Asrock Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 User Manual

Version 1.0

Published April 2015

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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

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 9

Chapter 2 Installation 11

2.1 Installing the CPU 12

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 16

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 18

2.5 Jumpers Setup 20

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21

2.7 Smart Switches 26

2.8 Dr. Debug 27

2.9 SLI

2.9.1 Installing Two SLI

2.9.2 Installing Three SLI

, 3-Way SLITMand Quad SLITM Operation Guide 29

-Ready Graphics Cards 29

-Ready Graphics Cards 31

2.9.3 Driver Installation and Setup 33

2.10 CrossFireX

, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM

Operation Guide 34

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireX

-Ready Graphics Cards 34

-Ready Graphics Cards 36

2.10.3 Driver Installation and Setup 37

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 38

2.12 HDD Saver Cable Installation Guide 41

2.13 ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A Installation Guide 42

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 44

3.1 Installing Drivers 44

3.2 F-Stream 45

3.3 Killer Network Manager 51

3.3.1 Installing Killer Network Manager 51

3.3.2 Using Killer Network Manager 51

3.4 ASRock APP Shop 54

3.4.1 UI Overview 54

3.4.2 Apps 55

3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers 58

3.4.4 Setting 59

3.5 Start8 60

3.6 XSplit Broadcaster 63

3.6.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 63

3.6.2 Recording Your Gameplay 66

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 67

4.1 Introduction 67

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 67

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 68

4.2 Main Screen 69

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 70

4.4 Advanced Screen 79

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 80

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 82

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 85

4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 86

4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 87

4.4.6 USB Conguration 88

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 89

4.5 Tools 90

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 95

4.7 Security Screen 97

4.8 Boot Screen 98

4.9 Exit Screen 101

Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer Series/3.1 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 th e BIOS soware might be updated, the content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modications of this documentation occur, the u pdated version will be available on ASRock ’s website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support related 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 suppor t list on ASRock’s website a s well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer Series/3.1 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer Series/3.1 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer Series/3.1 Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1 x ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A

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1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

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1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card

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

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1 x HDD Saver Cable

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1 x Screw for Ultra M.2 Socket

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1 x Screw for mini-PCIe Slot

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1.2 Specications

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/)

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ATX Form Factor

2oz Copper PCB

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter dierent noise by 3

dierent capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)

Supports Intel® Core

Family for the LGA 2011-3 Socket

Digi Power design

12 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Supports Untied Overclocking Technology

Intel® X99

Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 3200+(OC)*/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400

(OC)/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory

Supports non-ECC RDIMM (Registered DIMM)

Supports DDR4 ECC, un-buered memory/RDIMM with

Intel® Xeon® processors E5 series in the LGA 2011-3 Socket

Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB (see CAUTION)

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (X MP) 2.0

i7 and Xeon® 18-Core Processors

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Expansion Slot

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1 @ x16 mode; PCIE3 @

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x16 mode; PCIE5 @ x8 mode)

* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run

at x16/x8/x4.

* If M.2 PCI Express module is installed, PCIE5 will be disabled.

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

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1 x mini-PCI Express Slot

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

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and CrossFireXTM

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and SLI

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* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, 3-Way SLITM is not supported.

Audio

LAN

Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 Series

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

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ALC1150 Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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Supports Purity Sound ™ 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 Ohms headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- PCB Isolate Shielding

Supports DTS Connect

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1 x Intel® I218V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10/100/1000 Mb/s)

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1 x Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer

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Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s)

Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On

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Internet Technolog y (on Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM

E2200 Series)

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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E2200 Series (PCIE x1

Rear Panel I/O

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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1 x eSATA Connector

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1 x USB 2.0 Port (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))

1 x USB 3.1 Ty pe-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)

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(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD

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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LED)

1 x Clear CMOS Switch

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ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A

Storage

Connector

HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /

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Front Speaker / Microphone

2 x USB 3.1 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

10 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support R AID (RAID

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0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 13),

NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology

(SSATA3_3 connector is shared with the eSATA port)

(SSATA3_2 connector is shared with Ultra M.2 Socket)

* RAID is supported on SATA3_0 ~ SATA3_5 ports only.

1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector (shared with SATA3_4

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and SATA3_5)

* Support to be announced

1 x eSATA Connector, supports NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

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1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

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

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) (Smart Fan

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Speed Control)

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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Connec tor)

1 x HDD Saver Connector

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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

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x Vertical Type A USB 2.0

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2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x Dr. Debug with LED

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BIOS Feature

Hardware Monitor

Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 Series

1 x Power Switch with LED

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1 x Reset Switch with LED

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1 x BIOS Selection Switch

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2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI

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support (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, VPPM Voltage Multi-

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adjustment

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

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CPU temperature)

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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

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CPU Internal Voltages

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-

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bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

Certications

* 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 BIO S, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-par ty overclocking tools. O verclocking may aect your syste m’s stability, or even cause dam age to the components and devices of your syste m. It should be done at your own risk and expe nse. We are not responsibl e for possible damage caused by overclocking.

Due to limitation , the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the re servation for s ystem usage under Windows® 32-bit ope rating systems . Windows® 64-bit operating systems do not have s uch limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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

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Intel

X99

ATX12V1

Super

I/O

ATXP WR 1

USB3_5_ 6

PCIE1

Top:

Central/Bass

Center:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

PCIE3

PLED1

SPEAKER1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

USB5_6

USB3_4

X99X Killer/3.1

PCIE5

PCIE2

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

RoHS

CLRC BTN1

ESATA1

Top: RJ-45

USB 3.0 T: USB3 B: USB4

DDR4 _A2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _A1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _B2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _B1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

Purity

Sound 2

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3 x4

BIOS_B_LED

128Mb

BIOS

BIOS_B

128Mb

BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

CT2CT3CT4CT5

CHA_FAN2

PCIE_PWR1

19 20

SATA_PWR_1

CT1

DDR4 _D1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _D2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _C1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _C2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

2011-3 Socket

Vertica l

Type A USB

USB7

USB3_7_ 8

Dr.

