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1. 2 0 2112121 25 2 8 CrossFirex 3 Way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide 29 2 9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 35 2 10 Jumpers Setup pixsiveseecirvercsvexnnsscserasncarciaceumantecirmeretens 38 2 11 Onboard Headers and Connectors 39 IN Veolia SWIC E 45 BAO DER DDU MN 46 2 14 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks INS len E 50 2 15 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 50 2 16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDS SR ee ee 51 2 17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 51 2 18 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation GUJE ease 52 2 19 Driver Installation Guide 54 2 20 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 54 2 20 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID eieiei RR eee ee meee eee nena meee mem 54 2 20 2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System 55 2 20 3 Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID 0 RAID Ee Bes eee meen ee erence ee 56 2 20 4 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions 57 5 T FATA L TY if FATA fr 2 21 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 58 2 21 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64
2. CPU Fan 1 amp 2 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 amp 2 speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Configuration options Full On Automatic Mode and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Configuration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Over Temperature Protection Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled 80 FATA Lv 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority FATALITY LEFT SETUP LITILITY E A D 9 Boot Option Priorities Boot Option 1 Set the first priority of the system boot device Boot Option 2 Set the second priority of the system boot device Boot Option 3 Set the third priority of the system boot device Boot Option 4 Set the fourth priority of the system boot device Boot Option 5 Set the fifth priority of the system boot device Hard Drive BBS Priorities Set the order of the legacy devices in this group CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Set the order of the
3. Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI For SATA3 0 SATAS 1 and SATA2 2 to SATA2 5 ports Set the option SATA3 Mode to AHCI For SATAS3 A1 to SATA3 A4 ports STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII SATA3 driver diskette Please make a SATA SATAII SATAS driver diskette by following section 2 20 1 step 2 on page 54 STEP 3 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATAII SATA3 driver diskette you can start to install Win dows XP XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII SATAG driver diskette containing the Intel AHCI driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE For SATAS3 0 SATAS 1 and SATA2 2 to SATA2 5 ports Set the option SATA3 Mode to IDE For SATA3 A1 to SATAS3 A4 ports STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 58 2 21 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Function
4. MSRock Fatality Z68 Professional Gen3 series User Manual Version 1 0 Published June 2011 Copyright 2011 ASRock INC All rights reserved Cer FATA frz FATA fr Ge FATALITY 1 Fatality Story Who knew that at age 19 would be a World Champion PC gamer When was 13 actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five games off guys who played at the highest level actually thought of making a career of it but at that young age situations change rapidly Because l ve been blessed with great hand eye coordination and a grasp of mathematics an important element in video gaming gravitated to that activity GOING PRO started professional gaming in 1999 when 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 flew me to Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world won 18 straight games lost none and took first place becoming the number one ranked Quake Ill player in the world in the process Two months later followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending my title as the world s best Quake III player winning the 40 000 grand prize From there entered competitions all over the world including Singapore Korea Germany Australia Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles New York and
5. T 62 FATA fr 5 Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button After pressing OK button system will show below warming message Please choose Continue Anyway 6 After doing above settings system will auto create a new Local Area Connection 7 Reboot your system Then you will find the Speed column of new Local Area Connection show 2 0Gbps 4 Local Area Connection 3 Status IPy4 Connectivity IPv6 Connecthaty Meda State Durabon Speed 63 d bo Internet access h network access Enabler 00 30 43 kl Te FATA re Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press F2 or Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1
6. Use this item to change ODT WR CHA Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 68 ODT NOM CHA Use this item to change ODT NOM CHA Auto Manual setting The de fault is Auto ODT WR CHB Use this item to change ODT WR CHB Auto Manual setting The default is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this item to change ODT NOM CHB Auto Manual setting The de fault is Auto Voltage Control Power Saving Mode Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode The default value is Disabled CPU Core Voltage Use this to select CPU Core Voltage The default value is Auto CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load IGPU Voltage Use this to select IGPU Voltage The default value is Auto IGPU Load Line Calibration IGPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent IGPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage The default value is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value is Auto VCCSA Voltage Use this to select VCCSA Voltage The default value is Auto User Default In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults ac cording to your own requirements Jl F ATALTTY 69 3 4 Advanced Screen In this
7. cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD which cannot support Hot Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII SATA3 driver is
8. 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chassis Screws 1 x Rear USB 3 0 Bracket 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge 2S Card 1 x HDMI to DVI Adapter c ASRock Reminds You To get better performance in Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Configuration to AHCI mode For the BIOS setup please refer to the User Manual in our support CD for details du F ATAL T Y 1 2 Specifications ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm All Solid Capacitor design 100 Japan made high quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors Supports 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 in LGA1155 Package Advanced V12 6 Power Phase Design Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2 0 Technology Supports K Series unlocked CPU Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports DDR3 2133 OC 1866 OC 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 3 Max capacity of system memory 32GB see CAUTION 4 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP Expansion Slot 2x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slots PCIE2 PCIE4 single at x16 PCIE2 x8 PCIE4 or dual at x8 PCIE2 x8 PCIE4 mode see CAUTION 5 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot PCIE5 x4 mode 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX 3 Way CrossFirex and CrossFirex Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI Requires Processor with Intel Graphics Technology Intel H
9. BIOS AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU Core IGPU DRAM PCH CPU PLL VTT VCCSA Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial Unique Feature F Stream see CAUTION 10 ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 11 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 12 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 13 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 14 T 10 FATA L TY Lucid Virtu see CAUTION 15 ASRock On Off Play Technology see CAUTION 16 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 17 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 18 Boot Failure Guard B F G Combo Cooler Option C C O see CAUTION 19 Good Night LED Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FOC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 20 For detailed product information please visit our website http Awww asrock
