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  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (including damages for loss of proits, 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.
  • Page 3 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. ©...
  • Page 4 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 ive games of guys who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young age situations change rapidly.
  • Page 5 LIVIN’ LARGE Since my irst 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.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Operation Guide 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards 2.7.2 Installing Three CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards 2.7.3 Driver Installation and Setup M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide ASRock USB 3.1/A+C Installation Guide Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers F-Stream...
  • Page 7 ASRock APP Shop 3.3.1 UI Overview 3.3.2 Apps 3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 3.3.4 Setting Start8 XSplit Broadcaster 3.5.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay 3.5.2 Recording Your Gameplay Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY Introduction 4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Main Screen...
  • Page 8 Tools Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for speciic information about the model you are using. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

  • Page 10: Speciications

    1.2 Speciications • ATX Form Factor Platform • ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time) (100% Japan-made high-quality conductive polymer capacitors) • High Density Glass Fabric PCB • Supports Socket AM3+ processors • Supports Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II X6...
  • Page 11 Rear Panel • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port • 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port • 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 (Etron EJ188H) (Supports ESD Protection...
  • Page 12 • 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x USB 3.0 Header by ASMedia ASM1042A (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with with GUI support BIOS • Supports “Plug and Play”...
  • Page 13 2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

  • Page 14: Motherboard Layout

    1.3 Motherboard Layout PWR_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 CLRC BTN1 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 3.0 T: USB1 B: USB2 USB 3.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB0 RJ-45 B: USB1 PCIE_PWR1 Chipset PCIE1 Purity PCIE2 Sound 2 970 PERFORMANCE/3.1 PCIE3 CMOS...
  • Page 15 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series No. Description ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

  • Page 16: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description PS/2 Mouse Port Optical SPDIF Out Port Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB_2) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) LAN RJ-45 Port* USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34) Central / Bass (Orange) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12) Rear Speaker (Black) USB 2.0 Ports (USB_3) Line In (Light Blue) Clear CMOS Switch...
  • Page 17 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series * here 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...

  • Page 18: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation his is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 19: Installing The Cpu

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 2.1 Installing the CPU Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.
  • Page 20 English...

  • Page 21: Installing The Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink Ater you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation.

  • Page 22: Installing Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) his motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. 1. For dual channel coniguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs. 2.
  • Page 23 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series...

  • Page 24: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) here is 1 PCI slot and 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched of or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

  • Page 25: Jumpers Setup

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 2.5 Jumpers Setup he illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Open”. he illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...

  • Page 26: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.6 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 to the motherboard. System Panel Header Connect the power PLED+ PLED-...
  • Page 27 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Power LED Header Please connect the chassis PLED- (3-pin PLED1) power LED to this header PLED+ PLED+ (see p.6, No. 21) to indicate the system’s power status. Serial ATA3 Connectors hese six SATA3 (SATA3_0: connectors support SATA see p.6, No.
  • Page 28 Front Panel Audio Header his header is for OUT_RET OUT2_L (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) connecting audio devices J_SENSE MIC_RET OUT2_R (see p.6, No. 30) to the front audio panel. PRESENCE# MIC2_R GN D MIC2_L 1. High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly.
  • Page 29 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series CPU Fan Connectors his motherboard pro- FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_SPEED (4-pin CPU_FAN1) +12V vides a 4-Pin CPU fan (see p.6, No. 4) (Quiet Fan) connector. If you plan to connect a (3-pin CPU_FAN2) 3-Pin CPU fan, please FAN_SPEED FAN_VOLTAGE (see p.6, No.
  • Page 30 SPDIF Out Connector Please connect the (2-pin SPDIF_OUT1) SPDIF_OUT connector of SPDIFOUT (see p.6, No. 28) a HDMI VGA card to this header with a cable. TPM Header his connector supports (17-pin TPMS1) Trusted Platform Module (see p.6, No. 22) (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certiicates, passwords,...

  • Page 31: Tm And Quad Crossfirex

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 2.7 CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide his motherboard supports CrossFireX , 3-way CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireX...

  • Page 32: Installing Three Crossfirex

    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. 2.7.2 Installing Three CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot, another graphics card to PCIE4 slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot.

  • Page 33: Driver Installation And Setup

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 2.7.3 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers installed in your system. he Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.

  • Page 34: M.2_Ssd (Ngff) Module Installation Guide

    2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide The M.2, also known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a small size and versatile card edge connector that aims to replace mPCIe and mSATA. The M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 can accommodate either a M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module or a M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen 2 x4 (20 Gb/s).
  • Page 35 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Step 4 Hand tighten the standoff into the desired NUT on the motherboard. Step 5 A l ig n a nd gent ly i nser t t he M. 2 (NGFF) SSD module into the M.2 slot.

  • Page 36: Asrock Usb 3.1/A+C Installation Guide

    • Supports data rates up to 10 Gbps • Compliant with x4, x8 or x16 PCI Express Slots • 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) * For charging Type-A USB devices, we suggest using the Type-A connectors on your motherboard.

  • Page 37: Installation Procedure

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Installation Procedure he ASRock USB 3.1/A+C provides two external USB 3.1 ports which support transfer rates up to 10 Gbps. Follow the simple steps below to install the ASRock USB 3.1/A+C. Step 1 Power of the PC and unplug the power cord. Detach all other cables from the PC.

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers he Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. he CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN”...

  • Page 39: F-Stream

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 3.2 F-Stream F-Stream is an all-in-one tool to ine-tune diferent system functions in a user- friendly interface, it includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, Fatal1ty Mouse Port, Energy Saving and XFast RAM. In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system.

