Asrock AD2700-ITX
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1. Q lt gt 0063 DDR3_A2 17 0cm 6 7 in 1 2 4 Design Taipei Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue SATA2 Connector SATAIL 1 Blue 16Mb SPI Flash PCI Slot PCI1 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 White Intel NM10 Express Chip 1 5 I O Panel AD2700 ITX 14 13 12 11 10 1 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 8 Front Speaker Lime 2 D Sub Port 9 Microphone Pink 3 LAN 45 Port 10 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 4 Central Bass Orange 11 USB3 0 Ports USB23 5 Rear Speaker Black 12 HDMI Port 6 Optical SPDIF Out Port 13 DVI D Port 7 Line In Light Blue 14 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED ae Description Description No Link 10Mbps connection Data Activity 100Mbps connection On Link 1Gbps connection If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack LAN Port See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line In or No 4 Side Speaker No 7 To2. 5 2700 11 02500 User Manual Version 1 0 Published November 2011 Copyright 2011 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by 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 In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like e
3. Advanced screen Storage Configuration Set the option SATA Mode to AHCI STEP 2 Install Windows 7 OS on your system Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced screen Storage Configuration Set the option SATA Mode to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 OS on your system 29 Chapter 3 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 Please press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines you wish to enter the SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the UEFI software 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 3 1 1 Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced
4. 15 16 17 18 19 20 CHA_FAN1 64 bit 204 pin module 28 lt gt Q lt lt gt DDR3 At DDR3_A2 17 0cm 6 7 in LYUMdXLVv 1 2 Design Taipei 17161514 13 Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White USB 2 0 Header 0586 7 Blue SATA2 Connector 1 Blue 16Mb SPI Flash Slot Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 White Intel NM10 Express Chip 1 4 Motherboard Layout 02500 O WN N 10 11 17 0cm 6 7 in 1 USB 2 0 T USB0 N B USB1 LY9A IAG 22 51 55 21 4 Saas CMOS a Battery LNOYS 1 2 MdS 49 99 88 8 901 1001 82 50 ASRock Print Port Header LPT1 White COM Port Header 1 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 CPU Heatsink Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 2 x 204 pin DDR3 SO DIMM Slots DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 Black ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 SATA2 Connector SATAIL 2 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB8 9 Blue Infrared Module Header IR1 System Panel Header PANEL1 White 12 ErP EuP Ready 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 CHA_FAN1 64 bit 204 pin module 5 a
5. Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Confi guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On 41 3 5 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority ASROCK SETUP UTILITY x 0 Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 OXFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Num Lock this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count 42 3 6 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it ASROCK SETUP UTILITY 2 8 43 3 7 Screen ASROCK SETUP UTILITY Fo key con usad Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to s
6. Precautions 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules 5 01 2 4 Expansion Slot PCI 8 2 5 Dual Monitor 2 6 ASRock Smart Remote Installation 2 7 Jumpers Setup 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks 2 10 Hot Plug Hot Swap Functions for SATA 2 ices ate 2 12 Driver Installation Guide 2 13 Installing Windows 7 SATA SATAII HDDs WILY Si Solel UEFI 3 1 2 Navigation 32 Man 3 3 Advanced CPU 3 3 2 3 3 3 Storage 3 3 4 Super 3 93 5 ACPI Configuration 3 3 6 USB 3 3 7 Voltage 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring 35 Meee eee ee a ne 4
7. Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec Premium Blu ray audio support Supports THX TruStudio LAN AD2700 ITX PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE LAN AD2500 ITX Realtek PCIE 1 LAN RTL8105E Speed 10 100 Ethernet Supports Wake On LAN Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel AD2700 ITX 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x D Sub Port 1 x DVI D Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 2 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 4 Rear Panel I O I O Panel 02500 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x D Sub Port 1 x DVI D Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 6 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone see CAUTION 4 USB 3 0 2 USB 3 0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042 support USB AD2700 ITX 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 2 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 1 x IR header 1 x CIR header 1 x Print Port header 1 x COM port header CPU Chassis FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector Front panel audi
8. Support CD to dis play the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard sup ports Click on a specific 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 welcome to visit ASRock s website at http Awww asrock com you may contact your dealer for further information 45
9. To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt gt to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item 30 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description gt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview AD2700 ITX ASROCK SETUP UTILITY lt 31 AD2500 ITX ASROCK SETUP UTILITY 286 32 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configu ration Chipset Configu
10. eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players satellite and cable HDTV set top boxes as well as few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 19 2 6 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote Step1 Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2 0 header on ASRock motherboard USB 2 0 header 9 pin blue CIR header 4 pin white Step2 Connect the front USB cable to the USB_PWR USB 2 0 header as below pin 1 5 and the CIR header Please make sure the wire assignments andthe pin assignments are matched correctly ATX 5VSB Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle 2 CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller please try to insta
