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English

Voltage Coniguration

CPU Input Voltage

Conigure the voltage for the CPU.

CPU Load-Line Calibration

CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is

under heavy load.

DRAM Voltage

Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage.

PCH 1.05V Voltage

Chipset 1.05V Voltage. Use default settings for best performance.

PCH 1.5V Voltage

I/O 1.5V Voltage. Use default settings for best performance.

Summary of Contents for Fatal1ty Z97X Killer Series

Page 1: ...User Manual ...

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 liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of proits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised ...

Page 3: ...ed States and other countries Manufactured under license under U S Patent Nos 5 956 674 5 974 380 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 DTS Inc Product includes sotware DTS Inc All Rights Reserved ...

Page 4: ...New 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 diferent irst person shooter fps game Alien vs Predator II I won that competition and walked away with a new car he next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament 2003 becoming the only th...

Page 5: ...nd 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 movement around the maps My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment something I ve preached since I began competing I don t want to...

Page 6: ... Setup 19 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 and Setup 28 2 8 CrossFireXTM 3 Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 29 2 8 1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM Ready Graphics Cards 29 2 8 2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM Ready Graphics Cards 30 2 8 3 Driver Installati...

Page 7: ... Intel Smart Connect Technology 51 3 6 ASRock APP Shop 56 3 6 1 UI Overview 56 3 6 2 Apps 57 3 6 3 BIOS Drivers 60 3 6 4 Setting 61 3 7 Start8 62 3 8 XSplit Broadcaster 65 3 8 1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 65 3 9 2 Recording Your Gameplay 68 3 9 XSplit Broadcaster 69 3 9 1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 69 3 9 2 Recording Your Gameplay 72 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 73 4 1 Introduction 73 4 1 1 UE...

Page 8: ...age Coniguration 90 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology 92 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 93 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration 94 4 4 7 ACPI Coniguration 95 4 4 8 USB Coniguration 97 4 4 9 Trusted Computing 99 4 5 Tools 100 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 104 4 7 Boot Screen 105 4 8 Security Screen 108 4 9 Exit Screen 109 ...

Page 9: ...r Series Motherboard ATX Form Factor ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer Series Support CD 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 1 x HDD Saver Cable 1 x Screw for M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 Because the motherboard speciications and the BIOS sotware might be updated the content of this manual will b...

Page 10: ...GB see CAUTION Supports Intel Extreme Memory Proile XMP 1 3 1 2 Expansion Slot 3 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slots PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE6 single at x16 PCIE2 dual at x8 PCIE2 x8 PCIE4 triple at x8 PCIE2 x4 PCIE4 x4 PCIE6 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM 3 Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM Supports NVIDIA Quad SLITM and SLITM Graphics Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals and the VGA o...

Page 11: ...VI D and HDMI Ports Audio 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray Audio support Supports Surge Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection Supports Purity Sound 2 Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps 115dB SNR DAC with Diferential Ampliier TI NE5532 Premium Headset Ampliier Supports up to 600 Ohms headsets Direct Drive Technology EMI Shielding Cover PCB Isol...

Page 12: ...nt Speaker Microphone Storage 6 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s Connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology 1 x SATA Express Connector shared with SATA3_4 SATA3_5 and M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 Support to be announced 1 x M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 supports M 2 SATA3 6 0 Gb s module and M 2 PCI ...

Page 13: ...ort 1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology ACPI 1 1 Compliant wake up events SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU DRAM PCH 1 05V PCH 1 5V Voltage Multi adjust ment Hardware Monitor CPU Chassis temperature sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature CPU Chassis Fan multi speed control Voltage monitoring 12V 5V...

Page 14: ...or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking Due to limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32 bit operating systems Windows 64 bit operat ing systems do not have such limitations You can use ASRock X...

