ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 Service Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 2016

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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 five games off 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 flew me to Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost none, and took first 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 different first person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and walked away with a new car. The 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 off 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 first place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the first 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 figurehead for eSports worldwide”.

LIVIN’ LARGE

Since my first 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. This 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 fluid 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

The 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	Specifications	2
1.3	Motherboard Layout	8
1.4	I/O Panel	10

Chapter 2 Installation		12
2.1	Installing the CPU	13
2.2	Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink	16
2.3	Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)	17
2.4	Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)	19
2.5	Jumpers Setup	20
2.6	Onboard Headers and Connectors	21
2.7	Smart Switches	26
2.8	Dr. Debug	27
2.9	SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide	29
2.9.1	Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards	29
2.9.2	Driver Installation and Setup	31

2.10CrossFireXTM , 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM

	Operation Guide	32
2.10.1	Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards	32
2.10.2	Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards	34
2.10.3	Driver Installation and Setup	35
2.11	Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide	36

2.12	M.2 WiFi/BT Module Installation Guide	37
2.13	M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide	39

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation		43
3.1	Installing Drivers	43
3.2	F-Stream	44
3.2.1	Installing F-Stream	44
3.2.2	Using F-Stream	44
3.3	ASRock Live Update & APP Shop	47
3.3.1	UI Overview	47
3.3.2	Apps	48
3.3.3	BIOS & Drivers	51
3.3.4	Setting	52
3.4	Creative SoundBlaster Cinema3	53
3.5	Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation	54
3.6	ASRock AURA RGB LED	57

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY		58
4.1	Introduction	58
4.2	EZ Mode	59
4.3	Advanced Mode	60
4.3.1	UEFI Menu Bar	60
4.3.2	Navigation Keys	61
4.4	Main Screen	62
4.5	OC Tweaker Screen	63
4.6	Advanced Screen	71

4.6.1	CPU Configuration	72
4.6.2	Chipset Configuration	74
4.6.3	Storage Configuration	77
4.6.4	Intel® Thunderbolt™	79
4.6.5	Super IO Configuration	80
4.6.6	ACPI Configuration	81
4.6.7	USB Configuration	83
4.6.8	Trusted Computing	84
4.7	Tools	85
4.8	Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen	88
4.9	Security Screen	91
4.10	Boot Screen	92
4.11	Exit Screen	94

Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 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 software and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the configuration guide of the BIOS setup.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

•ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

•ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 Series Quick Installation Guide

•ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 Series Support CD

•1 x I/O Panel Shield

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

•1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card (Optional)

•3 x Screws for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1.2 Specifications

Platform	•	ATX Form Factor
CPU	•	Supports 7th and 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
Chipset	•	Intel® Z270
Memory	•	Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

•4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

•Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)*/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3200 (OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400**/2133 non-ECC, unbuffered 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/)

**7th Gen Intel® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400; 6th Gen Intel® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133.

•Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in nonECC mode)

•Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

•Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0

•15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Expansion	• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE6: single
Slot	at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8
	(PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))*
	* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
	• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
	• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM
	and CrossFireXTM
	• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLITM
	• 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module
2	• 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 Series

Graphics	• Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs
	can be supported only with processors which are GPU
	integrated.

•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

•Gen9 LP, DX11.3, DX12

•HWAEncode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For 7th Gen Intel® CPU)

•HWA Encode/Decode: VP8 , HEVC 8b; GPU/SWEncode/ Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6th Gen Intel® CPU)

•Max. shared memory 1024MB

*The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems.

•Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

•Supports Triple Monitor

•Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz

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

•Supports D-Sub 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 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
	ALC1220 Audio Codec)
	• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
	• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
	• Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
	• 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
	- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel
	Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
	• Pure Power-In

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	•	Direct Drive Technology
	•	PCB Isolate Shielding
	• Impedance Sensing on Front Out port
	• Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
	•	AURA RGB LED
	•	Gold Audio Jacks
	• Supports Creative SoundBlaster Cinema3
LAN	•	Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
	• 1 x Giga PHY Intel® I219V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT
	• Supports Wake-On-LAN
	• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
		Protection)
	• Supports Dual LAN with Teaming*
	* Teaming is not supported on Win 10.
	• Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
	•	Supports PXE
Rear Panel	•	2 x Antenna Ports
I/O	•	1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
	• 1 x D-Sub Port
	• 1 x DVI-D Port

• 1 x HDMI Port

• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

• 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM2142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

• 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM2142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

• 3 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

* Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_34 ports.

* ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_34 ports.

• 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 3.0) (Intel® Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

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Storage	• 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
	RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
	15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and
	Hot Plug*

•2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

*M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

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

•1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

•1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), 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 Intel® OptaneTM Technology

**Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

**Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

Connector

• 1 x COM Port Header

•1 x TPM Header

•1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

•1 x AURA RGB LED Header

•1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

*The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.

•1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

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

•1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

*The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

*CHA_FAN1 and CHA_FAN2 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

•1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector).

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

•1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)

•1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin)

•1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (10-pin)

*Only one Thunderbolt AIC Card is supported

•3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Intel® Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•1 x Dr. Debug with LED

•1 x Power Switch with LED

•1 x Reset Switch with LED

•1 x XMP Switch

BIOS	•	2 x AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1
Feature		x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
	• Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
	• ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
	•	SMBIOS 2.7 Support
	• CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPP, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST,
		VCCSA, VCCPLL Voltage Multi-adjustment
Hardware	•	CPU / Chassis / CPU Optional/Water Pump / Chassis
Monitor		Optional/Water Pump temperature sensing

• CPU / Chassis / CPU Optional/Water Pump / Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Tachometer

• CPU / Chassis / CPU Optional/Water Pump / Chassis Optional/Water Pump Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature)

• CPU / Chassis / CPU Optional/Water Pump / Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan multi-speed control

• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPP, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST

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OS	• Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit (For 7th Gen Intel® CPU)
	• Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-
	bit (For 6th Gen Intel® CPU)
	* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modified installation disk with
	xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please refer to
	page 54 for more detailed instructions.
	* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock’s
	website for details: http://www.asrock.com
Certifica-	• FCC, CE, WHQL, RCM, BSMI
tions	• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

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2

3

4

5

CPU_FAN1

ATX12V1

	US:B2 USBT:1 USB30.		/Mouse Keyboard PS2
				CT1

M2_3

HDMI1

USB 3.1

T: USB31_TA_1 Top:

B: USB31_TC_1 RJ-45

USB 3.0

T:USB3 Top:

B:USB4 RJ-45

SPDIF Optical Bottom:	REARSPK	Center:	Central/Bass	Top:						FATAL1TY
MI Bottom: CN	FRONT	Center:	LINEIN	Top:	LAN
								CHA_FAN1
						PCIE1		CT4	CT3	CT2	CT1
									PCIE2
				LAN
										CMOS
					Z270 Gaming K6					Battery
			CODEC			PCIE3
			AUDIO

PCIE4

CPU_OPT/W_PUMP

DDR4 A1(64bit,288-pinmodule)

DDR4 A2(64bit,288-pinmodule)

DDR4 B1(64bit,288-pinmodule)

M2_1

Intel

Z270

RoHS
	Power		6
	Reset		7
bit,(64288-pinmodule)	ATXPWR1		8
DDR4 B2	USB3 7 8		9
		1	10
CHA_FAN2
	5 6		11
	USB3
		1
4 5
SATA3			12
2 3
SATA3			13
0 1
SATA3			14
A1 A2
SATA3			15

HD_AUDIO1

1

CLRMOS1

1

PCIE5

CT5

CT4

CT3

CT2

CT1

BIOS_A1

BIOS_B_LED1 BIOS

PCIE6

Ultra M.2

Dr.

