Asrock FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0 User Manual

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FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0

Version 1.0

Published May 2014

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Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 8

2. Installation 10

2.1 CPU Installation 11

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 12

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 13

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 15

2.5 Jumpers Setup 16

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 17

2.7 CrossFireX

TM

and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 22

2.8 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide 25

3. Software and Utilities Operation 27

3.1 Installing Drivers 27

3.2 A-Tuning 28

3.3 ASRock APP Shop 34

3.4 Start8 40

4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 43

4.1 Introduction 43

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 43

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 44

4.2 Main Screen 44

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 45

4.4 Advanced Screen 48

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 49

4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 50

4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 51

4.4.4 Storage Conguration 52

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 53

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 54

4.4.7 USB Conguration 56

4.5 Tool 57

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 60

4.7 Boot Screen 61

4.8 Security Screen 63

4.9 Exit Screen 64

FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It

delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-

ment to quality and endurance.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard

and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the

software and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might

be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without

notice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated ver-

sion 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 FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

ASRock FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0 Support CD

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

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expan­sion
Slot

• ATX Form Factor

• All Solid Capacitor design

• High Density Glass Fabric PCB

• Suppor ts Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors

• AMD A88X (Bolton-D4)

• Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

• 2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

• Supports DDR3 240 0+(OC)/2133/1866/1600/1333/1066

non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 1)

• Max. capacity of system memor y: 32GB (see CAUTION

2)

• Supports Intel® Extreme Memor y Prole (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

• Suppor ts AMD Memory Prole Technology (AMP) up to

AMP 2400

• 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2 @ x16 mode)

* PCIE 3.0 is only supported with FM2+ CPU. With FM2

CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.

• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE5 @ x4 mode)

• 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

• 2 x PCI Slots

• Suppor ts AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, CrossFireXTM and

Dual Graphics

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Graphics

• Integrated AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000 series graphics

in A-series APU

• DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2+ CPU. Direct X

11, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2 CPU.

• Max. shared memory 2GB

• Dual graphics output: suppor t DVI-D and D- Sub por ts

by independent display controllers

• Suppor ts Dual-link DVI-D with max. resolution up to

2560x1600 @ 60Hz

FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0

Graphics

Audio

LAN

• Suppor ts D- Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

• Suppor ts AMD Steady VideoTM 2.0: New video post

processing capability for automatic jitter reduction on

home/online video

• Suppor ts HDCP with DVI- D Port

• Suppor ts Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with

DVI-D Port

• 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

• TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to

600 ohm headsets)

• Suppor ts Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

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

• Rea l t ek RT L 8111G R

• Suppor ts Wake-On-WAN

• Suppor ts Wake-On-LAN

• Suppor ts Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

• Suppor ts LAN Cable Detection

• Suppor ts Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

• Supports PXE

Rear
Panel I/O

• 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

• 1 x D-Sub Port

• 1 x DVI-D Port

• 4 x USB 2.0 Por ts (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock

Full Spike Protection))

• 2 x USB 3.0 Por ts (AMD A88X (Bolton-D4)) (Supports

ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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

SPEED LED)

• HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

• 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, suppor t RAID (RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and R AID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot

Plug

Connec­tor

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

• 1 x IR Header

• 1 x COM Port Header

• 1 x SPDIF Out Connector

• 1 x Power LED Header

• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

• 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (2 x 4-pin)

• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Sup-

ports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

• 1 x USB 3.0 Header by AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) (Sup-

ports 2 USB 3.0 por ts) (Supports ESD Protection (AS-

Rock Full Spike Protection))

• 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

• Suppor ts “Plug and Play”

• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

• Supports jumperfree

• SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

• DRAM, CPU Voltage multi-adjustment

• CPU temperature sensing

• Chassis temperature sensing

• CPU Fan Tachometer

• Chassis Fan Tachometer

• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

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OS

• Microsoft® Windows® 10 32-bit / 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit /

8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit AS-

Rock’s website for details: http://www.asrock.com

* Carrizo FM2r2 processor supports Windows® 10 64-bit /

8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit only.

FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0

Certica­tions

* 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 third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may

affect your system’s 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.

• FCC, CE, WHQL

• ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is re -

quired)

CAUTION!

