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Intel N100 Series
Motherboard
Software/BIOS Setup Guide
Version 1.0
Published March 2023
Copyright©2023 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 Intel N100 Series Motherboard Software/BIOS Setup Guide Version 1.0 Published March 2023 Copyright©2023 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 (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: Table Of Contents

    Auto Driver Installer (ADI) 2.1.1 Installing Drivers for the First Time 2.1.2 Updating Drivers ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 2.2.1 Installing ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 2.2.2 UI Overview 2.2.3 Apps 2.2.4 BIOS & Drivers 2.2.5 Setting ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 2.3.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
  • Page 4 OC Tweaker Screen Advanced Screen 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 3.4.3 Storage Configuration 3.4.4 Super IO Configuration 3.4.5 ACPI Configuration 3.4.6 USB Configuration 3.4.7 Trusted Computing Tools Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Security Screen Boot Screen Exit Screen...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    ASRock’s website with- out further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. ASRock website http:// www.asrock.com.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Software And Utilities Operation

    Chapter 2 Software and Utilities Operation 2.1 Auto Driver Installer (ADI) Optical drive or driver DVD is no longer needed for driver installation. ASRock motherboard already has its Ethernet driver prepacked in BIOS ROM. When you finish installing the operation system, simply use the Auto Driver Installer to download and install all necessary drivers automatically.
  • Page 7 Step 2 Boot into the system, and a notification will pop up in the lower right corner of your screen saying, "Do you want to one-step-install the latest drivers simply from ASRock Auto Driver Installer?". Select “Yes” to install Auto Driver Installer.
  • Page 8 Step 4 The Auto Driver Installer panel lists all available drivers that your motherboard supports. Select one or more drivers to be installed. Click "Select All" to select all items. Click "Unselect All" to remove all of your selections. Click "Update" to start downloading and installing drivers. If there are no drivers to be installed, click “Finish”...
  • Page 9 Click “No” to exit. Step 6 Once all drivers are successfully installed, a message pops up saying, "Installation has been successfully completed! For further drivers and utilities, please visit ASRock's website." Click "Ok" to complete the procedure. When driver installation is completed, the Auto Driver Installer tool will be uninstalled automatically from your computer.

  • Page 10: Updating Drivers

    2.1.2 Updating Drivers Updating drivers ensures that your system work well without any issue. To update drivers, please go to ASRock' website (https://www.asrock.com) and select "Support" > "Latest Drivers Update".

  • Page 11: Asrock Live Update & App Shop

    Go to the product page of your motherboard, select "Support" > "Download" to download the APP Shop. After installation, 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.

  • Page 12: Ui Overview

    2.2.2 UI Overview Category Panel Hot News Information Panel Category Panel: The category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected the information panel below displays the relative information. Information Panel: The information panel in the center displays data about the currently selected category and allows users to perform job-related tasks.

  • Page 13: Apps

    Intel N100 Series 2.2.3 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. The most recommended app appears on the left side of the screen. The other various apps are shown on the right.
  • Page 14 Step 3 If you want to install the app, click on the red icon to start downloading. Step 4 When installation completes, you can find the green "Installed" icon appears on the upper right corner. To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon *The trash icon may not appear for certain apps.
  • Page 15 Intel N100 Series 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 find the mark of "New Version" appears below the installed app icon.

  • Page 16: Bios & Drivers

    2.2.4 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. Click on to see more details.

  • Page 17: Setting

    Intel N100 Series 2.2.5 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 18: Asrock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)

    Go to the product page of your motherboard, select "Support" > "Download" to download "ASRock Motherboard Utility". After the installation, you will find the icon “ASRock Motherboard Utility (A- Tuning)“ on your desktop. Double-click the “ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)“ icon , ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) main menu will pop up.
  • Page 19 Intel N100 Series OC Tweaker Configurations for overclocking the system. System Info View information about the system. *The System Browser tab may not appear for certain models.
  • Page 20 Settings Configure ASRock ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning). Click to select "Auto run at Windows Startup" if you want ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction ASRock UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a BIOS utility which offers tweak- friendly options in an advanced viewing interface. The UEFI system works with a USB mouse and offers users a faster, sleeker experience.

  • Page 22: Ez Mode

    3.1.2 EZ Mode The EZ Mode screen appears when you enter the BIOS setup program by default. EZ mode is a dashboard which contains multiple readings of the system’s current status. You can check the most crucial information of your system, such as CPU speed, DRAM frequency, SATA information, fan speed, etc.

  • Page 23: Advanced Mode

    Intel N100 Series 3.1.3 Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode provides more options to configure the BIOS settings. Refer to the following sections for the detailed configurations. To access the EZ Mode, press <F6> or click the "EZ Mode" button at the upper right corner of the screen.

