Asrock FATAL1TY Z87 KILLER User Manual

Version 1.0

Published September 2013

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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

The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1 ty logos and the Fatal1ty l ikeness are registered tradem arks of Fa tal1ty,

Inc., and are used under license. © 2013 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 Unique Features 7

1.4 Motherboard Layout 10

1.5 I/O Panel 12

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 Using the HDMI-In Port 28

2.8 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 31

2.8.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 31

2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup 33

2.9 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 34

2.9.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 34

2.9.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 35

2.9.3 Driver Installation and Setup 36

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 37

3.1 Installing Drivers 37

3.2 F-Stream 38

3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 42

3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 47

3.5 Start8 52

3.6 XSplit Broadcaster 55

3.6.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 55

3.6.2 Recording Your Gameplay 58

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 59

4.1 Introduction 59

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 59

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 60

4.2 Main Screen 61

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 62

4.4 Advanced Screen 71

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 72

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 74

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 77

4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 79

4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 80

4.4.6 Super IO Conguration 81

4.4.7 ACPI Conguration 82

4.4.8 USB Conguration 84

4.5 Tools 85

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 88

4.7 Boot Screen 89

4.8 Security Screen 92

4.9 Exit Screen 93

Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer 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 manual, 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 manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modica­tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for spe ci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.a srock .com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Series Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer 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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1.2 Specications

Platform

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ATX Form Factor

Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-

quality conductive polymer capacitors)

A-Style

Gaming
Armor

CPU

Chipset

Purity Sound

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HDMI-In

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CPU Power

Hi-Density Power Connector

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VGA Card

15μGold Finger in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

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SLI/CrossFireX Power Connector

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Internet

Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM LAN

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Audio

Purity Sound

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Supports 4th generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /

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Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 package

Digi Power design

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8 Power Phase design

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Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

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Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

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Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

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Intel® Z87

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Memory

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

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4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

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Supports DDR3 3050+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133

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(OC)/1866 (OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB

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(see CAUTION)

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2

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Expansion
Slot

Graphics

Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Series

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE5/PCIE7: single

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at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE5); triple at x8

(PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE5) / x4 (PCIE7))

4 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and

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CrossFireXTM

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLITM

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

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be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated

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® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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ree VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI Port

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Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 4K ×

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2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz

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

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60Hz

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

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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 HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

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

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and HDMI Ports

Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

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Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray Audio Support

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Supports Purity Sound

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- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to

600 ohm headsets)

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- PCB Isolate Shielding

Supports DTS Connect

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

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Qualcomm® Atheros® KillerTM E2200 Series

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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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 D-Sub Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI-Out Port

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1 x HDMI-In Port

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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port

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3 x USB 2.0 Ports

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1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0)

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4 x USB 3.0 Ports

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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port 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

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Storage

Connector

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology

12 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug

1 x IR Header

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1 x COM Port Header

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1 x Power LED Header

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2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

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3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)

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1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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

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Connector)

BIOS
Feature

Support
CD

Hardware
Monitor

Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Series

1 x SLI/XFire Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

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1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

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2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup-

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port (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

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ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust-

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ment

Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Tria l Version), Google

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Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), XSplit,

Killer Network Manager

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust fan speed by CPU tem-

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perature)

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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

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

OS

Certica­tions

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

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju st­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.

Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32- bit operating systems . Windows® 64-bit operat­ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Series

1.3 Unique Features

ASRock F-Stream

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

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

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

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-

nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without

preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save

the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or

<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.

Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system.

ASRock APP Charger

Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

charge up to 40% faster than before on your computer. ASRock APP Charger allows

you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports

continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM

(S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power o (S5).

ASRock XFast USB

ASRock XFast USB can boost the performance of your USB storage devices. e

performance may depend on the properties of the device.

ASRock XFast RAM

ASRock XFast RAM is included in F-Stream. It fully utilizes the memory space that

cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast R AM

shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster

than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another

advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your

SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.

ASRock Crashless BIOS

ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If

power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will

automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note

that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0

ports support this feature.

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ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)

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

at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of

internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing

OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required.

ASRock Internet Flash

ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version

from our servers for you without entering Windows® OS. Please setup network

conguration before using Internet Flash.

ASRock UEFI System Browser

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

connected.

ASRock Dehumidier Function

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling

“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer

will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.

