User manual ASROCK FATAL1TY H87 PERFORMANCE

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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 fitness for a particular purpose. [. . . ] To use a 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. 12 24 1 13 ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p. 10, No. 1) 8 5 4 1 Infrared Module Header (5-pin IR1) (see p. 10, No. 22) 1 IRTX +5VSB DUMMY GND IRRX Serial Port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p. 10, No. 23) 1 RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 This COM1 header supports a serial port module. RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 27 English 2. 7 Using the HDMI-In Port The HDMI-In port on this motherboard lets you easily switch between PC screen (on-board VGA) and external video source on the same monitor. This function saves you the hassle of switching cables back and forth when you want to display the screen of another device, such as smartphone, tablet, camcorder, DVD player, or another PC, onto the PC monitor. Another useful feature of this function is that external video source can be viewed even when your PC is in standby mode or powered off. For example, you can play smartphone games or watch tablet video on your PC screen. USB 3. 0 USB 3. 0 English 28 Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series USB 3. 0 USB 3. 0 Connection Diagram Power Source 29 English HDMI Adapter Step 1 Connect your monitor to the HDMI-Out port on the motherboard via an HDMI cable. Step 2 Connect an external devices with HDMI output to the HDMI-In port on the motherboard via an HDMI cable. Step 3 Double-click the “F-Stream“ icon on the desktop and find "HDMI-IN" function in "Tools" tab. Drag the switch right or left to enable Onboard (on-board PC screen) or HDMI (HDMI-In Source). or Use the hotkey to switch between on-board PC screen or HDMI-In Source. To change the hotkey, click the textbox next to “Hotkey:” and enter the action for the key. 1. If there is no video displayed on your monitor, make sure that the cables are properly connected and make sure that “Deep S5” option in BIOS SETUP is set to [Disable]. 2. If required, connect a power source to the adapter that lets the smartphone/tablet output HDMI signal. English 30 Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series 2. 8 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM are supported with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS. 1. You should only use identical CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are AMD certified. 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 your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your system requires. 4. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireXTM mode. 5. Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireXTM. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2. 8. 1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. Step 2 Connect two graphics cards by installing a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of the graphics cards. (The CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details. ) CrossFire Bridge 31 English Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot. English 32 Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series 2. 8. 2 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. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. [. . . ] You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. 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 configuration 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. After copying the drivers please change the SATA mode to RAID, then you can start installing the operating system in RAID mode. 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. English 88 Instant Flash Save UEFI files in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your Fatal1ty H87 Performance Series UEFI. Secure Backup UEFI Whenever one of the ROM images are corrupted or outdated, switch to the other flash ROM and execute Secure Backup UEFI to duplicate the current working ROM image to the secondary flash ROM. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for you. [. . . ]