Version 1.0
Published September 2014
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e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
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Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually
played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or ve games o guys
who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young
age situations change rapidly. Because I’ve been blessed with great hand-eye coordination and
a grasp of mathematics (an important element in video gaming) I gravitated to that activity.
GOING PRO
I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional
League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one
of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me ew me to
Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost
none, and took rst place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world
in the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending
my title as the world’s best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand prize. From there
I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia,
Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, New York and St. Louis.
WINNING STREAK
I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL
Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally
dierent rst person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and
walked away with a new car. e next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament
2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it playing a
different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am
extremely proud.
At QuakeCon 2002, I faced o against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly
anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at Quakecon
2004, I became the World’s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very
challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.
Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world, winning
prizes and acclaim, including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New York City for
a $150,000 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the rst ever Lifetime
Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports-Award for “showing exceptional
sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime
representative of this young sport. He has become the gurehead for eSports worldwide”.
Fatal1ty Story
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.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 7
1.4 I/O Panel 9
Chapter 2 Installation 11
2.1 Installing the CPU 12
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 16
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 18
2.5 Jumpers Setup 19
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20
2.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 25
2.7.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 25
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 27
2.8 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 28
2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 28
2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup 30
2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 31
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 34
3.1 Installing Drivers 34
3.2 F-Stream 35
3.2.1 Installing F-Stream 35
3.2.2 Using F-Stream 35
3.3 Killer Network Manager 41
3.3.1 Installing Killer Network Manager 41
3.3.2 Using Killer Network Manager 41
3.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 44
3.4.1 System Requirements 44
3.4.2 Setup Guide 45
3.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 49
3.5.1 System Requirements 49
3.5.2 Setup Guide 50
3.6 ASRock APP Shop 54
3.6.1 UI Overview 54
3.6.2 Apps 55
3.6.3 BIOS & Drivers 58
3.6.4 Setting 59
3.7 Start8 60
3.7.1 Installing Start8 60
3.7.2 Conguring Start8 60
3.8 XSplit Broadcaster 63
3.8.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 63
3.8.2 Recording Your Gameplay 66
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 67
4.1 Introduction 67
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 67
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 68
4.2 Main Screen 69
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 70
4.4 Advanced Screen 79
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 80
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 82
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 85
4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 87
4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 88
4.4.6 Intel® Thunderbolt 89
4.4.7 Super IO Conguration 90
4.4.8 ACPI Conguration 91
4.4.9 USB Conguration 93
4.4.10 Trusted Computing 95
4.5 Tools 96
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 99
4.7 Boot Screen 100
4.8 Security Screen 103
4.9 Exit Screen 104
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Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series motherboard, a
reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent qualit y
control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.
In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the
motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation
guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of
the BIOS setup.
1.1 Package Contents
•ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
•ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series Quick Installation Guide
•ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series Support CD
•2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
•1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge Card
•1 x I/O Shield
•1 x Screw for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3
Becau se the motherboard specication s and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this doc umentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modications of this d ocumentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock ’s
website w ithout further notice . If you require technical support rel ated to this mothe rboard, please v isit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.
