ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance: instruction

Version 1.0

Published May 2013

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Fatal1ty Story

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”.

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

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Inc., and are used under license. © 2013 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the

property of their respective owners.

Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series

Motherboard Layout

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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 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)

9 Power LED Header (PLED1)

10 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

11 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

16 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

18 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

19 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

20 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

22 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

23 COM Port Header (COM1)

24 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

25 BIOS Selection Jumper (BIOS_SEL1)

26 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

27 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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I/O Panel

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9

1 2 4

5 6 8

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111217 13141516

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 10 Front Speaker (Lime)**

2 D-Sub Port 11 Microphone (Pink)

3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port

4 USB 2.0 Port (USB3) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23)

5 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) 14 HDMI-In Port

6 LAN RJ-45 Port* 15 HDMI-Out Port

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

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

9 Line In (Light Blue)

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

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Port

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

Front Speaker

Rear Speaker

Central / Bass

Line In

Channels

(No. 10)

(No. 8)

(No. 7)

(No. 9)

2 V -- -- --

4 V V -- --

6 V V V --

8 V V V V

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.

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Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance 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.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the

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

tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website

without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard,

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

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

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

1.1 Package Contents

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ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series Support CD

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

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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ASRock Interactive UEFI

ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects

and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface

and more amusment.

ASRock Fast Boot

With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to

logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! e speedy boot will

completely change your user experience and behavior.

ASRock Restart to UEFI

Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed

makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to

enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,

the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.

ASRock Good Night LED

ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by

extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the

Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good Night

LED will automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system

enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.

ASRock USB Key

In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing

usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those

foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to

windows automatically!

ASRock Key Master

What good is a weapon if you are unable to wield it prociently? Key Master

enhances your mouse and keyboard with customizable macros, sniper modes, scroll

speed, key repeat rates and repeat delay, turning your boring old keyboard and

mouse into lethal weapons.

ASRock Home Cloud

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is motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel LAN, so you

can connect with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to power

your PC on or turn it o, monitor and take control of it remotely with another

smartphone, tablet or computer.

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ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure up to ve dierent

fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level

when the assigned temperature is met.

ASRock Distortion-Free Slot

ASRock's new pin design for the memory slots and PCIe slots may appear to be the

same as former designs, but actually eectively reduces distortion and promotes

performance, because we strive for perfection even in the most trivial details.

ASRock Easy Driver Installer

For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support

CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver

to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other

required drivers automatically.

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