ASRock H110M-STX Service Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2016

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is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
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

e 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 California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see ww w.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 Front Panel 9

1.5 Rear Panel 10

Chapter 2 Installation 11

2.1 Installing the CPU 12

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 16

2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18

2.5 M.2 WiFi Module Installation Guide 21

2.6 M.2 SSD (Type 2280) Installation Guide 22

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 23

3.1 Installing Drivers 23

3.2 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 24

3.2.1 UI Overview 24

3.2.2 Apps 25

3.2.3 BIOS & Drivers 28

3.2.4 Setting 29

3.3 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 30

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 33

4.1 Introduction 33

4.2 EZ Mode 34

4.3 Advanced Mode 36

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 36

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 37

4.4 Main Screen 38

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 39

4.6 Advanced Screen 47

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 48

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 50

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 52

4.6.4 Super IO Conguration 53

4.6.5 ACPI Conguration 54

4.6.6 USB Conguration 55

4.7 Tools 56

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 59

4.9 Security Screen 60

4.10 Boot Screen 61

4.11 Exit Screen 64

H110M-STX / H110M-STX/COM

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock H110M-STX / H110M-STX/COM 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 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 soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother­board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest RAM and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well . ASRock website
http://www.asrock .com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock H110M-STX / H110M-STX/COM Motherboard (Mini-STX Form Factor)

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ASRock H110M-STX / H110M-STX/COM Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock H110M-STX / H110M-STX/COM Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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2 x Serial ATA(SATA) Data with Power Cable (Optional)

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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket (M2*2) (Optional)

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1 x Screw for WiFi Module (M2*2) (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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Mini-STX Form Factor

Supports 6th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)

Supports CPU up to 65W

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Intel® H110

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0

Expansion
Slot

Graphics

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1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports ty pe 2230 WiFi/BT module

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Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visua ls and the VGA outputs

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can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

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

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Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full

HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® HD Graphics 510/530

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12

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Max. shared memory 1024MB

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* e size of ma ximum shared memory may vary from dierent

operating systems.

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

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DisplayPort 1.2

* Supports up to 2 displays simultaneously

Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz

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

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60Hz

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Audio

LAN

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Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2304) @ 60Hz

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

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

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9

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Supports HDCP with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

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

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and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

Realtek ALC283 Audio Codec

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1 x Headphone/Headset Jack

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1 x MIC-In

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Gigabit LAN 10/100/10 00 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I219V

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Front
Panel I/O

Rear Panel
I/O

1 x Headphone/Headset Jack

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1 x USB 3.0 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock

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Full Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.0 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock

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Full Spike Protection))

1 x Microphone Input Jack

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1 x DC Jack (Compatible with the 19V power adapter)*

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* Please use 120W power adapter for 65W CPU and 90W power

adapter for 35W CPU.

1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.2

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1 x USB 2.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))

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

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LED)

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Storage

Connector

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

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

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Hot Plug

1 x M.2 Socket, support type 2280 M.2 PCI Express module

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up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

* SATA type M.2 module is not supported.

1 x COM Port Header (for H110M-STX/COM only)

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1 x Chassis Intrusion Header (2-pin)

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2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 5-pin)

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1 x Internal Speaker Header

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1 x Front Panel Header

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1 x USB 2.0 Header (Support 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

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ACPI 5.0 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.7 Support

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DRAM Voltage Multi-adjustment

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CPU temperature sensing

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CPU Fan Tachometer

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CPU Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU

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temperature)

CPU Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-

OS

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Certica­tions

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bit

* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modied installation disk with

xHCI drivers packed into the ISO le is required. Please refer to

page 30 or more detailed instructions.

* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock ’s

website for details: http://ww w.asrock.com

FCC, CE, WHQL, BSMI, RCM

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

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

Please realiz e that the re is a certain r isk involved with o verclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-party
overclocking to ols. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be don e at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsibl e for possible damage caused by overclo cking.

