Asrock AD2550B-ITX
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1. ISRock AD2550B I TX User Manual Version 1 0 Published April 2012 Copyright02012 ASRock ING 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 identi cation or explanation and to the owners bene t without intent to infringe Disclaimer Speci cations 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 tness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors of cers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of pro ts loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised of the po2. and click Advanced Options on the left side on the bottom In Advanced Options screen select Independent Headphone and click OK to save your change 11 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 con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts 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 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static 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 compo
3. 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 Hot 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 22 How to Hot Plug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss elei Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end BO Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable STEI Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector ied Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII HDD the SATA SATAII HDD TUE fe vi ne Ga How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII H
4. 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 rmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Fasten the card to the chassis with screws Replace the system cover 2 5 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 Step2 Step3 Step4 Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2 0 header on ASRock motherboard USB 2 0 header 9 pin black CIR header 4 pin gray 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 and the pin assignments are matched correctly ATX 5VSB Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port Boot up your system Press lt F2 gt or lt Del gt to enter BIOS Setup Utility Make sure the option CIR Controller is setting at Enabled Advanced
5. Feature and Operation EI e re sn 22 2 11 Driver Installation Guide 244 24 2 12 Installing Windows 7 on SATA SATAII HDDs 24 o VEFI SEIUP OUTILS een urnna 25 ere le LE Lei e EE 25 3 1 1 VER Menu BaF EE 25 3 1 2 Navigation ee 26 Ore MAIN SClC OM sb ects Demers se eee es 26 3 3 Advanced Screen 27 3 3 1 GPU Go Be Te mens 28 3 3 2 Chipset Con gouraton en 29 3 3 3 Storage Con guration RE 30 3 3 4 Super IO Con gqurahlonu umsveasmeneenssmesisn 31 3 3 5 ACPI CON gu lONunmaremnemaaeimnneee 32 3 3 6 USB Con guration Lunasaanmmmsnssnsnsmenanaini 33 3 3 7 Voltage Con gurdtibr usuveuuineevensnssnnesinis 34 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 35 Jo BOO STE 36 3 6 Security Screen E 37 TE EN 38 4 Software SUPPO EE 39 4 1 Install Operating Gvstem nennen 39 42 Support CD Information sassanidene esel 39 4 2 1 Running Support CD 39 4 2 2 Drivers NE 39 4 2 3 Utilities Men sonne 39 4 2 4 Contact Information hu 39 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock AD2550B ITX motherboard a reliable mother board produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commitment 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 con guration guide to BIOS setup and informati
6. Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore os Microsof Windows 32 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 11 For detailed product information please visit our website http www 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 using 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 ie Due to the chipset limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows OS You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Windows cannot use ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems rst 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 le to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks with
7. critical voltage ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY k 7 CPU Fan Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Con guration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On 35 3 5 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to con g ure the boot settings and the boot priority ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY i 3 K VE 9 ch Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0XFFFF means inde nite waiting Bootup Num Lock If 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 AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Con guration options Enabled and Disabled 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 36 3
8. for the onboard parallel port Con guration options Normal Bi Directional ECP and EPP 1 9 Mode and ECP and EPP 1 7 Model LPT1 Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port Con gura tion options Auto I0 378h IRQ 5 DMA 3 10 378h IRQ 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 DMA 1 3 and I0 278h IRQ 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 DMA 1 3 31 3 3 5 ACPI Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY 7 2 08 2 a ma r i s egene Torrents Tisch D EN Today 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 PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On 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
9. performance The performance may depend on the properties of the device ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the bene ts listed below LAN Application Prioritization You can con g 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 Traf c 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 10 die ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock XFast RAM shortens the load ing time of previously visited websites making web sur ng faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifes pan ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing If power loss occurs during the BIOS update process ASRock Crashless BIOS will automatically nish the BIOS update procedure after regaining power Please note that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk Only USB2 0 ports support this feature Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clock
10. the chassis front panel You may con gure 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 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 S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 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 19 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 10 No 12 Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 10 No 3 CPU Fan Connector 12V 3 pin CPU_FAN1 GPU FAN SPEED see p 10 No 1 ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 10 No 5 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector a it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20
11. to power on the system 32 3 3 6 USB Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY pap mes 7 E S L USB 2 0 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four con guration 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 33 3 3 7 Voltage Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY 4 A ul EE e i DRAM Voltage 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 34 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
12. 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 UEFI SETUP UTILITY r g 8 37 3 7 Exit Screen ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY VED key con Ee uned Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save con guration 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 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 UEFI 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 lesystem devices 38 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
13. CND connect the remote controller IRTX see p 10 No 10 ATX VSB receiver Infrared Module Header ne This header supports an 5 pin IR1 DUMMY optional wireless transmitting see p 10 No 8 i and receiving infrared module GND IRRX Front Panel Audio Header GND This is an interface for front PRESENCE 9 pin HD AUDIO Re panel audio cable that allows see p 10 No 17 3 NV G convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High De nition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 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 MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel System Panel Header PLED This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL 1 see p 10 No 9 D PWRBTN several system front panel functions IDUMMY RESET e SND HDLED HDLED 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 PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on
14. DD 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 23 2 11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst 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 12 Installing Windows 7 on SATA SATAII HDDs If 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 Advanced screen Storage Con guration B 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 Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 OS on your system 24 Chapter 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con gure your system The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run t
15. Key s Function Description lt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens u Moves cursor up or 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 UEFI SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY 26 3 3 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the con gurations for the following items CPU Con gu ration Chipset Con guration Storage Con guration Super IO Con guration ACPI Con guration USB Con guration and Voltage Con guration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY ser Cf 3 LL i GC D Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems rst like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive oppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard
16. drive must use FAT32 16 12 le system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI les and their respective information Select the proper UEFI le to update your UEFI and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes 27 3 3 1 CPU Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY i A 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 Technology 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 28 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY Res 7 B ACPI HPET 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 certi cation 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 reco
17. gt Super IO Con guration gt CIR Controller gt Enabled If you cannot nd this option please shut down your system and install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the other front USB port then try again Enter Windows Execute ASRock support CD and install CIR Driver It is listed at the bottom of driver list 15 3 CIR sensors in different angles il 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 SL 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 www asrock com 16 2 6 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 EF d is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose ig g tak pint and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin
18. he 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 If you wish to enter the UEFI 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 UEFI 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 To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To 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 gt key or lt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen You can also use the mouse to click your required item 25 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation
19. ing 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 spray 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 de ne 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 ef ciency 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 1 3 Motherboard Layout RON ON Oo Oo 17 0cm 6 7 in CPU FAN1 pieoqAsy TSd ErP EuP Ready PCI1 DX10 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 SATAII 2 Blue USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Bl
20. jumper see p 10 No 11 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 power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS for 5 seconds 17 2 7 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 ATA2 SATA2 SATAII 1 see p 10 No 14 a connectors support SATA data SATAII_2 see p 10 No 6 q lt cables for internal storage 5 D 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 y SATA SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2 connector on this motherboard USB 2 0 Headers USE PUR Besides the default USB 2 0 9 pin USB4 5 dr ports on the I O panel there see p 10 No 13 are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB6 7 see p 10 No 7 Consumer Infrared Module Header This header can be used to s 1 4 pin CIR1
21. lug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID con guration 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 21 2 10 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 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 de nitely 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
22. nent ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules SO DIMM AD2550B ITX motherboard provides two 204 pin 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 rst priority Installing a SO DIMM Step 1 Step 2 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 ET k ve lt notch lt break The SO DIMM only ts in one correct orientation It will cause 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 13 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 PCI interface Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step
23. on of the Support CD Because the motherboard speci cations and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without no tice In case any modi cations of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may nd 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 website for speci c information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Package Contents ASRock AD2550B ITX Motherboard Mini ITX Form Factor 6 7 in x 6 7 in 17 0 cm x 17 0 cm ASRock AD2550B ITX Quick Installation Guide ASRock AD2550B ITX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables 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 Solid Capacitor for CPU power Intel Dual Core Atom Processor D2550 1 86 GHz Southbridge Intel NM10 Express 2 x DDR3 SO DIMM slots Supports DDR3 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory Max capacity of system memory 4GB see CAUTION 1 Intel PowerVR SGX545 DirectX 9 0 Pixel Shader 3 0 Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1200 Q 60Hz 5 1 CH HD Audio VIA VT1705 Audio Codec M Supports THX TruStudio LAN Realtek PCIE x1 LAN RTL8105E Speed 10 100 Ethernet Suppo
24. out preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 le 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 continu ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode S1 Suspend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger 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 ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device
25. pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 20 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 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel NM10 Express chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII 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 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 9 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 NOTE What is Hot P
26. rts Wake On LAN Supports PXE Rear Panel UO I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Parallel Port ECP EPP Support 1 x Serial Port COM 1 1 x VGA Port 4 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 Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 2 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 1x IR header 1 x CIR header CPU Chassis FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector Front panel audio 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 jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM Unique Feature ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 2 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 3 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 4 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 5 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 6 ASRock XFast RAM see CAUTION 7 ASRock Crashless BIOS see CAUTION 8 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 9 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 10 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis
27. ssibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FC 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 DOGG TO Bsc ea se 5 Tel PACKAGES Contents E 5 1 2 Speci NN sene 6 1 3 Motherboard Layout E 10 1 4 VO Panel ee 11 NAN 12 2 Screw HE de 12 2 2 Pre installation Precautions saunas 12 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules SO DIMM 13 24 Expansion Slot PCI Slot sant ss steet egen 14 2 5 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 15 26 Jumpers Sel p tee 17 2 7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18 2 8 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation arr 21 2 9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 le e 21 2 10 SATA SATA2 HDD Hot Plug
28. 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 le ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the 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 speci c 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 www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 39
29. ue Infrared Module Header IR1 System Panel Header PANEL1 White Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 CHA FAN1 64 bit 204 pin module 2 5 E o Q gt N 2 oe gt DDR3 A DDR3 A2 17 0cm 6 7 in an Nee ASROCK L MaX1v Di SATAII_2 REN Design in Taipei Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White USB 2 0 Header USB4 5 Blue SATA2 Connector SATAII 1 Blue 16Mb SPI Flash PCI Slot PCI1 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 White Intel NM10 Express Chip 1 4 I O Panel 1 10 9 8 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 7 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 2 Parallel Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 3 LAN RJ 45 Port 9 VGA Port 4 Line In Light Blue 10 COM Port 5 Front Speaker Lime 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 Microphone Pink 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 ACLS SPEED LED LED OF ToMbps connection Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection e mr LAN Port 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 nd VIA HD Audio Deck tool on your system Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon f
30. vers 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 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 is power on The keyboard LED will also be turned off in S1 S3 and S4 state The de fault value is Auto 29 3 3 3 Storage Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY a Sr FO T eg 1 SATA2 Mode Use this to select SATA2 mode Con guration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode and Disabled The default value is IDE Model 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 30 3 3 4 Super IO Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY pee ri S 8 a a ed at Tomera Ss TSG i day 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 Con guration options 3F8 IRQ4 and 3E8 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
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