10. PCIE2 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 2 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 3 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE5 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 4 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIES slots CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details EN 31 FATA LITrv KE FATA fr Step 5 CrossFire Bridge Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph ics card on PCIE2 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter 32 2 8 2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Power on your computer and boot into OS Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation Please
11. St Louis WINNING STREAK was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because would be competing in a totally different first person shooter fos game Alien vs Predator Il won that competition and walked away with a new car The next year won the same title playing Unreal Tournament 2003 becoming the only three time CPL champion of the year And did it playing a different game each year something no one else has ever done and a feat of which am extremely proud At QuakeCon 2002 faced off against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year winning in a 14 to 1 killer victory Competing at Quakecon 2004 became the World s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very challenging matches and earning 25 000 for the victory Since then Fatality has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world winning prizes and acclaim including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New York City for a 150 000 first place triumph In August 2007 Johnathan was awarded the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports Award for showing exceptional sportsmanship taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime representative of this young sport He has become the figurehead for eSports worldwide LIVIN LARGE Since my first big tourn
12. Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not sup port Intel Virtualization Technology No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection Local x2APIC Use this to enable or disable Local x2APIC The default value is Disabled Please be noted that some OS do not support this function 72 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration FATAL Kai UEFI SETUP UTILITY os F Ff md F Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB 1024MB The default value is 1024MB VT d Use this to enable or disable Intel VT d technology Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O The default value of this feature is Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select Onboard PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI Express Onboard VGA Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Enabled IGD Multi Monitor Use
13. XP VistaTM 7 Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP VistaTM 7 or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology Active Processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package Configuration options All 1 2 and 3 The default value is All Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches CPU C3 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register The de fault value is Auto 71 SE FATA frz CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mecha nism to keep the CPU from overheated Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by
14. and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use otep 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 24 Step 5 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Step 6 Replace the system cover 2 7 SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI and Quad SLI Scalable Link Interface technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards Currently NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS NVIDIA Quad SLI technology support Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS only Please follow the installation procedures in this section Requirements 1 For SLI technology you should have two identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified For Quad SLI technology you should have two identical Quad SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA SL technology Download the driver from NVIDIA website www nvidia com Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your syste
15. bit Without RAID aU ae Lee 58 2 21 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functons 59 2 22 Teaming Function Operation Guide 60 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY E 64 3 1 Introduction seesesee nnn 64 9 1 1 UEF Menit WE 64 3 1 2 Navigation KOVB eesseecee sex eyes tpe RR Un BU ceu a nS oeR pire 65 32 Mauris ee E 65 3 8 OC Tweaker Screen cccccccceccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneess 66 3 4 Advanced Ke DEE 70 SEW BEE et EE 71 3 4 2 North Bridge Contfgouraton 73 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration 75 3 4 4 Storage Configuration cccccccccccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeees 76 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration ssssss 77 3 4 6 ACPI le Te BE 78 3 4 7 USB Configuration ccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 79 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 80 3 6 eege EE 81 3 7 Security SCL CON EE 82 3 8 Exit Screen 83 A SOWAS EIERE eege EEERR as 84 4 1 Install Operating System essssssss 84 4 2 Support CD Information EE 84 4 2 1 Running Support CD EE 84 4 2 2 Drivers MON E 84 4 2 3 Utilities WEN cs ocio tenia d d rada oet aa dr ix 84 4 2 4 Contact Intormaton 84 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Fatality Z68 Professional Gen Series moth erboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringe
16. check AMD website for ATI driver updates Install the required drivers to your system For Windows XP OS A AMD recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your system there is no need to download it again http www microsoft com windowsxp sp2 default mspx B You must have Microsoft NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 Vista OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD website for de tails Restart your computer Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar cH gt 10 54 AM ATI Catalyst Control Center Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View select CrossFi reX and then check the item Enable CrossFireX Select 2 GPUs and click Apply if you install two Radeon graphics cards Select 3 m E ss 1 e ers ee ea a e AER Bao a d A oe ene d rg i fie r a LES v ilr 1 1 a aay a A er a SE A Nue 1 Url 1 gt papen kp on Pa Bemi m em ell E FATA L Y Although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the CrossFirex function may not work actually Your computer will automat
17. fr 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features FATALITY LIEF SETUP UTILITY EM NM Advanced Turbo 50 You can use this option to increase your system performance This option appears only when your CPU supports this function Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and mother board It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimized GPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized GPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your GPU and moth erboard It should be done at your own risk and expense CPU Control CPU Ratio Setting Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard Internal PLL Overvoltage Use this item to enable or disable CPU Internal PLL Overvoltage Function GT Over Clock Use this to enable or disable GT Over Clock by Internal Graphics Device The default value is Disabled Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel s new power saving technology Pro cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to en able power savings The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows Vista 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hid den if the current CPU do
18. than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the moth erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back 13 demm FATA LI TY FATA fr Y 19 20 again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system Combo Cooler Option C C O provides the flexible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by Eu ropean Union to define the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intels suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details 14 1 3 Motherboard Layout P WD ol 1 24 4cm 9 6 in o t Intel i PCIE1 Z6
