ASROCK Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Installation guide

Version 1.0

Published September 2014

Copyright Notice:

No part of this documentation 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 documentation may or may not

be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used

only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to

infringe.

Disclaimer:

Specications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for

informational 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 documentation.

With respect to the contents of this documentation, ASRock does not provide

warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to

the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular

purpose.

In no event shall ASRock, its directors, ocers, employees, or agents be liable for

any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for

loss of prots, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like),

even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any

defect or error in the documentation or product.

is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

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

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance

controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the

California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please

follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/

perchlorate”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

e terms HDMI™ and HDMI High-Denition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI

logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United

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 soware.

Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually

played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or ve games o guys

who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young

age situations change rapidly. Because I’ve been blessed with great hand-eye coordination and

a grasp of mathematics (an important element in video gaming) I gravitated to that activity.

GOING PRO

I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional

League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one

of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me ew me to

Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost

none, and took rst place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world

in the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending

my title as the world’s best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand prize. From there

I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia,

Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, New York and St. Louis.

WINNING STREAK

I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL

Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally

dierent rst person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and

walked away with a new car. e next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament

2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it playing a

different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am

extremely proud.

At QuakeCon 2002, I faced o against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly

anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at Quakecon

2004, I became the World’s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very

challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.

Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world, winning

prizes and acclaim, including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New York City for

a $150,000 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the rst ever Lifetime

Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports-Award for “showing exceptional

sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime

representative of this young sport. He has become the gurehead for eSports worldwide”.

Fatal1ty Story

LIVIN’ LARGE

Since my rst big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling the

world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV,

ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy. I’m living

a dream by playing video games for a living. I’ve always been athletic and took sports like

hockey and football very seriously, working out and training hard. is discipline helps me

become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become

a professional.

A DREAM

Now, another dream is being realized – building the ultimate gaming computer, made

up of the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in

competitions…a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It’s all about

getting the computer processing faster and allowing more uid movement around the maps.

My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying

about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to

worry about my equipment. I want to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on

the game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the

planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

e Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are used

owners.

Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction  1
1.1  Package Contents  1
1.2  Specications  2
1.3  Motherboard Layout  7
1.4  I/O Panel  9
Chapter 2 Installation  11
2.1  Installing the CPU  12
2.2  Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink  15
2.3  Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)  16
2.4  Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)  18
2.5  Jumpers Setup  19
2.6  Onboard Headers and Connectors  20
2.7  SLI
TM
 and Quad SLI
TM
 Operation Guide  25
2.7.1  Installing Two SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards  25
2.7.2  Driver Installation and Setup  27
2.8  CrossFireX
TM
 and Quad CrossFireX
TM
 Operation Guide  28
2.8.1  Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards  28
2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup  30
2.9  M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide  31
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation  34
3.1  Installing Drivers  34

2  F-Stream  35
2.1  Installing F-Stream  35
2.2 Using F-Stream  35
3  Killer Network Manager  41
3.1  Installing Killer Network Manager  41
3.2 Using Killer Network Manager  41
4  Intel® Rapid Start Technology  44
4.1  System Requirements  44
4.2  Setup Guide  45
5  Intel® Smart Connect Technology  49
5.1  System Requirements  49
5.2 Setup Guide  50
6  ASRock APP Shop  54
6.1  UI Overview  54
6.2 Apps  55
6.3 BIOS & Drivers  58
6.4  Setting  59
7  Start8  60
7.1  Installing Start8  60
7.2  Conguring Start8  60
8  XSplit Broadcaster  63
8.1  Live Streaming Your Gameplay  63
8.2 Recording Your Gameplay  66

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY  67
1  Introduction  67
1.1  UEFI Menu Bar  67
1.2  Navigation Keys  68
2  Main Screen  69
3  OC Tweaker Screen  70
4  Advanced Screen  79
4.1  CPU Conguration  80
4.2 Chipset Conguration  82
4.3  Storage Conguration  85
4.4  Intel® Rapid Start Technology  87
4.5  Intel® Smart Connect Technology  88
4.6  Intel® Thunderbolt  89
4.7  Super IO Conguration  90
4.8  ACPI Conguration  91
4.9  USB Conguration  93
4.10 Trusted Computing  95
5  Tools  96
6  Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen  99
7  Boot Screen  100
8  Security Screen  103
9  Exit Screen  104

1

English

Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series motherboard, a

reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality

control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to

ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

1.1 Package Contents

• ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

• ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series Quick Installation Guide

• ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series Support CD

• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

• 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge Card

• 1 x I/O Shield

• 1 x Screw for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the

content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi-

cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s

website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother-

board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You

may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock

website http://www.asrock.com.

