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Page 1: User Manual
AD2550B-ITX User Manual Version 1.0 Published April 2012 Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. -
Page 2: Copyright Notice
In no event shall ASRock, its directors, of cers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.1 Screw Holes ..............12 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......... 12 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) ....13 2.4 Expansion Slot ..........14 (PCI Slot) 2.5 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ..... 15 2.6 Jumpers Setup ............17 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors ...... - Page 4 4 Software Support ..........39 4.1 Install Operating System ..........39 4.2 Support CD Information ..........39 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........39 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............39 4.2.3 Utilities Menu............39 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........39...
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Page 5: Introduction
In case any modi cations of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com... -
Page 6: Specifications
Specifications - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm Platform - Solid Capacitor for CPU power ® - Intel Dual-Core Atom Processor D2550 (1.86 GHz) ® - Southbridge: Intel NM10 Express Chipset - 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots Memory - Supports DDR3 1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory... - Page 7 Certifi cations - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 11) * 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 8 <F6> key during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive,...
- Page 9 ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used ® under Windows OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM shortens the load- ing time of previously visited websites, making web sur ng faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster.
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Page 10: Motherboard Layout
1.3 Motherboard Layout 17.0cm (6.7 in) ErP/EuP Ready CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 Super USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 RoHS SATAII_1 SATAII_2 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB0 RJ-45 B: USB1 CMOS Battery 16Mb BIOS USB6_7 USB4_5 PLED PWRBTN AD2550B-ITX HD_AUDIO1 CIR1 HDLED RESET PANEL 1 AUDIO PCI1... -
Page 11: I/O Panel
1.4 I/O Panel PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) Parallel Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) LAN RJ-45 Port VGA Port Line In (Light Blue) COM Port Front Speaker (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. -
Page 12: 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 con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. -
Page 13: Installation Of Memory Modules (So-Dimm)
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) AD2550B-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 14: Expansion Slot (Pci Slot)
2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Slot) There is 1 PCI slot on this motherboard. The PCI slot is used to install expansion card that has the 32-bit PCI PCI slot: 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 15: Asrock Smart Remote Installation Guide
2.5 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 16 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...
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Page 17: Jumpers Setup
2.6 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 18: Onboard Headers And Connectors
2.7 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.10, No. - Page 19 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 (see p.10 No. 17) control of audio devices. OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L 1. High De nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly.
- Page 20 The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are matched correctly.
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Page 21: Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ata2 (Sata2) Hard Disks Installation
2.8 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 22: 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 23: 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 24: Driver Installation Guide
2.11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive 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 25: Uefi Setup Utility
Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con 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 26: 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 + / - To bring up the selected screen <Enter>... -
Page 27: Advanced Screen
3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the con gurations for the following items: CPU Con gu- ration, Chipset Con guration, Storage Con guration, Super IO Con guration, ACPI Con guration, USB Con guration and Voltage Con guration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. -
Page 28: Cpu Configuration
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 29: Chipset Configuration
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 certi cation. Restore on AC/Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. -
Page 30: Storage Configuration
3.3.3 Storage Configuration SATA2 Mode Use this to select SATA2 mode. Con 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 31: Super Io Configuration
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. Con guration options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4]. IR1 Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port. -
Page 32: Acpi Configuration
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 33: Usb Configuration
3.3.6 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four con guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. -
Page 34: Voltage Configuration
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 35: 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 36: Boot Screen
3.5 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to con 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 inde nite waiting. -
Page 37: 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 38: Exit Screen
3.7 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save con 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 39: Software Support
Click on a speci 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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