ASROCK Q1900DC-ITX User Manual

User Manual

Q1900DC-ITX

Version 1.1

Published May 2014

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two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”

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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 9

2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 10

2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 12

2.3 Jumpers Setup 13

2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 14

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 18

3.1 Installing Drivers 18

3.2 A-Tuning 19

3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 21

3.4 ASRock Cloud 26

3.5 Start8 36

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 39

4.1 Introduction 39

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 39

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 40

4.2 Main Screen 41

4.3 Advanced Screen 42

4.3.1 CPU Conguration 43

4.3.2 Chipset Conguration 44

4.3.3 Storage Conguration 46

4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 48

4.3.5 Super IO Conguration 49

4.3.6 ACPI Conguration 50

4.3.7 USB Conguration 52

4.3.8 Trusted Computing 53

4.4 Tools 54

4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 56

4.6 Security Screen 57

4.7 Boot Screen 58

4.8 Exit Screen 61

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Q1900DC-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.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock Q1900DC-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)

•

ASRock Q1900DC-ITX Quick Installation Guide

•

ASRock Q1900DC-ITX Support CD

•

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

•

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

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

•

1 x WiFi Module Screw

Because 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 without 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 latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s
website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

•

Mini-ITX Form Factor

•

All Solid Capacitor design

•

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

•

Intel® Quad-Core Processor J1900 (2 GHz)

Memory

•

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)

Expansion
Slot

•

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

•

1 x mini-PCI Express Slot

* Due to the power limitation and PCIe bandwidth (x1), the

VGA card is not supported.

Graphics

• Intel® 7th generation (Gen 7) graphics (Supports Intel® Quick

Sync Video)

• DirectX 11.0, Pixel Shader 5.0

• ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

• Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 @ 60Hz

• Supports DVI-D 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 DVI-D and HDMI Ports

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

and HDMI Ports

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Audio

•

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892

Audio Codec)

•

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

•

Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

LAN

•

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

•

Realtek RTL8111GR

•

Supports Wake-On-WAN

•

Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

•

Supports LAN Cable Detection

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Rear Panel
I/O

•

1 x DC Jack (Compatible with the 9~19V power adapter)

•

1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

•

1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

•

1 x D-Sub Port

•

1 x DVI-D Port

•

1 x HDMI Port

•

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

Spike Protection))

•

2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

•

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

LED)

•

HD Audio Jacks: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass

/ Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

•

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

Hot Plug

•

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-

port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector

•

1 x Print Port Header

•

1 x COM Port Header

•

1 x TPM Header

•

1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

•

1 x CPU Fan Connector (3-pin)

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•

1 x Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin)

•

2 x SATA Power Connectors

•

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•

1 x SPDIF Out Connector

•

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

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x USB 3.0 Header by ASMedia ASM1074 (Supports 2 USB 3.0

ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protec-

tion))

BIOS
Feature

•

64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

•

Supports Plug and Play

•

ACPI 1.1 compliant wake up events

•

Supports jumperfree

•

SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

Hardware
Monitor

•

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

•

CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

•

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

CPU temperature)

•

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

•

CASE OPEN detection

•

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

OS

•

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

bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certica­tions

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

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

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

Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation
for system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operat­ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize
the memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

PCIE1

13

12

11

AUDI O
CODE C

1

1

TPMS 1

9

Supe r

I/O

SATA3_A 1

3

PS2

Key bo ar d

PS2

Mou se

USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

HDMI

DDR3_ B1

DDR3_A1

CPU_ FAN1

1

USB1_ 2

HDLED RES ET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

1

SPEAKER 1

COM1

1

CI1

1

SATA3_A

2

CMOS

Batt ery

Q1 9 0 0 D C - I TX

Ro HS

1

HD_A UDI O1

2

4

5

6

7

8

10

14

64M b

BIO S

MINI_ PCI E1

Fr ont U SB 3 .0

1

LPT1

LAN

CLRC MOS1

1

USB3 _1_ 2

SATA2_1

SATA2_2

VGA1

DVI1

Top:
RJ- 45

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: US B4

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16

15

18

DC_J AC K1

Top:

