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1.4  I/O Panel

* 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

Status        Description            Status           Description 

 

Off           No Link                Off             10Mbps connection
Blinking   Data Activity        Orange      100Mbps connection
On           Link 

         Green        1Gbps connection

 

PS/2  Mouse  Port  (Green)  

 7 

USB 2.0  Ports  (USB45)   

      

      * 2 

LAN  RJ-45  Port   

 8 

USB 2.0  Ports  (USB23)

 

Line  In  (Light  Blue)     

 9 

HDMI  Port 

     ** 4 

Front  Speaker  (Lime) 

10 

D-Sub  Port 

  

 

Microphone  (Pink)  

11 

PS/2  Keyboard  Port  (Purple)  

   *** 6 

USB 2.0  Ports  (USB01)

LAN Port

ACT/LINK

    LED

SPEED

  LED

6

7

9

10

11

1

2

4

3

5

8

** 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               , 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

TM

 / Vista

TM

 64-bit OS:

    Please click “VIA HD Audio Deck” icon               , 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.   

Summary of Contents for A55M-HVS

Page 1: ...1 A55M HVS User Manual Version 1 0 Published August 2011 Copyright 2011 ASRock INC All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...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 possibility of such damages arising from any d...

Page 3: ...rial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 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 29 2 13 Driver Installation Guide 31 2 14 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 31 2 14 1 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 31 2 14 ...

Page 4: ...h Bridge Con guration 43 3 4 4 Storage Con guration 44 3 4 5 Super IO Con guration 45 3 4 6 ACPI Con guration 46 3 4 7 USB Con guration 48 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 49 3 6 Boot Screen 50 3 7 Security Screen 51 3 8 Exit Screen 52 4 Software Support 53 4 1 Install Operating System 53 4 2 Support CD Information 53 4 2 1 Running Support CD 53 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 53 4 2 3 Utilities Men...

Page 5: ... 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 lists 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 Conten...

Page 6: ...tX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 Max shared 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...

Page 7: ...nnector Front panel audio connector 3 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 ASR...

Page 8: ...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 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 compon...

Page 9: ...staTM 6 ASRock Extreme Tuning 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 o...

Page 10: ...mance The performance may depend on the property of the device 11 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 online game priority higher it can lower the latency in game Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD video an...

Page 11: ...e 12 SATA2 Connector SATA_1 Blue 28 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 White 13 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 White 29 SPI Flash Memory 32Mb 14 Southbridge Controller 30 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 15 Print Port Header LPT1 White Super I O CMOS BATTERY ATXPWR1 AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 Chipset COM1 PCIE1 PCI1 LAN AUDIO CODEC 1 CLRCMOS1 1 CPU_FAN1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN 1 PANEL 1 CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 HD...

Page 12: ...B 2 0 Ports USB01 LAN Port ACT LINK LED SPEED LED 6 7 9 10 11 1 2 4 3 5 8 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 and...

Page 13: ...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...

Page 14: ...hat it is locked 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 ...

Page 15: ...install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology notch break notch break 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 ...

Page 16: ... Step 1 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 Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot t...

Page 17: ...MD website for further information Chipset Model Driver AMD RADEON HD6670 ASUS DIS PCIE2 1 ASUS HDMI EAH6670 DI 1GD3 1G DDR3 8 863 AMD RADEON HD6570 MSI DIS PCIE2 1 MSI HDMI R6570 MD1GD3 LP 1G DDR3 8 863 AMD RADEON HD6450 MSI DIS PCIE2 1 MSI HDMI R6450 MD1GD3 LP 1G DDR3 8 863 Enjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics Step 1 Please keep the default UEFI setting of Dual Graphics option on Auto Step 2 I...

Page 18: ...check AMD website for up dates and details Step 9 Click Enable CrossFireTM and click Apply to save your change Step 10 Reboot your system Then you can freely enjoy the bene t of Dual Graphics feature AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 7 You can also click AMD VISION Engine Control Center on your Windows taskbar to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center Step 8 In AMD VISION Engine Control Center...

