ASRock E350M1 Owner's Manual

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E350M1

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published June 2011

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the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc.

Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis-

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identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe.

Disclaimer:

Specications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa-

tional use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed

as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or

omissions that may appear in this manual.

With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of

any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran-

ties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose.

In no event shall ASRock, its directors, ofcers, employees, or agents be liable for

any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for

loss of prots, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like),

even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from

any defect or error in the manual or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-

lowing 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

The 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 Cali-

fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

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Contents

1 Introduction ......................................................... 5

1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5

1.2 Specications ................................................................. 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 10

1.4 I/O Panel ...................................................................... 11

2 Installation ........................................................... 13

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 13

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 13

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 14

2.4 Expansion Slot

2.5 Dual Monitor Feature ..................................................... 16

2.6 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 18

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 19

2.8 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ............. 22

2.9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 23

2.10 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and

Operation Guide ........................................................ 24

2.11 Driver Installation Guide ............................................. 26

2.12 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 26

2.12.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions............................................................ 26

2.12.2 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit /

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions . 26

(PCI Express Slot)

.................................... 15

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3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ................................................. 28

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 28

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 28

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 29

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 29

3.3 OC Tweaker Screen ...................................................... 30

3.4 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 32

3.4.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 33

3.4.2 North Bridge Conguration................................... 34

3.4.3 South Bridge Conguration .................................. 35

3.4.4 Storage Conguration .......................................... 36

3.4.5 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 37

3.4.6 ACPI Conguration............................................... 38

3.4.7 USB Conguration ............................................... 39

3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 40

3.6 Boot Screen ................................................................... 41

3.7 Security Screen ............................................................. 42

3.8 Exit Screen .................................................................... 43

4 Software Support ................................................. 44

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 44

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 44

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 44

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 44

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 44

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 44

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock E350M1 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 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the conguration

guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be

updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-

tice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version

will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may nd

the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit

our website for specic information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock E350M1 Motherboard

(Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm)

ASRock E350M1 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock E350M1 Support CD

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

1 x I/O Panel Shield

ASRock Reminds You...

To get better performance in Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

VistaTM 64-bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con-

guration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User

Manual” in our support CD for details.

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1.2 Specifications

Platform - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power

CPU - AMD Dual-Core Zacate E350/E350D APU

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology

- UMI 2.5 GT/s

Chipset - AMD A50M Chipset

Memory - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered

memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 1)

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x4 mode)

Graphics - Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6310 graphics

- DX11 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 5.0

- Max. shared memory 512MB (see CAUTION 2)

- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

- Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 (1080P)

- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 75Hz

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @

85Hz

- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports

- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback

with DVI and HDMI ports

- Supports Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio

through HDMI port

Audio - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection

(Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray audio support

LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port

- 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x eSATA3 Connector

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

LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front

Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 3)

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

"Hot Plug" functions

Connector - 4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors

- 1 x CIR header

- 1 x COM port header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

BIOS Feature - 32Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- DRAM, FCH, +1V, +1.8V Voltage Multi-adjustment

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),

CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome

Browser and Toolbar

Unique Feature - ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 4)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 5)

- Hybrid Booster:

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 6)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed

Auto-Adjust by CPU or MB Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

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OS - Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit compliant

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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

(see CAUTION 7)

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

WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including

adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or

using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system

stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system.

It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible

damage caused by overclocking.

CAUTION!

1. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be

less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 8 / 7

/ VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limita-

tion.

2. The maximum shared memory size is dened by the chipset vendor and

is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest informa-

tion.

3. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono

modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-chan-

nel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 11

for proper connection.

4. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM.

This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS

without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. With

this utility, you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to

BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool

and save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard

drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar-

ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Please

be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system.

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5. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,

such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful

solution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Char-

ger driver, it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your com-

puter and up to 40% faster than before. 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), Sus-

pend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP

Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging

experience than ever.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

6. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the

motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it

back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal

grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC sys-

tem.

7. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu-

ropean Union to dene the power consumption for the completed system.

According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be

under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready

motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to

Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard

of 5v standby power efciency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current

consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection, we recommend you

checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 13 Chassis Speaker Header

2 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) (SPEAKER 1, White)

3 CPU Fan 14 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

4 CPU Heatsink 15 32Mb SPI Flash

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 16 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue)

(DDR3_A1, DDR3_A2, Blue) 17 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)

6 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 18 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)

8 System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) 20 Front Panel Audio Header

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4, White) (HD_AUDIO1, White)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2, White) 21 COM Port Header (COM1)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3, White) 22 AMD A50M Chipset

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (Purple/Green) ** 9 Front Speaker (Lime)

2 VGA/D-Sub Port 10 Microphone (Pink)

3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)

* 4 LAN RJ-45 Port 12 eSATA3 Port

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 VGA/HDMI Port

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 VGA/DVI-D Port

7 Optical SPDIF Out Port 15 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

8 Line In (Light Blue)

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED

indications.