SID E SP K

Cen ter :

REA R SP K

Bot tom :

CTR BAS S

Top:

LIN E IN

Cen ter :

FRO NT

Bot tom :

MIC IN

SPDI F_OU T1

1

SATA_PW R2

1

SATA_PW R1

1

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No. Description

1 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

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

3 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

4 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2)

5 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_1_2)

6 SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR2)

7 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2)

8 SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1)

9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

10 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1)

11 TPM Header (TPMS1)

12 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

13 COM Port Header (COM1)

14 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A1)

17 Print Port Header (LPT1)

18 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A2)

19 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

20 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse Port 9 Microphone (Pink)

2 D-Sub Port 10 Central / Bass (Orange)

3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_34) 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port* 12 HDMI Port

5 Side Speaker (Gray) 13 DVI-D Port

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 PS/2 Keyboard Port

7 Line In (Light Blue) 15 DC Jack***

8 Front Speaker (Lime)**

1 3 4

111214

2

13

910

6

5

8

7

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

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

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** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 8)

Rear Speaker

(No. 6)

Central / Bass

(No. 10)

Side Speaker

(No. 5)

2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the
front panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer”
tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback
multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then
you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker,
Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use
the front panel audio.

*** Please use a 9~19V power adapter for the DC jack. is jack accepts dual barrel plugs with an inner diameter
of 2.5 mm and an outer diameter of 5.5 mm, where the inner contact is +19V (±10%) DC and the shell is GND.

Please refer to below hardware conguration for the estimated adapter power.

DRAM HDD Estimated Adapter Power

1 1 30W

1 2 45W

2 4 79W

Due to the power limitation and PCIe bandwidth (x1), the VGA card is not supported.

When you use the DC-in power adapter, please use the onboard SATA power connector to get the power for
HDDs.

2.5 mm

5.5 mm

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is is a 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.

Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard

components.

•

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

•

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

•

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

in the bag that comes with the components.

•

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

tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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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. If only one SO-DIMM module is installed, please install it into DDR3_

A1.

e SO-DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage
to the motherboard and the SO-DIMM if you force the SO-DIMM into the slot at
incorrect orientation.

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 damaged.

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2

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2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

PCIe slots:

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

MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.

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

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2.3 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

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

is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.5, No. 15)

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

parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to

short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear

the CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when

you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut

it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,

date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is

removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please adjust the BIOS option
“Clear Status” to clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status.

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2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.5, No. 3)

Connect the power

switch, reset switch and

system status indicator on

the chassis to this header

according to the pin

assignments below. Note

the positive and negative

pins before connecting

the cables.

GND

RESET#

PWRBTN#

PLED-

PLED+

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

GND

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o 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.

PLED (System Power LED):

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when
the system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state.
e LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when
the hard drive is reading or writing data.

e front panel design may dier 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 assignments are matched correctly.

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 to the motherboard.

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Serial ATA2 Connectors

(SATA2_1:

see p.5, No. 10)

(SATA2_2:

see p.5, No. 7)

ese two SATA2

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_A1:

see p.5, No. 16)

(SATA3_A2:

see p.5, No. 18)

ese two SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

USB 2.0 Header

(9-pin USB1_2)

(see p.5, No. 4)

Besides two USB 2.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

is one header on this

motherboard. is USB

2.0 header can support

two ports.