Page 15: ... IN CLRMOS1 1 PLED1 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB2_3 1 USB4_5 1 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 Z97X KILLER PCIE1 CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN3 RoHS 6 7 9 10 18 11 12 13 20 22 23 21 19 26 CPU_FAN1 2 3 5 4 1 27 24 USB 3 0 T USB0 B USB1 HDMI1 VGA1 DVI1 64Mb BIOS BIOS_B1 64Mb BIOS BIOS_A1 BIOS_SEL1 1 Killer E2200 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE6 PCIE5 PCIE_PWR1 SATA3_2 SATA3_5 SATA3_1 SATA3_4 SATA3_0 SATA3_3 28 CPU_FAN2 PWR_FAN1 1...

Page 16: ..._4 12 SATA3 Connector SATA3_2 13 SATA3 Connector SATA3_5 14 SATA Express Connector SATAE_1 15 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 16 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 17 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 18 BIOS Selection Switch BIOS_SEL1 19 Power LED Header PLED1 20 System Panel Header PANEL1 21 TPM Header TPMS1 22 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 23 USB 2 0 Header USB2_3 24 COM Port Header COM1 25 PCIe Power Connector P...

Page 17: ...1 Optical SPDIF Out Port 3 D Sub Port 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_2_3 4 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_0_1 Intel Z97 Intel Z97 13 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_A0_A1 5 LAN RJ 45 Port ASMedia ASM1042AE 6 Central Bass Orange 14 HDMI Port 7 Rear Speaker Black 15 DVI D Port 8 Line In Light Blue 16 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Port 9 Front Speaker Lime 3 4 2 1 5 7 10 11 16 12 13 14 15 6 9 8 ...

Page 18: ...he type of speaker you use Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 9 Rear Speaker No 7 Central Bass No 6 Line In No 8 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Ater restarting your computer you will ind the Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playb...

Page 19: ...al injuries and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs Whenever you uninstall any components place them on a ...

Page 20: ...se check if the PnP cap is on the socket 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 2 Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU 2 1 A B ...

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Page 22: ...14 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service ...

Page 23: ...Fatal1ty Z97X Killer Series 15 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N ...

Page 24: ...M into the slot at incorrect orientation Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 1 Populated Populated 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 It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memory module installed 3 ...

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Page 26: ...0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE6 Single Graphics Card x16 N A N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode x8 x8 N A hree Graphics Cards in 3 Way CrossFireXTM Mode x8 x4 x4 For a better thermal environment please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard s chassis fan connector CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3 when using ...

Page 27: ... data in CMOS To 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 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right ater you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just inish updating the BIOS you must boot up the s...

Page 28: ...ted or damaged please use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 then the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot Ater that short pin1 and pin2 again then use Secure Backup UEFI in BIOS setup utility to copy the BIOS ile to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation For the sake of system safety users cannot update the backup BIOS manually Users may refer to the BIOS LED BIOS_A_LED or...

Page 29: ...or 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 sleep state or powered of S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data he front panel design may difer by chassis ...

Page 30: ...TA3_5 are shared with the SATA Express connector Serial ATA Express Connector SATAE_1 see p 12 No 14 Please connect either SATA or PCIe storage devices to this connector he SATA Express connector is shared with the SATA3_4 SATA3_5 and the M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 he SATA Express interface is a combination of SATAE_1 SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB2_3 see p 12 No 23 9 pin USB4_5 see p 12...

Page 31: ...s must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use an AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header by the steps 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 the HD audio pa...

Page 32: ...Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 12 No 1 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 PCIe Power Connector 4 pin PCIE_PWR1 see p 12 No 25 Please connect a 4 pin molex power cable to this connector when more than three PCI Express PCI cards are installed HDD Saver Connector 4 pin SATA_PWR_...

Page 33: ...s Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certiicates passwords and data A TPM system also helps en hance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 1 GN D SMB_DATA_MAIN LAD2 LAD1 GN D S_PWRDWN SERIRQ GND P CICL K P CIRST LAD3 3 V LAD0 3VS B GN D FRAM E SMB_CLK_MAIN CCTS 1 RRTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 GND TTXD1 DDCD 1 1 RRI 1 ...

