Asrock H81M-WW User Manual

Version 1.0

Published May 2014

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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 5

1.4 I/O Panel 7

Chapter 2 Installation 8

2.1 Installing the CPU 9

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 12

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 13

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 15

2.5 Jumpers Setup 16

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 17

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 21

3.1 Installing Drivers 21

3.2 A-Tuning 22

3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 26

3.4 Start8 31

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 34

4.1 Introduction 34

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 34

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 35

4.2 Main Screen 36

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 37

4.4 Advanced Screen 45

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 46

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 48

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 50

4.4.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 51

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 52

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 53

4.4.7 USB Conguration 55

4.4.8 Trusted Computing 56

4.5 Tools 57

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 60

4.7 Boot Screen 61

4.8 Security Screen 64

4.9 Exit Screen 65

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock H81M-WW 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 manual, 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 f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d 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 ht tp://www.a srock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock H81M-WW Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock H81M-WW Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock H81M-WW 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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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expansion
Slot

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Micro ATX Form Factor

All Solid Capacitor design

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Supports New 4th and 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3/

Xeon®/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1150)

Digi Power Design

4 Power Phase Design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Intel® H81

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

2 x DDR3 DIMM slots

Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB

(see CAUTION)

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)1.3/1.2

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

1 x PCI slot

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Graphics

Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can

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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 4400/4600

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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

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60Hz

Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

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TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (supports up to 600

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Ohms headsets)

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

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Realtek RTL8111G

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

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1 x Serial Port: COM1

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1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP support)

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1 x D-Sub Port

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4 x USB 2.0 Ports

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2 x USB 3.0 Ports

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

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HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

Connector

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot

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Plug” functions

2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot

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Plug” functions

1 x IR header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion header

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1 x TPM header

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2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

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

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1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX power connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V 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)

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32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with Multilingual GUI support

BIOS
Feature

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ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

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CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjust-

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CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing

Hardware
Monitor

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CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-

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Adjust by 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

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Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-

OS

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

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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Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju st­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.

Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32- bit operating systems . Windows® 64-bit operat­ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

H81

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

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

ATX12V1

Sup er

I/O

ATXP WR1

LAN

Top:
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USB 3 .0
T: USB0
B: US B1

CLRCMO S1

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SPEAKER1

IR1

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HDLED RESET

PLED P WRBTN

PANEL1

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HD_AUD IO1

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CHA_FAN 2

PCI1

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CPU_FAN 1

32Mb
BIOS

Audio

CODEC

PCIE1

PWR_FAN1

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TPMS1

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CI1

SATA3_1

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ATA2_5

PS2

Keyb oard

PS2

Mous e

PARALLE L PORT

COM1

VGA1

USB 2. 0: USB0

USB 2. 0: USB1

USB 2. 0: USB2

USB 2. 0: USB3

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LINE IN

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MIC IN

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Bat tery

CPU_FAN2

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ATA2_4

PCIE2

CHA_FAN 1

USB4_51USB6_7

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Fas t RAM

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Fas t LAN

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No. Description

1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

7 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_5)

8 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_4)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

10 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAK ER1)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

14 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

16 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

17 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

18 TPM Header (TPMS1)

19 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

20 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

21 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 7 Microphone (Pink)

2 Parallel Port 8 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)

3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB0123) 9 DVI-D Port

4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 10 COM Port

5 Line In (Light Blue) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port

6 Front Speaker (Lime)

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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

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Micro 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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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you 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 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please che ck if the PnP cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surfa ce is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket.
Do not force to insert 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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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed
if you wish to retur n the motherboard for aer service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identica l (the same

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

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technolog y with only one memory
module instal led.

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

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age 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 and PCI Express Slots)

ere is 1 PCI slot and 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 hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCI slot:

e PCI1 slot is used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI interface.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width graphics cards.

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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

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.5, No. 20)

CLRCMOS1 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 CLRCMOS1 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 header s 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-pin PANEL1)

(see p.5, 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 chassi s front panel. P ress 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 i s in S4 sle ep 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 dr ive is reading or w riting data.

e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front pane l 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.

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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