Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRockInd IMB-1214 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.
1.2 Specifications Form Dimensions Mini-ITX (6.7-in x 6.7-in) Factor ® Socket LGA 1151 for 9th/8th Intel Core i7/i5/i3/ ® Celeron (Supports up to 65W) Processor * The Performance of CPUs over 65W will be System limited due to power design. ®...
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HDMI DisplayPort 2 x DP Rear I/O Ethernet 4 x USB3.1 Audio 2 (Mic-in, Line-out) Serial 4 x USB 2.0 LVDS/ inverter 1 x COM(RS232/422/485), 3 x Serial Internal COM(RS-232) Connector SATA 2 x SATA3 (6.0Gb/s) GPIO SATA PWR Output Speaker Header 1 x Header...
1.4 I/O Panel USB 3.1 Ports (USB3_0_1) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)* USB 3.1 Ports (USB3_2_3) Line out (Lime) DisplayPort (DP1) Microphone (Pink) DisplayPort (DP2) DC Jack (DC_JACK1) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)* * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
Chapter 2: Installation This is a Mini-ITX form factor (6.7” x 6.7”) motherboard. Before you install the moth- erboard, 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 (SO-DIMM) IMB-1214 provides two 260-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) SO-DIMM slots. Step 1. Align a SO-DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the SO-DIMM matches the break on the slot. 1. The SO-DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the SO-DIMM if you force the SO-DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.
2.4 Expansion Slots There is 1 PCI Express slot and 3 M.2 sockets on this motherboard. PCIE slot: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width cards. M.2 sockets: 1 x M.2 (Key E, 2230) with PCIe x1, CNVI and USB2.0 for Wireless. 1 x M.2 (Key M, 2242/ 2280) with SATA3 for SSD.
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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BL1, BL2 Open : Protect LCD_BLT_VCC (2-pin BL1) Short : No Protect LCD_BLT_VCC (see p.8 No. 14) Open : Protect LCD_VCC (2-pin BL2) Short : No Protect LCD_VCC (see p.8 No. 14) Chassis Intrusion Headers This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature (2-pin CI1: 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 cable to the connector and (4-pin CPU_FAN1)
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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 2.0 Headers There are two headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 (9-pin USB2_4_5, USB2_6_7: header can support two ports. see p.8, No. 16) SATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data (SATA3_1~2: see p.8, No. 7) SATA3_1 cables for internal storage devices.
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eDP Connector Signal Name (40-pin EDP1) eDP_TX#3_CON (see p.8 No. 13) eDP_TX3_CON eDP_TX#2_CON eDP_TX2_CON eDP_TX#1_CON eDP_TX1_CON eDP_TX#0_CON eDP_TX0_CON eDP_AUX_CON eDP_AUX#_CON LCD_VCC LCD_VCC LCD_VCC LCD_VCC eDP_HPD_CON CON_LBKLT_EN CON_LBKLT_CTL SMB_DATA SMB_CLK LCD_BLT_VCC LCD_BLT_VCC LCD_BLT_VCC LCD_BLT_VCC Buzzer (2-pin BUZZ2) (see p.8 No. 25) LPC Header This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
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SPDIF Header SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI (3-pin SPDIF1) VGA card, allows the system to (see p.8, No. 20) connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header. SATA Power Connector Please connect a SATA +12V...
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, 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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Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. The default value is [Disabled]. Restore on AC/Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure. If [Power Off] is selected, the power will remain off when the power recovers.
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. Type Select Use this to select COM3 port type: [RS232], [RS422] or [RS485]. COM4 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM4.
3.3.5 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.
3.3.6 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?”...
Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System ® ® This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems: 10 64- bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup proce- dures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer your OS documentation for more information.
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