1. Whether 2400/2133/1866/1600MHz memory speed is support-

ed depends on the CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3

2400/2133/1866/1600 memory module on this motherboard,

please refer to the memory support list on our website for the

compatible memory modules.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size

may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage un-

der Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-

bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

SOCKET FM2b

AMD

A88X

(Bolton-D4)

Chipset

5

2

3

4

1

161719202122232425

Super

I/O

CMOS

BATTERY

ATXP WR 1

PCIE1

LAN

AUDIO
CODEC

CPU_FAN1

64Mb
BIOS

PCIE2

FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0

ATX12V 1

PCIE5

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

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

PCIE3

PCI1

PCI2

1

CLRCMOS1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

PANEL1

SATA_1

IR1

1

CHA_FAN1

SPEAKER1

1

PLED1

1

HD_AUDIO1

1

1

HDMI_SPDIF1

COM1

1

1

USB6_7

1

USB8_9

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

MIC IN

RoHS

PS2

Mouse

PS2

Keyb oard

VGA 1

DVI 1

USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

RJ- 45 LAN

USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3

CHA_FAN2

SATA_2

PCIE4

SATA_3

SATA_4

SATA_5

SATA_6

USB3_ 2_3

SATA_7

SATA_8

PCI Express 3.0

6

7
8
9

10

11

12

13

14
15

18

USB 2.0
T: USB4
B: USB5

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_ FAN2)

4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_ A1, DDR3_B1)

5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

6 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3)

7 SATA 3 Con nec t or (SATA _2)

8 SATA 3 Con nec t or (SATA _1)

9 SATA 3 Con nec t or (SATA _8)

10 SATA3 C onne cto r (S ATA _ 7)

11 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

12 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

13 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

14 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

15 Power LED Header (PLED1)

16 SATA3 C onne cto r (S ATA _ 4)

17 SATA 3 Con nec t or (SATA _6)

18 SATA3 C o nne c tor (S ATA _ 5 )

19 SATA3 C o nne c tor (S ATA _ 3)

20 USB 2.0 Header (USB8 _9)

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

22 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

23 COM Port Header (COM1)

24 SPDIF Out Connector (H D MI_SP DIF1)

25 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1 2 3

No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)

2 D-Sub Port (VGA1) 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 USB 3.0 Ports (USB01)

4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 DVI-D Port (DVI1)

5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

6 Microphone (Pink)

4

5

67891011

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* There are two LEDs on the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LA N port L ED indica-

tions.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

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

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2. Installation

This is an 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.

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.

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

component.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static elec-

tricity, 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 anti-

static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother-

board to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing

so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 CPU Installation

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up

to a 90

Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the

socket such that the CPU corner with

the golden triangle matches the socket

corner with a small triangle.

Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the

socket until it ts in place.

o

angle.

The CPU ts only in one correct

orientation. DO NOT force the CPU

into the socket to avoid bending of

the pins.

FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0

Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it

rmly on the socket while you push

down the socket lever to secure the

CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab

to indicate that it is locked.

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2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a

larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray

thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis-

sipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened

and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the

CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 6, No. 2). For proper instal-

lation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and

the heatsink.

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FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

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

slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to instal l identical (the same brand,

speed , size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technol ogy with only one me mory module
installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR 2 memor y module into a DDR3 slot; otherwise,
this motherboard and DIMM m ay be damaged.

e DIMM only ts in one c orrec t orientation . It will cause permanent damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DI MM into the slot at incorrect orientation .

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.

Before installing an expans ion card, please make sure that the power supply
is switched off or the power co rd is unplugged. Please read the documenta­tion of the expansion c ard and make necessary hardware settings for the card
before you start the installation.

PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI

interface.

PCIE Slots:

PCIE1 / PCIE3 / PCIE4 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards

with x1 lane width cards

PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width

graphics cards

PCIE5 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width cards

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireX

For a better thermal environ ment, please connect a chass is fan to the moth­erboar d’s chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1 or CH A_ FAN2) when using
multiple graphics cards.

TM

Mode

x16 x4

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers 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

illustration shows a 3-pin 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.6, No. 14)

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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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

GND

IRRX

DUMMY

+5VSB

IRTX

1

A_SSRX+

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!