Page 34: ... and the other graphics card to PCIE4 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 should only use identical SLITM ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certi ied 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA SLITM technology Download the drivers from the NVIDIA ...

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 graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card SLI_Bridge_2S Card ...

Page 36: ...stem 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 pane click Set SLI and PhysX coniguration hen select Maximize 3D performance and click Apply Step 3 Reboot your system Step 4 You can freely enjoy the beneits of SLITM or Quad SLITM ...

Page 37: ...the top 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 identical CrossFireXTM ready graphics cards that are AMD certiied 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology Download the drivers from the AMD s website ww...

Page 38: ...ure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIE6 slots 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 Step 3 Connect ...

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 and click Apply Select the GPU number according to your graphics card and click Apply AMD Catalyst Control Center he Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to uni...

Page 40: ...the SATA Express connector you can only choose either the M 2_ SSD NGFF Socket 3 or the SATA Express connector to use he M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 supports SSD drives Please note that the WiFi or other non SSD M 2 modules are not supported Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 Prepare a M 2_SSD NGFF module and the screw 3 2 4 5 B C D E A 1 Step 2 Depending on the PCB type and length of your M 2_SS...

Page 41: ... to Step 5 if you are going to use the default nut Otherwise release the standof by hand B C D E A Step 4 Peel of the yellow protective ilm on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standof into the desired nut location on the motherboard B C A A B C D E Step 5 Align and gently insert the M 2 NGFF SSD module into the M 2 slot Please be aware that the M 2 NGFF SSD module only its in one orientation ...

Page 42: ...40M500SSD4 240G Samsung XP941 512G MZHPU512HCGL Intel SSDSCKGW080A401 80G Kingston RBU SNS8400S3 180GD NUT1 NUT2 D E Step 6 Tighten the screw with a screwdriver to secure the module into place Please do not overtighten the screw as this might damage the module M 2_SSD NGFF Module Support List For the latest updates of M 2_SSD NFGG module support list please visit our website for details http www a...

Page 43: ...r Cable Connection Diagram he diagram shown here is for reference only 1 Connect one end of the HDD Saver Cable to the HDD Saver Connector SATA_ PWR_1 placed near the SATA ports hen connect the SATA power connector s to your SATA HDD s he HDD Saver Connector supports up to two SATA HDDs 2 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to a SATA port on the motherboard hen connect the other end to your SAT...

Page 44: ...ick 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 ...

Page 45: ...talling F Stream When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD F Stream will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon F Stream on your desktop Double click the F Stream icon F Stream main menu will pop up 3 2 2 Using F Stream here are six sections in F Stream main menu Operation Mode Tools OC Tweaker System Info Live Update Tech Service...

Page 46: ... must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card OMG Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other users Place X marks on the time table to disable the Internet Good Night LED Switch of the Power HDD LEDs when the system is on and automatically switch of the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby Hibernation mode FAN Tastic Tuning ...

Page 47: ...ttings as a proile hen you can send this OC setting proile to the friends HDD Saver A quick and easy way to power up and down the drive on demand Use a customized hotkey Ctrl Alt S by default or simply slide to turn on and of up to two internal SATA HDDs connected to the power supply connector Also a password can be set to change HDD power mode for more privacy and safety Disk Health Report Disk H...

Page 48: ...40 English OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system System Info View information about the system he System Browser tab may not be available for certain models ...

Page 49: ...r Series 41 English Live Update Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers Tech Service Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer Please leave your contact information along with details of the problem ...

Page 50: ...42 English Settings Conigure ASRock F Stream Click to select Auto run at Windows Startup if you want F Stream to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system ...

Page 51: ...he 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 Double click the icon Killer Network Manager main menu will pop up 3 3 2 Using Killer Network Manager here are four tabs in Killer Network Manager Applications Performance Network and Killer Ethernet Ap...

