ASROCK Fatal1ty Z87 Professional User manual

Version 1.0
Published March 2013
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two conditions:
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may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
e 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 California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”
ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually
played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or ve games o guys
who played at the highest level. I 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) I gravitated to that activity.
GOING PRO
I started professional gaming in 1999 when I 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 ew me to
Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost
none, and took rst place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world
in the process. Two months later I 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
I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia,
Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, 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
dierent rst person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and
walked away with a new car. e next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament
2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it playing a
different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am
extremely proud.
At QuakeCon 2002, I faced o 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, I 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 Fatal1ty 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 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the rst 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 gurehead for eSports worldwide”.
Fatal1ty Story

LIVIN’ LARGE
Since my rst big tournament 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. is discipline helps 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 uid 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
worry about my equipment. I want to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on
the game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the
planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.
Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel
The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of Fatal1ty,
Inc., and are used under license. © 2013 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.

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Motherboard Layout
Intel
Z87
DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
ATX12V1
CMOS
Battery
Supe r
I/O
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
PS2
Keyboard
ATXPWR1
1
USB3_4_5
LAN
PCIE2
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
Top:
Central/Bass
Center:
REAR SPK
Top:
LINE IN
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
Optical
SPDIF
Bottom:
MIC IN
PCIE3
CLRCMOS1
1
PLED1
1
1
SPEAKER1
IR1
1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
USB6_7
1
USB4_5
1
COM1
1
1
HD_AUDIO1
Z87 PROFESSIONAL
PCIE4
SATA3_A1_A2
SATA3_0_1
SATA3_2_3
SATA3_4_5
PCIE1
HDMI1
DP_1
CHA_FAN1
PWR_FAN1
CHA_FAN2
CHA_FAN3
SLI/XFIRE_PWR1
PCI1
PCI2
RoHS
Clr
CMOS
Top:
RJ-45
USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
HDMI_IN1
1
USB3_6_7
SATA3_A3_A4
CPU_FAN1
CPU_FAN2
64Mb
BIOS
USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
eSATA_1
Dr.
Debug
Power
Reset
MINI_PCIE1
LAN
FATAL TY 1
1
SPDIF1_OUT1
Sound
CORE3D
BIOS_A
64Mb
BIOS
BIOS_B
BIOS_B_LED
BIOS_A_LED
BIOS_SEL1
1

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No. Description
1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)
9 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A3_A4)
10 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)
11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)
12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)
13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)
14 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)
15 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)
16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
17 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
18 Power LED Header (PLED1)
19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
20 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_SEL1)
21 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
22 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
23 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
24 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_6_7)
25 COM Port Header (COM1)
26 SLI/XFIRE Power Connector (SLI/XFIRE_PWR1)
27 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
28 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT)
29 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
30 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)
31 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port
2 Display Port 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)
3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) (ASMedia Hub)
4 USB 2.0 Port (USB3) 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)
5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I217V)* (ASMedia Hub)
6 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 15 eSATA Connector***
7 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 HDMI-In Port
8 Rear Speaker (Black) 17 HDMI-Out Port
9 Line In (Light Blue) 18 Clear CMOS Switch
10 Front Speaker (Lime)** 19 PS/2 Keyboard Port
11 Microphone (Pink)
111213141516171819
1 2 4
3
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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
** If you use a 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.
Audio Output
Channels
Front Speaker
(No. 10)
Rear Speaker
(No. 8)
Central / Bass
(No. 7)
Line In
(No. 9)
2V -- -- --
4V V -- --
6V V V --
8V V V V
*** e eSATA connector supports SATA3 with cables within 1 meters.
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port

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Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series motherboard,
a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality
control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
• ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Support CD
• 8 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) 1 to 1 Power Cables (Optional)
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
• 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5” HDD/SSD Rack
• 4 x HDD Screws
• 6 x Chassis Screws
• 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modica-
tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications
Platform • ATX Form Factor
• Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-
quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
A-Style • Home Cloud
• HDMI-In
Gaming
Armor
CPU Power
• Hi-Density Power Connector
• Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
• Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter dierent noise by 3 dierent
capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)
VGA Card
• 15Gold Finger in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
Internet
• Intel® LAN
Cooling
• 2oz copper PCB
• Heat Pipe Design
CPU • Supports 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /
Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package
• Digi Power Design
• 12 Power Phase Design
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
• Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU
• Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
Chipset • Intel® Z87
Memory • Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
• Supports DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/
1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered memory
• Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
(see CAUTION)
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2
• Distortion-Free Slot

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Expansion
Slot
• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4: single
at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE3); triple at x8
(PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE3) / x4 (PCIE4))
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
• 1 x mini-PCI Express slot
• 2 x PCI 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 outputs can
be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
• Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick
Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full
HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4600
• Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
• Max. shared memory 1792MB
• Dual VGA Output: support HDMI and DisplayPort ports by
independent display controllers
• Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 4K ×
2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz
• Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to 4K × 2K
(4096x2304) @ 24Hz
• Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI
monitor is required)
• Supports HDCP function with HDMI and DisplayPort ports
• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI
and DisplayPort ports
Audio • 7.1 CH HD Audio
• Creative Sound Core3D quad-core sound and voice processor
• Supports SBX Pro Studio
• Supports CrystalVoice
• Supports Scout Mode
• Supports EAX1.0 to EAX5.0
• Premium Headset Amplier (PHA)

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LAN • Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• 1 x Giga PHY Intel® I217V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT
• Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology (on Intel® I217V)
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Dual LAN with Teaming
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
• 1 x HDMI-Out Port
• 1 x HDMI-In Port
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 1 x eSATA Connector
• 3 x USB 2.0 Ports
• 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0)
• 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia Hub)
• 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• 1 x Clear CMOS Switch
• HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front
Speaker / Microphone
Storage • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z87, support RAID
(RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage
Technology 12 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ,
AHCI and “Hot Plug”
• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-
port NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (SATA3_A4
connector is shared with the eSATA port)
• 1 x eSATA connector by ASMedia ASM1061, supports NCQ,
AHCI, “Hot Plug” and Port Multiplier functions
Connector • 1 x IR header
• 1 x COM port header
• 1 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)

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• 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V power connector
• 1 x SLI/XFire power connector
• 1 x Front panel audio connector
• 1 x SPDIF Out connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports)
• 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
• 1 x Power Switch with LED
• 1 x Reset Switch with LED
BIOS
Feature
• 2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with Multilingual GUI sup-
port (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
• Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
• ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
• CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-
ment
Support
CD
• Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Trial Version), Cyber-
Link MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and
Toolbar, Start8, MeshCentral, Splashtop Streamer, XSplit
Hardware
Monitor
• CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing
• CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-
Adjust by CPU Temperature)
• CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
• Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS • Microso® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit compliant
Certica-
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

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Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjust-
ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-
party overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect 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 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 XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock F-Stream
F-Stream is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new
features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidier, Good Night
LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-
nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without
preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save
the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or
<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.
Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le
system.
ASRock APP Charger
Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
charge up to 40% faster than before on your computer. 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), Suspend to RAM
(S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power o (S5).
ASRock XFast USB
ASRock XFast USB can boost the performance of your USB storage devices. e
performance may depend on the properties of the device.
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast LAN provides faster internet access, which includes the benets
listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s
priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer
setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac
Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Real-
Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize
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ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is included in F-Stream. It fully utilizes the memory space that
cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM
shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster
than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another
advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your
SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If
power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will
automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note
that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0
ports support this feature.
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access
at specied 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.
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version
from our servers for you without entering Windows®OS. Please setup network
conguration before using Internet Flash.
ASRock UEFI System Browser
ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices
connected.
ASRock Dehumidier Function
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling
“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer
will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.
ASRock Easy RAID Installer
ASRock Easy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from the
support CD to your USB storage device. Aer copying the RAID driver to your
USB storage device, please change “SATA Mode” to “RAID”, then you can start
installing the OS in RAID mode.

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ASRock Interactive UEFI
ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects
and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface
and more amusment.
ASRock Fast Boot
With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to
logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! e speedy boot will
completely change your user experience and behavior.
ASRock Restart to UEFI
Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed
makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to
enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,
the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.
ASRock Good Night LED
ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by
extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the
Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good Night
LED will automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system
enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.
ASRock USB Key
In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing
usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those
foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to
windows automatically!
ASRock Key Master
What good is a weapon if you are unable to wield it prociently? Key Master
enhances your mouse and keyboard with customizable macros, sniper modes, scroll
speed, key repeat rates and repeat delay, turning your boring old keyboard and
mouse into lethal weapons.
ASRock Home Cloud
is motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel LAN, so you
can connect with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to power
your PC on or turn it o, monitor and take control of it remotely with another
smartphone, tablet or computer.

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ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure up to ve dierent
fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level
when the assigned temperature is met.
ASRock Easy Driver Installer
For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support
CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver
to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other
required drivers automatically.

is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
• Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
Failure to do so may cause 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. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
• Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
• Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
in the bag that comes with the components.
• When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
Chapter 2 Installation

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2.1 Installing the CPU
1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the 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 found. Otherwise,
the CPU will be seriously damaged.
2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.
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