Version 1.0
Published August 2015
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 6
1.4 I/O Panel 8
Chapter 2 Installation 10
2.1 Installing the CPU 11
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 17
2.5 Jumpers Setup 18
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19
2.7 CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards 23
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 25
2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 26
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 29
3.1 Installing Drivers 29
3.2 A-Tuning 30
3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 34
3.3.1 UI Overview 34
3.3.2 Apps 35
3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 38
3.3.4 Setting 39
3.4 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 40
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 43
4.1 Introduction 43
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 43
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 44
4.2 Main Screen 45
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 46
4.4 Advanced Screen 54
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 55
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 57
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 60
4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 61
4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 62
4.4.6 USB Conguration 63
4.4.7 Trusted Computing 64
4.5 Tools 65
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 69
4.7 Security Screen 70
4.8 Boot Screen 71
4.9 Exit Screen 74
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H170 Combo
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock H170 Combo 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 soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of
the BIOS setup.
1.1 Package Contents
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ASRock H170 Combo Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
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ASRock H170 Combo Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock H170 Combo Support CD
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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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1 x I/O Panel Shield
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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket
Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be availabl e on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit 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 a s well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.
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1.2 Specications
Platform
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ATX Form Factor
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Solid Capacitor design
CPU
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Supports 6
th
Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/
Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)
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Digi Power design
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10 Power Phase design
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Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Chipset
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Intel® H170
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Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 4.0
Memory
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Dual Channel DDR4/DDR3/DDR3L Memor y Technology
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2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
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Supports DDR4 2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory
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Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
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Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
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15 Gold Contact in DDR4 DIMM Slots
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4 x DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots
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Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-
ECC, un-buered memory
* Supports 2 x DDR3/DDR3L memory modules up to 1866(OC)
and 4 x DDR3/DDR3L memory modules up to 1333
* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for
more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)
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Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB
Expansion
Slot
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2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4
mode)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
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2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
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2 x PCI Slots
* PCI cards that need subtractive decode are not supported.
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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
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Graphics
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Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs
can be supported only with processors which are GPU
integrated.
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Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick
Sync Video with HEVC, AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2
Full HW Encode1, Intel® InTru
TM
3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 510/530
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Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12
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Max. shared memory 1792MB
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Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by
independent display controllers
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Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz
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Supports DVI-D with ma x. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
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Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant
HDMI monitor is required)
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Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9
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Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D
and HDMI Ports
Audio
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7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892
Audio Codec)
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Premium Blu-ray Audio support
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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
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ELNA Audio Caps
LAN
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Gigabit LAN 10/100/10 00 Mb/s
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Giga PHY Intel® I219V
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Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike
Protection)
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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Rear Panel
I/O
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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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6 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LE D)
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HD Audio Jacks: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass
/ Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage
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6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
14 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
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2 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors*
* Support to be announced
* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will
be disabled.
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1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module
and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)
* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector
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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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3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con-
trol)
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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
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1 x 8 pin 12V 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) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
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1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
BIOS
Feature
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128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup-
port
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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-
CPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment
Hardware
Monitor
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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
CPU temperature)
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CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM,
VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA
OS
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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-
bit
* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with
xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to
page 40 for more detailed instructions.
* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock ’s
website for details: http://ww w.asrock.com
Certications
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FCC, CE, WHQL
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ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
Please realiz e that the re is a certain r isk involved with o verclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-party
overclocking to ols. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be don e at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsibl e for possible damage caused by o verclocking.