Debug

Reset Power

252426

BIOS_SEL 1

PCIE4

MINI _PCIE 1

USB 2.0

T: USB1

B: USB2

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

Top: RJ-45

USB 3.0 T: USB1 B: USB2

Killer E2200

FATAL TY1

LAN

SSATA3_2_ 3

SATA3_0_3

SATA3_1_4

SATA3_2_5

SSATA3_0_ 1

CHA_FAN3

SATAE_1

USB 3.1 (Type-C)

COM1

HD_AUDIO1

3334

TPMS1

T BT1

3132

PWR_FAN1

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

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

3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D2, DDR4_C2)

6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

7 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D1, DDR4_C1)

8 Vertical Type A USB 2.0 (USB7)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

12 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SSATA3_0_1)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SSATA3_2_3)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_3)

16 SATA 3 C on nectors (SATA 3_1_4)

17 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_5)

18 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

19 Power LED Header (PLED1)

20 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

21 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

22 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

23 HDD Saver Connector (SATA_PWR _1)

24 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

26 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

27 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)

28 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

29 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

30 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

31 COM Port Header (COM1)

32 underbolt AIC Connector (TBT1)

33 TPM Header (TPMS1)

34 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 Series

English

No. Description

35 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

36 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 Series

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No. Description No. Description

1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB1) 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port

2 USB 2.0 Port (USB2) 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (ASMedia ASM1074 hub)

(Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (ASMedia ASM1074 hub)

(Intel® I218V)* 13 eSATA Connector***

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

6 Rear Speaker (Black) (ASMedia ASM1142)

7 Line In (Light Blue) 15 Clear CMOS Switch

8 Front Speaker (Lime)** 16 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

9 Microphone (Pink)

E2200)* 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

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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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* 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 ty pe 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

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to c onnect a front panel audio cable to the front panel au dio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your system. Plea se select “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to u se the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Spea ker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA with cabl es within 1 meters. e SSATA3_3 connector is shared w ith the eSATA port

Line In

(No. 7)

Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 Series

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 insert the 2011- 3-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 inser t the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwi se, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

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

CAU TION:

Please note that X99 platform is only compatible with the LGA 2011-3 socket, which is

incompatible with the LGA 2011 socket (for X79 platform).

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Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 Series

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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 se rvice.

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

1 2

Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 Series

FAN

CPU_

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

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

supports Quad Channel Memory Technology.

1. For quad chann el 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 not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot; otherwise , this motherboard and DIMM may be dam aged.

3. e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It wil l cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Quad Channel Memory Conguration

Priority 1 2

DDR4_A1

DDR4_A2

DDR4_B1

DDR4_B2

DDR4_C1

DDR4_C2

DDR4_D1

DDR4_D2

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

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Due to Intel® CPU spec denition, please install the memory modules on DDR4_A1,

•

DDR4_B1, DDR4_C1 and DDR4_D1 for rst priority. If the four DDR4 DIMM slots

above are fully installed, and you want to use more than four memory modules, please

install the other memor y modules from le to right (from DDR4_ A2, DDR4_B2,

DDR4_D2 to DDR4_C2.)

If only two memory modules are installed in the DDR4 DIMM slots, then Dual

•

Channel Memory Technology is activated. If three memory modules are insta lled, then

Triple Channel Memory Technology is activated. If more than four memory modules

are installed in the DDR4 DIMM slots, then Quad Channel Memory Technolog y is

activated.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 5 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot 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. Please read the document ation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

PCIe slots:

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

PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

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

PCIE4 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

* If M.2 PCI Express module is installed, PCIE5 will be disabled.

mini-PCIe slot:

MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.

PCIe Slot Congurations (For CPU with 40 PCIe lanes)

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireX

or SLITM

Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireX

Mode

or 3-Way SLITM Mode

x16 N/A x16 N/A N/A

x16 N/A x16 N/A x8

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PCIe Slot Congurations (For CPU with 28 PCIe lanes)

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireX

Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireX

*3 -Way SLI

Mode is not supported for CPU with 28 PCIe lanes.

For a better ther mal environme nt, 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.

or SLITM

Mode

x16 N/A x8 N/A N/A

x16 N/A x8 N/A 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

(CLRCMO S1)

(see p.6, No. 30)

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.

Default

Clear CMOS

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e Clear CMOS Switch has the same function a s the Clear CMOS jumper.

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

PLED+

PLED-

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

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System Panel Header

(9-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.6, No. 21)

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. Press the reset sw itch to restart the computer if the computer f reezes and fails to per form a normal restar t.

PLED (Syste m Power LED): Connec t to the power status indicator on th e chassis front panel . e LED is on when the system is operating. e LED k eeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e LED is o when the system is in S4 slee p 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 panel module mainly con sists of power switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When conne cting your ch assi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

RESET#

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.

Power LED Header

(3-p in P L ED1)

(see p.6, No. 19)

Please connect the chassis

power LED to this header

indicate the system’s

power status.

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Serial ATA3 Connectors

DUMMY

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

(SSATA3_0 _1:

see p.6, No. 13)

(SSATA3_2_3:

see p.6, No. 14)

(SATA3_0_3:

see p.6, No. 15)

(SATA3_1_4:

see p.6, No. 16)

(SATA3_ 2_5:

see p.6, No. 17)

SSATA3_0

SSATA3_2

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

ese ten SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

SSATA3_1

storage devices with up

to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer

rate. If the eSATA port

on the rear I/O has been

SSATA3_3

connected, the internal

SSATA3_3 will not

function. If the Ultra M.2

Socket has been occupied,

SATA3_3

the internal SSATA3_2

will not function.

* RAID is supported on

SATA3_0 ~ SATA3_5

SATA3_4

ports only.

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Serial ATA Express

Connector

(SATAE_1:

see p.6, No. 18)

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB3_4)

(see p.6, No. 27)

(9-pin USB5_6)

(see p.6, No. 28)

(USB7)

(see p.6, No. 8)

SATA3_2

SATA3_5SATAE_1 SATA3_4

SATA3_5

Please connect either

SATA or PCIe storage

devices to this connector.

e SATA Express

connector is shared with

the SATA3_4 and the

SATA3_ 5.

*e SATA Express

interface is a combination

of SATAE_1, SATA3_5,

and SATA3_4.

Besides two USB 2.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

are two headers and one

port on this motherboard.

Each USB 2.0 header can

support two ports.

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J_SENSE

OUT2_L

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

DUMMY

SPEAKER

GND

FAN_VOLTAG

CHA_FAN_SPEED

USB 3.0 Headers

(19-pin USB3_5_6)

(see p.6, No. 11)

(19-pin USB3_7_8)

(see p.6, No. 10)

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_ AUDIO1)

(see p.6, No. 34)

Vbus

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

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+

Dummy

ere are two headers

on this motherboard.

Each USB 3.0 header can

support two ports.

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

1. High Denition Audio support s Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis mu st support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the in struction s in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel , please install it to the front 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 adjust “Recording Volume”.

