Asrock H170 Pro4 Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.0
Published June 2015
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Motherboard Layout

Intel

H170

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

ATX12V1

USB 3. 0

T: USB1

B: USB 2

ATXP WR 1

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-4 5

USB 3. 0
T: USB5
B: USB 6

PCIE4

HDLED R ESET

PLED PW RBTN

PANEL1

1

USB_1_2

1

1

SPK_PLED 1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUD IO1

H170 Pro4

PCIE1

RoH S

HDM I1

DVI 1

USB 3. 0
T: USB3
B: USB 4

Ultr a M.2

PCIe G en3 x4

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMO S

Bat tery

CLRMOS1

1

PCIE3

M2_ 1

CT2CT3C T4CT5

USB3_ 7_8

1

CPU_FAN1

USB_3_4

1

1

TPMS1

PCIE5

CT1

PCI E xpres s 3.0

Fro nt U SB 3 .0

CHA_FAN2

128M b

BIOS

Top:

SIDE SPK

Cent er:

REAR SPK

Bott om:

CTR BASS

Top:

LINE IN

Cent er:

FRON T

Bott om:

MIC IN

PCIE_ PWR1

CHA_FAN3

SATA3_1

SATA3_0

SATA3_5

SATA3_4

SATA3_3

SATA3_2

CHA_FAN1

CI1

1

SATA_EXP0

H170 Pro4

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

6 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

7 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

8 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

14 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

15 SATA Express Connector (SATA_EXP0)

16 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

18 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

19 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

20 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

21 TPM Header (TPMS1)

22 COM Port Header (COM1)

23 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

24 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

25 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

26 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

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I/O Panel

1 2

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5

4

6

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 8 Central / Bass (Orange)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_5_6)

3 Side Speaker (Gray) 10 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_3_4)

4 Rear Speaker (Black) 11 DVI-D Port

5 Line In (Light Blue) 12 HDMI Port

6 Front Speaker (Lime)** 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2)

7 Microphone (Pink)

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

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

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

** If you use a 2- channel speaker, plea se connect the speake r’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

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Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 6)

Rear Speaker

(No. 4)

Central / Bass

(No. 8)

2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the
front panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer”
tool on your system. Plea se select “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enable playback
multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then
you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to u se the Rear Speak er,
Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to u se
the front panel audio.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock H170 Pro4 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 without further notice. If you require technical support related to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s pecic information about the model
you are using. You may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website http://www.a srock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock H170 Pro4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock H170 Pro4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock H170 Pro4 Support CD

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

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expansion
Slot

ATX Form Factor

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High Density Glass Fabric PCB

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

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Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)
Digi Power design

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10 Power Phase design

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Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

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Intel® H170

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Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 4.0

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Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

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4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

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

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Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

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

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2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4

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mode)
3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

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Graphics

Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals 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 1792MB

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Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by

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

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(4096x2304) @ 24Hz

Audio

LAN

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

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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 DVI-D and HDMI Ports

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

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and HDMI Ports

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892

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Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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ELNA Audio Caps

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Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 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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H170 Pro4

Rear Panel
I/O

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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6 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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

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LED)
HD Audio Jacks: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass

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/ Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

Connector

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Intel® H170, support

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RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid
Storage Technology 14 and Intel Smart Response
Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector*

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* Support to be announced
* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 and
SATA3_1 will be disabled.

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

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and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)

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3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (2 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) (Smart Fan

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Speed Control)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

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1 x PCIe Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup-

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port
ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

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CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VC-

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CPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by

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CPU temperature)

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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

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DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

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

OS

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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 153 for more detailed instructions.
* For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock ’s
website for details: http://www.asrock.com

FCC, CE, WHQL

Certica­tions

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

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

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H170 Pro4

Please realize that the re is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using
third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect 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.

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Chapter 2 Installation

is 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.

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 PnP c ap
is on the socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if there are any b ent pins in the
socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
Other wise, the CPU will be seriously d amaged.

2. Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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H170 Pro4

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B

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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

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FAN

CPU_

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same
brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technolog y with only one or three
memory module installed.

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

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR4_ A1 DDR4_ A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated
3 Populated Populated Populated Populated

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE4

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A

H170 Pro4

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better ther mal environment, please connect a chassi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CHA_ FAN3) when using mul­tiple graphics cards.

x16 x4

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper
is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRMOS1)
(see p.1, No. 24)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the
CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you
just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it
down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,
date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

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

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

H170 Pro4

System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.1, No. 12)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connec t to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart
the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):

Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when
the system is ope rating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S1/S3 sleep
state. e LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):

Connec t to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on
when the hard drive i s reading or writing data.

e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists
of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.

1

PLE D+

PLE D-

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

PWR BTN#

GND

RES ET#

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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Power LED and Speaker

PLE D-

Header
(7-pin SPK_PLED1)
(see p.1, No. 14)

DUM MY
+5V

1

PLE D+

SPE AK ER

DUM MY

PLE D+

Please connect the
chassis power LED and
the chassis speaker to this
header.

Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0:
see p.1, No. 6)
(SATA3_1:
see p.1, No. 7)
(SATA3_2:
see p.1, No. 11)
(SATA3_3:
see p.1, No. 13)
(SATA3_4:
see p.1, No. 10)
(SATA3_5:
see p.1, No. 9)

Serial ATA Express
Connectors

SATA_EXP0

(SATA_EXP0:
see p.1, No. 15)

USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB_1_2)
(see p.1, No. 19)
(9-pin USB_3_4)
(see p.1, No. 18)

SATA3_1

SATA3_5

SATA3_3

1

SATA3_4

SATA3_2

SATA3_3 SATA3_2

USB _PW R

P-

P+

GND

DUM MY

GND

P+

P-

USB _PW R

ese six SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal

SATA3_0

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
If the Ultra M.2 Socket
(M2_1) is occupied by a
SATA-type M.2 device,
SATA3_0 and SATA3_1
will be disabled.

Please connect either
SATA or PCIe storage
devices to these
connectors.

ere are two headers
on this motherboard.
Each USB 2.0 header can
support two ports.

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H170 Pro4

USB 3.0 Header
(19-pin USB3_7_8)
(see p.1, No. 5)

Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.1, No. 23)

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis
must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our
manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by
the steps below:
A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_ L.
B. Conne ct 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 the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to
connect them for the AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel
and adju st “Recording Volume”.

Vbus

IntA _PA_SS RX-

IntA _PA_SS RX+

IntA _PA_SS TX-

IntA _PA_SS TX+

IntA _PA_D-

IntA _PA_D+

GND

1

MIC 2_L

GND

GND

PRE SENCE #

MIC _RET

OUT 2_R

MIC 2_R

VbusVbus

IntA _PB_S SRX-

IntA _PB_S SRX+

GND

IntA _PB_S STX-

IntA _PB_S STX+

GND

IntA _PB_D -

IntA _PB_D +

Dumm y

1

OUT _RET

OUT 2_L

J_S ENSE

Besides six USB 3.0 ports
on the I/O panel, there
is one header on this
motherboard. Each USB

3.0 header can support
two ports.

is header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.

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Chassis Fan Connectors

5

1

8

GND

FAN_ VOLTAGE_ CONTR OL

FAN_ SPEED

FAN_ SPEED _CONT ROL

GND

FAN_V OLTAGE

FAN_S PEED

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 17)
(4-pin CHA_FAN2)
(see p.1, No. 16)

(4-pin CHA_FAN3)
(see p.1, No. 25)

FAN _SP EED _CO NTR OL

CHA _FA N_S PEE D

FAN _VO LTA GE

Please connect fan cables
to the fan connectors and
match the black wire to
the ground pin.

