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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 Unique Features Motherboard Layout I/O Panel Chapter 2 Installation Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) Jumpers Setup Onboard Headers and Connectors Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation Installing Drivers A-Tuning...
  • Page 4 Main Screen OC Tweaker Screen Advanced Screen 4.4.1 CPU Coniguration 4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration 4.4.3 Storage Coniguration 4.4.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology 4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration 4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration 4.4.7 USB Coniguration 4.4.8 Trusted Computing Tools Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security 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

    1.2 Speciications • ATX Form Factor Platform • All Solid Capacitor design • Supports 4 Generation Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® / Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package • Digi Power design • 4 Power Phase design • Supports Intel®...
  • Page 7 H81 Pro BTC • Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and 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)
  • Page 8 • Microsot® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64- bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit • FCC, CE, WHQL Certiica- • ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) tions * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com...
  • Page 9 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 10: Unique Features

    LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS lash utility embedded in Flash ROM. his conve- nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without preparing an additional loppy diskette or other complicated lash utility.
  • Page 11 H81 Pro BTC ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically inish the BIOS update procedure ater regaining power. Please note that BIOS iles need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk.
  • Page 12 Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. he lightning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function, the PC will enter the UEFI directly ater you restart.

  • Page 13: Motherboard Layout

    H81 Pro BTC 1.4 Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 PWR_FAN1 TPMS1 ATX12V1 USB 3.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 HDMI1 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB0 RJ-45 B: USB1 SLI/XFIRE_PWR2 CHA_FAN1 CLRCMOS1 CMOS USB 3.0 PCIE1 Battery H81 Pro BTC PCIE2 32Mb PCIE3...
  • Page 14 No. Description CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) TPM Header (TPMS1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Power LED Header (PLED1) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1) SATA2 Connector (SATA2_0) SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

  • Page 15: I/O Panel

    H81 Pro BTC 1.5 I/O Panel No. Description No. Description PS/2 Mouse Port Front Speaker (Lime) Parallel Port Microphone (Pink) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB_01) HDMI Port D-Sub Port LAN RJ-45 Port* COM Port Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Keyboard Port * here are two LEDs on each LAN port.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation his is an ATX 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 17: Installing The Cpu

    H81 Pro BTC 2.1 Installing the CPU 1. Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket.
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  • Page 19 H81 Pro BTC Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service.

  • Page 20: Installing The Cpu Fan And Heatsink

    2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink...

  • Page 21: Installing Memory Modules (Dimm)

    H81 Pro BTC 2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) his motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. 1. For dual channel coniguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pairs.
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  • Page 23: Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots)

    H81 Pro BTC 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) here are 6 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 24: Jumpers Setup

    2.5 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 25: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    H81 Pro BTC 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 to the motherboard.
  • Page 26 Serial ATA2 Connectors hese two SATA2 SATA2_0 (SATA2_0: connectors support SATA see p.9, No. 11) data cables for internal (SATA2_1: storage devices with up to SATA2_1 see p.9, No. 13) 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATA3 Connectors hese two SATA3 SATA3_0 (SATA3_0: connectors support SATA...
  • Page 27 H81 Pro BTC Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis DUMMY SPEAKER (4-pin SPEAKER1) speaker to this header. DUMMY (see p.9, No. 10) SPDIF Out Connector Please connect the (2-pin SPDIF_OUT1) SPDIF_OUT connector of (see p.9, No. 19) a HDMI VGA card to this header with a cable.
  • Page 28 ATX 12V Power his motherboard pro- Connector vides an 8-pin ATX 12V (8-pin ATX12V1) power connector. To use a (see p.9, No. 4) 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5. SLI/XFIRE Power Please connect these Connectors connectors to the (4-pin SLI/XFIRE_...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Software And Utilities Operation

    H81 Pro BTC 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 30: 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, Dehumidiier, Good Night LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker 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 31 H81 Pro BTC 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. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer's boot time. Please note that 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 32 Dehumidiier Prevent motherboard damages due to dampness. Enable this function and conigure the period of time until the computer powers on, and the duration of the dehumidifying process. OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system. System Info View information about the system.
  • Page 33 H81 Pro BTC Tech Service Contact Tech Service.

  • Page 34: 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 35: 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 36 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 37 H81 Pro BTC 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 38 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 39: 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 40 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 41 H81 Pro BTC 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 42: 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 43: Navigation Keys

    H81 Pro BTC 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 44: Main Screen

    When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility. UEFI Guide UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASRock's UEFI setup Utility. You may abort the tutorial by pressing "esc".

  • Page 45: Oc Tweaker Screen

    H81 Pro BTC 4.3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. Because the UEFI sotware is constantly being updated, the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

  • Page 46: Cpu Coniguration

    CPU Coniguration Multi core enhancement Improve the system's performance by forcing the CPU to perform the highest frequency on all CPU cores simultaneously. Disable to reduce power consumption. CPU Ratio he CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK. Increasing the CPU Ratio will increase the internal CPU clock speed without afecting the clock speed of other components.

