ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3: инструкция

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Fatal1ty  Z68 Professional Gen3 Series  Motherboard

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 five 

games off 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 

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 ew  me 

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

lost none, and took 

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 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 

different first person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition 

and walked away with a new car. The 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 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, 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 

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 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the 

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 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 

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 gurehead 

for eSports worldwide”.

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LIVIN’ LARGE

Since my 

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 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. 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 

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 uid movement around 

the maps.

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

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

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

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

planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of 

Fatal1ty, Inc., and are used under license. © 2011 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other 

trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Fatal1ty  Z68 Professional Gen3 Series  Motherboard

Copyright Notice:

No part of this installation guide may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or trans-

lated 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 guide may or may not be registered 

trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identi

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tion or explanation and to the owners’ bene

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 t, without intent to infringe.

Disclaimer:

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 cations and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational use 

only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commit-

ment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may 

appear in this guide. 

With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, 

either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or condi-

tions of merchantability or 

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 tness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its 

directors, of

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 cers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or 

consequential damages (including damages for loss of pro

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 ts, loss of business, loss of 

data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the pos-

sibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the guide or product.

This 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

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 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

Published June 2011

Copyright

©

2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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Fatal1ty  Z68 Professional Gen3 Series  Motherboard

Motherboard Layout 

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24.4cm (9.6 in)

30.5cm

 (12.0

 in)

ATX12V1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

CHA_FAN3

A

T

XPWR1

IDE1

USB3_4_5

SA

T

A

2_4_5

SA

T

A

2_2_3

SA

T

A

3_0_1

SA

T

A

3_A1_A2

SA

T

A

3_A3_A4

Dr.

Debug

PWRBTN

RSTBTN

HDLED   RESET

PLED  PWRBTN

PANEL1

CHA_FAN2

1

CHA_FAN1

FRONT_1394

1

USB8_9

1

USB6_7

1

COM1

1

FLOPPY1

IR1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

1

HDMI_SPDIF1

CD1

PCI1

PCI2

PCIE5

PCIE4

PCIE1

PCIE3

PCIE2

PWR_FAN1

CMOS

Battery

CLRCMOS1

AUDIO

CODEC

PS2

Keyboard

USB

 2.0

T:

 U

S

B

0

B:

 USB1

VGA1

HDMI1

HDMI2

Clr

CMOS

To

p

:

RJ-45

USB

 3.0

T

: USB0

B:

 USB1

USB

 2.0

T

: USB2

B:

 USB3

IEEE

 1394

eSA

T

A_1

To

p

:

RJ-45

USB

 3.0

T:

 U

S

B

2

B:

 USB3

T

op:

SIDE

  SPK

Center:

REAR

  SPK

T

op:

LINE

  IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC

  IN

SPEAKER1

PLED1

1

1

1

Intel

Z68

FATAL1TY

DDR3

 2133

RoHS

USB 3.0

X

FAST USB

Z68 P

ROFESSIONAL GEN3

Designed

 in

 T

a

ipei

Super

I/O

SATA3 6Gb/s

1394a

Front USB 3.0

ErP/EuP Ready

HDMI 1.4a

DX10.1

LAN

PHY

64Mb

BIOS

DDR3_A1

 (64

 bit,

 240-pin

 module)

DDR3_A2

 (64

 bit,

 240-pin

 module)

DDR3_B1

 (64

 bit,

 240-pin

 module)

DDR3_B2

 (64

 bit,

 240-pin

 module)

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2 3

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 1  

ATX  12V  Power  Connector  (ATX12V1) 

23 

Chassis  Fan  Connector  (CHA_FAN2)  

 2  

CPU  Fan  Connector  (CPU_FAN2) 

24 

Front  Panel  IEEE  1394  Header

 3  

CPU  Fan  Connector  (CPU_FAN1) 

(FRONT_1394, Red) 

 4 

2 x 240-pin  DDR3  DIMM  Slots 

25 

Clear  CMOS  Jumper  (CLRCMOS1) 

