Version 1.0
Published June 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
dierent rst person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and
walked away with a new car. e next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament
2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it playing a
different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am
extremely proud.
At QuakeCon 2002, I faced o against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly
anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at Quakecon
2004, I became the World’s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very
challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.
Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world, winning
prizes and acclaim, including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New York City for
a $150,000 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the rst ever Lifetime
Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports-Award for “showing exceptional
sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime
representative of this young sport. He has become the gurehead for eSports worldwide”.
LIVIN’ LARGE
Since my rst big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling the
world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV,
ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy. I’m living
a dream by playing video games for a living. I’ve always been athletic and took sports like
hockey and football very seriously, working out and training hard. is discipline helps me
become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become
a professional.
A DREAM
Now, another dream is being realized – building the ultimate gaming computer, made
up of the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in
competitions…a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It’s all about
getting the computer processing faster and allowing more uid movement around the maps.
My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying
about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to
worry about my equipment. I want to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on
the game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the
planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.
Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel
e Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are used
under license. © 2015 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 7
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 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 16
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 18
2.5 Jumpers Setup 19
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21
2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 26
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 26
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 28
2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 29
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 32
3.1 Installing Drivers 32
3.2 F-Stream 33
3.2.1 Installing F-Stream 33
3.2.2 Using F-Stream 33
3.3 Killer Network Manager 37
3.3.1 Installing Killer Network Manager 37
3.3.2 Using Killer Network Manager 37
3.4 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 40
3.4.1 UI Overview 40
3.4.2 Apps 41
3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers 44
3.4.4 Setting 45
3.5 XSplit Broadcaster 46
3.5.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 46
3.5.2 Recording Your Gameplay 49
3.6 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 50
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 53
4.1 Introduction 53
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 53
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 54
4.2 Main Screen 55
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 56
4.4 Advanced Screen 66
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 67
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 69
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 72
4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 73
4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 74
4.4.6 USB Conguration 76
4.4.7 Trusted Computing 77
4.5 Tools 78
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 82
4.7 Security Screen 84
4.8 Boot Screen 85
4.9 Exit Screen 88
Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 Series
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 Series motherboard,
a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality
control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.
In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the
motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation
guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of
the BIOS setup.
Becau se the motherboard speci cations and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this doc umentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice . If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard, please v isit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
• ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 Series Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 Series Support CD
• 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket
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1.2 Specications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
• ATX Form Factor
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
• Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/
Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)
• Digi Power design
• 10 Power Phase design
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
• Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
• Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
• Intel® Z170
• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technolog y
• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)*/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2933(OC)
/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory
* 3866+(OC) memory frequency can only be achieved when a
single memory module is installed (Single channel memory).
* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for
more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)
• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Expansion
Slot
Graphics
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• 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4
mode)
• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
• 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
* Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
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• Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick
Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full
HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 510/530
• Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12
• Max. shared memory 1792MB
• Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by
independent display controllers
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2304) @ 24Hz
• Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
• Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port
(Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
• Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9
• Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D
and HDMI Ports
Audio
• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek
ALC1150 Audio Codec)
• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
• Supports Purity SoundTM 3
- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier
- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to
600 Ohm headsets)
- Pure Power-In
- Direct Drive Technology
- PCB Isolate Shielding
• Supports DTS Connect
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LAN
• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• KillerTM E2400 Series
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
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Rear Panel
I/O
Storage
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x DVI-D Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 1 x USB 2.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) (Supports ESD Protection
(ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 5 x USB 3.0 Ty pe-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock
Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.0 Ty pe-C Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock
Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone
• 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
14 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
• 2 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors*
* Support to be announced
* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 and
SATA3_1 will be disabled.
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports type
2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module
and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
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Connector
BIOS
Feature
• 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
• 4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con-
trol)
* CPU_FAN1 and CHA_FAN1 can auto detect if 3-pin or
4-pin fan is in use.
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
• 1 x PCIe Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI
support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
• Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
• CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VC-
CPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment
Hardware
Monitor
OS
• CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
• CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer
• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by
CPU temperature)
• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, GT_CPU,
DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA
• Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-
bit
* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with
xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to
page 50 for more detailed instructions.
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* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock’s
website for details: http://www.asrock.com.
Certications
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock .com
Please realize that there i s a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS , applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. Ove rclocking may aect your system’s stabilit y, or even cau se damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own r isk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused b y overclocking.