USB 3.0 Header

(19-pin USB3_1_2)

(see p.5, No. 5)

Besides two USB 3.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

is one header on this

motherboard. is USB

3.0 header can support

two ports.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.5, No. 19)

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

SATA2_2

SATA2_1

J_ S EN SE

OU T 2_ L

1

MI C _R ET

PR E SE NC E#

GND

OU T 2_ R

MI C 2_ R

MI C 2_ L

OUT_RET

SATA3_A2

SATA3_A1

DUMM Y

GND GND

+B

-B

+A

-A

USB_ PW R

USB_ PW R

1

1

Int A_ PB _D+

Dum my

Int A_ PB _D-

GND

Int A_ PB _SS TX +

GND

Int A_ PB _SS TX -

Int A_ PB _SS RX +

Int A_ PB _SS RX -

Vbu s

Vbu s

Int A_ PA_S SR X-

Int A_ PA_S SR X+

GND

Int A_ PA_S ST X-

Int A_ PA_S ST X+

GND

Int A_ PA_D -

Int A_ PA_D +

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Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER1)

(see p.5, No. 12)

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

SPDIF Out Connector

(2-pin SPDIF_OUT1)

(see p.5, No. 20)

Please connect the

SPDIF_OUT connector of

a HDMI VGA card to this

header with a cable.

Chassis Fan Connector

(3-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.5, No. 9)

Please connect fan cable

to the fan connector and

match the black wire to

the ground pin.

CPU Fan Connectors

(3-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.5, No. 1)

Please connect the CPU

fan cable to the connector

and match the black wire

to the ground pin.

SATA Power Connectors

(4-pin SATA_PWR1)

(see p.5, No. 8)

(4-pin SATA_PWR2)

(see p.5, No. 6)

Please connect a SATA

power cable.

1

+5V

DUMM Y

DUMM Y

SPEA KE R

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must
support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and
chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by
the steps 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 the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to
connect them for the AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel
and adjust “Recording Volume”.

GND

FAN_ VO LTAGE

FAN_ SP EE D

GND

FAN_ VO LTAG E

FAN_ SP EE D

SPD IF OU T

GND

1

1

+12 VGND

+5V

GND

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Chassis Intrusion Header

(2-pin CI1)

(see p.5, No. 14)

is motherboard supports

CASE OPEN detection feature

that detects if t he chassis cove

has been removed. This feature

requires a chassis wit h chassis

intrusion detection design.

TPM Header

(17-pin TPMS1)

(see p.5, No. 11)

is connector supports Trusted

Platform Module (TPM) system,

which can securely store keys,

digital certicates, passwords,

and data. A TPM system also

helps enhance network security,

protects digital identities, and

ensures platform integrity.

Serial Port Header

(9-pin COM1)

(see p.5, No. 13)

is COM1 header

supports a serial port

module.

Print Port Header

(25-pin LPT1)

(see p.5, No. 17)

is is an interface

for print port cable

that allows convenient

connection of printer

devices.

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GN D

SM B _D AT A_ MA IN

LA D2

LA D1

GN D

S_ P WR DW N #

SE R IR Q #

GN D

PC I CL K

PC I RS T #

LA D3

+3 V

LA D0

+3 VS B

GN D

FR A ME

SM B _C LK _M AI N

1

AFD #

ERR OR #

PIN IT #

GND

SLI N#

STB #

SPD 0

SPD 1

SPD 2

SPD 3

SPD 4

SPD 5

SPD 6

SPD 7

ACK #

BUS Y

PE

SLC T

1

Sig na l

GND

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Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation

3.1 Installing Drivers

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

useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features.

Running The Support CD

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

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

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

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

Drivers Menu

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

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

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

properly.

Utilities Menu

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

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

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

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3.2 A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new

features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM and a whole lot more.

3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning

When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support CD,

A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well. Aer the installation, you will nd the icon

“A-Tuning“ on your desktop. Double-click the “A-Tuning“ icon, A-Tuning

main menu will pop up.

3.2.2 Using A-Tuning

ere are ve sections in A-Tuning main menu: Operation Mode and Tools.

Operation Mode

Choose an operation mode for your computer.

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Tools

Various tools and utilities.

XFast RAM

Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! Create a

hidden partition, then assign which les should be stored in the RAM drive.

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3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology

Intel® Smart Connect Technology is a feature that periodically wakes your computer

from Windows® sleep state to refresh email or social networking applications. It

saves your waiting time and keeps the content always up-to-date.

