ASROCK Fatality H97 Killer series, User Manual

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Page 2: ...mplied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oicers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of proits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised...

Page 3: ...ed States and other countries Manufactured under license under U S Patent Nos 5 956 674 5 974 380 6 487 535 7 003 467 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS the Symbol DTS and the Symbol together is a registered trademark DTS Connect DTS Interactive DTS Neo PC are trademarks of DTS Inc Product includes sotware DTS Inc All Rights Reserved ...

Page 4: ...New York and St Louis WINNING STREAK I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally diferent irst person shooter fps game Alien vs Predator II I won that competition and walked away with a new car he next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament 2003 becoming the only th...

Page 5: ...nd Quality hardware makes a huge difference in competitions a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice It s all about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more luid movement around the maps My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment something I ve preached since I began competing I don t want to...

Page 6: ... PCI Express Slots 17 2 5 Jumpers Setup 18 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20 2 7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 25 2 7 1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM Ready Graphics Cards 25 2 7 2 Driver Installation and Setup 27 2 8 M 2_SSD NGFF Module Installation Guide 28 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 31 3 1 Installing Drivers 31 3 2 F Stream 32 3 3 Killer Network Manager 38 ...

Page 7: ...ve Streaming Your Gameplay 60 3 9 2 Recording Your Gameplay 63 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 64 4 1 Introduction 64 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar 64 4 1 2 Navigation Keys 65 4 2 Main Screen 66 4 3 OC Tweaker Screen 67 4 4 Advanced Screen 76 4 4 1 CPU Coniguration 77 4 4 2 Chipset Coniguration 79 4 4 3 Storage Coniguration 81 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology 83 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 84 4 4 6 ...

Page 8: ...oniguration 86 4 4 8 ACPI Coniguration 87 4 4 9 USB Coniguration 89 4 4 10 Trusted Computing 91 4 5 Tools 92 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 95 4 7 Boot Screen 96 4 8 Security Screen 99 4 9 Exit Screen 100 ...

Page 9: ...ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series Motherboard ATX Form Factor ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x Screw for M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 Because the motherboard speciications and the BIOS sotware might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without...

Page 10: ...pansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 x16 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE4 x4 mode If PCIE1 or PCIE3 slot is occupied PCIE4 slot will run at x2 mode 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slots 2 x PCI Slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM Graphics Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated Supports Intel H...

Page 11: ...h Content Protection Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray Audio support Supports Surge Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection Supports Purity SoundTM 2 Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps 115dB SNR DAC with Diferential Ampliier TI NE5532 Premium Headset Ampliier Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets Direct Drive Technology EMI Shielding Cover PCB Isolate Shielding Supports DTS Connect LAN PCIE ...

Page 12: ...D 5 RAID 10 Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug 1 x SATA Express Connector shared with SATAE_4 SA TAE_5 and M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 Support to be announced 1 x M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 supports M 2 SATA3 6 0 Gb s module and M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 10 Gb s Connector 1 x COM Port Header 1 x TPM Header 1 x Power LED Header 2 x CPU Fan Co...

Page 13: ... 8 32 bit 8 64 bit 7 32 bit 7 64 bit Certiica tions FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjust ing the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Overclock...

Page 14: ...nter FRONT Bottom Optical SPDIF Bottom MIC IN PCIE4 PLED1 1 1 SPEAKER1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB6_7 1 USB4_5 1 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 H97 KILLER SATA3_0 PCIE1 CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN3 PCI1 RoHS USB 2 0 T USB2 B USB3 HDMI FATAL TY 1 Purity Sound 2 TM VGA1 DVI1 SATA3_3 SATA3_1 SATAE_5_4 SATA3_2 PCI2 PCIE3 USB 3 0 T USB0 B USB1 64Mb BIOS BIOS_B1 64Mb BIOS BIOS_A1 BIOS_B_LED1 BIOS_SEL1 1 CPU_...

Page 15: ... 10 SATA3 Connector SATA3_2 11 SATA3 and SATA Express Connectors SATAE_5_4 12 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 13 SATA3 Connector SATA3_3 14 SATA3 Connector SATA3_0 15 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 16 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 17 Power LED Header PLED1 18 System Panel Header PANEL1 19 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 20 COM Port Header COM1 21 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 22 hunderbolt AIC Connector TB1 23...