FM2A88X Pro+ R2.0

Serial ATA3 Connectors These eight Serial ATA3

(SATA_1: see p.6, No. 8)

(SATA_2: see p.6, No. 7)

(SATA_3: see p.6, No. 19)

(SATA_4: see p.6, No. 16)

(SATA_5: see p.6, No. 18)

(SATA3) connectors support

SATA data cables for internal

SATA_1 SATA_2

storage devices. The current

SATA_7 SATA_8

SATA3 interface allows up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATA_3 SATA_4

(SATA_6: see p.6, No. 17)

(SATA_7: see p.6, No. 10)

(SATA_8: see p.6, No. 9)

SATA_5 SATA_6

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.6 No. 21)

(9-pin USB8_9)

(see p.6 No. 20)

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.

USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USB 3.0

(19-pin USB3_2_3)

(see p.6 No. 6)

motherboard. This USB 3.0

header can support two USB 3.0

ports.

ports on the I/O panel, there is

one USB 3.0 header on this

IntA_PB_SSTX+

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

IntA_PB_SSRX-

Dummy

IntA_PB_D+

IntA_PB_D-

GND

GND

Vbus

1

IntA_PA_D+

IntA_PA_D-

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX+

IntA_PA_SSTX-

GND

IntA_P

IntA_PA_SSRX-

Vbus

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1)

optional wireless transmitting

(see p.6 No. 22)

and receiving infrared module.

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Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

GND

RESET#

PWRBTN#

PLED-

PLED+

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

GND

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.6 No. 25)

panel audio cable that allows

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

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® 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit 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.6 No. 13)

several system front panel

functions.

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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 per-

form a normal restart.

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1

+5V

DUMMY

DUMMY

SPEAKER

GND

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

GND

1

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

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.

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.6 No. 12)

Power LED Header Please connect the chassis

(3-pin PLED1)

(see p.6 No. 15)

The LED is on when the system

is operating. The LED keeps

blinking in S1 state. The LED is

off in S3/S4 state or S5 state

(power off).

speaker to this header.

power LED to this header to

indicate system power status.

Chassis Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cable

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.6 No. 11)

to the fan connector and

match the black wire to the

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

ground pin.

(4-pin CHA_FAN2)

(see p.6 No. 3)

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

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CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan

CPU_

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.6 No. 2)

cable to the connector and

match the black wire to the

ground pin.

Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin

CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this
motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.

FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

1 2 3 4

Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

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ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.6 No. 5)

Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,
it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply.

supply to this connector.

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24

1

13

12

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

ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.6 No. 1)

power supply to this connector.

1 4

5 8

1

Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work
if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the

1 4

4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with
Pin 1 and Pin 5.

4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation

5 8

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CCTS#1

RRTS#1

DDSR#1

DDTR#1

RRXD1

GND

TTXD1

DDCD#1

1

RRI#1

SPDIFOUT

GND

1

Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a

(9-pin COM1)

(see p.6 No. 23)

SPDIF Out Connector Please connect the

(2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)

see p.6 No. 24)

(

header with a cable.

serial port module.

SPDIF_OUT connector of

a HDMI VGA card to this

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2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide

This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows

you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently

CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM are suppor ted with Windows® 7 / 7

64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit OS.

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1.

You should only use identical CrossFireX

AMD ce rti ed.

2.

Make sure that your gr aphics c ard driver supports AM D Cross FireX
technology. Download the drivers from the AMD’s website: www.amd.c om

3.

Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU ) can provide at least the
minimum power your system requires. It is recommended to use a AMD

cert ied PS U. Please re fer to the AM D’s websi te for detai ls.

4.

If you pair a 12-pipe Cr ossFireX
cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

5.

Different CrossFireX
CrossFireX
installation guide.

TM

TM

cards may require different methods to enable

. Please refer to AMD g raphic s card manuals for detailed

TM

-ready graphics cards that are

TM

Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both

TM

mode.

TM

2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1

Insert one graphics card into PCIE2

slot and the other graphics card to

PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards

are properly seated on the slots.

Step 2

Connect two graphics cards by install-

CrossFire Bridge

ing a CrossFire Bridge on the Cross-

Fire Bridge Interconnects on the top

of the graphics cards. (The CrossFire

Bridge is provided with the graphics

card you purchase, not bundled with

this motherboard. Please refer to your

graphics card vendor for details.)

