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  • Page 1 FM2A88M-DG3+ FM2A88M-DG3+ Z 9 7 P r o 4 Z 9 7 P r o 4...
  • 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: Table Of Contents

    Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) Jumpers Setup Onboard Headers and Connectors AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide 3. Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers A-Tuning ASRock APP Shop Start8 4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY Introduction 4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 4.1.2 Navigation Keys...
  • Page 4 Main Screen OC Tweaker Screen Advanced Screen 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration 4.4.2 North Bridge Coniguration 4.4.3 South Bridge Coniguration 4.4.4 Storage Coniguration 4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration 4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration 4.4.7 USB Coniguration Tool Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    In case any modiications of this manual occur, the updated ver- sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com...

  • Page 6: Speciications

    1.2 Speciications • Micro ATX Form Factor Platform • All Solid Capacitor design • High Density Glass Fabric PCB • Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors • AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) Chipset • Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology Memory •...
  • Page 7 • 1 x D-Sub Port Panel I/O • 1 x DVI-D Port • 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (AMD A88X (Bolton-D4)) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) •...
  • Page 8 • 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector • 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protec- tion)) • 1 x USB 3.0 Header by AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) (Sup- ports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (AS-...
  • Page 9 4GB for the reservation for system usage ® ® under Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64- bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast ® RAM to utilize the memory that Windows cannot use. Wake-On-WAN allows you to wake up this system from remote mobile devices, such as smart phones, tables, or other PCs.

  • Page 10: Motherboard Layout

    1.3 Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN1 PWR_FAN1 USB 3.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 USB 2.0 T: USB5 CHA_FAN1 B: USB6 HD_AUDIO1 FM2A88M-DG3+ PCIE1 A88X (Bolton-D4) Chipset 64Mb BIOS USB_7_8 USB_9_10...
  • Page 11 FM2A88M-DG3+ No. Description ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) TPM Header (TPMS1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) USB 3.0 Header (USB_11_12) SATA3 Connector (SATA_2) SATA3 Connector (SATA_4) SATA3 Connector (SATA_3) SATA3 Connector (SATA_1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) System Panel Header (PANEL1)

  • Page 12: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2) USB 2.0 Ports (USB_5_6) LAN RJ-45 Port* USB 3.0 Ports (USB_3_4) Line In (Light Blue) D-Sub Port DVI-D Port Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port * There are two LEDs on the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indica- tions.

  • Page 13: Installation

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 2. Installation This is a Micro ATX 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 14: Cpu Installation

    2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. Step 3.

  • Page 15: Installation Of Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After 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 dis- sipation.

  • Page 16: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. 1. For dual channel coniguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs. 2.
  • Page 17 FM2A88M-DG3+...

  • Page 18: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 1 PCI slot and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documenta- tion of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

  • Page 19: Jumpers Setup

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...

  • Page 20: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    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 of the motherboard! Serial ATA3 Connectors These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support (SATA_1: see p.6, No.
  • Page 21 FM2A88M-DG3+ 1. High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A.
  • Page 22 HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data. The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc.
  • Page 23 FM2A88M-DG3+ ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.6 No. 5) Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.
  • Page 24 Print Port Header This is an interface for print STB# SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 (25-pin LPT1) port cable that allows SLCT SPD3 SPD4 (see p.6, No. 17) BUSY SPD5 convenient connection of ACK# SPD6 SPD7 printer devices. SLIN# PINIT# ERROR# AFD#...

  • Page 25: Amd Dual Graphics Operation Guide

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 2.7 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. Graphics brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly- fast frame rates.
  • Page 26 Step 7. You can also click “AMD VISION Engine Control Center” on your taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center. ® Windows AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 8. In AMD VISION Engine Control Center, please choose “Performance”. Click “AMD CrossFire ”.

  • Page 27: Software And Utilities Operation

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 3. Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers The 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. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN”...

