Asrock Z170M-PIO2 User Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2016

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 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 Express Slots) 17

2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18

2.6 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 22

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 25

3.1 Installing Drivers 25

3.2 A-Tuning 26

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 30

3.3.1 UI Overview 30

3.3.2 Apps 31

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 34

3.3.4 Setting 35

3.4 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 36

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 39

4.1 Introduction 39

4.2 EZ Mode 40

4.3 Advanced Mode 41

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 41

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 42

4.4 Main Screen 43

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 44

4.6 Advanced Screen 53

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 54

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 56

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 58

4.6.4 ACPI Conguration 59

4.6.5 USB Conguration 61

4.6.6 Trusted Computing 62

4.7 Tools 63

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 66

4.9 Security Screen 68

4.10 Boot Screen 69

4.11 Exit Screen 72

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z170M-PIO2 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 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 documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on
ASRock’s website w ithout f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s pecic 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 ht tp://www.a srock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z170M-PIO2 Motherboard (uDTX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z170M-PIO2 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z170M-PIO2 Support CD

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Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional)

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I/O Panel Shield (Optional)

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2 x Screws for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* 3466+(OC) memory frequency can only be achieved when a

single memory module is installed (Single channel memory).

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

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

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uDTX Form Factor supports PIO and Micro ATX

Solid Capacitor design

Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)

Supports CPU up to 95W

Digi Power design

5 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Intel® Z170

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 3466+(OC)*/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)

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

Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-

ECC mode)

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB

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

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

1 x Right Angle PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)*

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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disk

1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports ty pe 2230 WiFi/BT module

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Graphics

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

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can 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 510/530

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12

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Max. shared memory 1024MB

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* e size of ma ximum shared memory may vary from dierent

operating systems.

Dual graphics output: Support D-Sub and HDMI ports by

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independent display controllers

Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz

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 Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9

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Supports HDCP with HDMI Port

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

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Port

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Audio

LAN

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec)

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* To congure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD

front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio

feature through the audio driver.

Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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ELNA Audio Caps

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

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Realtek RTL8111GR

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Supports Wake-On-WAN

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

Connector

1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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

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Spike Protection))*

* ACPI wake-up function is supported on USB01 ports only.

2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))

1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LED)

HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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4 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

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

Hot Plug

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports type 2260/2280 M.2 SATA3

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6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4

(32 Gb/s)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum

1A (12W) fan power.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 4 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

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

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ACPI 5.0 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.7 Support

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DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

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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

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CPU temperature)

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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

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PCH 1.0V, VCCSA

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

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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 36 for more detailed instructions.

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

website for details: http://ww w.asrock.com

Z170M-PIO2

FCC, CE, WHQL

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technol ogy, or using
third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or
even cause dam age to the components and devices of your system. It should be done
at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for poss ible damage caused by
overclocking.

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

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Int el

Z170

DDR 4_B1 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

DDR 4_A1 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

ATXP WR 1

Top:
RJ-4 5

USB 2.0
T: US B0
B: USB1

HDLED R ESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

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USB_2_3

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SPK_CI1

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HD_AUD IO1

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VGA 1

USB 3. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2

CMO S

Bat ter y

USB3_3_4

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CPU_FAN1

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TPMS1

PCI E xp res s 3. 0

Fro nt U SB 3. 0

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

MIC IN

ATX12V1

SATA3_1

PCIE1

CHA_FAN1

BIOS
ROM

PS2

Keyb oard

PS2

Mous e

SATA3_2

M2_ 2

CLRMOS1

COM1

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HDM I1

USB_4_5

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SATA3_3

SATA3_4

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

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

5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

6 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

7 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

10 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

11 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

12 USB 2.0 Header (USB_4_5)

13 TPM Header (TPMS1)

14 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_3_4)

15 COM Port Header (COM1)

16 USB 2.0 Header (USB_2 _3)

17 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)***

2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

3 Line In (Light Blue)** 8 HDMI Port

4 Front Speaker (Lime)** 9 D-Sub Port

5 Microphone (Pink)** 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port

* ere are two LEDs on the 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

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** To congure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it i s required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi­channel audio feature through the audio driver.

Please set Speaker Conguration to “7.1 Speaker”in the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

Function of the Audio Por ts in 7.1-channel Con guration:

Port Function

Light Blue (Rear panel) Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel) Side Speaker Out

*** ACPI wake-up function is supported on USB01 por ts only.

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an uDTX 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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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,

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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.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you inser t the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP ca p
is on the socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if th ere are any b ent pins in the
socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situ ation is found.
Other wise, the CPU wil l be seriously d amaged.

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 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 two 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) 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) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one memory
module instal led.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR , DDR2 or DDR3 memor y module into a DDR4
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

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 is 1 Right Angle PCI Express slot 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.

Right Angle PCIe slot:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

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2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.6, No. 10)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. P ress the reset sw itch to restart
the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):

Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when
the system is ope rating. 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 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 i s reading or writing data.

e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front pane l module mainly consists
of power switch , reset switch, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.

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PLE D+

PLE D-

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

PWR BTN #

GND

RES ET#

GND

GND

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.

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Chassis Intrusion and

Speaker Header

(7-pin SPK_CI1)

(see p.6, No. 11)

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_1: see p.6, No. 9)

(SATA3_2: see p.6, No. 8)

(SATA3_3: see p.6, No. 7)

(SATA3_4: see p.6, No. 6)

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB_2_3)

(see p.6, No. 16)

(9-pin USB_4_5)

(see p.6, No. 12)

DUM MY
+5V

1

SIG NAL

USB _P WR

P-

P+

GND GND

USB _PW R

SPE AKE R

DUM MY

GND

P-

P+

DUM MY

SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4

GND

DUM MY

USB _P WR

P-

P+

DUM MY

Please connect the

chassis intrusion and the

chassis speaker to this

header.

ese four SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

ere are two headers

on this motherboard.

Each USB 2.0 header can

support two ports.

USB 3.0 Header

(19-pin USB3_3_4)

(see p.6, No. 14)

1

USB _PW R

Vbus

IntA _PA_S SRX-

IntA _PA_S SRX+

GND

IntA _PA_S STX-

IntA _PA_S STX+

GND

IntA _PA_D -

IntA _PA_D +

GND

P+

P-

VbusVbus

IntA _PB_ SSRX -

IntA _PB_ SSRX +

GND

IntA _PB_ SSTX -

IntA _PB_ SSTX +

GND

IntA _PB_ D-

IntA _PB_ D+

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Besides two 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.

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