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- Page 1 IMB-X790 User Manual Version 1.0 Published July 2019 Copyright©2019 ASRockInd INC. All rights reserved.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Introduction ............5 1.1 Package Contents ............5 1.2 Specifications ..............6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ............8 1.4 I/O Panel ................ 10 2 Installation ............11 2.1 Screw Holes ..............11 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........... 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......12 2.4 Expansion Slots ............ - Page 4 4 Software Support ..........42 4.1 Install Operating System ..........42 4.2 Support CD Information ..........42 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........42 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............42 4.2.3 Utilities Menu............42 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........42...
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Page 5: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRockInd IMB-X790 motherboard, a reliable mother- board produced under ASRockInd’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRockInd’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step- by-step guide to the hardware installation. -
Page 6: Specifications
1.2 Specifications Form Dimensions ATX (12.0-in x 9.6-in) Factor ® ® Supports Intel Xeon E3 v6 and E3 v5 Processor and Intel 7 Gen (Kabylake-S/ Processor Skylake-S) Core™ Processors System ® Chipset Intel C236 1 x PCIe x16 (Support riser card), 1 x PCIe x8, 1 x PCIe x4, 1 x PCIe x1 PCIe *PCIe x16 link, auto switch to x8 link if PCIe x8... - Page 7 HDMI DisplayPort 3 Rear I/O Ethernet 4 x USB 3.0 Audio 3 (Mic-in, Line-in, Line-out) Serial 2 x COM (RS-232/422/485) 1 x PS/2 combo 2 x USB 3.0 (1 x USB3.0 header) 6 x USB 2.0 (2 x 2.54 pitch header, 2 x USB2.0 Type-A vertical con) LVDS / inverter...
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Page 8: Motherboard Layout
Top: LAN_LED2 T: USB1 LAN1 B: USB2 USB 3.0 Top: CHA_FAN1 T: USB3 LAN2 B: USB4 LAN_LED3 CMOS Industrial LAN_LED4 Battery USB3_PWR1 IMB-X790 USB3_PWR2 PCIE1 PCIE2 BUZZ1 PCIE3 BUZZ2 PCI1 RoHS PCI2 PWR_LOSS1 PCIE4 USB2_PWR3 AUDIO BIOS CODEC USB2_10 PWR_JP1... - Page 9 1 : ATX 12V Power Connector 2 : CPU FAN Connector (+12V) 3 : DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1) 4 : DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2) 5 : 24-pin ATX Power Input Connector 6 : USB Power Setting Jumper (USB3_PWR3 (For USB3_5_6)) 7 : USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6) 8 : SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1 ~ SATA3_6) 9 : USB Power Setting Jumper (USB2_PWR3 (For USB2_9, USB2_10))
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Page 10: I/O Panel
1.4 I/O Panel DisplayPort (DP1) Microphone (Pink) COM Port (COM1)** USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_3_4) COM Port (COM2)** USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2) LAN RJ-45 Port* D-Sub Port (VGA1) LAN RJ-45 Port* PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port Line In (Light Blue) DisplayPort (DP2) Line out (Lime) DisplayPort (DP1) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. -
Page 11: Installation
Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0” x 9.6”, 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, 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. -
Page 12: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)
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. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memory module installed. -
Page 14: Expansion Slots
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, mini-PCIe and mini- SATA Slots) There are 3 PCI slots, 4 PCI Express slots, 1 mini-PCIe slot and 1 mini-SATA slot on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. -
Page 15: Jumpers Setup
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 16 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, USB2_10)) (see p.8, No. 9) (3-pin USB2_PWR1 (For USB2_4_5), USB2_PWR2 (For USB2_6_7)) (see p.8, No. 19) (3-pin USB3_PWR1 (For USB3_1_2), USB3_PWR2 (For USB3_3_4)) (see p.8, No.
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Page 17: 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! SATA3 Connectors These six Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data (SATA3_1~SATA3_6: cables for internal storage... - Page 18 ATX Power Input Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.8 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 19 Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch.
- Page 20 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) convenient connection and (see p.8 No. 24) control of audio devices. LPC Header This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (19-pin LPC1) system, which can see p.8, No.
- Page 21 SPDIF Header (3-pin SPDIF1: see p.8, No. 25) Buzzer (2-pin BUZZ2: see p.8, No. 27) LAN LED Headers (LAN_LED1~4) LAN2 Speed LED Header (2-pin LAN_LED4) (see p.8, No. 29) LAN2 ACT/LINK LED Header (2-pin LAN_LED3) (see p.8, No. 29) LAN1 Speed LED Header (2-pin LAN_LED2) (see p.8, No.
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Page 22: Driver Installation Guide
Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers. -
Page 23: Uefi Setup Utility
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>... -
Page 24: Navigation Keys
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>... -
Page 25: Advanced Screen
3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configu- ration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, AMT Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. -
Page 26: Cpu Configuration
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. - Page 27 Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies. Please set this item to [Disabled] if above issues occur. 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.
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Page 28: Chipset Configuration
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]. Top of Lower usable DRAM Set the maximum value of TOLUD. Set this item to Dynamic to allow TOLUD to adjust automatically based on the largest MMIO length of the installed graphic controller. - Page 29 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. 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.
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Page 30: Storage Configuration
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. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID 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 but IDE mode does not have these advantages. -
Page 31: Amt Configuration
3.3.4 AMT Technology Intel AMT Use this to enable or disable Intel(R) Active Management Technology BIOS Extension. The default is [Enabled]. BIOS Hotkey Pressed Use this to enable or disable BIOS hotkey press. The default is [Disabled]. MEBx Selection Screen Use this to enable or disable MEBx Selection Screen. - Page 32 PET Progress User can enable or disable PET Events progress to receive PET events or not. The default is [Enabled].
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Page 33: Super Io Configuration
3.3.5 Super IO Configuration COM1 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM1. Select COM1 port type: [RS232], [RS422] or [RS485]. COM2 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM2. Select COM2 port type: [RS232], [RS422] or [RS485]. COM3 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM3. -
Page 34: Acpi Configuration
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. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. -
Page 35: Usb Configuration
3.3.7 USB Configuration USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. -
Page 36: Trusted Computing
3.3.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. -
Page 37: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
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. -
Page 38: Security Screen
3.5 Security Screen In this section, you may set, change or clear the supervisor/user password for the system. Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot. The default value is [Disabled]. -
Page 39: Boot Screen
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. - Page 40 Please disable CSM when you enable Fast Boot option. The default value is [Enabled]. 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 / 8 64- bit and all of your devices support UEFI, you may also disable CSM for faster boot speed.
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Page 41: Exit Screen
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?”... - Page 42 Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System ® ® This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems: 10 64- bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware op- tions vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer your OS documentation for more information.