19. this to enable or disable IGD Multi Monitor by Internal Graphics De vice The default value is Enabled DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode The default value is DVMT Mode DVMT Dynamic Video Memory Technology is an architecture that of fers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization In DVMT mode the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components This item will not be used un der Windows VistaTM 7 OS because the driver will intelligently detect 73 GE FATA frz DVMT Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item Configuration options 256MB and Maximum The option Maximum only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above 74 FATA fr 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP OTICITY 7 DG a S Le e i i A Lee ER e h eg Leg Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Deep Sx Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only Configuration options
20. will show below warming message Please choose Continue Anyway 6 After doing above settings system will auto create a new Local Area Connection 7 Reboot your system Then you will find the Speed column of new Local Area Connection show 2 0Gbps Local Area Connection 5 Status a General Support Leeeechoe Saug Dur ation Speed Beete Durable _ 61 E FATA Ltr For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS 1 Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD Drivers other EXE_Teaming_Green Normal This is a special driver for Teaming function only If you don t want to use Teaming please install the LAN driver provided by our support CD link When installing teaming driver system will show below warming message Please choose Continue Anyway and keep installing driver 2 After installing driver please open Teaming Utility in Programs Start gt Programs gt Realtek gt Teaming Utility 3 Click Teaming item and then press Create Team button Nl Fraltek FCle GBE F D Generel Eg Realtek Cle GBE F E RM Waters es Cable DX Wake On LAN wh Geen Ethernet 4 Key in Team Name and choose Link Aggregation LACP 802 3ad for Settings Batic Into Team Meme cieni Settings Load Balance Fal Ower Fast Giga EtherLhannel FEC GEC Pero Add Member balab Adapter Reatek Pole GBE Fami Corirolle Haakek Pie GBE Fami Controller H
21. you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155 Pin CPU ez please follow the steps below 1155 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1155 Pin CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Other wise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service y PS FATALTTY Step 3 Insert the 1155 Pin CPU Step 3 1 Hold the CPU by the edge where is
22. 061 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks for SATA3 A1 to SATA3 A4 connectors You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA3 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk 4 Please be noted that SATA3 A1 to SATAS3 A4 do not support RAID func tion If you want to use RAID function on SATA3 connectors please use SATA3_0 and SATAS3 1 connectors F ATALTT Y 50 2 16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII in RAID AHCI mode Intel Z68 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD What is Hot S
23. 0_1 eet Hie Ie TI I SATAS A8 A8 o II 11 11 31 131 1 n ErP EuP Ready o o co c a 27 262524 23 22 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN2 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header FRONT 1394 Red Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Power Switch PWRBTN USB 2 0 Header USBS8 o Black USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Black COM Port Header COM1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE5 Red Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 HDMI SPDIF Header HDMI SPDIF1 Black Infrared Module Header IR1 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO 1 Black PCI Slot PCI2 PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE4 Red PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 Black Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black PCI Slot PCI1 PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Red PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 Black Power Fan Connector PWR FAN 1155 Pin CPU Socket demm FATA L TY F ATA fr 1 4 I O Panel com proe ps m m xi C zl amer 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 1 USB 2 0 Ports USBO1 11 Front Speaker Lime 2 VGA D Sub Port 12 Microphone Pink 3 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 USB 3 0 Ports USB23 4 Fatality Mouse Port USB2 14 IEEE 1394 Port IEEE 1394 5 USB 2 0 Port USB3 15 eSATA3 Connector 6 LAN RJ 45 Port 16 USB 3 0 Ports USBO1 7 Central Bass Orange 17 Clear CMOS Switch CLRCBTN 8 Rear Speaker Black 18 VGA HDMI Port HDMI2 9 Optical SPDIF Out P
24. 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system After the installation of Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Rapid Storage Information for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is lo cated in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel Rapid Storage which is located in the folder at the follow ing path Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use Intel Rapid Storage in Windows environment install SATAII driver from the Support CD again so that Intel Rapid Storage will be installed to your system as well 57 r Mes FATA L TY i du FATA L TY 2 21 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 21 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps
25. 7 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 This header accommodates several system front panel see p 15 No 21 functions 4 Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indicator on the MN d chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables 41 FATA fr PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data The front panel design may differ by chassis
26. 8 RoH 40 USB 3 0 PCIE2 PCI1 CD4 X rast use CHOS cd PCIE3 Battery Vo L 36 PCIE4 ASRock FATALITY 35 i PCI2 1394a enge Z68 PROFESSIONAL GEN3 s 7 PCIE5 Sie um SATA36GB S nop S us wee d j PR OW 34 3332 31 30 29 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN2 CPU Fan Connector CPU FAN 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3 A1 DDR3 B1 Red 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2 Black Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FANS3 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 Black USB 3 0 Header USB3 4 5 Black Intel Z68 Chipset 64Mb SPI Flash SATA2 Connector SATA2 4 5 Black SATA2 Connector SATA2 2 3 Black SATA3 Connector SATA3 0 1 Red SATA3 Connector SATA3 A1 A2 Red SATA3 Connector SATA3 A3 AA Red Dr Debug Reset Switch RSTBTN 28 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Black Power LED Header PLED1 System Panel Header PANEL1 Black Chassis Fan Connector CHA FAN CPU FAN2 CPU Pan HDMI 1 4a Front USB 3 0 DX10 1 o m z H E E MEO TOTO To TO T O TT T oo o o o ATXPWR1 30 5cm 12 0in 64 bit 240 pin module een 1 LE C 64 bit 240 pin module 7 64 bit 240 pin module me C 3 3 o E c a g E o a2 E 2 DDR3 A1 T DDR3 A2 DDR3 Bi DDR3 B2 DDR3 2133 64Mb BIOS SATA2 4 5 AA SATA3_
27. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Chassis Speaker Header Tree Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 GER speaker to this header see p 15 No 19 5v DUMMY Power LED Header Please connect the chassis 3 pin PLED1 Ul power LED to this header to see p 15 No 20 deg indicate system power status Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 4 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 15 No 22 3 pin CHA_FAN2 see p 15 No 23 3 pin CHA FAN3 see p 15 No 6 The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking in S1 state The LED is off in S3 S4 state or S5 state power off to the fan connectors and I MM match the black wire to the FAN SPEED CONTRO ground pin CHA_FAN1 2 3 fan speed can be controlled through UEFI or AXTU 42 Please connect the fan cables 3 pin PWR_FAN1 PWR_FAN_SPEED E see p 15 No 42 10V GMND TT CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan 1 GNC 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 Ge cable to the connector and 3 CPU_FAN_SPEED see p 15 No 3 4 FAN sPEED contra Match the black wire to the ground pin Ka Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin i CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control funct
28. CMOS Switch with LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 9 SATA3 2 xX SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by Intel Z68 support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 4 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061 support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions SATA3_A4 connector is shared with eSATAS port 4 x Rear USB 3 0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042 support USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s 1 x Front USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports by du F ATALTT Y ASMedia ASM1042 supports USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 6x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1x ATA133 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1 x IR header 1 x COM port header 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header 1 x IEEE 1394 header 1 x Power LED header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 x USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports 1 x Dr Debug 7 Segment Debug LED Smart Switch 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED 1 x Power Switch with LED 1 x Reset Switch with LED BIOS Feature 64Mb AMI