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-p in SPEAKER1)

(see p.6, No. 20)

Chassis and Power Fan

Connectors

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 26)

(3-pi n CHA_FAN2)

(see p.6, No. 25)

+5V

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

GND

DUMMY

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

Please connect fan cables

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to

the ground pin. CHA_

FAN fan speed can be

controlled through UEFI

or F-Stream.

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N_SPEED

(3-pi n CHA_FAN3)

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

4 3 2 1

4 1

8 5

(see p.6, No. 12)

(3-p in P WR _ FA N1)

(see p.6, No. 36)

GND FAN_VOLTAGE CHA_FA

CPU Fan Connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 4)

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

(see p.6, No. 6)

ATX Power Connector

(24-p in ATXPWR1)

(see p.6, No. 9)

ATX 12V Power

Connector

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.6, No. 3)

GND

+12V

CPU_F

AN_SPEED

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

is motherboard pro-

vides 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 pro-

vides 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 pro-

vides an 8-pin ATX 12V

power connector. To use a

4-pin ATX power supply,

please plug it along Pin 1

and Pin 5.

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PCIe Power Connector

(4-p in PC I E _PWR1)

(see p.6, No. 35)

Please connect a 4 pin molex

power cable to this connector

when more than three PCI

Express cards are installed.

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HDD Saver Connector

(4-p in SATA _ PWR_1)

(see p.6, No. 23)

underbolt AIC

Connector

(5-p in TB T1)

(see p.6, No. 32)

Serial Port Header

(9-p in COM1)

(see p.6, No. 31)

TPM Header

(17-pi n TPMS1)

(see p.6, No. 33)

Please connect the HDD Saver

Cable to this connector to

manage the power state of HDD.

Please connect a underbolt™

add-in card (AIC) to this

connector via the GPIO cable.

RRXD1

DDTR#1

DDSR#1

CCTS#1

is COM1 header

supports a serial port

module.

RRI#1

RRTS#1

GND

TTXD1

DDCD#1

is connector supports Trusted

Platform Module (TPM) system,

which can securely store keys,

SMB _C LK _MA IN

SMB _D AT A_M AI N

LAD 2

GN D

LAD 1

S_P WR DW N #

digital certicates, passwords,

SER IR Q #

and data. A TPM system also

helps enhance network security,

protects digital identities, and

+3 V

LAD 3

FRA M E

PC IC L K

LAD 0

PC IR ST #

ensures platform integrity.

GN D

+3 VS B

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2.7 Smart Switches

e motherboard has four smart switches: Power Switch, Reset Switch, Clear CMOS

Switch and one BIOS Selection Switch, a llowing users to quickly turn on/o the

system, reset the system, clear the CMOS values or boot from dierent BIOS.

Power Switch

(PWRBTN)

(see p.6, No. 22)

Reset Switch

(RSTBTN)

(see p.6, No. 23)

Clear CMOS Switch

(CLRCBTN)

(see p.9, No. 14)

is function i s workable only when you power o your computer and unplug the power supp ly.

BIOS Selection Switch

(BIOS_SEL1)

(see p.6, No. 19)

Power

Reset

Power Switch allows users

to quickly turn on/o the

system.

Reset Switch allows

users to quickly reset the

system.

Clear CMOS Switch

allows users to quickly

clear the CMOS values.

BIOS Selection Switch allows

the system to boot from either

BIOS A or BIOS B.

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is motherboard h as two BIOS chips, a primar y BIOS (BIOS_A) and a backup BIOS (BIOS_ B), which enhances the safety and stability of your syste m. Normally, the system will work on the primary BIOS. However, if the primary BIOS is corrupted or damaged, just ip the BIOS Sele ction Sw itch to “B”, then the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot. Aer that, use “Secure B ackup U EFI” in the UEFI Setup Utility to duplicate a working copy of the BIOS les to the primar y BIOS to ensure normal system operation. For safety i ssues, users are not able to update the backup BIOS manually. Users may refer to the BIOS LEDs (BIOS_ A_LED or BIOS_B_ LED) to identif y which BIOS i s currently activated .

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2.8 Dr. Debug

Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even

easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr. Debug codes.

Code Description

00 Please check if the CPU is installed correctly and then clear

CMOS.

0d Problem related to memory, VGA card or other devices.

Please clear CMOS, re-install the memory and VGA card,

and remove other USB, PCI devices.

01 - 54

(exce pt 0d),

5A- 60

55 e Memory could not be detected. Please re-install the

61 - 91 Chipset initialization error. Please press reset or clear

92 - 99 Problem related to PCI-E devices. Please re-install PCI-E

A0 - A7 Problem related to IDE or SATA devices. Please re-install

b0 Problem related to memory. Please re-install the CPU and

Problem related to memory. Please re-install the CPU and

memory then clear CMOS. If the problem still exists, please

install only one memory module or try using other memory

modules.

memory and CPU. If the problem still exists, please install

only one memory module or try using other memory

modules.

CMOS.

devices or try installing them in other slots. If the problem

still exists, please remove all PCI-E devices or try using

another VGA card.

IDE and SATA devices. If the problem still exists, please

clear CMOS and try removing all SATA devices.

memory. If the problem still exists, please install only one

memory module or try using other memory modules.

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b4 Problem related to USB devices. Please try removing all

USB devices.

b7 Problem related to memory. Please re-install the CPU and

memory then clear CMOS. If the problem still exists, please

install only one memory module or try using other memory

modules.

d6 e VGA could not be recognized. Please clear CMOS and

try re-installing the VGA card. If the problem still exists,

please try installing the VGA card in other slots or use other

VGA c ards.

d7 e Keyboard and mouse could not be recognized. Please

try re-installing the keyboard and mouse.

d8 Invalid Password.

FF Please check if the CPU is insta lled correctly and then clear

CMOS.

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2.9 SLITM , 3-Way SLITMand Quad SLITM Operation Guide

is motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM , 3-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable

Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI

Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA

SLITM and Quad SLITM technolog y

supports Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit OS.

* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, 3-Way SLITM is not supported.

Requirements

1. You should only use id entical SLI

2. Ma ke sure th at your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA the drivers from the NVIDIA

3. Ma ke sure th at your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your system requires. It is recomme nded to u se a NVIDIA the NVIDIA

website for details.

-ready g raphics cards that are NV IDIA® certied.

website: www.nvidia.com

SLITM technology. Download

certied PSU. Please refer to

2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1

Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot

and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot.

Make sure that the cards are properly

seated on the slots.

Step 2

If required, connect the au xiliar y power

source to the PCI Express graphics cards.