2

English

1.2 Specications

Platform

• Micro ATX Form Factor

• High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

• Supports 4

th

Gen & 5

th

Generation Intel® Core

TM

Processors

(Socket 1150)

• Digi Power design

• 8 Power Phase design

• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

• Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

• Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Chipset

• Intel® Z97

Memory

• Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

• 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

• Supports DDR3 3000+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/

2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

• Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB

• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

Expansion

Slot

• 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at x16

(PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3))

• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)

• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX

TM

and CrossFireX

TM

• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI

TM

and SLI

TM

3

English

Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series

Graphics

• Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can

be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

• Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick

Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full

HW Encode1, Intel® InTru

TM

3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® Insider

TM

, Intel® HD Graphics 4400/4600

• Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

• Max. shared memory 1792MB

• ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

• Supports Triple Monitor

• Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

• Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

• Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

• Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port

(Compliant HDMI monitor is required)

• Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D

and HDMI Ports

Audio

• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150

Audio Codec)

• Premium Blu-ray Audio support

• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

• Supports Purity Sound

TM

2

- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to

600 Ohm headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- PCB Isolate Shielding

• Supports DTS Connect

4

English

LAN

• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

• Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer

TM

E2200 Series

• Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet

Technology

• Supports Wake-On-LAN

• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

• Supports PXE

Rear Panel

I/O

• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

• 1 x D-Sub Port

• 1 x DVI-D Port

• 1 x HDMI Port

• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

• 1 x eSATA Connector

• 3 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

• 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) (Supports ESD Protection

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

• 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)

• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /

Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

• 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology

13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug (SATA3_1 connector is shared with the eSATA port)

• 1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4,

SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket)

*Support to be announced

• 1 x eSATA Connector, supports RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and

Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

• 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)

5

English

Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series

Connector

• 1 x COM Port Header

• 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

• 1 x TPM Header

• 1 x Power LED header

• 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

• 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

• 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power

Connector)

• 1 x PCIe Power Connector

• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

• 1 x underbolt AIC Connector

• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

• 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

BIOS

Feature

• 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

• SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

• CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust-

ment

Hardware

• CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

• CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by

CPU temperature)

• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

• CASE OPEN detection

• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS

• Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-

bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certica-

tions

• FCC, CE, WHQL

• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

6

English

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting

the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party

overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to

the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense.

We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

* For detailed product information, please visit our website:

http://www.asrock.com

Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for sys-

tem usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operating systems

do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that

Windows® cannot use.

7

English

Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

ATX 12V1

CPU_FAN1

Super

I/O

ATXPWR1

1

USB 3_4_5

CPU_FAN2

PCIE2

PCIE1

PCIE3

PLED1

1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB6_7

USB4_5

1

COM1

1

CHA_FAN2

Z97M Killer

6

7

22

17

21

23

24

Purity

Sound 2

TM

134

5

2

18

1920

25

1

HD_ AUDIO 1

CMOS

Battery

SATA3_ 0

SATA3_ 3

SATA3_ 2

SATA3_ 5

SATA3_ 1

SATA3_ 4

SATAE_ 1

9

11

13

14

10

12

CLRMOS1

1

T B1

1

CHA_FAN1

1

SPEAKER1

1

TPMS1

PCIE4

NUT1

NUT2NUT3NUT4

M2

PWR_FAN1

Killer

E2200

PCIE_PWR1

USB 2. 0

T: USB0

B:US B1

Top:

Central/Bass

Cen ter:

REA R SPK

Top:

LIN E IN

Cen ter:

FRO NT

Bot tom:

Opt ical

SPD IF

Bot tom:

MIC I N

Top:

RJ-45

USB 3.0

T: USB2

B: USB3

PS2

Keyb oa rd

/Mou se

VGA1

DVI1

USB 3.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

HDMI1

USB 2.0

T: USB2

B: USB3

eSATA1

64Mb

BIOS

8

15

16

28

26

27

RoHS

Intel

Z97

Intel

Z97

FATAL TY

1

1.3 Motherboard Layout

8

English

No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

7 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

14 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

16 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

17 Power LED Header (PLED1)

18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

20 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

21 TPM Header (TPMS1)

22 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

24 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

25 COM Port Header (COM1)

26 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

27 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

28 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

9

English

Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series

1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB0) 10 Front Speaker (Lime)**

2 USB 2.0 Port (USB1) 11 Microphone (Pink)

3 D-Sub Port 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port

4 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)

5 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 14 eSATA Connector***

6 LAN RJ-45 Port* 15 HDMI Port

7 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 DVI-D Port

8 Rear Speaker (Black) 17 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

9 Line In (Light Blue)

CAUTION:

For operating system installation, be sure to plug your USB ash drive into the USB 2.0

Ports (USB01)

.

11

12

13

14

15

2 3 854

7

10

9

1617

1

6

10

English

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 10)

Rear Speaker

(No. 8)

Central / Bass

(No. 7)

Line In

(No. 9)

2 V -- -- --

4 V V -- --

6 V V V --

8 V V V V

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA3 with cables within 1 meters.

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your

system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and

click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select

“Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker,

or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Port

11

English

Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Series

is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

• Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard

components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to

motherboard components.

• In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

• Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

• Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

in the bag that comes with the components.

• When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

Chapter 2 Installation

12

English

2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the

socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not

force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU

will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

2

1

A

B

Page is loading ...

ASROCK Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Installation guide

ASROCK Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Installation guide

Related papers

Other documents