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  • Page 1 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (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

    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Package Contents Speciications Unique Features Motherboard Layout I/O Panel Chapter 2 Installation Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) Jumpers Setup Onboard Headers and Connectors Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers A-Tuning...
  • Page 4 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 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration 4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration 4.4.7 USB Coniguration 4.4.8 Trusted Computing Tools Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard, 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 6: Speciications

    1.2 Speciications • Micro ATX Form Factor Platform • All Solid Capacitor design • Supports 4 Generation Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® / Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package • 4 Power Phase Design • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology • Intel®...
  • Page 7 H81M-HDS • 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 (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) • Supports HDCP function with DVI-D and HDMI ports • Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D...
  • Page 8 • Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore • Microsot® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit compliant • FCC, CE, WHQL Certiica- • ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) tions * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com...
  • Page 9 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 operat- ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

  • Page 10: Unique Features

    LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS lash utility embedded in Flash ROM. his conve- nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without preparing an additional loppy diskette or other complicated lash utility.
  • Page 11 And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.
  • Page 12 Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. he lightning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function, the PC will enter the UEFI directly ater you restart.

  • Page 13: Motherboard Layout

    H81M-HDS 1.4 Motherboard Layout PWR_FAN1 ATX12V1 CPU_FAN1 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 USB 3.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 CLRCMOS1 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB2 RJ-45 B: USB3 CMOS Battery HD_AUDIO1 PCIE1 Front USB 3.0 Audio CODEC CHA_FAN1 Intel 32Mb...
  • Page 14 No. Description ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) SATA2 Connector (SATA_3) SATA2 Connector (SATA_2) SATA3 Connector (SATA_0) SATA3 Connector (SATA_1) USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) System Panel Header (PANEL1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

  • Page 15: I/O Panel

    H81M-HDS 1.5 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description PS/2 Mouse Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) D-Sub Port USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) LAN RJ-45 Port* USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) Line In (Light Blue) HDMI Port Front Speaker (Lime) DVI-D Port Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Keyboard Port * here are two LEDs on each LAN port.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation his 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 17: Installing The Cpu

    H81M-HDS 2.1 Installing the CPU 1. Before you insert the 1150-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.
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  • Page 19 H81M-HDS 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 20: Installing The Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink...

  • Page 21: Installing Memory Modules (Dimm)

    H81M-HDS 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) his 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.
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  • Page 23: Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots)

    H81M-HDS 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) here are 2 PCI Express slots 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 24: 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 25: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    H81M-HDS 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 26 Serial ATA2 Connectors hese two SATA2 (SATA_2: connectors support SATA see p.9, No. 6) data cables for internal (SATA_3: storage devices with up to see p.9, No. 5) 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATA3 Connectors hese two SATA3 (SATA_0: connectors support SATA see p.9, No.
  • Page 27 H81M-HDS 1. High Deinition 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.
  • Page 28 ATX 12V Power his motherboard pro- Connector vides an 8-pin ATX 12V (4-pin ATX12V1) power connector. To use a (see p.9, No. 1) 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5. Infrared Module Header his header supports an optional IRTX +5VSB DUMMY...
  • Page 29 H81M-HDS Print Port Header his is an interface (25-pin LPT1) for print port cable (see p.9, No. 17) that allows convenient connection of printer devices.

  • Page 30: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    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 31: A-Tuning

    H81M-HDS 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose sotware suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidiier, 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.
  • Page 32 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. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. Please note that Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.
  • Page 33 H81M-HDS 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. OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system. System Info View information about the system.
  • Page 34 Tech Service Contact Tech Service.

  • Page 35: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    H81M-HDS 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.

  • Page 36: Setup Guide

    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...
  • Page 37 H81M-HDS 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.
  • Page 38 Step 6 Double-click the Intel® Smart Connect Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray. Step 7 Drag the slider to conigure how oten the system will connect to the network to download updates. Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates, but may cause more power consumption.
  • Page 39 H81M-HDS he system will wake up from sleep state periodically, and then start to update Foxmail. he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage. Aterwards, the system will automatically return to sleep state again.

  • Page 40: Start8

    3.4.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8. 3.4.2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. hen select...
  • Page 41 H81M-HDS 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: Chapter 4 Uefi Setup Utility

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

  • Page 44: Navigation Keys

    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

    When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility. UEFI Guide UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASRock's UEFI setup Utility. You may abort the tutorial by pressing "esc".