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SLI_Bridge_2S Card

ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

Step 3

Align and insert the ASRock SLI_

Bridge_2S Card to the goldngers on each

graphics card. Make sure the ASRock SLI_

Bridge_2S Card is rmly in place.

Step 4

Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the

monitor connector or the DVI connector of

the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1

slot.

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2.9.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1

Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot,

another graphics card to PCIE3 slot, and

the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot.

Make sure that the cards are properly

seated on the slots.

Step 2

Connect the auxiliary power source to the

PCI Express graphics card. Please make

sure that both power connectors on the

PCI Express graphics card are connected.

Repeat this step on the three graphics

cards.

IL S

S 1

Way

3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card

Step 3

Align and insert the ASRock 3-Way SLI-

2S1S Bridge Card to the goldngers on

each graphics card. Make sure the ASRock

3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card is rmly in

place.

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Step 4

Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the

monitor connector or the DVI connector of

the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1

slot.

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2.9.3 Driver Installation and Setup

Install the graphics card drivers to your system. Aer that, you can enable the

Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the NVIDIA® nView system tray utilit y.

Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU.

Step 1

Double-click the NVIDIA Control Panel

icon in the Windows

Step 2

In the le pane, click Set SLI and PhysX

conguration. en select Maximize 3D

performance and click Apply.

Step 3

Reboot your system.

sy stem tray.

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2.10 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide

is motherboard supports CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad

CrossFireXTM that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express

x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireX

CrossFireXTM are supported with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-

bit OS.

, 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad

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1. You should only use identical CrossFireXTM-ready g raphics cards that are AM D certied.

2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AM D CrossFireX Download the drivers f rom the AMD’s website: www.amd.com

3. Ma ke sure th at your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your system requires. It is recomme nded to u se a AMD certied PSU. Please refer to the AMD’s website for de tails.

4. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX ate as 12-pipe card s while in CrossFireX

5. Dierent CrossFireX Please refer to A MD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide .

Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will oper-

cards may require dierent method s to enable CrossFireXTM.

mode.

technology.

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1

Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot

and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot.

Make sure that the cards are properly

seated on the slots.

Step 2

Connect two graphics cards by installing

CrossFire Bridge

a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge

Interconnects on the top of the graphics

cards. (e CrossFire Bridge is provided

with the graphics card you purchase, not

bundled with this motherboard. Please

refer to your graphics card vendor for

deta ils .)

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Step 3

Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the

monitor connector or the DVI connec-

tor of the graphics card that is inserted to

PCIE1 slot.

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2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1

Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot,

another graphics card to PCIE3 slot, and

the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot.

Make sure that the cards are properly

seated on the slots.

Step 2

Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect

CrossFire Bridge

the graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3

slots, and use the other CrossFire Bridge

to connect the graphics cards on PCIE3

and PCIE5 slots. (e CrossFire Bridge

is provided with the graphics card

you purchase, not bundled with this

motherboard. Please refer to your graphics

card vendor for details.)

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Step 3

Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the

monitor connector or the DVI connec-

tor of the graphics card that is inserted to

PCIE1 slot.

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2.10.3 Driver Installation and Setup

Step 1

Power on your computer and boot into OS.

Step 2

Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers installed in your system.

e Catalyst Uninstalle r is an optional downloa d. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Plea se check AMD’s website for AMD driver updates .

Step 3

Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center then restart your

computer. Please check AMD’s website for details.

Step 4

Double-click the AMD Catalyst Control

AMD Catalyst Control Center

Center icon in the Windows® sy stem tray.

Step 5

In the le pane, click Performance and

then AMD CrossFireX

Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply.

Select the GPU number according to your

graphics card and click Apply.

. en select

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2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide

e M.2, also known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a small size and

versatile card edge connector that aims to replace mPCIe and mSATA. e Ultra M.2

Socket (M2) can accommodate either a M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module or a M.2 PCI Express

module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s). Please be noted that the Ultra M.2 Socket (M2) is shared

with the SSATA3_2 connector; you can only choose either the Ultra M.2 Socket (M2) or

the SSATA3_2 connector to use.

* If M.2 PCI Express module is installed, PCIE5 will be disabled.

Installing the M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module

Step 1

Prepare a M.2_SSD (NGFF) module

and the screw.

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Depending on the PCB type and

length of your M.2 _SSD (NGFF)

module, nd the corresponding nut

Step 2

BCDE

location to be used.

No. 1 2 3 4 5

Nut Location A B C D E

PCB Length 3cm 4.2cm 6cm 8cm 11cm

Module Type Type223 0 Ty pe 22 42 Ty pe 2260 Ty pe 228 0 Ty pe 22110

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Step 3

Move the stando based on the

module type and length.

BCDE

e stando is placed at the nut

location D by default. Skip Step 3

and 4 and go straight to Step 5 if you

are going to use the default nut.

Otherwise, release the stando by

hand.

Step 4

Peel o the yellow protective lm on

the nut to be used. Hand tighten the

stando into the desired nut location

on the motherboard.

Step 5

Align and gently insert the M.2

(NGFF) SSD module into the M.2

slot. Please be aware that the M.2

(NGFF) SSD module only ts in one

orientation.

ABCDE

Step 6

Tighten the screw with a screwdriver

to secure the module into place.

NUT1NUT2DE

Please do not overtighten the screw

as this might damage the module.

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M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Support List

PCIe Interface SATA Interface

Plextor PX-G512M6e ADATA AXNS381E-128GM-B

Plextor PX-G256M6e ADATA A XNS381E-256GM-B

SanDisk SD6PP4M-128G Crucial CT120M500SSD4/120G

SanDisk SD6PP4M-256G Crucial CT240M500SSD4/240G

Samsung XP941-512G (MZHPU512HCGL) Intel SSDSCKGW080A401/80G

Kingston RBU-SM2280S3/120G

For the latest updates of M.2_SSD (NFGG) module support list, please visit our website for

details: http://www.asrock.com

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2.12 HDD Saver Cable Installation Guide

The HDD Saver Con nector on this motherboard allows you to switch on and off the

connected HDDs via soware when needed. is design secures more privacy, saves more

energy, and extends the HDDs' lifespans. Please follow the steps below to install the HDD

Saver Cable.

Connection Diagram

HDD Saver C able

SATA data cable

*e diagram shown here is for reference only.

1. Connect one end of the HDD Saver Cable to the HDD Saver Connector (SATA_

PW R_1) placed near the SATA ports. en connect the SATA power connector(s) to

your SATA HDD(s).

