Asrock H310M-DGS User Manual
Version 1.0
Published January 2018
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 5
1.4 I/O Panel 7
Chapter 2 Installation 9
2.1 Installing the CPU 10
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 13
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 14
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 16
2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors 17
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 21
3.1 Installing Drivers 21
3.2 A-Tuning 22
3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 25
3.3.1 UI Overview 25
3.3.2 Apps 26
3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 29
3.3.4 Setting 30
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 31
4.1 Introduction 31
4.2 EZ Mode 32
4.3 Advanced Mode 33
4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 33
4.3.2 Navigation Keys 34
4.4 Main Screen 35
4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 36
4.6 Advanced Screen 45
4.6.1 CPU Conguration 46
4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 48
4.6.3 Storage Conguration 50
4.6.4 Super IO Conguration 51
4.6.5 ACPI Conguration 52
4.6.6 USB Conguration 53
4.6.7 Trusted Computing 54
4.7 Tools 55
4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 57
4.9 Security Screen 59
4.10 Boot Screen 60
4.11 Exit Screen 63
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock H310M-DGS 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 soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of
the BIOS setup.
Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modications 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 specic 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.asrock.com.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock H310M-DGS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
• ASRock H310M-DGS Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock H310M-DGS Support CD
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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1.2 Specications
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Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Expansion
Slot
Graphics
• Micro ATX Form Factor
• Solid Capacitor design
• Supports 8th Generation Intel® CoreTM Processors (Socket
1151)
• 5 Power Phase design
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
• Intel® H310
• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 2666/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
• Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
• 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
• Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs
can be supported only with processors which are GPU
integrated.
• Supports Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel®
Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full
HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD
Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® UHD Graphics
• DirectX 12
• HWAEncode/Decode: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8-bit,
HEVC/H.265 10-bit, VP8, VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Decode
only), MPEG2, MJPEG, VC-1 (Decode only)
• Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @
60Hz
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• Supports HDCP with DVI-D Port
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Audio
LAN
Rear Panel
I/O
Storage
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Rea ltek ALC887 Audio Codec)
* To congure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD
front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio
feature through the audio driver.
• Supports Surge Protection
• ELNA Audio Caps
• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• 1 x Realtek RTL8111H
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x DVI-D Port
• 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug
Connector
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum
1A (12W) fan power.
• 1 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan
Speed Control)
* e Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of
maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
* CHA_FAN1/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
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• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection)
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
(Supports ESD Protection)
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BIOS
Feature
• AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
• ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
• SMBIOS 2.7 Support
• DR AM, PCH 1.05V Voltage Multi-adjustment
Hardware
Monitor
• Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU
temperature): CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• CASE OPEN detection
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS
Certications
* 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 aect 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.
• Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit
• FCC, CE
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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Intel
H310
DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
ATXPWR1
PCIE2
Top:
RJ-45
1
SPK_CI1
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8
9
USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
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3
2
CMOS
Battery
5
CPU_FAN1
11
1
TPMS1
Top:
LINE I N
Cent er:
FRON T
Bott om:
MIC IN
PANEL1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
DVI1
SATA3_0
SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA3_3
BIOS
ROM
13
RoHS
ATX12V1
6
PCIE1
PCI Express 3.0
Front USB 3.0
4
CHA_FAN1/WP
1
HD_AUDIO1
16
USB 3.1 Gen1
T: USB1
B: USB2
LAN
AUDIO
CODEC
USB 2. 0
T: USB1
B: USB 2
PS2
Keyb oard
/Mou se
USB_5 _6
1
7
1214
USB3_3 _4
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CLRCMOS1
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1.3 Motherboard Layout
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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
4 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)
5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
6 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB3_3_4)
7 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)
8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)
10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
13 TPM Header (TPMS1)
14 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)
15 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRMOS1)
16 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
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1.4 I/O Panel
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No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB12) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_34)
2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 7 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)
3 Line In (Light Blue)** 8 DVI-D Port
4 Front Speaker (Lime)** 9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port
5 Microphone (Pink)**
* 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 Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
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** To congure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it i s required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multichannel audio feature through the audio driver.
Please set Speaker Conguration to “7.1 Speaker”in the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Function of the Audio Ports in 7.1-channel Conguration:
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Port Function
Light Blue (Rear panel) Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel) Side Speaker Out
Chapter 2 Installation
is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the conguration 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
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,
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.
• Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
in the bag that comes with the components.
• When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
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.
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A
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 aer service.
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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
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FAN
CPU_
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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
is motherboard provides two 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
1. For dual channel cong uration , you always need to in stall identical (the same
brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.
2. It is unable to activate Du al Channel Memory Technology with only one 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.
e DIMM only ts in one correct orie ntation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the motherboard 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 2 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 mak e necessary h ardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 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.
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2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
PWRBTN
HDLED+
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jump ers. 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.
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System Panel Header
(9-pi n PANEL1)
(see p.5, No. 12)
PWRBTN (Power Button):
Connec t to the power button on the ch assi s front panel. You may congure the way to tur n
o your system using the power button.
RESET (Reset B utton):
Connec t to the reset button on the ch assi s front panel. P ress the reset button to re start 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 dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of powe r
button, reset button , 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.
GND
PLED-
PLED+
GND
RESET#
GND
#
HDLED-
1
Connect the power
button, reset button 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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