  • Page 40: Hardware Monitor

    Hardware Monitor In the Hardware Monitor section, it shows the major readings of your system. he main readings include Clock, Fan & Temperature, and Voltage. In Clock, there are CPU speed and CPU ratio. In Fan & Temperature, there are CPU temperature and CPU fan speed.
  • Page 41 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Overclocking In the Overclocking section, there are Clock and Voltage chapters for users to adjust settings and pursuit optimal system performance. You are able to ine-tune the CPU ratio, CPU frequency, and respective voltages by clicking the “+/-” at the display panel.
  • Page 42 Energy Saving Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and sotware design, Energy Saving is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power saving. he voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve eiciency when the CPU cores are idle. In other words, it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power eiciency without sacriicing computing performance.

  • Page 43: Asrock App Shop

    Double-click on your desktop to access ASRock APP Shop utility. *You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop. 3.3.1 UI Overview Category Panel Hot News...

  • Page 44: Apps

    3.3.2 Apps When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on screen for you to download. Installing an App Step 1 Find the app you want to install. he most recommended app appears on the let side of the screen. he other various apps are shown on the right.
  • Page 45 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Step 3 If you want to 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...
  • Page 46 Upgrading an App You can only upgrade the apps 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 47: Bios & Drivers

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers Installing BIOS or Drivers When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon.

  • Page 48: Setting

    3.3.4 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 49: Start8

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 3.4 Start8 For those Windows 8 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an ideal solution that brings back the familiar Start Menu along with added customizations for greater eiciency. 3.4.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility >...
  • Page 50 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 51 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Control lets you conigure what a click on the start 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.

  • Page 52: Xsplit Broadcaster

    3.5 XSplit Broadcaster XSplit Broadcaster is a desktop application designed to make your multimedia broadcasting, live-streaming and recording 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! 3.5.1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Start >...
  • Page 53 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Step 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 54 Step 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 55: Recording Your Gameplay

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Step 8 Go to Broadcast and select the platform to enable live streaming. A link to view your live Broadcast has been copied for you automatically. Simply press CTRL-V or right click and choose Paste to paste the link into the browser, and you can see your broadcast.

  • Page 56: Chapter 4 Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction his section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right ater you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will continue with its test routines.

  • Page 57: Navigation Keys

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press <Enter>...

  • Page 58: Main Screen

    4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility.

  • Page 59: Oc Tweaker Screen

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Because the UEFI sotware 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.

  • Page 60: Spread Spectrum

    ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simpliies AMD CPU activation. As long as a simple switch of the UEFI option “ASRock UCC”, you can unlock the extra CPU core to enjoy an instant performance boost. When UCC feature is enabled, the dual-core...

  • Page 61: Dram Timing Coniguration

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series CPU Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item. CPU Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage. However, for safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item.

  • Page 62: Channel Interleaving

    DRAM Timing Control DRAM Slot Use this item to view SPD data. DRAM Timing Control Use this item to control DRAM timing. Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.
  • Page 63 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series CPU Voltage Ofset Conigure the dynamic CPU voltage added to the CPU. NB Voltage Use this to select NB Voltage. he default value is [Auto]. HT Voltage Use this to select HT Voltage. he default value is [Auto].

  • Page 64: Advanced Screen

    4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, North Bridge Coniguration, South Bridge Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 65: Cpu Coniguration

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration Cool 'n' Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology. he default value is [Enabled]. Coniguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install ® Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled].
  • Page 66 CPU Thermal Throttle Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated. he default value is [Auto].

  • Page 67: North Bridge Coniguration

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.4.2 North Bridge Coniguration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. IOMMU Use this to enable or disable IOMMU. he default value of this feature is [Disabled].

  • Page 68: South Bridge Coniguration

    4.4.3 South Bridge Coniguration Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed. Front Panel Enable/disable front panel HD audio. Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller. Good Night LED By enabling Good Night LED, the Power/HDD LEDs will be switched of when the system is on.

  • Page 69: Storage Coniguration

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.4.4 Storage Coniguration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit. If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA3_4 or SATA3_5 port.

  • Page 70: Aggressive Link Power Management

    If you want to build RAID on SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 ports, please disable this item. Aggressive Link Power Management 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. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 71: Super Io Coniguration

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port.

  • Page 72: Acpi Coniguration

    4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. Check Ready Bit Enable to enter the operating system ater S3 only when the hard disk is ready, this is recommended for better system stability.
  • Page 73 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Ring-In Power On Allow the system to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring-In signals. RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm. Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating system.

  • Page 74: Usb Coniguration

    4.4.7 USB Coniguration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB 2.0 ports. USB 3.0 Controller Enable or disable all 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.

  • Page 75: Trusted Computing

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.4.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.

  • Page 76: Tools

    In order to prevent users from bypassing 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.

  • Page 77: Network Coniguration

    Save UEFI iles in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. 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.
  • Page 78 Dehumidiier Function If Dehumidiier Function is enabled, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system ater entering S4/S5 state. Dehumidiier Period Conigure the period of time until 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.

  • Page 79: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting his allows you to set the CPU fan 1 &...

  • Page 80: Boot Screen

    4.7 Boot Screen his section displays the available devices on your system for you to conigure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot from an USB storage device. Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8.1 / 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.
  • Page 81 Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series AddOn ROM Display Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM messages or conigure the AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed. Boot Failure Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings.

  • Page 82: Launch Storage Oprom Policy

    CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows 8.1 / 8 64-bit and all of your devices support UEFI, you may also disable CSM for faster boot speed. Launch PXE OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only.

  • Page 83: Security Screen

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series 4.8 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. You may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility.

  • Page 84: Exit Screen

    4.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save coniguration changes and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?”...

  • Page 85: Contact Information

    Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 Series Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, you’re welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information. For technical questions, please submit a support request form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp...

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