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1 Fatal1ty P67 Professional Series User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published November 2010.
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4 Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose.
5 Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................... 7 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 7 1.2 Speci fi cations ..............................................................
6 2.21 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................... 58 2.21.1 Installing Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions...................................................
7 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing Fatal1ty P67 Professional Series motherboard, a reli- able motherboard produced under our consistently stringent quality control. It deliv- ers excellent performance with robust design conforming to our commitment to qual- ity and endurance.
8 1.2 Specifications Platform - A TX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) CPU - Supports 2nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1 155 Package - Advanced V16 + 2 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel ® T urbo Boost 2.
9 - 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) - 1 x eSA T A3 Connector - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5 ) S ATA 3 - 2 x SA T A3 6.
10 - AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports “Plug and Play” - ACPI 1.1 Compliance W ake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT , VCCSA V oltage M.
11 CAUTION! 1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading T echnology”, please check page 70. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . Before you implement Dual Channel Memory T echnology , make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 23 for proper installation.
12 8. T o experience intuitive motion controlled games is no longer only avail- able at Wii. AIWI utility introduces a new way of PC gaming operation. AIWI is the world's fi rst utility to turn your iPhone/iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games.
13 14. EuP , stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to de fi ne the power consumption for the completed system. According to EuP , the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition.
14 1.3 T wo SLI TM Graphics Card Support List (for Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit) * For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLI TM Mode, please visit our website for details. Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Driver V endor NVIDIA ASUS EN9800GT TDP/HTDP/512M GeForce 9800GT 257.
15 1.4 T wo CrossFireX TM Graphics Card Support List (for Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit) * For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for CrossFireX TM Mode, please visit our website for details.
16 1.6 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 27 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Black) 2 1 155-Pin CPU Socket 28 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN2) 29 Chassis.
17 1.7 I/O P anel * 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. T ABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker (No.
18 T o 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 fi nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer T oolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”.
19 Chapter 2: Installation This is an A TX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the con fi guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fi ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
20 2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1 155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below . Before you insert the 1 155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
21 Pin1 alignment key alignment key Pin1 1 155-Pin CPU 1 155-Pin Socket Step 3. Insert the 1 155-Pin CPU: Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is marked with black line. Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches.
22 2.4 Installation of CPU F an and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1 155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1 155-Pin CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1 155- Pin CPU to dissipate heat.
23 2.5 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology . For dual channel con- fi guration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color .
24 Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.
25 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.
26 2.7 SLI TM and Quad SLI TM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM and Quad SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently , NVIDIA ® SLI TM technology supports Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS.
27 Step4. 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. Step3. Align and insert SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the gold fi ngers on each graphics card. Make sure SLI_Bridge_2S Card is fi rmly in place.
28 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi- Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA ® nView system tray utility . Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature.
29 * SLI TM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA ® T echnologies Inc., and is used only for identi fi cation or explanation and to the owners’ bene fi t, without intent to infringe. For Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: (For SLI TM and Quad SLI TM mode) A.
30 1. If a customer incorrectly con fi gures their system they will not see the performance bene fi ts of CrossFireX TM . All three CrossFireX TM components, a CrossFireX TM Ready graphics card, a C.
31 CrossFire Bridge Step 3. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on PCIE2 slot. (Y ou may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter .
32 2.8.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX TM -Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”. Step 2. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE4 slot.
33 CrossFire TM Bridge Step 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph- ics card on PCIE2 slot. (Y ou may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter .
34 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation. Please check AMD website for A TI TM driver updates. Step 3. Install the required drivers to your system.
35 Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFire TM ”, the CrossFireX TM function may not work actually . Y our computer will automatically reboot.
36 2.10 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.
37 SA T A2_3 SA T A2_5 SA T A2_2 SA T A2_4 Serial A T A (SA T A) Either end of the SA T A data Data Cable cable can be connected to the (Optional) SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 hard disk or the SA T AII / SA T A3 connector on this motherboard.
38 USB 3.0 Header Besides four default USB 3.0 (19-pin USB3_2_3) ports on the I/O panel, there is (see p.16 No. 36) one USB 3.0 header on this motherboard.
39 J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.
40 Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables (4-pin CHA_F AN1) to the fan connectors and (see p.16 No. 29) match the black wire to the ground pin. (3-pin CHA_F AN2) (see p.16 No. 30) (3-pin CHA_F AN3) (see p.16 No. 7) (3-pin PWR_F AN1) (see p.
41 Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
42 IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394 (9-pin FRONT_1394) port on the I/O panel, there (see p.16 No. 31) is one IEEE 1394 header (FRONT_1394) on this motherboard.