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

LAN Port LED Indications

ACT/LINK

LED

LAN Port

SPEED

LED

If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.

See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Line In or

(No. 9) (No. 6) (No. 5) Side Speaker

(No. 8)

2 V -- -- --

4 V V -- --

6 V V V --

8 V V V V

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To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will nd “Mixer” tool on your system.

Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click

“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA

Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek

HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.

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Chapter 2: Installation

This is a Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you

install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the

motherboard ts into it.

motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and

damages to motherboard components.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also

remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object

before you handle components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or

in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is

switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.

Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,

and/or components.

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

E350M1 motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM

slots.

It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3

slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

Installing a DIMM

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or

removing DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

break on the slot.

The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent

damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into

the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends

fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot)

There is 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard.

PCIE slot:

PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width

graphics cards.

Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power

supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the

documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware

settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed

in a chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the

screws for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.

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2.5 Dual Monitor Feature

Dual Monitor Feature

This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output

support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI), you can easily enjoy the benets of dual monitor

feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This

motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub and

HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub and HDMI can drive same

or different display contents.

To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps:

1. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub

monitor cable to VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel, or connect HDMI monitor

cable to HDMI port on the I/O panel.

VGA/D-Sub port

VGA/DVI-D port

HDMI port

2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system

already, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor function after your

system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install

onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your

computer.

D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time.

You can only choose the combination: DVI-D + HDMI, DVI-D + D-Sub,

or HDMI + D-Sub.

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HDCP Function

HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP

function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor

that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy

the superior display quality with high-denition HDCP

encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more

details about HDCP function.

What is HDCP?

HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection,

a specication developed by Intel® for protecting digital

entertainment content that uses the DVI interface. HDCP is a

copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of

intercepting digital data midstream between the video source,

or transmitter - such as a computer, DVD player or set-top box -

and the digital display, or receiver - such as a monitor, television

or projector. In other words, HDCP specication is designed to

protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted.

Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD

players, satellite and cable HDTV set-top-boxes, as well as few

entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant

display. Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP

in their equipment, it is highly recommended that the HDTV or

LCD monitor you purchase is compatible.

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2.6 Jumpers Setup

The i llu strat ion shows how ju mpers are

setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

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

is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The

illustra ti on shows a 3-p in jumper whose

pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap

is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting Description

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.10, No. 6)

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the

system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug

the power cord from the power supply. After 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 after 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 ac-

tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default prole, 1394

GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

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2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place

jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps

over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the

motherboard!

Serial ATA3 Connectors These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3)

(SATA3_1: see p.10, No. 12)

(SATA3_2: see p.10, No. 10)

(SATA3_3: see p.10, No. 11)

(SATA3_4: see p.10, No. 9)

data transfer rate.

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data

Data Cable cable can be connected to the

(Optional)

SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard

disk or the SATAII / SATA3

connector on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.10 No. 19)

ports on the I/O panel, there

are two USB 2.0 headers on

this motherboard. Each

USB 2.0 header can support

two USB 2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB8_9)

(see p.10 No. 18)

connectors support SATA data

cables for internal storage

SATA3_2

SATA3_4

devices. The current SATA3

interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s

P+9

P+8

GND

SATA3_3

DUM MY

SATA3_1

USB _PW R

P-9

P-8

USB _PW R

Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to

(4-pin CIR1)

(see p.10 No. 17)

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.10 No. 20)

control of audio devices.

connect the remote

controller receiver.

GND

PRE SEN CE#

panel audio cable that allows

MIC _RE T

OUT _RE T

convenient connection and

MIC 2_R

MIC 2_L

J_S ENS E

OUT 2_R

OUT 2_L

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1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on

the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below:

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).

D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

E. To activate the front mic.

For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”.

For Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:

Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust

“Recording Volume”.

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.10 No. 8)

several system front panel

functions.

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.

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure

the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset

switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a

normal restart.

PLED (System Power LED):

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-

tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep

state or powered off (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

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The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly

consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED,

speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this

header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are

matched correctly.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.10 No. 13)

speaker to this header.

Chassis Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.10 No. 2)

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to the

ground pin. CHA_FAN2

supports fan speed control by

(3-pin CHA_FAN2)

(see p.10 No. 14)

fan power voltage.

CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan

(3-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.10 No. 1)

cable to the connector and

match the black wire to the

ground pin. CPU_FAN1

supports fan speed control.

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.10 No. 7)

supply to this connector.

Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,

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it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a

(9-pin COM1)

(see p.10 No. 21)

serial port module.

