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Version 1.0
Published March 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    AD2550-ITX User Manual Version 1.0 Published March 2013 Copyright©2013 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: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction ............5 1.1 Package Contents ............5 1.2 Specifications ..............6 1.3 Unique Features ............9 1.4 Motherboard Layout ............11 1.5 I/O Panel ............... 12 2 Installation ............13 2.1 Screw Holes ..............13 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......... 13 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) ....
  • 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...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Platform - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm - All Solid Capacitor design ® - Intel Dual-Core Atom Processor D2550 (1.86 GHz) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology ® Chipset - Southbridge: Intel NM10 Express Memory - 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered...
  • Page 7 * Due to lack of Intel 64-bit VGA driver support, this motherboard does not support 64-bit OS. Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com...
  • Page 8 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. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense.

  • Page 9: Unique Features

    1.3 Unique Features ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a much more efficient way to save energy, time, money, and improves system running speed for your sys- tem.
  • Page 10 ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into AS- Rock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory ® space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32-bit CPU.

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout

    USB 2.0 Top: T: USB4 RJ-45 B: USB5 SATAII_1 SATAII_2 CMOS Battery 16Mb BIOS USB8_9 USB6_7 AD2550-ITX PLED PWRBTN HD_AUDIO1 AUDIO CIR1 CODEC HDLED RESET PANEL 1 PCI1 CLRCMOS1 SPEAKER1 Print Port Header (LPT1, White) Consumer Infrared Module Header (CIR1)

  • Page 12: I/O Panel

    1.5 I/O Panel USB 2.0 Ports ** 8 Front Speaker (Lime) D-Sub Port Microphone (Pink) LAN RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports Central / Bass (Orange) USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1042) Rear Speaker (Black) HDMI Port Optical SPDIF Out Port DVI-D Port Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port.

  • Page 13: 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 configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

  • Page 14: Installation Of Memory Modules (So-Dimm)

    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) AD2550-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.

  • Page 15: 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 16: 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 benefits 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 17 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-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function.

  • Page 18: 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 19: 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.11, No.
  • Page 20 Infrared Module Header This header supports an IRTX +5VSB optional wireless transmitting (5-pin IR1) DUMMY and receiving infrared module. (see p.11 No. 10) IRRX Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front PRESENCE# panel audio cable that allows (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) MIC_RET OUT_RET...
  • Page 21 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 22 Print Port Header This is an interface for print AFD# ERROR# port cable that allows (25-pin LPT1) PINIT# SLIN# convenient connection of printer (see p.11 No. 1) devices. SPD7 SPD6 ACK# SPD5 BUSY SPD4 SPD3 SLCT SPD2 SPD1 SPD0 STB# Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a serial port module.

  • Page 23: Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ata2 (Sata2) Hard Disks

    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 24: Driver Installation Guide

    2.10 Driver Installation Guide 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 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 configure 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 <Enter>...

  • Page 27: Advanced Screen

    3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configu- ration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Voltage Configuration. 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 ® ® ® Windows 7.

  • 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 certification. 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. Configuration 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. Configuration 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. 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 configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].

  • 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 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 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 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 39: Software Support

    Click on a specific 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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