ASROCK A75iCafe Quick Installation Manual
ASROCK A75iCafe Quick Installation Manual

ASROCK A75iCafe Quick Installation Manual

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  • Page 1: Copyright Notice

    ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this guide. With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or condi- tions of merchantability or fi...
  • Page 2: Motherboard Layout

    PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE4) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2) System Panel Header (PANEL1) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1) ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 3 After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the system tray. Set “Speaker Confi guration” to “Quadraphonic” or “Stereo”. Click “Device advanced settings”, choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 4: Package Contents

    In case any modifi cations of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may fi nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well.
  • Page 5: Specifications

    DVI port Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Effi cient Ethernet 802.3az ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 6 - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) (see CAUTION 5) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 6) ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 7 - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 14) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-party over- clocking tools.
  • Page 8 Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS ®...
  • Page 9 fi les simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring. 11. ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Ex- treme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot ®...
  • Page 10 ® ® 13. ASRock XFast RAM is not supported by Microsoft Windows XP / XP 64-bit. 14. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by Eu- ropean Union to defi ne the power consumption for the completed system.
  • Page 11: Pre-Installation Precautions

    When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother- board to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 12: Installation Of Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 2, No. 4). For proper instal- lation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 13: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 14: Installing An Expansion Card

    Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press fi rmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws. Step 6. Replace the system cover. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 15: Tm And Quad Crossfirex

    AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 16 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph- ics card on PCIE2 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.) ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 17: Driver Installation And Setup

    ATI Catalyst Control Center Step 6. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, select “CrossFi- ”, and then check the item “Enable CrossFireX ”. Select “2 GPUs” and click “Apply” (if you install two Radeon graphics cards). ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 18 AMD Technologies Inc., and is used only for identifi cation or explanation and to the owners’ benefi t, without intent to infringe. * For further information of AMD CrossFireX technology, please check AMD website for updates and details. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 19: Amd Dual Graphics Operation Guide

    Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card. Step 6. Restart your computer. Right-click the desktop. Click “AMD VISION Engine Control Center” to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 20 * Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc., and is used only for identifi cation or explanation and to the owners’ benefi t, without intent to infringe. * For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology, please check AMD website for up dates and details. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 21: Dual Monitor And Surround Display Features

    If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 22 F. Set the “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate for the second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values. G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identifi ed by the number one to six. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 23 HDTV set-top-boxes, as well as few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display. Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment, it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 24: Asrock Smart Remote Installation Guide

    2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header. Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote. Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock...
  • Page 25 The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug function. Please install it before you boot the system. * ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com...
  • Page 26: Jumpers Setup

    fi rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac- tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default profi le, 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 27: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    I/O panel, there (9-pin USB6_7) DUMMY are two USB 2.0 headers on (see p.2 No. 23) this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB USB_PWR 2.0 ports. USB_PWR (9-pin USB8_9) (see p.2 No. 22) DUMMY USB_PWR ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 28 XP / XP 64-bit OS: Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”. ® For Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS: Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust “Recording Volume”. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 29 PLED+ (see p.2 No. 19) The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking in S1 state. The LED is off in S3/S4 state or S5 state (power off). ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 30 Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5. 4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 31: Driver Installation Guide

    If you want to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 32: Installing Windows

    STEP 1: Set up UEFI. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI]. ® STEP 2: Install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on your system. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 33: Bios Information