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Step 3

Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable

to the monitor connector or the DVI

connector of the graphics card that is

inserted to PCIE2 slot.

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2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup

Step 1

Power on your computer and boot into OS.

Step 2

Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers installed in your

system.

The Catalyst Unins taller is an optional download. We recommend using this
utility to unins tall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.
Please check AMD’s website for AMD dr iver updates.

Step 3

Install the required drivers and CATALYST Control Center then restart your

computer. Please check AMD’s website for details.

Step 4

Double-click the AMD Catalyst

AMD Catalyst Control Center

Control Center icon in the Windows®

system tray.

Step 5

In the left pane, click Performance

TM

and then AMD CrossFireX

. Then

select Enable AMD CrossFireX and

click Apply. Select the GPU number

according to your graphics card and

click Apply.

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2.8 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide

This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics

brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A88X (Bolton-D4)

integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate

simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame

rates. Currently, AMD Dual Graphics Technology is only supported with Windows® 8.1

/ 7 OS.

What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include?

An AMD Dual Graphics system includes an AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000 graphics

processor and a motherboard based on an AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) integrated

chipset, all operating in a Windows® 8.1 / 7 environment. Please refer to AMD

website for further information.

Enjoy the benet of AMD Dual Graphics

Step 1. Please keep the default UEFI setting of “Dual Graphics“ option on [Auto].

Step 2. Install one AMD RADEON PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot.

Step 3. Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port. Please be noted that

the current VGA driver / VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from on-

board display only. For any future update, please refer to our website for

further information.

Step 4. Boot into OS. Please remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver

installed in your system.

Step 5. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for

both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card.

Step 6. Restart your computer. Right-click the desktop. Click “AMD VISION

Engine Control Center” to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

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Step 7. You can also click “AMD VISION Engine Control Center” on your

Windows® taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

AMD VISION Engine Control Center

Step 8. In AMD VISION Engine Control Center, please choose “Performance”.

TM

Click “AMD CrossFire

”.

Step 9. Click “Enable CrossFireTM” and click “Apply“ to save your change.

Step 10. Reboot your system. Then you can freely enjoy the benet of Dual

Graphics feature.

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* Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is

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

* For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology, please check AMD website for up

dates and details.

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3. Software and Utilities Operation

3.1 Installing Drivers

The Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary

drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features.

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 does not appear automatically, locate and

double click on the le “ASRSETUP.EXE” in the Support CD to display the

menu.

Drivers Menu

The drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and listed on

the support CD driver page. Please click Install All or follow the order from

top to bottom to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you

install can work properly.

Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the application software that the motherboard

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

it.

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3.2 A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new interface,

more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidi-

er, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.

3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning

When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support

CD, A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well. After the installation, you will nd

the icon “A-Tuning“ on your desktop. Double-click the “A-Tuning“ icon,

A-Tuning main menu will pop up.

3.2.2 Using A-Tuning

There are six sections in A-Tuning main menu: Operation Mode, Tools, OC

Tweaker, System Info, Live Update, Tech Service and Settings.

Operation Mode

Choose an operation mode for your computer.

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Tools

Various tools and utilities.

XFast RAM

Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan!

Create a hidden partition, then assign which les should be stored in the

RAM drive.

*This function supports Windows® 64-bit OS only.

XFast LAN

Boost the speed of your internet connection! Select a specic mode for

making the designated program's priority highest.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. Please note that Ultra Fast

mode is only supported by Windows 8.1 and the VBIOS must support UEFI

GOP if you are using an external graphics card.

OMG

Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other

users. Place X marks on the time table to disable the Internet.

Good Night LED

Switch of f the Power/HDD LEDs when the system is on, and automatically

switch off the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into

Standby/Hibernation mode.

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FAN-Tastic Tuning

Congure up to ve different fan speeds using the graph. The fans will

automatically shift to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is

met.

Dehumidier

Prevent motherboard damages due to dampness. Enable this function and

congure the period of time until the computer powers on, and the duration

of the dehumidifying process.

USB Key

Plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows automatically!

