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1. 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un buffered memory Max capacity of system memory 32GB see CAUTION 3 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 Expansion Slot 2 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slots PCIE2 PCIE4 single at x16 PCIE2 x8 PCIE4 or dual at x8 x8 mode see CAUTION 4 PCIE 3 0 is only supported with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU With Intel Sandy Bridge CPU it only supports PCIE 2 0 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot PCIE5 x4 mode 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x 1 slots 2 x PCI slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX 3 Way CrossFirex and CrossFirex Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated Supports Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals Intel Quick Sync Video Intel InTru 3D Intel Clear Video HD Technology Intel Insider Intel HD Graphics 2500 4000 Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVX 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support Supports THX TruStudio PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Broadcom BCM57781 Supports Wake On LAN Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 5 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports
2. Fatality Z7 Professional Series User Manual Version 1 0 Published December 2011 Copyright02011 ASRock INC All rights reserved FATALT I Y rer ull FAT AL TY FATALITY 1 Fatality Story Who knew that at age 19 I would be a World Champion PC gamer When was 13 actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five games off guys who played at the highest level actually thought of making a career of it but at that young age situations change rapidly Because I ve been blessed with great hand eye coordination and a grasp of mathematics an important element in video gaming gravitated to that activity GOING PRO started professional gaming in 1999 when entered the CPL Cyberathlete Professional League tournament in Dallas and won 4 000 for coming in third place Emerging as one of the top players in the United States a company interested in sponsoring me flew me to Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world won 18 straight games lost none and took first place becoming the number one ranked Quake Ill player in the world in the process Two months later followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending my title as the world s best Quake III player winning the 40 000 grand prize From there entered competitions all over the world including Singapore Korea Germany Australia Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles New York and
3. PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote to turn on the system from the power soft off mode USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to turn on the system from the power soft off mode 81 FAT AL TY 3 4 9 USB Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY h kr F F 3 W ry Get the Gear Used By the Pree USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller USB 3 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sues it is recommended to select
4. Reserved for ASL x31 Memory Installed x32 CPU post memory initialization is started CPU post memory initialization Cache initialization x34 CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization x35 CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM initialization S ISISISISISISISISIR O O C C 48 Post Memory North Bridge initialization is started Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific eGR Post Memory Nori Bridge iifaizaion Norin Bridge module specio oae Post emory South Bridge infatzation is Started 0 0x5 0 0 0 0 Memory initialization error Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed Memory initialization error SPD reading has failed 0x52 Memory initialization error Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match Memory initialization error No usable memory detected x54 Unspecified memory initialization error FETE reset PPI is not available 0x5C 0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL F F DFE Fa 7 EA OxFB OxFF x60 0x61 NVRAM initialization 49 F r FATALT Y Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services CPU DXE initialization is started GPU DXE initialization is started S CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific CPU DXE initiali
5. SATA3 HDD SATA3 HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD side 55 FA rat TY 2 19 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 20 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 20 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEF SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to RAID for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3 0 and SATA3 1 p
6. STEP 1 Install the SATA SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA2 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATA2 hard disk 2 15 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology functions for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors ASMedia ASM1061 chipset supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks for SATA3_A1 to SATA3_A4 connectors You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA3 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk Please be noted that SATA3_A1 to SATA3_A4 do not support RAID func 3 tion If you want to use RAID function on SATA3 connectors please use SATA3 0 and SATA3 1 connectors tt Te 52 FATALT Y 2 16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Ho
7. Tarsim 1 usii Tgh issn pia Breven ma Brean a Bise Jp leet be kipe Ha dee a Ferain Eastin mv iden met Libu Vena een Uea a himp m he fe v ra Van Vs als in Vag amme immar uri ese ead Year Bd r is is isan 4 ge Biere biem Lms vee asso fies hee 91 FATA Ly Y c Set Startup type to Disable then Click OK Volume Shadow Copy Properties Local Compute Genel Leg tm Recovery Dependencies baic ATA icity Firth Vamig adaw Cog Denpi Manages and impiemenis Volume Shadow Cipi kapted far kalas and Sther pupoest Fassa _ You oan specify the shad parameters thet apply when pou set the service from hare Shae pacar C Reboot your system D After reboot please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities Windows 7 64 bit A Please request the hotfix KB2505454 through this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take a long time gt 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 minutes to reboot D Windows will install this hotfix then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities 6 Finish gr FATAL TY 92
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9. Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 Ifa pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDR3 A1 and DDR3 A2 it is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be dam aged 5 Some DDR3 1GB double sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work on this motherboard It is not recommended to install them on this motherboard 6 For optimal compatibility and stability while overclocking memory frequency it is recommended to install one memory module on DDR3_B2 slot or two memory modules on DDR3_A2 and DDR3 B2 slots 22 Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot 3 break gt note i lt notch lt break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated d der FAT AL TY 23 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots Th
10. bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATA2 SATAS driver diskette containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install After the installation of Windows XP XP 64bit OS if you want to manage RAID func tions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Rapid Storage Infor mation for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel Rapid Storage which is located in the folder at the following path Intel Rapid Storage Information lf you want to use Intel Rapid Storage in Windows environment install SATA2 driver from the Support CD again so that Intel Rapid Storage will be installed to your system as well 57 Lt 4 FAT AL TY rer FATALT Y 2 20 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter U
11. 0 Headers 9 pin USB_6_7 see p 15 No 24 9 pin USB 8 9 see p 15 No 25 USB 3 0 Header Vbus 19 pin USB3 6 7 Vbus IntA P7 SSRX IntA P6 SSRX IntA P7 SSRX see p 1 5 No 9 IntA P6 SSRX GND GND IntA P7 SSTX IntA P6 SSTX IntA P7 SSTX IntA P6 SSTX GND GND IntA P7 D IntA P6 D IntA P7 D IntA P6 D DUMMY Infrared Module Header IRTX 5 pin IR1 see p 15 No 29 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 CD1 see p 15 No 42 41 Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA SATA2 SATA3 hard disk or the SATA2 SATA3 connector on this motherboard Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply Besides six default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports Besides six default USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one USB 3 0 header on this motherboard This USB 3 0 header can support two USB 3 0 ports This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card rer FATAL T Y tt ull EF FATAL T Y Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 15 No 32 Syst
12. 38 2 10 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap l a ty is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose T z G pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 12 23 CLROMOS1 DES ong see p 15 No 27 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default profile 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper 39 i r FAT AL TY ail dg FATALT y 2 11 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