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock .com
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Intel
H170
DDR3 _B1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)
DDR4 _A1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)
DDR4 _B1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)
DDR3 _B2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)
ATX12V1
USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
ATXP WR 1
PCIE2
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB7
B: USB8
PCIE4
USB_11_12
1
USB_9_10
1
1
SPK_PLED1
COM1
1
1
HD_AUDIO1
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PCIE1
RoHS
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6
7
18
19
17
2324
1
25
26
2
3
22
PS2
Keybo ard
/Mous e
M2_1
CT22CT23CT24CT25
21
4
1
16
CPU_FAN2
CPU_FAN1
CHA_FAN3
CHA_FAN2
CHA_FAN1
20
1
TPMS1
CT21
LAN
USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
DDR3 _A2 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)
DDR3 _A1 (64 b it, 240 -pin mo dule)
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SATA_E_2
SATA_E_1
SATA3_0
SATA3_4
SATA3_2
SATA3_5
SATA3_1
SATA3_3
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15
9
14
10
13
11
CMOS
Battery
Supe r
I/O
PCI Express 3.0
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
Audio
CODEC
CLRCMOS1
1
128Mb
BIOS
Front USB 3.0
PCIE3
PCI2
PCI1
DVI 1
HDMI 1
Top:
SIDE SPK
Center :
REAR SPK
Bottom :
CTR BASS
Top:
LINE IN
Center :
FRONT
Bottom :
MIC IN
USB_5_6
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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 4 x 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots
(DDR3_ A1, DDR3_A2, DDR3_B1, DDR3_B2)
3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
4 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)
5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
6 USB 3.0 Header (USB_5_6)
7 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)
9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)
12 SATA Express Connector (SATA_E_1)
13 SATA Express Connector (SATA_E _2)
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)
15 SATA3 Connec tor (SATA3_4)
16 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
17 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)
18 USB 2.0 Header (USB_11_12)
19 USB 2.0 Header (USB_9_10)
20 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
21 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
22 TPM Header (TPMS1)
23 COM Port Header (COM1)
24 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
25 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
26 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
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1.4 I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 8 Central / Bass (Orange)
2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 USB 3.0 Ports (USB_78)
3 Side Speaker (Gray) 10 USB 3.0 Ports (USB_34)
4 Rear Speaker (Black) 11 HDMI Port
5 Line In (Light Blue) 12 DVI-D Port
6 Front Speaker (Lime)** 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB_12)
7 Microphone (Pink)
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1
13 11 912
2 4
3
6
5
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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
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. 6)
Rear Speaker
(No. 4)
Central / Bass
(No. 8)
Side Speaker
(No. 3)
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. Aer re starting 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 the n 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 f ront panel audio.
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Por t
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is is an 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 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.
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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 1151-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the P nP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the sock et. 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 in stalling the CPU.
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B
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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 aer service.
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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
1 2
CPU_
FAN
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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
is motherboard provides two 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) and four 240-
pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel
Memory Technology.
Dual Channel Memory Conguration
e DIMM only ts in one correct orie ntation. It will cause permanent dam age to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.
Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR4_A1 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 DDR4_B1
1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated
1. For dual channel cong uration , you always need to in stall identical (the same b rand,
speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 or DDR3/DDR3L 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 or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot, or a DDR,
DDR2 or DDR3 m emory module into a DDR4 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and
DIMM may be damaged.
Warning! It is NOT allowed to install a memory module into a DDR4 slot and a DDR3 slot
simultaneously; othe rwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
ere are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
PCI slot:
e PCI1 and PCI2 slots are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI
interface.
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 x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIe Slot Congurations
Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched o
or the power cord is unplug ged. Pl ease re ad the do cumentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.
For a better ther mal environme nt, ple ase connect a ch assi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CH A_FAN3 when using multiple
graphics cards.
PCIE2 PCIE4
Single Graphics Card x16 N/A
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireX
TM
x16 x4
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2.5 Jumpers Setup
e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper
is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”
when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.
Clear CMOS Jumper
(C LR MOS 1)
(see p.6, No. 20)
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 CMOS
Default
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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
System Panel Header
(9-pi n PANEL1)
(see p.6, No.16)
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 Switch):
Connec t to the power switch on the ch assi s front panel. You may congure the way to tur n
o your system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart the
computer if the computer f reezes and fails to per form a normal restar t.
PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chas sis front panel. e LED i s on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking wh en the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 slee p state or powered o (S5).
HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or wr iting data.
e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of powe r
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your ch assi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jump ers. 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.
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