3.3.1 System Requirements

• Conrm whether your motherboard supports this feature.

• Operating system: Microso Windows 8/7 (32- or 64-bit edition)

• Set the SATA mode to AHCI. If Windows 8/7 is already installed under IDE

mode, directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8/7

to crash while booting. If your system is not in AHCI mode, please follow the

instructions below.

1. Press Win + R simultaneously in Windows 8/7, type "Regedit" into the word

box then click OK.

2. Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\

msahci in Windows Registry Editor. Double click on the value Start and

change the value from 3 into 0. Click on OK.

ere are certain risks. Please backup any important data before operating to avoid
loss.

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3.3.2 Setup Guide

Installing ASRock Smart Connect Utility

Step 1

Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility, which is located in the folder at the following

path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Smart Connect.

Step 2

Once installed, run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows

Start -> All Programs -> ASRock Utility.

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Step 3

Click the Add button. Take Foxmail as an example, add Foxmail to the Application

list.

Step 4

Select Foxmail from the Application List, then click the arrow pointing right to add

this application to the Smart Connect List.

Step 5

Click Apply to enable Smart Connect.

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Step 6

Double-click the Intel® Smart Connect Technology Manager icon in the

Windows system tray.

Step 7

Drag the slider to congure how oen the system will connect to the network to

download updates. Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates, but may

cause more power consumption.

Using Smart Connect

1. Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet and receive

updates while the system is in sleep state running. Foxmail for instance, keep

Foxmail running.

2. Click on Windows Start -> the arrow next to Shut down, and click on Sleep.

3. Windows system will enter sleep state.

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4. e system will wake up from sleep state periodically, and then start to update

Foxmail. e screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain

minimum power usage. Aerwards, the system will automatically return to

sleep state again.

5. Upon waking up the system, you will nd the new mail that were sent to you

during sleep state are already updated and ready to be read in Foxmail.

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3.4 ASRock Cloud

ASRock Cloud makes your mobile devices connect to your PC seamlessly!

Have you ever been in a situation where you emergently needed certain files in your

computer, however the computer was ga zil lion mi l e s aw ay out of reach? ASRock

Cloud includes severa l technologies and software solutions for remotely controlling

your computer, even if the computer is in off mode. For ASRock motherboards with a

Realtek® LAN chip, ASRock Cloud allows users to remotely wake up their computers

via the internet by using a secondary device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Users may

use Orbweb.ME Professional to remotely wake up and control their computers, or they

could wake up the computer then use any other preferred remote desktop application.

is motherboard supports Wake-On-WAN with the onboard Realtek® LAN, so you can

connect with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to power your PC on

or turn it o, monitor and take control of it remotely with another smartphone, tablet or

computer.

*ASRock Cloud is supported on Windows 8.1 / 7.

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3.4.1 Realtek® Wake-On-WAN

Realtek® Wake-On-WAN allows you to wake up and remote control your home computer

from sleep or shutdown state.

Before conguring this feature, verify the followings on your host computer:

• Make sure that the "PCIE Devices Power On" is enabled in UEFI SETUP

UTILITY > Advanced > ACPI Conguration.

• Make sure that the "Shutdown Wake-On-Lan" is enabled in Device Manager >

Network Adapters > Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller > Advanced.

*e UEFI screen is for reference only. e actual screen may dier by model.

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3.4.2 Conguring and Using Orbweb.ME Professional

Orbweb.ME Professional is a remote control soware allowing you to easily access and

control the remote host installed with the Orbweb.ME Professional host soware.

Installing Orbweb.ME Professional on the Host Computer

You ca n f ind the Orbweb.ME Professiona l host soft wa re in the Support CD or just

download it from http://orbweb.me.

Step 1

Click on the Orbweb.ME Professional installer package le to start installation.

Step 2

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 3

When installation completes, reboot the computer.

Signing Up for Host Computer Registration

Step 1

Double-click the Orbweb.ME Professional icon on your desktop.

Step 2

On the Orbweb.ME Portal login page, click Sign Up to create an Orbweb.ME account and

name your host computer.

