ASRock Q1900B-ITX Service Manual

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published March 2014

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 5

1.4 I/O Panel 7

Chapter 2 Installation 8

2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 9

2.2 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot) 11

2.3 Jumpers Setup 12

2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 13

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 17

3.1 Installing Drivers 17

3.2 A-Tuning 18

3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 20

3.4 Start8 25

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 28

4.1 Introduction 28

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 28

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 29

4.2 Main Screen 30

4.3 Advanced Screen 31

4.3.1 CPU Conguration 32

4.3.2 Chipset Conguration 33

4.3.3 Storage Conguration 35

4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 36

4.3.5 Super IO Conguration 37

4.3.6 ACPI Conguration 38

4.3.7 USB Conguration 40

4.4 Tools 41

4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 43

4.6 Boot Screen 44

4.7 Security Screen 46

4.8 Exit Screen 47

Q1900B-ITX/D1800B-ITX

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Q1900B-ITX /D1800B-ITX 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.

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 further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother­board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s website a s well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Q1900B-ITX/D1800B-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)

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ASRock Q1900B-ITX/D1800B-ITX Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Q1900B-ITX/D1800B-ITX Support CD

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

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Memory

Expansion
Slot

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Mini-ITX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor for CPU power

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

Intel® Quad-Core Processor J1900 (2 GHz)

(for Q1900B-ITX)

Intel® Dual-Core Processor J1800 (2.41 GHz)

(for D1800B-ITX)

Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology

2 x DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM Slots

Supports DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB

(see CAUTION)

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

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Intel® 7

generation (Gen 7) graphics

DirectX 11.0, Pixel Shader 5.0

Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and D-Sub ports by

independent display controllers

Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 @ 60Hz

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

60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP with HDMI Port

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

Port

5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

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Graphics

Audio

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LAN

Rear Panel
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Q1900B-ITX/D1800B-ITX

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

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Realtek RTL8111GR

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Su ppor t s Wa ke - On-WA N

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Supp or ts Wa ke- On-L AN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

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Protection)

Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

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1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

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1 x Serial Port: COM1

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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

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Spike Protection))

1 x USB 3.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

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Spike Protection))

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

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LED)

HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

Connector

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

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Hot Plug

1 x 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header

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1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (3-pin)

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1 x Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

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Supports Plug and Play

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ACPI 1.1 compliant wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

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

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CPU temperature)

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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

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

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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

Due to limitation , the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the re servation for
system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operating systems
do not have s uch limitation s. You can use ASRock XFast R AM to utilize the memory that
Windows® cannot use.

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PCIE1

ATXPWR1

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US B 3. 0

AUDIO
CODEC

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TPMS1

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Supe r

I/O

SATA2_2

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Top:
RJ-45

PS2

Keyb oard

PS2

Mous e

PARAL LEL PORT

COM1

VGA1

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

MIC IN

USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

HDMI

USB 3.0

USB3

USB 3.0

USB3

USB 2.0

USB2

DDR3_B1

DDR3_A1

CPU_FAN1

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USB4_5

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

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SPEAKER1

COM2

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CLRCMOS1

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CI1

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SATA2_

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CMOS

Battery

D1800B-ITX

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HD_AUDIO1

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810

64Mb
BIOS

SPEAKER2

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 TPM Header (TPMS1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 2 x 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

6 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

7 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

8 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1)

9 COM Port Header (COM2)

10 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2)

11 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

12 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

13 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

14 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

15 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header (SPEAKER2)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 8 USB 2.0 Port (USB2)

2 Parallel Port 9 USB 3.0 Port (USB3)

3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 10 HDMI Port

4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 11 D-Sub Port

5 Line In (Light Blue) 12 COM Port

6 Front Speaker (Lime) 13 PS/2 Keyboard Port

7 Microphone (Pink)

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

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

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

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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,

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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.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM)

is motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) SO-

DIMM slots.

It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be d amaged.

e SO-DIMM only ts in one cor rect orientation. It w ill cause per manent damage
to the motherboard and the SO -DIMM if you force the SO-DIM M into the slot at
incorrect orientation.

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2.2 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot)

ere is 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard.

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

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards.

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