Mini-STX Chassis Support List

Vendor Model

SilverStone Technology Inc. VT01S
AKasa A-STX04-A1B / A-STX04-M1B

For the latest updates of Mini-STX chassis support list, please visit our website for details:

http://www.asrock.com

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Intel

Chipset

Top:
RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB3
USB 3.0
B: USB4

H110M-STX

RoHS

1

2

5

6

7

8

Audio

CODEC

USB_5_6

1

CPU_FAN1

3

4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

Mic In

USB 3.0

USB_2

USB 3.0

USB_1

Headphone

/ Headset

VGA1

9

DDR 4_A1DDR 4_A1

DDR 4_B1

DC Jack

HDMI1

DP1

1

CI1

1

LPC1

CPU_FAN2

SPEAKER1

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Super

I/O

BIOS
ROM

M.2 W iFi

M.2 P CIe SSD

M2_2_CT1M2_1_CT1

COM1

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SATA3 SATA3

CMOS

Battery

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No. Description

1 5-Pin CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

2 2 x 260-pin DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

3 4-Pin CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 LPC Debug Header (LPC1)

5 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

6 Internal Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

7 COM Port Header (COM1) (for H110M-STX/COM only)

8 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

9 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA1)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA2)

12 Clear CMOS Pad

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1.4 Front Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 Headphone/Headset Jack (AUDIO1) 3 USB 3.0 Type-C Port (USB3_2)

2 USB 3.0 Type-A Port (USB_1) 4 Microphone Input (AUDIO2)

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3

4

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1.5 Rear Panel

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1 2 3

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No. Description No. Description

1 DC Jack 4 D-Sub Port

(Supports 19V Power Adapters) 5 USB 2.0 Port (USB_3)

2 Display Port 6 USB 3.0 Port (USB_4)

3 HDMI Port 7 LAN RJ-45 Port*

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

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity O 100Mbps connection
On Link Orange 1Gbps connection

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Mini-STX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

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

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components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard

components.

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

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

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the P nP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the sock et. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found . Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power c ables before in stalling the CPU.

1

2

A

B

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3

4

5

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

1 2

FAN

CPU_

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM)

is motherboard provides two 260-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) SO-DIMM

slots.

It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot;
otherwise , this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged.

e SO-DIMM only ts in one cor rect orientation. It w ill cause per manent damage to
the motherboard and the SO-DIMM if you force the SO-DIMM into the sl ot at incorrect
orientation.

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2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jump ers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
heade rs and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.

System Panel Header

(9-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.4, No. 8)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the ch assi s front panel. You may congure the way to tur n
o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart the
computer if the computer f reezes and fails to per form a normal restar t.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chas sis front panel. e LED i s on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 slee p state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or wr iting data.

e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of powe r
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect­ing your ch assi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

RESET#

GND

GND

Connect the power

switch, reset switch and

system status indicator on

the chassis to this header

according to the pin

assignments below. Note

the positive and negative

pins before connecting

the cables.

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DUMMY

GNDGND

P+

P-

P+

P-

USB_PWR

USB_PWR

1

Front_R+

1

1
2
3
4

Internal Speaker Header

(4-p i n SPEAKER1)

(see p.4, No. 6)

Front_L-

Front_L+

Front_R-

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(see p.5, No. 10 and 11)

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PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

1 GND 11 N/A
2 LVDS _TX+ 12 5V
3 LVDS _T X- 13 5V
4 GND 14 5V
5 GND 15 5V
6 LV DS_R X- 16 5V
7 LV DS _ R X+ 17 N/A
8 GND 18 GND
9 GND 19 GND

10 GND 20 GND

USB 2.0 Header

(9-pin USB_5_6)

(see p.4, No. 5)

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

ese two SATA3

20

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

*e SATA3 connectors

support 2.5-inch hard

drive (+5V) and do not

support 3.5-inch hard

drive (+12V)

ere is one header on

this motherboard. is

USB 2.0 header can

support two ports.

