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Chapter  3  Software and Utilities Operation 

3.1  Installing Drivers

he Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and 

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features.

Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. he CD 

automatically 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 ile 

“ASRSETUP.EXE” in the Support CD to display the menu.

Drivers Menu

he drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the 

support CD driver page. Please click 

Install All

 or follow the order from top to 

bottom to install those required drivers. herefore, the drivers you install can work 

properly.

Utilities Menu

he Utilities Menu shows the application sotware that the motherboard supports. 

Click on a speciic item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

Summary of Contents for Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series

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Page 2: ...plied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oicers employees or agents be liabl...

Page 3: ...74 380 6 487 535 7 003 467 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS the Symbol DTS and the Symbol together is a registered trademark DTS Connect DTS Interactive DTS Neo PC are trademarks of...

Page 4: ...ew York and St Louis WINNING STREAK I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally...

Page 5: ...d 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 luid...

Page 6: ...PCI Express Slots 19 2 5 Jumpers Setup 20 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 2 7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 26 2 7 1 Installing Two SLITM Ready Graphics Cards 26 2 7 2 Driver Installation...

Page 7: ...1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 45 3 5 2 Recording Your Gameplay 48 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 49 4 1 Introduction 49 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar 49 4 1 2 Navigation Keys 50 4 2 Main Screen 51 4 3 OC Tweaker...

Page 8: ...4 4 8 Trusted Computing 68 4 5 Tools 69 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 72 4 7 Boot Screen 73 4 8 Security Screen 75 4 9 Exit Screen 76...

Page 9: ...990FX Killer Series Motherboard ATX Form Factor ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series Support CD 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1...

Page 10: ...essors Supports Socket AM3 processors AMD PhenomTM II X6 X4 X3 X2 except 920 940 Athlon II X4 X3 X2 Sempron processors Supports 8 Core CPU Supports UCC feature Unlock CPU Core Digi Power design 8 2 Po...

Page 11: ...tion Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray Audio Support Supports Purity SoundTM 115dB SNR DAC with Diferential Ampliier TI NE5532 Premium Headset Ampliier Supports up to 600 ohm headsets Direct...

Page 12: ...x Power LED Header 2 x CPU Fan Connectors 1 x 4 pin 1 x 3 pin 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors 1 x 4 pin 2 x 3 pin 1 x Power Fan Connector 3 pin 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector...

Page 13: ...ying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Overclocking may afect your system s stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should b...

Page 14: ...additional loppy diskette or other complicated lash utility Just save the new BIOS ile to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing F6 or F2 during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access...

Page 15: ...rs for you without entering Windows OS Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash ASRock UEFI System Browser ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devi...

Page 16: ...rt X Boost overclocking CPU can become a near one button process he functionality of Unlock CPU Cores feature might vary by diferent processors ASRock Restart to UEFI Windows 8 brings the ultimate boo...

Page 17: ...USB8_9 CPU_FAN1 AMD 990FX Chipset PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard Top RJ 45 USB 2 0 T USB4 B USB5 1 CHA_FAN3 990FX KILLER RoHS CPU_FAN2 USB3_5_6 SOCKET AM3b CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN1 PWR_FAN1 USB 2 0 T USB2 B USB3 eSA...

Page 18: ...A USB 3 0 USB3_7 12 SATA3 Connector SATA3_5 13 TPM Header TPMS1 14 SATA3 Connector SATA3_3 15 SATA3 Connector SATA3_4 16 SATA3 Connector SATA3_2 17 SATA3 Connector SATA3_1 18 Power LED Header PLED1 1...

Page 19: ...USB_01 10 Line In Light Blue 3 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_12 11 Front Speaker Lime 4 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_34 12 Microphone Pink 5 Fatal1ty Mouse Port USB2 13 Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 USB 2 0 Port USB3 14 USB 2...

Page 20: ...ont Speaker No 11 Rear Speaker No 9 Central Bass No 8 Line In No 10 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V he eSATA3 port supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M he eSATA3 port is shared with M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 ACT LI...

Page 21: ...use physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Al...

Page 22: ...14 English 2 1 Installing the CPU Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU 2 1...

Page 23: ...Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series 15 English 3...

Page 24: ...issipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with...

Page 25: ...opulated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated 1 For dual channel coniguration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pairs 2...

Page 26: ...18 English 1 2 3...

Page 27: ...PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE5 Single Graphics Card x16 N A N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode x16 x16 N A hree Graphics Cards in...

Page 28: ...o clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn of the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply Ater waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3...

Page 29: ...the power status indicator on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the system is operating he LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state he LED is of when the system is in S4 slee...

Page 30: ...9 pin USB8_9 see p 9 No 8 Besides six USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two ports USB 3 0 Headers 19 pin USB3_5_6 see p 9 No 10 U...

Page 31: ...OUT_RET 1 High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install...

Page 32: ...er Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 9 No 2 his motherboard pro vides an 8 pin ATX 12V power connector To use a 4 pin ATX power supply please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5 SLI XFIRE Power Connector 4 pin...

Page 33: ...his header with a cable TPM Header 17 pin TPMS1 see p 9 No 13 his connector supports Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certiicates passwords and data A TPM syste...

Page 34: ...other graphics card to PCIE3 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards Requirements 1 You...

Page 35: ...Card to the goldingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SLI_ Bridge_2S Card is irmly in place Step 4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the...

Page 36: ...tem tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode Step 1 Double click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the Windows system tray Step 2 In the let...

Page 37: ...of the graphics cards he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 1 You should only use...

