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B150 Pro4/D3

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2015

Summary of Contents for B150 PRO4/D3

Page 2: ...ied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advise...

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Page 4: ... DIMM 15 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots 17 2 5 Jumpers Setup 18 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19 2 7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23 2 7 1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM Ready Graphics Cards 23 2 7 2 Driver Installation and Setup 25 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 26 3 1 Installing Drivers 26 3 2 ASRock Live Update APP Shop 27 3 2 1 UI Overview 27 3 2 2 Ap...

Page 5: ... 4 3 OC Tweaker Screen 39 4 4 Advanced Screen 47 4 4 1 CPU Configuration 48 4 4 2 Chipset Configuration 50 4 4 3 Storage Configuration 52 4 4 4 Super IO Configuration 53 4 4 5 ACPI Configuration 54 4 4 6 USB Configuration 56 4 4 7 Trusted Computing 57 4 5 Tools 58 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 61 4 7 Security Screen 62 4 8 Boot Screen 63 4 9 Exit Screen 66 ...

Page 6: ... 1 Package Contents ASRock B150 Pro4 D3 Motherboard ATX Form Factor ASRock B150 Pro4 D3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock B150 Pro4 D3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice In case any modi fications of this docume...

Page 7: ...ity of system memory 64GB Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 Expansion Slot 2 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slots PCIE2 x16 mode PCIE4 x4 mode 3 x PCI Express 3 0 x1 Slots Flexible PCIe Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM Graphics Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated Supports Intel HD Graphics Built...

Page 8: ...dio with Content Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec To configure 7 1 CH HD Audio it is required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi channel audio feature through the audio driver Premium Blu ray Audio support Supports Surge Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection ELNA Audio Caps LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111GR Supports Wake On WAN Supports Wake ...

Page 9: ...xi mum 1A 12W fan power 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector 2 x USB 2 0 Headers Support 4 USB 2 0 ports Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection 1 x USB 3 0 Header Supports 2 USB 3 0 ports Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection BIOS Feature 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI sup port ACPI 1 1 Compliant ...

Page 10: ...C CE WHQL ErP EuP ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system s stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your ow...

Page 11: ...LED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB2_3 1 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 B150 Pro4 D3 SATA3_1_3 SATA3_0_2 PCIE5 RoHS 7 8 9 10 16 18 11 12 14 19 17 2 CPU_FAN1 3 4 6 5 1 128Mb BIOS USB 3 0 T USB0 B USB1 Audio CODEC PCIE2 PCI Express 3 0 Front USB 3 0 CHA_FAN2 HDMI1 DVI1 USB 3 0 T USB2 B USB3 CHA_FAN1 SATA3_5 USB4_5 1 TPMS1 1 SATA3_4 13 15 Top LINE IN Center FRONT Bottom MIC IN PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse PCIE1 PCIE4 P...

Page 12: ...B2 6 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 7 USB 3 0 Header USB3_4_5 8 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRMOS1 9 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 10 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_0_2 11 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_1_3 12 System Panel Header PANEL1 13 SATA3 Connector SATA3_4 14 SATA3 Connector SATA3_5 15 Power LED and Speaker Header SPK_PLED1 16 USB 2 0 Header USB2_3 17 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 18 COM Port Header COM1 19 TPM Header TPMS1 ...

Page 13: ...rt 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB_45 5 6 7 9 2 4 3 10 11 1 8 There are two LEDs on each LAN port Please refer to the table below for the 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 ACT LINK LED SPEED LED...

Page 14: ...io feature through the audio driver Please set Speaker Configuration to 7 1 Speaker in the Realtek HD Audio Manager Function of the Audio Ports in 7 1 channel Configuration Port Function Light Blue Rear panel Rear Speaker Out Lime Rear panel Front Speaker Out Pink Rear panel Central Subwoofer Speaker Out Lime Front panel Side Speaker Out ...

Page 15: ... physical injuries and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs Whenever you uninstall any components place the...

Page 16: ...t please check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged 2 Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU 1 2 A B ...

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Page 18: ...13 English B150 Pro4 D3 Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service ...

Page 19: ...14 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N ...

Page 20: ...ce the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation 1 For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DDR3L DIMM pairs 2 It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one memory module installed 3 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 DDR3L slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may...

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Page 22: ...PCIE3 PCIe 3 0 x1 slot is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards PCIE4 PCIe 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards PCIE5 PCIe 3 0 x1 slot is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards Before installing an 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 necess...

Page 23: ...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 CLRMOS1 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 finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first an...

Page 24: ...ED 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 system is in S1 S3 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 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...

Page 25: ...B2_3 see p 6 No 16 9 pin USB4_5 see p 6 No 17 DUMMY GND GND B B USB_PWR A A USB_PWR 1 There are two headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two ports USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3_4_5 see p 6 No 7 1 Dummy GND GND Vbus GND GND IntA_PA_SSRX Vbus IntA_PA_D IntA_PA_D IntA_PA_SSTX IntA_PA_SSTX IntA_PA_SSRX IntA_PB_SSRX IntA_PB_SSRX IntA_PB_SSTX IntA_PBA_SSTX IntA_PB_D IntA_PB_D Besides...