CPU Fan Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.4, No. 3)

GN D
+ 12V
CPU_FAN_SPEED
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

is motherboard

provides a 4-Pin CPU fan

(Quiet Fan) connector.

If you plan to connect a

3-Pin CPU fan, please

connect it to Pin 1-3.

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CPU Fan Connector

1

Signa

1

FAN_VOLTAG

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

RT

S

GN

DC

R

R

D

1

(5-pin CPU_FAN2)

(see p.4, No. 1)

GND

GND

FAN_SPEED

is motherboard

provides a 5-Pin CPU fan

connector. is connector

E

supports Intel® 1L ermal

Modules.

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Serial Port Header

(for H110M-STX/COM

only)

(9-p in CO M1)

(see p.4, No. 7)

Chassis Intrusion Header

(2-pin CI1)

(see p.4, No. 9)

Clear CMOS Pad

(see p.5, No. 12)

LPC Debug Header

(13 -pi n LP C1)

(see p.4, No. 4)

TXD

RI

GND

is COM1 header

S

D

D

NC

CT

supports a serial port

DS

module.

DT

RX

is motherboard

l

supports CASE OPEN

detection feature that

detects if the chassis cove

has been removed. is

feature requires a chassis

with chassis intrusion

detection design.

Clear CMOS Pad allows you to

clear the data in CMOS. To clear

CMOS, disconnect the

power supply and short the Clear

CMOS Pad.

PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

1 CLK 2 GND

3 RESET# 4 LFRAME#

5 LAD0 6 LAD1

7 LAD2 8 LAD3

9 LAD3 10 LAD3

11 +3V 12 +3V

13 No pin 14 +3V

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2.5 M.2 WiFi Module Installation Guide

1. Insert the WiFi Module Card into the M.2 Slot for WiFi + BT Module.

2. Tighten the screw to secure the WiFi Module Card to the motherboard.

3. Attach the SMA Wi-Fi Antenna Cables to the WiFi Module.

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2.6 M.2 SSD (Type 2280) Installation Guide

1. Locate the M.2 slot on the motherboard

2. Carefully insert the M.2 SSD into the slot.

3. Tighten the screw to secure the M.2 SSD to the motherboard.

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Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation

3.1 Installing Drivers

e 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. e 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

e 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. erefore, the drivers you install can work

properly.

Utilities Menu

e Utilities Menu shows the application soware that the motherboard supports.

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

To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and install the following hot x
provided by Microso.
“KB2720599”: http://support.microso.com/kb/2720599/en-us

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3.2 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

e ASRock Live Update & APP Shop is an online store for purchasing and

downloading soware applications for your ASRock computer. You can quickly and

easily install various apps and support utilities, such as USB Key, XFast LAN, XFast

RAM and more. With ASRock APP Shop, you can optimize your system and keep

your motherboard up to date simply with a few clicks.

Double-click on your desktop to access ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
utility.

*You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps f rom the ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

3.2.1 UI Overview

Category Panel

Hot News

Information Panel

Category Panel: e category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that

when selected the information panel below displays the relative information.

Information Panel: e information panel in the center displays data about the

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currently selected category and allows users to perform job-related tasks.

Hot News: e 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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3.2.2 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.

e most recommended app appears on the le side of the screen. e 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.

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

- e green "Installed" icon means the app is installed on your computer.

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 to start downloading.

Step 4

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

upper right corner.

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To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon .
*e 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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3.2.3 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 to see more 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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3.2.4 Setting

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

determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

on Windows startup.

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3.3 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation

Intel® Braswell and Skylake has removed their support for the Enhanced Host

Controller Interface (EHCI – USB2.0) and only kept the eXtensible Host Controller

Interface (XHCI – USB3.0). Due to that fact that XHCI is not included in the

Windows 7 inbox drivers, users may nd it dicult to install Windows 7 operating

system because the USB ports on their motherboard won’t work. In order for the

USB ports to function properly, please create a Windows® 7 installation disk with

the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller (xHCI) drivers packed into the ISO

le.

