Asrock H81TM-ITX R2.0 User Manual

H81TM-ITX R2.0H81TM-ITX R2.0

H81TM-ITX R2.0H81TM-ITX R2.0

Version 1.1

Published February 2015

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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 I/O Panel 8

Chapter 2 Installation 9

2.1 Installing the CPU 10

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 13

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 14

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 16

2.5 Jumpers Setup 17

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 24

3.1 Installing Drivers 24

3.2 A-Tuning 25

3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 31

3.4 ASRock APP Shop 36

3.4.1 UI Overview 36

3.4.2 Apps 37

3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers 40

3.4.4 Setting 41

3.5 Start8 42

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 45

4.1 Introduction 45

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 45

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 46

4.2 Main Screen 47

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 48

4.4 Advanced Screen 55

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 56

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 58

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 61

4.4.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 62

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 63

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 64

4.4.7 USB Conguration 66

4.5 Tools 67

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 70

4.7 Boot Screen 71

4.8 Security Screen 74

4.9 Exit Screen 75

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock H81TM-ITX R2.0 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.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock H81TM-ITX R2.0 Motherboard (in Mini-ITX Form Factor)

•

ASRock H81TM-ITX R2.0 Quick Insta llation Guide

•

ASRock H81TM-ITX R2.0 Support CD

•

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

•

1 x SATA 1 to 2 Power Cable (Optional)

•

2 x I/O Panel Shields

•

1 x WiFi Module Screw

Becau se the motherboard specications and th e BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In ca se 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.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

•

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

•

Solid Capacitor for CPU power

CPU

•

Supports New 4

th

and 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

Chipset

•

Intel® H81

Memory

•

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

•

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x4 Slot

•

1 x Half mini-PCI Express Slot

Graphics

•

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

be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

•

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

•

Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1

•

Max. shared memor y 1792MB

•

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

•

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

2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz

•

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

60Hz

•

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)

•

Supports HDCP function with HDMI

•

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

Audio

•

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892

Audio Codec)

•

Premium Blu-ray audio support

•

Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

•

Supports 3W Audio Amplier Output

LAN

•

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

•

Giga PHY Intel® I218V

•

Supports Intel® Remote Wake Technology

•

Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Rear Panel
I/O

•

1 x DC Jack

•

1 x DVI-I Port

•

1 x HDMI Port

•

2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

•

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

Spike Protection))

•

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

LE D)

•

HD Audio Jacks: Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

•

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

Plug

Connector

•

1 x CIR Header

•

1 x COM Port Header

•

1 x SPDIF Out Connector

•

1 x Monitor Switch Header

•

1 x Backlight Power Jumper

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•

1 x Panel Power Jumper

•

1 x Backlight Control Header

•

1 x LVDS Connector

•

1 x LPC Debug Header

•

1 x Home eater PC Header

•

1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

•

1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

•

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•

1 x Analog Surround Audio Header

•

1 x Digital MIC Header

•

1 x 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header

•

1 x Internal Power Header

•

1 x SATA Power Connector

•

3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 5 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

BIOS
Feature

•

32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

•

ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

•

SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

•

CPU, DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment

Hardware
Monitor

•

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

•

CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

•

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

CPU temperature)

•

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

•

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

OS

•

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

bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certica­tions

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

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

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

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Due to limitation , the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the re servation for s ys­tem 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 RAM to utilize the memory that
Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

H81

PCIE1

MINI_PCIE1

CMOS

Battery

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

CHA_FAN1

1

H81TM-ITX

Ro HS

1

HTPC1

BLT_VOL1

1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO2

LPC1

2

SATA_0

43

5

6 7 8

9

10

13

15

16

14

17

2021

22

23

24

26

25

US B 3. 0

18

12

11

1

USB6

1

MONITOR_SWITCH1

SPEAKER1

1

19

ATX19V_IN1

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No. Description

1 Internal Power Header (ATX19V_IN1)

2 USB 2.0 Header (USB6)

3 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1)

4 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

5 Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)

6 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0)

