ASRock IMB-170-V, IMB-170 Owner's Manual

IMB-170

IMB-170-V

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published September 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-

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“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

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Contents

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

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

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

1.3 Unique Features ............................................................. 10

1.4 Motherboard Layout ..................................................... 11

1.5 I/O Panel ...................................................................... 13

2. Installation .................................................................. 14

2.1 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 15

2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) ............... 16

2.3 Serial SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hard Disk Installation ...... 17

2.4 Power Connectors .......................................................... 18

2.5 System Panel Installation ............................................... 19

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors ................................ 20

2.7 Jumpers Setup ............................................................... 24

2.8 Operating System Setup ................................................ 26

2.8.1 Installing Windows® XP Without RAID .................. 26

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

64-bit Without RAID .............................................. 27

2.8.3 Installing Windows® 7 64-bit / VistaTM 64-bit on a

HDD Larger than 2 Terabytes (2TB) Without

RAID ...................................................................... 28

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

64-bit With RAID ................................................... 29

2.9 Driver Installation ........................................................... 30

2.10 Dual Monitor ................................................................... 31

2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for Hard Disk Drives ................. 32

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3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY .................................................. 36

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 36

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ..................................................... 36

3.1.2 Navigation Keys .................................................... 37

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 38

3.3 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 39

3.3.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 40

3.3.2 North Bridge Conguration ................................... 43

3.3.3 South Bridge Conguration .................................. 45

3.3.4 Storage Conguration .......................................... 46

3.3.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology ........................... 47

3.3.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology ..................... 48

3.3.7 AMT Conguration................................................ 49

3.3.8 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 51

3.3.9 ACPI Conguration ............................................... 52

3.3.10 USB Conguration ............................................. 54

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................... 55

3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 56

3.6 Security Screen .............................................................. 57

3.7 Exit Screen ..................................................................... 58

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock IMB-170 motherboard, a reliable moth-

erboard 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 mother-

board and step-by-step hardware installation guide. Chapter 3 contains the

conguration guide of BIOS setup.

Because the motherboard 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 version will be available on ASRock’s web-

site without further notice. You may nd the latest VGA cards

and CPU support list on ASRock’s website 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-170 Motherboard

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

ASRock IMB-110 Jumper Setting Instruction

ASRock IMB-170 Support CD

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

1 x SATA Power Cable

2 x COM Port Cable

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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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 - Socket G2(rPGA988B) for Intel® Core i7/i5/i3 Celeron

Chipset - Intel® QM77

- Intel® Active Management Technology 8.0

- Supports Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Smart

Connect Technology

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

- 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1600(OC)/1333/1066 non-ECC,

un-buffered memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB

(see CAUTION 1)

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot

- 1 x Mini-PCIe slot

Graphics - Intel® HD Graphics

- Four VGA Output options: DisplayPort, DVI-I (D-Sub

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to

2048x1536 @ 75Hz

- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to

2560x1600 @ 60Hz

- Supports DVI-I with max. resolution up to 1920x1200

@ 75Hz

- Supports LVDS with max. resolution up to 1920x1200

@ 60Hz (Optional)

- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution

up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec)

LAN - 2 x PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Intel® 82579V/LM

- Intel® 82583V

Rear Panel I/O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

Port for IMB-170-V), LVDS and HDMI (see CAUTION 2)

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- 2 x Serial Port: COM1

- 1 x DisplayPort

- 1 x DVI-I Port (D-Sub Port for IMB-170-V)

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports

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

SPEED LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone

Storage - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and

Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug

- 2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and

Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug

USB3.0 - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up

to 5Gb/s

- 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports),

supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Connectors - 1 x LVDS header

- 1 x Inverter Power control Wafer

- 1 x Backlight Control

- 1 x Printer Port Header

- 1 x Digital Input / Output Pin Header

- 4 x COM Port Headers

- 1 x LPC Debug Header

- 1 x CPU Fan connector (3-pin)

- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)

- 4 pin Power connector

- 1 x SATA Power Connector

- Front panel audio connector

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

- 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

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

- Supports “Plug and Play”

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- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Support CD - Drivers

Hardware - CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing

Monitor - CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

- 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 / Linux compliant

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is

required)

* 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 compo-

nents 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. 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® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such

limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the

memory that Windows® cannot use.

2. You can choose to use two of the four monitors only. Dis-

playPort, DVI-I, LVDS and HDMI monitors cannot be en-

abled at the same time. Besides, with the DVI-to-HDMI

adapter, the DVI port can support the same features as

the HDMI port. (D-Sub Port for IMB-170-V)

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded

in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows

you to update system BIOS without entering operating

systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this util-

ity, you can press the <F6> key during the POST or the

<F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access

ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save

the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or

hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few

clicks without preparing 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.