Requirements

A Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive

•

A Windows® PC

•

Win7 USB Patcher (included in the ASRock Support CD or downloaded from

•

website)

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Instructions

Step 1

Insert the Windows® 7 insta llation disk or USB drive to your system.

Step 2

Extract the tool (Win7 USB Patcher) and launch it.

Step 3

Select "Create a Windows 7 installation disk with a USB device".

Step 4

Locate your Win7 source folder or your ISO le.

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Step 5

Select the USB storage, compact disk or destination folder for the new Windows 7

installation le.

Step 6

Click “Start” to begin.

Step 7

Now you are able to install Windows® 7 on Braswell or Skylake with the new burned CD.

Or please use the patched ISO image to make an OS USB drive to install the OS.

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Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY

4.1 Introduction

is section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your

system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right

aer you power on the computer, other wise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will

continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY aer

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 o

and then back on.

Becau se the UEFI soware is constantly being upd ated, the following UEFI setup
screens and de scriptions are for refe rence purpose only, and they may not exactly
match what you see on your scre en.

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4.2 EZ Mode

e EZ Mode screen appears when you enter the BIOS setup program by default. EZ

mode is a dashboard which contains multiple readings of the system’s current status.

You can check the most crucial information of your system, such as CPU speed,

DRAM frequency, SATA information, fan speed, etc.

Press <F6> or click the "Advanced Mode" button at the upper right corner of the

screen to switch to "Advanced Mode" for more options.

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Help

1

Load UEFI Defaults

2

Save Changes and Exit

3

Discard Changes

4

Change Language

5

Switch to Advanced Mode

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4.3 Advanced Mode

e Advanced Mode provides more options to congure the BIOS settings. Refer to

the following sections for the detailed congurations.

To access the EZ Mode, press <F6> or click the "EZ Mode" button at the upper right

corner of the screen.

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar

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

Main

OC Tweaker

Advanced

Tool

H/W Monitor

Boot

Security

Exit

For setting system time/date information

For overclocking congurations

For advanced system congurations

Useful tools

Displays current hardware status

For conguring boot settings and boot priority

For security settings

Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility

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4.3.2 Navigation Keys

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 use the mouse to click your

required item.

Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Description

+ / -

<Tab>

<PGUP>

<PGDN>

<HOME>

<END>

<F1>

<F5>

<F7>

<F9>

<F10>

<F12>

<ESC>

To change option for the selected items

Switch to next function

Go to the previous page

Go to the next page

Go to the top of the screen

Go to the bottom of the screen

To display the General Help Screen

Add / Remove Favorite

Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

Load optimal default values for all the settings

Save changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

Print screen

Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

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4.4 Main Screen

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

display the system overview.

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My Favorite

Display your collection of BIOS items. Press F5 to add/remove your favorite items.

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4.5 OC Tweaker Screen

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

Becau se the UEFI soware is constantly being upd ated, the following UEFI setup
screens and de scriptions are for refe rence purpose only, and they may not exactly
match what you see on your scre en.

DDR4 Non-Z OC

Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your memory DIMMs and mother-

board. It should be done at your own risk and expense. Please use a better cooling solu-

tion while overclocking. e option colored in red might make your system unstable. It

depends on the quality of the memory DIMMs and system environment.

CPU Conguration

Intel SpeedStep Technology

Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen-

cies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation.

Intel Speed Shift Technology

Enable this option to expose the Collaborative Processor Performance Control

(CPPC) v2 interface to allow hardware controlled P-states.

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Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Intel Turbo Boost Technolog y enables the processor to run above its base operating

frequency when the operating system requests the highest performance state.

Long Duration Power Limit

Congure Package Power Limit 1 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU

ratio will be lowered aer a period of time. A lower limit can protect the CPU and

save power, while a higher limit may improve performance.

Long Duration Maintained

Congure the period of time until the CPU ratio is lowered when the Long

Duration Power Limit is exceeded.

