ASRock AD2500-ITX User Manual

AD2700-ITX /

AD2500-ITX

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published November 2011

Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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tional use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed
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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.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The 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.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

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Contents

1 Introduction ......................................................... 5

1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5

1.2 Specifi cations ................................................................. 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout (AD2700-ITX) ............................... 11

1.4 Motherboard Layout (AD2500-ITX) ............................... 12

1.5 I/O Panel (AD2700-ITX) ............................................... 13

1.6 I/O Panel (AD2500-ITX) ............................................... 14

2 Installation ........................................................... 15

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 15

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 15

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) .................. 16

2.4 Expansion Slot

2.5 Dual Monitor Feature ..................................................... 18

2.6 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..................... 20

2.7 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 21

2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 22

2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks

Installation .................................................................. 26

2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2

HDDs ............................................................................ 26

2.11 SATA / SATA2 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

Guide ......................................................................... 27

2.12 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 29

2.13 Installing Windows

3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 30

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 30

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 30

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 31

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 31

3.3 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 33

3.3.1 CPU Confi guration ............................................... 34

3.3.2 Chipset Confi guration........................................... 35

3.3.3 Storage Confi guration .......................................... 36

3.3.4 Super IO Confi guration ........................................ 37

3.3.5 ACPI Confi guration............................................... 38

3.3.6 USB Confi guration ............................................... 39

3.3.7 Voltage Confi guration ........................................... 40

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 41

(PCI Slot)

................................................ 17

®

7 on SATA / SATAII HDDs ......... 29

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3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 42

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................. 43

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 44

4 Software Support ................................................. 45

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 45

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 45

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 45

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 45

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 45

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 45

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX motherboard, a reli-
able 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 contain introduction of the motherboard and step­by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the confi guration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifi cations and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no­tice. In case any modifi cations of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may fi nd
the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for specifi c information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX Motherboard
(Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm)
ASRock AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX Quick Installation Guide
ASRock AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specifications

Platform - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm

- All Solid Capacitor design (AD2700-ITX)

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power (AD2500-ITX)
CPU - Intel
(AD2700-ITX)

- Intel® Dual-Core AtomTM Processor D2500 (1.86 GHz)
(AD2500-ITX)

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (AD2700-ITX)
(see CAUTION 1)

Chipset - Southbridge: Intel
Memory - 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered
memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 4GB (see CAUTION 2)

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI slot
Graphics - Intel

- DirectX 9.0, Pixel Shader 3.0

- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
(see CAUTION 3)

- Supports HDMI 1.3a Technology with max. resolution up to
1920x1200

- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz

- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports

- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback
with DVI and HDMI ports (AD2700-ITX)
Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection
(Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

- Supports THX TruStudio
LAN (AD2700-ITX) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Effi cient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE

®

Dual-Core AtomTM Processor D2700 (2.13 GHz)

®

NM10 Express

®

PowerVR SGX545

TM

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LAN (AD2500-ITX) - Realtek PCIE x1 LAN RTL8105E

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel
(AD2700-ITX) - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports

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

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front
Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 4)
Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel
(AD2500-ITX) - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

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

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front
Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 4)
USB 3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB
(AD2700-ITX) 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
Connector - 2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug functions

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x CIR header

- 1 x Print Port header

- 1 x COM port header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

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BIOS Feature - 16Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite
(CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; ASRock MAGIX
Multimedia Suite - OEM)
Unique Feature - ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 5)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 6)

- ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 7)

- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 8)

- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 9)

- ASRock On/Off Play Technology (see CAUTION 10)

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 11)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing
Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS - Microsoft

®

Windows® 7 32-bit compliant

Certifi cations - FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
(see CAUTION 13)

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

WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or
using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system
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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CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page

34.

2. Due to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may be less than
4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows

3. You can choose to use two of the three monitors only. D-Sub, DVI-D and
HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time. Besides, with the
DVI-to-HDMI adapter, the DVI-D port can support the same features as
HDMI port.

4. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-chan­nel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 13
and 14 for proper connection.

5. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS
without entering operating systems fi rst like MS-DOS or Windows
this utility, you can press the <F6> key during the POST or the <F2>

key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.

Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS fi le to your USB fl ash drive,
fl oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few
clicks without preparing an additional fl oppy diskette or other complicated
fl ash utility. Please be noted that the USB fl ash drive or hard drive must
use FAT32/16/12 fi le system.

6. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,
such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solu­tion for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply install the APP Charger

driver, it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer

and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to

quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports
continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Sus-

pend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP
Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging
experience.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

7. ASRock SmartView, a new function for internet browsers, is the smart
start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history,
your Facebook friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced
view for a more personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are
exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that helps you
keep in touch with friends on-the-go. To use ASRock SmartView feature,
please make sure your OS version is Windows

®

sion is IE8.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp

®

OS.

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8. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The

performance may depend on the properties of the device.

9. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes

the benefi ts listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can confi g-
ure your application’s priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower
Latency in Game: After setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower
the latency in games. Traffi c Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos
and download simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With
the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are
transferring currently.

10. ASRock On/Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio ex-

perience from the portable audio devices, such like MP3 player or mobile
phone to your PC, even when the PC is turned off (or in ACPI S5 mode)!
This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that
ensures users the most convenient computing environment.

11. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended

to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU
bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU.

12. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the moth­erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back
again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease
between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

13. EuP stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by the

European Union to defi ne the power consumption for the completed sys-
tem. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system

should be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standards,

an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required.
According to Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet
the standard of 5v, and the standby power effi ciency should be higher
than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power sup­ply selection, we recommend you to check with the power supply manu­facturer for more details.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout (AD2700-ITX)

1

4

3

2

5

17.0cm (6.7 in)

Keyboard

PS2

USB2.0
T:USB0
B:USB1

VGA1

DVI_CON1

COM1

1

Super

IO

LPT1

1

HDMI1

USB 3.0
T:USB2
B: USB3

20

USB 2.0

Top:

T:USB4

RJ-45

B: USB5

LAN

Top:

CTR BASS

Center:

REAR SPK

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

MIC IN

Bottom:

FRONT

Center:

PHY

Top:

LINE IN

1

HD_AUDIO1

AUDIO
CODEC

19

ErP/EuP Ready

CPU_FAN1

RoHS

CMOS

Battery

AD2700-ITX

PCI1

USB 3.0

18

16Mb
BIOS

Designin Taipei

CHA_FAN1

6

FSB800

FSB800

DDR3_A2 (64bit, 204-pin module)

DDR3_A1 (64bit, 204-pin module)

17.0cm (6.7 in)

7

SATAII_1

SATAII_2

8

USB8_9

1

1

1

CIR1

SPEAKER1

1

15

17

16

14

USB6_7

CLRCMOS1

1

13

1

PANEL 1

PLED PWRBTN

HDLED RESET

IR1

1

9

10
11
12

1 Print Port Header (LPT1, White) 12 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)
2 COM Port Header (COM1) 13 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 14 Chassis Speaker Header
4 CPU Heatsink (SPEAKER 1, White)
5 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots 16 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_1, Blue)
(DDR3_A1, DDR3_A2, Black) 17 16Mb SPI Flash
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 18 PCI Slot (PCI1)
8 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_2, Blue) 19 Front Panel Audio Header
9 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) (HD_AUDIO1, White)
10 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 20 Intel NM10 Express Chip
11 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White)

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1.4 Motherboard Layout (AD2500-ITX)

1

4

3

2

5

17.0cm (6.7 in)

Keyboard

PS2

USB2.0
T:USB0
B:USB1

VGA1

DVI_CON1

COM1

1

Super

IO

LPT1

1

HDMI1

USB 2.0
T:USB2
B: USB3

20

USB 2.0

Top:

T:USB4

RJ-45

B: USB5

LAN

Top:

CTR BASS

Center:

REAR SPK

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

MIC IN

Bottom:

FRONT

Center:

PHY

Top:

LINE IN

1

HD_AUDIO1

AUDIO

CODEC

19

ErP/EuP Ready

CPU_FAN1

RoHS

CMOS

Battery

AD2500-ITX

PCI1

18

16Mb
BIOS

Designin Taipei

CHA_FAN1

6

FSB800

FSB800

DDR3_A2 (64bit, 204-pin module)

DDR3_A1 (64bit, 204-pin module)

17.0cm (6.7 in)

7

SATAII_1

SATAII_2

8

USB8_9

1

1

1

CIR1

SPEAKER1

1

15

17

16

14

USB6_7

CLRCMOS1

1

13

1

PANEL1

PLED PWRBTN

HDLED RESET

IR1

1

9

10
11
12

1 Print Port Header (LPT1, White) 12 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)
2 COM Port Header (COM1) 13 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 14 Chassis Speaker Header
4 CPU Heatsink (SPEAKER 1, White)
5 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots 16 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_1, Blue)
(DDR3_A1, DDR3_A2, Black) 17 16Mb SPI Flash
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 18 PCI Slot (PCI1)
8 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_2, Blue) 19 Front Panel Audio Header
9 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) (HD_AUDIO1, White)
10 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 20 Intel NM10 Express Chip
11 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White)

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1.5 I/O Panel (AD2700-ITX)

11

3

10

ACT/LINK
LED

4

5

6

7

8

9

SPEED
LED

1

14

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 8 Front Speaker (Lime)
2 D-Sub Port 9 Microphone (Pink)
* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)
4 Central / Bass (Orange) 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB23)
5 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 HDMI Port
6 Optical SPDIF Out Port 13 DVI-D Port
7 Line In (Light Blue) 14 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

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

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

2

13

LAN Port LED Indications

12

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

LAN Port

If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.

**

See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line In or
(No. 8) (No. 5) (No. 4) Side Speaker
(No. 7)

2 V -- -- -­4 V V -- -­6 V V V -­8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will fi nd “Mixer” tool on your system.
Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click

“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA
Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek
HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.

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1.6 I/O Panel (AD2500-ITX)

11

3

10

ACT/LINK
LED

4

5

6

7

8

9

SPEED
LED

1

14

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 8 Front Speaker (Lime)
2 D-Sub Port 9 Microphone (Pink)
* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)
4 Central / Bass (Orange) 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
5 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 HDMI Port
6 Optical SPDIF Out Port 13 DVI-D Port
7 Line In (Light Blue) 14 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

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

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

2

13

LAN Port LED Indications

12

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link

LAN Port

If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.

**

See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line In or
(No. 8) (No. 5) (No. 4) Side Speaker
(No. 7)

2 V -- -- -­4 V V -- -­6 V V V -­8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will fi nd “Mixer” tool on your system.
Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click

“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA
Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek
HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.

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