• FCC, CE, WHQL
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
ATX12V1
USB 2. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2
ATXP WR 1
LAN
PCIE2
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB5
B: USB6
Top:
Central/Bass
Center :
REAR SPK
Top:
LINE IN
Center :
FRONT
Bottom :
Optica l
SPDIF
Bottom :
MIC IN
PCIE4
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
USB3_4
1
1
SPK_PLED1
COM1
1
1
HD_AUDIO1
Z170 Gaming K4
PCIE1
RoHS
5
6
11
10
14
19
22
23
DVI1
HDMI1
USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
SATA3_1
1
3
2
21
Purity
Sound 3
TM
BIOS_B1
BIOS_A1
BIOS_A_LED1
128Mb
BIOS
128Mb
BIOS
BIOS_B_LED1
PS2
Keybo ard
/Mous e
CMOS
Battery
CLRMOS1
1
BIOS_SE L1
1
PCIE3
M2_1
CT2CT3CT4CT5
4
USB3_7 _8
1
13
CPU_FAN2
CPU_FAN1
CHA_FAN1
CHA_FAN4
SATA3_4_5
USB1_2
1
17
1
TPMS1
PCIE5
CT1
CHA_FAN2
CHA_FAN3
PCIE_PWR1
SATA3_2_3
SATA3_5
SATA3_3
SATA3_4
SATA3_2
SATA3_0
7
8
9
12
15
16
18
20
24
25
Intel
Z170
USB 3. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2
(Type- c)
1.3 Motherboard Layout
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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
6 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4)
7 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)
8 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)
9 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_3_5)
11 SATA3 Connector s (SATA 3_ 2_4)
12 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
14 SATA Express Connectors (SATA3_2_3 / SATA3_4_5)
15 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
16 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
17 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)
18 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2)
19 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)
20 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_SEL1)
21 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)
22 TPM Header (TPMS1)
23 COM Port Header (COM1)
24 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
25 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)
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No. Description No. Description
1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB1) 9 Front Speaker (Lime)**
2 USB 2.0 Port (USB2) 10 Microphone (Pink)
3 DVI-D Por t 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port
4 USB 3.0 Port (USB3_1) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_56)
5 LAN RJ-45 Port* 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)
6 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 USB 3.0 Type-C Port (USB3_2)
7 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 HDMI Port
8 Line In (Light Blue) 16 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
CAU TION:
For operating system installation, be sure to plug your USB ash drive into the USB 2.0
Ports (USB12).
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9
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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Plea se 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, please connec t the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection details in a ccordance with the t ype 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 au dio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “Mixer 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 use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speake r,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.
Line In
(No. 8)
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Chapter 2 Installation
is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
• Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard
components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard
components.
• In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
• Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
• Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
in the bag that comes with the components.
• When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
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2.1 Installing the CPU
1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket , please check if the PnP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if the re are any bent pins in the socket . Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.
2. Unplug all power c ables be fore installing the CPU.
1
2
A
B
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4
5
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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is remove d. e cove r must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for ae r service.
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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
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FAN
CPU_
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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
is motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand,
speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 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, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot;
otherwise, this mothe rboard and DI MM may be damaged.
Dual Channel Memory Conguration
Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2
1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated
e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It wil l cause permane nt damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orie ntation.
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3
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
ere are 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an expansion card, plea se make sure that the power supply is sw itched o
or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the d ocumentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
For a better thermal environment, please connect a ch assis fan to the motherboard ’s chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN3 or CHA_ FAN4) when using
multiple graphics cards.
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2.5 Jumpers Setup
e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper
is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”
when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.
Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLR MOS1)
(see p.7, No. 16)
CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the
CMOS right aer 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 prole will be cleared only if the CMOS batter y is
removed.
Clear CMOSDefault
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BIOS Selection Jumper
(BIO S _SE L1)
(see p.7, No. 19)
is motherboard has two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS (BIOS_A1) and a backup
BIOS (BIOS_B1), which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your
system. Normally, the system works on the main BIOS. However, if the main BIOS
is corrupted or damaged, please use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3, then
the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot. Aer 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_
LED1 or BIOS_B_LED1) to identify which BIOS is activated currently.
Default
(Main BIOS)
Backup BIOS
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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
heade rs and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the heade rs and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.
Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 Series
System Panel Header
(9-p i n PA NE L1)
(see p.7, No. 15)
PWRBTN (Power Switch):
Connec t to the power switch on the cha ssis front panel. You may congure the way to turn
o your system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Sw itch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the cha ssis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the
computer if the computer freezes and fails to pe rform a normal restar t.
PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the ch assis front panel. e LED i s on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).
HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the cha ssis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or writing data.
e front panel des ign may dier by cha ssis. A f ront panel modul e mainly consists of power
switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive ac tivity LED, speak er and etc . When connecting your ch assis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the
pin assignment s are matched cor rectly.
1
PLED+
PLED-
HDLED-
HDLED+
PWRBTN#
GND
RESET#
GND
GND
Connect the power
switch, reset switch and
system status indicator on
the chassis to this header
according to the pin
assignments below. Note
the positive and negative
pins before connecting
the cables.
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Power LED and Speaker
PLED-
SPEAKER
Header
(7-pin SPK_PLED1)
(see p.7, No. 17)
DUMMY
+5V
1
PLED+
DUMMY
PLED+
Please connect the
chassis power LED and
the chassis speaker to this
header.
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Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0_1:
see p.7, No. 8)
(SATA3_2_4:
see p.7, No. 11)
(SATA3_3_5:
see p.7, No. 10)
Serial ATA Express
Connectors
(SATA3_4_5 /
SATA3_2_3:
see p.7, No. 14)
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB1_2
(see p.7, No. 18)
(9-pin USB3_4)
(see p.7, No. 19)
SATA3_4_5
SATA3_2_3
SATA3_1
SATA3_5
SATA3_3
SATA3_5
SATA3_3
USB_PWR
-B
1
-A
USB_PWR
+B
GND
GND
+A
SATA3_4
SATA3_2
SATA3_4
SATA3_2
DUMMY
ese six SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal
SATA3_0
storage devices with up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
If M2_1 is occupied by a
SATA-type M.2 device,
SATA3_0 will be disabled.
Please connect either
SATA or PCIe storage
devices to these
connectors.
If M2_1 is occupied
by a SATA-type M.2
device, the SATA func-
tion of SATA3_2_3 and
SATA3_4_5 will be
disabled.
ere are two headers
on this motherboard.
Each USB 2.0 header can
support two ports.
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