Short Duration Power Limit

Congure Package Power Limit 2 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU

ratio will be lowered immediately. A lower limit can protect the CPU and save

power, while a higher limit may improve performance.

DRAM Conguration

DRAM Tweaker

Fine tune the DRAM settings by leaving marks in checkboxes. Click OK to conrm and

apply your new settings.

DRAM Timing Conguration

DRAM Reference Clock

Select Auto for optimized settings.

DRAM Frequency

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

and assign the appropriate frequency automatically.

Primary Timing

CAS# Latency (tCL)

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e time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data

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RAS# to CAS# Delay and Row Precharge (tRCDtRP)

RAS# to CAS# Delay : e number of clock cycles required between the opening of a row

of memory and accessing columns within it.

Row Precharge: e number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the precharge

command and opening the next row.

RAS# Active Time (tRAS)

e number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the

precharge command.

Command Rate (CR)

e delay between when a memor y chip is selected and when the rst active command can

be issued.

Secondary Timing

Write Recovery Time (tWR)

e amount of delay that must elapse aer the completion of a valid write operation,

before an active bank can be precharged.

Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC)

e number of clocks from a Refresh command until the rst Activate command to

the same rank.

RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD_L)

e number of clocks between two rows activated in dierent banks of the same

rank.

RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD_S)

e number of clocks between two rows activated in dierent banks of the same

rank.

Write to Read Delay (tWTR_L)

e number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to

the same interna l bank.

Write to Read Delay (tWTR_S)

e number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to

the same interna l bank.

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Read to Precharge (tRTP)

e number of clocks that are inserted between a read command to a row pre-

charge command to the same rank.

Four Activate Window (tFAW)

e time window in which four activates are allowed the same rank.

CAS Write Latency (tCWL)

Congure CAS Write Latency.

Third Timing

tREFI

Congure refresh cycles at an average periodic interval.

tCKE

Congure the period of time the DDR4 initiates a minimum of one refresh

command internally once it enters Self-Refresh mode.

tRDRD_sg

Congure between module read to read delay.

tRDRD_dg

Congure between module read to read delay.

tRDRD_dr

Congure between module read to read delay.

tRDRD_dd

Congure between module read to read delay.

tRDWR_sg

Congure between module read to write delay.

tRDWR_dg

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Congure between module read to write delay.

tRDWR_dr

Congure between module read to write delay.

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Congure between module read to write delay.

tWRRD_sg

Congure between module write to read delay.

tWRRD_dg

Congure between module write to read delay.

tWRRD_dr

Congure between module write to read delay.

tWRRD_dd

Congure between module write to read delay.

tWRWR_sg

Congure between module write to write delay.

tWRWR_dg

Congure between module write to write delay.

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tWRWR_dr

Congure between module write to write delay.

tWRWR_dd

Congure between module write to write delay.

RTL Init Value

Congure round trip latency init value for round trip latency training.

IO-L Init Value

Congure IO latency init value for IO latency traning.

RTL (CH A)

Congure round trip latency for channel A.

RTL (CH B)

Congure round trip latency for channel B.

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IO-L (CH A)

Congure IO latency for channel A.

IO-L (CH B)

Congure IO latency for channel B.

IO-L Oset (CH A)

Congure IO latency oset for channel A.

IO-L Oset (CH B)

Congure IO latency oset for channel B.

RFR Delay (CH A)

Congure RFR Delay for Channel A.

RFR Delay (CH B)

Congure RFR Delay for Channel B.

Fourth Timing

twRPRE

Congure twR PRE.

Write_Early_ODT

Congure Write_Early_ODT.

tAONPD

Congure tAONPD.

tXP

Congure tXP.

tXPDLL

Congure tXPDLL.

tPRPDEN

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Congure tPRPDEN.

tRDPDEN

Congure tRDPDEN.

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twRPDEN

Congure twR PDEN.

