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ASROCK IMB-170 User Manual

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IMB-170
IMB-170-V

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published September 2012
Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    IMB-170 IMB-170-V User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2012 Copyright©2012 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 ............. 10 1.4 Motherboard Layout ............. 11 1.5 I/O Panel ..............13 2. Installation ..............14 2.1 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......15 2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) ....
  • Page 4 3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY ..........36 3.1 Introduction ..............36 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ............. 36 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............ 37 3.2 Main Screen ..............38 3.3 Advanced Screen ............39 3.3.1 CPU Configuration ..........40 3.3.2 North Bridge Configuration ........43 3.3.3 South Bridge Configuration ........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock IMB-170 motherboard, a reliable moth- erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the mother- board and step-by-step hardware installation guide.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    - Intel HD Graphics - Four VGA Output options: DisplayPort, DVI-I (D-Sub Port for IMB-170-V), LVDS and HDMI (see CAUTION 2) - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz - Supports DVI-I with max.
  • Page 7 - 2 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x DisplayPort - 1 x DVI-I Port (D-Sub Port for IMB-170-V) - 1 x HDMI Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and...
  • Page 8 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit / Linux compliant 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 9 7 / Vista / XP. For ® Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the ® memory that Windows cannot use. 2. You can choose to use two of the four monitors only. Dis- playPort, DVI-I, LVDS and HDMI monitors cannot be en- abled at the same time.

  • Page 10: Unique Features

    1.3 Unique Features ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating ® systems first like MS-DOS or Windows . With this util- ity, you can press the <F6>...

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout

    1.4 Motherboard Layout SET_CM1 CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 SET_CM2 COM1 Mouse/ Keyboard Socket G2 DVI1 COM2 PCIE2 USB_10_11 USB 2.0 T: USB1 RJ-45 B: USB0 14,15 USB 2.0 USB_8_9 T: USB3 HDMI B: USB2 USB_6_7 SATA3_0 USB 3.0 SATA3_1 LPC1 SPEAKER2 T: USB5 RJ-45 COM6 COM5...
  • Page 12 USB 3.0 Header (USB_10_11) Intel QM77 Chipset COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumpers (SET_CM4) COM Port Signal/Power Setting Jumpers (SET_CM3) Digital I/O Power Jumper (JGPIO_PWR1) USB 2.0 Header (USB_8_9) USB 2.0 Header (USB_6_7) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, White) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Blue) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Blue) SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1)

  • Page 13: I/O Panel

    11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) * 5 LAN RJ-45 Port 12 DVI-I Port 6 Line in (Blue) (D-Sub Port for IMB-170-V) 7 Line out (Green) 13 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 14 DisplayPort * There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

  • Page 14: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation This is a mini ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the mother- board, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the mother- board fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard com- ponents or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 15: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.1 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO- DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs. 1.

  • Page 16: Installing An Expansion Card

    2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards. Mini-PCIE Slots: PCIE2 is used for mini-PCIE cards. Installing an expansion card Step 1.

  • Page 17: Serial Sata / Sata2 / Sata3 Hard Disk Installation

    2.3 Serial SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hard Disk Installation ® This motherboard adopts Intel QM77 chipset that supports SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disks and RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology. STEP 1: Connect the SATA power cable to the hard disk.

  • Page 18: Power Connectors

    2.4 Power Connectors Please plug a power cable to the power connector. 4-Pin Power Connector (4-pin DC12V1) (see p.11, No. 7) SATA Power Connector Please connect the SATA Power cable to this connec- (3-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.11, No. 23) tor. +12V...

  • Page 19: System Panel Installation

    2.5 System Panel Installation Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

  • Page 20: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Plac- ing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage to the motherboard! USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there (9-pin USB8_9)
  • Page 21 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by the steps below: A.
  • Page 22 LVDS Panel Connector Signal Name Signal Name BL PWR BL PWR (Optional) BL CTRL BL PWR (40-pin LVDS1) BL EN (see p.11, No. 1) LVDSB CLK- LVDSB CLK+ LVDSB D3+ DVLVDD_EN LVDSB D3- LVDSB D2- LVDSB D2+ LVDSB D1+ LVDSB D1- LVDSB D0- LVDSB D0+ LVDSA CLK+...
  • Page 23 Print Port Header T h i s i s a n i n t e r f a c e f o r print port cables that allow (25-pin LPT1) convenient connection of (see p.11, No. 24) printer devices. Digital I/O Header PIN Signal Name PIN Signal Name GPIO PWR (10-pin JGPIO1)

  • Page 24: 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 jump- er is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...
  • Page 25 COM Port Signal/Power 1-2: +12V Setting Jumpers 2-3: +5V (5-pin SET_CM1) 4-5: RRI# (see p.11, No. 2) (5-pin SET_CM2) (see p.11, No. 3) (5-pin SET_CM3) (see p.11, No. 14) (5-pin SET_CM4) (see p.11, No. 15) Digital I/O Power Setting 1-2: +12V 2-3: +5V (3-pin JGPIO_PWR1) (see p.11, No.

  • Page 26: Operating System Setup

    2.8 Operating System Setup ® ® This motherboard supports Linux and various Microsoft Windows operat- ing systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only.

