Asrock B150M Pro4 User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2015

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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 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 8

Chapter 2 Installation 10

2.1 Installing the CPU 11

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 17

2.5 Jumpers Setup 18

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19

2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23

2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 23

2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 25

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 26

3.1 Installing Drivers 26

3.2 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 27

3.2.1 UI Overview 27

3.2.2 Apps 28

3.2.3 BIOS & Drivers 31

3.2.4 Setting 32

3.3 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 33

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 36

4.1 Introduction 36

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 36

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 37

4.2 Main Screen 38

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 39

4.4 Advanced Screen 47

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 48

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 50

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 52

4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 53

4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 54

4.4.6 USB Conguration 56

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 57

4.5 Tools 58

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 62

4.7 Security Screen 64

4.8 Boot Screen 65

4.9 Exit Screen 68

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock B150M Pro4 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock ’s consistently stringent qualit y 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 doc umentation 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 further notice . If you require technical suppor t related to this mother­board, please v isit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well . ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

B150M Pro4

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock B150M Pro4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock B150M Pro4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock B150M Pro4 Support CD

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

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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Micro ATX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor design

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)

Digi Power design

6 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technolog y

Intel® B150

Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 4.0

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4

mode)

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs

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can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick

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Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full

HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 510/530

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

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Supports Triple Monitor

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

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(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

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Audio

LAN

Supports DVI-D with max. 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 Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9

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Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D

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and HDMI Ports

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892

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Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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ELNA Audio Caps

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Gigabit LA N 10/100/10 00 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I219V

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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B150M Pro4

Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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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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4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))

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

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LED)

HD Audio Jacks: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass

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/ Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and

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Hot Plug

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Connector

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

1 x Print Port Header

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1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)

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2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed

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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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1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup-

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port

ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

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DRAM Voltage Multi-adjustment

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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by

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CPU temperature)

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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

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DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-

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bit

* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with

xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to

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or more detailed instructions.

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

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

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FCC, CE, WHQL

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that there i s a certain risk involved with o verclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS , applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cau se damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own r isk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused b y overclocking.

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

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CMOS

Battery

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DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

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ATX12V1

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SATA3_2

SATA3_3

USB3_5 _6

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SATA3_4

SATA3_5

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CLRMOS1

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HD_AUDIO1

PCIE3

PCIE4

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USB 3.0
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SATA3_1

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

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

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

6 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

7 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

14 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

15 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

16 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2)

18 TPM Header (TPMS1)

19 Print Port Header (LPT1)

20 COM Port Header (COM1)

21 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 8 Microphone (Pink)

2 D-Sub Port 9 Central / Bass (Orange)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 10 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

4 Side Speaker (Gray) 11 HDMI Port

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 DVI-D Por t

6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

7 Front Speaker (Lime)**

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Plea se refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

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

** If you use a 2- channel speaker, please connec t the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection details in a ccordance with the t ype of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 9)

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

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to conn ect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel au dio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool
on your system. Please select “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi­streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are
allowe d to selec t “Realtek HDA Primary out put” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/
Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front
panel audio.

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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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components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries 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

1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket , please check if the PnP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if the re are any bent pins in the socket . Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power c ables be fore installing the CPU.

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cove r must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for ae r service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand,

speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Me mory Technol ogy with only one or three memory
module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot;
otherwise, this mothe rboard and DI MM may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

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e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It wil l cause permane nt damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orie ntation .

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 4 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an expansion card, plea se make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the docume ntation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE4

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A

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Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better thermal environment, please connect a ch assis fan to the moth erboard ’s
chassis fan connector (CHA _FAN1 or CHA_FAN2) when using multiple g raphics
cards.

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper

is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLR MOS1)

(see p.6, No. 16)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system

parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to

short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the

CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you

just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it

down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,

date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS batter y is

removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please a djust the BIOS option “Cl ear
Status” to clear the record of previous ch assis intrus ion statu s.

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