  • Page 28: A-Tuning

    Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker 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. After the installation, you will ind the icon “A-Tuning“...
  • Page 29 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 iles should be stored in the RAM drive. ® *This function supports Windows 64-bit OS only. XFast LAN Boost the speed of your internet connection! Select a speciic mode for making the designated program's priority highest.
  • Page 30 FAN-Tastic Tuning Conigure up to ive different fan speeds using the graph. The fans will automatically shift to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met. Dehumidiier Prevent motherboard damages due to dampness. Enable this function and conigure the period of time until the computer powers on, and the duration of the dehumidifying process.
  • Page 31 OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system. System Info View information about the system. *The System Browser tab may not appear for certain models.
  • Page 32 Live Update Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers. Tech Service Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer. Please leave your contact information along with details of the problem.
  • Page 33 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 34: Asrock App Shop

    Double-click on your desktop to access ASRock APP Shop utility. *You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop. 3.3.1 UI Overview Category Panel...
  • Page 35 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. The most recommended app appears on the left side of the screen. The other various apps are shown on the right.
  • Page 36 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 *The trash icon may not appear for certain apps.
  • Page 37 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. Step 2 Click on the yellow icon to start upgrading.
  • Page 38 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 39 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 APP Shop on Windows startup.

  • Page 40: Start8

    3.4.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Sup- port CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8. 3.4.2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. Then...
  • Page 41 Conigure Conigure provides coniguration 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...
  • Page 42 Control lets you conigure 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.

  • Page 43: Uefi Setup Utility

    4. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system coniguration tools, cool sound ef- fects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less dificult but also a lot more amusing. This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system.

  • Page 44: Navigation Keys

    4.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items <Tab>...

  • Page 45: Oc Tweaker Screen

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Coniguration Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea- ture.
  • Page 46 Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference. Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference. Multiplier/Voltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage.
  • Page 47 FM2A88M-DG3+ DRAM Timing Control DRAM Slot Use this item to view SPD data. DRAM Timing Control Use this item to control DRAM timing. Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.

  • Page 48: Advanced Screen

    4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Conigu- ration, Nouth Bridge Coniguration, South Bridge Coniguration, Storage Conigura- tion, Super IO Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 49: Cpu Coniguration

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode. The default value is [Enabled]. Cool ‘n’ Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology. The default value is [Enabled]. Coniguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. ®...

  • Page 50: North Bridge Coniguration

    4.4.2 North Bridge Coniguration IOMMU This allows you to enable or disable IOMMU support. Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers.

  • Page 51: South Bridge Coniguration

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 4.4.3 South Bridge Coniguration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature.

  • Page 52: Storage Coniguration

    4.4.4 Storage Coniguration SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “SATA Controller” feature. SATA Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Mode. The default value of this option is [AHCI Mode]. Coniguration options: [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [IDE Mode]. AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disable AMD AHCI BIOS ROM.

  • Page 53: Super Io Coniguration

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration PS2 Y-Cable Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto. Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Coniguration options: [3F8h / IRQ4] and [3E8h / IRQ4].

  • Page 54: Acpi Coniguration

    4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Enable to enter the operating system after S3 only when the hard disk is ready, this is recommended for better system stability.
  • Page 55 FM2A88M-DG3+ USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the system. USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system. ACPI HPET table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table.

  • Page 56: Usb Coniguration

    4.4.7 USB Coniguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. A88X USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four coni guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].
  • Page 57 FM2A88M-DG3+ 4.4.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device.

  • Page 58: Tool

    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 59 FM2A88M-DG3+ UEFI ile to your USB lash drive, loppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar- ing an additional loppy diskette or other complicated lash utility. Please be noted that the USB lash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 ile system.
  • Page 60 Dehumidiier Period This allows users to conigure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables “Dehumidiier” after entering S4/S5 state. Dehumidiier Duration This allows users to conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4/S5 state. Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Use this setting to conigure CPU fan speed while “Dehumidiier”...

  • Page 61: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 speed.

  • Page 62: Boot Screen

    4.7 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to conig- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer’s boot time. There are three con- iguration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast].
  • Page 63 FM2A88M-DG3+ Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] - The third-party ROM messages will be forced to display during the bootsequence. [Keep Current] - The third-party ROM messages will be displayed only if the third-partymanufacturer had set the add-on device to do so. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

  • Page 64: Security Screen

    4.8 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. Secure Boot ® Enable to support Windows 8 Secure Boot.

  • Page 65: Exit Screen

    FM2A88M-DG3+ 4.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save coniguration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?”...
  • Page 66 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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