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B150 Pro4/D3

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published June 2015
Copyright©2015 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    B150 Pro4/D3 User Manual Version 1.0 Published June 2015 Copyright©2015 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (including damages for loss of profits, 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 The terms HDMI™ and HDMI High-Definition 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

    Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide 2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX -Ready Graphics Cards 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 3.2.1 UI Overview 3.2.2 Apps 3.2.3 BIOS & Drivers 3.2.4 Setting...
  • Page 5 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation 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 Configuration 4.4.2 Chipset Configuration 4.4.3 Storage Configuration 4.4.4 Super IO Configuration 4.4.5 ACPI Configuration 4.4.6 USB Configuration 4.4.7 Trusted Computing...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

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

  • Page 7: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Platform • ATX Form Factor • Solid Capacitor design • High Density Glass Fabric PCB • Supports 6 Generation Intel® Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/ Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151) • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology Chipset • Intel® B150 • Supports Intel® Small Business Advantage 4.0 • Dual Channel DDR3/DDR3L Memory Technology Memory • 4 x DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots...
  • Page 8 • Premium Blu-ray Audio support • Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) • ELNA Audio Caps • PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s • Realtek RTL8111GR • Supports Wake-On-WAN...
  • Page 9 • 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) • HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Storage • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and...
  • Page 10 * To install Windows® 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please refer to page 33 for more detailed instructions. * For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for details: http://www.asrock.com Certifica- • FCC, CE, WHQL...

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout

    B: USB1 USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 PCI Express 3.0 Top: T: USB4 RJ-45 B: USB5 USB3_4_5 Front USB 3.0 PCIE1 PCIE2 B150 Pro4/D3 Intel B150 PCIE3 RoHS CHA_FAN1 PCIE4 128Mb BIOS Audio CMOS CODEC Battery CLRCMOS1...
  • Page 12 B150 Pro4/D3 No. Description ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 2 x 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) USB 3.0 Header (USB3_4_5)

  • Page 13: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_23) LAN RJ-45 Port* USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) Line In (Light Blue)** HDMI Port Front Speaker (Lime)** DVI-D Port Microphone (Pink)** PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) USB 2.0 Ports (USB_45) * There are two LEDs on each LAN port.
  • Page 14 B150 Pro4/D3 ** To configure 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 Configuration to “7.1 Speaker”in the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation This is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits 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

    B150 Pro4/D3 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 B150 Pro4/D3 Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service.

  • Page 19: Installing The Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink...

  • Page 20: Installing Memory Modules (Dimm)

    B150 Pro4/D3 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. 1. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3/DDR3L DIMM pairs.

  • Page 22: Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots)

    B150 Pro4/D3 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) There are 5 PCI Express slots on the 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 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 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” when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

  • Page 24: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    B150 Pro4/D3 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 SPEAKER Power LED and Speaker Please connect the DUMMY Header chassis power LED and DUMMY (7-pin SPK_PLED1) the chassis speaker to this (see p.6, No. 15) header. PLED+ PLED+ PLED- Serial ATA3 Connectors These six SATA3 (SATA3_0_2) connectors support SATA (see p.6, No.
  • Page 26 B150 Pro4/D3 Front Panel Audio Header This header is for PRESENCE# MIC_RET (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) connecting audio devices OUT_RET (see p.6, No. 20) to the front audio panel. OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must sup- port HDA to function correctly.
  • Page 27 CPU Fan Connector This motherboard pro- FAN_VOLTAGE CPU_FAN_SPEED (4-pin CPU_FAN1) vides a 4-Pin CPU fan FAN_SPEED_CONTROL (see p.6, No. 2) (Quiet Fan) connector. If you plan to connect a 3-Pin CPU fan, please connect it to Pin 1-3. ATX Power Connector This motherboard pro- (24-pin ATXPWR1) vides a 24-pin ATX power...

  • Page 28: Tm Tm

    B150 Pro4/D3 2.7 CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. 1. You should only use identical CrossFireX -ready graphics cards that are AMD certified.
  • Page 29 Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connec- tor of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot.

  • Page 30: Driver Installation And Setup

    B150 Pro4/D3 2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup Step 1 Power on your computer and boot into OS. Step 2 Remove the AMD drivers if you have any VGA drivers installed in your system. The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this utility to un- install any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    Chapter 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 32: 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. 3.2.1 UI Overview Category Panel Hot News...

  • Page 33: Apps

    3.2.2 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. Th e most recommended app appears on the left side of the screen. Th e other various apps are shown on the right.
  • Page 34 B150 Pro4/D3 Step 3 If you want to install the app, click on the red icon to start downloading. Step 4 When installation completes, you can fi nd the green "Installed" icon appears on the upper right corner. To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon...
  • Page 35 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 fi nd the mark of "New Version" appears below the installed app icon. Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more details.

  • Page 36: Bios & Drivers

    B150 Pro4/D3 3.2.3 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.