29. D Graphics 2000 3000 Pixel Shader 4 1 DirectX 10 1 Max shared memory 1759MB see CAUTION 6 Four VGA Output options one D Sub port two HDMI ports and one DVI D port by the bundled HDMI to DVI adpater see CAUTION 7 Supports HDMI 1 4a Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DVI with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048x1536 75Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI Compliant HDMI monitor is required see CAUTION 8 Supports Blu ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1 4a Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports Audio 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support Supports THX TruStudio PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function Supports PXE Rear Panel UO I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x VGA D Sub Port 2x HDMI Ports 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 3 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x Fatality Mouse Port USB2 0 1 x eSATA3 Connector 4 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 2 x RJ 45 LAN Ports with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED 1 x IEEE 1394 Port 1 x Clear
30. Disabled Enabled in 5 and Enabled in S4 and S5 The default value is Disabled Onboard LAN1 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN1 feature Onboard LAN2 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Onboard 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 feature Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel On Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On Off Play Technology The default val ue is Enabled When On Off Play is enabled Deep Sx will be disabled If you want to enable Deep Sx please disable On Off Play first Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio fea ture 75 E FATA frz ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this moth erboard to submit Windows VistaTM certification Good Night LED This allows you to enable to turn off Power LED Lan LED at power on Onboard Debug Port LED This allows you to enable or disable the onboard Debug Port LED 3 4 4 Storage Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY ZEN NEM E Con A NE S230 24 SATA3 Mode This item is for SATA3 A1 t
31. E Ox9F xAO IDE initialization is started xA1 xA2 xA3 xA4 SCSI Reset 48 O ololololo lo ololololololololo lo x lt XxX X ze x lt gt olojo CO O1 whe nee gt SCSI Deieci SCSI Enable a Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End o4 e E EE EE D e Reset protocol is not available ee bxco ocF poc 7 49 Lm FATA L TY 2 14 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology functions You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 15 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel Z68 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 SATA3 hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology functions for SATA3 0 and SATAS 1 connectors It also adopts ASMedia ASM1
32. I O panel and then connect the DVI D monitor cable to the DVI D connector on the adpater VGA D Sub port HDMI port HDMI port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots If you haven t installed onboard VGA driver yet please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer D Sub HDMI and DVI D by the bundled HDMI to DVI adapter monitors cannot be enabled at the same time You can only choose two of them E FATA 5 35 du FATA L TY Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal VGA output support D Sub HDMI and DVI D by the bundled HDMI to DVI adapter and exter nal add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 PCIE4 and PCIES5 slots Please refer to page 24 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 Connect the D Sub monitor cable to the VGA D Sub port on the I O panel connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel or connect the HDMI to DVI adapter to the HDMI port on the I O panel and then connect the DVI D monitor cable to the DVI D connector on the adpater Next connect other monitor cabl
33. Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible Mes F ATALTT Y 37 2 10 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap B d is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose Ce big tak pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 12 2 3 CLRCMOS1 ie of Be e see p 15 No 25 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off
34. Reboot your system G You can freely enjoy the benefit of SLI or Quad SLI feature SLI appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe r FATA fr 28 2 8 CrossFireX 3 Way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX 3 way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFirex feature CrossFirex technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units GPU in a single PC Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFireX enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application Currently CrossFirex feature is supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Vista 7 OS 3 way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFirex feature are supported with Windows Vista 7 OS only Please check AMD website for ATI CrossFireX driver updates performance benefits of CrossFirex All three CrossFirex components a CrossFirex Ready graphics card a CrossFireX Ready motherboard and a CrossFirex Edition co processor graphics card must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFireX multi GPU platform 2 If you pair a 12 pipe CrossFireX Edition card with a 16 pipe card
35. UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item Fax F ATALTT Y 64 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description 4 Moves cursor left or right to select Screens uo n Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview FATALITY UEFI SETUP LTILITY EE NES NND voan I D E FATA frz 65 FATA
36. UEFI xxx to boot 4 Start Windows installation 5 If you install Windows 7 64 bit OS OS will be formatted by GPT GUID Partition Table Please install the hotfix file from Microsoft http support microsoft com kb 979903 85 i F ATAL TY if FATA fr Note 1 For Windows XP XP 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit users if you plan to install the PCI Express graphics card for video output please set the UEFI option IGD Multi Monitor to Disabled to disable the onboard VGA in advance 2 Intel will update the new version Rapid Storage Technology driver in the near future For the new version Rapid Storage Technology driver please check our website for the latest information http Awww asrock com 3 If you want to use NVIDIA SLI Technology please make sure that your graphics card driver version is 270 61 and later 4 We provide Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial which is located in the following path of our support CD Utilities MediaEspresso CyberLink Win7 64_ Win7_ Vista64 Vista XP64 XP v6 5 setup exe CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 trial now supports Intel Quick Sync Video hardware transcoding and is optimized for second generation Core i7 i5 and i3 processors to accelerated conversion of all your favorite media files for your favorite portable players Now you can easily display your favorite movies songs and photos on iPhone iPas PSP Xbox Youtube Facebook etc Compil
37. al level mouse configuration In IES Intelligent Energy Saver mode the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacri ficing computing performance 12 1il ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press lt F6 gt key during the POST or press lt F2 gt key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPod iPad Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful so lution for you ASRock APP Charger Simply installing the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Sus pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off 85 With APP Charger drive
