ASRock AD2550B-ITX User Manual

AD2550B-ITX

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published June 2013

Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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lowing 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 Cali-

fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

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

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Contents

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

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

1.2 Specications ................................................................. 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 10

1.4 I/O Panel ...................................................................... 11

2 Installation ........................................................... 12

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 12

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 12

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) .................. 13

2.4 Expansion Slot

2.5 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..................... 15

2.6 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 17

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 18

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

Installation .................................................................. 21

2.9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2

HDDs ............................................................................ 21

2.10 SATA / SATA2 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

Guide ......................................................................... 22

2.11 Driver Installation Guide ............................................. 24

2.12 Installing Windows® 7 on SATA / SATAII HDDs ........ 24

3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 25

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 25

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 25

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 26

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 26

3.3 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 27

3.3.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 28

3.3.2 Chipset Conguration........................................... 29

3.3.3 Storage Conguration .......................................... 30

3.3.4 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 31

3.3.5 ACPI Conguration............................................... 32

3.3.6 USB Conguration ............................................... 33

3.3.7 Voltage Conguration ........................................... 34

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 35

3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 36

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................. 37

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 38

(PCI Slot)

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4 Software Support ................................................. 39

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 39

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 39

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 39

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 39

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 39

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 39

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock AD2550B-ITX motherboard, a reliable mother-

board 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 step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the conguration

guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be

updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-

tice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version

will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may 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 specic information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock AD2550B-ITX Motherboard

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

ASRock AD2550B-ITX Quick Installation Guide

ASRock AD2550B-ITX Support CD

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (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

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power

CPU - Intel® Dual-Core AtomTM Processor D2550 (1.86 GHz)

Chipset - Southbridge: Intel® NM10 Express

Memory - 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots

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

memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 4GB (see CAUTION 1)

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI slot

Graphics - Intel® PowerVR SGX545

- DirectX 9.0, Pixel Shader 3.0

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

60Hz

Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA® VT1705 Audio Codec)

LAN - Realtek PCIE x1 LAN RTL8105E

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports PXE

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1

- 1 x VGA Port

- 4 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: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone

Connector - 2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug functions

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x CIR 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

Unique Feature - ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 2)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 3)

- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 4)

- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 5)

- ASRock XFast RAM (see CAUTION 6)

- ASRock Crashless BIOS (see CAUTION 7)

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 8)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 9)

- 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

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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

(see CAUTION 10)

* 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. Due to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may be less than

4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® OS. You can

use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

2. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.

This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS

without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. With

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 le to your USB ash drive,

oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few

clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated

ash utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must

use FAT32/16/12 le system.

3. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,

such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solu-

tion 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 continu-

ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend 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

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

performance may depend on the properties of the device.

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

the benets listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can con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. Traf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.

6. ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used

under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the load-

ing time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster than

ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster.

Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the

frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifes-

pan.

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7. ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear

of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process, ASRock

Crashless BIOS will automatically nish the BIOS update procedure after

regaining power. Please note that BIOS les need to be placed in the

root directory of your USB disk. Only USB2.0 ports support this feature.

8. 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.

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

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the moth-

erboard 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.

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

European Union to de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 efciency should be higher

than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power sup-

ply selection, we recommend you to check with the power supply manu-

facturer for more details.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

SPEAKER1

1

HD_AUDIO 1

PANEL1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWR BTN

1

CMO S

Bat te ry

16Mb
BIOS

1

AUDIO
CODEC

17.0cm (6.7 in)

17.0cm (6.7 in )

Supe r

IO

1

2

4

5

7

6

8

9

10

12

131411

15

16

3

FS B80 0

DDR 3_ A1 ( 64 b it, 204 -p in m odu le )

FS B80 0

DDR 3_ A2 ( 64 b it, 204 -p in m odu le )

SATAII_1

SATAII_2

LAN
PHY

RoH S

USB 2. 0
T: US B0
B: USB 1

Top:
RJ-4 5

PARA LL EL P OR T

VGA 1

Top:

Line In

Cent er:

Line Out

Bott om:

Mic In

CPU_FAN 1

1

USB6_7

PCI1

1

USB4_5

ErP /E uP Re ady

USB 2 .0
T: USB2
B: US B3

COM 1

Desig n in Taip ei

PS2

Mous e

PS2

Keyb oard

1

CIR1

1

IR1

CHA_FAN 1

X

Fast LA N

X

Fast US B

DX10 .1

AD2550B-ITX

CLRCMOS1

1

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1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 11 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

2 CPU Heatsink 12 Chassis Speaker Header

3 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) (SPEAKER 1, White)

4 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots 13 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)

(DDR3_A1, DDR3_A2, Black) 14 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_1, Blue)

5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 15 16Mb SPI Flash

6 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_2, Blue) 16 PCI Slot (PCI1)

7 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 17 Front Panel Audio Header

8 Infrared Module Header (IR1) (HD_AUDIO1, White)

9 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) 18 Intel NM10 Express Chip

10 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

2 Parallel Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 9 VGA Port

4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 COM Port

5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

6 Microphone (Pink)

* 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

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link

LAN Port LED Indications

ACT/LINK

LED

LAN Port

SPEED

LED

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 nd “VIA HD Audio Deck” tool on

your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install.

Please click “VIA HD Audio Deck” icon , and click “Advanced Options” on the left side

on the bottom. In “Advanced Options” screen, select “Independent Headphone”, and click

“OK” to save your change.

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Chapter 2: Installation

This is a Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you

install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the

motherboard ts into it.

motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and

damages to motherboard components.

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

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also

remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object

before you handle components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or

in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is

switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.

Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,

and/or components.

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