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4 Software Support ..........37 4.1 Install Operating System ..........37 4.2 Support CD Information ..........37 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........37 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............37 4.2.3 Utilities Menu............37 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........37...
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1.4 I/O Panel PS/2 Mouse Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Com Port A (COM1) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) VGA Port (VGA1) HDMI Port (HDMI1) LAN RJ-45 Port Com Port B (COM2) Line out (Green) PS/2 Keyboard Port Microphone (Pink) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
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.
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) IMB-130 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 a DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged.
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and mini-PCIE Slots) There is 1 PCI slot and 1 mini-PCIE slot on this motherboard. PCI slot: The PCI slot is used to install an expansion card that has 32-bit PCI interface. The mini-PCIE slot is used for PCI Express mini cards. Installing an expansion card Step 1.
2.5 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”...
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GPIO BackLight Invert PWM Selection Name In BIOS Port Remark [3:0] (Pixel) (Line) (bit) Type output 0000 1366x768/18-bit/1-ch/LED 1366 Single 0001 800x600/18-bit/1-ch/CCFL Single CCFL 0010 1024x768/24-bit/1-ch/CCFL 1024 Single CCFL 0011 1280x1024/24-bit/2-ch/CCFL 1280 1024 Dual CCFL 0100 1366x768/24-bit/1-ch/CCFL 1366 Single CCFL 0101 1440x900/24-bit/2-ch/CCFL 1440...
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ATX/AT Mode Selection 1-2 : AT Mode 2-3 : ATX Mode (3-pin PWR_JP1) (see p.8, No. 18) Digital Input/Output Power Selection 1-2 : +12V 2-3 : +5V (3-pin JGPIO_PWR1) (see p.8, No. 16)
2.6 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! SATA2 Connectors These two Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support (SATA2_1: see p.8, No.
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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).
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Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the fan cable to the fan connector and (3-pin CHA_FAN1) FAN_SPEED +12V match the black wire to the (see p.8 No. 8) ground pin. CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan 4 3 2 1 cable to the connector and (4-pin CPU_FAN1) match the black wire to the...
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Printer Port Header (25-pin LPT1) (see p.8 No. 12) LVDS Con Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name VDD PWR VDD PWR (40-pin LVDS1) EDID PWR (3V) EDID_CLK EDID_DAT RXINO0- (see p.8 No. 2) RXINO0+ RXINO1- RXINO1+ RXINO2- RXINO2+ RXINO3- RXINO3+ RXOCLKIN-...
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 top to bottom to install those required drivers.
Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 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>...
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>...
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.
3.3.1 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 ®...
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration Set Panel Type by Use this to configure Set Panel Type. The default value is [UEFI Setup]. Panel Type Selection Use this to select panel type. The default value is [1366x768/18-bit/1-ch/ LED]. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled].
3.3.3 Storage Configuration Onboard SATAII 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.
3.3.4 Super IO Configuration COM1 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM1. COM2 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM2. COM4 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM4. COM5 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM5. COM6 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM6.
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. S3 Video Repost Use this to enable/disable S3 Video Repost. The default value is [Enabled]. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
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 configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled].
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_FAN1 Setting This allows you to set CPU_FAN1’s speed.
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.
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?”...
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, you’re welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may con-...