13. 65 FAT AL TY 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description 4 gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens n Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Tab gt Switch to next function lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt PGUP gt Go to the previous page lt PGDN gt Go to the next page lt HOME gt Go to the top of the screen lt END gt Go to the bottom of the screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F7 gt Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt F9 gt Load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt F12 gt Print screen lt ESC gt Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY PER er Eo N i A a Get the Gear Used By te Pros System Browser System Browser can let you easily check your current system configuration in UEFI setup 66 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OG Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY EE MERE TE D A i D O p Kal Gat the Gear MEN mA pri Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking set
14. RB i el 2 a n Gat the Gear Used By the Prod A Setting wrong values in this section may cause f N the system to malfunction Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without enter ing operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to up date your UEFI and reboot your system after the UEFI update process is completed 72 FATALT Y 3 4 1 CPU Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY ma 3 we 7 Get the Gear MEN Ha Pros Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature a computer system with an Intel processor that sup ports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 is required Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the ins
15. We recommend to use Intel Z77 SATA ports SATA3 0 SATA3_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 for your bootable devices This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance But if you still want to boot from ASMedia SATAS controller you can still enable this in UEFI 3 4 7 Super lO Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY m EE oO Al i m E OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port 80 3 4 8 ACPI Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY EE N D m u i G Hl Get the Gear Used By te Pros Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Selecting Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode
16. adjust the parameters of the multi monitors according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the appropriate Screen Resolution and Color Quality for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the display icon identified by the numbers three to eight 37 1 FAT AL TY FAT AL TY For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitors according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icons identified by the number three to eight 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the displ
17. permanent damage of the motherboard FDD connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 15 No 30 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Black 39 pin IDE1 see p 15 No 8 connect the blue end connect the black end to the motherboard HE to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATA Connectors i These four Serial ATA2 SATA2 SATA2 2 3 seep 15 No 14 SATA2 2 SATA2 4 5 see p 15 No 15 SATA2 3 Connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA2 SATA2 5 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate SATA2 4 I Er Serial ATA3 Connectors These six Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATA3 0 1 see p 15 No 13 SATA3 A1 A2 see p 15 No 12 SATA3_A3_A4 see p 15 No 11 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 SATA3 Ag interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate If the eSATA3 port on the rear I O has been SATA3 1 Connected the internal SATA3 A4 will not function SATA3_A3 SATA3 A4 SATA3 At i SATA3_0 Mi Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional Serial ATA SATA Power Cable e connect to the JA Optional HDD power connector a r connect to the power supply USB 2
18. registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of ATI CrossFireX technology please check AMD website for updates and details aif pm FAT AL TY 35 _ a FAT AL TY 2 9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output sup port HDMI and DisplayPort you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor fea ture without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for HDMI and DisplayPort to support dual VGA output so that HDMI and DisplayPort can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel and connect DisplayPort monitor cable to DisplayPort on the I O panel DisplayPort HDMI port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots If you haven t installed onboard VGA driver yet please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer 36 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal VG
19. supported by Microsoft Windows XP XP 64 bit Intel Smart Connect Technology and Intel USB 3 0 ports are not supported by Microsoft Windows Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by the European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system should be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standards an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v and the standby power efficiency should be higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power sup ply selection we recommend you to check with the power supply manu facturer for more details 14 1 3 Motherboard Layout 24 4cm 9 6 in kK t BQ ee lElleliele Izh s Hialal le Z Buses E Jz IDEA a de g g g 43 S j D1 9 i IE 42 z wm Fans FAN PCIE1 Rock o 40 Z77 PROFESSIONAL ne 39 z PCIE2 AL L i 5 FIT s Z Pci AL L X Fast LAN 5 13 Xrastuss PCIE3 Intel Ul ao X Fast RAM L ZTT aUL 4 We PCIE4 ill i 5 36 ErP EuP Ready sLEILE 35 Te fr 6 RoHS FATAL I ty xf PCIES ostua e e EnD mit Eo EENT 9 TT EEEE Fl G
20. the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali fornia USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate The Fatality name Fatality logos and the Fatality likeness are registered trade marks of Fatality Inc and are used under license 2011 Fatality Inc All rights reserved All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Fatality website www fatality com Contents PRO AN 7 Tal P oade COMES annars monn 7 1a FFR 8 1 3 Mohenosrdl ofLuvaavmamenefsvivivmesa niin 15 1 4 IO Panel se ceccenccsseonececcsteeenecosvene ot cesceeceesesneosepenecenaceecesse 16 ZMEVSI AIMCO Wa egs55st5 eectenetis veces gush area tenteauucentaueccogeeeess 18 2 1 Screw HOleSs mmmervevrrvrrnrnnnnnnnnnrrernenvrnrnnnnnnsnsnnssvennnnnnnnnnn 18
21. ure the boot settings and the boot priority FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY z FF D Al i Pan z T fee ET Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0XFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up PCI ROM Priority Use this item to adjust PCI ROM Priority The default value is Legacy ROM Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Use this item to configure Boot Failure Guard Count Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature T 84 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY PE x a N x a ae fee 85 7 FAT AL TY FATALT Y 3 8 Exit Screen FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY ste re or U OJ Garthe Gnr Uret Dy Wia P
22. 05 58 2 21 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions _ 59 2 21 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FT Ne 59 5 pm FAT AL TY rer sl FAT AL TY Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions 60 2 22 Teaming Function Operation Guide n eee 61 SVEFSEN UNIT saa n TE 65 L odU eS 65 3 1 1 VER Me BA 4 65 SLA NGT ES sv oi 66 3 2 NT oad crs dienes ipticaacdasuteinineidnanananainatierees 66 99 OG Trekker SEN sasssaremnndasdenn enn 67 3 4 Advanced Screen mmmmmmrmemenenenoorornrrrnrrrnrnrerererererernrenern 72 34 1 GPU CGOiNuEONLumeseeeaemsrmmmmmihvn 72 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration cccccceceeseceeeeeeees 73 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ees 75 3 4 4 Intel R Rapid Start Technology s s s 77 3 4 5 Intel R Smart Connect Technology 2 0 78 3 4 6 Storage Configuration ccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 79 34 7 Super 10 COMIQUIALON si ccnors lt rcceisinraxscaaceeenerarivers 80 3 4 8 ACPI Configuration rrnnnnnnonvnnnrnnrnnnnnernrnnvneeenr 81 54 9 USB ConfiguratiOn isori erraina 82 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 06 83 BORG 84 3 7 Security Sereen mannen inkeedr 85 Io E TO E e E 86 4 Software SUPPOTST ccecceceeseeeeseeeeeuseeeeeeteeseeeeeess 87 4 1 Install Operating System ruurororonronnnnnnnnrenevvnnvevennnnnnnn 87 42 Sup
