ASRock A520M-HDVP Service Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2020

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 8

Chapter 2 Installation 9

2.1 Installing the CPU 10

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 12

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 20

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 22

2.5 Jumpers Setup 23

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24

2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 28

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 31

3.1 Installing Drivers 31

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 32

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 32

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 32

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 35

3.3.1 UI Overview 35

3.3.2 Apps 36

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 39

3.3.4 Setting 40

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 41

4.1 Introduction 41

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 41

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 42

4.2 Main Screen 43

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 44

4.4 Advanced Screen 47

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 48

4.4.2 Onboard Devices Conguration 49

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 50

4.4.4 ACPI Conguration 51

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 52

4.4.6 Trusted Computing 53

4.4.7 AMD PBS 54

4.4.8 AMD CBS 55

4.5 Tools 56

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 57

4.7 Security Screen 58

4.8 Boot Screen 59

4.9 Exit Screen 61

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock A520M-HDVP 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 documentation, 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 documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on
ASRock’s website w ithout f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s pecic information about the model
you are using. You may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website ht tp://www.a srock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock A520M-HDVP Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock A520M-HDVP Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock A520M-HDVP 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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* Not compatible with AMD RyzenTM 5 3400G and RyzenTM 3

3200G.

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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 20 for DDR4 UDIMM maximum

frequency support.

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Micro ATX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor design

Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 RyzenTM / future AMD

RyzenTM Processors (3000 and 4000 Series Processors)*

6 Power Phase design

AMD A520

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4

4600+(OC)/4533(OC)/4466(OC)/4400(OC)/4333(OC)/4266

(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/

3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133

ECC & non-ECC, un-buered memory*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4 4733+

(OC)/4666(OC)/4600(OC)/4533(OC)/4466(OC)/

4400(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/

4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/

3466(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-

buered memory*

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

Supports Extreme Memory Prole (X MP) memory modules

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

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

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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots

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1 x PCI Slot

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Graphics

Integrated AMD RadeonTM Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen

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Series APU*

* Actual support may vary by CPU

DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0

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Shared memor y default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports

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up to 16GB.

* e Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system

memory installed.

Four graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and

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DisplayPort 1.4

Supports Triple Monitor

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* Only DVI-D will function if DVI-D and DisplayPort 1.4 ports

are both connected.

Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 60Hz

Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 5K

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(5120x2880)@120Hz

Supports DVI-D with ma x. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1

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Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4

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Ports

Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1 and

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DisplayPort 1.4 Ports

Supports Microso PlayReady®

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Audio

LAN

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec)

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Supports Surge Protection

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

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Realtek RTL8111GN

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

Connector

1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

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1 x Serial Port: COM1

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.4

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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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, supports M Key type 2280 M.2

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SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to

Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

1 x Print Port Header

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1 x SPI TPM Header

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1 x COM Port Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker 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.

1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e Chassis Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum

1A (12W) fan power.

1 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan

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Speed Control)

* e Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan

of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

* CHA_FAN1/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in

use.

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

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

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ESD Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with 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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1.8V, DRAM, VDDP Voltage Multi-adjustment

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Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis, Chassis/Water Pump

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Fans

Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis, Chassis/Water Pump Fans

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Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-

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ture): CPU, Chassis, Chassis/Water Pump Fans

Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis, Chassis/Water

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Pump Fans

CASE OPEN detection

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

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

OS

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 overclocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technol ogy, or using
third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or
even cause dam age to the components and devices of your system. It should be done
at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for poss ible damage caused by
overclocking.

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FCC, CE

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

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_ 5_6)

6 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)

7 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) (Upper), SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) (Lower)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1) (Upper), SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) (Lower)

9 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

10 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

11 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

12 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)

13 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

14 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

15 Print Port Header (LPT1)

16 COM Port Header (COM1)

17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

18 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2)

2 D-Sub Port 9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_1234)

3 Serial Port (COM2) 10 DisplayPort 1.4

4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 11 HDMI Port

5 Line In (Light Blue)** 12 DVI-D Port

6 Front Speaker (Lime)** 13 PS/2 Keyboard Port

7 Microphone (Pink)**

* 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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** Function of the Au dio Ports 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

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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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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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR2

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your motherboard.

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