11. turned off in S1 3 and 4 state The de fault value is Auto 35 3 3 3 Storage Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY Sy 1 SATA2 Mode Use this to select SATA2 mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Disabled The default value is IDE 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 36 3 3 4 Super lO Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY 2069 9 8 4 5 at Tomera Techn COM1 Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port COM1 Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options 3 8 IRQ4 and 3 8 IRQ4 IR1 Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port LPT1 Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard parallel port LPT1 Port Mode Use this item to set the mode for the onboard parallel port Configuration options Normal Bi Directional ECP and EPP 1 9 Mode and ECP and EPP 1 7 Mode LPT1 Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port Configura tion options Auto 378 IRQ 5 DMA 3 IO 378h IRQ 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 DMA 1 3 and lO 278h IRQ 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 DMA 1 3 37 3 3 5 ACPI Configuration ASROCK
12. website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock AD2700 ITX AD2500 ITX Motherboard Mini ITX Form Factor 6 7 in x 6 7 in 17 0 cm x 17 0 cm ASRock AD2700 ITX AD2500 ITX Quick Installation Guide ASRock AD2700 ITX AD2500 ITX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x 3 5mm Audio Cable Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 2 Specifications Mini ITX Form Factor 6 7 in x 6 7 in 17 0 cm x 17 0 cm All Solid Capacitor design 02700 Solid Capacitor for CPU power AD2500 ITX Intel Dual Core Atom Processor D2700 2 13 GHz AD2700 ITX Intel Dual Core Atom Processor D2500 1 86 GHz AD2500 ITX Supports Hyper Threading Technology AD2700 ITX see CAUTION 1 2 DDR3 SO DIMM slots Supports DDR3 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory Max capacity of system memory 4GB see CAUTION 2 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI slot Intel PowerVR SGX545 DirectX 9 0 Pixel Shader 3 0 Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI see CAUTION 3 Supports HDMI 1 Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 Supports DVI with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with and HDMI ports AD2700 IT X 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content
13. 11 or 12 No 3 ATX Power Connector 24 ATXPWR1 see p 11 or 12 No 7 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 24 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect the fan cable to the fan connector and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Print Port Header 25 pin LPT 1 see p 11 or 12 No 1 Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 11 or 12 No 2 25 This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices This COM1 header supports a serial port module 2 9 Serial SATA Serial SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel NM10 Express chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial SATAII hard disks You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP
14. 13 ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance The performance may depend on the properties of the device ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritization You can config ure your application s priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latency in Game After setting online game s priority higher it can lower the latency in games Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are transferring currently ASRock On Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio ex perience from the portable audio devices such like MP3 player or mobile phone to your PC even when the PC is turned off or in ACPI 55 mode This motherboard also provides a free 3 5mm audio cable optional that ensures users the most convenient computing environment Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause instability of the system or damage the CPU While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the moth erboard functions properly and unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spra
15. 2 3 6 Security SCI CCN 43 od 44 4 Software 45 41 Install Operating 45 42 Support CD 45 4 2 1 Running Support 45 4 2 2 Drivers 45 4 2 3 Utilities WGI 45 4 2 4 Contact 45 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock AD2700 ITX AD2500 ITX motherboard a reli able motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commit ment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without no tice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website _ http Awww asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our
16. 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 10 Hot Plug Function for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA SATAII in AHCI mode Intel NM10 Express chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort 4 What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA SATAII HDD 26 2 11 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII HDD in AHCI mode Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully Before you process the SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack A 7 pin SATA data cable B SATA power cable with SATA 15 pin power connector interface A SATA data cable Red B SATA power cable SATA 7 pin The SATA 15 pin power 1x4 pin conventional connector connector Black connect power connector White to SATA SATAII HDD
17. SETUP UTILITY 7 2 08 a 1 ae 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 Deep S5 Mobile platforms support Deep S5 in DC only and desktop platforms sup port Deep S5 in AC only The default value is Auto PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Devices Power Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote to power on the system USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system 38 3 3 6 USB Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY 7 USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller USB 3 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four conf
18. atic electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 15 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules SO DIMM AD2700 ITX AD2500 ITX motherboard provides two 204 DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 SO DIMM slots 1 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and SO DIMM may be damaged 2 Please install the memory module from DDR3_A2 slot for the first priority Installing a SO DIMM Step 3 Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing SO DIMMs or the system components Unlock a SO DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a SO DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the SO DIMM matches the break on the slot DORI TGE fs vt S572 128M0 D015 s 44 si noth lt break The SO DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause
19. ave the changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices 44 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 32 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup proce dures in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the