23. 1 x Fatality Mouse Port USB 2 0 1 x eSATA3 Connector 6 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 2 x RJ 45 LAN Ports with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED 1 x IEEE 1394 Port 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 7 Pixel Shader 5 0 DirectX 11 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Pixel Shader 4 1 DirectX 10 1 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Max shared memory 1760MB see CAUTION 5 Dual VGA Output support HDMI and DisplayPort ports by independent display controllers Supports HDMI 1 4a Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DisplayPort with max resolution up to 2560x1600 60Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI Compliant HDMI monitor is required see CAUTION 6 Supports HDCP function with HDMI and DisplayPort ports Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with HDMI and DisplayPort ports SATA3 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by Intel Z77 support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 4 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061 support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions SATA3_A4 connector is shared with eSATA port 2x Rear USB 3 0 ports by Intel Z77 support USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s 4x Rear USB 3 0 ports by Etron EJ188H su
24. 12V 40 GND lGND 124 CHA FAN SPEED PWR FAN SPEED 12V GND FAN_SPEED_CONTROL CPU FAN SPEED 12V GND 1234 43 Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect the chassis power LED to this header to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 S3 state The LED is off in S4 state or S5 state power off Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 and CHA FAN3 support Fan Control Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin ul er r FAT AL TY p Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin is CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation 3 pin CPU_FAN2 ene 12V see p 15 No 4 T GPU FAN SPEED ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 15 No 7 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 FIN it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Po
25. 2 2 Pre installation Precautions mrervrrrnrnnnnrrvervenvnnennennnn 18 2 3 CPU Installation eroronrrrrerrrrnnrrrrornrrnnnrnnorvrrrnnennernnnnnnn 19 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 21 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 00 22 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 0006 24 2 7 SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide ccccceeeee 26 2 8 CrossFirex 3 Way CrossFirex and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide rrwrrrervvrververvnnvreneeneen 30 2 9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 36 210 JNPES SAP suveren emdmerddrnmnenn 39 2 11 Onboard Headers and Connectors mmmrrrrvrvvvverrrrnnnnn 40 212 SA MENES sd 47 TDN 2 a E E 48 2 14 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks EA pe aero eee eee 52 2 15 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 52 2 16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 HDDS oessa EEE EE 53 2 17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 53 2 18 SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and OPNGNE vesenet 54 2 19 Driver Installation Guide rrrrernenrrrrrnrnnnrnrnnrrrvrvennnnnnnn 56 2 20 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions _ 56 2 20 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID 0 015 g EEE 56 2 20 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions 00
26. A output support HDMI and DisplayPort and external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots Please refer to page 24 for proper expansion card installation procedures 2 Connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel and connect DisplayPort monitor cable to DisplayPort on the I O panel Then connect other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots 3 Boot your system Press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt to enter UEFI setup Enter Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when an add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click on desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can
27. ALJT v FAT ALT Y 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel config uration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots You have to install identical DDR3 DIMMs in Dual Channel A DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1 Black slots see p 15 No 5 or identical DDR3 DIMMs in Dual Channel B DDR3_A2 and DDR3_ B2 Black slots see p 15 No 6 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel configuration please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configuration DDR3 At DDR3 A2 DDR3 Bi DDR3 B2 Black Slot Black Slot Black Slot Black Slot 1 Populated Populated gt 2 Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated For configuration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots X 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots DDR3_ A1 and DDR3 Bi or DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2 2 If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate
28. Betuuk Frogn B Mitarn t Expl rdt der abrrilai Ge Weelews Centacts kb Adea Tht ide arate fig sine EE la lat p Mesa Fe r Uran at Mimdioova Live Blarpenger Beosvmlosd T Wade Mail T weda Wehe Ceme g Windows Media Player te Wirsdcws Mating pace H aese Move Mater ti Windows Phin Gallery Grans Update da Aroridoiti OD Gives aed Vegas Garnet d M rrlersanie HviDik Corperstien Eonnerl fe do MIDIA Comici Fanal Corital Fanel TT gg Ten d aaup E From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply MEAD 5 ge se pe dh id ET EE La tor py er R I gt TATE bd ikje Ge VITE Fyn kst SE S N N R OEP JE KIERS FT PEF G SEE FEN SE Pt aiik nap iibi fred am HI ceelggs sine F Reboot your system G You can freely enjoy the benefit of SLI or Quad SLI feature SLI appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe 29 FATA 1 TY 2 8 CrossFireX 3 Way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX 3 way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX feature CrossFireX technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple h
29. CH B setting The default is Auto MRC Fast Boot Use this item to enable or disable MRC Fast Boot The default is Enabled Voltage Configuration CPU Core Voltage Use this to select CPU Core Voltage The default value is Auto CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load IGPU Voltage Use this to select IGPU Voltage The default value is Auto IGPU Load Line Calibration IGPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent IGPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage The default value is Auto VCCSA Voltage Use this to select VCCSA Voltage The default value is Auto 70 User Defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements FATA iJ TY 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configu ration North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Intel R Rapid Start Technology Intel R Smart Connect Technology Storage Configuration Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY EE EE NEDE i i a p m il
30. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot 27 fr FATAL T v 2 7 2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system After that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For SLI mode only A Double click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar S Peles A B From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply TA A minap kn ST aa ge g parana a i aa m VTE forai n n pmi vart gra ha r a P arms are ba sen JENTE Val rar rym mers fart Frysk P arier ka Cc aiara pea ama diir ihan a parka paj maa o e p pira RE namas kar izin ameg an ia isd mar miar ae PE PeT TAa ean aS ee ee GN oe C Reboot your system D You can freely enjoy the benefit of SLI feature 28 FA rAL T Y For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS For SLI and Quad SLI mode A Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab
31. Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS Legacy USB 3 0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3 0 devices The default value is Enabled 82 FATALT I Y 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY f t s _ 5 9 8 CPU Fan 1 amp 2 Setting This allows you to set CPU fan 1 amp 2 s speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default value is Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 1 s speed Configuration options Full On Automatic Mode and Manual The default value is Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 2 s speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 3 s speed Configuration options Full On and Manual The default value is Full On Over Temperature Protection Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled 83 7 FAT AL TY 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config
32. EFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to RAID for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3 0 and SATA3 1 ports STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system After the installation of Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Rapid Storage Information for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is lo cated in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel Rapid Storage which is located in the folder at the follow ing path Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use Intel Rapid Storage in Windows environment install SATA2 driver from the Support CD again so that Intel Rapid Storage will be installed to your system as we