Page 52: ... 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 have Adobe Flash Player installed to run the network speed test ...

Page 53: ...Fatal1ty Z97X Killer Series 45 English Killer Ethernet Killer Ethernet displays the network information ...

Page 54: ...7 32 or 64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 1 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 1 8 7 to crash while booting If your system is not in AHCI mode please follow the instructions below 1 Press Win R simultaneously in Windows 8 1 8 7 type Regedit into the word box then click OK 2 Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM Cur...

Page 55: ...stall AHCI drivers automatically 3 4 2 Setup Guide Coniguring Rapid Start Step 1 Run ASRock Rapid Start utility from Start All Programs ASRock Utility Step 2 If you have more than one hard drives in your system you must select one then choose the Partition Size desired for your hidden partition and click on Create he system will automatically create a hidden partition according to your settings If...

Page 56: ...48 English Step 3 When prompted to restart ater the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray ...

Page 57: ...o 0 minutes Windows will immediately enable Rapid Start mode as it enters sleep state Using Rapid Start 1 You may shut down the computer without terminating the applications or iles you are executing currently Click on Windows Start the arrow next to Shut down and click on Sleep 2 Windows system will enter sleep state 3 According to your settings in Rapid Start Technology Manager the system will a...

Page 58: ...ot cause data loss of the programs or iles you were executing before entering sleep state 4 When you wish to continue to use the computer just hit the power button the system will rapidly return to Windows the programs and iles which you were using before entering sleep state will be accessible immediately ...

Page 59: ... 32 or 64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 1 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 1 8 7 to crash while booting If your system is not in AHCI mode please follow the instructions below 1 Press Win R simultaneously in Windows 8 1 8 7 type Regedit into the word box then click OK 2 Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM Curr...

Page 60: ...ility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Smart Connect Step 2 Once installed run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows Start All Programs ASRock Utility ...

Page 61: ...the Add button Take Foxmail as an example add Foxmail to the Application list Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List Step 5 Click Apply to enable Smart Connect ...

Page 62: ... updates Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates but may cause more power consumption Using Smart Connect 1 Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet and receive updates while the system is in sleep state running Foxmail for instance keep Foxmail running 2 Click on Windows Start the arrow next to Shut down and click on Sleep 3 Windows system will enter sleep stat...

Page 63: ...update Foxmail he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Aterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will ind the new mail that were sent to you during sleep state are already updated and ready to be read in Foxmail ...

Page 64: ...to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop 3 6 1 UI Overview Category Panel he category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected the information panel below displays the relative information Information Panel he information panel in the center displays data about the currently selected category and allows users to perform job related tasks H...

Page 65: ...pp appears on the let side of the screen he other various apps are shown on the right Please scroll up and down to see more apps listed You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or not he red icon displays the price or Free if the app is free of charge he green Installed icon means the app is installed on your computer Step 2 Click on the app icon to see more deta...

Page 66: ...pp click on the red icon to start downloading Step 4 When installation completes you can ind the green Installed icon appears on the upper right corner To uninstall it simply click on the trash can icon he trash icon may not appear for certain apps ...

Page 67: ... upgrade the apps you have already installed When there is an available new version for your app you will ind the mark of New Version appears below the installed app icon Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more details Step 2 Click on the yellow icon to start upgrading ...

Page 68: ...ou will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers Please update them all soon Step 1 Please check the item information before update Click on to see more details Step 2 Click to select one or more items you want to update Step 3 Click Update to start the update process ...

Page 69: ...ty Z97X Killer Series 61 English 3 6 4 Setting In the Setting page you can change the language select the server location and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows startup ...

Page 70: ...h added customizations for greater eiciency 3 7 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 7 2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 1 8 style Start Menu hen select the theme of the Start Menu and customize the style of the Start icon ...

Page 71: ...Series 63 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 button and more Control ...

Page 72: ...ress 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 and bypass the Metro user interface About Displays information about Start8 ...

