Asrock B95M-DGS Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.1
Published June 2014

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Motherboard Layout

Intel

B85

DDR 3_B1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

DDR 3_A1 (6 4 bit, 24 0-pin m odule )

CMO S

Bat tery

Sup er

I/O

ATXP WR 1

LAN

Top:
RJ- 45

USB 2 .0
T: USB2
B: US B3

CLRCMO S1

1

1

SPEAKER1

HDLED RESET

PLED P WRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB4_5

1

COM1

1

1

HD_AU DIO1

B95M-DGS

CHA_FA N1

RoHS

CPU_FAN1

32Mb
BIOS

VGA1

Audio

CODEC

PCIE1

Fro nt USB 3. 0

PWR_FA N1

1

TPMS1

1

1

LPT1

CI1

1

USB3 _2_3

SATA3_3

PCIE2

USB 3. 0
T: USB0
B: US B1

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

MIC IN

USB6_7

1

ATX12V 1

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

SATA3_0

PCI Express 3 .0

USB 2. 0

T: USB0

B: USB 1

PS2

Keyb oard/

Mous e

DVI1

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No. Description

1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 Power Fan Connector (PWR _FAN1)

4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

6 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

7 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_ 2_ 3)

11 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13 TPM Header (TPMS1)

14 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

16 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

18 Print Port Header (LPT1)

19 COM Port Header (COM1)

20 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

21 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)

3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 D-Sub Port

4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 DVI-D Port

5 Microphone (Pink) 10 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications .

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

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

2 4

5679

8

3

10

1

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1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock B95M-DGS 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.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock B95M-DGS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock B95M-DGS Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock B95M-DGS Support CD

•

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

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation 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 f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s pecic 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.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

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Micro ATX Form Factor

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Solid Capacitor design

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High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

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Supports New 4th and 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/

Xeon®/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)

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Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Chipset

•

Intel® B85

Memory

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Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

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2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

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Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

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Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION)

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Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

Expansion
Slot

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1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)

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1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

Graphics

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

be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

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

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

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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

independent display controllers

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Supports DVI-D with ma x. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

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

60Hz

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Supports HDCP with DVI-D Port

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

Port

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Audio

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5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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ELNA Audio Caps

LAN

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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

Protection)

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Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

Rear Panel
I/O

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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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4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

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

Spike Protection))

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

LED)

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HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

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

Hot Plug

Connector

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1 x Print Port Header

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1 x COM Port Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

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1 x TPM Header

•

1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-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 4 pin 12V Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector