Asrock A55M-HVS
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1. 22 2 8 Jumpers De BE 23 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks LBE p emn 28 2 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 28 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug and Hot SwapFeature and Operation Operation Guide eesssesesssseeeseeeeenee enne nnne 29 2 19 Driver Installation Guide ege eege Soa 91 2 14 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID IF UncllOns uite eran EES 31 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Etuden 31 2 14 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit With RAID Un GHONS uesioocuscuccieunt ets u o asunto cru Set acEc expen 32 2 15 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions 33 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID SE uerdent 33 2 15 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions cce Don ie sna Lean oett n hnius 34 9 VER OTM UHLY GE 3o SX NE eb rie 35 Mie DE WU En RN EE 35 3 1 2 Navigaton Keys RR 36 32 Main ele E 36 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen cerent t ter dex enia eis 37 3 4 Advanced Screen DT Tm m mU 40 3 4 1 CPU Con TE e D 41 3 4 2 North Bridge Con guration iscsi cccs Meed Ee 42 3 4 3 South Bridge Con guration eeeesessssses 43 SAA Storage Con QurallODissescscesnvnte sien NEEN neni2. ASRock A55M HVS User Manual Version 1 0 Published August 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 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 possibi
3. 1 10 9 8 6 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 7 USB2 0 Ports USB45 2 LAN RJ 45 Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 3 Line In Light Blue 9 HDMI Port 4 Front Speaker Lime 10 D Sub Port 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 USB 2 0 Ports USBO1 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 Description Description No Link 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection On ACT LINK SPEED LED LED 1Gbps connection 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 For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon X and click Speaker Then you are allowed to select 2 Channel or 4 Channel Click Power to save your change For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Please click VIA HD Audio Deck icon n and click Advanced Options on the left side Lud on the bottom In Advanced Options screen select Independent Headphone and click OK to save your change 12 2 Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor 8 9 in x 8 5 in 22 6 cm x 21 6 cm motherboard Before you ins
4. 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 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature AMD Dual Graphics brings multi GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly fast frame rates Currently AMD Dual Graphics Technology is only supported with Windows 7 OS and is not available with Windows Vista XP OS What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include An AMD Dual Graphics system includes an AMD Radeon HD 65XX 64XX graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 integrated chipset all operating in a Windows 7 environment Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for AMD Dual Graphics For the future up
5. IRRX Consumer Infrared Module Header This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This header can be used to Tolelolo 4 pin CIR1 pr ENP connect the remote IRRX see p 11 No 22 ATX 5VSB controller receiver Front Panel Audio Header S pss ER This is an interface for the front MIC RET 9 pin HD AUDIO1 OUT RET panel audio cable that allows see p 11 No 25 convenient connection and 1 e A Sra control of audio devices J SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L ON 1 High De nition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on 3 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 bet 9 pin PANEL1 see p 11 No 17 This header accommodates several system front panel functions 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
6. Simply installing the APP Charger driver it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer and up to 4096 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 pend to RAM S3 hibernation mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever ASRock website http www asrock com Feature AppCharger index asp SmartView a new function of internet browser 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 SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends on the go To use SmartView feature please make sure your OS version is Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit and your browser version is IE8 ASRock website http www asrock com Feature SmartView index asp ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance The performance may depend on the property of the device ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access which includes be low bene ts LAN Application Prioritization You can con gure your appli cation priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latency in Game After setting onlin
7. Utility AXTU is an all in one tool to ne tune different system functions in a user friendly interface which is including Hardware Monitor Fan Control and IES In Hardware Monitor it shows the major readings of your system In Fan Control it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In IES Intelligent Energy Saver the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock website http www asrock com 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 F6 key during the POST or press F2 key to 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 without prepar ing 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 10 14 12 13 If you desire a faster less restricted way of charging your Apple devices such as iPhone iPod iPad Touch ASRock has prepared a wonderful solu tion for you ASRock APP Charger
8. Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions IDE mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 34 3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to con gure your sys tem The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press F2 or Del 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 Delete 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
9. adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party over clocking 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 d This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 15 for proper installation Whether 2400 1866 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR3 2400 1866 1600 memory module on this motherboard please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows 64 bit OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation The maximum shared memory size is de ned by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check AMD website for the latest informa tion xvYCC and Deep Color are only supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Deep Color mode will be enabled only if the display supports 12bpc in EDID HBR is supported under Windows 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit uk ASRock Extreme Tuning
10. functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 14 1 step 2 on page 31 STEP 3 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system You can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system At the be ginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party AHCI driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver After reading the oppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install Using SATA SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions IDE mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to IDE STEP 2 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system 33 2 15 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions AHCI mode STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to AHCI STEP 2 Install
11. power connector Front panel audio connector 9 x USB 2 0 headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Feature 32Mb 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 DRAM VDDP SB Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version AMD Live Explorer AMD Fusion CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM Unique Feature ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU see CAUTION 6 ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 7 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 8 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 9 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 10 ASRock XFast LAN see CAUTION 11 Hybrid Booster ASRock U COP see CAUTION 12 Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP SP3 XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 13 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
12. 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 to power on the system 46 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 moth erboard to submit Windows Vista certi cation 47 3 4 7 USB Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 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 O
13. 4 Press lt F11 gt to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI Built in EFI Shell SATA PIONEER DVD ROM DVD 230P UEFI PIONEER DVD ROM DVD 230P 5 Key in drvcfg for example you will see below Drv 4E Ctri B5 SC i Kei be res bid Wm i fur IT STELLE fn ce on ard CCD ERT Arr E c XI Part TDI TT e newer Gem HD Pas Sg DLE E NIE 5 FT siia AE PETI II m rb M uo COAL B ob AHD FII T2 LESAH kann PS A CDD AE E UFR LUTO JAHD Pat 3 8 dagsS Pee LETSXLETI DIE Sn ec ETT MNA CDAD Fert Pian i K lrpszgoerk lta TELL ii ee een jure vebie Biockhey Log raat PCR UPWP DOR biet 8 Heg Liga J E SLEDS Allen rell Mint lett a T mnn n amp h sam other Fe moonent amp tel 85 Lang feng Handle 4E OLTSTO1s M NEM Fils PromisseRmBidX564 ParentHandle LOOLFi8 SyatemTable uiri DeviceHandle LOOBASE FilePath C468B382 4550 4903 AD57 2495141B83F4h PobF i leame i Fi vedei04 semole P leat formed uet ANS i LTFAOOD 1810580 i 21860 B5 rods i BS data Driverfinding 1819720 pele DET TET acp EE EE Lem 18197A8 142451 C207 4088 9694 99 413281341 017BEF28 55 T And then key in drvcfg s Drv number Ctrl number to enter Raid Utility For example key in drvcfg s 4E B5 le 4E 0179TO1B Tommes BER I nr Flige PromiseRmBldX amp 4 Parent le 1001F18 ITPEME d rr l i LOA Cd6 amp BH3BH2 dq550 4909 4aD57 249614 FiVedkiod S5ample sPlatform sx dsuef i ImageBAt5 KT i1BiBs5
14. B80 imigeSize 21560 L ichs WT 2 22 21 BE Ends Lll PME qae e iverBinding 1819720 neci C 1819750 Configuration T ACBA2451 WEILE C207 4058 9694 99E013251341 017BEF28 8 Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive eid Size setting 56 11 Press Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox 12 Choose Ld Size setting and key in the Raid size Raid size 13 After set up Raid size please click Start to Create 14 Press lt F10 gt to exit Utility 15 During reboot please press lt F11 gt to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI SCSI CD DVD Drive This option only shows on Windows 7 64 bit and Vista 64 bit OS 57 16 Follow Windows Installation Guide to install OS If you install Windows 7 64 bit Vista 64 bit in a large hard disk ex Disk volume gt 2TB it may take more time to boot into Windows or install driver utilities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to xthis problem Windows Vista 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix for this problem Below steps are Microsoft suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press Enter ngu Er sysleenpeeperheipisbecben ke Search Everywhenr j Search tha Interna Sysbempiipertsepnebee Ion enn iim Pi b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to con rm Then P
15. 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 Enter to get into the sub screen 35 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 74 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 TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date 36 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY ET TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY CPU Con
16. If SATA SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called Hot Swap for the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 28 2 12 SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA SATAII HDD in RAID 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 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 which supports SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset b
17. O dA g lt N mH x ass s s e SV z E z s lt AI z i ES z zE x 6 ES n Sallal B USB3 z amp USB 2 0 e e S 8 ussa Dual Graphics y ry EISE RoHS ErP EuP Ready ZS il i 9 30 AMD ll i 10 Bes A55 FCH SIL LIS 29 Hudson D2 11 28 ue ASRock Chipset mie A55M HVS HU 13 27 SEH L OZ N X 26 36 PCI1 EEL EEEEN RET s i et reg EEL EEEETETEETERT 25 24 23 2221 20 19 18 17 16 15 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 16 COM Port Header COM1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 17 System Panel Header PANEL1 White CPU Socket 18 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 19 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 20 Infrared Module Header IR1 Dual Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Blue 21 USB 2 0 Header USB6 7 Blue ATX Power Connector ATXPWR 1 22 Consumer Infrared Module Header CIR1 SATA2 Connector SATA 3 Blue 23 USB 2 0 Header USB8 9 Blue SATA2 Connector SATA 5 Blue 24 USB 2 0 Header USB10 11 Blue SATA2 Connector SATA 6 Blue 25 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO 1 White SATA2 Connector SATA 4 Blue 26 PCI Slot PCI1 SATA2 Connector SATA 2 Blue 27 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Blue SATA2 Connector SATA 1 Blue 28 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 White Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White 29 Southbridge Controller Print Port Header LPT1 White 11 SPI Flash Memory 32Mb Power Fan Connector PWR FAN 1 1 4 WO Panel
18. PU Fan Connectors FAN SPEED CONTROL Please connect the CPU fan CPU FAN SPEED 4 pin CPU FAN1 por cable to the connector and see p 11 No 4 gis match the black wire to the TEY ground pin 4 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin M um CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 Pin 1 3 Connected n 3 Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 11 No 6 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector 26 Ka Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector d b 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 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 11 No 1 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector 4 Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 5 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation Serial port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 11 No 16 This COM1 header supports a serial port module 27 2 10 Se
19. at http www asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 53 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in AHCI Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced Storage Con guration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility gt Boot gt Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation les Normally it is an optical drive You can also press lt F11 gt to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item UEFI xxx to boot 4 Start Windows installation 54 Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows OS to be installed on a large size HDD gt 2TB Please follow below procedure to install the operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows Vista 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility gt Advanced Storage Con guration SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID 3TB unlocker gt UEFI Mode For GPT partition Press lt F10 gt to save the change and exit
20. d memory 512MB see CAUTION 4 Dual VGA Output support HDMI and D Sub ports by independent display controllers Supports HDMI 1 4a Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1600 60Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI Compliant HDMI monitor is required see CAUTION 5 Supports Blu ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1 4a Supports AMD Steady Video New video post processing capability for automatic jutter reduction on home online video Supports HDCP function with HDMI port Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD HD DVD playback with HDMI port 5 1 CH HD Audio VIA VT1705 Audio Codec Supports THX TruStudio PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Ef cient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Rear Panel UO UO Panel 1x PS 2 Mouse Port 1x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x D Sub Port 1 x HDMI 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 Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 6 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID O RAID 1 and RAID 10 NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 1 x IR header 1xCIR header 1x Print port header 1x COM port header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V
21. date of more compatible PCI Express graphics cards please visit AMD website for further information Chipset AMD RADEON HD6670 ASUS DIS PCIE2 1 ASUS HDMI EAH6670 DI 1GD3 1G DDR3 AMD RADEON HD6570 MSI DIS PCIE2 1 MSI HDMI R6570 MD 1 GD3 LP 1G DDR3 AMD RADEON HD6450 MSI DIS PCIE2 1 MSI HDMI R6450 MD 1 GD3 LP 1G DDR3 Enjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Please keep the default UEFI setting of Dual Graphics option on Auto Install one AMD RADEON HD6670 6570 6450 PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot blue Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port Please be noted that the current VGA driver VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from on board display only For any future update please refer to our website for further information Boot into OS Please remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card Restart your computer Right click the desktop Click AMD VISION Engine Control Center to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center AMD VISION Engine Control Center View gt Sort by b Refresh Paste Paste shortcut New t Screen resolution a Gadgets EM Personalize 17 Step 7 You can also click AMD VISION Engine Control Center on your Windows taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engi
22. e it will operate at single channel mode yh 1 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 15 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 1 PCI slot and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI Slot PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE Slots PCIE1 PCIE x1 slot White is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card and SATA2 card PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot Blue is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
23. e DDR power down mode Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving Con guration op tions Disabled Auto The default value is Auto CAS Latency tCL Use this item to change CAS Latency tCL Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Use this item to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Row Precharge Time tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS Active Time tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting Min 1T Max 2T The default is Auto RAS Cycle Time tRC Use this item to change RAS Cycle Time tRC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write Recovery Time tWR Use this item to change Write Recovery Time tWR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto 38 Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay tRRD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Write to Read Delay tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Au
24. e game priority higher it can lower the latency in game Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD video and download files simultaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transfer ring 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 Eu ropean Union to de ne the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard 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 standby power ef ciency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details 10 1 3 Motherboard Layout ao PS WN ch 1 2 3 4 5 21 6cm 8 5 in Le sl Ka z A
25. e 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 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 Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature 50 3 7 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 TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 51 3 8 Exit Screen ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 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 t
26. ecause 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 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 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 Make sure to use the SATA power cable amp data cable which are from our motherboard package Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or data loss 29 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 SIC Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end G4 Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable SATA power cable 1x4 pin power connector White Syd Connect SATA 15 pin power cable connector EE Connect SATA data cable to Black end to SATA SATAII HDD the SATA SATAII HDD j KS gl ER Ree 2 Le How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Ho
27. ers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard These six Serial ATA2 SATA2 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current Serial ATA2 Connectors SATA 1 see p 11 No 12 SATA 2 see p 11 No 11 SATA 3 SATA 5 SATA 6 SATA 3 see p 11 No 7 SATA 4 see p 11 No 10 SATA 5 see p 11 No 8 SATA2 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate SATA 4 SATA 6 see p 11 No 9 Wi a E E d d Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard Print Port Header DEN This is an interface for print 25 pin LPT1 PISCINA GND port cable that allows ofofofofofoojofojofolol olololelelelelojoloteloelo see p 11 No 15 convenient connection of printer devices SPD gd SPDI sie HH USB 2 0 Headers acc da Besides six default USB 2 0 9 pin USB6_7 ew ports on the UO panel there are three USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB see p 11 No 21 Den 2 0 ports 9 pin USB8 9 QNO see p 11 No 23 DUMMY GND P 8 P 8 USB_PWR USB PWR 9 pin USB10 11 ep see p 11 No 24 SNBUMMY GND P 10 P 10 USB_PWR Infrared Module Header m 5 pin IR1 iri see p 11 No 20 1 GND
28. figuration Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability AMD Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea ture Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology Con guration options Auto and Disabled The default value is Auto Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference Processor Maximum Voltage It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference Multiplier Voltage Change This item is set to Auto by default If it is set to Manual you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage However it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability CPU Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU Voltage It allows you to adjust the value of CPU voltage However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically 37 DRAM Timing Control ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY p 1 ee a Man i i nt 1 et ee ee _ _ 5 a p A TOMORROW S TECHHOLOGY TODAY Power Down Enable Use this item to enable or disabl
29. inning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it Start to format and copy files YN Please insert a oppy diskette into the oppy drive and press any key E The system will start to format the oppy diskette and copy SATA SATAII drivers into the oppy diskette 3 STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to con gure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper con guration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After step 1 2 3 you can start to install Windows XP XP 64 bit OS on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD RAID driver After reading the oppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the OS you install 2 14 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 b
30. it With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to con gure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper con guration Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Make a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette Make a SATA SATAII driver diskette by following section 2 14 1 step 2 on page 31 STEP 4 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS on your system 32 2 15 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 15 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on your SATA SATAII HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug
31. l port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Con guration options 3F8 IRQ4 and 3E8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Con guration options 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard parallel port Device Mode Use this item to change the Printer Port mode Change Settings Use this item to select an optional setting for Super IO device 45 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY H TTT EN EEN a H ree ees es p el TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY 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 Check Ready Bit Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit 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 re covers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers 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
32. lease 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 22 2 8 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 F d is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose MT bag D e pin1 and pin2 are Short when jumper cap Short Open is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS Jumper 12 2 3 CLRCMOS1 DD orm see p 11 No 18 Default Clear CMOS Note CLRCMOS allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default 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 pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS 1 for 5 seconds However please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system rst and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default pro le 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed 23 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these head
33. lity of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product Fe 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 Bee een m S 5 Vel Package EE 5 1 2 Ee Rm 6 1 9 Mothierboara Layout ET 14 QR Mell MMP E 12 Ze re Uer a UT 13 Pre installation Precautions nene T9 FEE ONE ue 14 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 14 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules ODIMM 15 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 16 2 5 Dual Graphics Operation Guide ccccccceeecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 17 2 6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 19 2 7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide
34. m If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Properties and select the Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor B Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor and then select Primary When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary C Select the display icon identi ed by the number 2 D Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor E Right click the display icon and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identi ed by the number one to four 20 For Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi monitor according to the steps below A Click the number 2 icon B Click the items This is my main monitor and Extend the desktop onto this monitor C Click OK to save
35. nboard 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 and Port80 LED when the system is power on The keyboard LED will also be turned off in S1 S3 and S4 state The default value is Auto 43 3 4 4 Storage Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY H TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature SATA Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Mode The default value of this option is IDE Mode Con guration options AHCI Mode RAID Mode and IDE Mode If you set this item to RAID mode it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATA 5 and SATA 6 ports SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATA 5 and SATA 6 ports Use this item to enable or dis able SATA IDE combined mode The default value is Enabled If you want to build RAID on SATA 5 and SATA 6 ports please disable this item Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Con guration options Disabled Auto Enabled 44 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard seria
36. ncrease in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible 21 2 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 and the 1 pin assignments are matched correctly Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller please try to install it to the other front USB port 3 CIR sensors in different angles 1 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 3 The Multi Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot Plug function P
37. ne Control Center T Customize E EET AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 8 In AMD VISION Engine Control Center please choose Performance Click AMD CrossFire VII AND WICH bregne Control Center W HEHN AMD VERON biens Control Centa Step 10 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the bene t of Dual Graphics feature Dual Graphics appearing here is a registered trademark of AMD Technologies Inc and is used only for identi cation or explanation and to the owners bene t without intent to infringe For further information of AMD Dual Graphics technology please check AMD website for up dates and details 18 2 6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output sup port D Sub and HDMI you can easily enjoy the bene ts of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that D sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the below steps 1 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 HDMI port 2 If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already you can freely enjoy the be
38. ne ts 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 19 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade With the internal VGA output support D Sub and HDMI and external add on PCI Express VGA cards you can easily enjoy the bene ts of surround display feature Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment 1 Install the PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 slot Please refer to page 16 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details 2 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 Then connect other monitor cables to the corresponding connectors of the add on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 slot 3 Boot your system Press F2 or Del to enter UEFI setup Enter Share Memory option to adjust the memory capability to 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB or 512MB to enable the function of D sub Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory If you do not adjust the UEFI setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when the add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your syste
39. nly USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS 48 3 5 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 D TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY CPU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 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 Manual Mode and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On 49 3 6 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 H T NER TT wr SCHT LO bg bReeegg EN M DAARNA i ae TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 OxFFFF 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 th
40. o Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available lesystem devices 52 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP SP3 XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures 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 com puter 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 display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the 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
41. ree eee 44 3 4 5 Super IO Con Jurallori nce retra tt itn tried nee Sint 45 940 ACPI Con QU SBOL EE 46 3 4 7 USB Con QUIN OMe E 48 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 49 3 6 Boot Screen uiuunt rincon oe diiib EEEedEre 50 Sd 3SOBDUFIE SSCEOBIE beer 51 3 68 ee gaan ee eee eee re ee eee uc irei es eee 52 4 Software UDO 53 4 1 Install Operating Gvstem 53 4 2 Support CD Information scuto tinto cota ater dro So ta pr tte anto intern 53 42 1 Running ZE 53 4 2 2 Drivers MenU M M 53 4 2 3 Utilities Menu E 53 4 2 4 Contact InforTdllOEIssecis contenir deberia Fue tro uten vam tenuere 53 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock A55M HVS motherboard a reliable motherboard 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 information 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 notice In case any modi cations of this manual occur the updated ver sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list
42. ress Ok System Properties Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Protection Remote re You can use restare points t unde unwanted system changes How W E ESATE T You can aieo use restore points to oston previous veenions of files called shadow copies How do use previous versions Sylen Restore Meips you restore your computer s wyeter files 12 an eater port te Sytem Prestore G re restore ports Create reaioee orte a foratecaly on the selected dele e eisble Disks Most recert sestone port Local Duk C Syreni 2 14 2011 323 29 AM Lo Local Desk D None f t Are you sure you want to turn System You can create a restore poi Restore off daks selected above All existing restore points on the dick will be deleted and me new ones will be created Turn System Restore Off Cancel 58 B Disable Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter Programs Computer Management Search bormyahiens Search thay Internet b Go to Services and Applications gt Services Then double click Volume Shadow Copy Xd ELS Lars imir dd Velum Shadew Copy Properties Local Computer Generel Leg On Recovery Dependencies Woo Voluese Shadew Li Miissi and molacanis Volume Shadow Costes used Far bacioup and ether purposes Fia genica _ arci t bu EL You can specif
43. rial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 functions 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 11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII in RAID AHCI mode AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 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 NOTE a What is Hot Plug 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 What is Hot Swap Function
