ASRock D1900M, D1800M User guide

User Manual

Version 1.2

Published November 2014

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 5

1.4 I/O Panel 7

Chapter 2 Installation 8

2.1 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 9

2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 11

2.3 Jumpers Setup 12

2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 13

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 17

3.1 Installing Drivers 17

3.2 A-Tuning 18

3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 20

3.4 Start8 25

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 28

4.1 Introduction 28

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 28

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 29

4.2 Main Screen 30

4.3 Advanced Screen 31

4.3.1 CPU Conguration 32

4.3.2 Chipset Conguration 34

4.3.3 Storage Conguration 36

4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 37

4.3.5 Super IO Conguration 38

4.3.6 ACPI Conguration 39

4.3.7 USB Conguration 41

4.3.8 Trusted Computing 42

4.4 Tools 43

4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 45

4.6 Security Screen 46

4.7 Boot Screen 47

4.8 Exit Screen 49

Q1900M / D1800M

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Q1900M / D1800M 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

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 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.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Q1900M / D1800M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Q1900M / D1800M Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Q1900M / D1800M 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

Memory

Expansion
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Graphics

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Micro ATX Form Factor

All Solid Capacitor design

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Intel® Quad-Core Processor J1900 (2 GHz) (for Q1900M)

Intel® Dual-Core Processor J1800 (2.41 GHz) (for D1800M)

Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology

2 x DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots

Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB

(see CAUTION)

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2 @ x1 mode)

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

Intel® 7th generation (Gen 7) graphics

DirectX 11.0, Pixel Shader 5.0

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

Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 @ 60Hz

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

60Hz

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

60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

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

and HDMI Ports

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Audio

5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

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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

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Protection)

Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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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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1 x HDMI Port

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

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Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.0 Port (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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Storage

Connector

2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and

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Hot Plug

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 Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (3-pin)

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1 x Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 3 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

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Supports Plug and Play

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ACPI 1.1 compliant wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

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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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Supports CPU Fanless

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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-

OS

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

Certica­tions

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

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

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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.

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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US B 3. 0

CMO S

Bat tery

Sup er

I/O

LAN

AUDIO
CODEC

64Mb
BIOS

PS2

Key board

PS2

Mous e

VGA1

DVI1

USB 2 .0
T: USB2
B: US B3

HDM I1

Top:
RJ-4 5

USB 3 .0:

USB 1

USB 2 .0:

USB 0

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

MIC IN

PCIE1

PCIE2

PCIE3

ATXP WR 1

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HD_AUD IO1

CI1

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TPMS1

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LPT1

COM1

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USB4_5

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SPEAKER1

CLRCMO S1

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USB6

HDLED RESET

PLED PWR BTN

PANEL1

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SATA2_2

SATA2_1

CPU_FA N1

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

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

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No. Description

1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

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

3 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

4 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

5 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

6 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1)

7 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

8 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2)

9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

10 USB 2.0 Header (USB6)

11 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

12 COM Port Header (COM1)

13 Print Port Header (LPT1)

14 TPM Header (TPMS1)

15 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

16 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 7 Front Speaker (Lime)

2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_23) 8 Microphone (Pink)

3 HDMI Port 9 USB 3.0 Port (USB1)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 10 DVI-D Port

5 USB 2.0 Port (USB0) 11 D-Sub Port

6 Line In (Light Blue) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port

* 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 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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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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Q1900M / D1800M

2.1 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3)

DIMM slots. If only one DIMM module is installed, please install it into DDR3_A1.

It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM 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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2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 3 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 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x16 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.

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2.3 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.5, No. 9)

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. Aer 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 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 battery is

removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

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If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detec ted. Please adjust the BIOS option
“Clear Status” to clear the record of previou s chassis intrusion status.

2.4 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.

Q1900M / D1800M

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.5, No. 7)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure 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 dier 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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