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  • Page 2 (including damages for loss of proits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the documentation or product.
  • Page 3 he terms HDMI™ and HDMI High-Deinition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Jumpers Setup Onboard Headers and Connectors Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers A-Tuning ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 3.3.1 UI Overview 3.3.2 Apps 3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 3.3.4 Setting Creating Windows® 7 Installation Disk with USB 3.0 Drivers...
  • Page 5 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY Introduction 4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Main Screen OC Tweaker Screen Advanced Screen 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration 4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration 4.4.3 Storage Coniguration 4.4.4 Super IO Coniguration 4.4.5 ACPI Coniguration 4.4.6 USB Coniguration 4.4.7 Trusted Computing Tools Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Security Screen...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    If you require technical support related to this mother- board, please visit our website for speciic information about the model you are using. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

  • Page 7: Speciications

    1.2 Speciications • Mini-ITX Form Factor Platform • Solid Capacitor design • High Density Glass Fabric PCB • Supports 6 Generation Intel® Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/ Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151) • Digi Power design • 6 Power Phase design • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology • Intel ®...
  • Page 8 • Supports Energy Eicient Ethernet 802.3az • Supports PXE • 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port Rear Panel • 1 x DVI-D Port • 1 x HDMI Port • 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
  • Page 9 • 6 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) • HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone • 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,...
  • Page 10 * To install Windows® 7 OS, a modiied installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO ile is required. Please refer to page 34 for more detailed instructions. * For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock’s website for details: http://www.asrock.com • FCC, CE, WHQL Certiica- • ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout

    USB 3.0 Top: T: USB1 RJ-45 B: USB2 RoHS PCI Express 3.0 USB 3.0 Top: T: USB3 RJ-45 B: USB4 MINI_PCIE1 Intel USB 3.0 H170 TPMS1 T: USB5 128Mb B: USB6 BIOS PANEL1 HD_AUDIO1 CLRMOS1 AUDIO CODEC H170M-ITX/DL PCIE1 15 14...
  • Page 12 H170M-ITX/DL No. Description Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1) USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8) TPM Header (TPMS1) System Panel Header (PANEL1) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

  • Page 13: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description USB 2.0 Ports (USB12) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_56) LAN RJ-45 Port (Realtek RTL8111H)* USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34) LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)* USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12) Line In (Light Blue)** HDMI Port Front Speaker (Lime)** DVI-D Port Microphone (Pink)** PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port...
  • Page 14 H170M-ITX/DL ** To conigure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi- channel audio feature through the audio driver. Please set Speaker Coniguration to “7.1 Speaker”in the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation his is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 16: Installing The Cpu

    H170M-ITX/DL 2.1 Installing the CPU 1. Before you insert the 1151-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found.
  • Page 18 H170M-ITX/DL Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service.

  • Page 19: Installing The Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink...

  • Page 20: Installing Memory Modules (Dimm)

    H170M-ITX/DL 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) his motherboard provides two 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot; other- wise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

  • Page 22: Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots)

    H170M-ITX/DL 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) here is 1 PCI Express slot and 1 mini-PCI Express slot on the motherboard. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched of 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.

  • Page 23: Jumpers Setup

    2.5 Jumpers Setup he 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”. he illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

  • Page 24: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    H170M-ITX/DL 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 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. System Panel Header...
  • Page 25 Serial ATA3 Connectors hese four SATA3 (SATA3_0: connectors support SATA see p.6, No. 12) data cables for internal (SATA3_1: storage devices with up to see p.6, No. 13) 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. (SATA3_2: see p.6, No. 14) (SATA3_3: see p.6, No. 15) USB 2.0 Header here is one header on DUMMY...
  • Page 26 H170M-ITX/DL Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis SPEAKER DUMMY (4-pin SPEAKER1) speaker to this header. DUMMY (see p.6, No. 11) Chassis Fan Connector Please connect fan cables (4-pin CHA_FAN1) to the fan connectors and (see p.6, No. 1) match the black wire to...
  • Page 27 Chassis Intrusion Header his motherboard (2-pin CI1) supports CASE OPEN Signal (see p.6, No. 10) detection feature that detects if the chassis cove has been removed. his feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. TPM Header his connector supports Trusted (17-pin TPMS1) Platform Module (TPM) system, (see p.6, No.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    H170M-ITX/DL Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers he 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. he CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN”...