33. N 11 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 12 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 13 ASRock XFast RAM see CAUTION 14 ASRock Crashless BIOS see CAUTION 15 Lucid Virtu Universal MVP see CAUTION 16 Lucid Virtu Universal MVP can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 17 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 18 Boot Failure Guard B F G Combo Cooler Option C C O see CAUTION 19 Good Night LED Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allows Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit compliant see CAUTION 20 Certifications FOC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 21 For detailed product information please visit our website http Awww asrock com 1 tv FAT AL TY WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system s stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We a
34. Overvoltage Use this item to enable disable CPU Internal PLL Overvoltage Function Long Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure long duration power limit in watts The default value is Auto Long Duration Maintained Use this item to configure time window which the long duration power is maintained The default value is Auto Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure short duration power limit in watts The default value is Auto Primary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane The default value is Auto Secondary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the secondary plane The default value is Auto GT OverClocking Support Use this item to enable or disable GT OverClocking Support The default value is Disabled DRAM Timing Configuration Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Configuration options Auto Default Profile 1 and Profile 2 The default value is Auto DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically 68 DRAM Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY T T i T F i r Get the Gear Used By the Pros DRAM tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRCD Use this item to change RAS t
35. Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA3 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 53 FAT AL TY FAT AL TY 2 18 SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed on
36. St Louis WINNING STREAK was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because would be competing in a totally different first person shooter fos game Alien vs Predator Il won that competition and walked away with a new car The next year won the same title playing Unreal Tournament 2003 becoming the only three time CPL champion of the year And did it playing a different game each year something no one else has ever done and a feat of which am extremely proud At QuakeCon 2002 faced off against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year winning in a 14 to 1 killer victory Competing at Quakecon 2004 became the World s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very challenging matches and earning 25 000 for the victory Since then Fatality has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world winning prizes and acclaim including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New York City for a 150 000 first place triumph In August 2007 Johnathan was awarded the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports Award for showing exceptional sportsmanship taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime representative of this young sport He has become the figurehead for eSports worldwide LIVIN LARGE Since my first big tourna
37. Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines 74 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY a a N D Al i Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select Onboard PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI Express Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto IGPU Multi Moniter This allows you to enable or disable IGPU Multi Moniter The default value is Enabled If you install the PCI Express card under Windows XP Vista OS please disable this option Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled Deep Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Deep Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled 75 T FAT AL TY 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY i z 5 4 T i pi A B Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Aud
38. a 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 1 1155 Pin CPU Socket 23 Dr Debug 2 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 24 USB 2 0 Header USB_6_7 Black 3 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN1 25 USB 2 0 Header USB 8 9 Black 4 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN2 26 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN1 5 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 27 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Red 28 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header 6 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots FRONT_1394 Red DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 Black 29 Infrared Module Header IR1 7 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 30 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 8 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Black 31 COM Port Header COM1 9 USB 3 0 Header USB3 6 7 Black 32 Front Panel Audio Header 10 Intel Z77 Chipset HD_AUDIO1 Black 11 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_A3_A4 Red 33 HDMI SPDIF Header 12 SATA3 Connectors SATA3 A1 A2 Red HDMI SPDIF1 Black 13 SATA3 Connectors SATA3 0 1 Red 34 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE5 Red 14 SATA2 Connectors SATA2 2 3 Black 35 PCI Slot PCI2 Black 15 SATA2 Connectors SATA2 4 5 Black 36 PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE4 Red 16 Power Switch PWRBTN 37 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 Black 17 Reset Switch RSTBTN 38 PCI Slot PCI Black 18 SPI Flash Memory 64Mb 39 PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Red 19 Power LED Header PLED1 40 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 Black 20 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 Black 41 Power Fan Connector PWR FAN1 21 System Panel Header PANEL1 Black 42 Internal Audio Conne
39. art Connect Technology Intel R Smart Connect Technology keeps your e mail and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode The default is Disabled 78 3 4 6 Storage Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY on F i F i ai i A ry WI i Ls 5 n F Gat the Gear ied By he Pro SATA Controller s Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature SATA Mode Selection This item is for SATA3 0 SATA3 1 and SATA2 2 to SATA2_5 ports Use this to select SATA mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode The default value is AHCI Mode s A AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other i new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to configure SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled and Enabled ASMedia SATA3 Mode This item is for SATA3_A1 to SATA3_A4 ports Use this to select ASMedia SATA3 mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Dis abled The default value is AHCI Mode SATA Boot ROM Use this to enable or disable ASMedia SATA Boot ROM The default value is Disabled 79 T FAT AL TY LAN
40. ay icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another gt HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt a monitor that supports HDCP function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to the instructions below for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible
41. ctor CD1 Black 22 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN3 43 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN2 15 fo FAT AL TY fm dg FATALT Y 1 4 1 0 Panel 21 20 1918 17 16 15 14 1 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Port Purple Green 12 Front Speaker Lime 2 DisplayPort DP1 13 Microphone Pink 3 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 14 USB3 0 Ports USB3 45 4 LAN RJ 45 Port 15 IEEE 1394 Port 5 Fatality Mouse Port USB4 16 eSATA3 Port ESATA 1 6 USB2 0 Port USB5 17 USB3 0 Ports USB3 23 7 LAN RJ 45 Port 18 Clear CMOS Switch CLRCBTN 8 Central Bass Orange 19 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 9 Rear Speaker Black 20 HDMI Port HDMI1 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port 21 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_01 11 Line In Light Blue There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications ACT LINK SPEED Activity Link LED SPEED LED LED LED Description OMps connection Blinkin Data Activity 100Mbps connection TGbpe conection LAN If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in No 12 No 11 16 To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting you
42. e to find the RAID driver Then choose the directory xx AMD64 you have copied in the first step 89 FATA ifr Y E Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system s first reboot F Continue to install OS by following the Windows instructions 5 Follow Windows Installation Guide to install OS If you install Windows 7 64 bit Vista 64 bit on a large hard disk ex Disk volume gt 2TB it may take more time to boot into Windows or install driver utilities If you encounter this problem you will need to follow the instructions below to fix this problem Windows Vista 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix for this problem The steps listed below are Microsofts suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press Enter b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to confirm Then Press Ok FA rAL T Y F Syitem Properte Computer Name Hardware Adwanced Systen Protector Remote SLIM FOROS RGT called shadow copes How do une preven verge Syatere Restore helps you restcee pour Computer s A wyater files to an eater port ns tre Hytter Automatic restore ports Cresta restore carts aforutrcaly on the selected dake mnd Loses Most recert eo port f Local Disk C Symen 2 14 2011 359 20 AM oy Local Disk D Nore f System Protection
