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...world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia, Holland and Brazil in New York City for a $150,000 first place triumph. 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... of which I gravitated to (-1) killer victory. He has become the figurehead for coming in a series of the year. GOING PRO I started professional gaming in 1999 when I would be competing in a 14 to that competition and walked away with great hand-eye coordination and a grasp of mathematics...
...world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia, Holland and Brazil in New York City for a $150,000 first place triumph. 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... of which I gravitated to (-1) killer victory. He has become the figurehead for coming in a series of the year. GOING PRO I started professional gaming in 1999 when I would be competing in a 14 to that competition and walked away with great hand-eye coordination and a grasp of mathematics...
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... to focus on CBS to worry about my equipment. Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are used under my own brand. LIVIN' LARGE Since my first big tournament wins, I have been a "Professional Cyberathlete", traveling the world and livin' large with - All ... all about their respective owners. My vision for a living. It's unreal - so I can focus on the face of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are registered trademarks of the planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent. This discipline helps me become a professional.
... to focus on CBS to worry about my equipment. Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are used under my own brand. LIVIN' LARGE Since my first big tournament wins, I have been a "Professional Cyberathlete", traveling the world and livin' large with - All ... all about their respective owners. My vision for a living. It's unreal - so I can focus on the face of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are registered trademarks of the planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent. This discipline helps me become a professional.
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... configuration guide of the software and utilities. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor) • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Support CD • 8 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) 1 to quality and endurance. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you require technical...
... configuration guide of the software and utilities. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com. 1.1 Package Contents • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor) • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Quick Installation Guide • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Support CD • 8 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) • 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) 1 to quality and endurance. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you require technical...
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..., Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4600 • Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1 • Max. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Expansion Slot • 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4: single at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE3); dual at x16 (PCIE2); resolution up to EAX5...
..., Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 4600 • Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1 • Max. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Expansion Slot • 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4: single at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE3); dual at x16 (PCIE2); resolution up to EAX5...
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...; FCC, CE, WHQL • ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 5 English Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications • 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector • 1 x 8 pin 12V power connector • 1 x SLI/XFire power...
...; FCC, CE, WHQL • ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 5 English Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications • 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector • 1 x 8 pin 12V power connector • 1 x SLI/XFire power...
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...features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidifier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more. ASRock APP Charger allows you can boost the performance of Your Data: With the status window, you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously... latency in games. The performance may depend on your USB storage devices. ASRock APP Charger Simply by pressing or during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to the list. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 1.3 Unique Features ASRock F-Stream F-Stream is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
...features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidifier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more. ASRock APP Charger allows you can boost the performance of Your Data: With the status window, you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously... latency in games. The performance may depend on your USB storage devices. ASRock APP Charger Simply by pressing or during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to the list. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 1.3 Unique Features ASRock F-Stream F-Stream is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
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... should we even bother memorizing those foot long passwords? Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of it remotely with your PC from a cold boot. ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock's exclusive Fast Boot technology, it proficiently? The lightning boot up experience. ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology offers you restart. By...
... should we even bother memorizing those foot long passwords? Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series ASRock Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of it remotely with your PC from a cold boot. ASRock Fast Boot With ASRock's exclusive Fast Boot technology, it proficiently? The lightning boot up experience. ASRock Good Night LED ASRock Good Night LED technology offers you restart. By...
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1.4 Motherboard Layout Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 PS2 Keyboard Clr CMOS PWR_FAN1 ATX12V1 DP_1 HDMI1 HDMI_IN1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin ...1 PCIE1 CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN2 1 FATAL TY SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 MINI_PCIE1 CMOS Battery PCIE2 SATA3_0_1 Sound CORE3D Super I/O PCI1 Z87 PROFESSIONAL PCIE3 RoHS PCI2 HD_AUDIO1 IR1 SPDIF1_OUT1 1 1 1 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 PCIE4 COM1 1 USB3_6_7 1 USB6_7 1 USB4_5 1 SATA3_2_3 Intel Z87 SATA3_4_5 Dr. Debug CLRCMOS1 1 1 BIOS_SEL1 PLED1 1 SPEAKER1 1 PLED PWRBTN CHA_FAN1 1 HDLED RESET PANEL1 ...
1.4 Motherboard Layout Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 PS2 Keyboard Clr CMOS PWR_FAN1 ATX12V1 DP_1 HDMI1 HDMI_IN1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin ...1 PCIE1 CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN2 1 FATAL TY SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_A3_A4 MINI_PCIE1 CMOS Battery PCIE2 SATA3_0_1 Sound CORE3D Super I/O PCI1 Z87 PROFESSIONAL PCIE3 RoHS PCI2 HD_AUDIO1 IR1 SPDIF1_OUT1 1 1 1 SLI/XFIRE_PWR1 PCIE4 COM1 1 USB3_6_7 1 USB6_7 1 USB4_5 1 SATA3_2_3 Intel Z87 SATA3_4_5 Dr. Debug CLRCMOS1 1 1 BIOS_SEL1 PLED1 1 SPEAKER1 1 PLED PWRBTN CHA_FAN1 1 HDLED RESET PANEL1 ...
