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4 Software Support ..........43 4.1 Install Operating System ..........43 4.2 Support CD Information ..........43 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........43 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............43 4.2.3 Utilities Menu............43 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........43...
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1.2 Speciications Form Dimensions Mini-ITX (6.7-in x 6.7-in) Factor ® Socket BGA 1364 for Intel Core i7/i5/i3/mobile processor (Haswell) Core (By CPU, Max 4) Processor Number System Max Speed (By CPU) L3 Cache (By CPU) Chipset QM87 BIOS UEFI Mini-PCIe 1 (Full size) mSATA 1 (Full size)
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DisplayPort 2 Ethernet 4 x USB 3.0 compliant Audio 2 (Mic-In, Line-Out) Serial 2 (RS-232/422/485) PS/2 - 8 (4 x USB Header 2.54mm pitch) - 1 Vertical Type A USB Connector LVDS/ 24 bit dual channel LVDS Inverter Serial 4 (RS-232) 4 x SATA3 (6.0Gb/s), Support RAID SATA 0/1/5/10...
1.4 I/O Panel COM Port (COM1) USB 3.0 Ports (USB_23) COM Port (COM2) HDMI Port (HDMI1) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1) USB 3.0 Ports (USB_01) DisplayPort (DP2) VGA Port (VGA1) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2) DisplayPort (DP1) Line out (Lime) DC Jack (DC_JACK1) Microphone (Pink) * There are two LED next to the LAN port.
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 coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) This motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO-DIMM slots. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged. Installing a SO-DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing SO-DIMMs or the system components.
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express, mini-PCIe and mini-SATA Slots) There is 1 PCI Express slot, 1 mini-PCIe slot and 1 mini-SATA slot on this mother- board. PCIE slot: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
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”...
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! LVDS Panel Connector Signal Name Signal Name LVDD...
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CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan FAN_SPEED_CONTROL cable to the connector and (4-pin CPU_FAN1) CPU_FAN_SPEED +12V match the black wire to the (see p.8 No. 5) ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
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System Panel Header This header accommodates several system front panel (9-pin PANEL1) functions. (see p.8, No. 14) 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.
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USB 2.0 Headers There are four USB 2.0 headers and one port on this (9-pin USB4_5/USB6_7/USB8_9/USB10_11: see p.8, No. 16) motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. (USB12: see p.8, No. 17) Chassis Intrusion Headers This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature (2-pin CI1/CI2: see p.8, No.
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ATX Power Connector (Input 9V-19V) Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector. (4-pin ATX12V1) (see p.8, No. 1) 1-2: GND 3-4: DC Input TPM Header This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (19-pin TPM1) system, which can see p.8, No.
Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive irst. 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 conigure 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 conigurations for the following items: CPU Conigu- ration, Chipset Coniguration, Storage Coniguration, Intel(R) Rapid Start Technolo- gy, Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology, AMT Coniguration, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration and Voltage Coniguration. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.
3.3.1 CPU Coniguration Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core, so that the overall performance on threaded software is improved. 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.
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Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies. Please set this item to [Disabled] if above issues occur. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology. Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre- quency in speciic conditions.
3.3.2 Chipset Coniguration DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express]. VT-d ®...
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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 Audio feature. Onboard LAN1 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN1 feature. Onboard LAN2 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN2 feature.
3.3.3 Storage Coniguration SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. SATA Mode Selection Use this to select SATA mode. Coniguration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI 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 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which al- lows users to resume in just 5-6 seconds. The default is [Disabled].
3.3.5 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item 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.
3.3.6 AMT Technology Intel AMT Use this to enable or disable Intel(R) Active Management Technology BIOS Extension. The default is [Enabled]. BIOS Hotkey Pressed Use this to enable or disable BIOS hotkey press. The default is [Disabled]. MEBx Selection Screen Use this to enable or disable MEBx Selection Screen.
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PET Progress User can enable or disable PET Events progress to receive PET events or not. The default is [Enabled].
3.3.7 Super IO Coniguration COM1 Coniguration Use this to set parameters of COM1. COM2 Coniguration Use this to set parameters of COM2. COM3 Coniguration Use this to set parameters of COM3. COM4 Coniguration Use this to set parameters of COM4. COM5 Coniguration Use this to set parameters of COM5.
3.3.8 ACPI Coniguration 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. Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table.
3.3.9 USB Coniguration USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. Intel USB 3.0 Mode Use this item to enable or disable the use of Intel USB 3.0 mode. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four coniguration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].
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 fan 1’s speed.
3.5 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to conig- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer’s boot time. There are three con- iguration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast].
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Boot Beep Select whether the Boot Beep should be turned on or off when the system boots up. Please note that a buzzer is needed. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [En- abled].
3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set, change or clear the supervisor/user password for the system. Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot. The default value is [Disabled].
3.7 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save coniguration 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 speciic 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-...
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