43 The Installation Guide of F ront USB 3.0 P anel Intall the Front USB 3.0 Panel into the 2.5” drive bay of the chassis. Step 3 Step 4 The Front USB 3.0 Panel is ready to use. Plug the Front USB 3.0 cable into the USB 3.0 header (USB3_2_3) on the motherboard.
44 Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch, (RSTBTN) allowing users to quickly reset (see p.16 No. 23) the system. Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart (CLRCBTN) switch, allowing users to quickly (see p.17 No. 19) clear the CMOS values. clr CMOS 2.
45 2.13 Dr . Debug Dr . Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier . Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr .
46 0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module speci fi c) 0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge mod.
47 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci fi c) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module speci fi .
48 0xA6 SCSI Detect 0xA7 SCSI Enable 0xA8 Setup V erifying Password 0xA9 Start of Setup 0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0xAB Setup Input Wait 0xAC Reserved for ASL (see ASL .
49 2.14 Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T AII (SA T AII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® P67 chipset that supports Serial A T A (SA T A) / Serial A T AII (SA T AII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage) functions.
50 2.15 Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ® P67 chipset that supports Serial A T A3 (SA T A3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage) functions for SA T A3_0 and SA T A3_1 connectors.
51 2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA T A / SA T AII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SA T A / SA T AII in RAID / AHCI mode.
52 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interface, the SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin po.
53 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDD damage and data loss.
54 2.19 Driver Installation Guide T o install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers.
55 After the installation of Windows ® XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID func- tions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel Rapid Storage Infor- mation” for RAID con fi guration.
56 2.20.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing “RAID Ready” system, then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID con fi guration to a two drive RAID 0, RAID 1 con fi guration or three drive RAID 5 con fi guration.
57 2.20.4 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit With RAID F unctions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on your SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
58 STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con fi guration. B. Set the option “SA T A Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SA T A3_0, SA T A3_1 and SA T A2_2 to SA T A2_5 ports.) Set the option “Marvell SA T A3 Operation Mode” to [AHCI].
59 2.21.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit W ithout RAID F unctions If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your SA T A / SA T AII / SA T A3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
60 2.22 T eaming Function Operation Guide Dual LAN with T eaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective and improving the quality of transmission of distant images.
61 4. Key in T eam Name and choose Link Aggregation LACP (802.3ad) for Settings. 5. Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button. (After pressing OK button, system will show below warming message. Please choose Continue Anyway .) 6.
62 For Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS: 1. Install T eaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD: .. Drivers other EXE_T eaming_Green(Normal) (This is a special driver for T eaming function only . If you don’t want to use T eaming, please install the LAN driver provided by our support CD link.
63 5. Select two available onboard LAN cards and then press OK button. (After pressing OK button, system will show below warming message. Please choose Continue Anyway .) 6. After doing above settings, system will auto create a new Local Area Connection.
64 Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con fi gure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY . Y ou may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer .
65 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key . Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / .
66 3.3 OC T weaker Screen In the OC T weaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. EZ OC Use this item to load EZ overclocking setting. Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your components and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense.
67 Core Current Limit Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in T urbo mode. Host Clock Override (BCLK) Use this to adjust the host clock (BCLK) frequency . Min: 95MHz, Max: 1 10MHz. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability .
68 Read to Precharge (tRTP) Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Four Activate Window (tF A W) Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tF A W) Auto/Manual set- ting. The default is [Auto]. Memory Power Down Mode Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode.
69 Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the con fi gurations for the following items: CPU Con fi gu- ration, Nor.
70 3.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading T echnology T o enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology , such as Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / V ista TM / 7.
71 CPU Thermal Throttling Y ou may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated. Intel Virtualization T echnology When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by V anderpool T echnology .
72 3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB]. VT -d Use this to enable or disable Intel ® VT -d technology (Intel ® Virtualization T echnology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled].
73 3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.
74 3.4.4 Storage Configuration Marvell SA T A3 Operation Mode This item is for SA T A3_M1 to SA T A3_M4 ports. Use this to select Marvell SA T A3 operation mode. Con fi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode].
75 3.4.5 Super IO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable fl oppy drive controller . Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port.
76 3.4.6 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.
77 3.4.7 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller . USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller . Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices.
78 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.
79 3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to con fi g- ure the boot settings and the boot priority . Boot Option Priorities Boot Option #1 Set the fi rst priority of the system boot device. Boot Option #2 Set the second priority of the system boot device.
80 3.7 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.
81 3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save con fi guration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY .
82 Chapter 4: Sof tware Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary , use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer- ence only .
83 Installing OS on a HDD L arger Than 2TB This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows ® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system. 1. Please make sure to use Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or Windows ® 7 64-bit .
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