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1.5 I/O Panel 1 2 Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 3 79 4 5 6 8 10 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 No. Description 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23) (ASMedia Hub) ... Connector*** 16 HDMI-In Port 17 HDMI-Out Port 18 Clear CMOS Switch 19 PS/2 Keyboard Port English 13 Description 1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 2 Display Port 3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) 4 USB 2.0 Port (USB3) 5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I217V)* 6 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 7 Central / Bass (Orange) 8 Rear Speaker...
1.5 I/O Panel 1 2 Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 3 79 4 5 6 8 10 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 No. Description 12 Optical SPDIF Out Port 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23) (ASMedia Hub) ... Connector*** 16 HDMI-In Port 17 HDMI-Out Port 18 Clear CMOS Switch 19 PS/2 Keyboard Port English 13 Description 1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 2 Display Port 3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB2) 4 USB 2.0 Port (USB3) 5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I217V)* 6 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 7 Central / Bass (Orange) 8 Rear Speaker...
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Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 CPU_FAN 19 English
Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 CPU_FAN 19 English
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... 23 However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you do the clear-CMOS action. If you need to clear the data in CMOS. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are "Short" when a jumper cap is removed. If no jumper cap is placed on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds...
... 23 However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you do the clear-CMOS action. If you need to clear the data in CMOS. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are "Short" when a jumper cap is removed. If no jumper cap is placed on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds...
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... 1 GND RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on when the hard drive is in S1/S3 sleep state. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are matched correctly. You may differ by chassis. The LED is on the chassis to turn...
... 1 GND RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on when the hard drive is in S1/S3 sleep state. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are matched correctly. You may differ by chassis. The LED is on the chassis to turn...
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... two headers on the chassis must support HDA to the front panel audio header by the steps below: A. Connect Ground (GND) to OUT2_L. English 27 C. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series USB 3.0 Headers (19-pin USB3_4_5) (see p.11, No. 8) (19-pin USB3_6_7) (see p.11, No. 29) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L...
... two headers on the chassis must support HDA to the front panel audio header by the steps below: A. Connect Ground (GND) to OUT2_L. English 27 C. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series USB 3.0 Headers (19-pin USB3_4_5) (see p.11, No. 8) (19-pin USB3_6_7) (see p.11, No. 29) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L...
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Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.11, No. 2) SLI/XFIRE Power Connector (4-pin SLI/XFIRE_ PWR1) (see p.11, No. 26) Infrared Module Header (5-...
Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.11, No. 2) SLI/XFIRE Power Connector (4-pin SLI/XFIRE_ PWR1) (see p.11, No. 26) Infrared Module Header (5-...
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..., and remove other devices. If the problem still exists, please install only one memory module or try using other slots. b0 Problem related to memory. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.8 Dr. Debug Dr. Debug is installed correctly and then clear CMOS. 0d Problem related to IDE or SATA devices. Please press reset or clear...
..., and remove other devices. If the problem still exists, please install only one memory module or try using other slots. b0 Problem related to memory. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.8 Dr. Debug Dr. Debug is installed correctly and then clear CMOS. 0d Problem related to IDE or SATA devices. Please press reset or clear...
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USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Step 4 Screw the Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack to the Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack into the 2.5" drive bay of the chassis. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.9 Front USB 3.0 Panel Installation Guide USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Step 1 Prepare the bundled Front USB 3.0 Panel with six chassis screws. 33 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 English Step3 Intall the Front USB 3.0 Panel with four HDD screws. Step 2 Screw the 2.5" HDD/SSD to the drive bay with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack, four HDD screws, and six chassis screws.
USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Step 4 Screw the Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack to the Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack into the 2.5" drive bay of the chassis. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.9 Front USB 3.0 Panel Installation Guide USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Step 1 Prepare the bundled Front USB 3.0 Panel with six chassis screws. 33 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 English Step3 Intall the Front USB 3.0 Panel with four HDD screws. Step 2 Screw the 2.5" HDD/SSD to the drive bay with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack, four HDD screws, and six chassis screws.
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Step 4 Put the rear USB 3.0 bracket into the rear USB 3.0 bracket. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.10 Rear USB 3.0 Bracket Installation Guide Step 1 Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack. USB 3.0 USB 3.0 English 35 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Step 2 Put the USB 3.0 cable and the bundled rear USB 3.0 bracket together. USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Step3 Screw the two screws into the chassis.
Step 4 Put the rear USB 3.0 bracket into the rear USB 3.0 bracket. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.10 Rear USB 3.0 Bracket Installation Guide Step 1 Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack. USB 3.0 USB 3.0 English 35 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Step 2 Put the USB 3.0 cable and the bundled rear USB 3.0 bracket together. USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Step3 Screw the two screws into the chassis.
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... card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. Make sure that your system requires. fied. 2. It is recommended to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.12 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to...
... card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. Make sure that your system requires. fied. 2. It is recommended to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.12 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to...
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... PhysX configuration. After that, you can freely enjoy the benefits of SLITM or Quad SLITM. 41 English Please follow the below procedures to your system. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.12.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to enable the multi-GPU. For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode Step 1 Double-click...
... PhysX configuration. After that, you can freely enjoy the benefits of SLITM or Quad SLITM. 41 English Please follow the below procedures to your system. Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 2.12.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to enable the multi-GPU. For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode Step 1 Double-click...
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... 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 43 Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 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...
... 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 43 Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 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...