Asrock Fatal1ty H97 Performance Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.1
Published July 2014
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Fatal1ty Story

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

GOING PRO

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

WINNING STREAK

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

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

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

LIVIN’ LARGE

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

A DREAM

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

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

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

e Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are used
under license. © 2014 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

Motherboard Layout

Intel

H97

DDR 3_A2 (64 bit, 240- pin modu le)

DDR 3_A1 (64 bit, 240- pin modu le)

DDR 3_B2 (64 bit, 240- pin modu le)

DDR 3_B1 (64 bit, 240- pin modu le)

ATX12V1

Super

I/O

USB 2. 0

T: USB0

B: USB 1

Ps2

Keyb oard/

Mous e

ATXP WR 1

1

USB3_4 _5

LAN

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3 .0
T: USB2
B: US B3

Top:

Centra l/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC I N

PCIE4

PLED1

1

1

SPEAKER1

HDLED R ESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB6_7

1

USB4_5

1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDI O1

H97 PER FOR MAN CE

SATA3_0

PCIE1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

PCI1

PCI2

RoH S

8

11

9

10

13

1516

17

19

21

14

12

24

2

3

5

7

6

1

29

22

USB 2. 0

T: USB2

B: USB 3

HDM I

FA TA L TY

1

Puri ty

Soun d 2

TM

VGA 1

DVI 1

SATA3_3

SATA3_1

SATA3_4

SATA3_2

SATA3_5

PCI3

PCIE3

USB 3. 0

T: USB0

B: USB 1

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_B1

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_A1

BIOS_B_LED 1

BIOS_SE L1

1

27

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2PWR_FAN1

CMO S

Bat ter y

BIOS_A_LED 1

CLRMOS1

1

PCIE_ PWR1

1

TPMS1

4

1820

25

26

28

TB1

23

RoH S

PCI Ex p re ss 3.0

Fro nt USB 3.0

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

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

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

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

16 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

18 Power LED Header (PLED1)

19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

20 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

21 COM Port Header (COM1)

22 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

23 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

24 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_SEL1)

25 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

26 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

27 TPM Header (TPMS1)

28 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

29 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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1 2 4

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 9 Front Speaker (Lime)**

2 D-Sub Port 10 Microphone (Pink)

3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port

4 USB 2.0 Port (USB3) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)

5 LAN RJ-45 Port* 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 HDMI Port

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 DVI-D Port

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

5 7

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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. 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 audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool
on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi­streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are
allowed to select “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 audio.

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Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series motherboard,
a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock ’s consistently stringent quality
control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

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

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series Support CD

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

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expansion
Slot

* If PCIE1 or PCIE3 slot is occupied, PCIE4 slot will run at x2
mode.

ATX Form Factor

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High Density Glass Fabric PCB

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Supports 5th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

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Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)
Supports New 4th and 4th Generation Intel® Xeon®/CoreTM i7/

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i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)
Digi Power design

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8 Power Phase design

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Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

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Intel® H97

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Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

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4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

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Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

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memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION)

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

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1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)

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1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)

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2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

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3 x PCI Slots

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

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Graphics

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

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be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick

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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 4400/4600
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

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Audio

Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series

Supports Triple Monitor

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

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(4096x2160) @ 24Hz
Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant
HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

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

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and HDMI Ports

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

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Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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Supports Purity SoundTM 2

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- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

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

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to
600 Ohm headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- PCB Isolate Shielding
Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I218V

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Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)
Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

Connector

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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

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

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))
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

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

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RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug

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 PCIe Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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1 x underbolt AIC Connector

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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

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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series

2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup-

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port (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

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ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-

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ment

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

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

•

CPU temperature)
CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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

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

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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

Please realize that the re is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjust­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party overclocking tools. Overclocking 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 own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.

Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operat­ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard

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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,

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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

1. Before you inser t the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surfa ce is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket.
Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise,
the CPU will be seriously damaged .

2. Unplug all power cables before installing 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 retur n the motherboard for aer service.

