ASRock A320M-DVS R4.0 User manual

4.5 (2)

Version 1.0

Published February 2017

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1)this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2)this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1

1.1

Package Contents

1

1.2

Specifications

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 Configuration

50

4.4.2

North Bridge Configuration

51

4.4.3

South Bridge Configuration

52

4.4.4

Storage Configuration

53

4.4.5

Super IO Configuration

54

4.4.6

ACPI Configuration

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

AB350M

A320M

Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank 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

software and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the configuration guide of the BIOS setup.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock AB350M / A320M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

ASRock AB350M / A320M Quick Installation Guide

ASRock AB350M / A320M Support CD

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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

1 x Screw for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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English

1.2 Specifications

Platform

Micro ATX Form Factor

 

Solid Capacitor design

CPU

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

Chipset

AMD Promontory B350 (AB350M)

 

AMD Promontory A320 (A320M)

Memory

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-buffered memory*

AMD 7th Gen A-Series APUs support DDR4 2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*

*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.

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Expansion

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

Slot

* 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

Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec)

 

* To configure 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

 

ELNA Audio Caps

2

 

 

 

AB350M

 

 

 

 

 

 

A320M

LAN

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

 

Realtek RTL8111GR

 

Supports Wake-On-LAN

 

Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

 

Supports LAN Cable Detection

 

Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

 

Supports PXE

Rear Panel

1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

I/O

1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

 

2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

 

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

 

 

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) (A320M)

 

1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

 

 

LED)

 

HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

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

 

 

RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*

 

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports type 2242/2260/2280

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

Connector 1 x COM Port Header

1 x TPM Header

1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header

1 x RGB LED Header

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

1 x AMD Fan LED Header

1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

*The 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)

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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3

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

 

 

Protection)

 

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

 

 

Protection)

BIOS

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

Feature

Supports “Plug and Play”

 

ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events

 

Supports jumperfree

 

SMBIOS 2.3 support

 

DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment

Hardware

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

Monitor

CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

 

CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

 

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

 

CASE OPEN detection

 

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

OS

Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit

 

* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock’s web-

 

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

Certifica-

FCC, CE, WHQL

tions

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

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

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect 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 caused by overclocking.

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4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB350M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A320M

 

1.3 Motherboard Layout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB350M:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

3

 

 

Keyboard PS2

Mouse

PS2

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU_FAN1

 

 

 

 

 

ATX12V1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T: USB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: USB2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 3.0

RJ-LA45N

LED1FAN

 

 

AM4SOCKET

-288bit,(64pinmodule)

-288bit,(64pinmodule)

 

ATXPWR1

 

T: USB5

 

 

 

 

T: USB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: USB2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T: USB3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: USB4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

USB 3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: USB6

 

AMD_

 

 

 

A1

B1

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

DDR4

DDR4

 

 

 

MICN Bottom: I

FRONT Center:

LINNEI op:T

CMOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD_AUDIO1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

CHA_FAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS

AB350M

 

 

 

7 8

 

5

 

 

 

ROM

 

 

 

USB3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

PCIE1

_

 

 

 

Front USB 3.0

 

 

 

 

M2

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

M2_1_CT3

M2_1_CT2

M2_1_CT1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultra M.2

 

5 6

3 4

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIe Gen3 x4

 

_

_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

PCI Express 3.0

 

 

 

SATA3 3

SATA3 4

 

 

 

 

RoHS

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super

 

 

AMD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promontory

 

 

SATA3 1

SATA3 2

 

 

 

 

I/O

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

B350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM1

 

 

 

SPK_CI1

PANEL1

 

11

 

 

 

 

CHA_FAN2

 

 

PLED PWRBTN

 

CLRCMOS1

RGB_LED1

TPMS1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDLED RESET

 

 

 

18

17

16

15

14

 

 

13

12

 

 

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No. Description

1ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

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

3CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

6USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

7USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

8SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

9SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

10SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

11SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

12System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

14Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

15COM Port Header (COM1)

16TPM Header (TPMS1)

17RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

18Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

19Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

20Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

21AMD Fan LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1)

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AB350M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A320M

A320M:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard PS2

Mous e

PS2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU_FAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATX12V1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T: USB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: USB2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

(64bit,288-pinmodule)

(64bit,288-pinmodule)

 

 

T: USB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: USB2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 3.0

RJ-45 LAN

 

 

 

 

AM4 SOCKET

 

 

T: USB3

 

 

 

 

 

ATXPWR1

B: USB4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAN LED1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

AMD_

 

 

 

A1

B1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_

_

 

 

 

 

HD_AUDIO1

CMOS

 

 

 

 

DDR4

DDR4

 

 

MI Bottom: CI N

FRON Center: T

LINE Top: IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

CHA_FAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS

 

A320M

 

 

 

 

 

7 8

 

 

 

ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

PCIE1

_

 

 

 

Front USB 3.0

 

 

 

M2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M2_1_CT3

M2_1_CT2

M2_1_CT1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultra M.2

 

5 6

3 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIe Gen3 x4

 

_

_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI Express 3.0

 

 

 

 

SATA3 3

SATA3 4

 

 

 

RoHS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super

 

AMD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promontory

 

 

SATA3 1

SATA3 2

 

 

 

 

 

I/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM1

 

 

 

SPK_CI1

PANEL1

 

 

 

RGB_LED1

 

 

CHA_FAN2

 

 

 

PLED PWRBTN

 

CLRCMOS1

TPMS1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDLED RESET

 

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No. Description

1ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

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

3CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

6USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

7USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

8SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

9SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

10SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

11SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

12System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

14Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

15COM Port Header (COM1)

16TPM Header (TPMS1)

17RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

18Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

19Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

20Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

21AMD Fan LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1)

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AB350M

A320M

1.4I/O Panel AB350M:

3

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

9

8

 

7

6

5

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A320M:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

8

7

 

6

5

No.

Description

 

 

No.

Description

 

 

 

 

1

PS/2 Mouse Port

 

 

6

USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

 

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LAN RJ-45 Port*

 

 

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USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

 

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Line In (Light Blue)**

 

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USB 2.0 Ports (USB_12)

 

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Front Speaker (Lime)**

 

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PS/2 Keyboard Port

 

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Microphone (Pink)**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED

LAN Port

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity / Link LED

 

Speed LED

 

 

 

 

 

Status

 

Description

 

Status

 

Description

Off

 

No Link

 

Off

 

10Mbps connection

 

 

 

Blinking

 

Data Activity

 

Orange

 

100Mbps connection

On

 

Link

 

Green

 

1Gbps connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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** To configure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multichannel audio feature through the audio driver.

Please set Speaker Configuration to “7.1 Speaker”in the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

Function of the Audio Ports in 7.1-channel Configuration:

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

This is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits 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. 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, 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.

Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

After 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 off the power or remove the power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.

Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1

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