OREF_RI

Congure OREF_RI.

tREFIx9

Congure tR EFIx9.

txSDLL

Congure txSDLL.

txs_oset

Congure txs_oset.

tZQOPER

Congure tZQOPER.

tMOD

Congure tMOD.

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ZQCS_period

Congure ZQCS_period.

tZQCS

Congure tZQCS.

Advanced Setting

ODT WR (CH A)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel A.

ODT WR (CH B)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel B.

ODT PARK (CH A)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel A.

ODT PARK (CH B)

Congure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel B.

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ODT NOM (CH A)

Use this to change ODT (CH A) Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

ODT NOM (CH B)

Use this to change ODT (CH B) Auto/Manual settings. e default is [Auto].

MRC Fast Boot

Enable Memory Fast Boot to skip DRAM memory training for booting faster.

Dll Bandwidth 0

Congure the Dll Bandwidth 0.

Dll Bandwidth 1

Congure the Dll Bandwidth 1.

Dll Bandwidth 2

Congure the Dll Bandwidth 2.

Dll Bandwidth 3

Congure the Dll Bandwidth 3.

Margin Limit

Adjust Margin Limit to get better memory margin.

Voltage Conguration

DRAM Voltage

Use this to congure DRAM Voltage. e default value is [Auto].

Save User Default

Type a prole name and press enter to save your settings as user default.

Load User Default

Load previously saved user defaults.

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4.6 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU

Conguration, Chipset Conguration, Storage Conguration, Super IO Congura-

tion, ACPI Conguration and USB Conguration.

Setting wrong values in this sec tion may cause the system to malfunction.

UEFI Conguration

UEFI Setup Style

Select the default mode when entering the UEFI setup utility.

Active Page on Entry

Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility.

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4.6.1 CPU Conguration

Active Processor Cores

Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package.

CPU C States Support

Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6

and C7 all enabled for better power saving.

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

Enable Enhanced Halt State (C1E) for lower power consumption.

CPU C3 State Support

Enable C3 sleep state for lower power consumption.

CPU C6 State Support

Enable C6 deep sleep state for lower power consumption.

CPU C7 State Support

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Enable C7 deep sleep state for lower power consumption.

Package C State Support

Enable CPU, PCIe, Memor y, Graphics C State Support for power saving.

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CPU Thermal Throttling

Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheat-

ing.

No-Execute Memory Protection

Processors with No-Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain

classes of malicious buer overow attacks.

Intel Virtualization Technology

Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems

and applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can

function as multiple virtual systems.

Hardware Prefetcher

Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor. Enable for better

performance.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently

requested cache line. Enable for better performance.

Software Guard Extensions (SGX)

Enable or disable the support for Intel® Soware Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX).

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4.6.2 Chipset Conguration

Top of Lower Usable DRAM

Set the maximum value of TOLUD. Set this item to Dynamic to allow TOLUD to

adjust automatically based on the largest MMIO length of the installed graphic

cont roller.

VT-d

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine

monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and

reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and

I/O performance.

PCIE ASPM Support

is option enables/disables the ASPM support for all CPU downstream devices.

PCH PCIE ASPM Support

is option enables/disables the ASPM support for all PCH PCIE devices.

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DMI ASPM Support

is option enables/disables the control of ASPM on CPU side of the DMI Link.

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PCH DMI ASPM Support

is option enables/disables the ASPM support for all PCH DMI devices.

IOAPI C 24-119 Entr ies

Enable or disable IOAPIC 24-119 Entries to expand your PIROI-PIROX.

Share Memory

Congure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when

the system boots up.

Onboard LAN

Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller.

Onboard HD Audio

Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and

automatically disable it when a sound card is installed.

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

Enable audio for the onboard digital outputs.

WAN Radio

Enable/disable the WiFi module's connectivity.

Deep Sleep

Congure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

Select the power state aer a power failure. If [Power O] is selected, the power will

remain o when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the system will start

to boot up when the power recovers.

