolate Shielding

• Supports DTS Connect

• Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

• Giga PHY Intel® I219V

• Supports Wake-On-LAN

• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

• Supports PXE

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• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

• 1 x DVI-D Port

• 1 x HDMI Port

• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

• 1 x USB 2.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection))

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

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

• 5 x USB 3.0 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock

Full Spike Protection))

• 1 x USB 3.0 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock

Full Spike Protection))

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

LED)

• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front

Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

Connector

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

RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 14

and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot

Plug

• 1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector*

* Support to be announced

* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 and

SATA3_1 will be disabled.

• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports ty pe

2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and

M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

• 1 x COM Port Header

• 1 x TPM Header

• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

• 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)

• 4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)

* CPU_FAN1 and CHA_FAN1 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin

fan is in use.

* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum

1A (12W) fan power.

• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

• 1 x PCIe Power Connector

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• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

• 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

• 2 x AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x

Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

• Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

• ACPI 5.0 Compliant wake up events

• SMBIOS 2.7 Support

• CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCPLL,

VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

• CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

• CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU

temperature)

• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, GT_CPU,

DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

• Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with

xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to

page 49 for more detailed instructions.

* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock ’s web-

site for details: http://www.asrock.com.

• FCC, CE, WHQL

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

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.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 Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-party
overclocking to ols. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsibl e for possible damage caused by overclo cking.

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DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

ATX12V1

USB 2. 0

T: USB1

B: USB 2

ATXP WR 1

LAN

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PCIE4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB3_4

1

1

SPK_PLED1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

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PCIE1

RoHS

5

6

11

10

14

19

22

23

DVI1

HDMI1

USB 3.0
T: USB5
B: USB6

SATA3_1

1

3

2

21

Purity
Sound 3

TM

BIOS_B1

BIOS_A1

BIOS_A_LED1

BIOS
ROM

BIOS
ROM

BIOS_B_LED1

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

BIOS_SE L1

1

PCIE3

M2_1

CT2CT3CT4CT5

4

USB3_7 _8

1

13

CPU_FAN2

CPU_FAN1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN4

USB1_2

1

17

1

TPMS1

PCIE5

CT1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

PCIE_PWR1

SATA3_2_3

SATA3_0

7

8

9

12

15

16

18

20

24

25

Intel

H170

USB 3. 0

T: USB1

B: USB 2

(Type- c)

SATA3_5
SATA3_3

SATA3_4
SATA3_2

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

6 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4)

7 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

8 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

9 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_3_5)

11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA 3_ 2_4)

12 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

14 SATA Express Connector (SATA3_2_3)

15 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

16 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

17 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

18 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2)

19 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)

20 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_ SEL1)

21 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

22 TPM Header (TPMS1)

23 COM Port Header (COM1)

24 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

25 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

6

8

1

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No. Description No. Description

1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB1) 9 Front Speaker (Lime)**

2 USB 2.0 Port (USB2) 10 Microphone (Pink)

3 DVI-D Port 11 Optica l SPDIF Out Port

4 USB 3.0 Port (USB3_1) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_56)

5 LAN RJ-45 Port* 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 USB 3.0 Type-C Port (USB3_2)

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 HDMI Port

8 Line In (Light Blue) 16 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

CAU TION:

For operating system installation, be sure to plug your USB ash drive into the USB 2.0

Ports (USB12).

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9

11

10

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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 LED

SPEED LED

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. 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 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. Plea se sele ct “Mixe r To olBox” , click “Enable playback multi-stre aming”, and
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are a llowed to select
“Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Spea ker, Cent ral/Ba ss, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

Line In

(No. 8)

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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

components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard

components.

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

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.

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

in the bag that comes with the components.

• When placing screws 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 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket, pl ease check if the PnP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power c ables before in stalling the CPU.

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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FAN

CPU_

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel cong uration , you always need to in stall identical (the same b rand,

speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

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

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 sl ot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIM M may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

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

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 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 unplug ged. Pl ease read the documentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards

PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards

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, CHA_ FAN3 or CHA_FAN4) when u sing
multiple graphics cards.

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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

(CLRMO S1)

(see p.7, No. 16)

CLRMOS1 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 CLRMOS1 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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BIOS Selection Jumper

(BIO S_ SEL1)

(see p.7, No. 20)

is motherboard has two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS (BIOS_A1) and a backup

BIOS (BIOS_B1), which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your

system. Normally, the system works on the main BIOS. However, if the main BIOS

is corrupted or damaged, please use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3, then the

backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot. Aer that, then use “Secure

Backup UEFI“ in BIOS setup utility to copy the BIOS le to the main BIOS to

ensure normal system operation. For the sake of system safety, users cannot

update the backup BIOS manually. Users may refer to the BIOS LED (BIOS_A_

LED1 or BIOS_B_LED1) to identify which BIOS is activated currently.

Default

(Main BIOS)

Backup BIOS

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
heade rs and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.

System Panel Header

(9-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.7, No. 15)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to tur n
o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. P ress the reset sw itch to restart the
computer if the computer f reezes and fails to perform a normal restar t.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or wr iting data.

e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front pane l module mainly consists of power
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect­ing your ch assi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

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PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

RESET#

GND

GND

Connect the power

switch, reset switch and

system status indicator on

the chassis to this header

according to the pin

assignments below. Note

the positive and negative

pins before connecting

the cables.

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SPEAKER

Power LED and Speaker

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.7, No. 17)

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_0_1:

see p.7, No. 8)

(SATA3_2_4:

see p.7, No. 11)

(SATA3_3_5:

see p.7, No. 10)

Serial ATA Express

Connector

(SATA3_2_3:

see p.7, No. 14)

DUMMY
+5V

1

PLED+

SATA3_1

SATA3_5

SATA3_3

DUMMY

PLED+

PLED-

SATA3_4

SATA3_2

Please connect the

chassis power LED and

the chassis speaker to this

header.

ese six SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

SATA3_0

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

If M2_1 is occupied by a

SATA-type M.2 device,

SATA3_0 will be disabled.

Please connect either

SATA3_2SATA3_3SATA3_2_3

SATA or PCIe storage

devices to these

connectors.

If M2_1 is occupied by a

SATA-type M.2 device,

the SATA function of

SATA3_2_3 will be dis-

abled.

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB1_2)

(see p.7, No. 18)

(9-pin USB3_4)

(see p.7, No. 19)

USB_PWR

1

USB_PWR

-B
+B

GND

DUMMY

ere are two headers

on this motherboard.

Each USB 2.0 header can

GND

+A

-A

support two ports.

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