Debug

PCIe Gen3 x4

BIOS_A_LED1 BIOS

BIOS_B1

XMP_ON1

T B2

USB_5_6

USB_3_4

USB_1_2

TPMS1

1

COM1

CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP

SPK_PLED1

PLED PWRBTN

RGB_LED

T B1

ON

OFF

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

HDLED RESET

PANEL1

M2_2

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No. Description

1ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3CPU Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CPU_OPT/W_PUMP)

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

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

6Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

7Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

8ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

10Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

11USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

12SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

13SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

14SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

15SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

16System Panel Header (PANEL1)

17Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

18Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP)

19COM Port Header (COM1)

20TPM Header (TPMS1)

21USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

22USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

23USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

24Thunderbolt AIC Connector (TB2)

25Thunderbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

26AURA RGB LED Header (RGB_LED)

27XMP Switch (XMP_ON1)

28Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

29Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

30Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

																								5	7
		1			2				3							4								6	8

18	16	15	14	12	11	10	9
	17			13
No.	Description		No.	Description
1	PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port (PS2_KB1)		10	Optical SPDIF Out Port
2	D-Sub Port (VGA1)		11	USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)***
3	LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)*		12	USB 3.1 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)
4	LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)*		13	USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)
5	Central / Bass (Orange)		14	HDMI Port (HDMI1)
6	Rear Speaker (Black)		15	DVI-D Port (DVI1)
7	Line In (Light Blue)		16	Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB3_1)
8	Front Speaker (Lime)**		17	USB 3.0 Port (USB3_2)
9	Microphone (Pink)		18	Antenna Ports

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*There 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 Port
Activity / Link LED				Speed LED
Status		Description		Status		Description
Off		No Link		Off		10Mbps connection
Blinking		Data Activity		Orange		100Mbps connection
On		Link		Green		1Gbps connection

** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output	Front Speaker	Rear Speaker	Central / Bass	Line In
Channels	(No. 8)	(No. 6)	(No. 5)	(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. After restarting your computer, you will find 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 Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

*** ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_34 ports.

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Chapter 2 Installation

This is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits 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 overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1Installing 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 insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

2.Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1.For dual channel configuration, 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 motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Configuration

Priority	DDR4_A1	DDR4_A2	DDR4_B1	DDR4_B2
1		Populated		Populated
2	Populated		Populated
3	Populated	Populated	Populated	Populated

The DIMM only fits 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)

There are 6 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off 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 Configurations

		PCIE2	PCIE4	PCIE6
	Single Graphics Card	x16	N/A	N/A
	Two Graphics Cards in
	CrossFireXTM or SLITM	x8	x8	N/A
	Mode
	Three Graphics Cards in	x8	x8	x4
	3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3 ) when using multiple graphics cards.

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

The 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”. The 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
	(CLRMOS1)	Default	Clear CMOS
	(see p.8, No. 28)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After 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 after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password, date, time, and user default profile will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.8, No. 16)

PLED+ PLED-

PWRBTN#

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GND HDLED-

HDLED+

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.

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

PLED (System Power LED):

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.

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Power LED and Speaker

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.8, No. 17)

SPEAKER

DUMMY DUMMY +5V

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PLED+ PLED-

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

Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5:

see p.8, No. 12) (SATA3_2_3: see p.8, No. 13) (SATA3_0_1: see p.8, No. 14) (SATA3_A1_A2: see p.8, No. 15)

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB_1_2

(see p.8, No. 21)

(9-pin USB_3_4)

(see p.8, No. 22)

(9-pin USB_5_6)

(see p.8, No. 23)

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	4	5	These eight SATA3
	_	_	connectors support SATA
	SATA3	SATA3
			data cables for internal
			storage devices with up to
	2	3	6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
	SATA3	SATA3	* M2_1, SATA3_0 and
			SATA3_1 share lanes. If
			either one of them is in
	0	1	use, the others will be
	SATA3	SATA3	disabled.
			* M2_2, SATA3_4 and
	A1	A2	SATA3_5 share lanes. If
			either one of them is in
	SATA3	SATA3	use, the others will be
			disabled.
			*To minimize the boot
			time, use Intel® Z270
			SATA ports (SATA3_0)
			for your bootable devices.

USB_PWR

P- P+ GND DUMMY

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There are three headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two ports.

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