Asrock Z170 Extreme7+ User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2015

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 7

1.4 I/O Panel 9

1.5 ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel 11

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 23

2.7 Smart Switches 28

2.8 Dr. Debug 29

2.9 SLI

TM

and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 31

2.9.1 Installing Two SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 31

2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 33

2.10 CrossFireX

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM

Operation Guide 34

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 34

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 36

2.10.3 Driver Installation and Setup 37

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 38

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 41

3.1 Installing Drivers 41

3.2 A-Tuning 42

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 46

3.3.1 UI Overview 46

3.3.2 Apps 47

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 50

3.3.4 Setting 51

3.4 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 52

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 55

4.1 Introduction 55

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 55

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 56

4.2 Main Screen 57

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 58

4.4 Advanced Screen 68

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 69

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 71

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 74

4.4.4 Intel® Thunderbolt™ 2 76

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 77

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 78

4.4.7 USB Conguration 80

4.4.8 Trusted Computing 81

4.5 Tools 82

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 86

4.7 Security Screen 88

4.8 Boot Screen 89

4.9 Exit Screen 92

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Z170 Extreme7+

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z170 Extreme7 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 soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock Z170 Extreme7 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

•

ASRock Z170 Extreme7 Quick Installation Guide

•

ASRock Z170 Extreme7 Support CD

•

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

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

•

1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

•

3 x Screw for M.2 Sockets

•

1 x Screw for mini-PCIe Slot

•

1 x ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel

•

4 x Screws for Front USB 3.1 Panel

•

1 x SATA Express Cable

•

1 x USB Power Cable

Becau se the motherboard speci cations and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this doc umentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this documentation occ ur, the updated vers ion will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice . If you require technical suppor t related to this mother­board, please v isit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well . ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

•

ATX Form Factor

•

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

•

Supports 6

th

Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)

•

Digi Power design

•

12 Power Phase design

•

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

•

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

•

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

•

Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine

Chipset

•

Intel® Z170

Memory

•

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

•

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

•

Supports DDR4 3600+(OC)*/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)

/2400(OC)/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory

* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for

more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)

•

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

•

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0

•

15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Expansion
Slot

•

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

at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8

(PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6). PCIE3: x4 mode)

•

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE5) (Flexible PCIe)

•

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1)

•

1 x Half-size Mini-PCI Express Slot

•

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

and CrossFireXTM

•

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI

TM

•

15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

Graphics

•

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 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

•

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12

•

Max. shared memory 1792MB

•

ree graphics output options: DVI-D, HDMI and

DisplayPort 1.2

•

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 DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

(4096x2304) @ 24Hz or 4K x 2K (3840x2160) @ 60Hz

•

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

•

Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9

•

Supports HDCP with DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2

Ports

•

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

HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 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 SoundTM 3

- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

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

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

600 Ohms headsets)

- Pure Power-In

- Direct Drive Technology

- PCB Isolate Shielding

•

Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

•

Gigabit LA N 10/100/10 00 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

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Rear Panel
I/O

•

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

•

1 x DVI-D Port

•

1 x HDMI Port

•

1 x DisplayPort 1.2

•

1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

•

2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

•

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)

(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)

(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

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

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

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

LE D)

•

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

Front Speaker / Microphone

ASRock
Front USB

3.1 Panel

•

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

Storage

•

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

•

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

port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

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•

3 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors*

* Support to be announced

* M2_1, SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA_EXP0 share lanes. If

either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

* M2_ 2, SATA3_2, SATA3_3 and SATA_EXP1 share lanes. If

either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

* M2_ 3, SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and SATA_EXP2 share lanes. If

either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

•

3 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

Connector

•

1 x COM Port Header

•

1 x TPM Header

•

1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

•

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

•

4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con-

trol)

•

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

•

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

tor)

•

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•

1 x underbolt AIC Connector

•

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

ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 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 Clear CMOS Switch

•

1 x BIOS Selection Switch

BIOS
Feature

•

2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI

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

•

Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

•

ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

•

SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

•

CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VC-

CPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

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Hardware
Monitor

•

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

•

CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

•

CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by

CPU temperature)

•

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

•

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

DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

OS

- Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with

xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to

page 52 for more detailed instructions.

* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock’s

website for details: http://www.asrock.com

Certica­tions

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

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

Please realize that there i s a certain risk involved with o verclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS , applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cau se damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own r isk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused b y overclocking.

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

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Intel

Z170

DDR4 _A2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _A1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _B2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _B1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

ATX12V1

USB 2.0

T: USB1

B: USB2

ATXP WR1

LAN

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

Top:

Central/Bass

Center:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

PCIE4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB7_8

1

USB5_6

1

USB3_4

1

1

SPK_PLED1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

Z170 Extreme7+

PCIE6

SATA3_0_2

SATA3_1_3

SATA3_5_4

SATA_EXP0

SATA_EXP1

SATA_EXP2

PCIE1

CPU_FAN1

RoHS

10

9

8

7

13

15

19

20

21

22

23

16

17

26

27

25

3233

DVI1

HDMI1

SATA3_A3_ A4

1

35

34

2

3

5

4

31

Dr.