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same
brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

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

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR 2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;
otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

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

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

ere are 3 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

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

PCI slots:

e PCI1, PCI2 and PCI3 slots are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit
PCI interface.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE4 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE4

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM Mode

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

x16 x4

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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
(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.1, No. 25)

CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear
the CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when
you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut
it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,
date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

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Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series

BIOS Selection Jumper
(BIOS_SEL1)
(see p.1, No. 24)

is motherboard has two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS (BIOS_A) and a backup
BIOS (BIOS_B), 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, 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_
LED or BIOS_B_LED) 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 headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors
will cause permanent damage to the motherboard.

System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.1, No. 19)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

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

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connec t to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart
the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

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 ope rating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s 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 activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when
the hard dr ive is reading or writing data.

e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists
of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.

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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Power LED Header
(3-pin PLED1)
(see p.1, No. 18)

Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0:
see p.1, No. 15)
(SATA3_1:
see p.1, No. 12)
(SATA3_2:
see p.1, No. 9)
(SATA3_3:
see p.1, No. 14)
(SATA3_4:
see p.1, No. 11)
(SATA3_5:
see p.1, No. 10)

USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.1, No. 16)
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.1, No. 17)

1

USB _PW R

1

USB _PW R

PLE D+

PLE D+

P-

P+

P+

P-

PLE D-

GND

GND

SATA3_2SATA3_0 SATA3_1

SATA3_5SATA3_3 SATA3_4

DUM MY

Please connect the chassis
power LED to this header
to

indicate the system’s

power status.

ese six SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal
storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Besides four USB 2.0 ports
on the I/O panel, there
are two headers on this
motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support
two ports.

USB 3.0 Headers
(19-pin USB3_4_5)
(see p.1, No. 8)

Vbus

IntA _PA_S SRX-

IntA _PA_S SRX+

GND

IntA _PA_S STX-

IntA _PA_S STX+

GND

IntA _PA_D -

IntA _PA_D +

VbusVbus

IntA _PB_ SSRX -

IntA _PB_ SSRX +

GND

IntA _PB_ SSTX -

IntA _PB_ SSTX +

GND

IntA _PB_ D-

IntA _PB_ D+

Dumm y

1

Besides four USB 3.0
ports on the I/O panel,
there is one header on this
motherboard. Each USB

3.0 header can support
two ports.

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Front Panel Audio Header

GND

FAN_ VOLTAG E

FAN_ SPEE D

GND

+12 V

FAN_ SPE ED

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.1, No. 22)

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must
suppor t HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and
chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the f ront panel audio header by
the steps below:
A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_ L.
B. Conne ct Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_ L (LIN) to OUT2_ L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_ RET and OUT_RET are for the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to
connect them for the AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel
and adju st “Recording Volume”.

Chassis Speaker Header
(4-pin SPEAKER1)
(see p.1, No. 20)

DUM MY

1

+5V

SPE AKE R

DUM MY

is header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.

Please connect the chassis
speaker to this header.

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Chassis and Power Fan
Connectors
(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 13)

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)
(see p.1, No. 29)
(3-pin CHA_FAN3)
(see p.1, No. 28)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 2)

GND

+12V

FAN_S PEE D

FAN_S PEE D_C ONTR OL

Please connect fan cables
to the fan connectors and
match the black wire to
the ground pin.

Fatal1ty H97 Performance Series

FAN_ SPEE D

FAN_ SPEE D_C ONT ROL

GND

+12 V

1 2 3 4

GND

FAN_ VOLTAG E

FAN_ SPEE D

CPU Fan Connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 4)

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)
(see p.1, No. 3)

ATX Power Connector
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.1, No. 7)

ATX 12V Power
Connector
(8-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.1, No. 1)

PCIe Power Connector
(4-pin PCIE_PWR1)
(see p.1, No. 26)

12

24

1

13

8 5

4 1

is motherboard pro­vides a 4-Pin CPU fan
(Quiet Fan) connector.
If you plan to connect a
3-Pin CPU fan, please
connect it to Pin 1-3.

is motherboard pro­vides a 24-pin ATX power
connector. To use a 20-pin
ATX power supply, please
plug it along Pin 1 and Pin

13.

is motherboard pro­vides an 8-pin ATX 12V
power connector. To use a
4-pin ATX power supply,
please plug it along Pin 1
and Pin 5.

