Asrock X370M User Manual

Version 1.0

Published December 2021

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 8

Chapter 2 Installation 9

2.1 Installing the CPU 10

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 12

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 20

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCIe Slots) 24

2.5 Jumpers Setup 25

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 26

2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 30

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 34

3.1 Installing Drivers 34

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 35

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 35

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 35

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 38

3.3.1 UI Overview 38

3.3.2 Apps 39

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 42

3.3.4 Setting 43

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 44

4.1 Introduction 44

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 44

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 45

4.2 Main Screen 46

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 47

4.4 Advanced Screen 49

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 50

4.4.2 PCI Conguration 51

4.4.3 Onboard Devices Conguration 52

4.4.4 Storage Conguration 53

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 54

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 55

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 56

4.4.8 AMD CBS 58

4.4.9 AMD PBS 59

4.4.10 AMD Overclocking 60

4.5 Tools 61

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 62

4.7 Security Screen 64

4.8 Boot Screen 65

4.9 Exit Screen 67

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock X370M 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cation s and the BIOS soware might be upd ated, the
content of this manual will be subjec t to change without notice. In case any modica­tions of this manu al 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 mod el you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s website as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock X370M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock X370M Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock X370M Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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

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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* For Ryzen Series APUs (Picasso and Renoir), ECC is only

supported with PRO CPUs.

* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for

more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)

* Please refer to page 20 for DDR4 UDIMM maximum

frequency support.

Micro ATX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor design

Supports AMD AM4 Socket RyzenTM 2000, 3000, 4000

G-Series and 5000 Desktop Processors

6 Power Phase design

Supports CPU up to 105W

AMD Promontory X370

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer) support DDR4

3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buered

memory*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4

3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buered

memory*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4

3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buered

memory*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge) support DDR4

3200+(OC)/2933(OC)/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-

buered memory*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso) support DDR4

2933/2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memor y*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge) support DDR4

3200+(OC)/2933(OC)/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-

buered memory*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4

3200+(OC)/2933/2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered

memory*

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Max. capacity of system memor y: 32GB

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15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
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Graphics

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer, Matisse, Summit Ridge,

Renoir and Pinnacle Ridge)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*

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AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso, Raven Ridge)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x8 mode)*

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AMD Athlon 2xxGE series APU

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)*

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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

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Integrated AMD RadeonTM Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen

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Series APU*

* Actual support may vary by CPU

DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0

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Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports

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up to 16GB.

* e Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system memory

installed.

Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz

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

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP 1.4 with HDMI 1.4 Port

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

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1.4 Port

Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec)

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Supports Surge Protection

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ELNA Audio Caps

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

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

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Realtek RTL8111H

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

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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/Keyboard Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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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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4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key ty pe 2242/2260/2280

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M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up

to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Vermeer, Matisse, Picasso,

Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge, Renoir and Pinnacle Ridge) or

Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with Athlon 2xxGE series APU)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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Connector

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum

1A (12W) fan power.

2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

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* e Chassis Fan Connector supports the chassis fan of

maximum 1A (12W) fan power.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

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Supports “Plug and Play”

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ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3 support

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DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment

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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

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CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

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* Summit Ridge does not ocially support Windows® 11.

FCC, CE

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

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* For detailed product infor mation, please vis it our website: http://www.asrock .com

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overcl ocking, including adjust­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause
damage to the components and devic es of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not re sponsible for possibl e damage caused b y overclocking.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

Sup er

I/O

LAN

AUDIO

CODEC

PCIE2

PCIE1

USB_3_ 4

USB_5_ 6

HD_AUDIO1

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CPU_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

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COM1

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USB 2.0

T: USB1

B: USB2

CMOS

Battery

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USB3_5 _6

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HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

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SPK_CI1

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FRON T

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MIC IN

RJ- 45 LAN

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CLRCMOS1

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SOCKETAM4

CHA_FAN1

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M2_1

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HDM I1

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

ATXP W R1

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_1
B: USB3_2

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_3
B: USB3_4

PS2

Keybo ard

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AMD

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SATA3_1

SATA3_2

SATA3_3

SATA3_4

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BIOS
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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_A2)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6)

6 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

7 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

8 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

14 COM Port Header (COM1)

15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

16 Clear CMOS Header (CLRCMOS1)

17 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

18 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB12) 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_34)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)

3 Line In (Light Blue)** 8 HDMI Port

4 Front Speaker (Lime)** 9 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

5 Microphone (Pink)** 10 Antenna Ports

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Ple ase 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

** Function of the Audio Ports in 7.1-channel Conguration:

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Port Function

Light Blue (Rear panel) Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel) Side Speaker Out

Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Micro ATX 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 the CPU

Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

Aer you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger

heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease

between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the

CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

Please turn o the power or remove the power cord be fore changing a CPU or heatsink .

Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR2

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR3

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