ASRock IMB-A160 User Manual

IMB-A160

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 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 Unique Features ............................................................. 9

1.4 Motherboard Layout ..................................................... 10

1.5 I/O Panel ...................................................................... 12

2. Installation .................................................................. 13

2.1 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) ............................... 14

2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) ............................. 15

2.3 Installing SATA Hard Disks ............................................. 16

2.4 Power Connectors .......................................................... 17

2.5 Installing the System Panel ............................................ 18

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors ................................ 19

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

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

2.8.1 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit /

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without

RAID ...................................................................... 26

2.8.2 Installing Windows® 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit / VistaTM

64-bit on a HDD Larger than 2 terabytes .............. 27

2.8.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit /

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit with RAID .......................... 28

2.9 Installing Drivers ............................................................. 29

2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for Hard Disk Drives ................. 30

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3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY .................................................. 34

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 34

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ..................................................... 34

3.1.2 Navigation Keys .................................................... 35

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 36

3.3 Advanced Screen ........................................................... 37

3.3.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 38

3.3.2 North Bridge Conguration ................................... 39

3.3.3 South Bridge Conguration .................................. 40

3.3.4 Storage Conguration .......................................... 41

3.3.5 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 42

3.3.6 ACPI Conguration ............................................... 43

3.3.7 USB Conguration ............................................... 45

3.3.8 Trusted Computing ............................................... 46

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................... 47

3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 48

3.6 Security Screen .............................................................. 49

3.7 Exit Screen ..................................................................... 50

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock IMB-A160 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality con-

trol. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to AS-

Rock’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 and 4 con-

tains the conguration guide of BIOS setup and information of the Support

CD.

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-A160 Motherboard

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

ASRock IMB-A160 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock IMB-A160 Support CD

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables

1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables

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 - Supports AMD Embedded G-Series APU T56N/T48E/

T40E

- Supports AMD Virtualization Technology

Chipset - AMD A50M/A55E Controller Hub

Memory - Single Channel DDR3 memory technology

- 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM slots

- T56N supports DDR3 1333/1066 MHz SDRAM,

T48E/T40E supports DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM

- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB

(see CAUTION 1)

Expansion Slots - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot (PCIE1: x4 mode)

- 1 x Mini-PCI Express slot (Half size)

Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 6320 with T56N, AMD Radeon HD

6250 with T48E/T40E

- Supports Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11

- Max. shared memory 256MB

- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, LVDS and HDMI

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2560x

1600 @ 60Hz for T56N or 1920x1200 for T48E/T40E

- Supports 2-CH/24bits LVDS with max. resolution up

to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz (Optional)

- Supports HDMI 1.3a Technology with max. resolution

up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz (Optional)

Audio - 2 CH Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

LAN - 2 x 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

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

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 2 x HDMI Ports (Optional)

- 2 x Serial Ports (RS-232/422/485)

- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

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

SPEED LED)

- HD Audio Jacks: Line Out / MIC In

SATA 3 - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug (Raid is not supported by AMD A50M)

Connectors - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors

- 4 x COM port headers

- 1 x LVDS header (Optional)

- 1 x Printer port

- 1 x Mini SATA slot

- 1 x TPM header

- 1 x CPU Fan connector (1 x 4-pin)

- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (1 x 3-pin)

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- SATA power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

- 1 x Vertical Type A USB

BIOS Feature - 32Mb 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

Hardware - CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing

Monitor - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

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

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM

/ VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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* For detailed product information, please visit our website:

http://www.asrock.com

WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with over-

clocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying

Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party overclock-

ing 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. Due to the operating system’s limitation, the actual memory

size of the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-

bit operating systems may be less than 4GB. Windows® 64-bit

operating systems have no such limitation. You can use ASRock

XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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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.

ASRock Crashless BIOS

ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their

BIOS without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during

the BIOS update process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will

automatically finish the BIOS update procedure after

regaining power. Please note that BIOS files need to

be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only

USB2.0 ports support this feature.

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1.4 Motherboard Layout

DDR 3_A1

DDR 3_A2

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LVDS1

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB0

PS2

Keyboard

/Mouse

COM1

VGA1

COM2

HDMI2

HDMI1

RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB2

RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB5
B: USB4

Top:

Line I n

Cent er:

Line O ut

Bott om:

Mic In

PCIE1

AUDIO
CODEC

LAN

LAN

ATX12V1

BUZZ1

CMOS

Batt ery

CPU_FAN1

LPT1

1

CLRCOMOS1

1

32Mb
BIOS

PANEL1

HDLED RESE T

PLED PWRBT N

1

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

SATA3_3

SATA3_4

CHA_FAN1

JPWR1

Designed in Taipei

BLT_VOL1

1

BLT_PWR2

1

SPEAKER_OUT1

1

COM4

COM3

COM5

COM6

1

1

1

USB_6_7

USB_8_9

USB_10_11

USB12

1

D IO1

1

HD_AUD IO1

BKT_PWR1

1

1

PNL_PWR1

SET_CM2

1

1

SET_CM1

1

SET_CM4

1

SET_CM3

MIN I_PCI E1

M_S ATA1

IMB-A160

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PWR_JP1

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Supe r

I/O

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TPM1

1 mini SATA Slot (M_SATA1)

2* LVDS Connector (LVDS1)

3* Backlight Power Jumper (BKT_PWR1)

4* Inverter Power Control Header (BLT_PWR2)

5* Panel Power Jumper (PNL_PWR1)

6* Backlight & Amp Volume Control Header (BLT_VOL1)

7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

8 CPU

9 AMD A50M/A55E Chipset

10 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector

11 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_A2, Black)

12 Printer Port (LPT1)

13 SATA Power Connector (JPWR1)

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14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4, White)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2, White)

16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3, White)

17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White)

18 COM Port Header (COM3)

19 COM Port Header (COM4)

20 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

21 PWR-On Mode Jumper (PWR_JP1)

22 COM Port Header (COM6)

23 COM Port Header (COM5)

24 COM Power Setting Jumper (SET_CM3)

25 Digital I/O Header (DIO1)

26 COM Power Setting Jumper (SET_CM4)

27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

28 Buzzer (BUZZ1)

29 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

30 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9)

31 USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11)

32 PCI Express Slot (PCIE1)

33 Vertical Type A USB (USB12)

34 Audio AMP Output Speaker Header (SPEAKER_OUT1)

35 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

36 TPM header (TPM1)

37 SPI Flash Memory (32Mb)

38 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

39 COM Power Setting Jumper (SET_CM2)

40 COM Power Setting Jumper (SET_CM1)

41 mini PCI Express Slot (MINI_PCIE1)

* Optional

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1.5 I/O Panel

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1

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1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

2 Serial Port (COM1)

3 Serial Port (COM2)

*4 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)

*5 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)

6 Front Speaker (Lime)

7 Microphone (Pink)

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

port LED indications.

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8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)

9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

10 HDMI Port (HDMI1)

**11 HDMI Port (HDMI2)

12 D-Sub (VGA1)

13 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

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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

5

8

SPEED

LED

LAN Port

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7

** Optional

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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 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

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

DIMM slots.

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 Express Slots)

There is 1 PCI Express slot and 1 mini PCI Express slot on this mother-

board.

mini-PCIE Slots: mini_PCIE1 is used for mini PCIE cards.

PCIE slots: The x4 lane width PCIE1 (PCIE 2.0 x4 slot) is used for PCI

Express expansion cards.

Installing an Expansion Card

Step 1. Before installing an 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 bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep

the screws for later use.

Step 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the

card is completely seated on the slot.

Step 4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

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