  • Page 24: Navigation Keys

    3.1.5 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press <Enter>...

  • Page 25: Main Screen (Advanced Mode)

    Intel N100 Series 3.2 Main Screen (Advanced Mode) When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. 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 26: Oc Tweaker Screen

    3.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Configuration Boot Performance Mode Default is Max Non-Turbo performance mode. It will keep cpu Flex-ratio till OS handoff. Max Battery mode will set CPU ratio as x8 till OS handoff. This option is suggested for BCLK overclocking.
  • Page 27 Intel N100 Series Intel Speed Shift Technology Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Speed Shift Technology support. Enabling will expose the CPPC v2 interface to allow for hardware controlled P-states. To get the best support for Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 (ITBMT 3.0), you have to enable Intel Speed Shift Technology.
  • Page 28 DRAM Reference Clock Allows you to configure DRAM Reference Clock. Select [Auto] for optimized settings. Configuration options: [Auto] [100MHz] [133MHz] DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically. DRAM Gear Mode Allows you to select the DRAM Gear Mode.
  • Page 29 Intel N100 Series Refresh Cycle Time 2 (tRFC) The number of clocks from a Refresh command until the first Activate command to the same rank. RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD_L) The number of clocks between two rows activated in different banks of the same rank.
  • Page 30 Turn Around Timing Turn Around Timing Optimization Auto is enabled in general case. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] TAT Training Value tRDRD_sg Configure between module read to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tRDRD_dg Configure between module read to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tRDRD_dr Configure between module read to read delay.
  • Page 31 Intel N100 Series Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [255] tWRRD_sg Configure between module write to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [511] tWRRD_dg Configure between module write to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [511] tWRRD_dr Configure between module write to read delay.
  • Page 32 Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tRDRD_dg Configure between module write to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tRDRD_dr Configure between module write to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [255] tRDRD_dd Configure between module write to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [255] tRDWR_sg Configure between module write to read delay.
  • Page 33 Intel N100 Series tWRRD_dr Configure between module write to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tWRRD_dd Configure between module write to read delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tWRWR_sg Configure between module write to write delay. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [127] tWRWR_dg Configure between module write to write delay.
  • Page 34 Initial RTL FIF0 Delay Offset Configure round trip latency FIF0 delay initial offset. Initial RTL (MC0 C0 A1) Configure round trip latency initial value. Initial RTL (MC0 C1 A1) Configure round trip latency initial value. RTL (MC0 C0 A1) Configure round trip latency. RTL (MC0 C1 A1) Configure round trip latency.
  • Page 35 Intel N100 Series Advanced Setting ASRock Timing Optimization Enable/Disable ASRock Timing Optimization. When enabled, the memory timing will use ASRock optimized value. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASRock Second Timing Optimization Configure the second fast path through the MRC. MRC Training Respond Time Configure the MRC Training Respond Time.
  • Page 36 DRAM Voltage Allows you to configure the DRAM Voltage for CPU I/O to memory. VCCIN AUX Voltage Allows you to configure the voltage for the VCCIN AUX. Save User Default Type a profile name and press enter to save your settings as user default. Load User Default Load previously saved user defaults.

  • Page 37: Advanced Screen

    Intel N100 Series 3.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, 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.
  • Page 38 [Disabled] When [Disabled] is selected, the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 directly.

  • Page 39: Cpu Configuration

    Intel N100 Series 3.4.1 CPU Configuration Processor E-Core Information Press [Enter] to view E-Core Information. CPU C States Support Allows you to enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving.
  • Page 40 C6DRAM Allows you to enable or disable moving of DRAM contents to PRM memory when CPU is in C6 state. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU Thermal Throttling Allows you to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheating.
  • Page 41 Intel N100 Series Legacy Game Compatibility Mode When enabled, pressing the scroll lock key will toggle the Efficient cores between being parked when Scroll Lock LED is on and un-parked when LED is off. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]...

  • Page 42: Chipset Configuration

    3.4.2 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter Allows you to select a primary VGA. Configuration options: [Auto] [Onboard] [PCIE1] (Options vary when you’ve installed a graphics card on your motherboard.) Above 4G Decoding Allows you to enable or disable above 4G MemoryMappedIO decoding. This is disabled automatically when Aperture Size is set to 2048MB.
  • Page 43 Intel N100 Series PCIE1 Link Speed Allows you to configure PCIE1 Slot Link Speed. Auto mode is optimizing for overclocking. Configuration options: [Auto] [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3] [Gen4] [Gen5] (Options vary depending on your motherboard.) PCIE2 Link Speed Allows you to configure PCIE2 Slot Link Speed. Auto mode is optimizing for overclocking.
  • Page 44 Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] Front Panel Allows you to select Front Panel type. [HD] sets the front panel audio connector mode to high definition audio. [AC 97] sets the front panel audio connector mode to legacy AC’97.] Onboard HDMI HD Audio Allows you to enable or disable audio for the onboard digital outputs.