  • Page 37: Setting

    3.2.4 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 38: Enabling Usb Ports For Windows® 7 Installation

    Requirements • A Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive • USB 3.0 drivers (included in the ASRock Support CD or website) • A Windows® PC • Win7 USB Patcher (included in the ASRock Support CD or website) Scenarios...
  • Page 39 Select the “Win7 Folder” from Step1 by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below. Step 4 Select the “USB Driver Folder” by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below. If you are using ASRock’s Support CD for the USB 3.0 driver, please select your CD-ROM.
  • Page 40 B150 Pro4/D3 Step 5 Select where to save the ISO file by pressing the red circle as shown as the picture below. Step 6 If you want to burn the patched image to a CD, please check “Burn Image” and select “Target Device to Burn”.

  • Page 41: Chapter 4 Uefi Setup Utility

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

  • Page 42: Navigation Keys

    B150 Pro4/D3 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < Use < Use < > key or < > key or < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and >...

  • Page 43: 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 44: Oc Tweaker Screen

    B150 Pro4/D3 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Because the UEFI software 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 45: Long Duration Maintained

    Long Duration Maintained Configure the period of time until the CPU ratio is lowered when the Long Duration Power Limit is exceeded. Short Duration Power Limit Configure Package Power Limit 2 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU ratio will be lowered immediately.
  • Page 46 B150 Pro4/D3 and assign the appropriate frequency automatically. DRAM Frequency OC Preset If the DRAM frequency is selected, the corresponding DRAM and BCLK frequency for overclocking will be set. Primary Timing CAS# Latency (tCL) The time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data in response.
  • Page 47 The number of clocks between two rows activated in different banks of the same rank. Write to Read Delay (tWTR_L) The number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to the same internal bank. Write to Read Delay (tWTR_S) The number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to the same internal bank.
  • Page 48 B150 Pro4/D3 tRDWR_sg Configure between module read to write delay. tRDWR_dg Configure between module read to write delay. tRDWR_dr Configure between module read to write delay. tRDWR_dd Configure between module read to write delay. tWRRD_sg Configure between module write to read delay.
  • Page 49 RTL (CH B) Configure round trip latency for channel B. IO-L (CH A) Configure IO latency for channel A. IO-L (CH B) Configure IO latency for channel B. Fourth Timing twRPRE Configure twRPRE. Write_Early_ODT Configure Write_Early_ODT. tAONPD Configure tAONPD. Configure tXP. tXPDLL Configure tXPDLL.

  • Page 50: Advanced Setting

    B150 Pro4/D3 txSDLL Configure txSDLL. txs_offset Configure txs_offset. tZQOPER Configure tZQOPER. tMOD Configure tMOD. ZQCS_period Configure ZQCS_period. tZQCS Configure tZQCS. Advanced Setting ODT WR (CH A) Configure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel A. ODT WR (CH B) Configure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel B.

  • Page 51: Voltage Configuration

    Voltage Configuration CPU Vcore Voltage Configure the voltage for the CPU Vcore. DRAM Voltage Use this to configure DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. PCH +1.0 Voltage Configure the chipset voltage (1.0V). VCCIO Voltage Configure the voltage for the VCCIO. GT Voltage Configure the GT voltage.

  • Page 52: Advanced Screen

    B150 Pro4/D3 4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configura- tion, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 53: Cpu Configuration

    4.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core, so that the overall performance on threaded software is improved. 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.

  • Page 54: Intel Virtualization Technology

    B150 Pro4/D3 No-Execute Memory Protection Processors with No-Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks. 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.

  • Page 55: Chipset Configuration

    4.4.2 Chipset Configuration 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 56: Render Standby

    B150 Pro4/D3 PCH DMI ASPM Support This option enables/disables the ASPM support for all PCH DMI devices. Share Memory Configure 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.

  • Page 57: Storage Configuration

    4.4.3 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power. It is only supported by AHCI mode.

  • Page 58: Super Io Configuration

    B150 Pro4/D3 4.4.4 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. PS2 Y-Cable Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto.

  • Page 59: Acpi Configuration

    4.4.5 ACPI Configuration 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 60 B150 Pro4/D3 USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller. USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse.

  • Page 61: Usb Configuration

    4.4.6 USB Configuration 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 62: Trusted Computing

    B150 Pro4/D3 4.4.7 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device.

  • Page 63: 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 configuration 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 64: Boot Manager

    B150 Pro4/D3 Boot Manager Enable/disable the Boot Manager. Boot Manager Timeout Enable/disable the Boot Manager Timeout. Timeout Seconds Configure the number of seconds to wait for the Boot Manager. Dehumidifier Function If Dehumidifier Function is enabled, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5 state.

  • Page 65: Instant Flash

    Save UEFI files 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 firmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash.

  • Page 66: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    B150 Pro4/D3 4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen This 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 67: Security Screen

    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 68: Boot Screen

    B150 Pro4/D3 4.8 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you to configure 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.
  • Page 69 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 configure the AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed. Boot Failure Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings.

  • Page 70: Launch Storage Oprom Policy

    B150 Pro4/D3 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.

  • Page 71: Exit Screen

    4.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save configuration 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 72: Contact Information

    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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