20. connect to power supply Caution 1 Without SATA 15 pin power connector interface the SATA SATAII Hot Plug cannot be processed 2 Even some SATA SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15 pin power connector and IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interfaces the IDE 1x4 pin conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website www asrock com 2 Make sure your SATA SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your dealer or HDD user manual The SATA SATAII HDD which cannot support Plug function will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation 3 Please make sure the SATA SATAII driver is installed into system properly The latest SATA SATAII driver is available on our support website www asrock com 4 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package 5 Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 27 How to Hot Plug SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Ho
21. ding 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 RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart 23 PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in 51 sleep state The LED is off when the system is S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 see p 11 or 12 No 14 100090 SPEAKER GUMMY ah Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 11 or 12 No 5 CPU Fan Connector 3 pin CPU_FAN1 CPU SPEED see p
22. enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio 13 1 6 Panel AD2500 ITX 14 9 12 11 10 1 USB 2 0 Ports 1058801 8 Front Speaker Lime 2 D Sub Port 9 Microphone Pink 3 LAN 45 Port 10 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 4 Central Bass Orange 11 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 5 Rear Speaker Black 12 HDMI Port 6 Optical SPDIF Out Port 13 DVI D Port 7 Line In Light Blue 14 5 2 Keyboard Port Purple There are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED ACT LINK SPEED LED LED Description 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack LAN Port See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Cen
23. iguration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS Legacy USB 3 0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3 0 devices The default value is Disabled 39 3 3 7 Voltage Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY amp Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto 1 05V Voltage Use this to select 1 05V Voltage The default value is Auto 1 5V Voltage Use this to select 1 5V Voltage The default value is Auto 40 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 ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY E CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed Configuration options Full On and
24. ll it to the other front USB port 3 CIR sensors in different angles le Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function When the CIR function is enabled the other port will remain USB function 2 Multi Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only Please do not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel Multi Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi direction infrared signals top down and front which is compatible with most of the chassis on the market 2 The Multi Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot Plug function Please install it before you boot the system ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list http Awww asrock com 20 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 jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 11 or 12 No 13 2 pin jumper Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS in cludes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to de fault setup please turn off the computer and unplug the powe
25. logy is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code 34 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY 7 ACPI Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Enabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows certification Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel On Off Play Use this item to enable or disable On Off Play Technology The default val ue is Enabled When On Off Play is enabled Deep Sx will be disabled If you want to enable Deep Sx please disable On Off Play first Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Good Night LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED when the system 1 power on The keyboard LED will also be
26. ng the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check 34 Due to the chipset limitation the actual memory size may be less than AGB for the reservation for system usage under Windows OS You can choose to use two of the three monitors only D Sub DVI D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time Besides with the DVI to HDMI adapter the DVI D port can support the same features as HDMI port For microphone input this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes For audio output this motherboard supports 2 channel 4 chan nel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 13 and 14 for proper connection 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 utility you can press the lt F6 gt key during the POST or the lt F2 gt key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks
27. ntroller IRTX see p 11 or 12 No 12 VSB receiver 22 Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 11 or 12 No 10 Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 11 12 No 19 IRTX 5VSB DUMMY This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module GN IRRX ND This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices OUT2 L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2 L 4 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system If you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OUT2_L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 11 or 12 No 11 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Connect the power switch reset switch and system status indicator on the Po chassis to this header accor
28. o connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Feature 16Mb AMI BIOS AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM Unique Feature ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 5 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 6 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 7 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 8 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 9 ASRock On Off Play Technology see CAUTION 10 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 11 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 12 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore os 000000 Microsoft Windows 7 32 bit compliant Certifications CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 13 For detailed product information please visit our website http Awww asrock com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or usi
