ASRock E350M1-USB3 Owner's Manual

E350M1/USB3

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published June 2011

Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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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)

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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/USB3 motherboard, a reliable moth-

erboard 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/USB3 Motherboard

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

ASRock E350M1/USB3 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock E350M1/USB3 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

- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality

Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

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

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- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x eSATA3 Connector

- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports

- 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

USB 3.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB

1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

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)

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- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

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

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

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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

SPEAKER 1

1

PANEL 1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRB TN

1

CMO S

Bat te ry

32Mb
BIOS

17.0cm (6.7 in)

17.0cm (6.7 in)

Super

IO

FS B8 00

DDR 3_A 1 ( 64 bit , 2 40- pin mo dul e)

FS B8 00

DDR 3_A 2 ( 64 bit , 2 40- pin mo dul e)

1

USB6_7

PCI E1

1

USB8_9

CHA_FAN 2

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

SATA3_3 SATA3_4

HD_AUD IO1

1

AUDIO
CODEC

LAN
PHY

1

COM1

CHA_FAN 1

Ro HS

SATA3 6 Gb /s

USB 3. 0
T:U SB0
B: USB 1

PS2

Keybo ard/ Mous e

VG A 1

DVI _CO N1

HDM I1

USB 2 .0
T: USB2
B: US B3

eSATA3_ 1

USB 2.0
T: USB 4
B: U SB5

Top:
RJ-4 5

Top:

CTR BA SS

Center:

REAR S PK

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Top:

LINE I N

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

MIC IN

CLRCMOS 1

1

E35 0M 1/ US B3

DX 11

CPU_FAN1

1

2

4

3

5

7

6

8

9

10

11
12
13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

DDR3

CIR1

1

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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

3

2

4

5

8

9

6

10

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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 3.0 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

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LAN Port LED Indications

13

12

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ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

LAN Port

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/USB3 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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