* e HDD Saver Connector supports up to two SATA HDDs.

2. Connect one end of the SATA data cable to a SATA port on the motherboard. en

connect the other end to your SATA HDD(s).

For the so ware conguration, please refe r to the section 3.2 “F-Stream” in this u ser manual.

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2.13 ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A Installation Guide

Specications

Platform •

Controller •

PCIE

Connector

Size: 3.1-in x 3.2-in, 7.9 cm x 8.1 cm

ASMedia ASM1142 Controller

PCI Express x4 Connector (x2 lane)

•

Compliant with PCI Express 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 specications

•

Supports data rates up to 10 Gbps

•

Compliant with x4, x8 or x16 PCI Express Slots

•

2 x USB 3.1 Ty pe-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock

•

Full Spike Protection))

*Sleep Mode (S3/S4/S5) Wake-up f unct ion is not supported.

1 x 4-pin Power Connector

•

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

•

bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

4-pin Power Connector

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Two USB 3.1 Ports

PCI Express x4 Connector

(

x2 la ne)

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Installation Procedure

e ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A provides two externa l USB 3.1 ports which support

transfer rates up to 10 Gbps. Follow the simple steps below to install the ASRock USB 3.1

Ca rd/A+A.

Step 1

Power o the PC and unplug the power cord. Detach all other cables from the PC.

Step 2

Remove the side panel from the computer case.

*Refer to the documentation that comes with your PC for details.

Step 3

Locate an available x4, x8 or x16 PCI Express slot on your motherboard and remove its

slot bracket.

*To maximize the performance of ASRock USB 3.1/A+A, it is highly recommended to

insert the card into the PCIE3 (from CPU) if the slot is not occupied by graphics card. If

the PCIE3 is occupied, insert the card into PCIE5 (from CPU) .

Step 4

Align the ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A with the PCI Express slot and press down rmly

until it is fully seated in the slot. en secure the card with the slot bracket’s holding

screw.

Step5 (Optional)

Install PSU’s 4-pin power cable to ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A's 4-pin Power Connector.

*If your USB device consumes more than the standard 0.9 Amps, we suggest following

this step to provide extra power for this card. If the power consumption of your USB

device is standard compliant (equal to or lower than 0.9 Amps), you can skip this step.

Step 6

Replace the side panel. Reconnect the power cord and any other cables that were

disconnected.

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Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation

3.1 Installing Drivers

e Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features.

Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. e CD

automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer.

If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the le

“ASRSETUP.EXE” in the Support CD to display the menu.

Drivers Menu

e drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the

support CD driver page. Please click Install All or follow the order from top to

bottom to install those required drivers. erefore, the drivers you install can work

properly.

Utilities Menu

e Utilities Menu shows the application soware that the motherboard supports.

Click on a specic item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and install the foll owing hot x provided by Microso. “KB2720599”: http://support.microso.com/kb/2720599/en-us

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3.2 F-Stream

F-Stream is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new

features and improved utilities, including XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night

LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.

3.2.1 Installing F-Stream

When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support CD,

F-Stream will be auto-installed as well. Aer the installation, you will nd the icon

“F-Stream“ on your desktop. Double-click the “F-Stream“ icon, F-Stream main

menu will pop up.

3.2.2 Using F-Stream

ere are six sections in F-Stream main menu: Operation Mode, Tools, OC

Tweaker, System Info, Live Update, Tech Service and Settings.

Operation Mode

Choose an operation mode for your computer.

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Tool s

Various tools and utilities.

XFast RAM

Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! Create a

hidden partition, then assign which les should be stored in the RAM drive.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. Please note that Ultra Fast mode

is only supported by Windows 8.1/8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you

are using an external graphics card.

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OMG

Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other users.

Place X marks on the time table to disable the Internet.

Good Night LED

Switch o the Power/HDD LEDs when the system is on, and automatically switch

o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation

mode.

FAN-Tastic Tuning

Congure up to ve dierent fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically

shi to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met.

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Dehumidier

Prevent motherboard damages due to dampness. Enable this function and

congure the period of time until the computer powers on, and the duration of the

dehumidifying process.

Key Master

Enhance your mouse and keyboard with customizable macros, sniper modes, scroll

speed, key repeat rates and repeat delay.

Fata1ty Mouse Port

You are installing the mouse into Fata1ty Mouse Port. Aer applying your mouse

polling rate, move your mouse to feel it!

USB Key

Plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows automatically.

OC DNA

OC DNA is an unique soware which helps to save your OC settings as a prole.

en you can send this OC setting prole to the friends.

HDD Saver

A quick-and-easy way to power up and down the drive on demand. Use a

customized hotkey (Ctrl + Alt + S, by default) or simply slide to turn on and o

up to two internal SATA HDDs connected to the power supply connector. Also a

password can be set to change HDD power mode for more privacy and safety.

Disk Health Report

Disk Health Report is a hard disk health monitoring utility that displays detailed

HDD information, such as hard disk model, serial number, rmware, power on

count, power on hours, S.M.A.R.T. values, current temperature, etc. HDD, SSD

and optical disk drives are all supported. e hea lth status block displays Good

(in green color), Caution (in yellow color) or Bad (in red color). Click on the health

status icon to congure settings for an alert to be triggered.

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OC Tw eaker

Congurations for overclocking the system.

System Info

View information about the system.

*e System Browser tab may not be available for certain models.

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Live Update

Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers.

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Tech Service

Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer. Please leave your

contact information along with details of the problem.

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Settings

Congure ASRock F-Stream. Click to select "Auto run at Windows Startup" if you

want F-Stream to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system.

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3.3 Killer Network Manager

Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer Network Manager allows you to control the upload and

download speeds for online applications accessing your network resources, as well as

allowing you to customize priority and bandwidth for all network trac to t your needs.

3.3.1 Installing Killer Network Manager

When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support CD

Killer Network Manager will be auto-installed as well. Aer the installation, you will

nd the icon “Killer Network Manager“ on your desktop. Double-click the icon,

Killer Network Manager main menu will pop up.

3.3.2 Using Killer Network Manager

ere are four tabs in Killer Network Manager: Applications, Performance, Network

and Killer Ethernet.

Applications

Applications allows you to set the prioritization of network trac, increase or reduce

the bandwidth that a certain application uses, or block an application entirely.

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Performance

Performance allows you to view in real time your system performance and current

network utilization for download and upload trac.

Network

Network allows you to set your preferred upload/download speeds and test the

network speed.

* You must have Adobe Flash Player installed to run the network speed test.

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Killer Ethernet

Killer Ethernet displays the network information.

