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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Unique Features 6
1.4 Motherboard Layout 9
1.5 I/O Panel 15
Chapter 2 Installation 18
2.1 Installing the CPU 19
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 21
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 22
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 24
2.5 Jumpers Setup 25
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 26
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 31
3.1 Installing Drivers 31
3.2 A-Tuning 32
3.3 Start8 35
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 38
4.1 Introduction 38
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 38
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 39
4.2 Main Screen 40
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 42
4.4 Advanced Screen 45
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 46
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 47
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 49
4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 50
4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 51
4.4.6 USB Conguration 53
4.4.7 Trusted Computing 54
4.5 Tools 55
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 58
4.7 Boot Screen 59
4.8 Security Screen 62
4.9 Exit Screen 63
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Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock AM1H-M / AM1B-MDH / AM1B-M
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
soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.
Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modications 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 cic 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.
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 aect 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.
Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB
for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 8.1 / 8 / 7 / XP. For Windows® 64bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to
utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.
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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock A-Tuning
A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new
features and improved utilities, including XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night
LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning and a whole lot more.
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a
much more ecient way to save energy, time, money, and improves system running
speed for your system. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally
enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows® to shorten boot
up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specic timing during the shutdown and startup
process, Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows® desktop in a few seconds.
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-
nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without
preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save
the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or
<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.
Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le
system.
ASRock APP Charger
Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
charge up to 40% faster than before on your computer. ASRock APP Charger allows
you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports
continuous charging when your PC enters into Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation
mode (S4) or power o (S5).
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ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast LAN provides faster internet access, which includes the benets
listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s
priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer
setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac
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 currently transferring.
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ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock XFast RAM is included in A-Tuning. It fully utilizes the memory space
that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM
shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng 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 lifespan.
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If
power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will