OC DNA

OC DNA is an unique software which helps to save your OC settings as a

prole. Then you can send this OC setting prole to the friends.

Disk Health Report

Disk Health Report is a hard disk health monitoring utility that displays

detailed HDD information, such as hard disk model, serial number, rmware,

power on count, power on hours, S.M. A.R.T. values, current temperature,

etc. HDD, SSD and optical disk drives are all suppor ted. The health status

block displays Good (in green color), Caution (in yellow color) or Bad (in red

color). Click on the health status icon to congure settings for an alert to be

triggered.

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OC Tweaker

Congurations for overclocking the system.

System Info

View information about the system.

*The System Browser tab may not appear for certain models.

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Live Update

Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers.

Tech Service

Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer. Please

leave your contact information along with details of the problem.

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Settings

Congure ASRock A-Tuning. Click to select "Auto run at Windows Startup" if

you want A-Tuning to be launched when you star t up the Windows operating

system.

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3.3 ASRock APP Shop

The ASRock APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and downloading

software applications for your ASRock computer. You can install various

apps and support utilities quickly and easily, and optimize your system and

keep your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks.

Double-click

*You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock AP P Shop.

on your desktop to access ASRock APP Shop utility.

3.3.1 UI Overview

Category Panel

Information Panel

Category Panel: The category panel contains several category tabs or

buttons that when selected the information panel below displays the relative

information.

Hot News

Information Panel: The information panel in the center displays data about

the currently selected category and allows users to perform job-related

tasks.

Hot News: The hot news section displays the various latest news. Click on

the image to visit the website of the selected news and know more.

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3.3.2 Apps

When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on

screen for you to download.

Installing an App

Step 1

Find the app you want to install.

The most recommended app appears on the left side of the screen. The

other various apps are shown on the right. Please scroll up and down to see

more apps listed.

You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it

or not.

- The red icon displays the price or "Free" if the app is free of charge.

- The green "Installed" icon means the app is installed on your

co mpu te r.

Step 2

Click on the app icon to see more details about the selected app.

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Step 3

If you want to install the app, click on the red icon
downloading.

Step 4

When installation completes, you can nd the green "Installed" icon appears

on the upper right corner.

to start

To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon .
*The trash icon may not appear for certain apps.

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Upgrading an App

You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an

available new version for your app, you will nd the mark of "New Version"

appears below the installed app icon.

Step 1

Click on the app icon to see more details.

Step 2

Click on the yellow icon

to start upgrading.

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3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers

Installing BIOS or Drivers

When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of

recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update

them all soon.

Step 1

Please check the item information before update. Click on
details.

Step 2

Click to select one or more items you want to update.

Step 3

Click Update to start the update process.

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to see more

3.3.4 Setting

In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server

location, and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP

Shop on Windows startup.

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3.4 Start8

For those Windows 8.1 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an

ideal solution that brings back the familiar Start Menu along with added

customizations for greater efciency.

3.4.1 Installing Start8

Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Sup-

port CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8.

3.4.2 Conguring Start8

Style

Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8.1 style Star t Menu.

Then select the theme of the Start Menu and customize the style of the Start

icon.

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Congure

Congure provides conguration options, including icon sizes, which

shortcuts you want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used

apps, the functionality of the power button, and more.

Control

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Control lets you congure what a click on the start button or a press on the

Windows key does.

Desktop

Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the

desktop. It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into

desktop mode and bypass the Metro user interface.

About

Displays information about Start8.

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4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY

4.1 Introduction

ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound ef-

fects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less difcult but also a

lot more amusing. 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 <Delete> 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.

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

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

Main For setting system time/date information

OC Tweaker For overclocking congurations

Advanced For advanced system congurations

Tool Useful tools

H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status

Boot For conguring boot settings and boot priority

Security For security settings

Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

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

bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to

select items, then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also

navigate with a mouse.

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4.1.2 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

<Tab> Switch to next function

<Enter> To bring up the selected screen

<PGUP> Go to the previous page

<PGDN> Go to the next page

<HOME> Go to the top of the screen

<END> Go to the bottom of the screen

<F1> To display the General Help Screen

<F7> Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

<F9> Load optimal default values for all the settings

<F10> Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

<F12> Print screen

<ESC> Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

4.2 Main Screen

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

the system overview.