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Step 3

You will receive a verication email. Follow the steps in the email to verify your account.

Aer verifying your account, you can access your PC through web browsers at

http://orbweb.me.

On the Account Veried page, if you click Go to My Computers, you will see the Orbweb.

ME portal page as a client.

Setting Up Shared Folders on Host Computer

Step 1

Double-click the Orbweb.ME Professional icon on your desktop.

Or, if you just nished signing up for your host computer, you can click Congure this

computer in the screen to begin.

Step 2

Click Folder Settings tab and the default shared folders display.

To add a folder, click . Select a folder to add it into Orbweb.ME. en click Save.

You can access the documents in these shared folders on the host computer remotely

through Xplorer from your client device.

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e lastest version of Java is required to be installed to use the Remote Desktop and
Xplorer functions.

REMOTE ACCESS FROM A CLIENT DEVICE

Using Remote Wake-Up

Remote Wake-Up allows you to remotely put your host computer to sleep and wake your

host computer up from a client device.

For Windows PC users:

Step 1

Go to Orbweb.ME portal login page: http://orbweb.me

Step 2

Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password.

Step 3

Find the host computer from the list by the computer name you give.

Online / Green Ready to Connect / Blue Online / Blue

Oine / Gray Unable to Connect / Gray Wakable / Red

Wakable mode

If you use a motherboard with dual LAN ports, please disable one of the LAN ports
to use the Remote Wake-Up function. To do so, go to Control Panel > Network and
Sharing Center > Manage Network Connections, right-click Local Area Connections
and select Disable.

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Step 4

Click and power options appear. Click to select Restart, Sleep or Shut Down.

Select Restart from the options to restart your host computer remotely.

When you select Sle ep or Shut Down, if the host device is WOW( Wa ke-On-Wan)

compatible, you can put your host computer to sleep (S3/S4) or shut down your host

computer (S5) remotely. e host status in the Status column shows oine and ready to be

awaked and the power option shows wakable .

To wake up the computer, click .

For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users:

Download and install “Orbweb.ME Professional” app from the App Store (iOS) or Play

Store (Android).

Step 1

Tap the “Orbweb.ME Professional” app icon to launch it.

Step 2

Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password.

Step 3

Tap the Power Options icon and power options appear.

Tap to select Restart, Sleep or Shutdown.

Please be noted that if the host device is not WOW compatible, the host status icon
will turn oine and the power option icon will disappear. You have to physically
wake up computer in order to bring power option icon back to online.

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Using Remote Desktop

Remote Desktop allows you to remotely access your host computer from a client device.

For Windows PC users:

Step 1

Go to Orbweb.ME portal login page: http://orbweb.me

Step 2

Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password.

Step 3

Click the Connect icon .

Step 4

Click on Remote Desktop.

If the Remote Desktop Connection dialog appears, click Connect to continue.

Step 5

Enter the Windows password to log in and you will see the desktop of your host computer.

Please refer to the user manual of the Orbweb.ME Professional for more instructions
on how to use Orbweb.ME Professional.

Please be noted that if the host device is not WOW compatible, the host status icon
will turn oine and the power option icon will dissappear. You have to physically
wake up computer in order to bring power option icon back to online.

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For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users:

Download and install “Orbweb.ME Professional” app from the App Store (iOS) or Play

Store (Android).

Step 1

Tap the “Orbweb.ME Professional” app icon to launch it.

Step 2

Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password.

Step 3

Tap the host computer name that you want to access under the Remote Desktop section.

Step 4

Enter the Windows password to log in and you will see the desktop of your host computer.

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Using Xplorer

Xplorer allows you to remotely access documents on your host computer from a client

device.

For Windows PC users:

Step 1

Go to Orbweb.ME portal login page: http://orbweb.me

Step 2

Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password.

Step 3

Click the Connect icon .

Step 4

Click on Xplorer.

Step 5

Root directory displays. Click on a folder name to open the folder.

Step 6

Click on a le name to preivew the le.