Page 16: ...Microphone Pink 3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port USB2 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 USB 2 0 Port USB3 12 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_2_3 5 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_0_1 6 Central Bass Orange 14 HDMI Port 7 Rear Speaker Black 15 DVI D Port 8 Line In Light Blue 16 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Port 1 2 4 3 5 7 10 11 16 12 13 14 15 6 9 8 ...

Page 17: ...rdance with the type of speaker you use Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 9 Rear Speaker No 7 Central Bass No 6 Line In No 8 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Ater restarting your computer you will ind the Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click...

Page 18: ...hysical injuries and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs Whenever you uninstall any components place them ...

Page 19: ...e socket please check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged 2 Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU 2 1 A B ...

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Page 21: ...Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series 13 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service ...

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

Page 23: ... force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated 1 For dual channel coniguration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pairs 2 It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memory modul...

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Page 25: ...Express x1 lane width cards PCIE4 PCIe 2 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE2 PCIE4 Single Graphics Card x16 N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFireXTM Mode x16 x4 For a better thermal environment please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard s chassis fan connector CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3 when using mul tiple graphics cards Before insta...

Page 26: ...To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn of the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply Ater waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right ater you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just inish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system irst and...

Page 27: ...IOS is corrupted or damaged please use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 then the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot Ater that short pin1 and pin2 again then use Secure Backup UEFI in BIOS setup utility to copy the BIOS ile to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation For the sake of system safety users cannot update the backup BIOS manually Users may refer to the BIOS LED ...

Page 28: ...Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the system is operating he LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state he LED is of when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered of S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data he front...

Page 29: ...he SATAE_4 SATAE_5 are shared with the SATA Express connector Serial ATA Express Connector SATAE see p 6 No 11 Please connect either SATA or PCIe storage devices to this connector he SATA Express connector is shared with the SATAE_4 SATAE_5 and the M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 he SATA Express interface is a combination of SATAE SATAE_4 and SATAE_5 USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB4_5 see p 6 No 15 9 pin USB6_7 s...

Page 30: ...Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use an AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header by the steps below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L C Connect Ground GND...

Page 31: ...t along Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 6 No 1 his motherboard pro vides an 8 pin ATX 12V power connector To use a 4 pin ATX power supply please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5 hunderbolt AIC Connector 5 pin TB1 see p 6 No 22 Please connect a 5 pin signal cable GPIO cable to this connector when you install a hunderboltTM add in card AIC Serial Port Header 9 pin COM1 see ...

Page 32: ...s connector supports Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certiicates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity PCIRST FRAME PCICLK ...

Page 33: ...he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 1 You should only use identical CrossFireXTM ready graphics cards that are AMD certiied 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology Download the drivers from the AMD s website www amd com 3 Make sure that you...

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

Page 35: ...ation and Setup Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the let pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM hen select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply Select the GPU number according to your graphics card and click Apply AMD Catalyst Control Center he Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to uni...

Page 36: ... the SATA Express connector you can only choose either the M 2_ SSD NGFF Socket 3 or the SATA Express connector to use he M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 supports SSD drives Please note that the WiFi or other non SSD M 2 modules are not supported Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 Prepare a M 2_SSD NGFF module and the screw 3 2 4 5 B C D E A 1 Step 2 Depending on the PCB type and length of your M 2_S...

Page 37: ... to Step 5 if you are going to use the default nut Otherwise release the standof by hand B C D E A Step 4 Peel of the yellow protective ilm on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standof into the desired nut location on the motherboard B C A A B C D E Step 5 Align and gently insert the M 2 NGFF SSD module into the M 2 slot Please be aware that the M 2 NGFF SSD module only its in one orientation ...

Page 38: ...he latest updates of M 2_SSD NFGG module support list please visit our website for details http www asrock com PCIe Interface SATA Interface Plextor PX AG256M6e ADATA AXNS381E 128GM B Plextor PX AG512M6e ADATA AXNS381E 256GM B SanDisk SD6PP4M 128G Crucial CT120M500SSD4 120G SanDisk SD6PP4M 256G Crucial CT240M500SSD4 240G Samsung XP941 512G MZHPU512HCGL Intel SSDSCKGW080A401 80G Kingston RBU SNS840...

Page 39: ...and double click on the ile ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu he drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please click Install All or follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers herefore the drivers you install can work properly Utilities Menu he Utilities Menu shows the application sotw...

Page 40: ...am When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD F Stream will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon F Stream on your desktop Double click the F Stream icon F Stream main menu will pop up 3 2 2 Using F Stream here are six sections in F Stream main menu Operation Mode Tools OC Tweaker System Info Live Update Tech Service and Settings ...

