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(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.
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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. CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.
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1.2 Specifications Form Dimensions ATX (12-in x 9.6-in) Factor ® Socket LGA 1151 for Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Celeron Processor (Supports up to 95W) System ® Chipset Intel Q370 1 x PCIe x16 (Suppot x16/x8/x4 switch), 1 x PCIe PCIe x 8, 3 x PCIe x4, 2 x PCIe x1 Mini-PCIe 1 x Full/Half with PCIe x1 and USB 2.0 Expansion...
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2 x USB3.1, 6 x USB2.0 LVDS Internal Serial 8 x COM (RS-232) Connector SATA 6 x SATA3 (6.0Gb/s), one is shared with M.2 GPIO 8 x GPI, 8 x GPO Speaker Header 1 x Onboard IC Watchdog Output From super I/O to drag RESETCON# Timer Interval 256 Segments, 0,1, 2…255 Sec...
1.4 I/O Panel DisplayPort (DP1) Microphone (Pink) COM Port (COM1) (RS232/422/485)* USB 3.1 Ports COM Port (COM2) (RS232/422/485)* USB 3.1 Ports LAN RJ-45 Port** D-Sub Port (VGA1) LAN RJ-45 Port** PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Line In (Light Blue) HDMI Port (HDMI1) Line Out (Lime) DisplayPort (DP2) * This motherboard supports RS232/422/485 on COM1, 2 ports.
Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12” x 9.6”) motherboard. Before you install the mother- board, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) 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) DDR4 DIMM pairs. 2.
2.4 Expansion Slots There are 1 mini-PCIe slot, 7 PCI Express slots and 2 M.2 sockets on this mother- board. mini-PCIe slot: MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot; half size) is used for PCI Express mini cards. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width cards. PCIE2 (PCIE x4 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width cards.
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Installing an expansion card Step 1. Before installing the 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. Step 2.
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 illus- tration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...
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COM Port Pin9 PWR Setting Jumpers 1-2 : +5V 2-3 : +12V (3-pin PWR_COM7~10 (For COM Port7~10)) (see p.8, No. 11) (3-pin PWR_COM3~6 (For COM Port3~6)) (see p.8, No. 23) (3-pin PWR_COM1~2 (For COM Port1~2)) (see p.8, No. 35) PWR LOSS Header Short : Power Loss Open : no Power Loss (2-pin PWR_LOSS1)
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USB Power Setting Jumpers 1-2 : +5V 2-3 : +5VSB (3-pin USB3_PWR3 (For USB3_5_6), (see p.8, No. 6) (3-pin USB2_PWR3 (For USB2_9_10), (see p.8, No. 16) (3-pin USB2_PWR2 (For USB2_7_8), (see p.8, No. 19) (3-pin USB2_PWR1 (For USB2_5_6), (see p.8, No. 21) (3-pin USB3_PWR1 (For USB3_1_2), USB3_PWR2 (For USB3_3_4)) (see p.8, No.
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! CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan 4 3 2 1 cable to the connector and...
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RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart. PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating.
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USB 3.0 Header There is one header on this Vbus Vbus motherboard. Each USB 2.0 (19-pin USB3_11_12: see p.8, No. 7) Vbus IntA_P1_SSRX- IntA_P0_SSRX- IntA_P1_SSRX+ header can support two ports. IntA_P0_SSRX+ IntA_P1_SSTX- IntA_P0_SSTX- IntA_P1_SSTX+ IntA_P0_SSTX+ IntA_P1_D- IntA_P0_D- IntA_P1_D+ IntA_P0_D+ Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows (9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
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Printer Port / GPIO Header (25-pin LPT_GPIO1) (see p.8 No. 24) Printer Port: GPIO: PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name SIO_GP70 SIO_GP71 SIO_GP72 SIO_GP87 SIO_GP86 SIO_GP85 JGPIOPWR SIO_GP84 JGPIOPWR SIO_GP83 SIO_GP73 SIO_GP82 SIO_GP74 SIO_GP81 SIO_GP75 SIO_GP80 SIO_GP76 SIO_GP77 * If you want to use the printer port function, please short pin4 and pin5 on Digital Input / Output Power Select (JGPIO_PWR1).
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M.2 Key-M Socket (M2_1) (see p.8, No. 8) M.2 Key-E Socket (M2_2) (see p.8, No. 9)
Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure 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. Please press <F2>...
3.1.2 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 <Enter>...
3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configu- ration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, AMT Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.
3.3.1 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.
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Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology. Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre- quency in specific conditions. The default value is [Enabled]. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheating.
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express]. Above 4G Decoding Enable or disable 64bit capable Devices to be decoded in Above 4G Ad- dress Space (only if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding).
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IGPU Multi-Moniter 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. Onboard LAN1 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN1 feature. Onboard LAN2 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN2 feature.
3.3.3 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. SATA Mode Selection Use this to select SATA mode. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor- mance.
3.3.4 Super IO Configuration COM1 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM1. COM2 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM2. COM3 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM3. COM4 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM4. COM5 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM5.
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WDT Timeout Reset Use this to set the Watch Dog Timer.
3.3.5 AMT Technology AMT BIOS Features Use this to enable or disable Intel(R) Active Management Technology BIOS Extension. The default is [Enabled]. ASF support Use this to enable or disable Alert Specification Format. The default is [En- abled]. USB Provisioning of AMT Use this to enable or disable AMT USB Provisioning.
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WatchDog Use this to enable or disable AMT WatchDog Timer. The default is [Dis- abled]. Activate Remote Assistance Process Trigger CIRA boot. The default is [Disabled]. PET Progress User can enable or disable PET Events progress to receive PET events or not.
3.3.6 ACPI Configuration 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. PCIE Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCIE devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
3.3.7 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are two configuration options: [Enabled] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.
3.4 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_FAN1 Setting This allows you to set CPU fan 1’s speed.
3.5 Security Screen In this section, you may set, change or clear the supervisor/user password for the system. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the ad- ministrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password.
3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.
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CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Use this to enable or disable Compatibility Support Module. The default value is [Disabled]. 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. Select Do not launch to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM.
3.7 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration 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?”...
Click on a specific 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-...