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Active Page on Entry

This allows you to select the default page when entering UEFI setup utility.

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen

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

EZ OC Mode

You can use this option to adjust EZ overclocking setting. Please note that

overclocing may cause damage to your components and motherboard. It

should be done at your own risk and expense.

CPU Conguration

Overclock Mode

Use this to select Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] and

[Manual]. The default value is [Auto].

Spread Spectrum

This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability.

AMD Turbo Core Technology

This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea-

ture. Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology.

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

[Enabled].

AMD Application power Management

Application Power Management (APM) ensures that average power con-

sumption over a thermally significant time period remains at or below

the TDP for the CPU mode being used. If [Enabled] is selected, the power

consumption is reduced when overclocking.

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Processor Maximum Frequency

It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference.

Processor Maximum Voltage

It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference.

Multiplier/Voltage Change

This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust

the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it is

recommended to keep the default value for system stability.

CPU Load-line Calibration

CPU Load-line Calibration helps prevent APU voltage droop when the

system is under heavy load.

NB Load-line Calibration

NB Load-line Calibration helps prevent NB voltage droop when the

system is under heavy load.

GFX Engine Clock

Use this to adjust GFX Engine Clock. The default value is [Auto].

DRAM Timing Conguration

DRAM Frequency

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

inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically.

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DRAM Timing Control

DRAM Slot

Use this item to view SPD data.

DRAM Timing Control

Use this item to control DRAM timing.

Power Down Enable

Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode.

Bank Interleaving

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

same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.

Channel Interleaving

It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving. Configuration

options: [Disabled], [Auto]. The default value is [Auto].

Voltage Conguration

DRAM Voltage

Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

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4.4 Advanced Screen

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

ration, Nouth 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.

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4.4.1 CPU Conguration

Core C6 Mode

Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is

[Enabled].

Cool ‘n’ Quiet

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

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

If you install Windows® 8.1 / 7 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 com-

patibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies. Please set

this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs.

SVM

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

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

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

CPU Thermal Throttle

Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep

the CPU from overheated. The default value is [Auto].

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4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration

IOMMU

This allows you to enable or disable IOMMU support.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video

card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple

video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI Express]. Con-

guration options: [Onboard], [PCI] and [PCI Express].

Share Memory

This allows you to set the share memory feature. The default value is [Auto].

Conguration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] [512MB],

[1GB] and [2GB].

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

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

ture.

DVI Function

Use this to select DVI function when you install the DVI to HDMI adapter

to DVI port. Conguration options: [as Dual Link DVI] and [as HDMI]. If you

select [as Dual Link DVI], you can use Dual Link DVI monitor without au-

dio function. If you select [as HDMI], you can use HDMI monitor with audio

function. The default value is [as Dual Link DVI].

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4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration

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.

Onboard LAN

This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature.

Good Night LED

Enable this option to turn off Power LED when the system is power on.

The keyboard LED will also be turned off in S1, S3 and S4 state.

The default value is [Auto].

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4.4.4 Storage Conguration

SATA Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the “SATA Controller” feature.

SATA Mode

Use this item to adjust SATA Mode. The default value of this option is [AHCI

Mode]. Conguration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode].

If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SATA

ODD driver on SATA_5, SATA_6, SATA_7 and SATA_8 ports.

AMD AHCI BIOS ROM

Use this item to enable or disable AMD AHCI BIOS ROM. The default

value of this option is [Disabled].

SATA IDE Combined Mode

This item is for SATA_5, SATA_6, SATA_7 and SATA_8.

Use this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode. The default

value is [Enabled].

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If you want to build RAID on SATA_5, SATA_6, SATA_7 and

SATA_8 ports, please disable this item.

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],

[Auto], [Enabled].

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4.4.5 Super IO Conguration

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: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4].

Infrared Port

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

Infrared Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port.

Con guration options: [2F8h / IRQ3] and [2E8h / IRQ3].

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4.4.6 ACPI Conguration

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

Enable to enter the operating system after S3 only when the hard disk is

ready, this is recommended for better system stability.

Deep Sleep

Congure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut

down. We recommend disabling Deep Sleep for better system compatibil-

ity and stability.

