Asrock H91M-PLUS User Manual

Version 1.0

Published August 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”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

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 (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 23

3.1 Installing Drivers 23

3.2 A-Tuning 24

3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 30

3.4 ASRock Cloud 35

3.5 ASRock APP Shop 45

3.5.1 UI Overview 45

3.5.2 Apps 46

3.5.3 BIOS & Drivers 49

3.5.4 Setting 50

3.6 Start8 51

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 54

4.1 Introduction 54

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 54

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 55

4.2 Main Screen 56

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 57

4.4 Advanced Screen 65

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 66

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 68

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 70

4.4.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 71

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 72

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 73

4.4.7 USB Conguration 75

4.4.8 Trusted Computing 76

4.5 Tools 77

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 80

4.7 Boot Screen 81

4.8 Security Screen 84

4.9 Exit Screen 85

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H91M-PLUS

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock H91M-PLUS 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 H91M-PLUS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

•

ASRock H91M-PLUS Quick Installation Guide

•

ASRock H91M-PLUS Support CD

•

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

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

•

Micro ATX Form Factor

•

Solid Capacitor design

•

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

•

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

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

•

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Chipset

•

Intel® H81

Memory

•

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

Expansion
Slot

•

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

•

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 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 memory 1792MB

•

Dual graphics output: support DVI-D and D-Sub Ports by

independent display controllers

•

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

60Hz

•

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

60Hz

•

Supports HDCP function with DVI-D Port

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•

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

Port

Audio

•

5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

•

Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

•

ELNA Audio Caps

LAN

•

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

•

Realtek RTL8111GR

•

Supports Wake-On-WAN

•

Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

•

Supports LAN Cable Detection

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Rear Panel
I/O

•

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

•

1 x D-Sub Port

•

1 x DVI-D Port

•

4 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

LED)

•

HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

•

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

Hot Plug

•

2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug

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Connector

•

1 x IR Header

•

1 x Print Port Header

•

1 x COM Port Header

•

1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

•

1 x TPM Header

•

1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

•

1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

•

1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

•

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

•

1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector

•

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•

2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 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 Compliance Wake Up Events

•

SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

•

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

ment

Hardware
Monitor

•

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

•

CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

•

CPU Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tem-

perature)

•

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

•

CASE OPEN detection

•

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, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com

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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.

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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 )

Supe r

I/O

ATXP WR 1

LAN

Top:
RJ-4 5

USB 2 .0
T: USB2
B: US B3

CLRCMO S1

1

1

SPEAKER1

IR1

1

USB4_5

1

COM1

1

H9 1M-P LUS

CHA_FAN 1

Ro HS

CPU_FAN1

32Mb
BIOS

Audio

CODEC

PCI E1

XFast R AM

XFast L AN

PWR_FAN 1

PCI E2

USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB 1

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

MIC IN

USB6_7

1

ATX12V1

CMO S

Bat tery

SATA_3

SATA_1

SATA_2

SATA_0

HDLED R ESET

PLED PW RBTN

PANEL1

1

TPMS1

1

1

HD_AUDI O1

1

CI1

US B 3.0

USB 2. 0

T: USB0

B: USB 1

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

VGA 1

DVI1

1

LPT1

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 SATA2 Connector (SATA_3)

6 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2)

7 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1)

9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

10 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

11 TPM Header (TPMS1)

12 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

13 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

14 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

16 Print Port Header (LPT1)

17 COM Port Header (COM1)

18 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

19 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

20 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

21 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01)

3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 D-Sub Port

4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 DVI-D Port

5 Microphone (Pink) 10 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the 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 Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

89 56710

1 2 4

3

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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.

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 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.

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 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.

e DIMM only ts in one correct orie ntation. 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 .

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

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

2. It is unable to activate Dual C hannel Memory Technology with only one memory
module instal led.

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

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

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.

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.

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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.6, No. 9)

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

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.

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

System Panel Header

(9-pin 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.

GND

RES ET#

PWR BTN#

PLE D-

PLE D+

GND

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

1

GND

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 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.