43. e not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 32 FA rat TY Step 5 CrossFire Bridge Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph ics card on PCIE2 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter 33 FA rat TY 2 8 2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 ail gm FATALT Y Power on your computer and boot into OS Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation Please check AMD website for ATI driver updates Install the required drivers to your system For Windows XP OS A ATI recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your system there is no need to download it again http www microsoft com windowsxp sp2 default mspx B You must have Microsoft NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 Vista OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD websi
44. e driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to IDE for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Mode to IDE for SATA3 Ai to SATA2 A4 ports STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 59 FAT AL TY rer FATALT Y 2 21 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEF SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to AHCI for SATA2 2 to SATA2 5 and SATA3 0 and SATA3 1 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Mode to AHCI for SATA3_A1 to SATA2_A4 ports STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to IDE for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3 0 and SATA3 1 ports Set the op
45. e on page 16 for proper connection 8 F Stream is an all in one tool to fine tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which currently includes Hardware Monitor Fan Control Overclocking OC DNA Mouse Polling and IES In the Hardware Monitor mode F Stream shows the major readings of your system In Fan Control mode F Stream shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In Overclocking Control mode F Stream allows you to overclock the CPU frequency for optimal system performance In OC DNA mode you can save your OC settings as a profile and share them with your friends Your friends can then load the OC profile in to their own Lra 12 FATALT I 10 Ine 12 13 system to get the same OG settings In Mouse Polling mode F Stream allows you to adjust the mouse polling rate of the Fatality Mouse port to add a professional level mouse configuration In IES Intelligent Energy Saver mode the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacri ficing computing performance ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press the lt F6 gt key during the POST or the lt F2 gt key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just
46. em Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 15 No 21 GND This is an interface for front PRESENCE l BE panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume PLED This header accommodates FAREIN 8 GND several system front panel lofe functions Ebber 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 PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system
47. ere are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE slots PCIE1 PCIE 2 0 x1 slot is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card such as a Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card or ASRock Game Blaster etc PCIE3 PCIE 2 0 x1 slot is used for a PCI Express x1 lane width card such as a Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFirex or SLI function PCIE4 PCIE 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graph ics cards or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFi rex or SLI function PCIES PCIE 2 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graph ics cards or to install PCI Express graphics cards to support 3 Way CrossFirex In single VGA card mode it is recommended to install a PCI Express x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot In CrossFireX mode or SLI mode please install the PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots Therefore both these two slots will work at x8 bandwidth 3 In 3 Way CrossFirex mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots Therefore PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots will work at x8 bandwidth while PCIE5 slot will work at x4 bandwidth 4 Please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard s chass
48. ess ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power Please note that BIOS files need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk Only USB2 0 ports support this feature VIRTU Universal MVP includes the base features of Virtu Universal technology which virtualizes integrated GPU and discrete GPU for best of breed functionality It also features Virtual Vsync for no compromise visual quality With the added benefits of HyperFormance technology VIRTU Universal MVP improves game performance by intelligently reduc ing redundant rendering tasks in the flow between the CPU GPU and the display Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the moth erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system Combo Cooler Option C C O provides the flexible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used ASRock XFast RAM is not
49. et or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother board to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155 Pin CPU me please follow the steps below 11 55 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1155 Pin CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengage the lever by pressing it down and sliding it out of the hook Step 1 2 Keep the lever positioned at about 135 degrees in order to flip up the load plate Step 2 Remove the PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 Th
50. ically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu does not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available device s drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application softwares that the motherboard sup ports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information rer 87 FAT AL TY Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow the procedures below to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP2 or above or Windows 7 64 bit with SP1 or above 2 Press lt F2 gt or lt Delete gt at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced gt Storage Configuration gt SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your W
51. igh performance Graphics Processing Units GPU in a single PC Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFireX enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application Currently CrossFirex feature is supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Vista 7 OS 3 way CrossFirex and Quad CrossFireX feature are supported with Windows Vista 7 OS only Please check AMD website for ATI CrossFirex driver updates N 1 If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the i performance benefits of CrossFireX All three CrossFireX components a CrossFireX Ready graphics card a CrossFireX Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX Edition co processor graphics card must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFireX multi GPU platform 2 If you pair a 12 pipe CrossFireX Edition card with a 16 pipe card both cards will operate as 12 pipe cards while in CrossFireX mode 2 8 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 8 1 1 Installing Two CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards feature For other CrossFireX cards that AMD has released or will release in the 2 Different CrossFirex cards may require different methods to enable CrossFirex future please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step 1 Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the othe
52. indows installation files Normally it is an optical drive You can also press lt F11 gt to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item UEFI xxx to boot 4 Start Windows installation p gt 4 88 FATALT I Y Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 21B in RAID Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow the procedures below to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP2 or above or Windows 7 64 bit with SP1 or above 2 Copy Intel RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the driver from ASRock s website and unzip the file into a USB flash disk OR copy the file from ASRock motherboard support CD please copy the files under following directory 32 bit i386 Win7_Vista_Intel_v11 0 0 1032 64 bit AMD64 Win7 64_Vista64_Intel_v11 0 0 1032 3 Create RAID array for you system Please refer to Intel RAID Installation Guide file for details 4 Install Windows Vista 64 bit 7 64 bit A Insert your Windows Vista 64 bit 7 64 bit installation disc to the optical drive B Press lt Fi1 gt to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item UEFI xxx to boot C Start Windows Installation When you see Where do you want to install Windows page please click Load Driver D Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port select Brows
