ASRock IMB-110 Owner's Manual

IMB-110

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published August 2012

Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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lowing two conditions:

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

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may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The 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 Cali-

fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

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

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Contents

1 Introduction ....................................................... 5

1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5

1.2 Specications ................................................................. 6

1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 9

1.4 I/O Panel ........................................................................ 10

2 Installation ......................................................... 11

2.1 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 11

2.2 Screw Holes ................................................................... 11

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) .................. 12

2.4 Expansion Slot

2.5 Dual Monitor Feature ..................................................... 14

2.6 Jumpers Setup ............................................................... 15

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors ................................ 17

2.8 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks

Installation ...................................................................... 22

2.9 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ................. 22

2.10 Hot Plug for SATA / SATA2 HDDs .................................. 23

2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA3 HDDs ...................... 23

2.12 SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Operation Guide 24

2.13 Driver Installation Guide ................................................ 26

2.14 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit

With RAID ...................................................................... 26

2.15 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID........................................ 27

2.15.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without

RAID.................................................................... 27

2.15.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM

64-bit Without RAID ............................................ 28

(PCI Slot)

................................................ 13

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit

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3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ......................................... 29

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 29

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 29

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 30

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 30

3.3 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 31

3.3.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 32

3.3.2 Chipset Conguration........................................... 33

3.3.3 Storage Conguration .......................................... 35

3.3.4 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 36

3.3.5 ACPI Conguration............................................... 37

3.3.6 USB Conguration ............................................... 38

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 39

3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 40

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................. 41

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 42

4 Software Support .............................................. 43

4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 43

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 43

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 43

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 43

4.2.3 Utilities Menu........................................................ 43

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 43

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock IMB-110 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 introduction of the motherboard and step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contains the congura-

tion guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard’s specications and the BIOS software might

be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without

notice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated ver-

sion will be available on ASRock’s website without further notice. You

may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock’s web-

site as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit

our website for specic information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock IMB-110 Motherboard

(Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm)

ASRock IMB-110 Driver CD

ASRock IMB-110 Jumper setting instruction

1 x I/O Panel Shield

2 x SATA HDD cables

1 x SATA Power cable

2 x Serial port cables

1 x DC-IN cable

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1.2 Specications

Platform - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm

- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality

Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

CPU - Intel® Dual-Core AtomTM PineView Processor N455/D425/

D525

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

Chipset - Southbridge: Intel® NM10 Express

Memory - 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory with

D425/D525, Supports DDR3 667 non-ECC, un-buffered

memory with N455

- Max. capacity of system memory: 4GB (2GB with N455)

(see CAUTION 2)

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI slot

- 1 x mini-PCIe slot

Graphics - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150

- Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9

- Two VGA Output options: D-Sub and LVDS

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @

60Hz (1400X1050@60Hz with N455)

- Supports LVDS with max. resolution up to 1366x768 @

60Hz

Audio - 2 CH Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

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

- Realtek RTL8111E

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports Dual LAN

- Supports PXE

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 3 x Com Ports

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

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

LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Line out/Microphone

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

Hot Plug

- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9172, support

RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

- 1 x Print Port header

- 3 x COM port headers

- 1 x LVDS Connector

- 1 x Inverter Power Control Wafer header

- 1 x Backlight & Amp Volume Control header

- 2 x SATA Power Connectors

- 1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)

- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (3-pin)

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

BIOS Feature - 16Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Support CD - Drivers

Unique Feature - Hybrid Booster:

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 3)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis Tachometer

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

Adjust by CPU Temperature)

- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit /

XP / XP 64-bit compliant

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including

adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using

third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system’s stability, or

even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be

done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage

caused by overclocking.

CAUTION!

1. About the settings of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page

32.

2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be

less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 /

VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limita-

tion.

3. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the moth-

erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back

again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease

between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

SATAIII_2

CMOS

Batter y

DDR3 _A1

IMB-11 0

DC12V1

LVDS1

DDR3 _A2

SATAII_1

SATAII_2

SATAIII_1

PCI1

AUDIO
CODEC

PS2

Mouse

PS2

Keyboard

COM1

COM2

VGA1

COM3

RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB2

RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB0

Line Ou t

Mic In

16Mb
BIOS

PANEL1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

JPWR2

JPWR1

CPU_FAN1

CLRCMOS1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

SPEAKER1

1

LAN
PHY

LAN
PHY

1

PWR_JP1

1

JGPIO1

CHA_FAN1

JGPIO_PWR1

1

USB4_5

1

USB6

1

USB7

1

Designed in Taipei

RoH S

BLT_PWR1

1

BLT_VOL1

1

LPT1

1

1

1

SET_CM3

SET_CM1

SET_CM2

BKT_PWR1

1

1

PNL_PWR1

1

SET_CM411SET_CM5

SET_CM6

PCIE1

1

23 4

5

6

7

8

10

11

20

2324

33

38

34

35

37

39

40

25

42

9

BUZZ1

1

1

26

COM41COM5

COM6

11

12
13

14

15

16
17

18
19

21

22

27

28

29

30

3132

36

41

1 Reserved for Antenna and Adapter Cable

2 COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumper

(SET_CM2)

3 COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumper

(SET_CM1)

4 4-pin Power Connector (DC12V1)

5 mini-PCIe Slot

6 Inverter Power Control Wafer Header

(BLT_PWR1)

7 Backlight Power Jumper (BKT_PWR1)

8 Panel Power Jumper (PNL_PWR1)

9 LVDS Panel Connector (LVDS1)

10 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

11 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

12 CPU Socket

13 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots

(DDR3_A1, DDR3_A2)

14 SPI Flash Memory (16Mb)

15 Intel® NM10 Chipset

16 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_1, Blue)

17 SATA2 Connector (SATAIII_1, Red)

18 SATA2 Connector (SATAIII_2, Red)

19 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_2, Blue)

20 SATA Power Connector (JPWR2)

21 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

22 ATX/AT Mode Jumper (PWR_JP1)

23 SATA Power Connector (JPWR1)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB6)

26 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

27 Buzzer

28 Backlight & Amp Volume Control Header

(BLT_VOL1)

29 Digital Input/Output Pin Header (JGPIO1)

30 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header

(SPEAKER1)

31 PCI Slot (PCI1)

32 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

33 COM Port Signal/Power Setting

Jumper (SET_CM4)

34 COM Port Signal/Power Setting

Jumper (SET_CM5)

35 COM Port Signal/Power Setting

Jumper (SET_CM6)

36 Digital Input/Output Power Jumper

(JGPIO_PWR1)

37 COM Port Header (COM4)

38 COM Port Header (COM5)

39 COM Port Header (COM6)

40 Print Port Header(LPT1)

41 COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumper

(SET_CM3)

42 USB 2.0 Header (USB7)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1

2

3

45

6

7

12

1 PS/2 Mouse Port

2 COM Port (COM1)

3 VGA Port (VGA1)

* 4 LAN RJ-45 Port

* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port

6 Line out (Green)

* There are two LEDs next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED

indications.

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

LAN Port LED Indications

1011

7 Microphone (Pink)

8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

10 COM Port (COM3)

11 COM Port (COM2)

12 PS/2 Keyboard Port

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8

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

LAN Port

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Chapter 2: Installation

This is a mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you

install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the

motherboard ts into it.

2.1 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded

anti-static pad or in the bag that comes with the components.

5. When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis,

please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the

motherboard.

2.2 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM)

IMB-110 motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO-DIMM

slots.

1. 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.

2. Please install the memory module from DDR3_A2 slot rst.

Installing a SO-DIMM

Please make sure to disconnect the power supply before adding or

removing SO-DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Unlock the SO-DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align the SO-DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the SO-DIMM

matches the break on the slot.

The SO-DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause perma-

nent damage to the motherboard and the SO-DIMM if you force the SO-

DIMM into the slot in the incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the SO-DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both

ends fully snap back in place and the SO-DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Slot)

There is 1 PCI slot and 1 mini-PCIe slot on this motherboard.

PCI slot: The PCI slot is used to install an expansion card that has 32-bit PCI

interface.