ASRock Easy RAID Installer

ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from the

support CD to your USB storage device. Aer copying the RAID driver to your

USB storage device, please change “SATA Mode” to “RAID”, then you can start

installing the OS in RAID mode.

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ASRock Easy Driver Installer

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

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

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

required drivers automatically.

ASRock Interactive UEFI

ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects

and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface

and more amusment.

ASRock Fast Boot

With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technolog y, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to

logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! e speedy boot will

completely change your user experience and behavior.

Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Series

ASRock Restart to UEFI

Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed

makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to

enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,

the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.

ASRock USB Key

In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing

usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those

foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to

windows automatically!

ASRock Key Master

What good is a weapon if you are unable to wield it prociently? Key Master

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

speed, key repeat rates and repeat delay, turning your boring old keyboard and

mouse into lethal weapons.

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in F-Stream. Congure up to ve dierent

fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level

when the assigned temperature is met.

ASRock Good Night LED

ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by

extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the

Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good Night

LED will automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system

enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.

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Intel

Z87

DDR 3_A 2 (6 4 b it, 240 -pi n mo dul e)

DDR 3_A 1 (6 4 b it, 240 -pi n mo dul e)

DDR 3_B 2 (6 4 b it, 240 -pi n mo dul e)

DDR 3_B 1 (6 4 b it, 240 -pi n mo dul e)

ATX12V1

CMO S

Bat ter y

Supe r

I/O

USB 2 .0

T: USB0

B: US B1

PS2

Keyb oard /

Mous e

ATXP WR 1

1

USB3_ 4_5

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-4 5

USB 3.0
T: USB 2
B: U SB3

Top:

Centr al/Ba ss

Cente r:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

Optic al

SPDIF

Botto m:

MIC IN

CLRCMO S1

1

PLED1

1

1

SPEAKER1

IR1

1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB6_7

1

USB4_5

1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUD IO1

Z87 KILLER

PCIE1

CHA_FAN 1

CHA_FAN 2

CHA_FAN 3

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CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

USB 2 .0

T: USB2

B: US B3

HDM I1

FATAL TY

1

Pur it y

Sou nd

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VGA 1

DVI 1

PWR_FAN 1

PCIE3

USB 3 .0

T: USB0

B: US B1

HDMI _IN 1

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_ B1

64Mb
BIOS

BIOS_ A1

BIOS_B_LED 1

BIOS_A_LED 1

BIOS_SE L1

1

Kille r

E2200

PCIE4

PCIE5

PCIE7

PCIE6

SLI/XFI RE_PWR1

SATA3_5

SATA3_4

SATA3_3

SATA3_2

SATA3_1

SATA3_0

X

Fast LAN

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1.4 Motherboard Layout

No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

7 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

14 Power LED Header (PLED1)

15 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

17 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_SEL1)

18 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

19 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

20 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

22 SLI/XFIR E Power Connector (SLI/XFIR E_PWR1)

23 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

24 COM Port Header (COM1)

25 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

26 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

27 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 10 Front Speaker (Lime)**

2 D-Sub Port 11 Microphone (Pink)

3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port

4 USB 2.0 Port (USB3) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)

5 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) 14 HDMI-In Port

6 LAN RJ-45 Port* 15 HDMI-Out Port

7 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 DVI-D Port

8 Rear Speaker (Black) 17 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

9 Line In (Light Blue)

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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 L ED

SPEED LE D

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. 10)

Rear Speaker

(No. 8)

Central / Bass

(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 au dio header. Aer re starting your computer, you will nd the “Mixe r” tool
on your system. Pl ease select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “En able playback multi­streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and the n you are
allowe d to sele ct “Realtek HDA Pr imary output ” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/
Bass, and Front Speake r, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front
panel au dio.

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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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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you 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.

2.1 Installing the CPU

1. B efore you inser t the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surfa ce is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket.
Do not force to 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 i s removed. e cover must be placed
if you wish to retur n the motherboard for aer service.

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) 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) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

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

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIM M may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation .

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 7 PCI Express slots 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. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slots) 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 2.0 x1 slots) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

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

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

PCIE6 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slots) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE7 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE5 PCIE7

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better ther mal environment, ple ase connect a ch assi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CHA_ FAN3) when using mul­tiple graphics cards.

x8 x8 N/A

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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

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.10, No. 19)

CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system

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

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

short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear

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

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

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

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

removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

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