Page 38: ...re that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE3 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics car...

Page 39: ...ation and Setup Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the let pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM hen select Enable AMD CrossFireX...

Page 40: ...oted that the M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 is shared with the eSATA3 connector you can only choose either the M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 or the eSATA3 connector to use Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 Pr...

Page 41: ...t Please be aware that the M 2 NGFF SSD module only its in one orientation Step 6 Tighten the screw knob to secure the module into place M 2_SSD NGFF Module Support List For the latest updates of M 2_...

Page 42: ...r computer If the Main Menu does not appear automatically locate and double click on the ile ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu he drivers compatible to your system will b...

Page 43: ...it CPU It also shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web suring faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster Another advantage is that it r...

Page 44: ...You may ind out if there are any abnormal situations occuring to your system s temperature In Voltage there are many respective voltages Fan Control In the Fan Control section there are two major chap...

Page 45: ...can use Fatal1ty s personal preferred mouse polling rate at 500 Hz F Stream also provides the lexibility for gamers to adjust the mouse polling rate from 125 Hz to 1000 Hz his is helpful for professi...

Page 46: ...it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power eiciency without sacriicing computing performance XFast RAM XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows...

Page 47: ...e all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD Killer Network Manager will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon Killer Network Manager on your desktop Dou...

Page 48: ...time your system performance and current network utilization for download and upload traic Network Network allows you to set your preferred upload download speeds and test the network speed You must h...

Page 49: ...Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series 41 English Killer Ethernet Killer Ethernet displays the network information...

Page 50: ...added customizations for greater eiciency 3 4 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 4 2 Coniguring Start8 S...

Page 51: ...eries 43 English Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options including icon sizes which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display quick access to recently used apps the functionality of the power b...

Page 52: ...ess on the Windows key does Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode...

Page 53: ...aming and recording a lot easier and more fun to do we are giving away the 3 months premium license which is worth US 24 95 for free 3 5 1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Start All Programs...

Page 54: ...cast Add Channels Step 4 Click Add Step 5 Select a platform for live streaming Before you start streaming you need to register an account for the streaming service website such as Twitch tv USTREAM or...

Page 55: ...English Step 6 Fill in your platform s Username and Password Based on your needs conigure the Video and Audio Encoding settings Click OK Step 7 he channel then appears in your broadcast list Click Ap...

Page 56: ...click and choose Paste to paste the link into the browser and you can see your broadcast To disable live streaming go to Broadcast again and deselect the platform 3 5 2 Recording Your Gameplay Step 1...

Page 57: ...hassis You may also restart by turning the system of and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date informatio...

Page 58: ...criptions of each navigation key Navigation Key s Description To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the t...

Page 59: ...ler Series 51 English 4 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the U...

Page 60: ...rclocking features OC Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your components and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimi...

Page 61: ...epend on the CPU core you adopt he default value is Disabled AMD Turbo Core Technology his item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this feature Use this to select enable or disable AMD...

Page 62: ...value of this item CPU NB Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU NB voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item HT Bus Speed his f...

Page 63: ...or disable DDR power down mode Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Channel Interleaving It...

Page 64: ...ltage Use this to select NB Voltage he default value is Auto HT Voltage Use this to select HT Voltage he default value is Auto CPU VDDA Voltage Use this to select CPU VDDA Voltage he default value is...

Page 65: ...t the conigurations for the following items CPU Coniguration North Bridge Coniguration South Bridge Coniguration Storage Coniguration Super IO Coniguration ACPI Coniguration USB Coniguration and Trust...

Page 66: ...upplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 he C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and...

Page 67: ...Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Series 59 English CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated he default value is Auto...

Page 68: ...60 English 4 4 2 North Bridge Coniguration IOMMU Use this to enable or disable IOMMU he default value of this feature is Disabled...

Page 69: ...sable it when a sound card is installed Front Panel Enable disable front panel HD audio Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Good Night LED By enabling Good Night LED...

Page 70: ...le disk drives into a logical unit AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disable AMD AHCI BIOS ROM he default value of this option is Disabled SATA IDE Combined Mode his item is for SATA3_5 and...

Page 71: ...ng periods of inactivity to save power It is only supported by AHCI mode Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology It is a monitoring system for comput...

Page 72: ...64 English 4 4 5 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port Infrared Port Enable or disable the Infrared port...

Page 73: ...stem stability ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state ater a power failure If Power Of is s...

Page 74: ...Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB Phy USB Keyboard Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be w...

Page 75: ...SB 3 0 ports Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2 0 devices If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support Select UEFI Setup Only...

Page 76: ...68 English 4 4 8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module TPM security for your hard disk drives...

Page 77: ...e are required UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Insta...

Page 78: ...ion from our servers for you Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash For BIOS backup and recovery purpose it is recommended to plug in your USB pen drive before using this functi...

Page 79: ...ers on and enables Dehumidiier ater entering S4 S5 state Dehumidiier Duration Conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Conigure t...

Page 80: ...oniguration options Full On and Automatic Mode he default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting his allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Coniguration options Full On and Automatic Mode he defaul...

Page 81: ...ort UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to U...

Page 82: ...you ve enabled Full Screen Logo Disable for faster boot speed Boot Failure Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure...

Page 83: ...e password for the administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set o...

Page 84: ...scard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes...

Page 85: ...further information For technical questions please submit a support request form at http www asrock com support tsd asp ASRock Incorporation 2F No 37 Sec 2 Jhongyang S Rd Beitou District Taipei City 1...

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