You can also delete, rename, move, and copy a selected le. For more instructions on how

to use Xplorer, refer to the user manual of the Orbweb.ME Professional.

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Tutorial Video

For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users:

Download and install “Orbweb.ME Professional” app from the App Store (iOS) or Play

Store (Android).

Step 1

Tap the “Orbweb.ME Professional” app icon to launch it.

Step 2

Log in with your Orbweb.ME account and password.

Step 3

Tap the Connect icon .

Step 4

Tap a folder name under the Xplorer section and you can see the les in this folder.

Tap a le name to preivew the le.

You can also delete, rename, move, and copy a selected le. For more instructions

on how to use Xplorer, refer to the user manual of the Orbweb.ME Professional.

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3.5 Start8

For those Windows 8 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an ideal solution that

brings back the familiar Start Menu along with added customizations for greater

eciency.

3.5.1 Installing Start8

Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD:

\ ASRock Utility > Start8.

3.5.2 Conguring Start8

Style

Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. en select

the theme of the Start Menu and customize the style of the Start icon.

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Congure

Congure provides conguration options, including icon sizes, which shortcuts you

want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used apps, the functionality of

the power button, and more.

Control

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Control lets you congure what a click on the start button or a press on the

Windows key does.

Desktop

Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop.

It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode

and bypass the Metro user interface.

About

Displays information about Start8.

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Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY

4.1 Introduction

is section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your

system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right

aer you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will

continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY aer

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 o

and then back on.

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

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

Main

For setting system time/date information

Advanced

For advanced system congurations

Tool

Useful tools

H/W Monitor

Displays current hardware status

Security

For security settings

Boot

For conguring boot settings and boot priority

Exit

Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility

Because the UEFI soware 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.

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4.1.2 Navigation Keys

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 use the mouse to click your

required item.

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

Navigation Key(s) 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

<F4>

Toggle sound on/o

<F7>

Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

<F9>

Load optimal default values for all the settings

<F10>

Save changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

<F12>

Print screen

<ESC>

Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

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4.2 Main Screen

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

display the system overview.

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4.3 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items:

CPU Conguration, Chipset Conguration, Storage Conguration, Intel® Smart

Connect Technology, Super IO Conguration, ACPI Conguration, USB

Conguration and Trusted Computing.

Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

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4.3.1 CPU Conguration

Intel SpeedStep Technology

Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple

frequencies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation.

CPU C States Support

Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6

and C7 all enabled for better power saving.

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

Enable Enhanced Halt State (C1E) for lower power consumption.

No-Execute Memory Protection

Processors with No-Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain

classes of malicious buer overow attacks.

Intel Virtualization Technology

Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems

and applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can

function as multiple virtual systems.

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4.3.2 Chipset Conguration

DRAM Voltage

Use this to congure DRAM Voltage. e default value is [Auto].

Primary Graphics Adapter

Select a primary VGA.

Share Memory

Congure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor

when the system boots up.

Onboard HD Audio

Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and

automatically disable it when a sound card is installed.

Front Panel

Enable/disable front panel HD audio.

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

Enable audio for the onboard digital outputs.

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Onboard LAN

Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller.

PCIE1 Link Speed

Select the link speed for PCIE1.

Deep S5

Congure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

Select the power state aer a power failure. If [Power O] is selected, the power will

remain o when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the system will start

to boot up when the power recovers.

Good Night LED

By enabling Good Night LED, the Power/LAN LEDs will be switched o when the

system is on. It will also automatically switch o the Power and LAN LEDs when

the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode.

WAN Radio

Enable or disable the onboard WiFi Radio.

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4.3.3 Storage Conguration

SATA Controller(s)

Enable/disable the SATA controllers.

SATA Mode Selection

IDE: For better compatibility.

AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance.

SATA Aggressive Link Power Management

SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low

power state during periods of inactivity to save power. It is only supported by AHCI

mode.

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

S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It is a

monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various

indicators of reliability.

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features
that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advan­tages.