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3.4 ASRock APP Shop

e ASRock APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading soware

applications for your ASRock computer. You can install various apps and support

utilities quickly and easily, and optimize your system and keep your motherboard

up to date simply with a few clicks.

Double-click

*You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop.

on your desktop to access ASRock APP Shop utility.

3.4.1 UI Overview

Category Panel

Information Panel

Category Panel: e category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that

when selected the information panel below displays the relative information.

Hot News

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Information Panel: e information panel in the center displays data about the

currently selected category and a llows users to perform job-related tasks.

Hot News: e hot news section displays the various latest news. Click on the image

to visit the website of the selected news and k now more.

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3.4.2 Apps

When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on screen for you

to download.

Installing an App

Step 1

Find the app you want to install.

e most recommended app appears on the le side of the screen. e other various

apps are shown on the right. Please scroll up and down to see more apps listed.

You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or not.

- e red icon displays the price or "Free" if the app is free of charge.

- e green "Installed" icon means the app is installed on your computer.

Step 2

Click on the app icon to see more details about the selected app.

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Step 3

If you want to install the app, click on the red icon

Step 4

When installation completes, you can nd the green "Installed" icon appears on the

upper right corner.

to start downloading.

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To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon . *e trash icon may not appear for certain apps.

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Upgrading an App

You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an

available new version for your app, you will nd the mark of "New Version"

appears below the installed app icon.

Step 1

Click on the app icon to see more details.

Step 2

Click on the yellow icon

to start upgrading.

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3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers

Installing BIOS or Drivers

When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or

critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon.

Step 1

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Please check the item information before update. Click on

Step 2

Click to select one or more items you want to update.

Step 3

Click Update to start the update process.

to see more details.

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3.4.4 Setting

In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server location, and

determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows

startup.

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3.5 Start8

For those Windows 8 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an ideal solution that

brings back the familiar Start Menu along with added customizations for greater

eciency.

3.5.1 Installing Start8

Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD:

\ ASRock Uti lity > Start8.

3.5.2 Conguring Start8

Style

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Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. en select

the theme of the Start Menu and customize the style of the Start icon.

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Congure

Congure provides conguration options, including icon sizes, which shortcuts you

want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used apps, the functionality of

the power button, and more.

Control

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Control lets you congure what a click on the start button or a press on the

Windows key does.

Desktop

Desktop a llows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop.

It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode

and bypass the Metro user interface.

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About

Displays information about Start8.

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3.6 XSplit Broadcaster

XSplit Broadcaster is a desktop application designed to make your multimedia

broadcasting, live-streaming and recording a lot easier and more fun to do, we are

giving away the 3 months premium license which is worth US$24.95 for free!

3.6.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay

Step 1

Go to Start > All Progra ms > XSplit > XSplit Broadcaster to launch it.

Step 2

account, click No XSplit account? to register.)

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Step 3

Go to Broadcast > Add Channels….

Step 4

Click Add....

Step 5

Select a platform for live streaming.

*Before you start streaming, you need to register an account for the streaming

service website, such as Twitch.tv, USTREAM, or other livestreaming services.

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Step 6

Fill in your platform's Username and Password.

Based on your needs, congure the Video and Audio Encoding settings. Click OK.

Step 7

e channel then appears in your broadcast list. Click Apply and OK to save the

settings.

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Step 8

Go to Broadcast and select the platform to enable live streaming.

A link to view your live Broadcast has been copied for you automatically. Simply

press CTRL-V or right click and choose Paste to paste the link into the browser, and

you can see your broadcast.

To disable live streaming, go to Broadcast again and deselect the platform.

3.6.2 Recording Your Gameplay

Step 1

Go to Broadcast > Local recording to start recording.

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Step 2

To stop recording, Go to Broadcast again and deselect Local recording.

Step 3

Go to Tools > My Recordings...to access your recordings

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Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY

4.1 Introduction

is section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your

system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right

aer you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will

continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY aer

POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the

reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system o

and then back on.

Becau se the UEFI soware is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screen s and descriptions are for reference pur pose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen .

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

e top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main

OC Tweaker

Advanced

Tool

H/W Monitor

Boot

Security

Exit

For setting system time/date information

For overclocking congurations

For advanced system congurations

Useful tools

Displays current hardware status

For conguring boot settings and boot priority

For security settings

Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility

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4.1.2 Navigation Keys

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and

use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then

press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also use the mouse to click your

required item.

Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Description

+ / -

<Tab>

<PGUP>

<PGDN>

<HOME>

<END>

<F1>

<F5>

<F7>

<F9>

<F10>

<F12>

<ESC>

To change option for the selected items

Switch to next function

Go to the previous page

Go to the next page

Go to the top of the screen

Go to the bottom of the screen

To display the General Help Screen

Add / Remove Favorite

Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

Load optimal default values for all the settings

Save changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

Print screen

Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

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4.2 Main Screen

When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and

display the system overview.

Active Page on Entry

Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility.

Full HD UEFI

When [Auto] is selected, the resolution will be set to 1920 x 1080 if the monitor

supports Full HD resolution. If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution,

then the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768. When [Disable] is selected, the

resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 directly.

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4.3 OC Tweaker Screen

In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.

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Load Optimized CPU OC Setting

You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting. Please note that

overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your

own risk and expense.

Multi Core Enhancement

Improve the system's performance by forcing the CPU to perform the highest

frequency on all CPU cores simultaneously. Disable to reduce power consumption.

CPU Conguration

CPU Ratio

e CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK.

Increasing the CPU Ratio will increase the internal CPU clock speed without

aecting the clock speed of other components.

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CPU Cache Ratio

e CPU Internal Bus Speed Ratio. e maximum should be the same as the CPU

Ratio.

BCLK Frequency

e CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK.

Increasing the BCLK will increase the internal CPU clock speed but also aect the

clock speed of other components.

BCLK/PCIE Ratio

Congure BCLK Ratio to prevent the PC from crashing when the internal CPUclock

speed and clock speed of other components are too high.

BCLK Spread Spectrum

Enable Spread Spectrum to reduce electromagnetic interference for passing EMI

tests. Disable to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking.

SB Spread Spectrum

Enable Spread Spectrum to reduce electromagnetic interference for passing EMI

tests. Disable to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking.

Intel SpeedStep Technology

Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen-

cies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Intel Turbo Boost Technolog y enables the processor to run above its base operating

frequency when the operating system requests the highest performance state.

Filter PLL Frequency

CPU BCLK Filter Frequency. Choose 1.6 for better overclocking capabilities.

