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Page 1: User Manual
VisionX Series User Manual Version 1.0 Published July 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. -
Page 2: Copyright Notice
ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran- ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
Safety instructions Your system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of safety for infor- mation technology equipment. However, to ensure your safety, it is important that you read the fol lowing safety instructions. Setting up your system •... - Page 4 Safety cautions and warnings Optical Drive Safety Information Optical drives sold with this system contains a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. CAUTION: Invisible laser radiation when open. Do not stare into beam or view directly with optical instruments. WARNING: Making adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified in the user’s manual may result in hazardous laser exposure.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
10 Utility Menu ............23 10.1 Instant Boot ..............23 10.1.1 Introduction ............23 10.1.2 Installation ............24 10.2 ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) ....... 27 10.2.1 Introduction ............27 10.2.2 Installation ............27 10.2.3 Function ............. 27 10.3 Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software free bundle (Trial version) ............... - Page 6 11 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ..........39 11.1 Introduction ..............39 11.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ........... 39 11.1.2 Navigation Keys ..........40 11.2 Main Screen ..............40 11.3 OC Tweaker Screen ............. 41 11.4 Advanced Screen ............44 11.4.1 CPU Configuration ..........45 11.4.2 North Bridge Configuration .........
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Page 7: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock VisionX Series, a reliable product produced un- der ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the hardware and step-by- step guide to the hardware installation. -
Page 8: Specifications
Enhanced TrueTheater 3D to convert 2D-to-3D for DVDs and video files etc.) 2. Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software (trial version) 3. CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 (trial version) 4. ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite (OEM version) 5. ASRock XFast LAN, XFast RAM, XFast USB... - Page 9 CD is required. Hot Plug is supported in AHCI mode only for eSATA. IDE mode does not support Hot Plug. CyberLink PowerDVD 10 OEM software is bundled with VisionX BD series only. WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, or using the third-party overclocking tools.
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Page 10: System Motherboard Components
1.3 System Motherboard Components 1. SATA 3.0 connector: For HDD SATA data cables 2. SATA 3.0 connector: For HDD SATA data cables 3. ATX5V output power connector for slim ODD & 2.5” HDD 4. SATA connector: For ODD SATA data cables 5. - Page 11 NOTE. 1. SATA and Power Connections 2. Fan Connection...
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Page 12: Rear Panel
1.4 Rear Panel 16. HDMI connector 17. eSATA2 connector 18. DVI-I port (Dual-Link) 19. USB3.0 ports: USB devices 20. Mic In (Pink): Microphone 21. Optical S/PDIF Out port 22. DC-In jack 23. Side port for side speakers 24. Center/LFE (Orange): Center / subwoofer speakers 25. -
Page 13: System Chassis
1.5 System Chassis 29. Headphone 30. Microphone 31. USB3.0 ports: USB devices 32. 4-in-1 Card reader (MMC/SD3.0/MS/MS Pro) 33. Power ON/OFF button with status indicator 34. Slot-in Optical Disc Drive... -
Page 14: Remote Controller
1.6 Remote Controller Some remote controller functions listed above are only available with the relative hardware equipments. If the hardware equipments you adopt are not compatible with the system, you are not allowed to use these functions. This product is designed to meet MCE standards. -
Page 15: Opening The Chassis