    ROM drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double- click on the fi le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 34 1. 主板簡介 謝謝你采用了華擎 A75iCafe 主板 , 本主板由華擎嚴格制造 , 質量可靠 , 穩定性好 , 能夠獲得卓越的性能。本安裝指南介紹了安裝主板的步驟。更加詳細的主板信息可參 看驅動光盤的用戶手冊。 由于主板規格和 BIOS 軟件將不斷升級 , 本手冊之相關內容變更恕不另 行通知。請留意華擎网站上公布的升級版本。你也可以在華擎網站找 到最新的顯卡和 CPU 支持表。 華擎网址:http://www.asrock.com 如果您需要與此主板有關的技術支持 , 請參觀我們的網站以了解您使用機 種的規格信息。 www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 包裝盒內物品 華擎 A75iCafe 主板 (ATX 規格 : 12.0 英吋 X 7.2 英吋 , 30.5 厘米 X 18.3 厘米 ) 華擎...
  • Page 35 - 通過 DVI 接口可播放 10800 線藍光光盤 (BD) / HD-DVD 光盤 音效 - 5.1 聲道高保真音頻 (Realtek ALC662 音頻編解碼器 ) 板載 LAN 功能 - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111E - 支持网路喚醒(Wake-On-LAN) - 支持網路線偵測功能 - 支持 Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - 支持 PXE ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 36 - 驅動程序 , 工具軟件 , 殺毒軟件(測試版本 ),AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 試用 版 , 華擎 MAGIX 多媒体套件 - OEM 獨家功能 - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)(詳見警告 5) - 華擎即時開機功能 - 華擎 Instant Flash(見警告 6) - 華擎 APP Charger(見警告 7)...
  • Page 37 - 華擎 XFast USB(見警告 9) - 華擎 XFast LAN(見警告 10) - 華擎 XFast RAM(見警告 11) - Hybrid Booster( 安心超頻技術 ): - ASRock U-COP(見警告 12) 硬件監控器 - CPU 溫度偵測 - 主板溫度偵測 - CPU/ 機箱風扇轉速計 - CPU 靜音風扇 - CPU/ 機箱風扇多速控制 - 電壓範圍:+12V, +5V, +3.3V, 核心電壓...
  • Page 38 用的內存。 4、 最大共享內存大小由芯片組廠商定義並且可以更改。請查閱 A M D 網站了解 最新資訊。 5、 ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) 是一個多合一的工具,可在用 戶友好的界面中微調不同的系統功能,包括硬件監控、風扇控制和 I E S。 在 H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r(硬件監控)中,顯示系統的主要參數。在 F a n Control(風扇控制)中,顯示風扇速度和溫度,以便您進行調整。在 IES (智能節能)中,電壓調節器可以在...
  • Page 39 10、 華擎 XFast LAN 可提供更快的网絡訪問,包括以下諸多好處。网絡應用程 序优先級:您可以設置理想的應用程序优先級,并可以添加新程序。游戲 更少延遲:將在線游戰設置為較高的优先級,可降低游戰中的延遲。流 量定形:您可以在觀看 Youtube 高清視頻的同時進行文件下載。實時分析 您的數据:通過狀態窗口,您可以清楚地看到目前正在傳輸的是哪個數据 流。 11、華擎 XFast RAM 是 ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) 中加入的一 項新功能。它能充分利用 Windows ® 操作系統 32-bit CPU 無法使用的內存 空間。華擎 XFast RAM 可縮短之前訪問過的网站的加載時間,從而加快网 絡衝浪速度。此外,它還能提升 Adobe Photoshop 運行的速度高達五倍之 多。華擎 XFast RAM 的另一項优勢是它能減少訪問 SSD 或 HDD 的頻次,從...
  • Page 40 線帽將 C L R C M O S1 上的插針 2 和插針 3 短接 5 秒。但是,請勿在更新 B I O S 后 立即清除 C M O S。如果需要在更新 B I O S 后立即清除 C M O S,必須在執行 C M O S 清除操作之前,先啟動然后關閉系統。請注意,只有取出 C M O S 電池,密碼、 日期、時間、用戶默認配置文件、1394 GUID 和 MAC 地址才會被清除。 ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 41 認 USB 3.0 接口之外,這款 (19 針 USB3_2_3) IntA_P2_SSTX+ IntA_P2_SSTX- 主板有一組 USB 3.0 接針。 ( 見第 2 頁第 8 項 ) IntA_P2_SSRX+ 這組 USB 3.0 接針可以支持 IntA_P2_SSRX- Vbus 兩個 USB 3.0 接口。 Vbus IntA_P1_SSRX- IntA_P1_SSRX+ IntA_P1_SSTX- IntA_P1_SSTX+ IntA_P1_D- IntA_P1_D+ ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 42 XP / XP 64 位元操作系統中 : 選擇”Mixer”。選擇”Recorder” 。接著點擊”FrontMic”。 ® 在 Windows 7 / 7 64 位元 / Vista / Vista 64 位元操作系 統中 : 在 Realtek 控制面板中點擊”FrontMic”。調節”Recording Volume”。 系統面板接頭 這個接頭提供數個系統前面 板功能。 (9 針 PANEL1) ( 見第 2 頁第 16 項 ) ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 43 爍。在 S3/S4 或 S5 模式 ( 關 機 ) 下,LED 指示燈會熄滅。 機箱風扇接頭 請將風扇連接線接到這個 接頭,並讓黑線與接地的針腳 (4 針 CHA_FAN1) +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED 相接。 ( 見第 2 頁第 13 項 ) FAN_SPEED_CONTROL (4 針 CHA_FAN2) ( 見第 2 頁第 5 項 ) ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 44 雖然此主板提供 8-pin ATX 12V 電源接口 , 但是您仍然可以使用傳統的 4-pin ATX 12V 電源。為了使用 4-pin ATX 12V 電源 , 請順著 Pin 1 和 Pin 5 插上電 源接頭。 4-Pin ATX 12V 電源安裝說明 串行接口連接器 這個 COM1 端口支持一個串行 接口的外設。 (9 針 COM1) ( 見第 2 頁第 25 項 ) ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 45 HDMI_SPDIF 接頭 HDMI_SPDIF 接頭,提供 SPDIF 音頻輸出至 HDMI 顯卡,支持 (2 針 HDMI_SPDIF1) 將電腦連接至帶 HDMI 的數字 ( 見第 2 頁第 26 項 ) 電視 / 投影儀 / 液晶顯示器等 設備。請將 HDMI 顯卡的 HDMI_SPDIF 接口連接到這個 接頭。 ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 46 進行常規檢驗。如果你需要在開機自檢 ( P O S T ) 之后進入 B I O S 設置程序,請按下 <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete> 鍵重新啟動電腦,或者按下系統面板上的重啟按鈕。有關 BIOS 設置的詳細信息,請查閱隨機支持光盤裡的用戶手冊 (PDF 文件 )。 3. 支持光盤信息 本主板支持各種微軟視窗操作系統:Microsoft ® Windows ® 7/7 64 位元 /Vista Vista 64 位元 /XP SP3/XP 64 位元。主板隨機支持光盤包含各種有助于提高主板效 能的必要驅動和實用程序。請將隨機支持光盤放入光驅裡,如果電腦的“自動運行” 功能已啟用,屏幕將會自動顯示主菜單。如果主菜單不能自動顯示,請查找支持光盤 內 BIN 文件夾下的“ASSETUP.EXE”,并雙擊它,即可調出主菜單。 ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 47 若您慾了解此產品的有毒有害物質或元素的名稱及含量說明,請參照以下表格及說 明。 有害物質或元素 部件名稱 鉛 (Pb) 鎘 (Cd) 汞 (Hg) 六价鉻 (Cr(VI)) 多溴聯苯 (PBB) 多溴二苯醚 (PBDE) 印刷電路板 及電子組件 外部信號連 接頭及線材 O: 表示該有毒有害物質在該部件所有均質材料中的含量均在 SJ/T 11363-2006 標準規定 的限量要求以下。 X: 表示該有毒有害物質至少在該部件的某一均質材料中的含量超出 SJ/T 11363-2006 標準 規定的限量要求,然該部件仍符合歐盟指令 2002/95/EC 的規範。 備註 : 此產品所標示之環保使用年限,系指在一般正常使用狀況下。 ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 48 (“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows installation fi les. Normally it is an optical drive.) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot. ® 4. Start Windows installation. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 49: Installing Os On A Hdd Larger Than 2Tb In Raid Mode