Long Duration Power Limit

Congure Package Power Limit 1 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU

ratio will be lowered aer a period of time. A lower limit can protect the CPU and

save power, while a higher limit may improve performance.

Long Duration Maintained

Congure the period of time until the CPU ratio is lowered when the Long

Duration Power Limit is exceeded.

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Short Duration Power Limit

Congure Package Power Limit 2 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU

ratio will be lowered immediately. A lower limit can protect the CPU and save

power, while a higher limit may improve performance.

Primary Plane Current Limit

Congure the current limit of the CPU under Turbo Mode in ampere. A lower

limit can protect the CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve

performance.

CPU Tj Max

Set CPU Tj Max to adjust TCC Target Temperature. Default setting is 105°C.

DRAM Conguration

DRAM Tweaker

Fine tune the DRAM settings by leaving marks in checkboxes. Click OK to conrm and

apply your new settings.

DRAM Timing Conguration

Load XMP Setting

Load XMP settings to overclock the DDR4 memory and perform beyond standard

specications.

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BCLK Frequency

e CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK.

Increasing the BCLK will increase the internal CPU clock speed but also aect the

clock speed of other components.

DRAM Voltage

Use this to congure DRAM Voltage. e default value is [Auto].

DRAM Reference Clock

Select Auto for optimized settings.

DRAM Frequency

If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted

and assign the appropriate frequency automatically.

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DRAM Frequency OC Preset

If the DRAM frequency is selected, the corresponding DRAM and BCLK frequency for

overclocking will be set.

Primary Timing

CAS# Latency (tCL)

e time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data

in response.

RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)

e number of clock cycles required between the opening of a row of memory and

accessing columns within it.

Row Precharge Time (tRP)

e number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the precharge command

and opening the next row.

RAS# Active Time (tRAS)

e number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the

precharge command.

Command Rate (CR)

e delay between when a memor y chip is selected and when the rst active command can

be issued.

Secondary Timing

Write Recovery Time (tWR)

e amount of delay that must elapse aer the completion of a valid write operation,

before an active bank can be precharged.

Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC)

e number of clocks from a Refresh command until the rst Activate command to

the same rank.

RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD)

e number of clocks between two rows activated in dierent banks of the same

rank.

RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD_L)

e number of clocks between two rows activated in dierent banks of the same

rank.

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Write to Read Delay (tWTR)

e number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read

command to the same internal bank.

Write to Read Delay (tWTR_L)

e number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to

the same interna l bank.

Read to Precharge (tRTP)

e number of clocks that are inserted between a read command to a row pre-

charge command to the same rank.

Four Activate Window (tFAW)

e time window in which four activates are allowed the same rank.

CAS Write Latency (tCWL)

Congure CAS Write Latency.

Third Timing

tREFI

Congure refresh cycles at an average periodic interval.

tCKE

Congure the period of time the DDR4 initiates a minimum of one refresh

command internally once it enters Self-Refresh mode.

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tCCCD

Congure back to back CAS to CAS (i.e. READ to RAED or WRITE to WRITE)

from same rank separation parameter.

tCCCD_L

Congure back to back CAS to CAS (i.e. READ to RAED or WRITE to WRITE)

from same rank separation parameter.

tCCCD_WR _L

Congure back to back CAS to CAS (i.e. READ to RAED or WRITE to WRITE)

from same rank separation parameter.

tRWSR

Congure READ to WRITE same rank dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE

from same rank separation parameter.

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tRWDD

Congure Read to Write dierent DIMM dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE

from dierent DIMM separation parameter.

tRWDR

Congure Read to Write dierent rank dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE

from dierent rank separation parameter.

tWRDD

Congure Write to Read dierent DIMM dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE

from dierent DIMM separation parameter.

tWRDR

Congure Write to Read dierent rank dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE

from dierent rank separation parameter.

tWWDD

Congure Write to Write dierent DIMM dead cycle Back to back R EAD to

WRITE from dierent DIMM separation parameter.

tWWDR

Congure Write to Write dierent rank dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE

from dierent rank separation parameter.

tRRDD

Congure Read to Read dierent DIMM dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE

from dierent DIMM separation parameter.

tRRDR

Congure Read to Read dierent rank dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE

from dierent DIMM separation parameter.

ODT WR (CH A)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel A.

ODT PARK (CH A)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel A.

ODT NOM (CH A)

Use this to change ODT (CH A) Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

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ODT WR (CH B)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel B.

ODT PARK (CH B)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel B.

ODT NOM (CH B)

Use this to change ODT (CH B) Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

ODT WR (CH C)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel C.

ODT PARK (CH C)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel C.

ODT NOM (CH C)

Use this to change ODT (CH C) Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

ODT WR (CH D)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel D.

ODT PARK (CH D)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel D.

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ODT NOM (CH D)

Use this to change ODT (CH D) Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

MRC Fast Boot

Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for booting faster.

Memory Test

Enable/disable memory test during normal boot.

Memory Test On Fast Boot

Enable/disable memory test during fast boot.

Memory Power Savings Mode

Congure CKE and related memory power savings features.

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Maximum Aggregate Memory Performance

Congure the maximum aggregate memor y performance.

FIVR Conguration

CPU Vcore Voltage Mode

Auto: For optimized settings.

Override: e voltage is xed.

Vcore Voltage Additional Oset

Congure the dynamic Vcore voltage added to the Vcore.

CPU Cache Voltage Mode

Auto: For optimized settings.

Adaptive: Add voltage to the CPU Cache when the system is under heavy loading.

Override: e voltage is xed.

CPU Cache Voltage Oset

Congure the voltage for the CPU Cache. Setting the voltage higher may increase

system stability when overclocking.

System Agent Voltage Oset

Congure the voltage for the System Agent. Setting the voltage higher may increase system

stability when overclocking.

CPU Integrated VR Faults

Disable FIVR Faults to raise the threshold to trigger CPU over current protection

and over voltage protection for better overclocking capabilities.

CPU Integrated VR Eciency Mode

Enable FIVR Eciency Management for power saving. Disable for better

performance and overclocking capabilities.

Voltage Conguration

Power Saving Mode

Enable Power Saving Mode to reduce power consumption.

CPU Input Voltage

Congure the voltage for the CPU.

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CPU Load-Line Calibration

CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is

under heav y load.

DRAM Voltage

Use this to congure DRAM Voltage. e default value is [Auto].

DRAM Activating Power Supply

Congure the voltage for the DRAM Activating Power Supply.

