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Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRockInd IMB-X1712 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 ATX (12-in x 9.6-in x 1.4-in) Factor ® Intel Gen (Alder Lake-S) Core™ Processors, up to 125W Processor ® Chipset Intel W680 System Socket LGA1700 BIOS AMI SPI 256 Mbit Technology Dual Channel ECC/non-ECC DDR4 3200 MHz Memory Capacity 128 GB (32 GB per DIMM)
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HDMI 1 x HDMI 2.0b DisplayPort 1 x DP 1.4a Ethernet 2 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN Rear I/O 5 x USB 3.2 Gen2 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (Type C) Audio 3 ( Line-In, Line-Out, Mic-In ) COM1, COM2 (RS-232/422/485) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (1 x USB 3.2 header) 4 x USB 2.0 (2 x 2.54 pitch header) COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6 (RS-232)
1.4 I/O Panel LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN3)* USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (USB3_3_4) COM Port (COM1) (RS232/422/485)** USB 3.2 Gen2 Port (USB3_9) COM Port (COM2) (RS232/422/485)** USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Ports (USB32_TC_1) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)* D-Sub Port (VGA1) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)* DisplayPort (DP1) Line In (Light Blue) HDMI Port (HDMI1)
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* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications ACT/LINK SPEED Activity/Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description No Link 10Mbps/100Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 1Gbps connection...
Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12-in x 9.6-in x 1.4-in) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the mother- board 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 5 PCI Express slots, 2 PCI slots, 3 M.2 sockets and 1 SIM socket on this motherboard. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width cards. PCIE2 (PCIE 4.0 x4 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width cards. PCIE3 (PCIE 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width cards.
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M.2 sockets: 1 x M.2 (Key E, 2230) with PCIe x1, USB 2.0 and CNVi for Wireless. 1 x M.2 (Key B, 3042 / 3052) with PCIe x1 / USB 3.2 Gen1 / USB 2.0 and SIM socket for 4G / 5G. 1 x M.2 (Key M, up to 25110) with PCIe Gen4 x4 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 illustration 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_COM1 (For COM Port1)) (see p.8, No. 34) (3-pin PWR_COM2 (For COM Port2)) (see p.8, No. 34) (3-pin PWR_COM3~6 (For COM Port3~6)) (see p.8, No. 18) PWR LOSS Header Short : Power Loss Open : No Power Loss (2-pin PWR_LOSS1)
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Thunderbolt AIC Connector Signal Signal Signal Name Name Name (3-pin TB2) TBT_ TBT_ TBT_ (see p.8, No. 13) RTD3_ RTD3_ RTD3_ RESET# PWR_EN WAKE#...
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 (+12V) Please connect the CPU fan 4 3 2 1 cable to the connector and...
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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.
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USB 2.0 Headers There are two headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 (9-pin USB2_10_11: see p.8, No. 26) header can support two ports. (9-pin USB2_12_13: see p.8, No. 26) USB 3.2 Gen1 Header There is one header on this Vbus Vbus Vbus...
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ATX Power Input Connector This motherboard provides a 24-pin ATX power connector. (24-pin ATXPWR1) To use a 20-pin ATX power (see p.8 No. 6) supply, please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 13. Printer Port / GPIO Header (25-pin LPT_GPIO1) (see p.8 No.
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LAN LED Headers (4-pin I225_LED1 (For LAN1 Port)) Signal Signal Signal (4-pin I225_LED2 (For LAN2 Port)) PIN Signal Name PIN Name Name Name (4-pin I225_LED3 (For LAN3 Port)) LED_LNK#_ LILEDP LED_1000# LED_2500# (see p.8, No. 33) SMBUS_TEST1 (6-pin SMBUS_TEST1) (see p.8, No. 29) Signal Signal Signal...
2.7 Installation of ROM Socket * Do not apply force to the actuator cover after ic inserted. * Do not apply force to actuator cover when it is opening over 120 degree, Otherwise, the actuator cover may be broken. * The yellow dot (Pin1) on the ROM must be installed at pin1 position of the socket (white arrow area).
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 Con- figuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, AMT Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration, Trusted Computing and Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration. 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 P-Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. Active Processor E-Cores Select the number of E-Cores to enable in each processor package.
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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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Render Standby Power down the render unit when the GPU is idle for lower power con- sumption. DMA Control Guarantee Enable or disable DMA Control Guarantee. 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 VMD Configuration This item allows you to enable or disable the Intel VMD support function. 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 but IDE mode does not have these advantages.
3.3.4 Super IO Configuration COM1 Use this to set parameters of COM1. Type Select Use this to select COM1 port type: [RS232], [RS422] or [RS485]. COM2 Use this to set parameters of COM2. Type Select Use this to select COM2 port type: [RS232], [RS422] or [RS485]. COM3 Use this to set parameters of COM3.
3.3.5 AMT Technology USB Provisioning of AMT Use this to enable or disable AMT USB Provisioning. The default is [Dis- abled]. MAC Pass Through Use this to enable or disable MAC Pass Through. The default is [Disabled]. Activate Remote Assistance Process Trigger CIRA boot.
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OCR PBA Boot Use this to enable or disable One Click Recovery PBA Boot. The default is [Enabled]. OCR Windows Recovery Boot Use this to enable or disable One Click Recovery Windows Recovery Boot. The default is [Enabled]. OCR Disable Secure Boot Use this to allows CSME to request Secure Boot to be disabled for One Click Recovery.
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 USB Power Control Use this option to control USB power. M.2 Key_B USB Configuration Enable or disable M.2 Key_B USB Configuration.
3.3.9 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support Enable or disable the Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support. Thunderbolt Boot Support Enabled to allow booting from Bootable devices which are present behind Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Usb Support Enabled to allow booting from Usb devices which are present behind Thunderbolt.
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.
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: 11 64- bit / 10 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer your OS docu- mentation for more information.
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