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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Serial ATA2 Connectors

(SATA_2:

see p.6, No. 6)

(SATA_3:

see p.6, No. 5)

ese two SATA2

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA_0:

see p.6, No. 7)

(SATA_1:

see p.6, No. 8)

ese two SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB4_ 5)

(see p.6, No. 14)

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.6, No. 13)

Besides four USB 2.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

are two headers on this

motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support

two ports.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.6, No. 20)

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

DUM MY

GND

GND

P+7

P-7

USB _PWR

P+6

P-6

USB _PWR

1

J_S ENSE

OUT 2_L

1

MIC _RET

PRE SENCE #

GND

OUT 2_R

MIC 2_R

MIC 2_L

OUT _RET

SATA_1

SATA_0

SATA_3

SATA_2

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Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER1)

(see p.6, No. 12)

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

Chassis and Power Fan

Connectors

(4-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 15)

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 2)

Please connect fan cables

to the fan connectors and

match the black wire to

the ground pin.

CPU Fan Connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 21)

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.

ATX Power Connector

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.6, No. 4)

is motherboard pro-

vides a 24-pin ATX power

connector. To use a 20-pin

ATX power supply, please

plug it along Pin 1 and Pin

13.

1. High Denition Au dio supports Jack Sen sing, b ut the panel wire on the chassis mu st
suppor t HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and
chassis manual to install your syste m.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel , please install it to th e 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
connec t 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”.

1

+5V

DUM MY

DUM MY

SPE AKER

GND

+12 V

CHA _FAN _SP EED

FAN_ SPE ED_ CON TRO L

GND
+12 V
CPU _FAN_S PEED
FAN_ SPEED _CONT ROL

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1

24

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ATX 12V Power

Connector

(4-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.6, No. 1)

is motherboard

provides an 4-pin ATX

12V power connector.

Infrared Module Header

(5-pin IR1)

(see p.6, No. 18)

is header supports an optional

wireless transmitting and

receiving infrared module.

Serial Port Header

(9-pin COM1)

(see p.6, No. 17)

is COM1 header

supports a serial port

module.

Chassis Intrusion Header

(2-pin CI1)

(see p.6, No. 12)

is motherboard

supports CASE OPEN

detection feature that

detects if the chassis cove

has been removed. is

feature requires a chassis

with chassis intrusion

detection design.

TPM Header

(17-pin TPMS1)

(see p.6, No. 18)

is connector supports

Trusted Platform Module

(TPM) system, which can

securely store keys, digital

certicates, passwords,

and data. A TPM system

also helps enhance

network securit y, protects

digital identities, and

ensures platform integrity.

GND

IRR X

DUM MY

+5V SB

IRT X

1

CCTS #1

RRTS #1

DDSR #1

DDTR #1

RRXD 1

GND

TTXD 1

DDCD #1

1

RRI# 1

1

Sig na l

GND

1

LFR AME#_ L

CK_ 33M_T PM

TPM _RST#

LAD 3_L

+3V

LAD 0_L

+3V SB

GNDF_C LKRUN #

SER IRQ#

S_P WRDWN #

GND

LAD 1_L

LAD 2_L

SMB _DATA_MA IN

SMB _CLK_ MAIN

GND

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Print Port Header

(25-pin LPT1)

(see p.6, No. 16)

is is an interface

for print port cable

that allows convenient

connection of printer

devices.

1

AFD #

ERR OR#

PIN IT#

GND

SLI N#

SPD 0

SPD 1

SPD 2

SPD 3

SPD 4

SPD 5

SPD 6

SPD 7

ACK #

BUS Y

PE

SLC T

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Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation

3.1 Installing Drivers

e Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features.

Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. e CD

automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer.

If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double click on the le

“ASRSETUP.EXE” in the Support CD to display the menu.

Drivers Menu

e drivers compatible to your system will be auto-detected and listed on the

support CD driver page. Please click Install All or follow the order from top to

bottom to install those required drivers. erefore, the drivers you install can work

properly.

Utilities Menu

e Utilities Menu shows the application soware that the motherboard supports.

Click on a specic item then follow the installation wizard to insta ll it.

To improve Windows 7 compatibility, please download and install the following hot
x provided by Microso.
“KB2720599”: http://support.microso.com/ kb/2720599/en-us