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2.8 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts AMD A50M chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3)

hard disks. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal stor-

age devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

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2.9 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA3 in AHCI mode. AMD A50M

chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a

new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry

effort.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID conguration, it is called “Hot

Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system

is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA3 HDD.

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2.10 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

Guide

This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD in

AHCI mode. Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully. Before

you process the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable

accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.

A. 7-pin SATA data cable

B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

SATA 7-pin

connector

The SATA 15-pin power

connector (Black) connect

to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD

1x4-pin conventional

power connector (White)

connect to power supply

Caution

1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot

Plug cannot be processed.

2. Even some SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power

connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE

1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is denitely not able to support

Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

1. Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which

supports SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug.

* The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the

chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug support

information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our

website: www.asrock.com

2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from

your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD, which cannot

support Hot Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.

3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is installed into system

properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is available on our support

website: www.asrock.com

4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our

motherboard package.

5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash

or data loss.

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How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper

procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end

(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin

power connector (White)

Step 2

Connect SATA data cable to

the motherboard’s SATAII / SATA3 connector.

Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector

Step 3

(Black) end to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.

Step 4

Connect SATA data cable to

the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.

How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper

procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

Step 2

Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.

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2.11 Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical

drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and

listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side

to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

2.12 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

Vista

If you want to install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP

/ XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please

follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions

2.12.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions

If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS.

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

2.12.2 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

Vista

If you want to install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS

on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below

steps.

64-bit Without RAID Functions

Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on

your system.

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Using SATA / SATAII / STA3 HDDs without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on

your system.

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Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your

system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You

may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press

<F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP

UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by

pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system

chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the

following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference

purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on

your screen.

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main To set up the system time/date information

OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features

Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features

H/W Monitor To display current hardware status

Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the

Operating System

Security To set up the security features

Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu

bar, and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also use the

mouse to click your required item.

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3.1.2 Navigation Keys

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation

key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

/ Moves cursor left or right to select Screens

/ Moves cursor up or down to select items

+ / - To change option for the selected items

<Enter> To bring up the selected screen

<F1> To display the General Help Screen

<F9> To load optimal default values for all the settings

<F10> To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

<ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display

the system overview.

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3.3 OC Tweaker Screen

In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.

DRAM Timing Control

DRAM Frequency

If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s)

inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically.

Bank Interleaving

Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the

same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.

CAS# Latency (tCL)

Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The

default is [Auto].

RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)

Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Row Precharge Time (tRP)

Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

RAS# Active Time (tRAS)

Use this item to change RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Command Rate (CR)

Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. Min:

1N. Max: 2N. The default is [Auto].

Write Recovery Time (tWR)

Use this item to change Write Recovery Time (tWR) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC)

Use this item to change Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

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RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD)

Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Write to Read Delay (tWTR)

Use this item to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Read to Precharge (tRTP)

Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting.

The default is [Auto].

Four Activate Window (tFAW)

Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual

setting. The default is [Auto].

Voltage Control

DRAM Voltage

Use this to select DRAM Voltage. Conguration options: [Auto], [1.300V]

to [1.965V]. The default value is [Auto].

+1V Voltage

Use this to select +1V Voltage. Conguration options: [Auto], [1.07V] to

[1.16V]. The default value is [Auto].

FCH Voltage

Use this to select FCH Voltage. Conguration options: [Auto], [1.10V] to

[1.40V]. The default value is [Auto].

+1.8V Voltage

Use this to select +1.8V Voltage. Conguration options: [Auto], [1.85V] to

[2.10V]. The default value is [Auto].

User Default

In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults

according to your own requirements.

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3.4 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Congu-

ration, North Bridge Conguration, South Bridge Conguration, Storage Congura-

tion, Super IO Conguration, ACPI Conguration and USB Conguration.

Setting wrong values in this section may cause

the system to malfunction.

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM.

This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI

without entering operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just

launch this tool and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy

disk or hard drive, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks

without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash

utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use

FAT32/16/12 le system. If you execute ASRock Instant Flash utility, the

utility will show the UEFI les and their respective information. Select the

proper UEFI le to update your UEFI, and reboot your system after UEFI

update process completes.

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3.4.1 CPU Configuration

Cool ‘n’ Quiet

Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology. The

default value is [Auto]. Conguration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and

[Disabled]. If you install Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM and want to enable this

function, please set this item to [Enabled]. Please note that enabling this

function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency, and lead to

system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or

power supplies. Please set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs.

NX Mode

Use this to enable or disable No-execute page protection function, which

can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute

code. The default value is [Enabled].

SVM Mode

Use this to enable or disable SVM (Secure Virtual Machine) architecture.

When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture)

can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V.

Conguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is

[Enabled].

C6 Mode

Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 state. The default value is [Disabled].