GND

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CPU Fan Connector
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 8)

ATX Power Connector
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.1, No. 4)

ATX 12V Power
Connector
(8-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.1, No. 1)

Serial Port Header
(9-pin COM1)
(see p.1, No. 22)

1

12

1

RRXD 1

DDCD #1

DDTR #1

DDSR #1

GND

TTXD 1

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13

CCTS #1

RRI# 1

RRTS #1

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.

is motherboard pro­vides a 24-pin ATX power
connector. To use a 20-pin
ATX power supply, please
plug it along Pin 1 and Pin

13.

is motherboard pro­vides an 8-pin ATX 12V
power connector. To use a
4-pin ATX power supply,
please plug it along Pin 1
and Pin 5.

is COM1 header
supports a serial port
module.

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Chassis Intrusion Header
(2-pin CI1)
(see p.1, No. 20)

TPM Header
(17-pin TPMS1)
(see p.1, No. 21)

PCIe Power Connector
(4-pin PCIE_PWR1)
(see p.1, No. 26)

1

Sig nal

SMB _CLK_ MAIN

GND

SMB _DATA _MAIN

1

FRA ME

PCI CLK

PCI RST#

GN D

+1 2V DE TE CT

is motherboard supports

GND

CASE OPEN detection fe atu re
that detects if the chassis cove
has been removed. This feature
requires a chassis wit h chassis
intrusion detection design.

is connector supports Trusted
Platform Module (TPM) system,
which can securely store keys,

LAD 2

GND

LAD 1

S_P WRDWN #

SER IRQ#

GND

digital certicates, passwords,
and data. A TPM system also
helps enhance network security,

+3V

LAD 3

GND

LAD 0

protects digital identities, and

+3V SB

ensures platform integrity.

Please connect a 4 pin molex
power cable to this connector
when more than three graphics
cards are installed.

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2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide

The M.2, also known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a small size and
versatile card edge connector that aims to replace mPCIe and mSATA. The Ultra M.2
Socket (M2_1) supports M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s).
Please be noted that if the Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1) is occupied by a SATA-ty pe M.2
device, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 will be disabled.

Installing the M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module

Step 1

Prepare a M.2_SSD (NGFF) module
and the screw.

English

5

4

3

Step 2

Depending on the PCB type and
length of your M.2_SSD (NGFF)
module, nd the corresponding nut

2

1

A

BCDE

location to be used.

No. 1 2 3 4 5

Nut Location A B C D E

PCB Length 3cm 4.2cm 6cm 8cm 11cm

Module Type Type2230 Type 2242 Type2260 Type 2280 Type 22110

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Step 3

Move the stando based on the
module type and length.
e stando is placed at the nut

A

BCDE

A

BCDE

A

BC

location D by default. Skip Step 3
and 4 and go straight to Step 5 if you
are going to use the default nut.
Otherwise, release the stando by
hand.

Step 4

Peel o the yellow protective lm on
the nut to be used. Hand tighten the
stando into the desired nut location
on the motherboard.

Step 5

Align and gently insert the M.2
(NGFF) SSD module into the M.2
slot. Please be aware that the M.2
(NGFF) SSD module only ts in one
orientation.

ABCDE

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Step 6

Tighten the screw with a screwdriver
to secure the module into place.

NUT1NUT2DE

Please do not overtighten the screw
as this might damage the module.