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 re-

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

starts to boot up when the power recovers.

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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USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the

system.

USB Mouse Power On

Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system.

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 moth-

erboard to submit Windows® certication.

CSM

Please disable CSM when you enable Fast Boot option. The default value

is [Enabled].

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4.4.7 USB Conguration

USB 2.0 Controller

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

A88X USB 3.0 Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 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.

Legacy USB 3.0 Support

Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3.0 devices.

The default value is [Enabled].

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4.5 Tool

System Browser

System Browser can let you easily check your current system congura-

tion in UEFI setup.

OMG(Online Management Guard)

Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet

access at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and

ending hours of internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent

users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify

the system time are required.

UEFI Tech Service

Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC.

Please setup network conguration before using UEFI Tech Service.

Easy RAID Installer

Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support

CD to your USB storage device. After copying the drivers please change

the SATA mode to RAID, then you can start installing the operating sys-

tem in RAID mode.

Easy Driver Installer

For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from

our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that

installs the LAN driver to your system via an USB storage device, then

downloads and installs the other required drivers automatically.

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UEFI Update Utility

Instant Flash

Instant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This conve-

nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering

operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just save the new

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UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard drive and launch this

tool, then you can update your UEFI 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. If you execute Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the UEFI

les and their respective information. Select the proper UEFI le to up-

date your UEFI, and reboot your system after the UEFI update process is

completed.

Internet Flash

Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our

servers. In other words, the system can auto-detect the latest UEFI from

our servers and ash them without entering Windows OS.

Network Conguration

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Internet Setting

Use this item to set up the internet connection mode. Conguration

options: [DHCP (Auto IP)] and [PPPOE].

UEFI Download Server

Use this item to select UEFI rmware download server for Internet Flash.

Conguration options: [Asia], [Europe], [USA] and [China].

Dehumidier Function

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling

“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the com-

puter will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering

S4/S5 state.

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Dehumidier Period

This allows users to congure the period of time until the computer powers

on and enables “Dehumidier” after entering S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier Duration

This allows users to congure the duration of the dehumidifying process

before it returns to S4/S5 state.

Dehumidier CPU Fan Setting

Use this setting to congure CPU fan speed while “Dehumidier” is en-

abled.

Would you like to save current setting user defaults?

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

according to your own requirements.

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4.6 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 1 Setting

This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 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], [Manual Mode] and [Automatic 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].

Over Temperature Protection

Use this item to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection. The

default value is [Enabled].

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4.7 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.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer’s boot time. There are three con-

guration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast]. The default value is

[Disabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these three

options:

[Disabled] - Disable Fast Boot.

[Fast] - The only restriction is you may not boot by using an USB ash

drive.

[Ultra Fast] - There are a few restrictions.

1. Only supports Windows® 8 UEFI operating system.

2. You will not be able to enter BIOS Setup (Clear CMOS or run utility

in Widows® to enter BIOS Setup).

3. If you are using an external graphics card, the VBIOS must support

UEFI GOP in order to boot.

Boot From Onboard LAN

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

Setup Prompt Timeout

This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

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].

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Option ROM Messages

[Force BIOS] - The third-party ROM messages will be forced to display

during the bootsequence.

[Keep Current] - The third-party ROM messages will be displayed only if

the third-partymanufacturer had set the add-on device to do so.

Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

Boot Failure Guard Count

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count.

CSM (Compatibility Support Module)

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CSM

Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable

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unless you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows

8.1 64-bit

and all of your devices support UEFI, you may also disable CSM for faster

boot speed.

Launch PXE OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select

Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not

launch?

Launch Storage OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select

Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not

launch?

Launch Video OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select

Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not

launch?

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4.8 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.

Secure Boot

Enable to support Windows® 8.1 Secure Boot.

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4.9 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.

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Contact Information

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

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

for further information. For technical questions, please submit a support request

form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp

ASRock Incorporation

2F., No.37, Sec. 2, Jhongyang S. Rd., Beitou District,

Taipei City 112, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

ASRock EUROPE B.V.

Bijsterhuizen 3151

6604 LV Wijchen

e Netherlands

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

ASRock America, Inc.

13848 Magnolia Ave, Chino, CA91710

U.S.A.

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

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