Page 41: ...and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card OMG Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other users Place X marks on the time table to disable the Internet Good Night LED Switch of the Power HDD LEDs when the system is on and automatically switch of the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby Hibernation mode FAN T...

Page 42: ...g in the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows automatically OC DNA OC DNA is an unique sotware which helps to save your OC settings as a proile hen you can send this OC setting proile to the friends Disk Health Report Disk Health Report is a hard disk health monitoring utility that displays detailed HDD information such as hard disk model serial number irmware power on count power on ho...

Page 43: ...Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series 35 English OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system System Info View information about the system he System Browser tab may not be available for certain models ...

Page 44: ...glish Live Update Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers Tech Service Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer Please leave your contact information along with details of the problem ...

Page 45: ...Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series 37 English Settings Conigure ASRock F Stream Click to select Auto run at Windows Startup if you want F Stream to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system ...

Page 46: ...driver to your system from ASRock s support CD Killer Network Manager will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon Killer Network Manager on your desktop Double click the icon Killer Network Manager main menu will pop up 3 3 2 Using Killer Network Manager here are four tabs in Killer Network Manager Applications Performance Network and Killer Ethernet Applications App...

Page 47: ... view in real time your system performance and current network utilization for download and upload traic Network Network allows you to set your preferred upload download speeds and test the network speed You must have Adobe Flash Player installed to run the network speed test ...

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

Page 49: ...sot Windows 8 1 8 7 32 or 64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 1 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 7 to crash while booting If your system is not in AHCI mode please follow the instructions below 1 Press Win R simultaneously in Windows 8 7 type Regedit into the word box then click OK 2 Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ...

Page 50: ...rs automatically 3 4 2 Setup Guide Coniguring Rapid Start Step 1 Run ASRock Rapid Start utility from Start All Programs ASRock Utility Step 2 If you have more than one hard drives in your system you must select one then choose the Partition Size desired for your hidden partition and click on Create he system will automatically create a hidden partition according to your settings If there are SSD s...

Page 51: ...Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series 43 English Step 3 When prompted to restart ater the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray ...

Page 52: ...ndows will immediately enable Rapid Start mode as it enters sleep state Using Rapid Start 1 You may shut down the computer without terminating the applications or iles you are executing currently Click on Windows Start the arrow next to Shut down and click on Sleep 2 Windows system will enter sleep state 3 According to your settings in Rapid Start Technology Manager the system will automatically w...

Page 53: ...t of it will not cause data loss of the programs or iles you were executing before entering sleep state 4 When you wish to continue to use the computer just hit the power button the system will rapidly return to Windows the programs and iles which you were using before entering sleep state will be accessible immediately ...

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

Page 55: ...rt Connect Utility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Smart Connect Step 2 Once installed run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows Start All Programs ASRock Utility ...

Page 56: ... Take Foxmail as an example add Foxmail to the Application list Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List Step 5 Click Apply to enable Smart Connect ...

Page 57: ...rk to download updates Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates but may cause more power consumption Using Smart Connect 1 Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet and receive updates while the system is in sleep state running Foxmail for instance keep Foxmail running 2 Click on Windows Start the arrow next to Shut down and click on Sleep 3 Windows system will en...

Page 58: ... he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Aterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will ind the new mail that were sent to you during sleep state are already updated and ready to be read in Foxmail ...

Page 59: ...ity You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop 3 6 1 UI Overview Category Panel he category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected the information panel below displays the relative information Information Panel he information panel in the center displays data about the currently selected category and allows users to perform job re...

Page 60: ...the let side of the screen he other various apps are shown on the right Please scroll up and down to see more apps listed You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or not he red icon displays the price or Free if the app is free of charge he green Installed icon means the app is installed on your computer Step 2 Click on the app icon to see more details about the ...

Page 61: ...install the app click on the red icon to start downloading Step 4 When installation completes you can ind the green Installed icon appears on the upper right corner To uninstall it simply click on the trash can icon he trash icon may not appear for certain apps ...

Page 62: ...pps you have already installed When there is an available new version for your app you will ind the mark of New Version appears below the installed app icon Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more details Step 2 Click on the yellow icon to start upgrading ...

Page 63: ... is selected you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers Please update them all soon Step 1 Please check the item information before update Click on to see more details Step 2 Click to select one or more items you want to update Step 3 Click Update to start the update process ...

Page 64: ...56 English 3 6 4 Setting In the Setting page you can change the language select the server location and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows startup ...