29. perma nent damage to the motherboard and the SO DIMM if you force the SO DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Firmly insert the SO DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the SO DIMM is properly seated 2 4 Expansion Slot PCI Slot There is 1 PCI slot on this motherboard PCI slot The PCI slot is used to install expansion card that has the 32 bit interface Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off 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 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 17 2 5 Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output sup port DVI D D Sub and HDMI you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This mother board also provides independent display cont
30. r cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds 21 STG amp Short Open Description 2 8 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 Serial ATA2 Connectors These two Serial SATA2 _1 see p 11 or 12 No 16 _ a connectors support SATA data 2 see p 11 12 No 8 lt lt cables for internal storage 7 devices The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2 connector on this motherboard 3 5mm Audio Cable Either end of the 3 5mm audio cable can be connected to the portable audio devices such as player and mobile phone or the Line in port of your PC Optional Besides the default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports USB 2 0 Headers 9 USB6_7 see p 11 12 No 15 9 pin USB8_9 see p 11 or 12 No 9 Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to 5 1 4 CIR1 connect the remote co
31. ration Storage Configuration Super Configuration ACPI Configuration USB Configuration and Voltage Configuration ASROCK SETUP UTILITY Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to update your UEFI and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes 33 3 3 1 CPU Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Intel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows 7 Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows 7 No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Techno
32. rollers for DVI D D Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI D D sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 Connect DVI D monitor cable to DVI D port on the I O panel connect D Sub monitor cable to D Sub port on the I O panel or connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port on the I O panel D Sub port DVI D port HDMI port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots If you haven t installed onboard VGA driver yet please install onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer D Sub DVI D and HDMI monitors cannot be enabled at the same time You can only choose the combination DVI D HDMI DVI D D Sub or HDMI D Sub HDCP Function HDCP function is supported on this motherboard To use HDCP function with this motherboard you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well Therefore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to
33. t Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Sites Please connect SATA power cable 1 4 Connect SATA data cable to White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable the motherboard s SATAII connector SATA power cable 1 4 power connector White 5116 5 Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector Sed Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII HDD the SATA SATAII HDD Se How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Unplug SATA data cable from SATA SATAII HDD side 28 2 12 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 13 Installing Windows 7 on SATA SATAII HDDs you want to install Windows 7 OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY
34. tral Bass Line In or Side Speaker To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4 6CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio 14 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 configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 avoid damaging the motherboard components due to st
35. ven if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CALIFORNIA USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices BMP regulations passed by the California Legislature When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali fornia USA please follow the related regulations in advance Perchlorate Material special handling may apply see www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents 1 1 1 Package Contents 2 12 1 3 Motherboard Layout AD2700 ITX 1 4 Motherboard Layout AD2500 ITX 15 WO Panel 02700 1 6 Panel AD2500 ITX 2 2 1 Screw 2 2 Pre installation
36. without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPad iPod Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solu tion for you ASRock APP Charger Simply install the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40 faster than before ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Sus to RAM 53 hibernation mode 4 or power 55 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience ASRock website http www asrock com Feature ApopCharger index asp ASRock SmartView a new function for internet browsers is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience ASRock motherboards are exclusively equipped with the ASRock SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use ASRock SmartView feature please make sure your OS version is Windows 7 and your browser ver sion is IE8 ASRock website http www asrock com Feature SmartView index asp 10 ie 12
37. y thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by the European Union to define the power consumption for the completed sys tem According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system should be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standards an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v and the standby power efficiency should be higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power sup ply selection we recommend you to check with the power supply manu facturer for more details 10 1 3 Motherboard Layout AD2700 ITX our WN N 10 11 17 0cm 6 7 1 1 IAG LAN PHY 1001 CMOS Battery ssvd 412 NI JIN 1NO 4 yds 49 9 82 50 ASRock Print Port Header LPT1 White COM Port Header COM1 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 CPU Heatsink Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 2 x 204 pin DDR3 SO DIMM Slots DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 Black ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 SATA2 Connector SATAII_2 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue Infrared Module Header IR1 System Panel Header PANEL1 White ErP EuP Ready USB 3 0 11 12 13 14
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