    4. Press <F11> to enter Boot Manual. Choose UEFI : Built - in EFI Shell. 5. Key in drvcfg, for example you will see below: Drv[4E] Ctrl[B5] Lang[eng] 6. Key in dh [Drv number], for example: key in dh 4E. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 50 For example: key in drvcfg –s 4E B5. 8. Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive. 9. Choose Logical Drive Create Menu to create a Raid Drive. 10. Choose Usable Physical Drive List to select Raid HDD. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 51 13. After set up Raid size, please click Start to Create. 14. Press <F10> to exit Utility. 15. During reboot, please press <F11> to enter Boot Manual. Choose UEFI: SCSI CD/DVD Drive. ® * This option only shows on Windows 7 64-bit and Vista 64-bit OS. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 52 ® Microsoft suggested solution: A. Disable System Restore. a. Type “systempropertiesprotection” in the Start Menu. Then press "Enter". b. De-select Local Disks for System Restore. Then Click “Turn System Restore Off” to confi rm. Then Press “Ok”. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 53 B. Disable “Volume Shadow Copy” service. a. Type “computer management” in the Start Menu, then press “Enter”. b. Go to “Services and Applications>Services”; Then double click “Volume Shadow Copy”. c. Set “Startup type” to “Disable” then Click “OK”. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...
  • Page 54 (This may take long time; >30 mins.) C. Reboot your system. (It may take about 5 mins to boot.) ® D. The Windows will install this hotfi x then reboot by itself. E. Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities. 17. Finish. ASRock A75iCafe Motherboard...

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