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Page 2: ...d including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable...

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 t...

Page 4: ...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 d...

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 fluid...

Page 6: ...PCI Express Slots 17 2 5 Jumpers Setup 18 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20 2 7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 25 2 7 1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM Ready Graphics Cards 25 2 7...

Page 7: ...oadcaster 70 3 9 1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 70 3 9 2 Recording Your Gameplay 73 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 74 4 1 Introduction 74 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar 74 4 1 2 Navigation Keys 75 4 2 Main Screen...

Page 8: ...uper IO Configuration 96 4 4 8 ACPI Configuration 97 4 4 9 USB Configuration 99 4 4 10 Trusted Computing 101 4 5 Tools 102 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 105 4 7 Boot Screen 106 4 8 Secur...

Page 9: ...Rock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series Motherboard ATX Form Factor ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series Support CD 4 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Opti...

Page 10: ...ory Max capacity of system memory 32GB see CAUTION Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 x16 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE4 x4 mo...

Page 11: ...MI 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 SoundTM 2 Nichic...

Page 12: ...5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug 1 x SATA Express Connector shared with SATAE_4 SA TAE_5 and M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 Support to be an...

Page 13: ...bit 8 32 bit 8 64 bit 7 32 bit 7 64 bit Certifica tions FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com P...

Page 14: ...ter FRONT Bottom Optical SPDIF Bottom MIC IN PCIE4 PLED1 1 1 SPEAKER1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB6_7 1 USB4_5 1 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 Z97 KILLER SATA3_0 PCIE1 CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN3 PCI1 RoH...

Page 15: ...0 SATA3 Connector SATA3_2 11 SATA3 and SATA Express Connectors SATAE_5_4 12 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 13 SATA3 Connector SATA3_3 14 SATA3 Connector SATA3_0 15 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 16 USB 2 0 Hea...

Page 16: ...icrophone Pink 3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port USB2 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 USB 2 0 Port USB3 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_2_3 5 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_0_1 6 Central Bass Orange 14 HDMI Port 7 Rear S...

Page 17: ...dance with the 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 M...

Page 18: ...physical injuries and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember...

Page 19: ...socket please 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 foun...

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Page 21: ...Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series 13 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service...

Page 22: ...14 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 23: ...force the DIMM 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...

Page 24: ...16 English 1 2 3...

Page 25: ...xpress x1 lane width cards PCIE4 PCIe 2 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards PCIe Slot Configurations PCIE2 PCIE4 Single Graphics Card x16 N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFir...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...OS is corrupted or damaged please use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 then the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot After that short pin1 and pin2 again then use Secure Backup UEFI i...

Page 28: ...ect 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 system is in S1 S3 sleep state The LED is off when the system is...

Page 29: ...e SATAE_4 SATAE_5 are shared with the SATA Express connector Serial ATA Express Connector SATAE see p 6 No 11 Please connect either SATA or PCIe storage devices to this connector The SATA Express conn...

Page 30: ...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 your system 2 If you use...

Page 31: ...along Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 6 No 1 This 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...

Page 32: ...connector supports Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identitie...

Page 33: ...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 r...

Page 34: ...26 English Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connec tor of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot...

Page 35: ...on and Setup Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the left pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX a...

Page 36: ...he SATA Express connector you can only choose either the M 2_ SSD NGFF Socket 3 or the SATA Express connector to use The M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 supports SSD drives Please note that the WiFi or other no...

Page 37: ...o Step 5 if you are going to use the default nut Otherwise release the standoff by hand B C D E A Step 4 Peel off the yellow protective film on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standoff into the de...

Page 38: ...e latest updates of M 2_SSD NFGG module support list please visit our website for details http www asrock com PCIe Interface SATA Interface Plextor PX AG256M6e ADATA AXNS381E 128GM B Plextor PX AG512M...

Page 39: ...double click on the file ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please cli...

Page 40: ...When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD F Stream will be auto installed as well After the installation you will find the icon F Stream on your desktop Double cl...

Page 41: ...the VBIOS 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 disab...

Page 42: ...n the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows automatically OC DNA OC DNA is an unique software which helps to save your OC settings as a profile Then you can send this OC setting profile to t...

Page 43: ...Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series 35 English OC Tweaker Configurations for overclocking the system System Info View information about the system The System Browser tab may not be available for certain models...

Page 44: ...lish 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 p...

Page 45: ...Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series 37 English Settings Configure 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 46: ...iver to your system from ASRock s support CD Killer Network Manager will be auto installed as well After the installation you will find the icon Killer Network Manager on your desktop Double click the...

Page 47: ...iew in real time your system performance and current network utilization for download and upload traffic Network Network allows you to set your preferred upload download speeds and test the network sp...

Page 48: ...40 English Killer Ethernet Killer Ethernet displays the network information...

Page 49: ...ft Windows 8 1 8 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 7 to crash while bo...

Page 50: ...s automatically 3 4 2 Setup Guide Configuring 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 m...

Page 51: ...Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series 43 English Step 3 When prompted to restart after the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 52: ...dows 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 files you are executing currently Clic...

Page 53: ...off it will not cause data loss of the programs or files 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 rapidl...

Page 54: ...it 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 7 to crash while booting If your system is not i...

Page 55: ...t Connect Utility 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...

Page 56: ...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 Ste...

Page 57: ...rk to download 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 a...

Page 58: ...he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Afterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will find the...

Page 59: ...rTM LAN chip ASRock Cloud allows users to remotely wake up their computers via the internet by using a secondary device such as a smartphone or tablet Users may use Orbweb ME Professional to remotely...

Page 60: ...feature verify the followings on your host computer Make sure that the PCI Devices Power On is enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Make sure that the Shutdown Wake Up and SWOI ar...