53. io Front Panel Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio feature Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Onboard 1394 IDE This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 IDE feature Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep 54 55 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep 54 55 in AC only The default value is Enabled in S5 Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Good Night LED Use this item to enable or disable Power LED and LAN LED Onboard Debug Port LED Use this item to enable or disable Onboard Debug Port LED 76 3 4 4 Intel R Rapid Start Technology FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY pri r Pi iy a 5 9 p fee TT ET Intel R Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Rapid Start Technology Intel R Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al lows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds The default is Disabled 7 FAT AL TY 3 4 5 Intel R Smart Connect Technology FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY i Fl i i F Al a o E coe ect CE ET Intel R Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Sm
54. is cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service 19 FATA Ly Y Step 3 Insert the 1155 Pin CPU Step 3 1 Hold the CPU by the edge which is marked with a black line z 3 Q 5 Step 3 2 Orient the CPU with the IHS Inte grated Heat Sink up Locate Pint and the two orientation key notches orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch 1155 Pin Socket 1155 Pin CPU For proper inserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Flip the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 Press down the load lever and se cure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab 20 FA ralfi Y 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155 Pin socket that supports Intel 1155 Pin CPUs Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155 Pin CPU to dissipate heat Before you install the heatsink you need to spray ther mal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipa tion Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good con tact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to
55. is fan connector CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FANS when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment 5 Only PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots support Gen 3 speed To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed please install an Ivy Bridge CPU If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed ND k C_ a 24 FAT AL Y Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before installing an expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off 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 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 25 f FAT AL TY 2 7 SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI and Quad SLI Scalable Link Interface technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards Currently NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS NVIDIA Quad SLI tech
56. launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPad iPod Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful so lution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply install the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Sus pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp ASRock SmartView a new function for internet browsers is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use ASRock SmartView feature please make sure your OS version i
57. ll 08 2 21 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 21 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode Selection to AHCI for SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports Set the option ASMedia SATA3 Mode to AHCI for SATA3_A1 to SATA2_A4 ports STEP 2 Make a SATA SATA2 SATA3 driver diskette Please make a SATA SATA2 SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2 20 1 step 2 on page 56 STEP 3 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATA2 SATA3 driver diskette you can start to install Win dows XP XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATA2 SATAS driver diskette containing the Intel AHCI driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select th
58. ly for our motherboard which supports SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATA2 SATAQ3 driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATA2 SATA3 driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 54 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 GEA Connect SATA data cable to the pin end White to the power supply motherboard s SATA2 SATA3 1x4 pin cable connector Sk Connect SATA 15 pin power cable jeg Connect SATA data cable to connector Black end to SATA SATA2 the SATA SATA2
59. m network adapter assigned to the team The Large Send Offload LSO Checksum Offload CO and RSS indicate if the LSO CO and or RSS properties are supported for the team The LSO CO and RSS properties are enabled for a team only when all of the members support and are configured for the feature Adding a network adapter to a team where its driver is disabled may negatively affect the offloading capabilities of the team This may have an impact on the team s performance Therefore it is recommended that only driver enabled network adapters be added as members to a team 62 FA rAL TY 9 Type the value for Team MTU 10 Ti 1 NO 13 Click Create to save the team information Repeat steps 5 through 10 to define additional teams As teams are defined they can be selected from the team list but they have not yet been created Click the Preview tab to view the team structure before applying the changes Click Apply Exit to create all the teams you have defined and exit the Manage Teams window Click Yes when the message is displayed indicating that the network connection will be temporarily interrupted The team name cannot exceed 39 characters cannot begin with spaces and cannot contain any of the following characters amp lt gt Team names must be unique If you attempt to use a team name more than once an error message is displayed indicating that the name already exists The ma
60. means all adapters are already assigned to teams 3 Click Expert Mode If you want to always use Expert Mode to create a team click Default to Expert Mode on next start fe i 61 4 FATALT I Y 4 Click the Create Team tab F Manage Teams Create Team Preview Property Value Team Type Smart Load Balancing TM and Failover Load Balance Members Manage Members 0007 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 0014 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 2 VI 0015 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 3 0016 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 4 Standby Member lt not configured gt z Team Offload Capabilities LSO CO RSS Team MTU 1500 VLAN Configuration aa Manage VLAN Ss Enable LiveLink No Team Name The team name cannot exceed 39 characters cannot begin with spaces and cannot contain any special characters Wizard Mode Create Clear The Create Team tab appears only if there are teamable adapters available 5 Click the Team Name field to enter a team name 6 Click the Team Type field to select a team type 7 Assign any available adapter or adapters to the team by selecting the adapter from the Load Balance Members list There must be at least one adapter selected in the Load Balance Members list 8 You can assign any other available adapter to be a standby member by selecting it from the Standby Member list There must be at least one Broadco
61. ment wins I have been a Professional Cyberathlete traveling the world and livin large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few It s unreal it s crazy I m living a dream by playing video games for a living I ve always been athletic and took sports like hockey and football very seriously working out and training hard This discipline helos me become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become a professional A DREAM Now another dream is being realized building the ultimate gaming computer made up of the best parts under my own brand Quality hardware makes a huge difference in competitions a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice It s all about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more fluid movement around the maps My vision for Fatality hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment something I ve preached since began competing don t want to worry about my equipment want to be there over and done with so can focus on the game want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the planet so quality is what Fatality Brand products represent Johnathan Fatality Wendel The Fatality name Fatality logos and the Fatality likeness are registered trademarks of Fatali
62. nology support Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS only Please follow the installation procedures in this section i Requirements 1 For SLITM technology you should have two identical SLITM ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified For Quad SLITM technology you should have two identical Quad SLITM ready graphics cards dual GPU on each graphics card that are NVIDIA certified 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA SLI technology Download the driver from NVIDIA website www nvidia com 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system It is recommended to use NVIDIA certified PSU Please refer to NVIDIA website for details 2 1 Graphics Card Setup TM 2 7 1 1 Installing Two SLI Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Install the identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly Even the GPU chips version shall be the same Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards 26 FA rat TY Step3 Align and insert SLI Bridge 25 Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure SLI Bridge 25 Card is firmly in place Step4
