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AD2500-ITX

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published November 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX User Manual Version 1.0 Published November 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    fi tness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its directors, offi cers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profi...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) ....16 2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Slot) ..........17 2.5 Dual Monitor Feature ............. 18 2.6 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..... 20 2.7 Jumpers Setup ............21 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ......22 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks...
  • Page 4 3.5 Boot Screen ..............42 3.6 Security Screen ............. 43 3.7 Exit Screen ..............44 4 Software Support ..........45 4.1 Install Operating System ..........45 4.2 Support CD Information ..........45 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........45 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............45 4.2.3 Utilities Menu............
  • Page 5: Introduction

    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 6: Specifi Cations

    Specifications Platform - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (AD2700-ITX) - Solid Capacitor for CPU power (AD2500-ITX) ® - Intel Dual-Core Atom Processor D2700 (2.13 GHz) (AD2700-ITX) ® - Intel Dual-Core Atom Processor D2500 (1.86 GHz) (AD2500-ITX)
  • Page 7 LAN (AD2500-ITX) - Realtek PCIE x1 LAN RTL8105E - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports PXE Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel (AD2700-ITX) - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports...
  • Page 8 - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 13) * 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 overclocking tools.
  • Page 9 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 13 and 14 for proper connection. 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 10 10. ASRock On/Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio ex- perience from the portable audio devices, such like MP3 player or mobile phone to your PC, even when the PC is turned off (or in ACPI S5 mode)! This motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that...
  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout (Ad2700-Itx)

    1.3 Motherboard Layout (AD2700-ITX) 17.0cm (6.7 in) ErP/EuP Ready COM1 USB 2.0 T: USB0 CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 B: USB1 Super LPT1 USB 3.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 RoHS USB 2.0 Top: T: USB4 RJ-45 B: USB5 SATAII_1 SATAII_2 CMOS Battery 16Mb BIOS USB8_9 USB6_7...
  • Page 12: Motherboard Layout (Ad2500-Itx)

    1.4 Motherboard Layout (AD2500-ITX) 17.0cm (6.7 in) ErP/EuP Ready COM1 USB 2.0 T: USB0 CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 B: USB1 Super LPT1 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 RoHS USB 2.0 Top: T: USB4 RJ-45 B: USB5 SATAII_1 SATAII_2 CMOS Battery 16Mb BIOS USB8_9 USB6_7...
  • Page 13: I/O Panel (Ad2700-Itx)

    1.5 I/O Panel (AD2700-ITX) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 8 Front Speaker (Lime) D-Sub Port Microphone (Pink) LAN RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) Central / Bass (Orange) USB 3.0 Ports (USB23) Rear Speaker (Black) HDMI Port Optical SPDIF Out Port DVI-D Port Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
  • Page 14: I/O Panel (Ad2500-Itx)

    1.6 I/O Panel (AD2500-ITX) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 8 Front Speaker (Lime) D-Sub Port Microphone (Pink) LAN RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) Central / Bass (Orange) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Rear Speaker (Black) HDMI Port Optical SPDIF Out Port DVI-D Port Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
  • Page 15: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation This is a Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the confi guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fi ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
  • Page 16: Installation Of Memory Modules (So-Dimm)

    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) AD2700-ITX / AD2500-ITX motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO-DIMM slots. 1. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged. 2.
  • Page 17: Expansion Slot (Pci Slot)

    2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Slot) There is 1 PCI slot on this motherboard. PCI slot: The PCI slot is used to install expansion card that has the 32-bit PCI interface. Installing an expansion card Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged.
  • Page 18: Dual Monitor Feature

    2.5 Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output sup- port (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI), you can easily enjoy the benefi ts of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This mother- board also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents.
  • Page 19 HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-defi nition HDCP encryption contents.
  • Page 20: Asrock Smart Remote Installation Guide

    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 21: Jumpers Setup

    2.7 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”...
  • Page 22: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.8 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! Serial ATA2 Connectors These two Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data (SATAII_1: see p.11 or 12, No.
  • Page 23 Infrared Module Header This header supports an IRTX +5VSB optional wireless transmitting DUMMY (5-pin IR1) and receiving infrared module. (see p.11 or 12 No. 10) IRRX Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front PRESENCE# MIC_RET panel audio cable that allows (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) OUT_RET convenient connection and...
  • Page 24 PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys- tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).
  • Page 25 Print Port Header This is an interface for print AFD# ERROR# PINIT# port cable that allows (25-pin LPT1) SLIN# convenient connection of printer (see p.11 or 12 No. 1) SPD7 devices. SPD6 ACK# SPD5 BUSY SPD4 SPD3 SLCT SPD2 SPD1 SPD0 STB# Serial port Header...
  • Page 26: Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ata2 (Sata2) Hard Disks Installation

    2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ® This motherboard adopts Intel NM10 Express chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks.
  • Page 27: Sata / Sata2 Hdd Hot Plug Feature And Operation Guide

    3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package.
  • Page 28: How To Hot Plug A Sata / Sataii Hdd

    How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Step 2 Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end...
  • Page 29: Driver Installation Guide

    2.12 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers.
  • Page 30: Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to confi gure 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>...
  • Page 31: Navigation Keys

    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>...
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  • Page 33: Advanced Screen

    3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the confi gurations for the following items: CPU Confi gu- ration, Chipset Confi guration, Storage Confi guration, Super IO Confi guration, ACPI Confi guration, USB Confi guration and Voltage Confi guration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.
  • Page 34: Cpu Confi Guration

    3.3.1 CPU Configuration Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating ® system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft ® ® ®...
  • Page 35: Chipset Confi Guration

    3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this ® motherboard to submit Windows certifi cation. Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss.
  • Page 36: Storage Confi Guration

    3.3.3 Storage Configuration SATA2 Mode Use this to select SATA2 mode. Confi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE 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 37: Super Io Confi Guration

    3.3.4 Super IO Configuration COM1 Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port. COM1 Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Confi guration options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4]. IR1 Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.
  • Page 38: Acpi Confi Guration

    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. Deep S5 Mobile platforms support Deep S5 in DC only and desktop platforms sup- port Deep S5 in AC only.
  • Page 39: Usb Confi Guration

    3.3.6 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four confi...
  • Page 40: Voltage Confi Guration

    3.3.7 Voltage Configuration DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. +1.05V Voltage Use this to select +1.05V Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. +1.5V Voltage Use this to select +1.5V Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
  • Page 41: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    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 Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed.
  • Page 42: Boot Screen

    3.5 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to confi g- 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 indefi...
  • Page 43: Security Screen

    3.6 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 44: Exit Screen

    3.7 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save confi guration 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 45: Software Support

    Click on a specifi c item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 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 dealer for further information.

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