38. ament wins have been a Professional Cyberathlete traveling the world and livin large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few It s unreal it s crazy I m living a dream by playing video games for a living I ve always been athletic and took sports like hockey and football very seriously working out and training hard This discipline 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 fluid movement around the maps My vision for Fatality hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment something I ve preached since began competing don t want to worry about my equipment want to be there over and done with so can focus on the game want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the planet so quality is what Fatality Brand products represent Johnathan Fatality Wendel The Fatality name Fatality logos and the Fatality likeness are registered trademarks of Fatality I
39. bles for internal storage devices The current SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate SATA2 4 5 SATA2 4 5 see p 15 No 12 SATA2 2 3 Serial ATA3 Connectors These six Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATA3 0 1 see p 15 No 14 SATA3 A1 A2 see p 15 No 15 SATA3 A3 A4 see p 15 No 16 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATAS3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate If you install the HDD on the eSATA port on the rear I O the internal SATA3 A4 will not function SATA3 A3 A4 SATAS A1 A2 SATA3 O 1 39 f d ge FATA L Y Serial ATA SATA Power Cable Optional f connect tothe SATA HDD power connector t Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional 3 5mm Audio Cable Optional USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB6_7 see p 15 No 28 9 pin USB8_9 see p 15 No 27 USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3 4 5 see p 15 No 9 F ATA fr connect to the power supply P kim T p horas a 40 Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA SATAII SATA3 hard disk or the SATAII SATA3 connector on this motherboard Either end of the 3 5mm audio cable can be connected to the portable audio devices such as MP3 play
40. both cards 4 1 If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the will operate as 12 pipe cards while in CrossFirex mode 2 8 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 8 1 1 Installing Two CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards j Different CrossFireX cards may require different methods to enable CrossFirex j LA feature In below procedures we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics card For other CrossFireX cards that AMD has released or will release in the future please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step 1 Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots E FATA L Y 29 KE FATA fr Step 2 Step 3 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter 30 2 8 1 2 Installing Three CrossFireX Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Install one Radeon graphics card to
41. com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party over clocking tools Overclocking may affect your system 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 11 T FATA L TY FATA L TY CAUTION d 10 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page ale This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 22 for proper installation DDR3 frequency options may depend on the processor Only K Series CPU can support DDR3 overclock to 2133 and 1866 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limita tion To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed please must install the Ivy Bridge CPU which supports PCI Express Gen3 If you install the Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check Intel website for the latest infor
42. d speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDR3 A1 and DDR3 B1 Red slots see p 15 No 4 or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDR3 A2 and DDRS3 B2 Black slots see p 15 No 5 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please in stall identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDR3 Ai DDR3 A2 DDR3 B1 DDR3 B2 ipis Slot Black Slot Red Slot Black Slot mamm Poputed 23 Populated EE Populated LIE pL HMM Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four Slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of red slots DDR3 A1 and DDR3 B1 or in the set of black slots DDR3 A2 and DDR3 B2 2 f only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair o
43. d not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard sup ports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information P qe F ATALTT Y 84 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive You can also press lt F11 gt to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item
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45. e configuration changes and exit setup Select Yes to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select Yes to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices 83 FATA frz Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer ence only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu di
46. e p 15 No 26 Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch RSTBTN allowing users to quickly reset see p 15 No 18 the system Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart CLRCBTN see p 16 No 17 switch allowing users to quickly clear the CMOS values T FATA re 2 13 Dr Debug Dr Debug is used to provide code information which makes troubleshooting even easier Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr Debug codes Status Code x00 xoi x02 T x04 t 7 107 a Sie E EE E oe de CH co e T x08 0x06 0x00 Xo XoF T SE Sp T T 0x1C Pre memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific Pre memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific x1D 0x2A OEM pre memory initialization codes fic ic ic x1A itializati fic itializati fic x20 x20 x2E 2F Memory initialization other x31 CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM initialization x2B Memory initialization Serial Presence Detect SPD data reading oO ojojoijoIijoI joIijoijoijo jo o o o oijoijojoijo joi o ijo jo joI ijoI joI jo e x X X X X x X x x x Co Co ju Co CO Co Oo O1 Co PO e UJ co 46 Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module s
47. eate RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive from the Actions menu This will activate the Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Click through the dialogs as prompted It s important to understand what will occur during the migration process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost 4 Once the migration is complete reboot the system If you migrated to a RAID 0 volume use Disk Management from within Windows in order to partition and format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are combined You may also use third party software to extend any existing partitions within the RAID volume Fa F ATALTT Y 56 2 20 4 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP
48. er and mobile phone or the Line in port of your PC Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports Besides four default USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one USB 3 0 header on this motherboard This USB 3 0 header can support two USB 3 0 ports Kal i Infrared Module Header z This header supports an 5 pin IR1 DUMMY optional wireless transmitting see p 15 No 33 p and receiving infrared module Internal Audio Connectors san This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 0000 to receive stereo audio input see p 15 No 38 SK RA from sound sources such as CD1 a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD AUDIO1 This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices see p 15 No 34 4 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on EX the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 9
49. er to the VGA HDMI port on the I O panel and then connect the DVI D monitor cable to the VGA DVI D connector on the adpater For PS 2 Keyboard users it is recommended to apply the adapter on HDMI2 If HDMI1 is connected to the adapter please use USB Keyboard and do not use the PS 2 Keyboard port For the other users apply it either on HDMI1 or HDMI2 HDMI connector HDMI to DVI adapter DVI connector F ATA fr Chapter 2 Installation_ This is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 9 6 30 5 x 24 4 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before
50. es not support Intel SpeedStep technology 66 Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in spe cific condition The default value is Enabled Turbo Boost Power Limit Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit Configuration options Auto and Manual The default value is Auto Additional Turbo Voltage Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode Host Clock Override BCLK Use this to adjust the host clock BCLK frequency Min 95MHz Max 110MHz Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability DRAM Timing Control DRAM Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY LI 5 DG i n Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Configuration options Auto and Profile 1 The default value is Auto DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically 67 FATA fr Ml F ATALTT Y CAS Latency tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The de fault is A
