ASROCK Fatal1ty Z97 User Manual

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Fatal1ty Z97 Professional Series
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
ere are 6 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot on the motherboard.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE6 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
mini-PCIe slot:
MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.
PCIe Slot Congurations
For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s chas-
sis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using multiple graphics
cards.
Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched o
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.
PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE6
Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireX
TM
or SLI
TM
Mode
x8 x8 N/A
ree Graphics Cards in
3-Way CrossFireX
TM
Mode
x8 x4 x4

ASROCK Fatal1ty Z97 Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z97
Form Factor	ATX
Memory Slots	4 x 240-pin
Max Memory	32GB
Memory Standard	DDR3
CPU Socket Type	LGA 1150
Audio	Realtek ALC1150
LAN	Intel I218V
Memory Speed	1600/1333
PCI Express 3.0 x16	2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCI Express 2.0 x1	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1
SATA 6Gb/s	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2 Slot	1 x M.2
USB 3.0 Ports	6 x USB 3.0
USB 2.0 Ports	8 x USB 2.0
RAID Support	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10
BIOS	64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS
Multi-GPU Support	NVIDIA Quad SLI, AMD CrossFireX
SATA Express	1 x SATA Express