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3.2  A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose sotware suite with a new interface, more new 

features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, Dehumidiier, Good Night 

LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.

3.2.1  Installing A-Tuning

When you install the all-in-one driver to your system from ASRock’s support CD, 

A-Tuning will be auto-installed as well. Ater the installation, you will ind the icon 

“A-Tuning“ on your desktop. Double-click the “A-Tuning“           icon, A-Tuning 

main menu will pop up.

3.2.2  Using A-Tuning

here are ive sections in AXTU main menu: Operation Mode, Tools, OC Tweaker, 

System Info and Tech Service.

Operation Mode

Choose an operation mode for your computer.

Summary of Contents for B85 Pro4

Page 1: ...User Manual...

Page 2: ...or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oicers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss...

Page 3: ...y Modules DIMM 19 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 21 2 5 Jumpers Setup 22 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23 2 7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 28 2 7 1 Installing...

Page 4: ...4 1 CPU Coniguration 61 4 4 2 Chipset Coniguration 63 4 4 3 Storage Coniguration 65 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology 66 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 67 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration 68 4 4 7...

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Page 6: ...Package Contents ASRock B85 Pro4 Motherboard ATX Form Factor ASRock B85 Pro4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock B85 Pro4 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield Because...

Page 7: ...pset Intel B85 Supports Intel Small Business Advantage 2 0 Memory Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 1600 1333 1066 non ECC un bufered memory Max capacity of system...

Page 8: ...x resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI Compliant HDMI monitor is...

Page 9: ...lug functions Connector 1 x IR header 1 x COM port header 1 x Power LED header 1 x TPM header 2 x CPU Fan connectors 1 x 4 pin 1 x 3 pin 2 x Chassis Fan connectors 2 x 4 pin 1 x Power Fan connector 3...

Page 10: ...eed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore OS Microsot Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit compliant Certiica tions FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required For detailed pr...

Page 11: ...the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone iPad iPod Touch charge up to 40 faster than before on your computer ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even...

Page 12: ...t directory of your USB disk Only USB 2 0 ports support this feature ASRock OMG Online Management Guard Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at speciied...

Page 13: ...it hard to access the UEFI setup ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC By enabling this function the PC will enter the UEFI directly ater you resta...

Page 14: ...SRock FAN Tastic Tuning ASRock FAN Tastic Tuning is included in A Tuning Conigure up to ive diferent fan speeds using the graph he fans will automatically shit to the next speed level when the assigne...

Page 15: ...A_FAN1 PCI1 RoHS 1 USB3_2_3 7 17 9 18 11 20 21 22 23 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 13 USB6_7 1 26 19 2 3 4 6 5 1 27 64Mb BIOS HDMI1 VGA DVI1 PWR_FAN1 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_3 SATA3_2 SATA2_0 SATA2_1...

Page 16: ...10 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_3 11 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_2 12 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 13 System Panel Header PANEL1 14 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_1 15 Power LED Header PLED1 16 TPM Header TPMS1 17 USB...

Page 17: ...n 1 PS 2 Mouse Port 7 USB 2 0 Ports USB_23 2 VGA Port 8 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_01 3 LAN RJ 45 Port 9 USB 2 0 Ports USB_01 4 Line In Light Blue 10 HDMI Port 5 Front Speaker Lime 11 DVI D Port 6 Microphone...

Page 18: ...Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 5 Line in No 4 Microphone No 6 Front Panel Headphone 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V he eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters To enable Multi St...

Page 19: ...es to you 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...

Page 20: ...lease 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 Otherwi...

Page 21: ...16 English 4 5 3...

Page 22: ...B85 Pro4 17 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service...

Page 23: ...18 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 24: ...DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated 1 For dual channel conigurat...

Page 25: ...20 English 1 2 3...

Page 26: ...1 lane width cards PCIE4 PCIe 2 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards PCIe Slot Conigurations 4 PCIE2 PCIE4 Single Graphics Card x16 N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFireXTM Mo...

Page 27: ...eters to default setup please turn of the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply Ater waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds However...

Page 28: ...ED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the system is operating he LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state he LED is of when the system...

Page 29: ...orage devices with up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB4_5 see p 10 No 18 9 pin USB6_7 see p 10 No 17 Besides two USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two headers on this mo...

Page 30: ...connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin 1 High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must sup port HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructi...

Page 31: ...13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 10 No 2 his motherboard pro vides an 8 pin ATX 12V power connector To use a 4 pin ATX power supply please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5 Infrared Module...

Page 32: ...TPM system which can securely store keys digital certiicates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 1 GN D SMB_D...

Page 33: ...provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 1 You should only use identical CrossFireXTM ready graphics cards...

Page 34: ...B85 Pro4 29 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 35: ...Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the let pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM hen select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply...

Page 36: ...click on the ile ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu he drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please click Insta...

