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1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock IMB-A180-H / IMB-A180 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design con- forming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the mother- board and step-by-step hardware installation guide.
- Support Dual Display (any two display devices of VGA, LVDS, HDMIs) Display - Embedded ATI Radeon ® (IMB-A180-H) - DirectX 11.1 graphics support - VGA - 2 x HDMI 1.4a - Support Dual Display (any two display devices of VGA,...
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- LVDS (2-ch/24bits) + Inverter connector Display (IMB-A180) - 1 x rear HDMI Display - 2 x rear HDMI (IMB-A180-H) Storage - 1 x SATA3 port - 1 x mSATA - 2 x USB2.0 ports (by Header) - 1 x Vertical Type A USB Connector...
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- 1 x HDMI - 1 x D-Sub VGA Display (IMB-A180-H) - 2 x HDMI - 2 x Audio Jack (MIC-in, Line-Out) Audio Environment Operation - 0~50 Temperature Storage - -20~70 Temperature * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com...
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RS-232 Port 4 Pin Header (COM3) Printer Port Header Clear CMOS Header TPM Header Front Panel Audio Header 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer * LVDS panel connector is for IMB-A180 only. * HDMI1 port on the I/O panel is for IMB-A180-H only.
100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection LAN Port COM1/COM2 RS232/422/485 Pin Mapping RS232 RS422 RS485 DCD, Data RTX- carrier detect RXD, Receive data TXD, Transmit RTX+ data DTR, Data terminal ready * HDMI1 port on the I/O panel is for IMB-A180-H only.
Chapter 2: Installation This is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the mother- board, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the mother- board its into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard com- ponents or change any motherboard settings.
2.1 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO- DIMM slots. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.
2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There is 1 PCI Express slot and 1 mini PCI Express slot on this mother- board. mini-PCIE Slot: MINI_PCIE1 is used for mini PCIE cards. PCIE Slot: The x4 lane width PCIE1 (PCIE 2.0 x4 slot) is used for PCI Express expansion cards.
2.3 Jumpers Setup The 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”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...
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ATX/AT Mode Jumper 1-2 : AT Mode (3-pin PWR_JP1) 2-3 : ATX Mode (see p.8, No. 15) Digital Input / Output Power 1-2 : +12V select 2-3 : +5V (3-pin PWR_JP1) (see p.8, No. 16) 1-2 : +3V Level Backlight Control Signal 2-3 : +5V Level Setting Jumper (3-pin BKT_CTL1)
2.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Plac- ing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage to the motherboard! LVDS Panel Connector Signal Name Signal Name (40-pin LVDS1)
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Panel Backlight & Audio Signal Name AMP Volume Control VOL_UP Header VOL_DW (7-pin BLT_VOL1) BKT_ON/OFF (see p.8, No. 4) BKT_UP BKT_DW This Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Serial ATA3 Connector (SATA3_1: see p.8, No. 13) connector supports SATA data cables for internal stor- age devices.
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TPM Header This connector supports (17-pin TPM1) Trusted Platform Module (see p.8, No. 29) (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certiicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance network se- curity, protects digital identi- ties, and ensures platform integrity.
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System Panel Header This header accommodates PLED+ PLED- (9-pin PANEL1) PWRBTN# several system front panel (see p.8, No. 22) functions. RESET# HDLED- HDLED+ Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indica- tor on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below.
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CPU Fan Connector Though this motherboard (4-pin CPU_FAN1) +12V provides a 4-Pin CPU fan CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL (see p.8, No. 9) (Quiet Fan) connector, 3-Pin CPU fans can still work suc- cessfully even without fan speed control. If you plan to connect a 3-Pin CPU fan, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
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Digital Input / Output PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name SIO_GP24 SIO_GP20 Pin Header (10-pin JGPIO1) SIO_GP25 SIO_GP21 (see p.8, No. 18) SIO_GP26 SIO_GP22 SIO_GP27 SIO_GP23 JGPIO_PWR Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard supports (2-pin CI1: see p.8, No. 14) CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the Signal chassis cover has been...
Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer.
3.1.2 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.
3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Com- puting. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.
3.3.1 CPU Coniguration PSS Support Use this to enable or disable the generation of ACPI_PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects. PSTATE Adjustment Use this to adjust PSTATE. PPC Adjustment Use this to adjust PPC. NX Mode Use this to enable or disable NX mode. SVM Mode When this is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V.
3.3.2 Chipset Coniguration DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automati- cally. UMA Frame Buffer Size Use this to adjust UMA frame buffer size. Onboard LVDS Use this to enable or disable onboard LVDS. Panel Type Selection Use this to select a panel type.
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Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/ power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recov- ers.
3.3.3 Storage Coniguration OnChip SATA Channel Use this to enable or disable the onchip SATA channel. OnChip SATA Type Use this to adjust the onchip SATA type. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Use this to enable or disable S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology).
3.3.4 Super IO Coniguration COM1 Coniguration Use this to set the parameters of COM1. COM2 Coniguration Use this to set the parameters of COM2. COM3 Coniguration Use this to set the parameters of COM3. COM4 Coniguration Use this to set the parameters of COM4. COM5 Coniguration Use this to set the parameters of COM5.
3.3.5 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Use this to select whether to auto-detect or disable Suspend-to- RAM. Select [Auto] to enable if the OS supports it. HPET Timer Use this to enable or disable HPET Timer. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this to enable or disable the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the sys- tem from power-soft-off mode.
3.3.6 USB Coniguration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. 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].
3.4 Tool UEFI Update Utility Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI lash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Win- . Just save the new UEFI ile to your USB lash drive, lop- ®...
3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen This section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your sys- tem, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard tem- perature, fan speed and voltage. CPU_FAN1 Setting This allows you to set CPU FAN1’s speed. The default value is [Full On].
3.6 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you to con- igure the boot settings and the boot priority. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this to enable or disable Boot From Onboard LAN. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for the setup activation key.
3.7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. You may also clear the user password. Secure Boot menu Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot. The default value is [Dis- abled].
3.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save conigu- ration 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?”...
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Click on a speciic item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 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 con-...