  • Page 29: A-Tuning

    3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose sotware suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities. 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. Ater the installation, you will ind the icon “A-Tuning“...
  • Page 30 H170M-ITX/DL OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system. System Info View information about the system. *he System Browser tab may not appear for certain models.
  • Page 31 FAN-Tastic Tuning Conigure up to ive diferent fan speeds using the graph. he fans will automatically shit to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met. Tech Service Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer. Please leave your contact information along with details of the problem.
  • Page 32 H170M-ITX/DL Settings Conigure ASRock A-Tuning. Click to select "Auto run at Windows Startup" if you want A-Tuning to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system.

  • Page 33: Asrock Live Update & App Shop

    Double-click on your desktop to access ASRock Live Update & APP Shop utility. *You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. 3.3.1 UI Overview Category Panel Hot News...

  • Page 34: Apps

    H170M-ITX/DL 3.3.2 Apps When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on screen for you to download. Installing an App Step 1 Find the app you want to install. he most recommended app appears on the let side of the screen. he other various apps are shown on the right.
  • Page 35 Step 3 If you want to install the app, click on the red icon to start downloading. Step 4 When installation completes, you can ind the green "Installed" icon appears on the upper right corner. To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon *he trash icon may not appear for certain apps.
  • Page 36 H170M-ITX/DL Upgrading an App You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an available new version for your app, you will ind the mark of "New Version" appears below the installed app icon. Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more details.

  • Page 37: Bios & Drivers

    3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers Installing BIOS or Drivers When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon. Step 1 Please check the item information before update. Click on to see more details.

  • Page 38: Setting

    H170M-ITX/DL 3.3.4 Setting In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server location, and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock Live Update & APP Shop on Windows startup.

  • Page 39: Creating Windows® 7 Installation Disk With Usb 3.0 Drivers Packed

    • A Windows® PC Instructions Step 1 Create a new folder under C:\ on your computer. Here we name the folder "asrock" as an example. Step 2 Create another two subfolders under the "asrock" folder. Name the subfolder "mount" and "usb3".
  • Page 40 H170M-ITX/DL Step 7 Determine whether you are going to install the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version of Windows 7. For Windows® 7 64-bit users: Copy all iles under the folders "HCSwitch" (x64) and "Win7" (x64) in "Drivers" to the subfolder "usb3"...
  • Page 41 Step 9 Enter the folder created in Step 1, by inputting "cd.." and "cd (folder name)" commands. Refer to the screenshot below. "cd.." : go to the upper level "cd (folder name)" : enter the assigned folder Step 10 To add USB 3.0 drivers into "boot.wim" in order to install Windows® 7 by lash3.0, please input the following commands and wait until each process is completed.
  • Page 42 H170M-ITX/DL For Windows® 7 64 bit: Index:1 Windows 7 Home Basic Index:2 Windows 7 Home Premium Index:3 Windows 7 Professional Index:4 Windows 7 Ultimate For Windows® 7 32 bit: Index:1 Windows 7 Starter Index:2 Windows 7 Home Basic Index:3 Windows 7 Home Premium...

  • Page 43: Chapter 4 Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction his section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right ater you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will continue with its test routines.

  • Page 44: Navigation Keys

    H170M-ITX/DL 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>...

  • Page 45: Main Screen

    4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Favorite Display your collection of BIOS items. Press F5 to add/remove your favorite items.

