Asrock H81TM-ITX User Manual

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published February 2015

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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
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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
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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Unique Features 6

1.4 Motherboard Layout 9

1.5 I/O Panel 11

Chapter 2 Installation 12

2.1 Installing the CPU 13

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 16

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 17

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19

2.5 Jumpers Setup 20

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 26

3.1 Installing Drivers 26

3.2 A-Tuning 27

3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 30

3.4 Intel® Remote Wake Technology 35

3.4.1 Conguring and Using MeshCentral 35

3.4.2 Conguring and Using Splashtop 40

3.5 Start8 43

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 46

4.1 Introduction 46

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 46

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 47

4.2 Main Screen 48

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 49

4.4 Advanced Screen 57

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 58

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 60

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 63

4.4.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 64

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 65

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 66

4.4.7 USB Conguration 68

4.5 Tools 69

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 72

4.7 Boot Screen 73

4.8 Security Screen 76

4.9 Exit Screen 77

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock H81TM-ITX 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 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 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 H81TM-ITX Motherboard (in Mini-ITX Form Factor)

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ASRock H81TM-ITX Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock H81TM-ITX Support CD

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

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1 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cable (Opt ional)

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2 x I/O Panel Shields

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1 x WiFi Module Screw

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1.2 Specications

Platform

A-Style

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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H81TM-ITX

in Mini-ITX Form Factor (Compatible with Mini-ITX)

Solid Capacitor for CPU power

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Supports 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® /

Pentium® / Celeron® processors with up to 65W TDP in an

LGA1150 package

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Intel® H81

Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technolog y

2 x DDR3 SO-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

Expansion
Slot

Graphics

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x4 Slot

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1 x mini-PCI Express Slot

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

be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

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Supports Intel® HD 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® HD Graphics 4400/4600

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Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

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Max. shared memory 1792MB

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ree graphics output options: HDMI, DVI-I and LVDS

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Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 4K ×

2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz

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Supports DVI-I with ma x. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

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Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

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Supports LVDS with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

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

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

HDMI monitor is required)

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Supports HDCP function with HDMI

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

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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Gigabit LAN 10/100/10 00 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I217V

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Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x DC Jack

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1 x DVI-I Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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2 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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LED)

HD Audio Jacks: Front Speaker / Microphone

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

Storage

Connector

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Plug

1 x CIR Header

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1 x COM Port Header

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1 x SPDIF Out Connector

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1 x Backlight Power Jumper

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1 x Panel Power Jumper

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1 x Backlight Control Header

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BIOS
Feature

Support
CD

1 x Power LED Header

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1 x LVDS Connector

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1 x LPC Debug Header

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1 x Home eater PC Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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1 x Analog Surround Audio Header

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1 x Digital MIC Header

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1 x 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header

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1 x SATA Power 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

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ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

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CPU, DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment

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Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Tria l Version), Google

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Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Mesh-

Central, Splashtop Streamer

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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

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

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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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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-

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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Due to limitation , the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the re servation for sys­tem usage under Windows® 32-bit ope rating systems. Windows® 64-bit operating systems
do not have s uch limitation s. You can use ASRock XFast R AM to utilize the memory that
Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new

features and improved utilities, including XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night

LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-

nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without

preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save

the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or

<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.

Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system.

ASRock APP Charger

Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

charge up to 40% faster than before on your computer. ASRock APP Charger allows

you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports

continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM

(S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power o (S5).

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ASRock XFast LAN

ASRock XFast LAN provides faster internet access, which includes the benets

listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s

priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer

setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac

Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Real-

Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize

which data streams you are currently transferring.

ASRock XFast RAM

ASRock XFast RAM is included in A-Tuning. It fully utilizes the memory space

that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM

shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster

than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another

advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your

SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.

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ASRock Crashless BIOS

ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If

power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will

automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note

that BIOS les need to be placed in the root director y of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0

ports support this feature.

ASRock 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.