Page 37: ...ling A Tuning When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD A Tuning will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon A Tuning on your deskto...

Page 38: ...must support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card OMG Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other users Place X marks on the time table to disable the Int...

Page 39: ...nd the duration of the dehumidifying process HDMI IN Connect two diferent devices to one monitor and toggle between the primary and secondary screen without replugging the connectors every time Please...

Page 40: ...B85 Pro4 35 English Tech Service Contact Tech Service...

Page 41: ...8 7 32 or 64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 7 to crash while booting If your syst...

Page 42: ...rivers automatically 3 3 2 Setup Guide Coniguring Rapid Start Step 1 Run ASRock Rapid Start utility from Start All Programs ASRock Utility Step 2 If you have more than one hard drives in your system y...

Page 43: ...38 English Step 3 When prompted to restart ater the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 44: ...s Windows will immediately enable Rapid Start mode as it enters sleep state Using Rapid Start 1 You may shut down the computer without terminating the applications or iles you are executing currently...

Page 45: ...t cause data loss of the programs or iles you were executing before entering sleep state 4 When you wish to continue to use the computer just hit the power button the system will rapidly return to Win...

Page 46: ...64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 7 to crash while booting If your system is not i...

Page 47: ...lity Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Smart Connect Step 2 Once installed run ASRock Smart Connect from...

Page 48: ...ton Take Foxmail as an example add Foxmail to the Application list Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List...

Page 49: ...updates Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates but may cause more power consumption Using Smart Connect 1 Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet and receive upda...

Page 50: ...ail he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Aterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will ind th...

Page 51: ...added customizations for greater eiciency 3 5 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 5 2 Coniguring Start8 S...

Page 52: ...nglish Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options including icon sizes which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display quick access to recently used apps the functionality of the power button and...

Page 53: ...ess on the Windows key does Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode...

Page 54: ...stem by pressing Ctl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system of and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of the screen has a menu...

Page 55: ...f each navigation key Navigation Key s Description To change 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 s...

Page 56: ...UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility UEFI Guide UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASRo...

Page 57: ...logy Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen cies and voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost...

Page 58: ...o will be lowered immediately A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance Primary Plane Current Limit Conigure the current limit of the CPU under Turb...

Page 59: ...gs DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically DRAM Coniguration DRAM Tweaker Fine tune the DRAM sett...

Page 60: ...covery Time tWR he amount of delay that must elapse ater the completion of a valid write operation before an active bank can be precharged Refresh Cycle Time tRFC he number of clocks from a Refresh co...

Page 61: ...Use this to change DRAM tRWSR Auto Manual settings he default is Auto tWRRD Conigure between module write to read delay tWRRDDR Conigure between module write to read delay from diferent ranks tWRRDDD...

Page 62: ...channel A IO L CHB Conigure IO latency for channel B ODT WR CHA Conigure the memory on die termination resistors WR for channel A ODT WR CHB Conigure the memory on die termination resistors WR for cha...

Page 63: ...the system is under heavy load CPU Cache Voltage Ofset Conigure the voltage for the CPU Cache Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overclocking System Agent Voltage Ofset Con...

Page 64: ...the CPU CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage he default value is Auto...

Page 65: ...for the following items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Coniguration ACPI Con iguration and USB Conigura...

Page 66: ...e 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...

Page 67: ...alicious bufer overlow attacks Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so that on...

Page 68: ...reliability and providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 Share Memory Conigure the size of memory that is al...

Page 69: ...the computer is turned of Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for the onboard digital outputs Onboard LAN Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Deep Sleep Conigure deep sleep mode...

Page 70: ...s 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 T...

Page 71: ...66 English 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds...

Page 72: ...h 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc while the compute...

Page 73: ...68 English 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port Infrared Port Enable or disable the Infrared port...

Page 74: ...en the hard disk is ready this is recommended for better system stability ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests PS 2 Keyboard Power On All...

Page 75: ...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 operating system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up b...

Page 76: ...Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2 0 devices If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support Select UEFI Setup Only to support...

Page 77: ...PC Please setup network coniguration 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 Instal...

Page 78: ...s in the setup utility UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware Dehumidiier Function If Dehumidiier Function is enabled the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify...

Page 79: ...peed of the CPU fan while Dehumidiier is enabled he higher the value the faster the fan speed Max 255 Min 1 Save User Default Type a proile name and press enter to save your settings as user default L...

Page 80: ...peratures 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 spe...

Page 81: ...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...

Page 82: ...f the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Conigure the number of attempts to boot until the system automaticall...

Page 83: ...nly Do not launch 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 Do not launch Launch V...

Page 84: ...for the administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change t...

Page 85: ...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 messag...

Page 86: ...formation For technical questions please submit a support request form at http www asrock com support tsd asp ASRock Incorporation 2F No 37 Sec 2 Jhongyang S Rd Beitou District Taipei City 112 Taiwan...

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