PCH PLL Voltage

Congure the chipset 1.5V voltage. Use default settings for best performance.

CPU I/O Voltage

Congure the voltage for the CPU IO voltage supply unit.

ME Voltage

Congure the ME voltage.

PCH Voltage

Congure the PCH voltage.

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4.4 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Con-

guration, Chipset Conguration, Storage Conguration, Super IO Conguration,

ACPI Conguration, USB Conguration and Trusted Computing.

Setting wrong values in this sec tion may cause the system to malfunction.

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4.4.1 CPU Conguration

Intel Hyper Threading Technology

Intel Hyper reading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core, so

that the overall performance on threaded soware is improved.

Active Processor Cores

Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package.

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No-Execute Memory Protection

Processors with No-Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain

classes of malicious buer overow attacks.

Hardware Prefetcher

Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor. Enable for better

performance.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently

requested cache line. Enable for better performance.

Intel Virtualization Technology

Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems

and applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can

function as multiple virtual systems.

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CPU Thermal Throttling

Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheat-

ing.

CPU C States Support

Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6

and C7 all enabled for better power saving.

Package C State Support

Enable CPU, PCIe, Memor y, Graphics C State Support for power saving.

CPU C3 State Support

Enable C3 sleep state for lower power consumption.

CPU C6 State Support

Enable C6 deep sleep state for lower power consumption.

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

Enable Enhanced Halt State (C1E) for lower power consumption.

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4.4.2 Chipset Conguration

Intel(R) Thunderbolt

Enable/Disable the Intel(R) underbolt function.

VT-d

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine

monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and

reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and

I/O performance.

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MCTP

Enable/disable the PCIe Management Component Transport Protocol.

Above 4G Decoding

Enable/disable the 64-bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space.

*e function is only applied to system that supports 64-bit PCI decoding.

SR-IOV Support

Enable/disable the SR-IOV (Single Root IO Virtualization Support) if the system

has SR-IOV capable PCIe devices.

PCIE1 Link Speed

Select the link speed for PCIE1.

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PCIE2 Link Speed

Select the link speed for PCIE2.

PCIE3 Link Speed

Select the link speed for PCIE3.

PCIE4 Link Speed

Select the link speed for PCIE4.

PCIE5 Link Speed

Select the link speed for PCIE5.

PCI-E ASPM Support

is option enables/disables the ASPM support for all CPU downstream devices

PCH PCI-E ASPM Support

is option enables/disables the ASPM support for all PCH downstream devices

PCH DMI ASPM Support

is option enables/disables the ASPM support for all PCH DMI devices.

Inte(R) Ethernet Connection I218-V

Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller (Intel® I218V).

Atheros PCIE Ethernet Controller

Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller (Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM

E2200 Series)

Onboard HD Audio

Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and

automatically disable it when a sound card is installed.

Front Panel

Enable/disable front panel HD audio.

Deep Sleep

Congure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down.

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Restore on AC/Power Loss

Select the power state aer a power failure. If [Power O] is selected, the power will

remain o when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the system will start

to boot up when the power recovers.

Good Night LED

By enabling Good Night LED, the Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the

system is on. It will also automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs

when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode.

Onboard Debug Port LED

Enable/disable the onboard Dr. Debug LED.

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4.4.3 Storage Conguration

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It is a

monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various

indicators of reliability.

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4.4.4 Super IO Conguration

Serial Port

Enable or disable the Serial port.

Serial Port Address

Select the address of the Serial port.

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PS2 Y- Cable

Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto.

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4.4.5 ACPI Conguration

Suspend to RAM

Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI

S3 power saving.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by a PS/2 Keyboard.

Ring-In Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring-In signals.

RTC Alarm Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm. Set it to By OS to let

it be handled by your operating system.

USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller.

USB Mouse Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse.

PCIE Devices Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by a PCIE device and enable wake on LAN.

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4.4.6 USB Conguration

USB Controller

Enable or disable all the USB ports.

Intel USB 3.0 Mode

Select Intel® USB 3.0 controller mode. Set [Smart Auto] to keep the USB 3.0 driver

enabled aer rebooting (USB 3.0 is enabled in BIOS). Set [Auto] to automatically

enable the USB 3.0 driver aer entering the OS (USB 3.0 is disabled in BIOS). Set

[Enabled] to keep the USB 3.0 driver enabled (Must install driver to use USB devices

under Windows® 7). Set [Disabled] to disable the USB 3.0 ports.

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Legacy USB Support

Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB

compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI

Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux

operating systems only.

Legacy USB 3 Support

Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 3 devices. If you encounter USB

compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI

Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux

operating systems only.

4.4.7 Trusted Computing

Security Device Support

Enable or disable BIOS support for security device.

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4.5 Tools

System Browser

ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices

connected.

OMG (Online Management Guard)

Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access

at specied 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 modif y the system time are required.

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Dehumidier Function

If Dehumidier Function is enabled, the computer will power on automatically to

dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier Period

Congure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables

Dehumidier aer entering S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier Duration

Congure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4/S5

state.

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Dehumidier CPU Fan Setting

Congure the speed of the CPU fan while Dehumidier is enabled. e higher the

value, the faster the fan speed.

Max: 255

Min: 1

HDD Saver

By connecting your HDDs to the onboard SATA power connector with our special

designed power cable, you can switch these HDDs on and o when needed. is design

allows you to protect your privacy, save more energy, and prolong your HDDs' life spans.

HDD Saver Technology

Set [Enabled] to switch on the HDD Saver. Set [Disabled] to switch o the HDD Saver.

It is recommended to enable the AHCI Mode to fully support the HDD Saver. You can also

enable/disable the HDD Saver via the HDD Saver application under your OS.

Onboard SATA Power Switch (SATA_PWR_1)

Set [Power On] to switch on the onboard SATA Power Connector. Set [Power O] to

switch o the onboard SATA Power Connector.

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Re-detect SATA Power Connection

Re-detect your SATA Power connection. It is recommended to proceed the re-detection

for any changes of your HDD conguration. You can also proceed the re-detection via the

HDD Saver application under your OS.

Easy RAID Installer

Easy R AID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to

your USB storage device. Aer copying the drivers please change the SATA mode to

RAID, then you can start installing the operating system in RAID mode.

Easy Driver Installer

For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support

CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver

to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other

required drivers automatically.

UEFI Tech Service

Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup

network conguration before using UEFI Tech Service.

Boot Manager

Boot Manager is specically designed for the dual OS platform/multi-OS platform

users to easily customize and manage the boot menu.

*Please connect more than one boot devices to use this tool.

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