Page 65: ...enu along with added customizations for greater eiciency 3 7 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 7 2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu hen select the theme of the Start Menu and customize the style of the Start icon ...

Page 66: ...ish Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options including icon sizes which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display quick access to recently used apps the functionality of the power button and more Control ...

Page 67: ... button or a press on the Windows key does Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode and bypass the Metro user interface About Displays information about Start8 ...

Page 68: ...ording a lot easier and more fun to do we are giving away the 3 months premium license which is worth US 24 95 for free 3 8 1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Start All Programs XSplit XSplit Broadcaster to launch it Step 2 Log in with your own username and password If you do not have an XSplit account click No XSplit account to register ...

Page 69: ... 3 Go to Broadcast Add Channels Step 4 Click Add Step 5 Select a platform for live streaming Before you start streaming you need to register an account for the streaming service website such as Twitch tv USTREAM or other livestreaming services ...

Page 70: ...6 Fill in your platform s Username and Password Based on your needs conigure the Video and Audio Encoding settings Click OK Step 7 he channel then appears in your broadcast list Click Apply and OK to save the settings ...

Page 71: ...RL V or right click and choose Paste to paste the link into the browser and you can see your broadcast To disable live streaming go to Broadcast again and deselect the platform 3 9 2 Recording Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Broadcast Local recording to start recording Step 2 To stop recording Go to Broadcast again and deselect Local recording Step 3 Go to Tools My Recordings to access your recordings ...

Page 72: ...y also restart by turning the system of and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC Tweaker For overclocking conigurations Advanced For advanced system conigurations Tool Useful tools H W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For coniguring boot settings and boot priority Security Fo...

Page 73: ...le for the descriptions of each navigation key Navigation Key s Description To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of the screen END Go to the bottom of the screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F7 Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY F9 Load optimal default values for all the setting...

Page 74: ...lt page when entering the UEFI setup utility Full HD UEFI When Auto is selected the resolution will be set to 1920 x 1080 if the monitor supports Full HD resolution If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution then the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 When Disable is selected the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 directly UEFI Guide UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASRock s UEFI set...

Page 75: ...ith a K Series Haswell processor to overclock their non Z97 chipset motherboards Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can use this option to load optimized CPU overclocking setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense his option appears only when you adopt K Series CPU Because the UEFI sotware is constantly being upd...

Page 76: ...he internal CPU clock speed but also afect the clock speed of other components Spread Spectrum Enable Spread Spectrum to reduce electromagnetic interference for passing EMI tests Disable to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking CPU OC Fixed Mode CPU OC ix mode allows you to keep the max CPU ratio as your setting without throttling Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU ...

Page 77: ... the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance Primary Plane Current Limit Conigure the current limit of the CPU under Turbo Mode in ampere A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance GT Frequency Conigure the frequency of the integrated GPU GT Voltage Mode Auto For optimized settings Adaptive Add voltage to the integrated GPU...

Page 78: ...performance mode to increase memory performance Use default settings for better system stability DRAM Coniguration DRAM Tweaker Fine tune the DRAM settings by leaving marks in checkboxes Click OK to conirm and apply your new settings CAS Latency tCL he time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data in response RAS to CAS Delay tRCD he number of clock cycles requi...

Page 79: ...letion of a valid write operation before an active bank can be precharged Refresh Cycle Time tRFC he number of clocks from a Refresh command until the irst Activate command to the same rank RAS to RAS Delay tRRD he number of clocks between two rows activated in diferent banks of the same rank Write to Read Delay tWTR he number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read comm...

Page 80: ...t is Auto tWRRD Conigure between module write to read delay tWRRDDR Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent ranks tWRRDDD Use this to change DRAM tRRSR Auto Manual settings he default is Auto Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent DIMMs tWRWR Conigure between module write to write delay tWRWRDR Conigure between module write to write delay from diferent ranks tW...

Page 81: ... ODT WR CHB Conigure the memory on die termination resistors WR for channel B ODT NOM CHA Use this to change ODT CHA Auto Manual settings he default is Auto ODT NOM CHB Use this to change ODT CHB Auto Manual settings he default is Auto Command Tri State Enable for DRAM power saving MRC Fast Boot Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for booting faster DIMM Exit Mode Select Slow Exit...