Chapter 2 Opening the chassis 1. Press the button on the rear I/O to open the top side of the chassis. 2. After the chassis is opened, you will see the top shield inside the chassis. 3. Unscrew the screws on the corners of the top shield. 4. -
Page 16: Reinstalling The Odd/Hdd
Chapter 3 Reinstalling the ODD/HDD 1. After you remove the top shield, you will see the ODD/HDD bracket. 2. Disconnect the ODD/HDD SATA power cable, and take out the ODD/HDD bracket. 3. Unscrew the screws from the side of the ODD / HDD rack, and change your required ODD / HDD. -
Page 17: Installing The Second Hdd
Chapter 4 Installing the second HDD 1. Please follow steps 1 and 2 from page 16 to take out the ODD/HDD bracket. Install the second HDD and fasten the screws to the rack, then replace the bracket into the chassis. 2. -
Page 18: Reinstalling The Dimms
Chapter 5 Reinstalling the DIMMs 1. Unlock the DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward to change the DIMM. -
Page 19: Reinstalling The Cpu
Chapter 6 Reinstalling the CPU 1. Unscrew the screws of the CPU fan. 2. Rotate the screw on the top of the CPU socket. 3. Now you can reinstall a new CPU to the system. -
Page 20: Reinstalling The Mxm Card
Chapter 7 Reinstalling the MXM card 1. Please follow step 1 from page 19 to remove the CPU fan. Then unscrew the two screws on top of the MXM card. 2. Lift the MXM card slightly upwards, then gently pull it out of the MXM slot. 3. -
Page 21: Dual Monitor
Chapter 8 Dual Monitor ASRock VisionX series HTPC supports dual monitor. With the internal VGA output which supports DVI-I and HDMI, you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor. ASRock VisionX series HTPC also provides independent display controllers for DVI- I and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI-I and HDMI can drive the same or different display contents simultaneously. -
Page 22: Driver Installation
Chapter 9 Driver Installation 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: Utility Menu
Chapter 10 Utility Menu The utility menu shows the applications and other software that this product supports. 10.1 Instant Boot 10.1.1 Introduction Instant Boot, a user-friendly tool that allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a much more efficient way to save energy, time, money, and ®... -
Page 24: Installation
10.1.2 Installation Please read the procedures below carefully before you install Instant Boot. A. Install Instant Boot driver from ASRock’s support CD, or you may click the following link to get the latest utility and BIOS: http://www.asrock.com/feature/InstantBoot/download.asp ® B. Execute the Instant Boot installation program under Windows . - Page 25 Click “Install” to begin installing Instant Boot driver. e. Click “Finish” to complete and exit the setup. C. After the installation is completed, you will find an ASRock Instant Boot icon ® on Windows desktop. D. Double click ASRock Instant Boot’s icon on the desktop, then Instant Boot’s main menu will pop up.
- Page 26 G. The system will restart automatically. After entering into the OS the system will shutdown again. H. Next time when you turn on your system, you can enjoy Instant Boot.
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Page 27: Asrock Extreme Tuning Utility (Axtu)
SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan. 10.2.2 Installation When you install the all-in-one driver into your system from the ASRock support CD, ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) will be auto-installed as well. After the installation, you will find the icon “ASRock eXtreme Tuner“ on your desktop. - Page 28 Hardware Monitor In the Hardware Monitor section, i t s h o w s t h e m a j o r r e a d i n g s o f your system. The main readings include Clock, Fan & Temperature, and Voltage.
- Page 29 Overclocking and over-voltage may affect your system's stability, or even cause damage to your hardware devices. It should be done at your own risk and expense. ASRock is not responsible for possible damages caused by overclocking and and overvoltage. If system hangs after overclocking, please remove the AC power cord and plug the AC power cord again before you power on your system.
- Page 30 XFast RAM XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under ® Windows OS 32-bit CPU. It also shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster.
