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ASROCK Q2900-ITX User Manual

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  • Page 1 Q2900-ITX Q2900-ITX Q 2 9 0 0 - I T X Q 2 9 0 0 - I T X...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (including damages for loss of proits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the documentation or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) Jumpers Setup Onboard Headers and Connectors Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers A-Tuning Intel® Smart Connect Technology ASRock APP Shop 3.4.1 UI Overview 3.4.2 Apps 3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers 3.4.4 Setting Start8 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY...
  • Page 4 4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 4.1.2 Navigation Keys Main Screen Advanced Screen 4.3.1 CPU Coniguration 4.3.2 Chipset Coniguration 4.3.3 Storage Coniguration 4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 4.3.5 Super IO Coniguration 4.3.6 ACPI Coniguration 4.3.7 USB Coniguration 4.3.8 Trusted Computing Tools Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Security Screen Boot Screen Exit Screen...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for speciic information about the model you are using. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

  • Page 6: Speciications

    • Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports • Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Audio Codec) • Premium Blu-ray Audio support • Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
  • Page 7 • 1 x DVI-D Port • 1 x HDMI Port • 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port • 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED...
  • Page 8 Due to limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Windows® 64-bit operat- ing systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

  • Page 9: Motherboard Layout

    Q2900-ITX 1.3 Motherboard Layout 64Mb BIOS CPU_FAN1 DDR3_A1 CMOS USB 2.0 Battery T: USB3 B: USB4 MINI_PCIE1 USB 3.0 USB1_2 Top: T: USB3 RJ-45 B: USB4 USB3_1_2 HD_AUDIO1 SATA3_A SATA2_2 PANEL1 SATA3_A1 SATA2_1 PLED PWRBTN HDLED RESET COM1 TPMS1 LPT1...
  • Page 10 No. Description CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2) USB 3.0 Header (USB3_1_2) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2) System Panel Header (PANEL1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1) TPM Header (TPMS1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

  • Page 11: I/O Panel

    Q2900-ITX 1.4 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description PS/2 Mouse Port Front Speaker (Lime)** D-Sub Port Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB_34) Optical SPDIF Out Port LAN RJ-45 Port* USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34) Central / Bass (Orange) HDMI Port Rear Speaker (Black)
  • Page 12 * here are two LEDs on the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port Activity / Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description No Link 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Installation

    Q2900-ITX Chapter 2 Installation his is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 14: Installing Memory Modules (So-Dimm)

    2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) his motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) SO- DIMM slots. If only one SO-DIMM module is installed, please install it into DDR3_ It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L slot;...
  • Page 15 Q2900-ITX...

  • Page 16: Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots)

    2.2 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) here are 2 PCI Express slots on the motherboard. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched of or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

  • Page 17: Jumpers Setup

    Q2900-ITX 2.3 Jumpers Setup he illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Open”. he illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...

  • Page 18: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.4 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 to the motherboard. System Panel Header Connect the power PLED+ PLED-...
  • Page 19 Q2900-ITX Serial ATA2 Connectors hese two SATA2 SATA2_2 (SATA2_1: connectors support SATA see p.5, No. 9) data cables for internal SATA2_1 (SATA2_2: storage devices with up to see p.5, No. 6) 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATA3 Connectors hese two SATA3...
  • Page 20 1. High Deinition 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 21 Q2900-ITX Chassis Intrusion Header his motherboard supports (2-pin CI1) CASE OPEN detection feature Signal (see p.5, No. 12) that detects if the chassis cove has been removed. This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. TPM Header his connector supports Trusted...

  • Page 22: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 3.1 Installing Drivers he Support CD that comes with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features. Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. he CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN”...

  • Page 23: A-Tuning

    Q2900-ITX 3.2 A-Tuning A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose sotware suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM and a whole lot more. 3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support CD, A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well.
  • Page 24 Tools Various tools and utilities. XFast RAM Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! Create a hidden partition, then assign which iles should be stored in the RAM drive.

  • Page 25: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    Q2900-ITX 3.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology is a feature that periodically wakes your computer from Windows® sleep state to refresh email or social networking applications. It saves your waiting time and keeps the content always up-to-date.

  • Page 26: Setup Guide

    3.3.2 Setup Guide Installing ASRock Smart Connect Utility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Smart Connect. Step 2 Once installed, run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows...
  • Page 27 Q2900-ITX Step 3 Click the Add button. Take Foxmail as an example, add Foxmail to the Application list. Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List, then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List.
  • Page 28 Step 6 Double-click the Intel® Smart Connect Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray. Step 7 Drag the slider to conigure how oten the system will connect to the network to download updates. Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates, but may cause more power consumption.
  • Page 29 Q2900-ITX he system will wake up from sleep state periodically, and then start to update Foxmail. he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage. Aterwards, the system will automatically return to sleep state again.