51. es to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots 3 Boot your system Press F2 or Del to enter UEFI setup Enter Onboard VGA Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of VGA D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Onboard VGA Share Memory Auto will disable VGA D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identified by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto thi
52. f business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali fornia USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents Riet dee Ile e ME 7 1 1 Package Contents E 7 ee SC INC AU ONS sses EE DUE SE RD E 8 1 3 Meter OU ss pani sauiseaninnnds da di eda ia ba nOn a 15 Mee EE MENT EE Ee 16 e tele We ME 18 2 1 GcrewHoles sss nnn 18 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 18 2 3 CPU Installaton 19 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 21 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules UIMM 22 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 24 2 7 SLI and Quad SLI Operation Guide
53. f memory modules in DDRS3 A1 and DDR3 A2 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be dam aged 5 Some DDR3 1GB double sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work on this motherboard It is not recommended to install them on this motherboard demm du FATA hr TY 22 Installing a DIMM Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot lt notch _ lt lt notch lt lt break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated fe F ATA L Y domm du FATA L TY 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE slots PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE x1 slot Black is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabi
54. hysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply C Reboot your system D You can freely enjoy the benefit of SLI feature 27 EN FATA fr For Windows Vista Vista 64 bit 7 7 64 bit OS For SLI and Quad SLI mode A Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab WR Gert Programs iB rinra Espizeer Ks Windows Calerie eo Wanderen Conc KC indent Defender BB unam OD Maes EH Windews Fis and Sean EB Wmdpan Leg hirisaemiger Downoad n Window Kad EN indoen Medu Center D seu biedu Pup B Windows Meshing Space B mme Maker Ij gegen Prete Galler Ej wade Update Accewenes do Entei and Upgrades A Gamm A Maienancg E From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply pe da Se Ei pts pg i o E EE kiac Zei a eg E Seen Hofe Se ez Sea rus om mes zr meng t CET PSS p peters ard Paga pap A8 Pye aa pesar d se prepa Pap rie Hm Mirem oe fee ng eR o pa sac ee el Dang Aai 1 bet Rad GPU aii eer a a Se TEE p Estate dm iar SaaS en ER IUE Eu ee een RH o MEE CR F
55. ically reboot After restarting your computer please confirm whether the option Enable CrossFire in ATI Catalyst Control Center is selected or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFirex feature Step 7 You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX 3 Way CrossFireX or Quad CrossFirex feature CrossFireX appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of AMD CrossFirex technology please check AMD website for updates and details F ATA fr 3 4 2 9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output sup port D Sub HDMI and DVI D by the bundled HDMI to DVI adapter you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D Sub HDMI and DVI D to support dual VGA output so that D sub HDMI and DVI D can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the steps below 1 Connect D Sub monitor cable to VGA D Sub port on the I O panel connect HDMI monitor cable HDMI port on the I O panel or connect the HDMI to DVI adapter to the HDMI port on the
56. installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII SATA3 driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 52 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII SATAS connector Step 3 Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Black end to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Step 4 Connect SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD side EN FATA fr 2 19 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the s
57. ion If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation 3 pin CPU_FAN2 GND see p 15 No 2 12V CPU FAN SPEED ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 15 No 7 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector 12 8 i it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 15 No 1 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector j 2 Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work A b if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 8 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 4 RE r F ATA fr IEEE 1394 Header 9 pin FRONT_1394 see p 15 No 24 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 15 No 29 HDMI_SPDIF Header 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 see p 15 No 32 RXTPAM D SPDIFOUT GND RXTPBM 0 WE Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I O panel there is one IEEE 1394 header FRONT 1394 on this motherboard This IEEE 1394 header can
58. legacy devices in this group Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0XFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up PCI ROM Priority Use this option to select PCI ROM Priority There are two options Legacy Rom and EFI Compatible ROM The default value is Legacy ROM Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is EN FATA fr 81 Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it FATAI iTY UEFI SETUP LITILITY F G F 82 FATA fr 3 8 Exit Screen FATALITY UEFI SETUP LITILITY gt m e Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Sav
59. m It is recommended to use NVIDIA certified PSU Please refer to NVIDIA website for details quos no Co 25 F ATAL TY 2 7 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 7 1 1 Installing Two SLI Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Install the identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly Even the GPU chips version shall be the same Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards Step3 Align and insert ASRock SLI Bridge 2S Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure ASRock SLI Bridge 2S Card is firmly in place 2 mW EIUSMO Si ASRock SLI Bridge 2S Card Step4 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 FATA fr 2 7 2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system After that you can enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For SLI mode only A Double click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select Set SLI and P
60. m to enable or disable the system to wake from S5 using USB Mouse 78 3 4 7 USB Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY F I F USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller USB 3 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS Legacy USB 3 0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3 0 devices The default value is Disabled 19 F FATA 5 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage FATAL ITY UEFI SETUP LTILITY EHEE NEM EN Von BEN M
61. ma tion You can choose to use two of the four monitors only D Sub DVI D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time Besides with the HDMI to DVI adapter the HDMI port can support the same features as DVI D port xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID HBR is supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit Vista For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 chan nel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 16 for proper connection F Stream is an all in one tool to fine tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which currently includes Hardware Monitor Fan Control Overclocking OC DNA Mouse Polling and IES In the Hardware Monitor mode F Stream shows the major readings of your system In Fan Control mode F Stream shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In Overclocking Control mode F Stream allows you to overclock the CPU frequency for optimal system performance In OC DNA mode you can save your OC settings as a profile and share them with your friends Your friends can then load the OC profile in to their own system to get the same OC settings In Mouse Polling mode F Stream allows you to adjust the mouse polling rate of the Fatality Mouse port to add a profession
