Asrock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 User Manual

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
dierent rst person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and
walked away with a new car. e next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament
2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it playing a
different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am
extremely proud.

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

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

LIVIN’ LARGE

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

A DREAM

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

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

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

e Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are used

under license. © 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 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 7

1.4 I/O Panel 9

1.5 ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel
(for Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series only) 11

Chapter 2 Installation 14

2.1 Installing the CPU 15

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 19

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 21

2.5 Jumpers Setup 22

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24

2.7 Smart Switches 29

2.8 Dr. Debug 30

2.9 SLI

2.9.1 Installing Two SLI

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and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 32

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 32

2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 34

2.10 CrossFireX

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM

Operation Guide 35

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 35

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 37

2.10.3 Driver Installation and Setup 38

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 39

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 42

3.1 Installing Drivers 42

3.2 F-Stream 43

3.3 Killer Network Manager 47

3.3.1 Installing Killer Network Manager 47

3.3.2 Using Killer Network Manager 47

3.4 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 50

3.4.1 UI Overview 50

3.4.2 Apps 51

3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers 54

3.4.4 Setting 55

3.5 XSplit Broadcaster 56

3.5.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 56

3.5.2 Recording Your Gameplay 59

3.6 XSplit Broadcaster 60

3.6.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 60

3.6.2 Recording Your Gameplay 63

3.7 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 64

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 80

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 81

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 83

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 86

4.4.4 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 2 88

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 89

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 90

4.4.7 USB Conguration 92

4.4.8 Trusted Computing 93

4.5 Tools 94

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 98

4.7 Security Screen 100

4.8 Boot Screen 101

4.9 Exit Screen 104

Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fatal1ty Z170

Gaming K6 Series motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s

consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust

design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

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

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fata l1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Series

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Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fata l1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Series Quick

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Installation Guide

ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fata l1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Series Support

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CD

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

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

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1 x ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel (for Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series only)

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4 x Screws for Front USB 3.1 Panel (for Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series only)

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1 x SATA Express Cable (for Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series only)

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1 x USB Power Cable (for Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series only)

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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

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

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Supports 6

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)

Digi Power design

12 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technolog y

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine

Intel

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 3600+(OC)*/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)

/2400(OC)/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

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

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

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Z170

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Expansion
Slot

Graphics

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE6: single

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at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8

(PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

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and CrossFireXTM

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI

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15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

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

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can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

TM

Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Series

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

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

HW Encode1, Intel® InTru

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

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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

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DisplayPort 1.2

Supports Triple Monitor

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

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(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2304) @ 24Hz or 4K x 2K (3840x2160) @ 60Hz

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

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9

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Supports HDCP with DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2

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Ports

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

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HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

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3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Audio

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

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TM

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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)

- Pure Power-In

- Direct Drive Technology

- PCB Isolate Shielding

Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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TM

E2400 Series

Killer

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.2

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1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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

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(Supports ESD Protection (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))

5 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z170) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 3.0) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

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LED)

1 x Clear CMOS Switch

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

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Front Speaker / Microphone

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ASRock
Front USB

3.1 Panel

(for Fatal1ty

Z170 Gaming

K6+ Serie s

only)

Storage

1 x USB 3.1 Ty pe-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.1 Ty pe-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Intel® Z170, support

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RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid

Storage Technology 14 and Intel Smart Response

Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector

Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Series

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-

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port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

2 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors*

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* Support to be announced

* M2_1, SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA_EXP0 share lanes. If

either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

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)

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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

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4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed

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Control)

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power

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Connector)

1 x 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 USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 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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1 x Power Switch with LED

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1 x Reset Switch with LED

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BIOS
Feature

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, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VC-

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CPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

Hardware
Monitor

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CPU/Chassis 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 Vcore, CPU,

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GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

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

OS

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bit

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

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

page 64 for more detailed instructions.

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

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

FCC, CE, WHQL

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that there i s a certain risk involved with o verclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS , applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, 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.

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

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Intel

Z170

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)

ATX12V1

USB 3.0

T: USB5

B: USB6

ATXP WR1

LAN

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

Top:

Central/Bass

Center:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

PCIE4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB1_2

1

1

SPK_PLED1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

PCIE6

SATA3_2_3

SATA3_0_4

SATA3_1_5

PCIE1

CPU_FAN1

RoHS

8

6

7

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

22

24

2728

DVI1

CLRC
BTN2

HDMI1

USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

SATA3_A0_ A1

1

3

2

26

Dr.

Debug

Purity

Sound 3

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BIOS_B1

BIOS_A1

BIOS_A_LED

128Mb
BIOS

128Mb
BIOS

BIOS_B_LED

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

BIOS_SE L1

1

PCIE3

M2_1

CT2CT3CT4CT5

T B1

1

25

10

4

USB3_7_ 8

1

21

CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

12

9

CHA_FAN3

SATA_EXP_ 0_1

USB3_4

1

23

1

TPMS1

PCIE5

DISPLAY 1

USB 3.1
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1

CT1

ResetPower

5

CHA_FAN4

Ult ra M.2

PCIe Ge n3 x4

Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Series

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 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

5 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

6 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

7 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

10 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

12 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A0_A1)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_4)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_5)

17 SATA Express Connectors (SATA_EXP_0_1)

18 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_SEL1)

19 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

20 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

21 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

25 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

26 TPM Header (TPMS1)

27 COM Port Header (COM1)

28 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1

Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series / Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Series

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2 3 547

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 10 USB 3.1 Type-A Port (USB31_TA _1)

2 DVI-D Port 11 USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 DisplayPort 1.2

6 Line In (Light Blue) 15 HDMI Port

7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 16 Clear CMOS Switch

8 Microphone (Pink) 17 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB3_5)

9 Optical SPDIF Out Port 18 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_6)

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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. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel au dio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-s treaming”, 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/Bas s, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

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1.5 ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel
(for Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Series only)

Specications

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* It is recommended to insta ll the ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel into the drive bay of

your chassis before connecting other USB devices.

75mm (W) x 42.8mm (H) x 148mm (L)

ASMedia ASM1142 Controller

1 x USB 3.1 Ty pe-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

* For charging Type-A USB devices, we suggest using the Type-A

connectors on your mot herboard.

1 x USB 3.1 Ty pe-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

* is por t supports power outputs up to 5V/3A. For charging Type-C
USB devices, the device should support Type-C sta ndards to adjust the
current because it will be dierent in Power On state (3 Amp) and Sleep
state (1 Amp).
* Some Type-C USB devices may only be charged by its own adapter.

1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector

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1 x USB Power Connector

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

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Connect one end of the USB Power Cable to the

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Install ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel into the drive

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Step 5

Screw ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel to the

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study

the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

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

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

components.

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

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

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

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into th e 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.

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

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

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

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, 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 Me mory Technol ogy 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 Conguration

Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It 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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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 6 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 documentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

PCIe slots:

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

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

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

PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

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

PCIE6 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE6

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

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ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireX

For a better thermal environment, please connect a ch assis fan to the moth erboard ’s chas­sis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN3 or CHA_ FAN4) when using
multiple graphics cards.

TM

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x8 x8 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

(CLR MOS1)

(see p.7, No. 19)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system

parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to

short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the

CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you

just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it

down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,

date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS batter y is

removed.

Default

Clear CMOS

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e Clear CMOS Switch h as the sam e function as the Cl ear CMOS jumper.