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1.4 Motherboard Layout

CMOS

Battery

DC12V1

PCIE1

16Mb
BIOS

PANEL1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

CLRCMOS1

1

PWR_JP1

1

BUZZ1

DDR 3_A1

DDR 3_B1

PS2

Mouse/

Keyboard

DP1

COM1

DVI1

COM2

RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB0

HDMI

USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB2

RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB5
B: USB4

Top:

Line I n

Cent er:

Line O ut

Bott om:

Mic In

PCIE2

1

LVDS1

BLT_PWR3

1

1

1

SET_CM2

SET_CM1

BKT_PW R1

1

PNL_PW R1

1

BLT_VOL1

1

1

HD_AUD IO1

SPEAKER2

1

LPT1

SATA_PWR1

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

SATA2_2

SATA2_3

USB_8_9

1

USB_6_7

1

AUDIO

CODEC

Designed in Taipei

IMB-170

RoHS

1

COM3COM6

COM4

COM5

111

1

JGP IO1

JGPIO_ PWR1

1

SET_CM 4

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1

SET_CM 3

1

LPC1

USB_10_11

1

2

3

4

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17
18

33

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

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5 6

7

9

10

8

Socket G2

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13

14,15

19

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21

22

23

24

25

26,27
28,29

31

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35 3436

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38

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1 LVDS Panel Connector (LVDS1)

2 COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumpers (SET_CM1)

3 COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumpers (SET_CM2)

4 Inverter Power control Wafer (BLT_PWR3)

5 Backlight Power Selection (BKT_PWR1)

6 Panel Power Selection (PNL_PWR1)

7 4-Pin Power Connector (DC12V1)

8 Socket G2 CPU

9 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

10 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

11 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

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12 USB 3.0 Header (USB_10_11)

13 Intel QM77 Chipset

14 COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumpers (SET_CM4)

15 COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumpers (SET_CM3)

16 Digital I/O Power Jumper (JGPIO_PWR1)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB_8_9)

18 USB 2.0 Header (USB_6_7)

19 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, White)

20 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White)

21 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue)

22 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue)

23 SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1)

24 Printer Port Header (LPT1)

25 Digital I/O Header (JGPIO1)

26 COM Port Header (COM3)

27 COM Port Header (COM4)

28 COM Port Header (COM5)

29 COM Port Header (COM6)

30 ATX/AT Mode Jumper (PWR_JP1)

31 LPC Debug Header (LPC1)

32 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

33 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

34 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1)

35 SPI Flash Memory (16Mb)

36 Buzzer (BUZZ1)

37 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header (SPEAKER1)

38 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

39 Backlight & Amp Volume Control (BLT_VOL1)

40 Mini PCI Express Slot (PCIE2)

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1.5 I/O Panel

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1

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1 COM Port (COM1)

2 COM Port (COM2)

*3 LAN RJ-45 Port

4 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port

6 Line in (Blue)

7 Line out (Green)

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10

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5

4

9

8 Microphone (Pink)

9 USB 3.0 Ports (USB45)

10 HDMI Port

11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

12 DVI-I Port

(D-Sub Port for IMB-170-V)

13 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

14 DisplayPort

* There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN

port LED indications.

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7

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LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection

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ACT/LINK

LED

LAN Port

SPEED

LED

Chapter 2: Installation

This is a mini ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the mother-

board, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the mother-

board ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard com-

ponents 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 com-

ponents.

2. In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the moth-

erboard’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.

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2.1 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO-

DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual

channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same

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

1. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology

with only one memory module installed.

2. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module

into a DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM

may be damaged.

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

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the break on the slot.

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

manent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force

the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

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

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

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2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There are 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.

PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width

graphics cards.

Mini-PCIE Slots: PCIE2 is used for mini-PCIE cards.

Installing an expansion card

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

power supply is switched off and 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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2.3 Serial SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hard Disk Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel® QM77 chipset that supports SATA / SATA2

/ SATA3 hard disks and RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid

Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology.

STEP 1: Connect the SATA power cable to the hard disk.

STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the mother-

board’s SATA2 / SATA3 connectors.

Serial ATA2 Connectors

(SATA2_2:

see p.11, No. 21)

(SATA2_3:

see p.11, No. 22)

Serial ATA3 Connector

(SATA3_0:

see p.11, No. 19)

(SATA3_1:

see p.11, No. 20)

SATA2_2

SATA2_3

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

These two Serial ATA2

(SATA2) connectors sup-

port SATA data cables for

internal storage devices.

The current SATA2 interface

allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data

transfer rate.

These two Serial ATA3

(SATA3) connector sup-

ports SATA data cables for

internal storage devices.

The current SATA3 interface

allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data

transfer rate.

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2.4 Power Connectors

GND

+12V

GND

+5V

Please plug a power cable to the power connector.

4-Pin Power Connector

(4-pin DC12V1)

(see p.11, No. 7)

SATA Power Connector

(3-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.11, No. 23)

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Please connect the SATA

Power cable to this connec-

tor.

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