PCIE slot: The mini-PCIe slot is used for mini-PCI Express cards.

Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power

supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the

documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware

settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed

in a chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the

screws for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.

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2.5 Dual Monitor Feature

This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output sup-

port (D-Sub and LVDS), you can easily enjoy the benets of dual monitor 1without

installing any add-on VGA cards to this motherboard. This motherboard also pro-

vides independent display controllers for the D-Sub and LVDS to support dual VGA

output so that the D-sub and LVDS can drive same or different display contents.

To enable dual monitor, please follow the steps below:

1. Connect a D-Sub monitor cable to the D-Sub port on the I/O panel, connect a

LVDS monitor cable to the LVDS connector on the motherboard.

D-Sub port

LVDS Connector

2. If you have installed the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system

already, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor after your system

reboots. If you haven’t installed the onboard VGA driver yet, please install the

onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your

computer.

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2.6 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are

setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap

is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The

illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose

pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap

is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.9, No. 26)

Clear CMOSDefault

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the

system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug

the power cord from the power supply. After 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 after 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, user default prole and MAC

address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.

COM Port Signal/Power 1-2: +12V

Setting Jumpers 2-3: +5V

(5-pin SET_CM1)

(see p.9, No. 3)

1

4-5: RI#

(5-pin SET_CM2)

(see p.9, No. 2)

(5-pin SET_CM3)

(see p.9, No. 41)

(5-pin SET_CM4)

(see p.9, No. 33)

(5-pin SET_CM5)

(see p.9, No. 34)

(5-pin SET_CM6)

(see p.9, No. 35)

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Backlight Power Jumper 1-2: +5V

(3-pin BKT_PWR1)

(see p.9, No. 7)

2-3: +12V

Panel Power Jumper 1-2: +3V

(3-pin PNL_PWR1)

(see p.9, No. 8)

2-3: +5V

ATX/AT Mode Jumper 1-2: AT Mode

(3-pin PWR_JP1)

(see p.9, No. 22)

2-3: ATX Mode

Digital Input/Output 1-2: +12V

Power Setting 2-3: +5V

(3-pin JGPIO_PWR1)

(see p.9, No. 36)

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2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place

jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps

over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the

motherboard!

Serial ATA2 Connectors These two Serial ATA2 (SATA2)

(SATAII_1: see p.9, No. 16)

(SATAII_2: see p.9, No. 19)

connectors support SATA data

cables for internal storage

devices. The current SATA2

interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s

SATAII_1

SATAII_2

data transfer rate.

Serial ATA2 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3)

(SATAIII_1: see p.9, No. 17)

(SATAIII_2: see p.9, No. 18)

connectors support SATA data

cables for internal storage

devices. The current SATA3

interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s

SATAIII_1

SATAIII_2

data transfer rate.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.9, No. 24)

ports on the I/O panel, there are

three USB 2.0 headers on this

motherboard. The USB 2.0

headers can support four USB

2.0 ports.

(4-pin USB6)

(see p.9, No. 25)

1

GND

USB_A+

USB_A-

+5V

(4-pin USB7)

(see p.9, No. 42)

1

GND

USB_A+

USB_A-

+5V

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Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.9, No. 32)

panel audio cable that allows

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the

chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below:

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect 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 HD audio panel only. You don’t need

to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

E. To activate the front mic.

For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”.

For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:

Go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust

“Recording Volume”.

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.9, No. 21)

several system front panel

functions.

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.

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure

the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset

switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a

normal restart.

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PLED (System Power LED):

GND

+12V

FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

+12V

GND

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-

tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep

state or powered off (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly

consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED,

speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this

header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are

matched correctly.

OUTRN

1

OUTLP

OUTLN

OUTRP

3W Audio AMP Output Please connect the speaker to

Wafer Header this header.

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.9, No. 30)

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the fan cables

(3-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.9, No. 11)

to the fan connectors and match

the black wire to the ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.9, No. 10)

cable to the connector and

match the black wire to the

ground pin.

Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin

CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this
motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.

Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

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4-Pin Power Connector Please connect a DC 12V

(4-pin DC12V1)

(see p.9, No. 4)

power supply to this connector.

COM Port Headers These COM headers support

(10-pin COM4)

(see p.9, No. 37)

(10-pin COM5)

(see p.9, No. 38)

(10-pin COM6)

(see p.9, No. 39)

serial port modules.

1

1

1

PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

9 RI/+5V/+12V 10 NC

7 RTS 8 CTS

5 GND 6 DSR

3 TXD 4 DTR

1 DCD 2 RXD

Print Port Header This is an interface for print port

(25-pin LPT1)

(see p.9, No. 40)

cable that allows convenient

connection of printer devices.

LVDS Panel Connector

(40-pin LVDS1)

(see p.9, No. 9)

PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

2 R_LVDD 1 R_LVDD

40

39

2

1

4 LDDC_CLK 3 +3V

6 LVDS_A_DATA0# 5 LDDC_DATA

8 GND 7 LVDS_A_DATA0

10 LVDS_A_DATA1 9 LVDS_A_DATA1#

12 LVDS_A_DATA2# 11 GND

14 GND 13 LVDS_A_DATA2

16 NC 15 NC

18 LVDS_A_CLK# 17 GND

20 GND 19 LVDS_A_CLK

22 NC 21 NC

24 NC 23 GND

26 GND 25 NC

28 NC 27 NC

30 NC 29 DPLVDD_EN

32 GND 31 NC

34 NC 33 NC

36 CON_LBKLT_EN_R 35 GND

38 LCD_BLT_VCC 37 CON_LBKLT_CTL_R

40 LCD_BLT_VCC 39 LCD_BLT_VCC

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SATA Power Connectors 1: +5V

GND

+12V

GND

+5V

GND

+12V

GND

+5V

(4-pin JPWR1)

(see p.9, No. 23)

1

2, 3: GND

4. +12V

(4-pin JPWR2)

(see p.9, No. 20)

Digital I/O Header

(10-pin JGPIO1)

(see p.9, No. 29)

Backlight & AMP Volume

Control Header

(7-pin BLT_VOL1)

(see p.9, No. 28)

Panel BackLight Inverter

connector

(6-pin BLT_PWR1)

(see p.9, No. 6)

1

PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name

1 Digital Output 0 2 Digital Input 0

1

3 Digital Output 1 4 Digital Input 1

5 Digital Output 2 6 Digital Input 2

7 Digital Output 3 8 Digital Input 3

9 JGPIO_PWR1 10 GND

PIN Signal Name

1 GPIO_VOL_UP

2 GPIO_VOL_DW

1

3 NC

4 GPIO_BLT_UP

5 GPIO_BLT_DW

6 GND

7 GND

PIN Signal Name

1 GND

2 GND

1

3 CON_LBKLT_CTL_R

4 CON_LBKLT_EN_R

5 LCD_BLT_VCC

6 LCD_BLT_VCC

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2.8 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks

Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel® NM10 Express chipset that supports Serial ATA

(SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks for SATAII_1 and SATAII_2 connectors.

You may install SATA / SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage

devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATA2 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA2 con-

nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATA2 hard

disk.

2.9 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Marvell SE9172 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3)

hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1) for SATAIII_1 and SATAIII_2 connectors. You

may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This

section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3 con-

nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

Please be noted that SATAII_1 and SATAII_2 do not support RAID. If you

want to use RAID, please use SATAIII_1 and SATAIII_2 connectors.

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2.10 Hot Plug for SATA / SATA2 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug for SATA / SATA2 in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel®

NM10 Express chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller

Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed

through a joint industry effort.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug?

If the SATA / SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID, it is called “Hot Plug” for

the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 HDDs while the system is

still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA / SATA2 HDD.

2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA3 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA3 in RAID / AHCI mode.

Marvell SE9172 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller

Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed

through a joint industry effort.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug?

If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID conguration, it is called “Hot

Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system

is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA3 HDD.

What is Hot Swap?

If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot Swap”

for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still

power-on and in working condition.