Page 73: ...eaming 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 8 1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Start All Programs XSplit XSplit Broadcaster to launch it Step 2 Log in with your own username and password If you do not have an XSplit account click No XSplit account to register ...

Page 74: ...dcast 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 other livestreaming services ...

Page 75: ... 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 Apply and OK to save the settings ...

Page 76: ... 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 9 2 Recording Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Broadcast Local recording to start recording Step 2 To stop recording Go to Broadcast again and deselect Local recording Step 3 Go to Tools My Recordings to access your recordings ...

Page 77: ...eaming 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 9 1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Start All Programs XSplit XSplit Broadcaster to launch it Step 2 Log in with your own username and password If you do not have an XSplit account click No XSplit account to register ...

Page 78: ...dcast 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 other livestreaming services ...

Page 79: ... 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 Apply and OK to save the settings ...

Page 80: ... 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 9 2 Recording Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Broadcast Local recording to start recording Step 2 To stop recording Go to Broadcast again and deselect Local recording Step 3 Go to Tools My Recordings to access your recordings ...

Page 81: ...chassis 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 information OC Tweaker For overclocking conigurations Advanced For advanced system conigurations Tool Useful tools H W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For coniguring boot settings and boot priori...

Page 82: ...scriptions 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 top of the screen END Go to the bottom of the screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F7 Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY F9 Load optimal default values for all the settings F10 Save ch...

Page 83: ...lect the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility Full HD UEFI When Auto is selected the resolution will be set to 1920 x 1080 if the monitor supports Full HD resolution If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution then the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 When Disable is selected the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 directly UEFI Guide UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASR...

Page 84: ...Series CPU Load Optimized GPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized GPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your GPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense his option appears only when you adopt K Series CPU Because the UEFI sotware is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for referen...

Page 85: ...C Fixed Mode CPU OC ix mode allows you to keep the max CPU ratio as your setting without throttling Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen cies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation In...

Page 86: ... A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance GT Frequency Conigure the frequency of the integrated GPU GT Voltage Mode Auto For optimized settings Adaptive Add voltage to the integrated GPU when the system is under heavy load Override he voltage is ixed GT Adaptive Voltage Conigure the voltage added to the integrated GPU when the system is under he...

Page 87: ... memory performance Use default settings for better system stability DRAM Coniguration DRAM Tweaker Fine tune the DRAM settings by leaving marks in checkboxes Click OK to conirm and apply your new settings CAS Latency tCL he time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data in response RAS to CAS Delay tRCD he number of clock cycles required between the opening of a...

Page 88: ...ration before an active bank can be precharged Refresh Cycle Time tRFC he number of clocks from a Refresh command until the irst Activate command to the same rank RAS to RAS Delay tRRD he number of clocks between two rows activated in diferent banks of the same rank Write to Read Delay tWTR he number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to the same internal ba...

Page 89: ...o change DRAM tRWSR Auto Manual settings he default is Auto tWRRD Conigure between module write to read delay tWRRDDR Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent ranks tWRRDDD Use this to change DRAM tRRSR Auto Manual settings he default is Auto Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent DIMMs tWRWR Conigure between module write to write delay tWRWRDR Conigure between ...

Page 90: ... ODT WR CHA Conigure the memory on die termination resistors WR for channel A ODT WR CHB Conigure the memory on die termination resistors WR for channel B ODT NOM CHA Use this to change ODT CHA Auto Manual settings he default is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this to change ODT CHB Auto Manual settings he default is Auto Command Tri State Enable for DRAM power saving MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory Fast Boot to...

Page 91: ...U Cache Voltage Ofset Conigure the voltage for the CPU Cache Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overclocking System Agent Voltage Ofset Conigure the voltage for the System Agent Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overclocking CPU Analog IO Voltage Ofset CPU I O Analog Voltage CPU Digital IO Voltage Ofset CPU I O Digital Voltage CPU Integrated V...

