B85M BTC
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published March 2014
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any errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation.
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warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to
the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular
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any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for
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even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any
defect or error in the documentation or product.
is 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
e 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 ww w.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”
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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 11
Chapter 2 Installation 12
2.1 Installing the CPU 13
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 16
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 17
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19
2.5 Jumpers Setup 20
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 26
3.1 Installing Drivers 26
3.2 A-Tuning 27
3.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 31
3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 36
3.5 Start8 41
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 44
4.1 Introduction 44
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 44
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 45
4.2 Main Screen 46
4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 47
4.4 Advanced Screen 55
4.4.1 CPU Conguration 56
4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 58
4.4.3 Storage Conguration 60
4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Start Technology 61
4.4.5 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 62
4.4.6 Super IO Conguration 63
4.4.7 ACPI Conguration 64
4.4.8 USB Conguration 66
4.4.9 Trusted Computing 67
4.5 Tools 68
4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 71
4.7 Boot Screen 72
4.8 Security Screen 75
4.9 Exit Screen 76
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock B85M BTC 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 documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications 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 pecic 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 B85M BTC Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
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ASRock B85M BTC Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock B85M BTC 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 Specications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
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Micro ATX Form Factor
All Solid Capacitor design
High Density Glass Fabric PCB
Supports 4th generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /
Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 package
Digi Power design
4 Power Phase design
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Intel® B85
Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 2.0
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION)
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
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Expansion
Slot
Graphics
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)
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3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
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15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
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Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can
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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 4400/4600
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
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Max. shared memory 1792MB
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Dual graphics output: support DVI-D and D-Sub by
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independent display controllers
Supports DVI-D with ma x. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
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60Hz
Audio
LAN
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
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60Hz
Supports HDCP with DVI-D Port
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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D
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Port
5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
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TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to 600
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ohm headsets) (Line-Out on rear I/O only)
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
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Realtek RTL8111GR
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Supports Wake-On-WAN
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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 LAN Cable Detection
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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I/O
Storage
1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
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1 x D-Sub Port
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1 x DVI-D Port
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4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
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Spike Protection))
2 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: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
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4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
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Hot Plug
2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
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Hot Plug
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Connector
BIOS
Feature
Support
CD
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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2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
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2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
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1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
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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 PCIe Power Connector
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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
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1 x USB Power Jumper (Ultra USB Power)
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1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD
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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD
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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
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ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
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SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage multi-adjust-
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Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Tria l version), Google
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Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)
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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
Hardware
Monitor
OS
Certications
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com
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CPU/Chassis/Power 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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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
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Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-
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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit
FCC, CE, WHQL
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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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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 limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32- bit operating systems . Windows® 64-bit operating systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.
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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, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.
ASRock iCafe BIOS Menu
In our specialized BIOS menu designed for Internet Cafes, many functions are
relocated for easier access and optimized for management. You can setup the BIOS
more conveniently now.
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 Standby mode (S1), 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.
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
automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note
that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0
ports support this feature.
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access
at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of
internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing
OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required.
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ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version
from our servers for you without entering Windows® OS. Please setup network
conguration before using Internet Flash.
ASRock System Browser
ASRock System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices
connected.
ASRock UEFI Tech Service
Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request from the UEFI setup
utility if you are having trouble with your personal computer. Users may try to
choose the category of the issue they have encountered, describe the problem in
detail, and then attach an optional picture or log le for our technical support team.
ASRock Dehumidier Function
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling
“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer
will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.
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ASRock Easy Driver Installer
For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support
CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver
to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other
required drivers automatically.
ASRock Interactive UEFI
ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects
and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface
and more amusment.
ASRock Fast Boot
With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technolog y, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to
logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! e speedy boot will
completely change your user experience and behavior.
ASRock Restart to UEFI
Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed
makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to
enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,
the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.
ASRock USB Key
In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing
usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those
foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to
windows automatically!
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ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure up to ve dierent
fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level
when the assigned temperature is met.