  • Page 30: Asrock App Shop

    Double-click on your desktop to access ASRock APP Shop utility. *You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop. 3.4.1 UI Overview Category Panel Hot News...

  • Page 31: Apps

    Q2900-ITX 3.4.2 Apps When the "Apps" tab is selected, you will see all the available apps on screen for you to download. Installing an App Step 1 Find the app you want to install. he most recommended app appears on the let side of the screen. he other various apps are shown on the right.
  • Page 32 Step 3 If you want to install the app, click on the red icon to start downloading. Step 4 When installation completes, you can ind the green "Installed" icon appears on the upper right corner. To uninstall it, simply click on the trash can icon *he trash icon may not appear for certain apps.
  • Page 33 Q2900-ITX Upgrading an App You can only upgrade the apps you have already installed. When there is an available new version for your app, you will ind the mark of "New Version" appears below the installed app icon. Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more details.

  • Page 34: Bios & Drivers

    3.4.3 BIOS & Drivers Installing BIOS or Drivers When the "BIOS & Drivers" tab is selected, you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers. Please update them all soon. Step 1 Please check the item information before update. Click on to see more details.

  • Page 35: Setting

    Q2900-ITX 3.4.4 Setting In the "Setting" page, you can change the language, select the server location, and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows startup.

  • Page 36: Start8

    3.5.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8. 3.5.2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. hen select...
  • Page 37 Q2900-ITX Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options, including icon sizes, which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display, quick access to recently used apps, the functionality of the power button, and more. Control...
  • Page 38 Control lets you conigure what a click on the start button or a press on the Windows key does. Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop. It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode and bypass the Metro user interface.

  • Page 39: Chapter 4 Uefi Setup Utility

    Q2900-ITX Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction his section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY by pressing <F2> or <Del> right ater you power on the computer, otherwise, the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) will continue with its test routines.

  • Page 40: Navigation Keys

    4.1.2 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>...

  • Page 41: Main Screen

    Q2900-ITX 4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.

  • Page 42: Advanced Screen

    4.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Coniguration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Intel® Smart Connect Technology, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 43: Cpu Coniguration

    Q2900-ITX 4.3.1 CPU Coniguration Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation.

  • Page 44: Intel Virtualization Technology

    Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently requested cache line. Enable for better performance. Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems.

  • Page 45: Chipset Coniguration

    Q2900-ITX 4.3.2 Chipset Coniguration DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage. he default value is [Auto]. Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. Share Memory Conigure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up.

  • Page 46: Onboard Lan

    Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller. PCIE1 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE1. Deep S5 Conigure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down. Restore on AC/Power Loss Select the power state ater a power failure. If [Power Of] is selected, the power will remain of when the power recovers.

  • Page 47: Storage Coniguration

    Q2900-ITX 4.3.3 Storage Coniguration SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode Selection IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advan- tages.
  • Page 48 ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE: For better compatibility. AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance.

  • Page 49: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    Q2900-ITX 4.3.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology ® Intel Smart Connect Technology ® Intel Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. while the computer is in sleep mode.

  • Page 50: Super Io Coniguration

    4.3.5 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port 1 Enable or disable the Serial port 1. Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port. Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port. Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port. Device Mode Select the device mode according to your connected device.

  • Page 51: Acpi Coniguration

    Q2900-ITX 4.3.6 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests.
  • Page 52 USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller. USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse.

  • Page 53: Usb Coniguration

    Q2900-ITX 4.3.7 USB Coniguration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB ports. USB 3.0 Controller Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports. Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support.

  • Page 54: Trusted Computing

    4.3.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.

  • Page 55: Tools

    Save UEFI iles in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you. Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash.

  • Page 56: Network Coniguration

    Network Coniguration Use this to conigure internet connection settings for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Enable or disable sound efects in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware.

  • Page 57: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    Q2900-ITX 4.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen his section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, fan speed and voltage. CPU Fan 1 Setting his allows you to set CPU fan 1’s speed. Coniguration options: [Full On] and [Automatic Mode].

  • Page 58: Security Screen

    4.6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. You may also clear the user password. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password.

  • Page 59: Boot Screen

    Q2900-ITX 4.7 Boot Screen his section displays the available devices on your system for you to conigure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. In fast mode you may not boot from an USB storage device.

  • Page 60: Launch Storage Oprom Policy

    Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages. AddOn ROM Display Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM messages or conigure the AddOn ROM if you've enabled Full Screen Logo. Disable for faster boot speed. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module.

  • Page 61: Exit Screen

    Q2900-ITX 4.8 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message, “Save coniguration 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...

  • Page 62: Contact Information

    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. For technical questions, please submit a support request form at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp...

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