Asrock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.0
Published October 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. © 2014 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

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Motherboard Layout

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 2.0

T: USB1

B: USB2

ATXP WR 1

LAN

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

Top:

Central/Bass

Center:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

PCIE4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB7_8

1

USB5_6

1

USB3_4

1

1

SPK_PLED1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

Z170 Gaming i7

PCIE6

SATA3_0_2

SATA3_1_3

SATA3_5_4

SATA_EXP0

SATA_EXP1

SATA_EXP2

PCIE1

CPU_FAN1

RoHS

10

9

8

7

13

15

19

20

21

22

23

16

17

26

27

25

3233

DVI1

HDMI1

SATA3_A3_ A4

1

35

34

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3

5

4

31

Dr.

Debug

Purity

Sound 3

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Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3 x4

BIOS_B1

BIOS_B_LED

BIOS

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

M2_2

CT22CT23CT24CT25

CT35

T B1

1

29

30

6

USB3_5_ 6

1

24

CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN4

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

CHA_FAN1

CLRCBTN1

14

12

11

18

28

1

TPMS1

PCIE5

DISPLAY 1

USB 3.1
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1

CT21

Reset

Power

MINI_PCIE1

USB3_7_ 8

1

SATA3_A1_ A2

BIOS_A1

BIOS_A_LED

BIOS

BIOS_SEL 1

AB

PCIE3

M2_1

CT12CT13CT14

LAN

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

M2_2

CT32CT33 CT31

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

6 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4)

7 Clear CMOS Button (CLRCBTN1)

8 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

9 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

10 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

12 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

14 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_2)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_3)

17 SATA Express Connector (SATA_EXP0)

18 SATA Express Connector (SATA_EXP1)

19 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A3_A4)

20 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

21 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

22 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

23 SATA Express Connector (SATA_EXP2)

24 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB7_8)

26 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

27 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)

28 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

29 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

30 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

31 TPM Header (TPMS1)

32 COM Port Header (COM1)

33 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

34 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

35 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

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1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB1) 10 Microphone (Pink)

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

3 DVI-D Port 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)* 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 14 USB 3.1 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16 HDMI Port

8 Line In (Light Blue) 17 DisplayPort 1.2

9 Front Speaker (Lime)** 18 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

** If you use a 2- channel speaker, plea se connect the speake r’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 8)

Rear Speaker

(No. 6)

Central / Bass

(No. 5)

Line In
(No. 7)

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

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “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 use the Rear Speaker, Central/Ba ss, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

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Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 Series
motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently
stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design
conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support 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 support list on ASRock’s website a s well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 Series Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 Series Support CD

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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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3 x Screw for M.2 Sockets

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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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* 3866+(OC) memory frequency can only be achieved when a
single memory module is installed (Single channel memory)

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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 Technology
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 3866+(OC)*/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

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

Expansion
Slot

Graphics

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at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8
(PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6). PCIE3: x4 mode)
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE5) (Flexible PCIe)

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1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1)

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1 x Half-size 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 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.

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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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- 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

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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1 x Giga PHY Intel® I219V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT

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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 Dual LAN with Teaming

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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 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 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)

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(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)

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(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z170) (Supports ESD Protection

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(ASRock Full Spike Protection))
2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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

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Front Speaker / Microphone

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

Storage

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

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port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
3 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.

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* M2_2, SATA3_2, SATA3_3 and SATA_EXP1 share lanes. If
either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.
* M2_3, SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and SATA_EXP2 share lanes. If
either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

3 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support 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 Con-

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trol)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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

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tor)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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1 x underbolt AIC Connector

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3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia

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ASM1074 hub) (Supports 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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1 x Clear CMOS Switch

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1 x BIOS Selection Switch

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BIOS
Feature

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

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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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Hardware
Monitor

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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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, GT_CPU,

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DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

OS

- Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with
xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to
page 180 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 the re is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-par ty
overclocking tools. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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

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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 the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables before in stalling the CPU.

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

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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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 in stall identical (the same brand,
speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

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

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

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

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

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

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

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics 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.

mini-PCIe slot:

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

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE6

Single Graphics

Card

x16 N/A N/A N/A

Two Graphics

Cards in

CrossFireX

TM

or

x8 N/A x8 N/A

SLITM Mode

ree Graphics

Cards in 3-Way

CrossFireX

TM

x8 N/A x4 x4

Mode

For a better ther mal environment, please connect a chassi s fan to the motherboard’s chas­sis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN3 or CH A_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
(CLRMO S1)
(see p.1, No. 30)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the
CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you
just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it
down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,
date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.

Default

Clear CMOS

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

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

1

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

System Panel Header
(9-pi n PANEL1)
(see p.1, No.28)

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 chassis front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart the
computer if the computer f reezes and fails to perform a normal restar t.