  • Page 47: Long Duration Maintained

    H81 Pro BTC Long Duration Maintained Conigure the period of time until the CPU ratio is lowered when the Long Duration Power Limit is exceeded. Short Duration Power Limit Conigure Package Power Limit 2 in watts. When the limit is exceeded, the CPU ratio will be lowered immediately.

  • Page 48: Dram Coniguration

    DRAM Coniguration CAS# Latency (tCL) he time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data in response. RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) he number of clock cycles required between the opening of a row of memory and accessing columns within it.
  • Page 49 H81 Pro BTC Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) he number of clocks from a Refresh command until the irst Activate command to the same rank. RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) he number of clocks between two rows activated in diferent banks of the same rank.
  • Page 50 tWRRDDR Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent ranks. tWRRDDD Use this to change DRAM tRRSR Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent DIMMs. tWRWR Conigure between module write to write delay. tWRWRDR Conigure between module write to write delay from diferent ranks.

  • Page 51: Fivr Coniguration

    H81 Pro BTC ODT WR (CHB) Conigure the memory on die termination resistors' WR for channel B. ODT NOM (CHA) Use this to change ODT (CHA) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto]. ODT NOM (CHB) Use this to change ODT (CHB) Auto/Manual settings. he default is [Auto].

  • Page 52: Voltage Coniguration

    CPU Cache Override Voltage Add voltage to the CPU Cache when the system is under heavy load. CPU Cache Voltage Ofset Conigure the voltage for the CPU Cache. Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overclocking. System Agent Voltage Ofset Conigure the voltage for the System Agent.

  • Page 53: Advanced Screen

    H81 Pro BTC 4.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Con- iguration, 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 54: Cpu Coniguration

    4.4.1 CPU Coniguration Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. 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. Enhanced Halt State (C1E) Enable Enhanced Halt State (C1E) for lower power consumption.

  • Page 55: Intel Virtualization Technology

    H81 Pro BTC CPU Thermal Throttling Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheat- ing. No-Execute Memory Protection Processors with No-Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain classes of malicious bufer overlow attacks. Intel Virtualization Technology...

  • Page 56: Chipset Coniguration

    4.4.2 Chipset Coniguration Primary Graphics Adapter Select a primary VGA. VT-d Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability, and providing additional levels of manageability, security, isolation, and I/O performance.

  • Page 57: Render Standby

    H81 Pro BTC Render Standby Power down the render unit when the GPU is idle for lower power consumption. Onboard HD Audio Enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed.

  • Page 58: Storage Coniguration

    4.4.3 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 59: Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    H81 Pro BTC 4.4.4 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 60: Super Io Coniguration

    4.4.5 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port 1 Enable or disable the Serial port 1. Serial Port 1 Address Select the address of the Serial port 1. COM2 & IR Enable or disable the Serial port 2 and Infrared port. Serial Port 2 Enable or disable the Serial port 2.

  • Page 61: Device Mode

    H81 Pro BTC Device Mode Select the device mode according to your connected device.

  • Page 62: Acpi Coniguration

    4.4.6 ACPI Coniguration Suspend to RAM Select disable for ACPI suspend type S1. It is recommended to select auto for ACPI S3 power saving. Check Ready Bit Enable to enter the operating system ater S3 only when the hard disk is ready, this is recommended for better system stability.
  • Page 63 H81 Pro BTC RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm. Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating system. USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller.

  • Page 64: Usb Coniguration

    4.4.7 USB Coniguration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB 2.0 ports. Intel USB 3.0 Mode Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports. It is recommended to select [Smart Auto]. 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 65: Trusted Computing

    H81 Pro BTC 4.4.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security for your hard disk drives.

  • Page 66: Tools

    4.5 Tools UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC. Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service. Easy Driver Installer For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support...
  • Page 67 H81 Pro BTC Internet Setting Enable or disable sound efects in the setup utility. UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware. Dehumidiier Function If Dehumidiier Function is enabled, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system ater entering S4/S5 state.
  • Page 68 Save User Default Type a proile name and press enter to save your settings as user default. Load User Default Load previously saved user defaults.

  • Page 69: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    H81 Pro BTC 4.6 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 & 2 Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1&2, or choose Customize to set 5 CPU...

  • Page 70: Boot Screen

    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. 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 71 H81 Pro BTC 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.
  • Page 72 Launch PXE OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only. Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only.

  • Page 73: Security Screen

    H81 Pro BTC 4.8 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.

  • Page 74: Exit Screen

    4.9 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 setup?”...

  • Page 75: Contact Information

    H81 Pro BTC 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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