7 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

8 SATA Power Connector (SATA_POW1)

9 Monitor Switch Header (MONITOR_ SWITCH1)

10 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

11 Backlight Power Jumper (BKT_PWR1)

12 Panel Power Jumper (PNL_PWR1)

13 LVDS Connector (LVDS1)

14 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

15 Backlight Control Header (BLT_VOL1)

16 COM Port Header (COM1)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3)

18 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

19 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

20 Digital MIC Header (DMIC1)

21 SPDIF Out Connector (HDMI_SPDIF1)

22 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header (SPEAKER1)

23 Analog Surround Audio Header (HD_AUDIO2)

24 Home eater PC Header (HTPC1)

25 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

26 LPC Debug Header (LPC1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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 adapte r for the DC jack. is jack accepts dual bar rel plugs with an inner diameter of

5.1 mm and an outer diameter of 7.4 mm, whe re the inner contact is +19 (±10%) VDC and the shell is (centre
positive).

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 th e table below for the LAN port LED indications.

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

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

8762 5431

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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.

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,

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.

Chapter 2 Installation

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1150-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 socket. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above sit uation is found . Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

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

2

1

A

B

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5

3

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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

C

P

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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.

e SO-DIMM only ts in one cor rect orientation. It w ill cau se permanent damage to
the mothe rboard and the SO-DIMM if you force the SO-DIMM into the slot at incorrect
orientation.

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

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

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

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.

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

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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

(C LRC MO S1)

(see p.6, No. 25)

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.

Backlight Power Jumper

(3-pin BKT_PWR1)

(see p.6, No. 11)

1-2 : +19V

2-3 : +12V

Panel Power Jumper

(3-pin PNL_PWR1)

(see p.6, No. 12)

1-2 : +3V

2-3 : +5V

Clear CMOS

Default

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

System Panel Header

(9-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.6, No. 10)

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.

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA_0:

see p.6, No. 3)

(SATA_1:

see p.6, No. 6)

ese two SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

GND

RESET#

PWRBTN#

PLED-

PLED+

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

GND

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi 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 chassis front panel. e LED i s on when th e
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 m ainly consist s of power
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When conne ct­ing your ch assi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

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

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SATA Power Connector

(S ATA _P OW1)

(see p.6, No. 8)

Please connect a SATA

power cable.

USB 2.0 Headers

(5-pin USB6)

(see p.6, No. 2)

(9-pin USB2_3)

(see p.6, No. 17)

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.6, No. 7)

Besides two USB 2.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

are three headers on this

motherboard.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_ AUDIO1)

(see p.6, No. 19)

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

DUMMY

GNDGND

P+

P-

P+

P-

USB_PWR

USB_PWR

1

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RED

OUT_RET

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

GND

PRESENCE#

1. High Denition Audio support s Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis mu st sup­port HDA to function correctly. Please follow the in struction s 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
adjust “Recording Volume”.

1

USB_PWR

P-P+

GND

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Analog Surround

Audio Header

(17-pin HD_AUDIO2)

(see p.6, No. 23)

3W Audio AMP Output

Wafer Header

(4-p in SPEAKER1)

(see p.6, No. 22)

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

SPDIF Out Connector

(2-p in H DMI _SPD IF1)

(see p.6, No. 21)

Please connect the SPDIF

Out connector of a HDMI

VGA card to this header

with a cable.

Chassis Fan Connector

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 4)

Please connect fan cable

to the fan connector and

match the black wire to

the ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 18)

is motherboard pro-

vides 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.

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

SPDIFOUT

GND

1

GN D

+12V

FAN_SPEED

FA

N_SPEED_CONTROL

1

2

3

4

12

PIN

Signal

Name

PIN

Signal

Name

18 SENSE 17 KEY
16 LFE 15 A_GND
14 A_GND 13 Center
12 Surr_Rear_R 11 A_GND
10 A_GND 9 Surr_Rear_L

8 Surr_Side_R 7 A_GND
6 A_GND 5 Surr_Side_L
4 Front_R 3 A _GND
2 A_GND 1 Front_L

Front_L+

Front_R-

Front_R+

Front_L-

1