Debug

Purity

Sound 3

TM

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3 x4

BIOS_B1

BIOS_B_LED

128Mb
BIOS

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

M2_2

CT22CT23CT24CT25

CT35

T B1

1

29

30

6

USB3_5_ 6

1

24

CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN4

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

CHA_FAN1

CLRCBTN1

14

12

11

18

28

1

TPMS1

PCIE5

DISPLAY 1

USB 3.1
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1

CT21

Reset

Power

MINI_PCIE1

USB3_7_ 8

1

SATA3_A1_ A2

BIOS_A1

BIOS_A_LED

128Mb
BIOS

BIOS_SEL 1

AB

PCIE3

M2_1

CT12CT13CT14

LAN

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

M2_2

CT32CT33 CT31

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

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

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

6 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4)

7 Clear CMOS Button (CLRCBTN1)

8 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

9 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

10 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

12 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

14 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA _FAN2)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_2)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_3)

17 SATA Express Connector (SATA_EXP0)

18 SATA Express Connector (SATA_EXP1)

19 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A3_A4)

20 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

21 SATA 3 Connector (SATA3_4)

22 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

23 SATA Express Connector (SATA_EXP2)

24 Power LED and Spea ker Header (SPK_PLED1)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB7_8)

26 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

27 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)

28 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

29 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

30 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

31 TPM Header (TPMS1)

32 COM Port Header (COM1)

33 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

34 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

35 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

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1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB12) 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port

2 DVI-D Por t 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)* 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 13 USB 3.1 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 HDMI Port

7 Line In (Light Blue) 16 DisplayPort 1.2

8 Front Speaker (Lime)** 17 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

9 Microphone (Pink)

1

17 91013

14

12 111516

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Plea se 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, please connec t the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection details in a ccordance with the t ype of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 8)

Rear Speaker

(No. 6)

Central / Bass

(No. 5)

Line In

(No. 7)

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

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel au dio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-s treaming”, 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/Bas s, 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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1.5 ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel

Specications

Dimension •

75mm (W) x 42.8mm (H) x 148mm (L)

Controller •

ASMedia ASM1142 Controller

Front Panel

I/O

•

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

(ASRock Full Spik

e Protection))

* For charging Type-A USB devices, we suggest using the Type-A

connectors on your mot herboard.

•

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

* is por t supports power outputs up to 5V/3A. For charging Type-C
USB devices, the device should support Type-C sta ndards to adjust the
current because it will be dierent in Power On state (3 Amp) and Sleep
state (1 Amp).
* Some Type-C USB devices may only be charged by its own adapter.

Connector

•

1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector

•

1 x USB Power Connector

OS

•

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

* It is recommended to insta ll the ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel into the drive bay of

your chassis before connecting other USB devices.

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ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel Installation Guide

Step 1

Prepare the bundled ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel,

SATA Express Cable, USB Power Cable and screws.

Step 2

Connect one end of the SATA Express Cable to the

SATA Express Connector on the ASRock Front USB

3.1 Pa nel.

Step 3

Connect one end of the USB Power Cable to the

USB Power Connector on the ASRock Front USB 3.1

Panel.

Step4

Install ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel into the drive

bay of the chassis.

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Step 5

Screw ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel to the

drive bay with screws.

Step 6

Connect the PSU’s SATA Power Cable to

the SATA Power Connector.

Step 7

Connect the other end of the SATA Express

Cable to the SATA Express Connector on

the motherboard.

Step 8

Connect the other end of the USB Power

Cable to the USB 2.0 Header on the

motherboard.

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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

components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard

components.

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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.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

in the bag that comes with the components.

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When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

Chapter 2 Installation

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into th e socket , please check if the PnP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if the re 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 be fore installing the CPU.

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cove r must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for ae r 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 four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It wil l cause permane nt damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orie ntation .

Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

1. For dual channel conguration, 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 Me mory Technol ogy 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 mothe rboard and DI MM may be damaged.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 6 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot on the motherboard.

PCIe slots:

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

PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

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

PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE6 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

mini-PCIe slot:

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

PCIe Slot Congurations

Before installing an expansion card, plea se 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.

PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE6

Single Graphics

Card

x16 N/A N/A N/A

Two Graphics

Cards in

CrossFireX

TM

or

SLITM Mode

x8 N/A x8 N/A

ree Graphics

Cards in 3-Way

CrossFireX

TM

Mode

x8 N/A x8 x4

For a better thermal environment, please connect a ch assis fan to the motherboard ’s chas­sis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN3 or CHA_ FAN4) when using
multiple graphics cards.

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper

is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(C LR MOS 1)

(see p.7, No. 30)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system

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

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

short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the

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

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

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

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

removed.

Clear CMOS

Default

e Clear CMOS Switch h as the sam e function as the Cl ear CMOS jumper.

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

System Panel Header

(9-p i n PA NE L1)

(see p.7, No.28)

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+

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GND

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the cha ssis front pan el. You may congure the way to turn
o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Sw itch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the cha ssis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the
computer if the computer freezes and fails to pe rform a normal re start.

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

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the cha ssis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or writing data.

e front panel des ign may dier by chassis. A f ront panel modul e mainly consists of power
switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc . When connect­ing your ch assis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignme nts and the
pin assignment s are matched cor rectly.

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

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Power LED and Speaker

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.7, No. 24)

Please connect the

chassis power LED and

the chassis speaker to this

header.

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_0_ 2:

see p.7, No. 15)

(SATA3_1_3:

see p.7, No. 16)

(SATA3_4:

see p.7, No. 21)

(SATA3_5:

see p.7, No. 22)

(SATA3_A1_A2:

see p.7, No. 20)

(SATA3_A3_A4:

see p.7, No. 19)

ese ten SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up

to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer

rate. e SATA3_0,

SATA3_1 are shared with

the SATA_EXP0. e

SATA3_2, SATA3_3 are

shared with the SATA_

EXP1. e SATA3_4,

SATA3_5 are shared with

the SATA_EXP2.

To minimize the boot

time, use Intel® Z170

SATA ports (SATA3_0)

for your bootable devices.

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DUMMY

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PLED+

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SPEAKER

SATA3_A3SATA3_4 SATA3_A1SATA3_5

SATA3_0SATA3_1

SATA3_A4SATA3_A2

SATA3_2SATA3_3