  • Page 46: Oc Tweaker Screen

    H170M-ITX/DL 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Because the UEFI sotware 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.
  • Page 47 Minimum CPU Cache Ratio Set the minimum CPU Internal Bus Speed Ratio. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen- cies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology enables the processor to run above its base operating frequency when the operating system requests the highest performance state.
  • Page 48 H170M-ITX/DL DRAM Timing Coniguration Load XMP Setting Load XMP settings to overclock the memory and perform beyond standard speciications. BCLK Frequency he CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK. Increasing the BCLK will increase the internal CPU clock speed but also afect the clock speed of other components.
  • Page 49 Write Recovery Time (tWR) he amount of delay that must elapse ater the completion of a valid write operation, before an active bank can be precharged. Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) he number of clocks from a Refresh command until the irst Activate command to the same rank.
  • Page 50 H170M-ITX/DL command internally once it enters Self-Refresh mode. tRDRD_sg Conigure between module read to read delay. tRDRD_dg Conigure between module read to read delay. tRDRD_dr Conigure between module read to read delay. tRDRD_dd Conigure between module read to read delay.
  • Page 51 tWRWR_dg Conigure between module write to write delay. tWRWR_dr Conigure between module write to write delay. tWRWR_dd Conigure between module write to write delay. RTL (CH A) Conigure round trip latency for channel A. RTL (CH B) Conigure round trip latency for channel B. IO-L (CH A) Conigure IO latency for channel A.
  • Page 52 H170M-ITX/DL Conigure tPRPDEN. tRDPDEN Conigure tRDPDEN. twRPDEN Conigure twRPDEN. OREF_RI Conigure OREF_RI. tREFIx9 Conigure tREFIx9. txSDLL Conigure txSDLL. txs_ofset Conigure txs_ofset. tZQOPER Conigure tZQOPER. tMOD Conigure tMOD. ZQCS_period Conigure ZQCS_period. tZQCS Conigure tZQCS. Advanced Setting ODT WR (CH A) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel A.
  • Page 53 ODT PARK (CH A) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel A. ODT PARK (CH B) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' PARK for channel B. ODT NOM (CH A) Use this to change ODT (CH A) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CH B) Use this to change ODT (CH B) Auto/Manual settings.
  • Page 54 H170M-ITX/DL VCC PLL Voltage Conigure the chipset voltage (1.50V). VCCSA Voltage Conigure the voltage for the VCCSA. Save User Default Type a proile name and press enter to save your settings as user default. Load User Default Load previously saved user defaults.

  • Page 55: Advanced Screen

    4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Super IO Conigura- tion, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. UEFI Coniguration Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility.

  • Page 56: Cpu Coniguration

    H170M-ITX/DL 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. 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.
  • Page 57 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. Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor. Enable for better performance.

  • Page 58: Chipset Coniguration

    H170M-ITX/DL 4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and I/O performance.
  • Page 59 PCH DMI ASPM Support his option enables/disables the ASPM support for all PCH DMI devices. Share Memory Conigure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. IGPU Multi-Monitor Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is installed. Select enable to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times.
  • Page 60 H170M-ITX/DL Good Night LED By enabling Good Night LED, the Power/HDD LEDs will be switched of when the system is on. It will also automatically switch of the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode.

  • Page 61: Storage Coniguration

    4.4.3 Storage Coniguration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode Selection AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit. 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.

  • Page 62: Super Io Coniguration

    H170M-ITX/DL 4.4.4 Super IO Coniguration PS2 Y-Cable Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto.

  • Page 63: Acpi Coniguration

    4.4.5 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. ACPI HEPT Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PS/2 Keyboard.

  • Page 64: Usb Coniguration

    H170M-ITX/DL 4.4.6 USB Coniguration 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.

  • Page 65: Trusted Computing

    4.4.7 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device.

  • Page 66: Tools

    In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required. UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device.
  • Page 67 Easy Driver Installer For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required drivers automatically.
  • Page 68 Save UEFI iles in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Internet Flash - DHCP (Auto IP), Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash.
  • Page 69 Network Coniguration Use this to conigure internet connection settings for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound efects in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware.

  • Page 70: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    H170M-ITX/DL 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his 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. Fan-Tastic Tuning Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1&2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature.
  • Page 71 Case Open Feature Enable or disable Case Open Feature to detect whether the chassis cover has been removed.

  • Page 72: Security Screen

    H170M-ITX/DL 4.7 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.

  • Page 73: Boot Screen

    4.8 Boot Screen his section displays the available devices on your system for you to conigure 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 8.1 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.
  • Page 74 H170M-ITX/DL 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 conigure the AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed.
  • Page 75 CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows 8.1 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.

  • Page 76: Exit Screen

    H170M-ITX/DL 4.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save coniguration 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...
  • Page 77 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...

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