Page 26: ...d pin 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must sup port HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use an AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header by the steps below A Connect Mic_IN MIC to MIC2_L B Connect Audio_R RIN to OUT2_R and Audio_L LIN to OU...

Page 27: ... pin ATX12V1 see p 6 No 1 4 1 8 5 This motherboard pro vides a 8 pin ATX 12V power connector Serial Port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 6 No 18 The COM1 header supports a serial port module TPM Header 17 pin TPMS1 see p 6 No 19 This connector supports Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security p...

Page 28: ...hase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 1 You should only use identical CrossFireXTM ready graphics cards that are AMD certified 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology Download the drivers from the AMD s website www amd com 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power...

Page 29: ...24 English Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connec tor of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot ...

Page 30: ... Setup Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the left pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply Select the GPU number according to your graphics card and click Apply AMD Catalyst Control Center The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to un instal...

Page 31: ...on the file ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please click Install All or follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software that the...

Page 32: ... access ASRock Live Update APP Shop utility You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock Live Update APP Shop 3 2 1 UI Overview Category Panel The category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected the information panel below displays the relative information Information Panel The information panel in the center displays data about the currentl...

Page 33: ...he left side of the screen The other various apps are shown on the right Please scroll up and down to see more apps listed You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or not The red icon displays the price or Free if the app is free of charge The green Installed icon means the app is installed on your computer Step 2 Click on the app icon to see more details about t...

Page 34: ...the app click on the red icon to start downloading Step 4 When installation completes you can find the green Installed icon appears on the upper right corner To uninstall it simply click on the trash can icon The trash icon may not appear for certain apps ...

Page 35: ...ps you have already installed When there is an available new version for your app you will find the mark of New Version appears below the installed app icon Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more details Step 2 Click on the yellow icon to start upgrading ...

Page 36: ...ected you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers Please update them all soon Step 1 Please check the item information before update Click on to see more details Step 2 Click to select one or more items you want to update Step 3 Click Update to start the update process ...

Page 37: ...32 English 3 2 4 Setting In the Setting page you can change the language select the server location and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock Live Update APP Shop on Windows startup ...

Page 38: ...ort CD or website A Windows PC Win7 USB Patcher included in the ASRock Support CD or website Scenarios You have an ODD and PS 2 ports If there is an optical disc drive PS 2 ports and PS 2 Keyboard or mouse on your computer you can skip the instructions below and go ahead to install Windows 7 OS You only have an ODD For Intel Skylake platforms only If there is an optical disc drive but no PS 2 port...

Page 39: ...he tool Win7 USB Patcher and launch it Step 3 Select the Win7 Folder from Step1 by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below Step 4 Select the USB Driver Folder by clicking the red circle as shown as the picture below If you are using ASRock s Support CD for the USB 3 0 driver please select your CD ROM ...

Page 40: ...tched image to a CD please check Burn Image and select Target Device to Burn If not the patched ISO image will be exported to the destination selected in Step5 Then Press Start to proceed Step 7 Now you are able to install Windows 7 on Braswell or Skylake with the new burned CD Or please use the patched ISO image to make an OS USB drive to install the OS ...

Page 41: ... also restart by turning the system off and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC Tweaker For overclocking configurations Advanced For advanced system configurations Tool Useful tools H W Monitor Displays current hardware status Boot For configuring boot settings and boot priority Securit...

Page 42: ...e option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of the screen END Go to the bottom of the screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F5 Add Remove Favorite F7 Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY F9 Load optimal default values for all the settings F10 Save changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY F12 Print scree...

Page 43: ...lish 4 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Favorite Display your collection of BIOS items Press F5 to add remove your favorite items ...

Page 44: ...nables the processor to run above its base operating frequency when the operating system requests the highest performance state Long Duration Power Limit Configure Package Power Limit 1 in watts When the limit is exceeded the CPU ratio will be lowered after a period of time A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance Because the UEFI software is co...

Page 45: ...he current limit of the CPU core A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance GT Slice Current Limit Configure the current limit of the GT slice A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance GT Slice Frequency Configure the frequency of the integrated Slice GPU DRAM Configuration DRAM Tweaker Fine tune...

Page 46: ...k cycles required between the issuing of the precharge command and opening the next row RAS Active Time tRAS The number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the precharge command Command Rate CR The delay between when a memory chip is selected and when the first active command can be issued Secondary Timing Write Recovery Time tWR The amount of delay that must elapse ...

Page 47: ...ted between a read command to a row pre charge command to the same rank Four Activate Window tFAW The time window in which four activates are allowed the same rank CAS Write Latency tCWL Configure CAS Write Latency Third Timing tREFI Configure refresh cycles at an average periodic interval tCKE Configure the period of time the DDR4 initiates a minimum of one refresh command internally once it ente...