  • Page 46: Oc Tweaker Screen

    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: Long Duration Maintained

    H81M-HDS Filter PLL Frequency CPU BCLK Filter Frequency. Choose 1.6 for better overclocking capabilities. Long Duration Power Limit Conigure Package Power Limit 1 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU ratio will be lowered ater a period of time. A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power, while a higher limit may improve performance.

  • Page 48: Dram Coniguration

    Load XMP settings to overclock the DDR3 memory and perform beyond standard speciications. DRAM Reference Clock Select Auto for optimized settings. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically. DRAM Coniguration DRAM Tweaker Fine tune the DRAM settings by leaving marks in checkboxes.
  • Page 49 H81M-HDS Row Precharge Time (tRP) he number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the precharge command and opening the next row. RAS# Active Time (tRAS) he number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the precharge command.
  • Page 50 tCKE Conigure the period of time the DDR3 initiates a minimum of one refresh command internally once it enters Self-Refresh mode. tRDRD Conigure between module read to read delay. tRDRDDR Conigure between module read to read delay from diferent ranks. tRDRDDD Use this to change DRAM tRWSR Auto/Manual settings.

  • Page 51: Fivr Coniguration

    H81M-HDS RTL (CHA) Conigure round trip latency for channel A. RTL (CHB) Conigure round trip latency for channel B. IO-L (CHA) Conigure IO latency for channel A. IO-L (CHB) Conigure IO latency for channel B. ODT WR (CHA) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel A.
  • Page 52 CPU Voltage Mode Auto: For optimized settings. Adaptive: Add voltage to the CPU when the system is under heavy load. Override: he voltage is ixed. CPU Override Voltage Conigure the voltage added to the CPU when the system is under heavy load. CPU Voltage Ofset Conigure the dynamic CPU voltage added to the CPU.

  • Page 53: Voltage Coniguration

    H81M-HDS Voltage Coniguration DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage. he default value is [Auto]. PCH 1.05V Voltage Chipset 1.05V Voltage. Use default settings for best performance. PCH 1.5V Voltage I/O 1.5V Voltage. Use default settings for best performance.

  • Page 54: Advanced Screen

    4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Con- iguration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Intel® Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 55: Cpu Coniguration

    H81M-HDS 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper hreading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core, so that the overall performance on threaded sotware is improved. Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package.

  • Page 56: Intel Virtualization Technology

    Package C State Support Enable CPU, PCIe, Memory, Graphics C State Support for power saving. CPU Thermal Throttling Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheat- ing. No-Execute Memory Protection Processors with No-Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain classes of malicious bufer overlow attacks.

  • Page 57: Chipset Coniguration

    H81M-HDS 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 58: Render Standby

    Render Standby Power down the render unit when the GPU is idle for lower power consumption. 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.

  • Page 59: Storage Coniguration

    H81M-HDS 4.4.3 Storage Coniguration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode Selection IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advan- tages.

  • Page 60: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    4.4.4 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.

  • Page 61: Super Io Coniguration

    H81M-HDS 4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. Infrared Port Enable or disable the Infrared port. Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port. Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port.

  • Page 62: Acpi Coniguration

    4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. Check Ready Bit Enable to enter the operating system ater S3 only when the hard disk is ready, this is recommended for better system stability.
  • Page 63 H81M-HDS 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. USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller.

  • Page 64: Usb Coniguration

    4.4.7 USB Coniguration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB 2.0 ports. USB 3.0 Controller 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.

  • Page 65: Trusted Computing

    H81M-HDS 4.4.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.

  • Page 66: Tools

    4.5 Tools 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 Driver Installer For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support...
  • Page 67 H81M-HDS Internet Setting Enable or disable sound efects in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware. Dehumidiier Function If Dehumidiier Function is enabled, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system ater entering S4/S5 state.
  • Page 68 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 69: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    H81M-HDS 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. 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.

  • Page 70: Boot Screen

    4.7 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 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.
  • Page 71 H81M-HDS 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 72 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. 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.

  • Page 73: Security Screen

    H81M-HDS 4.8 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 74: Exit Screen

    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 setup?”...

  • Page 75: Contact Information

    H81M-HDS 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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