M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Support List

Vendor Size Interface Length P/N

ADATA 128GB SATA3 2280 AXNS381E-128GM-B
ADATA 256GB SATA3 2280 AXNS381E-256GM-B
ADATA 32GB SATA3 2230 AXNS330E-32GM-B
Crucial 120GB SATA3 2280 CT120M500SSD4
Crucial 240GB SATA3 2280 CT240M500SSD4
Intel 80GB SATA3 2280 Intel SSDSCKGW080A401/80G
Kingston 120GB SATA3 2280 SM2280S3
Kingston 480GB PCIe2 x4 2280 SH2280S3/480G
Plextor 256GB PCIe 2280 PX-G256M6e
Plextor 512GB PCIe 2280 PX-G512M6e
Samsung 256GB PCIe3 x4 2280 SM951 (MZHPV256HDGL)
Samsung 512GB PCIe3 x4 2280 SM951 (MZHPV512HDGL)
Samsung 512GB PCIe x4 2280 XP941-512G (MZHPU512HCGL)
SanDisk 128GB PCIe 2260 SD6PP4M-128G
SanDisk 256GB PCIe 2260 SD6PP4M-256G
Team 128GB SATA3 2242 TM4PS4128GMC105
Team 128GB SATA3 2280 TM8PS4128GMC105
Team 256GB SATA3 2280 TM8PS4256GMC105
Team 256GB SATA3 2242 TM4PS4256GMC105
Transcend 256GB SATA3 2242 TS256GMTS400
Transcend 512GB SATA3 2280 TS512GMTS800
Transcend 512GB SATA3 2260 TS512GMTS600

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For the latest updates of M.2_SSD (NFGG) module support list, please visit our website for
details: http://www.asrock.com

1 Einleitung

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für das H170 Pro4 von ASRock entschieden haben – ein
zuverlässiges Motherboard, das konsequent unter der strengen Qualitätskontrolle von
ASRock hergestellt wurde. Es liefert ausgezeichnete Leistung mit robustem Design,
das ASRocks Streben nach Qualität und Beständigkeit erfüllt.

Da die technischen Daten des Motherboards sowie die BIOS-Soware aktualisiert
werden können, kann der Inhalt dieser Dokumentation ohne Ankündigung geändert
werden. Falls diese Dokumentation irgendwelchen Änderungen unterliegt, wird die aktu­alisierte Version ohne weitere Hinweise auf der ASRock-Webseite zur Verfügung gestellt.
Sollten Sie technische Hilfe in Bezug auf dieses Motherboard benötigen, erhalten Sie auf
unserer Webseite spezischen Informationen über das von Ihnen verwendete Modell.
Auch nden Sie eine aktuelle Liste unterstützter VGA-Karten und Prozessoren auf der
ASRock-Webseite: ASRock-Website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Lieferumfang

ASRock H170 Pro4-Motherboard (ATX-Formfaktor)

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ASRock H170 Pro4-Schnellinstallationsanleitung

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ASRock H170 Pro4-Support-CD

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2 x Serial-ATA- (SATA) Datenkabel (optional)

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1 x E/A-Blendenabschirmung

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1 x Schraube für M.2-Sockel

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H170 Pro4

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1.2 Technische Daten

ATX-Formfaktor

Plattform

Prozessor

Chipsatz

Speicher

Erweiter­ungssteck­platz

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Leiterplatte mit hochdichtem Glasgewebe

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Unterstützt die Prozessoren Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/

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Celeron® der 6. Generation (Sockel 1151)
Digipower-Design

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10-Leistungsphasendesign

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Unterstützt Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0-Technologie

•

Intel® H170

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Unterstützt Intel® Small Business Advantage 4.0

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Dualkanal-DDR4-Speichertechnologie

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4 x DDR4-DIMM-Steckplätze

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Unterstützt DDR4 2133 non-ECC, ungepuerter Speicher

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Systemspeicher, max. Kapazität: 64GB

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

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2 x PCI-Express 3.0-x16-Steckplätze (PCIE2:x16-Modus;

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PCIE4:x4-Modus)
3 x PCI-Express 3.0-x1-Steckplätze (Flexible PCIe)

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Unterstützt AMD Quad CrossFireXTM und CrossFireXTM

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Grakkarte

Integrierte Intel® HD Graphics-Visualisierung und VGA-

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Ausgänge können nur mit Prozessoren unterstützt werden, die
GPU-integriert sind.
Unterstützt integrierte Intel® HD Graphics-Visualisierung:

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Intel® Quick Sync Video mit AVC, MVC (S3D) und MPEG­2 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. geteilter Speicher: 1792 MB

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