ASRock A320M-DVS R4.0 User manual

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

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 5

1.4 I/O Panel 9

Chapter 2 Installation 12

2.1 Installing the CPU 13

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 24

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 26

2.5 Jumpers Setup 27

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 28

2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 33

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 36

3.1 Installing Drivers 36

3.2 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 37

3.2.1 UI Overview 37

3.2.2 Apps 38

3.2.3 BIOS & Drivers 41

3.2.4 Setting 42

3.3 ASRock RGB LED 43

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 45

4.1 Introduction 45

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 45

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 46

4.2 Main Screen 47

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 48

4.4 Advanced Screen 49

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 50

4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 51

4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 52

4.4.4 Storage Conguration 53

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 54

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 55

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 56

4.5 Tools 57

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 59

4.7 Security Screen 60

4.8 Boot Screen 61

4.9 Exit Screen 63

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.

In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard

and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the

soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.

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.a srock .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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AB350M
A320M

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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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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

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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 ty pe 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

AB350M
A320M

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 ma ximum

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

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 web-

site for details: http://www.asrock.com

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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 r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju st­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices 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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1.3 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: USB 1
B: U SB2

SOCKET AM 4

Fro nt U SB 3. 0

1

COM1

CMO S

Bat ter y

ATX12V1

M2_ 1

Ult ra M.2

PCIe G en3 x 4

USB3_7 _8

1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBT N

PANEL1

1

RoH S

SPK_CI1

1

PCI E xp re ss 3. 0

DDR 4_A 1 (64 bit , 2 88- pin mo dul e)

DDR 4_B 1 (64 bit , 2 88- pin mo dul e)

PCI E1

AMD

Promontory

B350

PS2

Keyb oard

PS2

Mous e

USB 3.0
T: USB 1
B: U SB2

USB 3.0
T: USB 3
B: U SB4

RGB_LED1

1

AMD_FAN_L E D1

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

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AB35 0M

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USB_5_6

USB 3.0
T: USB 5
B: U SB6

AB350M:

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A320M

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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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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: USB 1
B: U SB2

SOCKET AM 4

Fro nt U SB 3. 0

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COM1

CMO S

Bat ter y

ATX12V1

M2_ 1

Ult ra M.2

PCIe G en3 x 4

USB3_7 _8

1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBT N

PANEL1

1

RoH S

SPK_CI1

1

PCI E xp re ss 3. 0

DDR 4_A 1 (64 bit , 2 88- pin mo dul e)

DDR 4_B 1 (64 bit , 2 88- pin mo dul e)

PCI E1

AMD

Promontory

A320

PS2

Keyb oard

PS2

Mous e

USB 3.0
T: USB 1
B: U SB2

USB 3.0
T: USB 3
B: U SB4

RGB_LED1

1

AMD_FAN_L E D1

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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1.4 I/O Panel

AB350M:

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AB350M
A320M

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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)**

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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 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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A320M

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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. Ma ke 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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A320M

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