62. marked with black line aul 49e1q Step 3 2 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches orientation key notch alignment key Pini g Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch 1155 Pin Socket 1155 Pin CPU For proper inserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on load plate engage the load lever Step 4 3 Secure load lever with load plate tab under retention tab of load lever TI 20 FATA fr 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155 Pin socket that supports Intel 1155 Pin CPU Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155 Pin CPU to dissipate heat Before you installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis sipation Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see page 15 No 3 For proper installation please kindly refer to the in
63. nc and are used under license 2011 Fatality Inc All rights reserved All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners r FATA LITrv du FATA L TY Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption o
64. nt quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without no tice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock Fatality Z68 Professional Gen3 Series Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm ASRock Fatality Z68 Professional Gen3 Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatality Z68 Professional Gen3 Series Support CD 1 x 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Floppy Drive 6 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 2 x Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cables Optional 1 x 3 5mm Audio Cable Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x Front USB 3 0 Panel
65. ntroller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options SF8h IRQ4 and SE8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Configura tion options 2F8h IRQ3 and 2E8h IRQ3 SE 77 FATA frz FATA Lv 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP LITILITY F d Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable the system to wake from S5 using USB Keyboard Remote USB Mouse Power On Use this ite
66. o SATA3 A4 ports Use this to select SATA3 mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Disabled The default value is IDE Mode We recommend to use Intel Z68 SATA ports SATA3 0 SATAS3 1 and SATA2 2 to SATA2 5 ports for your bootable devices This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance But if you still want to boot from Marvell SATAS controller you can still enable this in UEFI SATA Mode This item is for SATA3 0 SATAS3 1 and SATA2 2 to SATA2 5 ports Use this to select SATA mode Configuration options Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode The default value is IDE Mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages 76 SATA ControllerO This item is for SATA3 0 SATA3_1 SATA2 2 and SATA2 3 ports Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Windows XP Vista 7 is installed please select Enhanced SATA Controller1 This item is for SATA2 4 and SATA2 5 ports Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller1 feature Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled and Enabled 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP LTILITY NES ES 003870 For Ss OnBoard Floppy Co
67. on which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel Rapid Storage which is located in the folder at the following path Intel Rapid Storage Information CH If you want to use Intel Rapid Storage in Windows environment install SATAII driver from the Support CD again so that Intel Rapid Storage will be installed to your system as well 2 20 2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System You can also set up a RAID Ready system with a single SATA SATAII SATA3 hard disk A RAID Ready system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 at a later date by using RAID migration feature of Intel Rapid Storage The following steps outline how to build an Intel RAID Ready system 1 Assemble the system and attach a single SATA SATAII SATA3 hard drive 2 Set up system UEFI as step 1 of page 54 When done exit Setup 3 Make a SATA SATAII SATAS driver diskette as step 2 of page 54 Begin Windows setup by booting from the installation CD 4 At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install du F ATALTT Y 55 5 Finish the Windows ins
68. ort 19 VGA HDMI Port HDMI1 10 Line In Light Blue 20 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED ACT LINK SPEED Description No Link 10Mbps connection Blink LED LED Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection i 1Gbps connection LAN Port If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line In or Side Speaker 16 To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH ACHT 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio eSATAS connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M HDMI is backwards compatible with DVI VGA HDMI port can function similarly as DVI port by applying the bundled HDMI to DVI adapter Please connect the HDMI to DVI adapt
69. ort The speed of transmission is subject to the actual network environment or status even with Teaming enabled Before setting up Teaming function please make sure if your Switch or Router could support Teaming IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation function For example D Link DGS 3100 Then please refer to following steps to set up Teaming function according to the OS you install For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS 1 Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD Drivers other EXE Teaming Green Normal This is a special driver for Teaming function only If you don t want to use Teaming please install the LAN driver provided by our support CD link When installing teaming driver system will show below warming message Please choose Continue Anyway and keep installing driver 2 After installing driver please open Teaming Utility in Programs Start gt Programs gt Realtek gt Teaming Utility 3 Click Teaming item and then press Create Team button Taamieg Appliatian tege ATERT B Pegkek B TLELERCIP 60 4 Key in Team Name and choose Link Aggregation LACP 802 3ad for Settings Create loam Sethngs Load Balance Fad Owes Link Aggregation LACP 802 32d v Mi Reate RTLOIGSCIPL8111C P PCIE Gigabit v Bi Realtek RTLBTESCIPI 811T1CIP POLE Gigabit 5 Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button After pressing OK button system
70. pecific Post Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific E oF Ove x4F Memory initialization error Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed Memory initialization error SPD reading has failed Memory initialization error Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match x53 Memory initialization error No usable memory detected x54 Unspecified memory initialization error Memory not installed x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed CPU mismatch CPUmimah SS XSA x58 OC GF NVRAM initialization 47 ol olojo ojo oOjojojo x lt x lt x lt Wu C1 OD C1 NO eo FATA L TY Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services CPU DXE initialization is started CPU DXE initialization is started CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific CPU DXE initialization CPU module specific x68 E x6F ni x72 x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific x77 x78 x79 DEE x80 Ox8F OEM DXE initialization codes x90 Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started Driver connecting is started PCI Bus initialization is started PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization eleieieieieieleieieieieic x x x pb x x N o 1D HD D oo e O O U S o PCI Bus Enumeration x35 SS 197 198 x99 SR x9
71. r installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp ASRock SmartView a new function of internet browser is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use ASRock SmartView feature please make sure your OS version is Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit and your browser version is IE8 ASRock website http www asrock com Feature SmartView index asp ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance The performance may depend on the property of the device With Lucid Virtu technology you can enjoy benefits from both 3D perfor mance of the discrete GPU and advanced media features of Intel HD graphics ASRock On Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio ex perience from the portable audio devices such like MP3 player or mobile phone to your PC even when the PC is turned off or in ACPI S5 mode This motherboard also provides a free 3 5mm audio cable optional that ensures users the most convenient computing environment Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other
