User manual ASROCK FATAL1TY Z77 PROFESSIONAL

[. . . ] 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 flew me to Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost none, and took first place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world in the process. [. . . ] If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio 33 header as below: A. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Select “Mixer”. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust “Recording Volume”. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p. 14 No. 27) This header accommodates several system front panel functions. Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch. 5) +12V GND CPU_FAN_SPEED 35 ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p. 14 No. 11) 12 24 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. 1 13 Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13. 12 24 20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 13 ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p. 14 No. 2) 5 1 8 4 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5. 5 1 4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 8 4 IEEE 1394 Header (9-pin FRONT_1394) (see p. 14 No. 33) Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I/O panel, there is one IEEE 1394 header (FRONT_1394) on this motherboard. This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE 1394 port. This COM1 header supports a serial port module. Serial port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p. 14 No. 30) 36 HDMI_SPDIF Header (2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) (see p. 14 No. 1) HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header. Front USB 3. 0 Panel Installation Guide Step 1 Prepare the bundled Front USB 3. 0 Panel, four HDD screws, and six chassis screws. Step 2 Screw the 2. 5” HDD/SSD to the Front USB 3. 0 Panel with four HDD screws. Step 3 Intall the Front USB 3. 0 Panel into the 2. 5” drive bay of the chassis. Step 4 Screw the Front USB 3. 0 Panel to the drive bay with six chassis screws. Step 5 Plug the Front USB 3. 0 cable into the USB 3. 0 header (USB3_1_2 or USB3_3_4) on the motherboard. Step 6 The Front USB 3. 0 Panel is ready to use. 37 Rear USB 3. 0 Bracket Installation Guide Step 1 Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3. 0 Panel. [. . . ] Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. [. . . ]