63. o CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 69 T FAT AL TY Lr FATAL T Y DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto DRAM tCWL Use this item to change CAS Write Latency tCWL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto ODT WR CH A Use this item to change ODT WR CH A setting The default is Auto ODT WR CH B Use this item to change ODT WR CH B setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CH A Use this item to change ODT NOM CH A setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CH B Use this item to change ODT NOM
64. ontents ASRock Fatal1ty 277 Professional Series Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm ASRock Fatal1ty 277 Professional Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatal1ty 277 Professional Series Support CD 6 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 2 X Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x Front USB 3 0 Panel 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chassis Screws 1 x Rear USB 3 0 Bracket 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge 28 Card ANER DS ASRock Reminds You o gt To get better performance in Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode For the BIOS setup please refer to the User Manual in our support CD for details FAT AL TY 1 2 Specifications ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm Premium Gold Capacitor design 100 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Supports 3 and 2 Generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 in LGA1155 Package Digi Power Design 16 8 Power Phase Design Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2 0 Technology Supports Intel K Series unlocked CPU Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Intel Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 2 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 2800 0C 2400 0C 2133 0C 1866 00
65. orts STEP 2 Make a SATA SATA2 SATA3 Driver Diskette A Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press lt Y gt D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press lt Y gt E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATA2 SATAS drivers into the floppy diskette i r Ea E 56 FATALT Y STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATA2 SATA driver diskette and using RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration you can start to install Windows XP XP 64
66. porl CO INMOMMAION wicwrssssashssatesiaadarsantiversirsticidxesmneds 87 4 2 1 Running Support OD Kavssssssmememmmmenesnn 87 4 2 2 Drivers ME used ene 87 42 3 Vilti s Merimuasmaavquamiummssceneirien 87 4 2 4 Contact Information cccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 87 6 2 21 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Series motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality con trol It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contains introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contains the configura tion guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without no tice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website _http Awww asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package C
67. pport USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s 1 x Front USB 3 0 header by Intel Z77 supports 2 USB 3 0 ports supports USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 4x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 6 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1 x ATA133 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1 x IR header 1 x COM port header 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header 1 x IEEE 1394 header 1 x Power LED header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 x USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports 1 x Dr Debug with LED 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED 1 x Power Switch with LED 1 x Reset Switch with LED BIOS Feature 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU Core IGPU DRAM 1 8V PLL VTT VCCSA Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM Unique Feature F Stream see CAUTION 8 ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 9 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 10 ASRock SmartView see CAUTIO
68. r Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 30 FATALT I Y Step 2 Step 3 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter 31 FA rat TY 2 8 1 2 Installing Three CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 2 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 3 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE5 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 4 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchas
69. r computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox Ea click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio eSATAS connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M 17 FATALJTY rer pr FATALT Y Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 9 6 30 5 x 24 4 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the N i motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard s components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carp
70. re not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 About the settings of Hyper Threading Technology please check page mo 2 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 22 for proper installation 3 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limita tion You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Win dows cannot use 4 Only PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots support Gen 3 speed To run the PCI Ex press in Gen 3 speed please install an Ivy Bridge CPU If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed 5 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check Intel website for the latest informa tion 6 xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID HBR is supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit Vista 7 For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 chan nel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the tabl
71. ros Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop out Select Yes to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices 86 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer ence only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard s features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automat
72. s Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit and your browser version is IE8 ASRock website http www asrock com Feature SmartView index asp ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance The performance may depend on the properties of the device ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritization You can config ure your application s priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latency in Game After setting online game s priority higher it can lower the latency in games Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are transferring currently 13 f FATAL T 1 Lra F r FATALT Y 20 2i ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into F Stream It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web surfing faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster Another advantage of AS Rock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing If power loss occurs during the BIOS update proc
73. t Swap functions for SATA SATA2 in RAID AHCI mode Intel Z77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort 4 NOTE FI What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATA2 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATA2 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATAS3 in RAID AHCI mode Intel Z77 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort 4 NOTE EN What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot
74. talled CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package The default value is All Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches CPU C3 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register The default value is Auto CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheating No Execute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement 73 7 FAT AL TY y Sr FATALT Y to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute codes This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by
75. te for de tails Restart your computer Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar raude He 10 54 AM ATI Catalyst Control Center Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View select CrossFi reX and then check the item Enable CrossFireX Select 2 GPUs and click Apply if you install two Radeon graphics cards Select 3 GPUs and click OK if you install three Radeon graphics cards r er ra ie Pian ar pg Danset Sara Ef Damien pers n y ihany faski I re ume Coe Demim irm meniere reee e o ega dan y T E Tieg Pa PAPEI prap F hag pepe GPE p oes rie C brm Debar Cosim pe er cemer aar teat GA had AN eal Se eet al bee eed Te per E f eine miie pagn Aa ope Pa ee a BETENT ER Fil iae i aa C gt gt Although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the CrossFirex function may not work actually Your computer will automatically reboot After restarting your computer please confirm whether the option Enable CrossFire in ATI Catalyst Control Center is selected or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFirex feature Step 7 You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX 3 Way CrossFireX or Quad CrossFirex feature CrossFirex appearing here is a