Page 82: ... Ofset Conigure the voltage for the System Agent Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overclocking CPU Analog IO Voltage Ofset CPU I O Analog Voltage CPU Digital IO Voltage Ofset CPU I O Digital Voltage CPU Integrated VR Faults Disable FIVR Faults to raise the threshold to trigger CPU over current protection and over voltage protection for better overclocking capabilities ...

Page 83: ...Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series 75 English under heavy load DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage PCH 1 05V Voltage Chipset 1 05V Voltage Use default settings for best performance ...

Page 84: ... items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel hunderbolt Super IO Con iguration ACPI Coniguration USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 85: ...3 C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving Enhanced Halt State C1E Enable Enhanced Halt State C1E for lower power consumption CPU C3 State Support Enable C3 sleep state for lower power consumption CPU C6 State Support Enable C6 deep sleep state for lower power consumption CPU C7 State Support Enable C7 deep sleep state for lower power consumption Package C State Support Enable CPU PCIe Memory...

Page 86: ...ization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor Enable for better performance Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line wh...

Page 87: ... levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 Share Memory Conigure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up IGPU Multi Monitor Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is installed Select enable to keep the integrated graphics enabled...

Page 88: ...ontroller Deep Sleep Conigure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state ater a power failure If Power Of is selected the power will remain of when the power recovers If Power On is selected the system will start to boot up when the power recovers Good Night LED By enabling Good Night LED the Power HDD LEDs will be switched of wh...

Page 89: ...nce RAID Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power It is only supported by AHCI mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have...

Page 90: ...onsiveness Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology It is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability M2_2 SATA3_4 SATA3_5 Switch Auto M2_2 SATA3_4 SATA3_5 auto switch Force_SATA Switch to SATA3_4 SATA3_5 Force_M2_2 Switch to M2_2 ...

Page 91: ...y H97 Killer Series 83 English 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds ...

Page 92: ...4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc while the computer is in sleep mode ...

Page 93: ...ation and show warning messages if the devices aren t certiied Or select DP to support DP 1 2 Wake From Thunderbolt Devices Allow the system to be waked up by hunderboltTM devices Ignore Thunderbolt Option Rom Enable to skip hunderboltTM Option ROM during POST for faster boot speed TBT Device IO resource Support Enable IO Resource Support if your older hunderbolt devices have trouble working prope...

Page 94: ...6 English 4 4 7 Super IO Coniguration PS2 Y Cable Enable the PS2 Y Cable or set this option to Auto Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port ...

Page 95: ...only when the hard disk is ready this is recommended for better system stability ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests PS 2 Keyboard Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PS 2 Keyboard PCI Devices Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PCI device and enable wake on LAN Ring In Power On Allow the system to be waked up by o...

Page 96: ...up by the real time clock alarm Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse ...

Page 97: ...r to use USB devices under Windows 7 Set Disabled to disable the USB 3 0 ports Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2 0 devices If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support Select UEFI Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows Linux operating systems only Legacy USB 3 0 Support Enable or disable Legacy ...

Page 98: ... your USB devices i e USB mouse or storage encounter compatibility problems please enable this option to ix it Please note that ater enabling this option it is normal that the system will postpone booting up ater pressing the power button ...

Page 99: ...Fatal1ty H97 Killer Series 91 English 4 4 10 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device ...

Page 100: ...sing OMG guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device Ater copying the drivers please change the SATA...

Page 101: ...d or outdated switch to the other lash ROM and execute Secure Backup UEFI to duplicate the current working ROM image to the secondary lash ROM Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash For BIOS backup and recovery purpose it is recommended to plug in your USB pen ...

Page 102: ...til the computer powers on and enables Dehumidiier ater entering S4 S5 state Dehumidiier Duration Conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Conigure the speed of the CPU fan while Dehumidiier is enabled he higher the value the faster the fan speed Max 255 Min 1 Save User Default Type a proile name and press enter to save your se...

Page 103: ...is Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 2 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 3 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 3 or choose Customize to set 5 ...

Page 104: ...an external graphics card Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI utility in Windows Boot From Onboard LAN Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN Setup Prompt Timeout Conigure the number of seconds to wait for the setup hot key Bootup Num Lock Select whether Num Lock should be tu...

Page 105: ... Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Conigure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically restores the default settings CSM Compatibility Support Module CSM Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module Please do not disable unless you re running a WHCK test If you are using ...

Page 106: ...only Do not launch Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Do not launch Launch Video OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Do not launch ...

Page 107: ...password for the administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change the password for the user account Users are unable to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password Secure Boot Enable to support Windows 8...

Page 108: ...on the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop out Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all options he F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from ilesystem de...

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