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2.12 SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Operation Guide

This motherboard supports Hot Plug for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs in RAID /

AHCI mode. Please read the operation guide of Hot Plug below carefully. Before

you process the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check the cable

accessories from the motherboard gift box pack below.

A. 7-pin SATA data cable

B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

SATA 7-pin

connector

The SATA 15-pin power connector

(Black) should be connected to

your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD

The 1x4-pin conventional power

connector (White) should be

connected to a power supply

Caution

1. Without the SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3

Hot Plug cannot be processed.

2. Even though some SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin

power connectors and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connectors, IDE 1x4-pin

conventional power connector interface is denitely unable to support Hot Plug

and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.

Points of attention, before you process Hot Plug:

1. The operation procedure below is designed only for our motherboard, which

supports SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug.

* The SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the

chipset because of its limitation. The SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug support

information of our motherboards is indicated in the product spec on our website:

www.asrock.com

2. Make sure your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug from your

dealer or HDD user manual. SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs which do not support

Hot Plug will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.

3. Please make sure the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is installed into system

properly. The latest SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is available on our support

website: www.asrock.com

4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable from our motherboard

package.

5. Please follow the instructions below step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash

or data loss.

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How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process Hot Plug:

Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Plug. Improper procedures will

cause the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Please connect the SATA power cable’s

1x4-pin end (White) to the power

supply’s 1x4-pin cable.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin

power connector (White)

Connect the SATA 15-pin power cable

Step 3

connector’s (Black) end to the SATA /

SATA2 / SATA3 HDD.

Step 2

Connect the SATA data cable to

the motherboard’s SATA2 / SATA3

connector.

Connect the SATA data cable to

Step 4

the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD.

How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process Hot Unplug:

Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Unplug. Improper procedures

will cause the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Unplug the SATA data cable from the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD’s side.

Step 2

Unplug the SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from the SATA / SATA2 /

SATA3 HDD's side.

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2.13 Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical

drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and

listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from top to bottom to

install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

2.14 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / Vista

TM

64-bit

With RAID

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your

SATA3 HDDs with RAID, please follow the steps below.

RAID mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “Marvell SATA Mode” to [RAID] for SATAIII_1 and SATAIII_2 and

ports.

STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set the RAID conguration.

Before you start to congure the RAID function, you need to check the installation

guide in the Support CD for proper conguration. Please refer to the document in

the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Conguration”,

which is located in the folder at the following path:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 3: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your

system.

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2.15 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit /

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-

bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID, please follow the

procedures below according to the OS you install.

2.15.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3

HDDs without RAID, please follow the steps below.

AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit.

Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [IDE]. (For SATAII_1 to SATAII_2 ports.)

Set the option “Marvell SATA Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATAIII_1 and SATAIII_2 ports.)

STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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2.15.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit

Without RAID

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA

/ SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the steps below.

Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

B. Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [AHCI]. (For SATAII_1 to SATAII_2

ports.)

Set the option “Marvell SATA Mode” to [AHCI]. (For SATAIII_1 and SATAIII_2

ports.)

STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your

system.

Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ

STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conguration.

Set the option “SATA Mode Selection” to [IDE]. (For SATAII_1 to SATAII_2 ports.)

Set the option “Marvell SATA Mode” to [IDE]. (For SATAIII_1 and SATAIII_2 ports.)

STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your

system.

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Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your sys-

tem. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may

run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2>

or <Delete> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTIL-

ITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by

pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system

chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the

following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference

purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on

your screen.

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main For setting system time/date information

OC Tweaker For overclocking congurations

Advanced For advanced system congurations

H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status

Boot For conguring boot settings and boot priority

Security For security settings

Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu

bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to

select items, then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also

navigate with a mouse.

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3.1.2 Navigation Keys

Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

+ / - To change option for the selected items

<Tab> Switch to next function

<PGUP> Go to the previous page

<PGDN> Go to the next page

<HOME> Go to the top of the screen

<END> Go to the bottom of the screen

<F1> To display the General Help Screen

<F7> Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

<F9> Load optimal default values for all the settings

<F10> Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

<F12> Print screen

<ESC> Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display

the system overview.