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Page 31: Symantec Norton Antivirus Software Free Bundle
10.3 Symantec Norton AntiVirus Software free bundle (Trial version) Protect your PC with Norton Internet Security, the fastest virus, spyware, Internet protection. Norton Internet Security can stop online identity theft, viruses, spyware, bots and more. Stop attacks before they get on your PC, deliver clear threat and performance explanations, identify unsafe web sites right in your search results, and use intelligence-driven Norton Insight Network for faster, fewer, shorter scans. -
Page 32: Thx Trustudio Software Free Bundle
10.4 THX TruStudio Software free bundle After you install THX audio driver from our support CD, there will be a THX icon ® shown on the Windows task bar. ® Click the THX icon on the Windows task bar, you will see the THX TruStudio software application as below, which provides Surround/Crystalizer/Speaker/Smart volume/Dialog plus functions for you. -
Page 33: Asrock App Charger
If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock App Charger. Simply by installing the App Charger driver makes your iPhone charge much quicker from your computer and up to 40% faster than before*. -
Page 34: Cyberlink Mediaespresso 6.5 (Trial Version)
10.6 CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 (Trial version) ® CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 trial now supports Intel Quick Sync Video hardware transcoding and is optimized for second generation Core i7, i5, and i3 processors to accelerated conversion of all your favorite media files for your favorite portable players. -
Page 35: Asrock Xfast Usb Technology
– ASRock XFast USB Technology instantly accelerates the performance for the best possible gain profiles. Proving once again to be a pioneer in the computer industry, ASRock XFast USB Series products integrated with the latest ASRock XFast USB Technology delivers the world’s fastest USB data transfer speed. - Page 36 USB driver will be auto-installed as well. You may click the following link to get the latest utility: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/XFastUSB/index.asp B. After ASRock XFast USB driver is installed to your system successfully. You will find the icon “XFast USB“ on your desktop.
- Page 37 D. Then, you will see ASRock XFast USB user interface as below. You can also double-click the “XFast USB” icon to show this interface. Please choose “Turbo” to enable ASRock XFast USB Technology. The detailed information of your USB device can also be found in this user interface.
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Page 38: Asrock Xfast Lan
10.8 ASRock XFast LAN LAN Application Prioritization You can configure your application priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower Latency in Game After setting online game's priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD videos and download files simultaneously. -
Page 39: Uefi Setup Utility
Chapter 11: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 11.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your sys- tem. 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> or <Del>... -
Page 40: Navigation Keys
11.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description + / - To change option for the selected items <Tab> Switch to next function <PGUP> Go to the previous page <PGDN>... -
Page 41: Oc Tweaker Screen
11.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Host Clock Override (BCLK) Use this to adjust the host clock (BCLK) frequency. The default value is [100.0]. - Page 42 Long Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure long duration power limit in watts. The default value is [Auto]. Long Duration Maintained Use this item to configure time window which the long duration power is maintained. The default value is [Auto]. Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure short duration power limit in watts.
- Page 43 Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto]. Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Use this item to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting.
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Page 44: Advanced Screen
11.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configu- ration, North Bridge Configuration, South Bridge Configuration, Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology, Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Network Configuration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. -
Page 45: Cpu Configuration
11.4.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel proces- sor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system ® ® that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft Windows ®... - Page 46 No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.
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Page 47: North Bridge Configuration
11.4.2 North Bridge Configuration VT-d ® ® Use this to enable or disable Intel VT-d technology (Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled]. IGPU Multi-Monitor This allows you to enable or disable IGPU Multi-Moniter. The default value is [Enabled]. -
Page 48: South Bridge Configuration
11.4.3 South Bridge Configuration 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. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN” feature. Deep Sleep This allows you to configure the Deep Sleep mode. -
Page 49: Storage Configuration
11.4.4 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]. 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 50: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology
11.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al- lows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. The default is [Enabled]. Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 entry. -
Page 51: Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology
11.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology. Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology keeps your e-mail and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. -
Page 52: Super Io Configuration
11.4.7 Super IO Configuration CIR Controller Use this item to enable or disable the CIR controller. -
Page 53: Acpi Configuration
11.4.8 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. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. -
Page 54: Usb Configuration
11.4.9 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]. [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB. [UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows / Linux OS. -
Page 55: Network Configuration
11.4.10 Network Configuration Internet Setting Use this item to configure internet settings for Internet Flash. UEFI Download Server Use this item to select a server for Internet Flash to download the latest UEFI. -
Page 56: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
11.5 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 Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed. -
Page 57: Boot Screen
11.6 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. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indefinite waiting. -
Page 58: Security Screen
11.7 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. -
Page 59: Exit Screen
11.8 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 60: Software Support
Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 12.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your...