Page 48: ...een module write to read delay tWRRD_dg Configure between module write to read delay tWRRD_dr Configure between module write to read delay tWRRD_dd Configure between module write to read delay tWRWR_sg Configure between module write to write delay tWRWR_dg Configure between module write to write delay tWRWR_dr Configure between module write to write delay tWRWR_dd Configure between module write to...

Page 49: ...CH B Configure IO latency for channel B Fourth Timing twRPRE Configure twRPRE Write_Early_ODT Configure Write_Early_ODT tAONPD Configure tAONPD tXP Configure tXP tXPDLL Configure tXPDLL tPRPDEN Configure tPRPDEN tRDPDEN Configure tRDPDEN twRPDEN Configure twRPDEN OREF_RI Configure OREF_RI tREFIx9 Configure tREFIx9 ...

Page 50: ...CH B Configure the memory on die termination resistors WR for channel B ODT PARK CH A Configure the memory on die termination resistors PARK for channel A ODT PARK CH B Configure the memory on die termination resistors PARK for channel B ODT NOM CH A Use this to change ODT CH A Auto Manual settings The default is Auto ODT NOM CH B Use this to change ODT CH B Auto Manual settings The default is Aut...

Page 51: ...lt value is Auto PCH 1 0 Voltage Configure the chipset voltage 1 0V VCCIO Voltage Configure the voltage for the VCCIO GT Voltage Configure the GT voltage VCCSA Voltage Configure the voltage for the VCCSA Save User Default Type a profile name and press enter to save your settings as user default Load User Default Load previously saved user defaults ...

Page 52: ...FI Configuration Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility Full HD UEFI When Auto is selected the resolution will be set to 1920 x 1080 if the monitor supports Full HD resolution If the monitor does not support Full HD resolution then the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 When Disable is selected the resolution will be set to 1024 x 768 directly Setting w...

Page 53: ...ores to enable in each processor package CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving It is recommended to keep C3 C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving Enhanced Halt State C1E Enable Enhanced Halt State C1E for lower power consumption Package C State Support Enable CPU PCIe Memory Graphics C State Support for power saving CPU Thermal Throttling Enable CPU internal the...

Page 54: ...nology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor Enable for better performance Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently requested cache...

Page 55: ...y and reliability and providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 PCIE ASPM Support This option enables disables the ASPM support for all CPU downstream devices PCH PCIE ASPM Support This option enables disables the ASPM support for all PCH PCIE devices DMI ASPM Support This option enables disables the control...

Page 56: ...work interface controller Onboard HD Audio Enable disable onboard HD audio Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed Front Panel Enable disable front panel HD audio Deep Sleep Configure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure If Power Off is selecte...

Page 57: ...ink Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power It is only supported by AHCI mode Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology It is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability ...

Page 58: ...sh B150 Pro4 D3 4 4 4 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port PS2 Y Cable Enable the PS2 Y Cable or set this option to Auto ...

Page 59: ...r performance PS 2 Keyboard Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PS 2 Keyboard PCIE Devices Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PCIE device and enable wake on LAN Ring In Power On Allow the system to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring In signals RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your op...

Page 60: ...55 English B150 Pro4 D3 USB Keyboard Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse ...

Page 61: ... is recommended to disable legacy USB support Select UEFI Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows Linux operating systems only Port 60 64 Emulation Enable the support of I O port 60h 64h emulation This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware OS Enable this option if you install Windows 7 ...

Page 62: ...57 English B150 Pro4 D3 4 4 7 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device ...

Page 63: ...e if you are having trouble with your PC Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service Easy Driver Installer For users that don t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to your system via an USB storage device then downloads and installs the other required drivers autom...

Page 64: ...on is enabled the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Period Configure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidifier after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Duration Configure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidifier CPU Fan Setting Configure the speed of the ...

Page 65: ...I firmware version from our servers for you Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash For BIOS backup and recovery purpose it is recommended to plug in your USB pen drive before using this function Network Configuration Use this to configure internet connection settings for Internet Flash Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility UEFI Download Serve...

Page 66: ...ive fan speed for each temperature CPU Fan Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 1 Temp Source Select a fan temperature source ...

Page 67: ...ge the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change the password for the user account Users are unable to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password Secure Boot Use this item to enable or disable support for Windows 8 1 Secure Boot Intel R Platform Trust Technology Enabl...

Page 68: ...sing an external graphics card Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI utility in Windows Boot From Onboard LAN Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN Setup Prompt Timeout Configure the number of seconds to wait for the setup hot key Bootup Num Lock Select whether Num Lock should...

Page 69: ...n ROM messages or configure the AddOn ROM if you ve enabled Full Screen Logo Disable for faster boot speed Boot Failure Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Configure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically restores the default settings ...

Page 70: ... Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Select Do not launch to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Select Do not launch to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM Launch Video OpROM Policy Select UEFI only...

Page 71: ...n the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop out Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all options The F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem d...

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