Page 19: ...otherboard 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 dua...

Page 20: ...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 system 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 Sett...

Page 21: ...erefore 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 possi...

Page 22: ...s are matched correctly 1 2 4 3 5 USB_PWR P P GND ATX 5VSB IRRX IRTX GND DUMMY 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 CI...

Page 23: ...lear 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 CLRCMOS1 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 th...

Page 24: ... GND DUMMY USB_PWR P 8 GND P 9 P 9 1 USB_PWR P 10 GND DUMMY USB_PWR P 10 GND P 11 P 11 USB 2 0 Headers Besides six default USB 2 0 9 pin USB6_7 ports on the I O panel there see p 11 No 21 are three USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB8_9 see p 11 No 23 9 pin USB10_11 see p 11 No 24 Print Port Header This is an interface for print 25 pin LP...

Page 25: ...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 This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 several system front pane...

Page 26: ...der Please connect the chassis 4 pin SPEAKER 1 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 match the black wire to the ground pin 3 pin PWR_FAN1 see p 11 No 30 GND 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan 4 pin CPU_FAN1 cable to the connector and...

Page 27: ...pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 11 No 1 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 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 12 1 24 13 5 1 8 4 5 1 8 4 Serial port H...

Page 28: ...sk 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 NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA SATAII HDDs...

Page 29: ...connector interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII Hot Plug support information of our motherboa...

Page 30: ...ct SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 2 SATA pow...

Page 31: ...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...

Page 32: ...II 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 VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system 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 ins...

Page 33: ...stall 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 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 p...

Page 34: ...nstalling Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 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 STE...

Page 35: ...e 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 feature...

Page 36: ...ng up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F9 To load optimal default values for all the settings F10 To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY ESC 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 System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify t...

Page 37: ...oltage 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 it...

Page 38: ...ault 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 Ma...

Page 39: ... 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...

Page 40: ...h 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 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the con gurations for the following items CPU Co...

Page 41: ...te 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 g...

Page 42: ...ure The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB 64MB 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 ...

Page 43: ...abled 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 ...

Page 44: ...AID 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 ...

Page 45: ...8 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 setti...

Page 46: ...tem 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 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 of...

Page 47: ...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 VistaTM certi cation ...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...ou to set the chassis fan 1 speed Con guration options Full On Manual Mode and Automatic Mode The default is value Full On 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 ...

Page 50: ...creen 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 Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of...

Page 51: ...51 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 ...

Page 52: ...owing 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 Attemp...

Page 53: ... 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 ac...

Page 54: ...staTM 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 Advanced Storage Con guration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in UEFI Setup Utility Boot Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation les Normally it is an optical drive You can also press F11 to launch boot menu at system POST and choo...

Page 55: ...ws VistaTM 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 Advanced Storage Con guration SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID 3TB unlocker UEFI Mode For GPT partition Press F10 to save the change and exit 4 Press F11 to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI Built in EFI Shell 5 Key in drvcfg for example you will see below Drv 4E Ctrl B5 Lang ...

Page 56: ...ber Ctrl number to enter Raid Utility For example key in drvcfg s 4E B5 8 Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive 9 Choose Logical Drive Create Menu to create a Raid Drive 10 Choose Usable Physical Drive List to select Raid HDD ...

Page 57: ... setting and key in the Raid size 13 After set up Raid size please click Start to Create 14 Press F10 to exit Utility 15 During reboot please press F11 to enter Boot Manual Choose UEFI SCSI CD DVD Drive This option only shows on Windows 7 64 bit and VistaTM 64 bit OS ...

Page 58: ...ities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to x this problem Windows VistaTM 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 b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to con rm Then ...

Page 59: ... Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter b Go to Services and Applications Services Then double click Volume Shadow Copy c Set Startup type to Disable then Click OK ...

Page 60: ...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 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 ...

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