ASRock Good Night LED
ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by
extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the
Power/HDD/LAN LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good
Night LED will automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the
system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.
1.4 Motherboard Layout
Intel
B85
DDR 3_B 1 (64 bit, 24 0-p in mod ule )
DDR 3_A 1 (64 bit, 24 0-p in mod ule )
ATX12V1
CMO S
Bat te ry
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I/O
ATXPWR1
LAN
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RJ-4 5
USB 2.0
T: USB 2
B: U SB3
Top:
LINE IN
Cente r:
FRONT
Botto m:
MIC IN
CLRCMO S1
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SPEAKER1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRB TN
PANEL1
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USB4_5
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COM1
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HD_AUD IO1
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CHA_FAN 2
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BIOS
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USB 2 . 0
T: USB0
B: US B1
Audio
CODEC
PCIE1
PWR_FAN 1
TPMS1
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LPT1
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USB3_ 2_3
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PCIE2
PCIE3
PCIE4
US B 3. 0
SATA3_1 SATA3_3 SATA2_5
SATA3_0 SATA3_2 SATA2_4
CPU_FAN 2
PCIE_P WR1
PS2
Keyb oar d
PS2
Mous e
VGA1
DVI1
USB 3 . 0
T: USB0
B: US B1
USB01_ PWR1
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No. Description
1 USB Power Jumper (USB01_PWR1)
2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
3 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3)
9 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_5)
10 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_4)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
16 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
17 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
20 Print Port Header (LPT1)
21 TPM Header (TPMS1)
22 COM Port Header (COM1)
23 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
24 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)
25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)
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1.5 I/O Panel
1 2 4
No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse Port 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)
2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 8 D-Sub Port
3 Line In (Light Blue) 9 DVI-D Port
4 Front Speaker (Lime) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
5 Microphone (Pink) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port
6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
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** 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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Chapter 2 Installation
is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the conguration 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
1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please che ck if the PnP cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surfa ce is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket.
Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise,
the CPU will be seriously damaged .
2. Unplug all power c ables before in stalling the CPU.
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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed
if you wish to retur n the motherboard for aer 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 two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same
brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.
2. It is unable to activate Dual C hannel Memory Technology with only one memory
module instal led.
3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR 3 slot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIM M may be damaged.
e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation .
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
ere are 4 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation 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 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
1. For a bette r thermal environment, please conn ect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1 or CHA_ FAN2) when using multiple
graphics cards.
2. Please connect a 4 pin molex power cable to the PCIe power connector (PCIE_
PWR1) when more th an three g raphics cards are installed.
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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
(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.9, No. 18)
CLRCMOS1 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. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear
the CMOS right aer 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 prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.
Clear CMOSDefault
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USB Power Jumper
(USB01_PWR1)
(see p.9, No. 1)
USB Power Jumper is specically designed for users who use LED keyboard /
mouse. (only for the USB01 ports)
Pin 1-2 shorted (default):
Stable voltage and high current is provided for LED keyboard / mouse. e back-LED keyboard / mouse. e back-keyboard / mouse. e back-
light of your keyboard / mouse will be OFF when the PC is o.
Pin 2-3 shorted:
+5VSB voltage is provided for LED keyboard / mouse. Enable the wake-up func-LED keyboard / mouse. Enable the wake-up func-keyboard / mouse. Enable the wake-up func-
tion of your keyboard / mouse. e backlight of your keyboard / mouse will be
ON when the PC is in standby mode.
+5VSB+5V (Default)
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over
these header s and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors
will cause permanent damage to the motherboard.
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System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.9, No. 16)
PWRBTN (Power Switch):
Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. P ress the reset sw itch to restart
the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.
PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when
the system is ope rating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S1/S3 sleep state.
e LED is o when the system i s in S4 sle ep state or powered o (S5).
HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when
the hard dr ive is reading or w riting data.
e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front pane l module mainly consists
of power switch , reset switch, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.
Connect the power
switch, reset switch and
system status indicator on
the chassis to this header
according to the pin
assignments below. Note
the positive and negative
pins before connecting
the cables.
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