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4.1.2    Navigation Keys 

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4.2    Main Screen 

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4.3    OC Tweaker Screen 

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4.4    Advanced Screen 

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4.4.1    CPU Configuration 

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4.4.2    Chipset Configuration 

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4.4.3    Storage Configuration 

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4.4.4    Intel® Rapid Start Technology 

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4.4.5    Intel® Smart Connect Technology 

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4.4.6    Super IO Configuration 

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4.4.7    ACPI Configuration 

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4.4.8    USB Configuration 

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4.4.9    Trusted Computing 

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4.5    Tools 

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4.6    Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 

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4.7    Boot Screen 

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4.8    Security Screen 

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4.9    Exit Screen 

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Chapter  1  Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock B85M BTC 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 contains the introduction of the motherboard 
and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the 
software and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the configuration guide of the BIOS setup.

1.1  Package Contents

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ASRock B85M BTC Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock B85M BTC Quick Installation Guide 

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ASRock B85M BTC Support CD  

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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield 

Summary of Contents for B85M BTC

Page 1: ...User Manual B85M BTC...

Page 2: ...ed 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 liabl...

Page 3: ...CPU Fan and Heatsink 16 2 3 Installing Memory Modules DIMM 17 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots 19 2 5 Jumpers Setup 20 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Opera...

Page 4: ...58 4 4 3 Storage Configuration 60 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology 61 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 62 4 4 6 Super IO Configuration 63 4 4 7 ACPI Configuration 64 4 4 8 USB Configuration 66 4...

Page 5: ...ckage Contents ASRock B85M BTC Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor ASRock B85M BTC Quick Installation Guide ASRock B85M BTC Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield Becau...

Page 6: ...ts Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 x16 mode 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slots 15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot PCIE1...

Page 7: ...n WAN Supports Wake On LAN Supports Lightning ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Rear Panel I O 1 x PS 2 M...

Page 8: ...ture 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support ACPI 1 1 Compliant wake up events SMBIOS 2 3 1 support CPU DRAM PCH 1 05V PCH 1 5V Voltage multi adjust ment Support CD Drivers Utilities An...

Page 9: ...ity 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 Due to limitation...

Page 10: ...BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system ASRock APP Charger Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger ma...

Page 11: ...ternet access at specified times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG guest accounts without pe...

Page 12: ...o 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 after you restart ASRoc...

Page 13: ...OS1 1 1 SPEAKER1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB4_5 1 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 B85M BTC CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 RoHS 7 8 14 16 12 13 17 19 20 21 22 23 18 15 25 2 CPU_FAN1 3 4 6 5 1 64Mb BIOS 24 USB 2 0 T USB...

Page 14: ...A2 Connector SATA2_5 10 SATA2 Connector SATA2_4 11 SATA3 Connector SATA3_3 12 SATA3 Connector SATA3_2 13 SATA3 Connector SATA3_0 14 SATA3 Connector SATA3_1 15 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 16 System...

Page 15: ...s USB01 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 There are two LEDs on each LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications Activ...

Page 16: ...l injuries 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...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...14 English 4 5 3...

Page 19: ...B85M BTC 15 English 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 20: ...16 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 21: ...age to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force 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 chi...

Page 22: ...18 English 1 2 3...

Page 23: ...s 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...

Page 24: ...nds 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 and then shut it down be...

Page 25: ...tus 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 o...

Page 26: ...there is one header on this motherboard This USB 2 0 header can support two ports USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3_2_3 see p 9 No 8 Besides two USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one header on this mo...

Page 27: ...g but the panel wire on the chassis must support 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 plea...

Page 28: ...No 24 Please connect a 4 pin molex power cable to this connector when more than three graphics cards are installed Serial Port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 9 No 22 This COM1 header supports a serial port...

Page 29: ...nt Port Header 25 pin LPT1 see p 9 No 20 This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices 1 AFD ERROR PINIT GND SLIN STB SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 SPD3 SPD4 SPD5 SPD...

Page 30: ...n 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...

Page 31: ...alling 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 After the installation you will find the icon A Tuning on your de...

Page 32: ...pport 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 Internet G...

Page 33: ...damages due to dampness Enable this function and configure the period of time until the computer powers on and the duration of the dehumidifying process OC Tweaker Configurations for overclocking the...

Page 34: ...30 English Tech Service Contact Tech Service...

Page 35: ...s 8 1 8 7 32 or 64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 1 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...

Page 36: ...ers automatically 3 3 2 Setup Guide Configuring 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 you...

Page 37: ...B85M BTC 33 English Step 3 When prompted to restart after the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 38: ...dows 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 files you are executing currently Clic...

Page 39: ...ll not cause data loss of the programs or files 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...

Page 40: ...it edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 1 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 41: ...Utility 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...

Page 42: ...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 Ste...

Page 43: ...nload 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 receiv...

Page 44: ...he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Afterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will find the...

Page 45: ...th added customizations for greater efficiency 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 Configuring Sta...

Page 46: ...Configure Configure provides configuration 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 mor...

Page 47: ...a press 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...

Page 48: ...by pressing Ctl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may 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 b...

Page 49: ...ns of 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 t...

Page 50: ...TY 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 ASRock s...

Page 51: ...set up overclocking features Advanced Turbo Load optimized CPU and GPU OC settings Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and exp...

Page 52: ...herboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen cies and voltage points for better po...

Page 53: ...power while a higher limit may improve performance GT Frequency Configure the frequency of the integrated GPU GT Voltage Mode Auto For optimized settings Adaptive Add voltage to the integrated GPU wh...

Page 54: ...tRP The number of clock 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...

Page 55: ...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 Late...

Page 56: ...t ranks tWRWRDD Configure between module write to write delay from different DIMMs tRDWR Configure between module read to write delay tRDWRDR Configure between module read to write delay from differen...

Page 57: ...w Exit to reduce power consumption or Fast Exit for better performance FIVR Configuration FIVR Switch Frequency Signature Select whether to boost or lower the FIVR Switch Frequency FIVR Switch Frequen...

Page 58: ...og Voltage CPU Digital IO Voltage Offset CPU I O Digital Voltage CPU Integrated VR Faults Disable FIVR Faults to raise the threshold to trigger CPU over current protection and over voltage protection...

Page 59: ...following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Configuration ACPI Con figuration USB Configuration...

Page 60: ...n 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 Enh...

Page 61: ...f malicious buffer overflow attacks Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so th...

Page 62: ...he system boots up IGPU Multi Monitor Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is installed Select enable to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times R...

Page 63: ...puter is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure If Power Off is selected the power will remain off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the system w...

Page 64: ...A 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 Techno...

Page 65: ...B85M BTC 61 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 66: ...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 computer is...

Page 67: ...ble or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port Devic...

Page 68: ...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 Allow the...

Page 69: ...ed 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 by an USB keyboard or remote controller US...

Page 70: ...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 USB devices under the UEFI set...

Page 71: ...B85M BTC 67 English 4 4 9 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module TPM security for your hard disk drives...

Page 72: ...ur 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 Ins...

Page 73: ...Flash Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI firmware Dehumidifier Function If Dehumidifier Function is enabled...

Page 74: ...S5 state Dehumidifier CPU Fan Setting Configure the speed of the CPU fan while Dehumidifier is enabled The higher the value the faster the fan speed Max 255 Min 1 Save User Default Type a profile name...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...xternal 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 O...

Page 77: ...f 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 automatical...

Page 78: ...t legacy option ROM only 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 Launch Video Op...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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...

Page 81: ...ormation 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 R...

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