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  • Page 1 User Manual...

  • 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

    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Package Contents Speciications Motherboard Layout I/O Panel Chapter 2 Installation Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot) Jumpers Setup Onboard Headers and Connectors Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers A-Tuning Intel® Smart Connect Technology Start8 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY Introduction...
  • Page 4 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 Tools Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    If you require technical support related to this mother- board, 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

    HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) • Supports HDCP with HDMI Port • Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI Port • 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) Audio • Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
  • Page 7 • 1 x Serial Port: COM1 • 1 x D-Sub Port • 1 x HDMI Port • 3 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) • 1 x USB 3.0 Port (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 operating systems do not have such limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows® cannot use.

  • Page 9: Motherboard Layout

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 1.3 Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN1 DDR3_A1 64Mb BIOS TPMS1 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: USB4_5 RJ-45 SATA2_ SATA2_2 HD_AUDIO1 CMOS Battery SPEAKER1 COM2 PLED PWRBTN SPEAKER2 AUDIO CLRCMOS1 CODEC HDLED RESET PCIE1 PANEL1...
  • Page 10 No. Description TPM Header (TPMS1) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) System Panel Header (PANEL1) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_1) COM Port Header (COM2) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

  • Page 11: I/O Panel

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 1.4 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description PS/2 Mouse Port USB 2.0 Port (USB2) Parallel Port USB 3.0 Port (USB3) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) HDMI Port LAN RJ-45 Port* D-Sub Port Line In (Light Blue) COM Port...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation his is an 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 13: Installing Memory Modules (So-Dimm)

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 2.1 Installing Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) his motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3/DDR3L (Double Data Rate 3) SO- DIMM slots. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3/DDR3L slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged.

  • Page 15: Expansion Slot (Pci Express Slot)

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 2.2 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot) here is 1 PCI Express slot on this 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 16: Jumpers Setup

    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” when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

  • Page 17: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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.
  • Page 18 Serial ATA2 Connectors hese two SATA2 SATA2_1 (SATA2_1: connectors support SATA see p.7, No. 8) data cables for internal SATA2_2 (SATA2_2: storage devices with up to see p.7, No. 10) 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. USB 2.0 Headers Besides three USB 2.0 USB_PWR (9-pin USB4_5) ports on the I/O panel,...
  • Page 19 Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis DUMMY SPEAKER (4-pin SPEAKER1) speaker to this header. DUMMY (see p.7, No. 6) Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN_SPEED Please connect fan cable FAN_VOLTAGE (3-pin CHA_FAN1) to the fan connector and (see p.7, No. 11) match the black wire to the ground pin.
  • Page 20 Serial Port Header RRXD1 his COM2 header DDTR#1 DDSR#1 (9-pin COM2) supports a serial port CCTS#1 (see p.7, No. 9) module. RRI#1 RRTS#1 TTXD1 DDCD#1...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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 22: A-Tuning

    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 23 Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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. Good Night LED Switch of the Power/LAN LEDs when the system is on, and automatically switch of the Power and Keyboard LEDs when the system enters into Standby/Hibernation mode.

  • Page 24: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    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. 3.3.1 System Requirements •...

  • Page 25: 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 26 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. Step 5 Click Apply to enable Smart Connect.
  • Page 27 Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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 28 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. Upon waking up the system, you will ind the new mail that were sent to you during sleep state are already updated and ready to be read in Foxmail.

  • Page 29: Start8

    3.4.1 Installing Start8 Install Start8, which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD: \ ASRock Utility > Start8. 3.4.2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu. hen select...
  • Page 30 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 31 Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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 32: Chapter 4 Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4.1 Introduction ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system coniguration tools, cool sound efects and stunning visuals. Not only will it make BIOS setup less diicult but also a lot more amusing. his section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITy to conigure your system.

  • Page 33: Navigation Keys

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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 34: Main Screen

    4.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITy, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Q1900B-ITX: D1800B-ITX...

  • Page 35: Advanced Screen

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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 and USB Coniguration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 36: Cpu Coniguration

    4.3.1 CPU Coniguration Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation. CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C3, C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving.

  • Page 37: Chipset Coniguration

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-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 38: 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 39: Storage Coniguration

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-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 advantages.

  • Page 40: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    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 41: Super Io Coniguration

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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. Serial Port 2 Enable or disable the Serial port 2. Infrared Port Address Select the address of the Infrared port.

  • Page 42: Acpi Coniguration

    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 43 Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX 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 44: Usb Coniguration

    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 45: 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 46: Network Coniguration

    Network Coniguration Use this to conigure internet connection settings for Internet Flash. Internet Setting Select an internet connection mode. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware.

  • Page 47: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-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.

  • Page 48: Boot Screen

    4.6 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. Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card.
  • Page 49 Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-ITX Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable unless you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows 8 64-bit and all of your...

  • Page 50: Security Screen

    4.7 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 51: Exit Screen

    Q1900B-ITX / D1800B-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 52: 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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