ASRock Internet Flash

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

from our servers for you without entering Windows® OS. Please setup network

conguration before using Internet Flash.

ASRock UEFI Tech Service

Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request from the UEFI setup

utility if you are having trouble with your PC.

ASRock Dehumidier Function

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling

“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer

will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.

ASRock 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.

ASRock Interactive UEFI

ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects

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and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface

and more amusment.

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ASRock Fast Boot

With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to

logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! e speedy boot will

completely change your user experience and behavior.

ASRock Restart to UEFI

Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed

makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to

enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,

the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.

ASRock Good Night LED

ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by

extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the

Power/HDD LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good Night

LED will automatically switch o the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system

enters into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.

ASRock USB Key

In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing

usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those

foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to

windows automatically!

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ASRock Home Cloud

is motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel LAN, so you

can connect with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to power

your PC on or turn it o, monitor and take control of it remotely with another

smartphone, tablet or computer.

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure up to ve dierent

fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level

when the assigned temperature is met.

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1.4 Motherboard Layout

Intel

H81

PCIE1

MINI_PCI E1

CMOS

Battery

CHA_FAN1

USB4_5

1

SATA_POW1

LVDS 1

DDR3_B1

DDR3_A1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

BKT_PWR1

1

PNL_PWR1

1

USB2_ 3

1

1

HDMI_SPDIF1

1

HD_AUDIO1

AUDIO

CODEC

LAN

SATA_1

CPU_FAN1

32Mb

BIOS

DMIC1

1

CLRCMOS1

1

1

Front

Speaker

Mic In

USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

DC Jack

DVI1

HDM I1

CIR1

1

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HTPC1

BLT_VOL1

1

COM1

1

SPEAKER1

1

1

HD_AUDIO2

LPC1

1

SATA_0

PLED1

1

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No. Description

1 Power LED Header (PLED1)

2 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1)

3 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

4 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)

5 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0)

6 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

7 SATA Power Connector (SATA_POW1)

8 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

9 Backlight Power Jumper (BKT_PWR1)

10 Panel Power Jumper (PNL _PWR1)

11 LVDS Connector (LVDS1)

12 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

13 Backlight Control Header (BLT_VOL1)

14 COM Port Header (COM1)

15 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)

16 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

17 Digital MIC Header (DMIC1)

18 SPDIF Out Connector (HDMI_ SPDIF1)

19 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

20 Analog Surround Audio Header (HD_AUDIO2)

21 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header (SPEAKER1)

22 Home eater PC Header (HTPC1)

23 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

24 LPC Debug Header (LPC1)

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1.5 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 DC Jack* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port**

2 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

3 DVI-I Port (DVI1) 7 Microphone (Pink)

4 HDMI Port (HDMI1) 8 Front Speaker (Lime)

* Please use a 19V power adapter for the DC jack. is jack accepts dual barrel plugs with an inner diamete r of 5.1
mm and an outer diameter of 7.4 mm, where the inner contact is +19 (±10%) VDC and the shell is GND.

DELTA DELTA-ADP-150TB-150W/19V

HP HP-TBC-BA52-150W/19V

FSP FSP-FSP150-ABAN1-150W/19V

** 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 Green 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a in Mini-ITX 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 sock et, 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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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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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM)

is motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO-DIMM

slots.

It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 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 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere is 1 PCI Express slot and 1 mini PCI Express slot on this motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched o
or the power cord is unplug ged. Pl ease re ad the documentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

PCIe slot:

PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x4 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width cards.

mini-PCIe slot:

MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.

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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

(CLRCMO S1)

(see p.9, No. 23)

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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Backlight Power Jumper

(3-pin BKT_PWR1)

(see p.9, No. 9)

Panel Power Jumper

(3-pin PNL_PWR1)

(see p.9, No. 10)

1-2 : +19V

2-3 : +12V

1-2 : +3V

2-3 : +5V

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