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FM2A55 Pro

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published November 2012

Summary of Contents for FM2A55 Pro

Page 2: ...es or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oficers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential...

Page 3: ...6 Dual Graphics Operation Guide 23 2 7 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 25 2 8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 28 2 9 Jumpers Setup 30 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 31 2 11 Seri...

Page 4: ...e Coniguration 49 3 4 4 Storage Coniguration 50 3 4 5 Super IO Coniguration 51 3 4 6 ACPI Coniguration 52 3 4 7 USB Coniguration 54 3 5 Tool 55 3 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 58 3 7 Boot...

Page 5: ...ange without notice In case any modiications of this manual occur the updated ver sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists...

Page 6: ...mode 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM CrossFireXTM and Dual Graphics see CAUTION 3 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7000 graphics DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 Max shared...

Page 7: ...1 x CPU Fan connector 4 pin 2 x Chassis Fan connectors 2 x 4 pin 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Featu...

Page 8: ...not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking CAUTION 1 Whether 1866 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR3 1866 1600 memory module on t...

Page 9: ...stant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds provides a much more eficient way to save energy time money and improves system running speed for your sys tem It lev...

Page 10: ...LAN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritiza tion You can conigure your application s priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latenc...

Page 11: ...servers In other words the system can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers and lash them without entering Windows OS Please note that you must be running on a DHCP conigured computer in order...

Page 12: ...leash the hidden power of your CPUs Simply press X when turning on the PC X Boost will automati cally overclock the relative components to get up to 15 77 performance boost With the smart X Boost over...

Page 13: ...SPEAKER1 31 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE4 14 System Panel Header PANEL1 32 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 15 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 33 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 16 Power LED Header PLED1 34 P...

Page 14: ...ont Speaker Lime 10 D Sub Port VGA1 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 LAN Port ACT LINK LED SPEED LED 6 9 1 2 4 3 5 10 11 8 7 To enable Multi Streaming function you...

Page 15: ...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 pl...

Page 16: ...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 t...

Page 17: ...nstall 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 addin...

Page 18: ...A card mode it is recommended to install a PCI Ex press x16 graphics card on PCIE2 slot 2 In CrossFireXTM mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE5 slots Installing an expa...

Page 19: ...methods to enable CrossFi reXTM feature For other CrossFireXTM cards that AMD has released or will release in the future please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Step...

Page 20: ...phics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details CrossFire Bridge or Step 3 Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Rad...

Page 21: ...tep 4 Restart your computer Step 5 Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will ind ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar ATI Catalyst Control Cent...

Page 22: ...d or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the beneit of CrossFireXTM feature Step 7 You can freely enjoy the beneit of CrossFireXTM or Quad CrossFireXTM feature CrossFireXT...

Page 23: ...omputer Right click the desktop Click AMD VISION Engine Control Center to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include An AMD Dual Graphics system includes an A...

Page 24: ...heck 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 beneit of Dual Graphics feature A...

Page 25: ...ub and DVI D you can easily enjoy the beneits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D Su...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...rface 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...

Page 28: ...r Please make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments 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 por...

Page 29: ...er 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 m...

Page 30: ...ar 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...

Page 31: ...Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2 connector on this motherboard Serial ATA2 Connectors These six Serial ATA2 SATA_1 see p 13 No 9 SATA2 connectors support SATA_...

Page 32: ...l 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 Yo...

Page 33: ...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 r...

Page 34: ...upply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation 12 1 24 13 24 13 CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU...

Page 35: ...odule see p 13 No 25 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header providing 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI see p 13 No 26 VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devic...

Page 36: ...Hot Swap Functions for Serial ATA2 SATA2 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA2 in RAID AHCI mode AMD A55 FCH Hudson D2 chipset provides hardware support for Advance...

Page 37: ...e The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA2 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA2 H...

Page 38: ...process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA2 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin en...

Page 39: ...uration B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID coniguration Before you start to conigure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the S...

Page 40: ...Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit on your SATA2 HDDs without RAID functions please...

Page 41: ...n 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...

Page 42: ...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 F7 Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY F9 Load optimal d...

Page 43: ...e to Manual The default value is Disabled Please be noted that overclocking may reduce the D Sub resolution and cause the display abnormal situation It is recommended to use the DVI monitor to get bet...

Page 44: ...he value of CPU voltage offset However for safety and system stability it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item CPU NB Frequency Multiplier For safety and system stability it is not reco...

Page 45: ...aving 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 Conigur...

Page 46: ...gurations for the following items CPU Conigu ration Nouth Bridge Coniguration South Bridge Coniguration Storage Conigura tion Super IO Coniguration ACPI Coniguration and USB Coniguration Setting wrong...

Page 47: ...aTM and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency and lead to system sta bility or compatibility...

Page 48: ...the Onboard HDMI HD Audio fea ture Dual Graphics This item appears only when you install AMD RADEON graphics card on this motherboard Use this to enable or disable Dual Graphics feature If you enable...

Page 49: ...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...

Page 50: ...rage device After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device please change SATA Mode to RAID then you can start installing the OS in RAID mode AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disa...

Page 51: ...ress Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Coniguration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Infrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port...

Page 52: ...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 sof...

Page 53: ...tem 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 certiicatio...

Page 54: ...efault 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 Disable...

Page 55: ...ity Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI lash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without enter ing operating systems irst like MS DOS or...

Page 56: ...mware download server for Internet Flash Coniguration options Asia Europe USA and China Dehumidiier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling Dehumidiier Function When...

Page 57: ...57 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...

Page 58: ...an 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Coni guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Over Temperature Protection Use this item to enable or disable Ov...

Page 59: ...tion is you may not boot by using an USB lash drive Ultra Fast There are a few restrictions 1 Only supports Windows 8 UEFI operating system 2 You will not be able to enter BIOS Setup Clear CMOS or run...

Page 60: ...If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Coniguration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabl...

Page 61: ...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 Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot The default v...

Page 62: ...anges 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...

Page 63: ...e 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 ile ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder i...

Page 64: ...SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Coniguration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in...

Page 65: ...M 64 bit with SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Coniguration SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID 3T...

Page 66: ...er 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...

Page 67: ...ing 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 Th...

Page 68: ...tilities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to ix this problem Windows VistaTM 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix for this problem Below steps are Microsoft su...

Page 69: ...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 t...

Page 70: ...he hotix KB2505454 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 8 64 bit 7 64 bit install the hotix kb2505454 This may take long time 30 mins C Reboot your system It...

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