  • Page 27: Tm / Vista Tm

    ® 2.8.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit Without RAID Using AHCI Mode STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility > Advanced > Storage Configuration > SATA Mode. ®...
  • Page 28 ® 2.8.3 Installing Windows 7 64-bit / Vista 64-bit on a HDD Larger than 2 terabytes (2TB) without RAID ® This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be ® installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please make sure to use Windows ®...

  • Page 29: 64-Bit With Raid

    ® 2.8.4 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID STEP 1: Set Up UEFI. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility > Advanced > Storage Configuration > SATA Mode. STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide”...

  • Page 30: Driver Installation

    Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 2.9.4 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 contact your dealer for further information.

  • Page 31: Dual Monitor

    Dual Monitor This motherboard supports dual monitor. With the internal VGA output support DisplayPort, DVI-I (D-Sub Port for IMB-170-V), HDMI and LVDS, you can enjoy dual monitor without installing any add-on VGA cards to this motherboard . This motherboard also provides independent display...

  • Page 32: Hot Plug And Hot Swap For Hard Disk Drives

    2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for Hard Disk Drives This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 in AHCI / RAID mode. What is Hot Plug and Hot Swap? If the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID, it is called “Hot Plug”...
  • Page 33 * Hot Plug / Hot Swap might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation. The support information of our motherboards are indicated in the product spec on our website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure your HDDs can support Hot Plug / Hot Swap from your dealer or HDD user manual.
  • Page 34 The latest SATA drivers are available on our support website: www.asrock.com 6. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable from our motherboard package. 7. Please follow the instructions below step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss.
  • Page 35 How to Hot Unplug / Hot Swap a HDD: Please follow the instructions below to process Hot Unplug / Hot Swap. Improper procedures will cause the HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Unplug the SATA data cable from the HDD’s side. Step 2 Unplug the SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from the HDD's side.

  • Page 36: Uefi Setup Utility

    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.

  • Page 37: Navigation Keys

    3.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.

  • Page 38: Main Screen

    3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.

  • Page 39: Advanced Screen

    3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Nouth Bridge Configuration, South Bridge Configuration, Storage Configuration, Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology, Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology, AMT Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 40: Cpu Configuration

    3.3.1 CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Use this to change the ratio value of this motherboard. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technolo- gy. Processors can switch between multiple frequencies and volt- age points to enable power saving. The default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].
  • Page 41 Use this to configure long duration power limit in watts. Long Duration Maintained Use this to configure the time window which the long duration power is maintained. Short Duration Power Limit Use this to configure short duration power limit in watts. Primary Plane Current Limit Use this to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane.
  • Page 42 Use this to enable the CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheating. The default value is [Enabled]. No-Execute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an en- hancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection”...

  • Page 43: North Bridge Configuration

    3.3.2 North Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the pri- mary graphics adapter. The default value is [PCI Express]. VT-d Use this to enable/disable Intel(R) Virtualization Technology for the Directed I/O. PCIE1 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE1 Link Speed.
  • Page 44 LCD Panel Resolution Select the LCD panel resolution. Backlight Control Use this to configure Backlight Control settings. Panel Color Depth Select LFP Panel Color Depth. Panel Backlight Brightness Adjust Panel Backlight Brightness Level.

  • Page 45: South Bridge Configuration

    3.3.3 South Bridge Configuration Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be dis- abled when a PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Au- dio.

  • Page 46: Storage Configuration

    3.3.4 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Use this to enable or disable the SATA Controllers. SATA Mode Selection Use this to select the SATA mode for SATA3_0, SATA3_1, SATA2_2 and SATA2_3 ports. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [IDE Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.

  • Page 47: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology

    3.3.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. The de- fault is [Disabled].

  • Page 48: Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology

    3.3.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology. Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology keeps your e-mail and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode. The default is [Enabled].

  • Page 49: Amt Configuration

    3.3.7 AMT Configuration Intel AMT Use this to enable or disable Intel(R) Active Management Tech- nology. BIOS Hotkey Pressed Use this to enable or disable BIOS Hotkey Pressed. MEBx Selection Screen Use this to enable or disable MEBx selection screen. Hide Un-Configure ME Configuration Use this to hide Un-Configure ME without password confirmation prompt.
  • Page 50 Use this to enable or disable PET Events progress to recieve PET events. WatchDog Use this to enable or disable WatchDog Timer.

  • Page 51: Super Io Configuration

    3.3.8 Super IO Configuration COM1 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM1. COM2 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM2. COM3 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM3. COM4 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM4. COM5 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM5.

  • Page 52: Acpi Configuration

    3.3.9 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this to select whether to auto-detect or disable Suspend-to- RAM. Select [Auto] to enable if the OS supports it. Check Ready Bit Use this to enable or disable Check Ready Bit. ACPI HPET Table Use this to enable or disable the ACPI HPET Table.
  • Page 53 USB Mouse Power On Use this to enable or disable the USB Mouse to power on the system.

  • Page 54: Usb Configuration

    3.3.10 USB Configuration USB 2.0 Controller Use this to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. USB 3.0 Controller Use this to enable or disable the USB 3.0 controller. Legacy USB Support Use this to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].

  • Page 55: 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. CHA_FAN1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed.

  • Page 56: Boot Screen

    3.5 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for the setup activation key.

  • Page 57: Security Screen

    3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. You may also clear the user password.

  • Page 58: Exit Screen

    3.7 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message, “Save con- figuration changes and exit setup?” will pop out. Select [OK] to save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?”...

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