Page 61: ...bweb ME Professional host software in the Support CD or just download it from http orbweb me Step 1 Click on the Orbweb ME Professional installer package file to start installation Step 2 Follow the o...

Page 62: ...ent Setting Up Shared Folders on Host Computer Step 1 Double click the Orbweb ME Professional icon on your desktop Or if you just finished signing up for your host computer you can click Configure thi...

Page 63: ...d with dual LAN ports please disable one of the LAN ports to use the Remote Wake Up function To do so go to Control Panel Network and Sharing Center Manage Network Connections right click Local Area C...

Page 64: ...ion shows wakable To wake up the computer click For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users Download and install Orbweb ME Professional app from the App Store iOS or Play Store Android Step 1 Tap the Orbw...

Page 65: ...esktop If the Remote Desktop Connection dialog appears click Connect to continue Step 5 Enter the Windows password to log in and you will see the desktop of your host computer Please refer to the user...

Page 66: ...or Play Store Android Step 1 Tap the Orbweb ME Professional app icon to launch it Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb ME account and password Step 3 Tap the host computer name that you want to access under...

Page 67: ...e http orbweb me Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb ME account and password Step 3 Click the Connect icon Step 4 Click on Xplorer Step 5 Root directory displays Click on a folder name to open the folder S...

Page 68: ...nal app icon to launch it Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb ME account and password Step 3 Tap the Connect icon Step 4 Tap a folder name under the Xplorer section and you can see the files in this folder...

Page 69: ...ty You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop 3 7 1 UI Overview Category Panel The category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected t...

Page 70: ...e left side of the screen The 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...

Page 71: ...stall the app click on the red icon to start downloading Step 4 When installation completes you can find the green Installed icon appears on the upper right corner To uninstall it simply click on the...

Page 72: ...s you have already installed When there is an available new version for your app you will find the mark of New Version appears below the installed app icon Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more det...

Page 73: ...is selected you 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 detai...

Page 74: ...66 English 3 7 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 75: ...along with added customizations for greater efficiency 3 8 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 8 2 Config...

Page 76: ...Configure Configure provides configuration 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 mor...

Page 77: ...button or a press 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 int...

Page 78: ...rding 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...

Page 79: ...3 Go to Broadcast 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...

Page 80: ...Fill in your platform s Username and Password Based on your needs configure the Video and Audio Encoding settings Click OK Step 7 The channel then appears in your broadcast list Click Apply and OK to...

Page 81: ...L V or right 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 Gam...

Page 82: ...also restart by turning the system off and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC Tweaker...

Page 83: ...e for the descriptions 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 HOM...

Page 84: ...t 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...

Page 85: ...overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense This option appears only when you adopt K Series CPU Load Optimized GPU OC Setting You can use...

Page 86: ...CPU OC fix 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 an...

Page 87: ...d save power while a higher limit may improve performance GT Frequency Configure the frequency of the integrated GPU GT Voltage Mode Auto For optimized settings Adaptive Add voltage to the integrated...

Page 88: ...by leaving marks in checkboxes Click OK to confirm and apply your new settings CAS Latency tCL The time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data in response RAS to...

Page 89: ...the same rank RAS to RAS Delay tRRD The number of clocks between two rows activated in different banks of the same rank Write to Read Delay tWTR The number of clocks between the last valid write oper...

Page 90: ...AM tRRSR Auto Manual settings The default is Auto Configure between module write to read delay from different DIMMs tWRWR Configure between module write to write delay tWRWRDR Configure between module...

Page 91: ...ult is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this to change ODT CHB Auto Manual settings The default is Auto Command Tri State Enable for DRAM power saving MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory tra...

Page 92: ...Analog IO Voltage Offset CPU I O Analog Voltage CPU Digital IO Voltage Offset CPU I O Digital Voltage CPU Integrated VR Faults Disable FIVR Faults to raise the threshold to trigger CPU over current pr...

Page 93: ...Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series 85 English 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 94: ...ms CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Thunderbolt Super IO Con figuration ACPI Configuration USB Configurat...

Page 95: ...C6 and C7 all 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...

Page 96: ...ization 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 v...

Page 97: ...levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 Share Memory Configure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics p...

Page 98: ...oller Deep Sleep Configure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure If Power Off is selected the power will...

Page 99: ...ce RAID Combine 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 in...

Page 100: ...nsiveness 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...

Page 101: ...Z97 Killer Series 93 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...

Page 102: ...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...

Page 103: ...ion and show warning messages if the devices aren t certified Or select DP to support DP 1 2 Wake From Thunderbolt Devices Allow the system to be waked up by ThunderboltTM devices Ignore Thunderbolt O...

Page 104: ...English 4 4 7 Super IO Configuration 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 po...

Page 105: ...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...

Page 106: ...p 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 Mo...

Page 107: ...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 i...

Page 108: ...our USB devices i e USB mouse or storage encounter compatibility problems please enable this option to fix it Please note that after enabling this option it is normal that the system will postpone boo...

Page 109: ...Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Series 101 English 4 4 10 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device...

Page 110: ...ing 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 your PC Please setup network configuration...

Page 111: ...r outdated switch to the other flash ROM and execute Secure Backup UEFI to duplicate the current working ROM image to the secondary flash ROM Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates...

Page 112: ...l the computer powers on and enables Dehumidifier after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Duration Configure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidifier CPU...

Page 113: ...is Fan 1 Setting 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 Ch...

Page 114: ...n 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 Fro...

Page 115: ...Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Configure the number of attempts to boot until the system aut...

Page 116: ...nly 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 V...

Page 117: ...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 or...

Page 118: ...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...

Page 119: ...urther 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 11...

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