Asrock A320M Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.0
Published February 2017
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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
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perchlorate”

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failure does not amount to a major failure. If you require assistance please call ASRock Tel
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Motherboard Layout

ATXPWR1

Supe r

I/O

CLRCMOS1

1

PCI E2

HD_AUD IO1

1

CPU_FAN1

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

MIC IN

RJ- 45 LAN

USB 2. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2

SOCKET AM 4

Fro nt USB 3. 0

1

COM1

CMO S

Bat tery

ATX12V1

M2_ 1

Ult ra M.2

PCIe G en3 x4

USB3_7 _8

1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

HDLED RESET

PLED P WRBTN

PANEL1

1

RoH S

SPK_CI1

1

PCI E xpres s 3.0

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

PCI E1

AMD

Promontory

B350

PS2

Keyb oard

PS2

Mous e

USB 3. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2

USB 3. 0
T: USB3
B: USB 4

RGB_LED1

1

AMD_FAN_L ED1

1

M2_1_C T1M2_1_C T2

M2_1_C T3

1

USB_3_4

TPMS1

1

SATA3_3

SATA3_4

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

21

AB35 0M

1

USB_5_6

USB 3. 0
T: USB5
B: USB 6

AB350M:

AB350M
A320M

3

1

2

4

20

19

18

BIOS
ROM

5

6

7

8

9

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16

14

15

12

13

10

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

6 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

7 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

14 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

15 COM Port Header (COM1)

16 TPM Header (TPMS1)

17 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

20 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

21 AMD Fan LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1)

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A320M:

ATXPWR1

Supe r

I/O

CLRCMOS1

1

PCI E2

HD_AUD IO1

1

CPU_FAN1

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

MIC IN

RJ- 45 LAN

USB 2. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2

SOCKET AM 4

Fro nt USB 3. 0

1

COM1

CMO S

Bat tery

ATX12V1

M2_ 1

Ult ra M.2

PCIe G en3 x4

USB3_7 _8

1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

HDLED RESET

PLED P WRBTN

PANEL1

1

RoH S

SPK_CI1

1

PCI E xpres s 3.0

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

PCI E1

AMD

Promontory

A320

PS2

Keyb oard

PS2

Mous e

USB 3. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2

USB 3. 0
T: USB3
B: USB 4

RGB_LED1

1

AMD_FAN_L ED1

1

M2_1_C T1M2_1_C T2

M2_1_C T3

1

USB_3_4

TPMS1

1

SATA3_3

SATA3_4

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

A320 M

1

USB_5_6

AB350M
A320M

BIOS
ROM

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

6 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

7 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

14 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

15 COM Port Header (COM1)

16 TPM Header (TPMS1)

17 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

20 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

21 AMD Fan LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1)

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I/O Panel

AB350M:

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AB350M
A320M

3

2

4

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 6 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_56)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

3 Line In (Light Blue)** 8 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

4 Front Speaker (Lime)** 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_12)

5 Microphone (Pink)** 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port

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A320M:

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 6 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

3 Line In (Light Blue)** 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_12)

4 Front Speaker (Lime)** 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port

5 Microphone (Pink)**

2

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5

3

4

5

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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** To congure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it i s required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi­channel audio feature through the audio driver.

Please set Speaker Conguration to “7.1 Speaker”in the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

AB350M
A320M

Function of the Audio Por ts in 7.1-channel Con guration:

Port Function

Light Blue (Rear panel) Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel) Side Speaker Out

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock AB350M / A320M motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s
commitment to quality and endurance.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modica­tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for spe cic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website a s well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock AB350M / A320M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock AB350M / A320M Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock AB350M / A320M Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for
more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)
* Please refer to page 24 for DDR4 UDIMM maximum frequency
support.

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AB350M
A320M

Micro ATX Form Factor
Solid Capacitor design

Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge)
and Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge)
Digi Power design
9 Power Phase design
Supports 95W Air Cooling

AMD Promontory B350 (AB350M)
AMD Promontory A320 (A320M)

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
AMD Ryzen series CPUs support DDR4 3200+(OC)/2933
(OC)/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buered
memory*
AMD 7th Gen A-Series APUs support DDR4 2400/2133 ECC
& non-ECC, un-buered memory*

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Expansion
Slot

Audio

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*

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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
* AMD Ryzen series CPUs support PCIE2: x16 mode
* AMD 7th A-Series APUs support PCIE2: x8 mode

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

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7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec)

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* To congure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD
front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio
feature through the audio driver.

Supports Surge Protection

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ELNA Audio Caps

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Realtek RTL8111GR

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

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Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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6 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) (AB350M) /

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4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) (A320M)
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LED)
HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports type 2242/2260/2280

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M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up
to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Ryzen Series CPU) or Gen3 x2 (16

Gb/s) (with A-Series APU)**
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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Connector

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header

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1 x RGB LED Header

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* Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

1 x AMD Fan LED Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum
1A (12W) fan power.

2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

AB350M
A320M

2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection)
1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

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Supports “Plug and Play”

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ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3 support

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DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment

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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

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CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

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* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock’s web­site for details: http://www.asrock.com

FCC, CE, WHQL

Certica­tions

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com

Please realize that the re is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjust­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause
damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.

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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard
components.
In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.
When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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AB350M
A320M

2

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

Aer you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger
heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease
between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the
CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

Please turn o the power or remove the power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.

Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1

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AB350M
A320M

2

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR2

1

AB350M
A320M

2

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AB350M
A320M

4

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FA

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4-pin FAN cable

RGB LED Cable

1

FAN

CPU_

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N

FA

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D

AM

+12V

*e diagram shown here are for reference only. Please refer to page 32 for the orientation of
AMD Fan LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1).

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR3

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2

AB350M

4

A320M

3

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5

CPU_FAN1

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AB350M
A320M

6

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FA

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U

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+12V

or

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Please note that only one cable should be used at a time in this step.
If you select AMD_FAN_LED1, please install ASRock utility "ASRock RGB LED".
If you select USB connector, please install AMD utility "SR3 Settings Soware".

*e diagram shown here are for reference only. Please refer to page 32 for the orientation of AMD Fan
LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1).

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides two 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same
brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one memory
module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR , DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

DDR4 UDIMM Maximum Frequency Support

A-Series APUs:

UDIMM Memory Slot

A1 B1

- SR 2400

SR - 2400

- DR 2400

DR - 2400

SR SR 2400

DR DR 2400

Frequency

(Mhz)

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Ryzen CPUs:

UDIMM Memory Slot

A1 B1

- SR 2667

SR - 2667

- DR 2667

DR - 2667

SR SR 2667

DR DR 2667

SR: Single rank DIMM, 1Rx4 or 1Rx8 on DIMM module label

DR: Dual rank DIMM, 2Rx4 or 2R x8 on DIMM module label

Frequency

(Mhz)

AB350M
A320M

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

* PCIE2 will downgrade to x8 mode when A-Series APU is installed.

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper
is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRMOS1)
(see p.1 or 3, No. 18)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the
CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you
just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it
down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,
date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

AB350M
A320M

If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detec ted. Please adjust the BIOS option
“Clear Status” to clear the record of previou s chassis intrusion status.

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over
these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors
will cause permanent damage to the motherboard.

System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.1 or 3, No. 12)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connec t to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart
the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):

Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when
the system is ope rating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S3 sleep state.
e LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):

Connec t to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when
the hard dr ive is reading or writing data.

e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists
of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.

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PLE D+

PLE D-

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

PWR BTN#

GND

RES ET#

GND

GND

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.

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