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3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration

Integrated Graphics

This allows you to select the boot graphic adapter priority. Conguration

options: [Auto], [Disabled] and [Force]. If you select [Auto], the onboard

VGA will be disabled when the PCI Express VGA card is installed. The

default value is [Auto].

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard HDMI HD Audio”

feature.

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3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss.

If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power

recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the

system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Onboard LAN

This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN” feature.

Onboard HD Audio

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If

you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound

Card is plugged.

Front Panel

Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.

ACPI HPET Table

Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is

[Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this

motherboard to submit Windows® certication.

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3.4.4 Storage Configuration

SATA Controller

Use this to enable or disable SATA controller. The default value is [Enabled].

SATA Mode

Use this to select SATA mode. Conguration options: [IDE Mode] and [AHCI

Mode]. The default value is [IDE Mode].

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ

and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor-

mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.

SATA IDE Combined Mode

This option is for eSATA3 port. Use this to enable or disable SATA IDE

Combined Mode. The default value is [Enabled].

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy-

sis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Conguration options: [Disabled]

and [Enabled].

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3.4.5 Super IO Configuration

Serial Port

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port.

Serial Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Conguration

options: [Auto], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3].

CIR Controller

Use this item to enable or disable CIR controller. The default value is

[Disabled].

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3.4.6 ACPI Configuration

Suspend to RAM

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-

RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it.

Check Ready Bit

Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system

from the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from

the power-soft-off mode.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system

from the power-soft-off mode.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the

system.

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3.4.7 USB Configuration

USB 2.0 Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.

Legacy USB Support

Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four

conguration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].

The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the

details of these four options:

[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.

[Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected.

[Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and

UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility is-

sue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS.

[UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI

setup and Windows / Linux OS.

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3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,

including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU

fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

CPU Fan Setting

This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. Conguration options: [Full On]

and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On].

Chassis Fan 1 Setting

This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed. Conguration options: [Full

On] and [Manual Mode]. The default is value [Full On].

Chassis Fan 2 Setting

This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed. Conguration options: [Full

On] and [Manual Mode]. The default is value [Full On].

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3.6 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong-

ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Setup Prompt Timeout

Thi s sho ws the number of seconds to wait for setup activat ion key.

65535(0XFFFF) means indenite waiting.

Bootup Num-Lock

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock

function after boot-up.

Full Screen Logo

Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is

[Enabled].

AddOn ROM Display

Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option

“Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information

when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Conguration options:

[Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled].

Boot Failure Guard Count

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count.

Boot From Onboard LAN

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.

Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

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3.7 Security Screen

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.

For the user password, you may also clear it.

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3.8 Exit Screen

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save

conguration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes

and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard

changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

without saving any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard

changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.

Load UEFI Defaults

Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used

for this operation.

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shell64.efi) from one of the

available lesystem devices.

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Chapter 4: Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System

This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 8 / 8

64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / Vista

cause motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures

in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more

information.

4.2 Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

4.2.1 Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The

CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your

computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double

click on the le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis-

play the menus.

4.2.2 Drivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects

installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard sup-

ports. Click on a specic item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit. Be-

4.2.4 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome

to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your

dealer for further information.

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Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows

on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating

system.

1. Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above),

Windows® 7 64-bit or Windows® 8 64-bit.

2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >

Advanced > Storage Conguration > SATA Mode.

3. Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1.

(“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows® installation les. Normally it is

an optical drive.) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST

and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

4. Start Windows® installation.

5. If you install Windows® 7 64-bit OS, OS will be formatted by GPT (GUID Partition

Table). Please install the hotx le from Microsoft®:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979903

OS to be installed

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Remote Receiver Installation Guide

This motherboard is equipped with a 4-pin CIR header (CIR1, see page 10, No. 17),

which is used to connect the Remote Receiver. Please refer to below procedure for

installing the Remote Receiver.

1. Find the CIR header located under the USB 2.0 header (USB8_9, see page 10,

No. 18) on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 header (9-pin, blue)

CIR header (4-pin, white)

2. Connect the front USB cable to the USB 2.0 header (as below, pin 1-5) and the

CIR header. Please make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are

matched correctly.

USB_PWR

ATX+5VSB

P-

IRRX

P+

IRTX

GND

DUMMY

3. Install the Remote Receiver to the front USB port. If the Remote Receiver cannot

successfully receive the infrared signals from the Remote Controller, please try to

install it to the other front USB port.

* Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When the CIR function is enabled,

the other port will remain USB function.

* The Remote Receiver is used for front USB only. Please do not use the rear USB bracket

to connect it on the rear panel. The Remote Receiver is able to receive the multi-direction

infrared signals (top, down and front), which is compatible with most of the chassis on the

market.

* The Remote Receiver and Remote Controller are not bundled with this motherboard and may

be sold separately in the near future. Please visit our website for further information:

http://www.asrock.com