72. rive and press Y E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII SATAS drivers into the floppy diskette Pee F ATALTT Y 54 STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA SATAII SATA3 driver diskette and using RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration you can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install After the installation of Windows XP XP 64bit OS if you want to manage RAID func tions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Rapid Storage Infor mation for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configurati
73. s If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI For SATA3 0 SATAS 1 and SATA2 2 to SATA2 5 ports Set the option SATA3 Mode to AHCI For SATAS3 A1 to SATAS3 AA ports STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set Up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE For SATAS3 0 SATAS 1 and SATA2 2 to SATA2 5 ports Set the option SATA3 Mode to IDE For SATAS3 A1 to SATAS3 A4 ports STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 59 P F ATAL TY FATA fr 2 22 Teaming Function Operation Guide Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth making data transmission more effective and improving the quality of transmission of distant images Fault tolerance on the dual LAN network prevents network downtime by transferring the workload from a failed port to a working p
74. s monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values 36 G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one to eight For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number three to eight 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another HDCP Function ki HDCP function is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content
75. section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configu ration North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configura tion Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY se FF BEZ rg Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to update your UEFI and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes FATA Lv 3 4 1 CPU Configuration FATALITY UEFI SETUP UTILITY ENS ES je Ga Bn gn Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel proces sor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Win dows
76. struction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155 Pin CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU FAN1 see page 15 No 3 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard Step 5 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 6 Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option C C O which provides the flexible option to adopt three dif ferent CPU cooler types Socket LGA 775 LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 The white throughholes are for Socket LGA 2 RS 1155 1156 CPU fan He Cer 21 FATA fr 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel con figuration you always need to install identical the same bran
77. support one IEEE 1394 port This COM1 header supports a serial port module HDMI SPDIF header providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header The Installation Guide of Front USB 3 0 Panel Prepare the bundled Front USB 3 0 Panel four HDD screws and six chassis screws m SE FATA fr Intall the Front USB 3 0 Panel into the 2 5 drive bay of the chassis 44 3994 Screw the 2 5 HDD SSD to the Front USB 3 0 Panel with four HDD screws Giel Screw the Front USB 3 0 Panel to the drive bay with six chassis screws Step 5 Plug the Front USB 3 0 cable into the Step 6 The Front USB 3 0 Panel is ready to USB 3 0 header USB3 4 5 on the use motherboard The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3 0 Bracket Unscrew the two screws from the Sue Put the USB 3 0 cable and the rear Front USB 3 0 Panel USB 3 0 bracket together A Se Screw the two screws into the rear SIE Put the rear USB 3 0 bracket into the USB 3 0 bracket chassis 2 12 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the sytem clear the CMOS values Power Switch PWRBTN Power Switch is a smart switch allowing users to quickly turn on off the system se
78. t LAN card SATA2 card etc PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE x16 slot Red is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX or SLI function PCIE5 PCIE x16 slot Red is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to support 3 Way CrossFirex function press x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot 2 n CrossFireX mode or SLI mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots Therefore both these two slots will work at x8 bandwidth 3 In 3 Way CrossFireX mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 PCIE4 and PCIES slots Therefore PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots will work at x8 bandwidth while PCIE5 slot will work at x4 bandwidth 4 Please connect a chassis fan to motherboard chassis fan connec tor CHA FAN1 CHA FAN or CHA FANS3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment 5 To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed please must install the Ivy Bridge CPU which supports PCI Express Gens If you install the Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed 4 1 In single VGA card mode it is recommended to install a PCI Ex Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card
79. tallation and install all necessary drivers 6 Install the Intel R Rapid Storage software via the CD ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet This will add the Intel R Rapid Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID configuration 7 After setting up a RAID Ready system as the above steps you can follow the procedures of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 2 20 3 Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID O RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing RAID Ready system then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non RAID configuration to a two drive RAID 0 RAID 1 configuration or three drive RAID 5 configuration To prepare for this you will need another SATA SATAII hard drive with a capacity equal to or greater than that currently being used as the source hard drive 1 Physically attach one additional SATA SATAII SATA3 hard drive to the SATAII SATA3 port not being used Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system you will use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating the migration 2 Boot Windows install the Intel R Rapid Storage software if not already installed using the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the Internet This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links 3 Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select Cr
80. the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default profile 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper 38 2 11 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard FDD connector 33 pin FLOPPY 1 see p 15 No 31 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Black 39 pin IDE1 see p 15 No 8 connect the blue end connect the black end to the motherboard nm T to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 133 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors SATA2 2 3 see p 15 No 13 These four Serial ATAII SATAII connectors support SATA data ca
81. upport CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 20 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 20 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen SATA Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII SATA3 Driver Diskette A Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy d
82. uto RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Use this item to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Row Precharge Time tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS Active Time tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting Min 1N Max 2N The default is Auto Write Recovery Time tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write to Read Delay tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Read to Precharge tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Four Activate Window tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto Memory Fast Boot Use this item to adjust DDR fast boot mode The default value is Auto Memory Power Down Mode Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode Configuration options Auto Slow and Fast The default value is Auto ODT WR CHA
83. wap Function If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATAS in RAID AHCI mode Intel Z68 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort NOTE db What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA3 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition du F ATAL T Y ol Fa F ATALTT Y 2 18 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD in RAID AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug please check below

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