Page 92: ...ation CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage PCH 1 05V Voltage Chipset 1 05V Voltage Use default settings for best performance PCH 1 5V Voltage I O 1 5V Voltage Use default settings for best performance ...

Page 93: ...tions for the following items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Coniguration ACPI Con iguration USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 94: ...l enabled for better power saving Enhanced Halt State C1E Enable Enhanced Halt State C1E for lower power consumption CPU C3 State Support Enable C3 sleep state for lower power consumption CPU C6 State Support Enable C6 deep sleep state for lower power consumption CPU C7 State Support Enable C7 deep sleep state for lower power consumption Package C State Support Enable CPU PCIe Memory Graphics C St...

Page 95: ... Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor Enable for better performance Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Automatically prefetch the subsequent...

Page 96: ...nageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 Share Memory Conigure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up IGPU Multi Monitor Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is installed Select enable to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times...

Page 97: ...rk interface controller Deep Sleep Conigure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state ater a power failure If Power Of is selected the power will remain of when the power recovers If Power On is selected the system will start to boot up when the power recovers Good Night LED By enabling Good Night LED the Power HDD LEDs will be ...

Page 98: ...ine multiple disk drives into a logical unit SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power It is only supported by AHCI mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advant...

Page 99: ...reased system responsiveness 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 computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability M2_1 SATA3_4 SATA3_5 Switch Auto M2_1 SATA3_4 auto switch Force_SATA Switch to SATA3_4 SATA3_5 Force_M2_1 Switch to M2_1 ...

Page 100: ...92 English 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds ...

Page 101: ... 93 English 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc while the computer is in sleep mode ...

Page 102: ...4 English 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration PS2 Y Cable Enable the PS2 Y Cable or set this option to Auto Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port ...

Page 103: ...only when the hard disk is ready this is recommended for better system stability ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests PS 2 Keyboard Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PS 2 Keyboard PCIE Devices Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PCIE device and enable wake on LAN Ring In Power On Allow the system to be waked up by...

Page 104: ...up by the real time clock alarm Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating system 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 waked up by an USB mouse ...

Page 105: ...r to use USB devices under Windows 7 Set Disabled to disable the USB 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 to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows Linux operating systems only Legacy USB 3 0 Support Enable or disable Legacy ...

Page 106: ... compatibility problems please enable this option to ix it Please note that ater enabling this option it is normal that the system will postpone booting up ater pressing the power button Third Party USB 3 0 Controller Enable or disable all of the USB 3 0 ports controlled by hird Party chips ...

Page 107: ...Fatal1ty Z97X Killer Series 99 English 4 4 9 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device ...

Page 108: ...onnecting your HDDs to the onboard SATA power connector with our special designed power cable you can switch these HDDs on and of when needed his design allows you to protect your privacy save more energy and prolong your HDDs life spans ...

Page 109: ...ard Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at speciied times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with yo...

Page 110: ... Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version 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 function Network Coniguration Use this to conigure internet connection settings for Internet Flash Internet Setting En...

Page 111: ...wers 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 the speed of the CPU fan while Dehumidiier is enabled he higher the value the faster the fan speed Max 255 Min 1 Save User Default Type a proile name and press enter to save your settings as user defa...

Page 112: ...ing Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 2 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 3 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 3 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatu...

Page 113: ...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 UEFI utility in Windows Boot From Onboard LAN Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN Setup Prompt Timeout Conigure the number of seconds to wait for the setup hot key Bootup Num Lock Select whether Num Loc...

Page 114: ... computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Conigure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically restores the default settings CSM Compatibility Support Module CSM Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module Please do not disable unless you re running a WHCK test If you are using Windows 8 1 8...

Page 115: ...cy option ROM only Do not launch Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Do not launch Launch Video OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Do not launch ...

Page 116: ...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 or change the password for the user account Users are unable to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password Secure Boot Enable to support Windows 8 1 8 Secure B...

Page 117: ...lect 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 When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop out Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all options he F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell fro...

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