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3.3 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Congu-

ration, Chipset Conguration, Storage Conguration, Super IO Conguration, ACPI

Conguration and USB Conguration.

Setting wrong values in this section may cause

the system to malfunction.

Instant Flash

Instant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This conve-

nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering

operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool

and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard

drive, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar-

ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Please

be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system. If you execute Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the UEFI

les and their respective information. Select the proper UEFI le to update

your UEFI, and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes.

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3.3.1 CPU Conguration

Intel Hyper Threading Technology

To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel proces-

sor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system

that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Win-

dows® 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows® 7.

No-Excute Memory Protection

No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement

to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX)

Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious

software to execute code.

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3.3.2 Chipset Conguration

DVMT/FIXED Memory

Use this to select DVMT/FIXED mode memory size used by internal

graphics device.

Display Boot Type

Use this to select the video device which will be activated during POST.

Panel Type Selection

Use this to select panel type. The default value is [1366x768 LVDS].

ACPI HPET Table

Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is

[Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this moth-

erboard to submit Windows® certication.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power

loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power

recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the sys-

tem starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Onboard HD Audio

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If

you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound

Card is plugged.

Front Panel

Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.

Onboard LAN1

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This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN1” feature.

Onboard LAN2

This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN2” feature.

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3.3.3 Storage Conguration

Onboard SATAII Mode

This item is for SATAII_1 and SATAII_2 ports.Use this to select SATA

mode. Conguration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled].

The default value is [IDE Mode].

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ

and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor-

mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy-

sis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Conguration options: [Disabled]

and [Enabled].

Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode

This item is for SATAIII_1 and SATAIII_2 ports. Use this to select Marvell

SATA3 operation mode. The default value is [IDE Mode].

Marvell SATA3 Bootable

Use this to enable or disable Onboard Marvell SATA3 Option ROM. If

Option ROM is disabled, UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to

Marvell SATA3 controller as Boot Device.

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3.3.4 Super IO Conguration

COM1 Conguration

Use this to set parameters of COM1.

COM2 Conguration

Use this to set parameters of COM2.

COM3 Conguration

Use this to set parameters of COM3.

COM4 Conguration

Use this to set parameters of COM4.

COM5 Conguration

Use this to set parameters of COM5.

COM6 Conguration

Use this to set parameters of COM6.

LPT1 Port Conguration

Use this set parameters of the onboard parallel port.

WDT Timeout Reset

This allows users to enable/disable the Watch Dog Timer timeout to reset

system. The default value is [Disabled].

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3.3.5 ACPI Conguration

Suspend to RAM

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-

RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system

from the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from

the power-soft-off mode.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system

from the power-soft-off mode.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the

system.

USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the

system.

USB Mouse Power On

Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system.

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3.3.6 USB Conguration

USB 2.0 Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.

Legacy USB Support

Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four

configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup

Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions

for the details of these four options:

[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.

[Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected.

[Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and

UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility is-

sue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS.

[UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI

setup and Windows / Linux OS.

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3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,

including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU

fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

CPU_FAN1 Setting

This allows you to set CPU_FAN1’s speed. Conguration options: [Full

On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default value is [Full On].

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3.5 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong-

ure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Setup Prompt Timeout

This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

65535(0XFFFF) means indenite waiting.

Bootup Num-Lock

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock

function after boot-up.

Boot From Onboard LAN

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.

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3.6 Security Screen

In this section, you may set, change or clear the supervisor/user password for the

system.

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3.7 Exit Screen

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save

conguration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes

and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard

changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY

without saving any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard

changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.

Load UEFI Defaults

Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used

for this operation.

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shell64.efi) from one of the

available lesystem devices.

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Chapter 4: Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System

This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7

64-bit / VistaTM / Vista

hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer-

ence only. Refer your OS documentation for more information.

4.2 Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features.

4.2.1 Running The Support CD

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

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.

4.2.2 Drivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available device’s drivers if the system detects

installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the application softwares that the motherboard sup-

ports. Click on a specic item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

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64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and

4.2.4 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome

to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your

dealer for further information.

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