  

(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Red)  

26 

Power  Switch  (PWRBTN) 

 5 

2 x 240-pin  DDR3  DIMM  Slots 

27 

USB 2.0  Header  (USB8_9, Black)

  

(Dual Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Black) 

28 

USB 2.0  Header  (USB6_7, Black)

 6 

Chassis  Fan  Connector  (CHA_FAN3)  

29 

COM  Port  Header  (COM1) 

 7 

ATX  Power  Connector  (ATXPWR1) 

30 

PCI  Express  2.0  x16  Slot  (PCIE5, Red)

 8 

Primary  IDE  Connector  (IDE1, Black) 

31 

Floppy  Connector  (FLOPPY1)

 9 

USB 3.0  Header  (USB3_4_5, Black) 

32 

HDMI_SPDIF  Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, Black)

10 

Intel  Z68  Chipset 

33 

Infrared  Module  Header  (IR1)

11 

64Mb  SPI  Flash 

34 

Front  Panel  Audio  Header 

12 

SATA2  Connector  (SATA2_4_5, Black)   

  

(HD_AUDIO1, Black)

13 

SATA2  Connector  (SATA2_2_3, Black)   

35 

PCI  Slot  (PCI2) 

14 

SATA3  Connector  (SATA3_0_1, Red) 

36 

PCI  Express  3.0  x16  Slot  (PCIE4, Red)

15 

SATA3  Connector  (SATA3_A1_A2, Red)     

37 

PCI  Express  2.0  x1  Slot  (PCIE3, Black)

16 

SATA3  Connector  (SATA3_A3_A4, Red) 

38 

Internal  Audio  Connector: CD1  (Black)

17 

Dr.  Debug  

39 

PCI  Slot  (PCI1)

18 

Reset  Switch  (RSTBTN)  

40 

PCI  Express  3.0  x16  Slot  (PCIE2, Red)

19 

Chassis  Speaker  Header  (SPEAKER 1, Black)  41 

PCI  Express  2.0  x1  Slot  (PCIE1, Black)

20 

Power  LED  Header  (PLED1) 

42 

Power  Fan  Connector  (PWR_FAN1)

21 

System  Panel  Header  (PANEL1, Black) 

43 

1155-Pin  CPU  Socket

22 

Chassis  Fan  Connector  (CHA_FAN1) 

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Fatal1ty  Z68 Professional Gen3 Series  Motherboard

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I/O Panel

* 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

Status        Description            Status           Description 

Off           No Link               Off              10Mbps connection

Blinking   Data Activity        Orange      100Mbps connection

On           Link 

         Green        1Gbps connection

ACT/LINK

    LED

SPEED

  LED

LAN Port

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

4

1

2

3

14

15

16

17

18

19

6

20

** 

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  

(No. 11) 

(No. 8) 

(No. 7)           Side Speaker

                          (No. 10) 

2 

V 

-- -- --

4 V 

V 

-- 

--

6 

V 

V V --

8 

V 

V V V

1 

USB 2.0  Ports  (USB01)                                        **  11  Front  Speaker  (Lime)  

2 

VGA/D-Sub  Port                  

12  Microphone  (Pink)

      *  3 

LAN  RJ-45  Port  

13  USB 3.0  Ports  (USB23)

  

4 

Fatal1ty 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  (USB01)

7 

Central / Bass  (Orange) 

17  Clear  CMOS  Switch  (CLRCBTN)

8 

Rear  Speaker  (Black)                                        ****  18  VGA/HDMI  Port  (HDMI2)

9 

Optical  SPDIF  Out  Port                                    **** 19  VGA/HDMI  Port  (HDMI1)

       10 

Line  In  (Light  Blue) 

20  PS/2  Keyboard  Port  (Purple)

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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 

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 nd “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 Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek         

  HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.    

*** eSATA3 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 adapter 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 to DVI adapter

HDMI connector

DVI connector

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