ASRock Z370 Taichi operation manual

Z370 Professional Gaming i7

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published December 2016

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Published August 2017

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 8

1.4 I/O Panel 10

1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 12

Chapter 2 Installation 14

2.1 Installing the CPU 15

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 19

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 21

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23

2.7 Smart Switches 29

2.8 Dr. Debug 30

2.9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 32

2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 32

2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 34

2.10 CrossFireXTM , 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 35

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 35

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 37

2.10.3 Driver Installation and Setup 38

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 47

3.1 Installing Drivers 47

3.2 A-Tuning 48

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 51

3.3.1 UI Overview 51

3.3.2 Apps 52

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 55

3.3.4 Setting 56

3.4 ASRock RGB LED 57

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 59

4.1 Introduction 59

4.2 EZ Mode 60

4.3 Advanced Mode 61

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 61

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 62

4.4 Main Screen 63

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 64

4.6 Advanced Screen 76

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 77

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 79

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 82

4.6.4 Intel® Thunderbolt 84

4.6.5 Super IO Conguration 85

4.6.6 ACPI Conguration 86

4.6.7 USB Conguration 87

4.6.8 Trusted Computing 88

4.7 Tools 89

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 92

4.9 Security Screen 95

4.10 Boot Screen 96

4.11 Exit Screen 99

Z370 Taichi

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z370 Taichi 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 further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother­board, please visit our website for speci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 http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

• ASRock Z370 Taichi Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

• ASRock Z370 Taichi Quick Installation Guide

• ASRock Z370 Taichi Support CD

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

• 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card (O pt iona l)

• 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas (Opt iona l)

• 1 x I/O Panel Shield

• 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

• ATX Form Factor

• Supports 8th Generation Intel® CoreTM 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 II

• Intel® Z370

• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

• Supports DDR4 4333+(OC)*/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)

/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2933

(OC)/2800(OC)/2666/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

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

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

* 8th Gen Intel® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2666.

• Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-

ECC mode)

• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

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

• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single

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

(PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5))*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

• 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)

• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

and CrossFireXTM

• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI

• 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-

802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)

TM

• 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

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Graphics

• Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs

can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

• Supports Intel® UHD 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® UHD Graphics

• DirectX 12

• HWAEncode/Decode: VP9 8-bit, VP9 10- bit (Encode only),

VP8, HEVC (MPEG-H Part2, h.265), AVC (MPEG4, h.264),

MPEG2-Part2 (h.262), JPEG/MJPEG,VC-1

• Max. shared memory 1024MB

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

operating systems.

• Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2

ports by independent display controllers

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

(4096x2160) @ 30Hz

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

(4096x2304) @ 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 HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

• Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI and

DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

Audio

• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

ALC1220 Audio Codec)

• Premium Blu-ray Audio support

• Supports Surge Protection

• Supports Purity SoundTM 4

- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- 120dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier for Front Panel

Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)

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- Pure Power-In

- Direct Drive Technology

- PCB Isolate Shielding

- Impedance Sensing on Front Out port

-

Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

- Gold Audio Jacks

- 15μ Gold Audio Connector

• Supports DTS Connect

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LAN

Wireless
LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

• Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

• 1 x Giga PHY Intel® I219V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT

• Supports Wake-On-LAN

• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

• Supports PXE

• Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module

• Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

• Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)

• Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps

• Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II

• 2 x Antenna Ports

• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

• 1 x HDMI Port

• 1 x DisplayPort 1.2

• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142)

(Supports ESD Protection)

• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142)

(Supports ESD Protection)

• 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel® Z370) (Supports ESD

Protection)

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

LED)

• 1 x Clear CMOS Button

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

Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

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Z370 Taichi

Storage

Connector

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

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

15), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*

• 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061,

support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

* M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of

them is in use, the others will be disabled.

* M2_ 2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of

them is in use, the others will be disabled.

* If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_3

will be disabled.

• 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2 _2), support M Key

type 2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

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

• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type

2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI

Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

** Type 22110 M.2 module is supported with either M2_1 or

M2_2 socket.

** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Tech nolo gy

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

• 1 x TPM Header

• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

• 1 x RGB LED Header

* Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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

1A (12W) fan power.

• 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

(Smart Fan Speed Control)

* e CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler

fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

• 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed

Control)

• 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

(Smart Fan Speed Control)

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* e Chassis Optiona l/Water Pump Fan supports the water

cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

* CPU_OPT/W_PUMP, CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 and CHA_

FAN3/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power

Connec tor)

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

Connec tor)

• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio

Connec tor)

• 1 x underbolt AIC Connector (5-pin)

• 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z370)

(Supports ESD Protection)

• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)

(ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)

• 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen2 Header (ASMedia

ASM314 2)

• 1 x Dr. Debug with LED

• 1 x X MP Switch

• 1 x BIOS B Select Jumper

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

• 2 x AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

(1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

• Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

• ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events

• SMBIOS 2.7 Support

• CPU Core/Cache, GT Core/Cache, DRAM, PCH 1.0V,

VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL, CPU Internal PLL, GT

PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL

Voltage Multi-adjustment

• Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump,

Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

• Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis,

Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

• Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-

ture): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis

Optional/Water Pump Fans

• Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump,

Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

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

VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST

OS

Certica­tions

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

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 aect 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 overclo cking.

• Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

• FCC, CE

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

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Intel

Z370

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

ATX12V1

ATXP WR 1

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-45

(I211AT)

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PCIE4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

1

SPK_PLED1

1

HD_AUDIO1

PCIE5

PCIE1

7

8

USB_13_14

1

18

USB_11_12

1

20 19

21

USB_9_10

1

22

26

CLRBTN1

1

5

4

25

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMOS

Battery

T B1

1

24

2

1

17

CPU_FAN1

1

TPMS1

3

1

23

CPU_OPT/
W_PUMP

M2_WIFI_1

HDMI _1

DISP LAYI_1

RJ-45

(I219V)

Dr.

Debug

XMP_O N1

BIOS_A1

BIOS_B1

BIOS_A_LED1

BIOS
ROM

BIOS_B_LED1

BIOS
ROM

RGB_LED1

1

CHA_FAN2

CHA_FAN1

6

9

10

11

LAN

LAN

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

RoHS

ON

OFF

27

28

SATA3_2_3

SATA3_4_5

SATA3_A1_ A2

13

12

14

15

16

SATA3_0_1

CHA_FAN3/
W_PUMP

PCIE3

M2_3

M2_1

M2_2

CLRMOS1

1

D_BIOS_TEST1

1

1

Purity

Sound 4

TM

USB 3.1 Gen1
T: USB3
B: USB4

USB 3.1 Ge n1

T: USB1

B: USB2

USB 3.1 Gen2
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1

USB_5_ 6

USB_7_ 8

F_USB31_TC_2

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CPU_OPT/W_PUMP)

3 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

7 XMP Button (XMP_ON1)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB_5_6)

10 Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen2 Header (F_USB31_TC_2)

11 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

12 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB_7_8)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

17 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

18 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

19 BIOS B Select Jumper (D_BIOS_TEST1)

20 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

21 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP)

22 USB 2.0 Header (USB_13_14)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB_11_12)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_9_10)

25 underbolt AIC Header (TB1)

26 TPM Header (TPMS1)

27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

28 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1

6

2

3

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 10 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB_3_4)

2 DisplayPort 1.2 11 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 12 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)*

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 HDMI Port

6 Line In (Light Blue) 15 Antenna Ports

7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 16 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB_12)

8 Microphone (Pink) 17 Clear CMOS Button

9 Optical SPDIF Out Port

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

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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** If you use a 2- channel speaker, plea se connect the speake r’s plug into “Front Speaker Ja ck”. See the table below

for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

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

Front Speaker

(No. 7)

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel au dio header. Aer re starting your computer, you will nd the “Mixe r” tool on your
system. Plea se sele ct “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, an d
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are a llowed to select
“Realtek HDA Primary output” to u se the Rear Speaker, Central/Ba ss, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

Line In

(No. 6)

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1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module

is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.2

module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/

g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.2. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-

use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to support WiFi + BT. Bluetooth

v4.2 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of

functionality into the mobile devices. BT 4.2 also includes Low Energy Technolog y

and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for PCs.

* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.

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WiFi Antennas Installation Guide

Z370 Taichi

Step 1

Prepare the WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas that come

with the package.

Step 2

Connect the two WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas to

the antenna connectors. Turn the antenna clock-

wise until it is securely connected.

Step 3

Set the WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna as shown in the

illustration.

*You may need to adjust the direction of

the antenna for a stronger signal.

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study

the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

• Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard

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.

• 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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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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CPU_

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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.

1. For dual channel cong uration , you always need to in stall identical (the same

brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Du al Channel Memory Technology 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 motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated Populated Populated

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 incor rect
orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

ere are 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary h ardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

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 x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A

Z370 Taichi

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better ther mal environme nt, ple ase connect a ch assis fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CH A_FAN3) when using mul­tiple graphics cards.

x8 x8 N/A

x8 x4 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

“O pen”.

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Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMO S1)

(see p.8, No. 27)

CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. e data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup

parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please

turn o the computer and unplug the power cord, then use a jumper cap to short

the pins on CLRCMOS1 for 3 seconds. Please remember to remove the jumper

cap aer clearing the CMOS. 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.

e Clear CMOS Button has the same function as the Cl ear CMOS jumper.

2-pin Jumper

Short: Clear CMOS

Open: Default

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

Z370 Taichi

System Panel Header

(9-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.8, No. 17)

PWRBTN (Power Button):

Connec t to the power button on the ch assi s front panel. You may congure the way to tur n
o your system using the power button.

RESET (Reset B utton):
Connec t to the reset button on the ch assi s front panel. P ress the reset button to re start 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 when 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 dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of powe r
button, reset button , 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.

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

RESET#

GND

GND

Connect the power

button, reset button 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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Power LED and Speaker

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+5V

DUMMY

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

DUMMY

SPEAKER

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.8, No. 18)

Please connect the

chassis power LED and

the chassis speaker to this

header.

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_0_1:

see p.8, No. 13)

(SATA3_2_3:

see p.8, No. 14)

(SATA3_4_5:

see p.8, No. 15)

(SATA3_A1_A2:

see p.8, No. 16)

SATA3_0SATA3_2

SATA3_A1 SATA3_4

ese eight SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

SATA3_1SATA3_3

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

* M2_1, SATA3_0 and

SATA3_1 share lanes. If

either one of them is in

use, the others will be

SATA3_5SATA3_A2

disabled.

* M2_ 2, SATA3_4 and

SATA3_5 share lanes. If

either one of them is in

use, the others will be

disabled.

* If M2_3 is occupied by

a SATA-type M.2 device,

SATA3_3 will be disabled.

To minimize the boot

time, use Intel® Z370 SATA

ports (SATA3_0) for your

bootable devices.

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