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ASMedia SATA3 Mode

IDE: For better compatibility.

AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance.

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4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology

Intel® Smart Connect Technology

Intel® Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social
networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. while the computer is in sleep mode.

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4.3.5 Super IO Conguration

Serial Port 1

Enable or disable the Serial port 1.

Serial Port Address

Select the address of the Serial port.

Parallel Port

Enable or disable the Parallel port.

Change Settings

Select the address of the Parallel port.

Device Mode

Select the device mode according to your connected device.

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4.3.6 ACPI Conguration

Suspend to RAM

Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI

S3 power saving.

ACPI HPET Table

Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL

tests.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by a PS/2 Keyboard.

PCIE Device Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by a PCIE device and enable wake on LAN.

Ring-In Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring-In signals.

RTC Alarm Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm. Set it to By OS to let

it be handled by your operating system.

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USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller.

USB Mouse Power On

Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse.

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4.3.7 USB Conguration

USB Controller

Enable or disable all the USB ports.

Intel USB 3.0 Mode

Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports.

Legacy USB Support

Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB

compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI

Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux

operating systems only.

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4.3.8 Trusted Computing

Security Device Support

Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk

drives.

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4.4 Tools

Instant Flash

Save UEFI les in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your

UEFI.

Internet Flash

ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version

from our servers for you. Please setup network conguration before using Internet

Flash.

*For BIOS backup and recovery purpose, it is recommended to plug in your USB

pen drive before using this function.

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Network Conguration

Use this to congure internet connection settings for Internet Flash.

Internet Setting

Enable or disable sound eects in the setup utility.

UEFI Download Server

Select a server to download the UEFI rmware.

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4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

is section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,

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

speed and voltage.

CPU Fan 1 Setting

Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures

and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

Chassis Fan 1 Setting

Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures

and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.

Case Open Feature

Enable or disable Case Open Feature to detect whether the chassis cover has been

removed.

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4.6 Security Screen

In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.

You may also clear the user password.

Supervisor Password

Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator

has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and

press enter to remove the password.

User Password

Set or change the password for the user account. Users are unable to change the

settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the

password.

Secure Boot

Enable to support Windows 8 Secure Boot.

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4.7 Boot Screen

is section displays the available devices on your system for you to congure the

boot settings and the boot priority.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot

from an USB storage device. Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8 and

the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.

Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this

UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI utility in Windows.

Boot From Onboard LAN

Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN.

Setup Prompt Timeout

Congure the number of seconds to wait for the setup hot key.

Bootup Num-Lock

Select whether Num Lock should be turned on or o when the system boots up.

Boot Beep

Select whether the Boot Beep should be turned on or o when the system boots up. Please

note that a buzzer is needed.

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Full Screen Logo

Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages.

AddOn ROM Display

Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM messages or congure the

AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed.

Boot Failure Guard

If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores

the default settings.

Boot Failure Guard Count

Congure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically restores

the default settings.

CSM (Compatibility Support Module)

CSM

Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless

you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows 8 64-bit and all of your

devices support UEFI, you may also disable CSM for faster boot speed.

Launch PXE OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy

only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not launch?

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Launch Storage OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy

only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not launch?

Launch Video OpROM Policy

Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy

only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Do not launch?

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4.8 Exit Screen

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option the following message, “Save conguration changes

and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP

UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes and exit

setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving

any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes?” will pop

out. Select [OK] to discard all changes.

Load UEFI Defaults

Load UEFI default values for all options. e F9 key can be used for this operation.

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

Copy shellx64.e to the root directory to launch EFI Shell.

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Contact Information

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

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

for further information. For technical questions, please submit a support request

form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp

ASRock Incorporation

2F., No.37, Sec. 2, Jhongyang S. Rd., Beitou District,

Taipei City 112, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

ASRock EUROPE B.V.

Bijsterhuizen 3151

6604 LV Wijchen

e Netherlands

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

ASRock America, Inc.

13848 Magnolia Ave, Chino, CA91710

U.S.A.

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]