44. s on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www 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 A55M HVS Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 8 9 in x 8 5 in 22 6 cm x 21 6 cm ASRock A55M HVS Quick Installation Guide ASRock A55M HVS Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield ASRock Reminds You To get better performance in Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Con guration to AHCI mode For the BIOS setup please refer to the User Manual in our support CD for details 1 2 Specifications Platform Micro ATX Form Factor 8 9 in x 8 5 in 22 6 cm x 21 6 cm Solid Capacitor for CPU power Support for Socket FM1 100W processors Supports AMD s Cool n Quiet Technology UMI Link GEN2 AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology see CAUTION 1 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots Support DDR3 2400 OC 1866 1600 1333 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 2 Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 3 Expansion Slot 1x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot 1x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 1x PCI slot Supports AMD Dual Graphics AMD Radeon HD 65XX 64XX graphics DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 Max share
45. t 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 30 2 13 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 14 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP XP 64 bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA SATAII HDDs with RAID functions please follow below steps STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Con guration B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA SATAII Driver Diskette Please use USB floppy or floppy disk A Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beg
46. tall the motherboard study the con guration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 4 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 so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static elec tricity 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 anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the mother board to the chassis please do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 13 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle Step 2 Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket un
47. tem to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated The default value is Auto 4 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY eee ween eet TOMORROW S TECHHDLDUY TODAY Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers The default value of this feature is PCI Express Con figuration options Onboard PCI and PCI Express Share Memory This allows you to set the share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB G4MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio fea ture Dual Graphics This item appears only when you install AMD RADEON HD6670 6570 6450 graphics card on this motherboard Use this to enable or disable Dual Graphics feature If you enable this option you can choose onboard VGA or PCIE card VGA at will If you select Auto Dual Graphics function will be automatically enabled when you install AMD RADEON HD6670 6570 6450 graphics card The default value is Auto 42 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY T urmoummow mB TECHHOLOGY TODAY Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the o
48. til it ts in place The CPU ts only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU id A into the socket to avoid bending of the pins Step 4 When the CPU is in place press it rmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked LeVer 902 UP 1 d Socket Corner Small Triangle STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Lift Up The Socket Lever Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock To The Socket Corner Small The Socket Lever Triangle 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dis sipation Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see Page 11 No 4 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides two 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install two identical the same brand speed size and chip type memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology Otherwis
49. to Manual setting The default is Auto Read to Precharge tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Four Activate Window tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Voltage Control DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto APU PCIE Voltage VDDP Use this to select APU PCIE Voltage VDDP The default value is Auto CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load SB Voltage Use this to select SB Voltage The default value is Auto Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements 39 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the con gurations for the following items CPU Con gu ration Nouth Bridge Con guration South Bridge Con guration Storage Con gura tion Super IO Con guration ACPI Con guration and USB Con guration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY 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 sa
50. to the power switch on 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 per form a normal restart 25 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 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 2299 Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 DUMMY 8 speaker to this header see p 11 No 13 Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables 4 pin CHA FAN1 to the fan connectors and see p 11 No 19 FAN SPEED CONTROL HD match the black wire to the CHA FAN SPEED ground pin 3 pin PWR_FAN1 PWR_FAN_SPEED see p 11 No 30 Mod C
51. ve 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 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 40 3 4 1 CPU Configuration ASROCK UEFI SETUP UTILITY TOMORROW S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Core C6 Mode Use this item to enable or disable Core C6 mode The default value is Disabled Cool n Quiet Use this item to enable or disable AMD s Cool n Quiet technology The default value is Enabled Con guration options Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows 7 Vista and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may re duce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs SVM When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD V The default value is Enabled Con guration options Enabled and Disabled CPU Thermal Throttle Use this i
52. y the shad parameters thet apply when you ER the serica hem here Shae porereceng 59 C Reboot your system D After reboot please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities Windows 7 64 bit A Please request the hot x KB2505454 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hot x kb2505454 This may take long time gt 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 mins to boot D The Windows will install this hot x then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities 17 Finish 60
53. your change D Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identi ed by the number three to four 6 Use Surround Display Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another ES 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 de nition 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 speci cation developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to 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 speci cation 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 i
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