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1.2 Specications
Platform
•Micro ATX Form Factor
•High Density Glass Fabric PCB
CPU
•Supports 4
th
Gen & 5th Generation Intel® CoreTM Processors
(Socket 1150)
•Digi Power design
•8 Power Phase design
•Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
•Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
•Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
Chipset
•Intel® Z97
Memory
•Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
•4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
•Supports DDR3 3000+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/
2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, u n-bu ered
memory
•Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
•Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
Expansion
Slot
•2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at x16
(PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3))
•1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)
•1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
•Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX
TM
and CrossFireXTM
•Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI
TM
and SLI
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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 4400/4600
•Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
•Max. shared memory 1792MB
•ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
•Supports Triple Monitor
•Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2304) @ 24Hz
•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 ALC1150
Audio Codec)
•Premium Blu-ray Audio support
•Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
•Supports Purity Sound
TM
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- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier
- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to
600 Ohm headsets)
- Direct Drive Technology
- EMI Shielding Cover
- PCB Isolate Shielding
•Supports DTS Connect
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LAN
•PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
•Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer
TM
E2200 Series
• Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet
Technology
•Supports Wake-On-LAN
•Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
•Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
•Supports PXE
Rear Panel
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 eSATA Connector
•3 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
•1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) (Supports ESD Protection
(ASRock Full Spike Protection))
•4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
•1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LE D)
•HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage
•6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug (SATA3_1 connector is shared with the eSATA port)
•1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4,
SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket)
*Support to be announced
•1 x eSATA Connector, supports RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and
Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
•1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s
module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)
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Connector
•1 x COM Port Header
•1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
•1 x TPM Header
•1 x Power LED header
•2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
•2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
•1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
•1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
•1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power
Conn ector)
•1 x PCIe Power Connector
•1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
•1 x underbolt AIC Connector
•2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD
Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
•1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD
Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
BIOS
Feature
•64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
•ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
•SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
•CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust-
ment
Hardware
•CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
•CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
•CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by
CPU temperature)
•CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
•CASE OPEN detection
•Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS
•Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-
bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
Certications
•FCC, CE, WHQL
•ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overcl ocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to
the components an d devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage cause d by overclocking.
* For detailed product infor mation, please visit our website: http://www.asrock .com
Due to limitation , the actu al memory size may be less than 4GB for the reser vation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Wind ows® 64- bit operating systems
do not have s uch limitations . You can use ASRo ck XFast RAM to utilize the memory that
Windows® cannot use.
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DDR 3_A2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_A1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_B2 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
DDR 3_B1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )
ATX12V1
CPU_FAN1
Supe r
I/O
ATXP WR 1
1
USB3_4 _5
CPU_FAN2
PCIE2
PCIE1
PCIE3
PLED1
1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
1
USB6_7
USB4_5
1
COM1
1
CHA_FAN2
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CMOS
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SATA3_2
SATA3_5
SATA3_1
SATA3_4
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TPMS1
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USB 2. 0
T: USB0
B:US B1
Top:
Central/Bass
Center :
REAR SPK
Top:
LINE IN
Center :
FRONT
Bottom :
Optica l
SPDIF
Bottom :
MIC IN
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
PS2
Keybo ard
/Mous e
VGA 1
DVI 1
USB 3. 0
T: USB0
B: USB 1
HDM I1
USB 2. 0
T: USB2
B: USB 3
eSATA1
64Mb
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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_0)
9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)
10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
11 SATA3 Con nector (SATA3_4)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)
14 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)
15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
16 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)
17 Power LED Header (PLED1)
18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
20 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
21 TPM Header (TPMS1)
22 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
23 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
24 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)
25 COM Port Header (COM1)
26 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
27 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
28 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
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1.4 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB0) 10 Front Speaker (Lime)**
2 USB 2.0 Port (USB1) 11 Microphone (Pink)
3 D-Sub Port 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port
4 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)
5 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 14 eSATA Connector***
6 LAN RJ-45 Port* 15 HDMI Port
7 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 DVI-D Port
8 Rear Speaker (Black) 17 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
9 Line In (Light Blue)
CAU TION:
For operating system installation, be sure to plug your USB ash drive into the USB 2.0
Ports (USB01)
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* ere are two LEDs on ea ch LAN port. Pl ease refer to the table below for the LA N port LED indic ations .
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
** If you use a 2- channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection details in accordance with the type of s peake r you use.
Audio Output
Channels
Front Speaker
(No. 10)
Rear Speaker
(No. 8)
Central / Bass
(No. 7)
Line In
(No. 9)
2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V
*** e eSATA connector supports SATA3 with cables within 1 meters.
To enable Multi-Streaming, you n eed to connect a front panel au dio cable to the front
panel au dio head er. Aer res tarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select
“Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output ” to use the front panel audio.
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Por t
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is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
•Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard
components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to
motherboard components.
•In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
•Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
•Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
in the bag that comes with the components.
•When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
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2.1 Installing the CPU
1. Before you insert the 1150-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 c ables before ins talling the CPU.
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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cover mus t 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 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
Dual Channel Memory Conguration
e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIM M into the slot at incorrect orientation.
Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2
1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated
1. For dual channel conguration, 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 DIMM may be damaged.
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
ere are 4 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIe Slot Congurations
PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4
Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode
x8 x8 N /A
For a better ther mal environment , please connect a chass is fan to the motherboard’s cha ssis
fan connector (CHA_FAN1 or CHA _FAN2) when using multiple g raphics cards.
Before installing an expansion c ard, ple ase 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.
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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
(C LR MOS 1)
(see p.7, No. 15)
CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the
CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you
just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it
down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,
date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.
Clear CMOSDefault
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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
System Panel Header
(9-p in PA NE L1)
(see p.7, No. 18)
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.
GND
RESET#
PWRBTN#
PLED-
PLED+
GND
HDLED-
HDLED+
1
GND
PWRBTN (Power Swi tch):
Connec t to the power switch on the chassis f ront panel. You may congure the way to turn
o your system using the powe r switch .
RESET (Reset Sw itch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the cha ssis front panel. Pre ss the reset switch to restar t the
computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.
PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassi s front panel. e LED is on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powe red o (S5).
HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis f ront panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or writing data .
e front panel design may dier by chassis . A front panel module mainly consists of powe r
switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive a ctivit y LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your ch assis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assig nments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
heade rs and connectors. Plac ing jumper caps over the hea ders and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.
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Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series
Power LED Header
(3-pin PLE D1)
(see p.7, No. 17)
Please connect the chassis
power LED to this header
to
indicate the system’s
power status.
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0)
(see p.7, No. 8)
(SATA 3_1)
(see p.7, No. 10)
(SATA3_ 2)
(see p.7, No. 12)
(SATA 3_3)
(see p.7, No. 9)
(SATA3_4)
(see p.7, No. 11)
(SATA3_ 5)
(see p.7, No. 13)
ese six SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal
storage devices with up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
e SATA3_4, SATA3_5
are shared with the SATA
Express connector.
e SATA3_1 is shared
with the eSATA1 port on
the I/O panel..
Serial ATA Express
Connector
(S ATAE _ 1)
(see p.7, No. 14)
Please connect either
SATA or PCIe storage
devices to this connector.
e SATA Express
connector is shared with
the SATA3_4, SATA3_5
and the M.2_SSD (NGFF)
Socket 3.
*e SATA Express
interface is a combination
of SATAE_1, SATA3_4,
and SATA3_ 5.
1
PLED+
PLED+
PLED-
SATA3_0
SATA3_3
SATA3_1
SATA3_4
SATA3_2
SATA3_5
SATAE_1
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1. High Denition Audio supports Ja ck Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassi s must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassi s
manual to instal l your system.
2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel , please install it to the f ront panel audio header b y 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”.
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.7, No. 22)
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.7, No. 23)
DUMMY
GND
GND
P+
P-
USB_PWR
P+
P-
USB_PWR
1
Besides four USB 2.0 ports
on the I/O panel, there
are two headers on this
motherboard. Each USB
2.0 header can support
two ports.
USB 3.0 Header
(19-pin USB3_4_ 5)
(see p.7, No. 7)
Besides four USB 3.0
ports on the I/O panel,
there is one header on this
motherboard. Each USB
3.0 header can support
two ports.
Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.7, No. 28)
is header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.
Chassis Speaker Header
(4-pin SPE AKER 1)
(see p.7, No. 20)
1
+5V
DUMMY
DUMMY
SPEAKER
Please connect the chassis
speaker to this header.
1
IntA_PB_D+
Dummy
IntA_PB_D-
GND
IntA_PB_SSTX+
GND
IntA_PB_SSTX-
IntA_PB_SSRX+
IntA_PB_SSRX-
VbusVbus
Vbus
IntA_PA_SSRX-
IntA_PA_SSRX+
GND
IntA_PA_SSTX-
IntA_PA_SSTX+
GND
IntA_PA_D-
IntA_PA_D+
J_SENSE
OUT2_L
1
MIC_RET
PRESENCE#
GND
OUT2_R
MIC2_R
MIC2_L
OUT_RET
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