  • Page 45: Storage Configuration

    Intel N100 Series 3.4.3 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Allows you to enable or disable the SATA controllers. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 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.

  • Page 46: Super Io Configuration

    3.4.4 Super IO Configuration PS2 Y-Cable Enable the PS2 Y-Cable or set this option to Auto. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled]...

  • Page 47: Acpi Configuration

    Intel N100 Series 3.4.5 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Allows you to select [Disabled] for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select [Auto] for ACPI S3 power saving. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] PS/2 Keyboard S4/S5 Wakeup Support Allows the system to be waked up by a PS/2 Keyboard in S4/S5. This item appears only for the motherboard that supports the PS/2 port.
  • Page 48 USB Mouse Power On Allows the system to be waked up by an USB mouse. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]...

  • Page 49: Usb Configuration

    Intel N100 Series 3.4.6 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Allows you to enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB devices. This item appears only for the motherboard that supports the PS/2 port. [Auto] disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.

  • Page 50: Trusted Computing

    3.4.7 Trusted Computing NOTE: Options vary depending on the version of your connected TPM module. Security Device Support Allows you to enable or disable BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active PCR banks This item displays active PCR Banks.
  • Page 51 Intel N100 Series SM3_256 PCR Bank Allows you to enable or disable SM3_256 PCR Bank. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Pending Operation Allows you to schedule an Operation for the Security Device. NOTE: Your computer will reboot during restart in order to change State of the Device.

  • Page 52: Tools

    3.5 Tools SSD Secure Erase Tool Use this tool to securely erase SSD. This tool only lists the SSDs that support the Secure Erase function. NVME Sanitization Tool After you Sanitize SSD, all user data will be permanently destroyed on the SSD and cannot be recovered.

  • Page 53: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    Intel N100 Series 3.6 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. NOTE: Options vary depending on the features of your motherboard.
  • Page 54 Fan-Tastic Tuning Allows you to select a fan mode for CPU Fan, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature. Select a fan mode or customize the profile Select a fan temperature source Select Fan(s)
  • Page 55 Intel N100 Series [Customize] [Silent Mode] [Standard Mode] [Performance Mode] [Full Speed] Chassis Fan 1 Temp Source Allows you to select a fan temperature source for Chassis Fan 1. [Monitor M/B] Select this item to set motherboard as the fan temperature source.
  • Page 56 Chassis Fan 2 Step Up Allows you to set the value of Chassis Fan 2 Step Up. Configuration options: [Level 0] - [Level 9] Chassis Fan 2 Step Down Allows you to set the value of Chassis Fan 2 Step Down. Configuration options: [Level 0] - [Level 9] Over Temperature Protection When Over Temperature Protection is enabled, the system automatically shuts down when...

  • Page 57: Security Screen

    Intel N100 Series 3.7 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.
  • Page 58 Install Default Secure Boot Keys Please install default secure boot keys if it’s the first time you use secure boot. Clear Secure Boot Keys This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. Use this item to clear all default Secure Boot keys.
  • Page 59 Intel N100 Series 2. Authenticated UEFI Variable 3. EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256) Key Source: Factory, Modified, Mixed Key Exchange Keys Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file: 1. Public Key Certificate: a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER) c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin) d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX 2.
  • Page 60 d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX 2. Authenticated UEFI Variable 3. EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256) Key Source: Factory, Modified, Mixed Authorized TimeStamps Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file: 1. Public Key Certificate: a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER) c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin) d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX 2.

  • Page 61: Boot Screen

    Intel N100 Series 3.8 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Boot Option #1 Allows you to set the system boot order. Fast Boot Fast Boot speeds up your computer's boot time; however, you won't be able to boot from an USB storage device.
  • Page 62 Bootup Num-Lock Allows you to select whether Num Lock should be turned on or off when the system boots Configuration options: [On] [Off] Boot Beep Allows you to select whether the Boot Beep should be turned on or off when the system boots up.
  • Page 63 Intel N100 Series CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Allows you to enable and launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless you’re running a WHCK test. Launch PXE OpROM Policy [UEFI only] Select this item to run those that support UEFI option ROM only.

  • Page 64: Exit Screen

    3.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” will pop out. Press <F10> key or select [Yes] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?”...

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