Good Night LED

By enabling Good Night LED, the Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the

system is on. It will also automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs

when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode.

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4.6.3 Storage Conguration

SATA Controller(s)

Enable/disable the SATA controllers.

SATA Aggressive Link Power Management

SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low

power state during periods of inactivity to save power. It is only supported by AHCI

mode.

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

S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It is a

monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various

indicators of reliability.

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Serial Port

Enable or disable the Serial port.

Serial Port Address

Select the address of the Serial port.

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4.6.5 ACPI Conguration

Suspend to RAM

Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI

S3 power saving.

ACPI HEPT Table

Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance.

Wake From Onboard LAN

Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN.

Ring-In Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring-In signals.

RTC Alarm Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm. Set it to By OS to let

it be handled by your operating system.

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USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller.

USB Mouse Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse.

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4.6.6 USB Conguration

Legacy USB Support

Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB

compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI

Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux

operating systems only.

PS/2 Simulator

Enable this item for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware

operating system.

XHCI Hand-o

is is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-o support. e XHCI

ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver.

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4.7 Tools

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 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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Boot Manager

Boot Manager is specically designed for the dual OS platform/multi-OS platform

users to easily customize and manage the boot menu.

*Please connect more than one boot devices to use this tool.

Boot Manager

Enable/disable the Boot Manager.

Boot Manager Timeout

Enable/disable the Boot Manager Timeout.

Timeout Seconds

Congure the number of seconds to wait for the Boot Manager.

Instant Flash

Save UEFI les in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your

UEFI.

Internet Flash - DHCP (Auto IP), Auto

ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version

from our servers for you. Please setup network conguration before using Internet

Flash.

*For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in your USB

pen drive before using this function.

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Network Conguration

Use this to congure internet connection settings for Internet Flash.

Internet Setting

Enable or disable sound eects in the setup utility.

UEFI Download Server

Select a server to download the UEFI rmware.

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4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

is section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,

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

speed and voltage.

Fan-Tastic Tuning

Select a fan mode for CPU Fan, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and

assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

CPU Fan 1 Setting

Select a fan mode for CPU Fan 1, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures

and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

CPU Fan 2 Setting

Select a fan mode for CPU Fan 2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures

and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

Case Open Feature

Enable or disable Case Open Feature to detect whether the chassis cover has been

removed.

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4.9 Security Screen

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

You may also clear the user password.

Supervisor Password

Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator

has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and

press enter to remove the password.

User Password

Set or change the password for the user account. Users are unable to change the

settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the

password.

Secure Boot

Use this item to enable or disable support for Windows 8.1 Secure Boot.

Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology

Enable/disable Intel PTT in ME. Disable this option to use discrete TPM Module.

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4.10 Boot Screen

is section displays the available devices on your system for you to congure the

boot settings and the boot priority.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot

from an USB storage device. 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.

Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this

UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI utility in Windows.

Boot From Onboard LAN

Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN.

Setup Prompt Timeout

Congure the number of seconds to wait for the setup hot key.

Bootup Num-Lock

Select whether Num Lock should be turned on or o when the system boots up.

Boot Beep

Select whether the Boot Beep should be turned on or o when the system boots up. Please

note that a buzzer is needed.

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Full Screen Logo

Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages.

AddOn ROM Display

Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM messages or congure the

AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed.

Boot Failure Guard

If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores

the default settings.

Boot Failure Guard Count

Congure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically restores

the default settings.

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CSM (Compatibility Support Module)

CSM

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

execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM.

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. Select Do not launch to not

execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM.

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. Select Do not launch to not

execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM.

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4.11 Exit Screen

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option the following message, “Save conguration changes

and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP

UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes and exit

setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving

any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes?” will pop

out. Select [OK] to discard all changes.

Load UEFI Defaults

Load UEFI default values for a ll options. e F9 key can be used for this operation.

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

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Copy shellx64.e to the root directory to launch EFI Shell.

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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 11-11

6546 AR Nijmegen

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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