76. the drive bay with six chassis screws drive bay of the chassis Plug the Front USB 3 0 cable into the USB 3 0 RAA The Front USB 3 0 Panel is ready to use header USB3 6 7 on the motherboard The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3 0 Bracket Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3 0 Siew Put the USB 3 0 cable and the rear Panel USB 3 0 bracket together SGi Screw the two screws into the rear USB 3 0 Sees Put the rear USB 3 0 bracket into the bracket chassis 46 2 12 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the sytem clear the CMOS values Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch PWRBTN allowing users to quickly turn see p 15 No 16 on off the system Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch RSTBTN allowing users to quickly reset see p 15 No 17 the system Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart CLRCBTN rer switch allowing users to quickly see p 16 No 18 clear the CMOS values 47 rer FATALJT Y al An 4 FATALT I Y 2 13 Dr Debug Dr Debug is used to provide code information which makes troubleshooting even easier Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr Debug codes Status Code x00 o x02 x T 5 a 07 TT OxOA KE 0x06 0x00 ME T aE 5 T T T oxi ID DA 28 Z 2D 2 x2F Memory initialization other
77. the CPU_FAN connector CPU FAN1 see page 15 No 3 or CPU FAN2 see page 15 No 4 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155 Pin CPUs Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto the cen ter of the IHS on the socket s surface PYM le Apply Thermal Interface Material a eri E Fy Step2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure that the fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 15 No 3 or CPU_ FAN2 see page 15 No 4 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners i E If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard Step 5 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 6 Secure redundant cable with tie wrap to ensure the cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option C C O which provides flexible options to adopt three dif ferent CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 The white throughholes are for Socket LGA de 1155 1156 CPU fan f 21 FAT
78. the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use lt gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item rer
79. ting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and mother board It should be done at your own risk and expense CPU Configuration CPU Turbo Ratio Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard Host Clock Override BCLK Use this to adjust the host clock BCLK frequency The default value is Auto Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to en able power saving The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hid den if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies Please set this item to Disabled if above issues occur f Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system 67 T FAT AL TY Lr FATALT Y Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre quency in specific conditions The default value is Enabled Additional Turbo Voltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode Internal PLL
80. tion ASMedia SATA3 Mode to IDE for SATA3 Ai to SATA2 A4 ports STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 60 2 22 Teaming Function Operation Guide Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth making data transmission more effective and improving the quality of transmission of distant images Fault tolerance on the dual LAN network prevents network downtime by transferring the workload from a failed port to a working port i The speed of transmission is subject to the actual network environment or status even with Teaming enabled Before setting up Teaming function please make sure if your Switch or Router could support Teaming IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation function Then please refer to following steps to set up Teaming function 1 Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD 32 bit Drivers LAN Broadcom Teaming lA32 64 bit Drivers LAN Broadcom Teaming x64 This is a special driver for Teaming function only If you don t want to use Teaming please install the LAN driver provided by our support CD link 2 From the Teams menu select Create Team or right click one of the devices in the Unassigned Adapters section and select Create a Team This option is not available if there are no devices listed in the Unassigned Adapters sections which
81. ty Inc and are used under license 2011 Fatality Inc All rights reserved All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners _ ly Tk LJ 1 PAT AL TY Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by us We assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual We do not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall we its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if we have been advised of
82. using the power switch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 S3 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 54 sleep state or powered off S5 42 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 15 No 20 Power LED Header 3 pin PLED1 see p 15 No 19 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY BY PLED PLED PLED Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 4 pin CHA FAN1 see p 15 No 26 3 pin CHA FAN2 see p 15 No 43 3 pin CHA FAN3 see p 15 No 22 3 pin PWR FAN1 see p 15 No 41 CPU Fan Connectors 4 pin CPU FAN1 see p 15 No 3 FAN SPEED CONTROL 49G gt CHA FAN SPEED CHA FAN SPEED EG
83. wer Supply Installation ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 15 No 2 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work VE you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation IEEE 1394 Header RXTPAM O Besides one default IEEE 1394 9 pin FRONT 1394 ST RXIPBM 0 port on the I O panel there see p 15 No 28 GND is one IEEE 1394 header FRONT_ 1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port RXTPAP O 3 TEEF b FATAL T Y 44 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 15 No 31 HDMI SPDIF Header 2 pin HDMI SPDIF1 see p 15 No 33 GND SPDIFOUT 45 This COM1 header supports a serial port module HDMI_SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header FA rafi v ne FA rat TY The Installation Guide of Front USB 3 0 Panel Prepare the bundled Front USB 3 0 Panel four Screw the 2 5 HDD SSD to the Front HDD screws and six chassis screws USB 3 0 Panel with four HDD screws Intall the Front USB 3 0 Panel into the 2 5 SGi Screw the Front USB 3 0 Panel to
84. ximum number of team members is 8 When team configuration has been correctly performed a virtual team adapter driver is created for each configured team If you disable a virtual team and later want to reenable it you must first disable and reenable all team members before you reenable the virtual team When you create Generic Trunking and Link Aggregation teams you cannot designate a standby member Standby members work only with Smart Load Balancing and Failover and SLB Auto Falloback Disable types of teams For an SLB Auto Fallback Disable team to restore traffic to the load balance members from the standby member click the Fallback button on the Team Properties tab When configuring an SLB team although connecting team members to a hub is supported for testing it is recommended to connect team members to a switch Not all network adapters made by others are supported or fully certified for teaming poor Jz 63 FAT AL TY 14 Configure the team IP address a From Control Panel double click Network Connections b Right click the name of the team to be configured and then click Properties c On the General tab click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties d Configure the IP address and any other necessary TCP IP configuration for the team and then click OK when finished 64 FATALT I Y Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use
85. zation CPU module specific x68 GE xF iT x72 x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific x77 x78 x79 K7A OTF x80 0x8F OEM DXE initialization codes x90 Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started Driver connecting is started PCI Bus initialization is started PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization olo lololololololo olo lolo x x lt x X x lt x I I D 1D HD D oo Oo U N W gt O PCI Bus Enumeration x95 196 197 198 x99 XOA x9B USB Reset x9D xAO IDE initialization is started IDE Detect xA3 xA4 SCSI initialization is started SCSI Reset ole e el elele e ole le lelelele e gt gt Oo on ho gt A 50 SCSI Deieci SCSI Enable Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End Ox 5 x86 508 08F 0x00 OxCF D x02 Reset protocol is not available met DxCO OxCF pos 5 Ar FAT AL 2 14 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology functions You may install SATA SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATA2 hard disks

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