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

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

e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect­ing your chassi 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

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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PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

DUMMY

SPEAKER

Power LED and Speaker
Header
(7-pin SPK_PLED1)
(see p.1, No. 24)

Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0_2:
see p.1, No. 15)
(SATA3_1_3:
see p.1, No. 16)
(SATA3_4:
see p.1, No. 21)
(SATA3_5:
see p.1, No. 22)
(SATA3_A1_A2:
see p.1, No. 20)
(SATA3_A3_A4:
see p.1, No. 19)

SATA3_0SATA3_1

SATA3_A3SATA3_4 SATA3_A1SATA3_5

Please connect the
chassis power LED and
the chassis speaker to this
header.

ese ten SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal

SATA3_2SATA3_3

storage devices with up
to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer
rate. e SATA3_0,
SATA3_1 are shared with
the SATA_EXP0. e
SATA3_2, SATA3_3 are
shared with the SATA_
EXP1. e SATA3_4,

SATA3_A4SATA3_A2

SATA3_5 are shared with
the SATA_EXP2.
To minimize the boot
time, use Intel® Z170
SATA ports (SATA3_0)
for your bootable devices.

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Serial ATA Express

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

1

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

Connectors
(SATA _ EXP_0:
see p.1, No. 17)
(SATA _ EXP_1:
see p.1, No. 18)
(SATA _ EXP_ 2:
see p.1, No. 23)

SATA3_0SATA3_4

SATA3_1SATA3_5

SATA_EXP0SATA_EXP2

SATA3_2

SATA3_3

SATA_EXP1

Please connect either
SATA or PCIe storage
devices to these
connectors.
*SATA_EXP0 is shared
with the SATA3_0,
SATA3_1 and the M2_1;
SATA_EXP1 is shared
with the SATA3_2,
SATA3_3 and the M2_2;
SATA_EXP2 is shared
with the SATA3_4,
SATA3_5 and the M2_3.

USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB3_4)
(see p.1, No. 27)
(9-pin USB5_6)

ere are three headers
on this motherboard.
Each USB 2.0 header can

support two ports.
(see p.1, No. 26)
(9-pin USB7_8)
(see p.1, No. 25)

USB 3.0 Headers
(19-pin USB3_5_6)
(see p.1, No. 12)
(19-pin USB3_7_8)
(see p.1, No. 11)

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+

Vbus

GND

GND

VbusVbus

IntA_PB_SSRX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

Besides four USB 3.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

are two headers on this

motherboard. Each USB

3.0 header can support

two ports.

Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_ AUDIO1)
(see p.1, No. 33)

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

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GND

OL

GND

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1 2 3 4

1

GND

OL

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

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel , please install it to the 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 Fan Connectors
(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 13)

(4-pin CHA_FAN2)
(see p.1, No. 14)

(4-pin CHA_FAN3)
(see p.1, No. 35)

(4-pin CHA_FAN4)
(see p.1, No. 6)

CPU Fan Connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 2)

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

AN_SPEED_CONTROL

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTR

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTR

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

GND

GND

2

FAN_VOLTAGE
CPU_FAN_SPEED

3

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

4

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

GN

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

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ATX Power Connector

1

#

5

1

8

(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.1, No. 10)

12

24

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

1

13

13.

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

underbolt AIC
Connector
(5-pin TB1)
(see p.1, No. 34)

Serial Port Header
(9-pin COM1)
(see p.1, No. 32)

TPM Header
(17-pi n TPMS1)
(see p.1, No. 31)

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

Please connect a underbolt™
add-in card (AIC) to this
connector via the GPIO cable.

RRXD1

DDTR#1

TTXD1

DDCD#1

DDSR#1

CCTS#1

RRTS#1

GND

RRI#1

is COM1 header
supports a serial port
module.

is connector supports Trusted

GN D

LAD 0

+3 V

+3V S B

D

GN

GN D

LAD 1

SER IRQ #

S_P WRD WN #

PC ICL K

LAD 3

PC IRS T

FRA M E

GN D

LAD 2

Platform Module (TPM) system,

1

which can securely store keys,
digital certicates, passwords,
and data. A TPM system also
helps enhance network security,

SMB _CL K_M AIN

protects digital identities, and
ensures platform integrity.

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2.7 Smart Switches

e motherboard has four smart switches: Power Switch, Reset Switch, Clear CMOS
Switch and BIOS Selection Switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/o the system,
reset the system, clear the CMOS values or switch between BIOS A and BIOS B.

Power Switch
(PWRBTN)
(see p.1, No. 8)

Reset Switch
(RSTBTN)
(see p.1, No. 9)

Clear CMOS Switch
(CLRCBTN)
(see p.1, No. 7)

is function i s workable only when you power o your computer and unplug the powe r
supply.

BIOS Selection
Switch
(BIOS_SEL1)

(see p.1, No. 29)

is motherboard has two BIOS chips, a primar y BIOS (BIOS_A) and a ba ckup BIOS (BIOS_
B), which enhances the safety and stability of your system. Normally, the system w ill work
on the primary BIOS. However, if the primary BIOS is corrupted or damaged, ju st ip the
BIOS Selection Sw itch to “B”, then the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot.
Aer that, use “Secure Backup U EFI” in the UEFI Setup Utility to duplicate a working copy
of the BIOS les to the primary BIOS to ensure normal system operation. For safety issues,
users are not able to update the backup BIOS manu ally. Users may refer to the BIOS LEDs
(BIOS_ A_LED or BIOS_B_ LED) to identify which BIOS i s currently activated.

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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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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