Please connect a 4 pin molex
power cable to this connector
when more than three
graphics cards are installed.

underbolt AIC
Connector
(5-pin TB1)
(see p.1, No. 23)

Please connect a 5-pin signal
cable (GPIO cable) to this
connector when you install
a underboltTM add-in card
(AIC).

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Serial Port Header
(9-pin COM1)
(see p.1, No. 21)

1

RRXD 1

DDTR #1

TTXD 1

DDCD #1

DDSR #1

CCTS #1

RRTS #1

GND

is COM1 header
supports a serial port
module.

RRI# 1

TPM Header
(17-pin TPMS1)
(see p.1, No. 27)

is connector supports
Trusted Platform Module
(TPM) system, which can
securely store keys, digital

PCI RST#

certicates, passwords,

FRA ME

PCI CLK

and data. A TPM system
also helps enhance
network security, protects
digital identities, and
ensures platform integrity.

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Fatal1ty H97 Performance-Serie

1 Einleitung

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für die Fatal1ty H97 Performance-Serie von ASRock
entschieden haben – ein zuverlässiges Motherboard, das konsequent unter der
strengen Qualitätskontrolle von ASRock hergestellt wurde. Es liefert ausgezeichnete
Leistung mit robustem Design, das ASRocks Streben nach Qualität und Beständigkeit
erfüllt.

Da die technischen Daten des Motherboards sowie die BIOS-Soware aktualisiert werden
können, kann der Inhalt dieser Anleitung ohne Ankündigung geändert werden. Falls diese
Anleitung irgendwelchen Änderungen unterliegt, wird die aktualisierte Version ohne wei­tere Hinweise auf der ASRock-Webseite zur Verfügung gestellt. Sollten Sie technische Hilfe
in Bezug auf dieses Motherboard benötigen, erhalten Sie auf unserer Webseite spezischen
Informationen über das von Ihnen verwendete Modell. Auch nden Sie eine aktuelle Liste
unterstützter VGA-Karten und Prozessoren auf der ASRock-Webseite: ASRock-Website
http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Lieferumfang

• ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance-Serie – Motherboard (ATX-Formfaktor)

• ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance-Serie – Schnellinstallationsanleitung

• ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance-Serie – Support-CD

• 2 x Serial-ATA- (SATA) Datenkabel (optional)

• 1 x E/A-Blendenabschirmung

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1.2 Technische Daten

Plattform

Prozessor

Chipsatz

Speicher

Erweiter­ungssteck­platz

• ATX-Formfaktor

• Leiterplatte mit hochdichtem Glasgewebe

• Unterstützt Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron®-

Prozessoren (Sockel 1150) der 5. Generation

• Unterstützt Intel® Xeon®/CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron®-
Prozessoren (Sockel 1150) der 4. und neuen 4. Generation

• Digipower-Design

• 8-Leistungsphasendesign

• Unterstützt Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0-Technologie

• Intel® H97

• Dualkanal-DDR3-Speichertechnologie

• 4 x DDR3-DIMM-Steckplätze

• Unterstützt DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, ungepuerter

Speicher

• Systemspeicher, max. Kapazität: 32 GB (siehe ACHTUNG)

• Unterstützt Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2

• 1 x PCI-Express 3.0-x16-Steckplatz (PCIE2:x16-Modus)

• 1 x PCI-Express 2.0-x16-Steckplatz (PCIE4:x4-Modus)

* Wenn der PCIE1- oder PCIE3-Steckplatz belegt ist, läu der
PCIE4-Steckplatz im x2-Modus.

• 2 x PCI-Express 2.0-x1-Steckplätze

• 3 x PCI-Steckplätze

• Unterstützt AMD Quad CrossFireXTM und CrossFireXTM

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Grakkarte

• Integrierte Intel® HD Graphics-Visualisierung und VGA­Ausgänge können nur mit Prozessoren unterstützt werden,
die GPU-integriert sind.

• Unterstützt integrierte Intel® HD Graphics-Visualisierung:
Intel® Quick Sync Video mit AVC, MVC (S3D) und MPEG-2
Full HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600

• Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

• Max. geteilter Speicher: 1792 MB

• Drei Grakkarten-Ausgangsoptionen: D-Sub, DVI-D und

HDMI