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ASROCK FM2A68M-DG3+, User Manual

The ASROCK FM2A68M-DG3+ motherboard comes with a comprehensive free User Manual, available for download from manualshive.com. This detailed manual provides step-by-step instructions and essential information on features, settings, and troubleshooting techniques, ensuring users can make the most of their product effortlessly.

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USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

 

Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to power on the 

system.

USB Mouse Power On

 

Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system.

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

®

 certiication.

Summary of Contents for FM2A68M-DG3+

Page 1: ...FM2A68M HD FM2A68M HD FM2A68M HD FM2A68M HD ...

Page 2: ...y 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 of proits 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 defect or error in the documentation ...

Page 3: ...llation of Memory Modules DIMM 12 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 14 2 5 Jumpers Setup 15 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 16 2 7 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide 20 3 Software and Utilities Operation 22 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 38 4 1 Introduction 38 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar 38 4 1 2 Navigation Keys 39 4 2 Main Screen 39 4 3 OC Tweaker Screen 40 4 4 Advanced Screen 43 4 4 1 CPU Conigurati...

Page 4: ...ge Coniguration 46 4 4 4 Storage Coniguration 47 4 4 5 Super IO Coniguration 48 4 4 6 ACPI Coniguration 49 4 4 7 USB Coniguration 51 4 5 Tool 53 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 56 4 7 Boot Screen 57 4 8 Security Screen 59 4 9 Exit Screen 60 ...

Page 5: ...otherboard speciications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change 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 on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical s...

Page 6: ...orts AMD Memory Proile Technology AMP up to AMP 2400 Expan sion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE1 x16 mode PCIE 3 0 is only supported with FM2 CPU With FM2 CPU it only supports PCIE 2 0 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot 1 x PCI Slot Supports AMD Dual Graphics Graphics Integrated AMD RadeonTM R7 R5 Series Graphics in A series APU DirectX 11 1 Pixel Shader 5 0 with FM2 CPU DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 ...

Page 7: ...k with DVI D and HDMI Ports Audio 5 1 CH HD Audio Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec Supports Surge Protection ASRock Full Spike Protec tion LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111GR Supports Wake On WAN Supports Wake On LAN Supports Lightning ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Eficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Rear Panel I O 1 x ...

Page 8: ...rotection ASRock Full Spike Protec tion 1 x USB 3 0 Header by ASMedia ASM1042A Supports 2 USB 3 0 ports Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection BIOS Feature 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliant wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2 3 1 support DRAM CPU Voltage multi adjustment Hardware Monitor CPU temperature sensing Chassis tempera...

Page 9: ...ory speed is support ed depends on the CPU you adopt If you want to adopt DDR3 2400 2133 1866 1600 memory module on this motherboard please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules ASRock website http www asrock com 2 Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 8 1 8 7...

Page 10: ...in module DDR3_B1 64 bit 240 pin module USB_7_8 USB 3 0 T USB3 B USB4 RJ 45 LAN USB 2 0 T USB5 B USB6 PWR_FAN1 AMD A68H Bolton D2H Chipset USB 2 0 T USB1 B USB2 PS2 Keyboard Mouse VGA1 DVI1 SATA_ 2 SATA_ 4 SATA_ 1 SATA_ 3 PCI Express 3 0 USB_9_10 PCIE1 1 CI1 HD_AUDIO1 1 CHA_FAN1 1 TPMS1 1 USB_11_12 HDMI1 ...

Page 11: ...3 Connector SATA_2 8 SATA3 Connector SATA_4 9 SATA3 Connector SATA_3 10 SATA3 Connector SATA_1 11 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 12 System Panel Header PANEL1 13 USB 2 0 Header USB_9_10 14 USB 2 0 Header USB_7_8 15 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 16 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 17 Print Port Header LPT1 18 COM Port Header COM1 19 Chassis Intrusion Header CI1 20 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 21 ...

Page 12: ...Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Port 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB_5_6 There are two LEDs on the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indica tions 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 LAN Port 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 1...

Page 13: ...amage 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 by the ...

Page 14: ...hes the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it its in place The CPU its only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins Step 4 When the CPU is in place press it irmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is lock...

Page 15: ...te 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 CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see Page 6 No 2 For proper instal lation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink ...

Page 16: ...e to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation 1 For dual channel coniguration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 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 slot otherwis...

Page 17: ...FM2A68M HD 13 English 1 2 3 ...

Page 18: ...ots PCIE1 PCIe 3 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards PCIE2 PCIe 2 0 x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with 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 documenta tion of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you star...

Page 19: ...f 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 inish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system irst and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be not...

Page 20: ... 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate SATA_2 SATA_4 SATA_1 SATA_3 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 6 No 20 convenient connection and control of audio devices J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE GN D OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET 1 High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to funct...

Page 21: ...bles PWRBTN Power Switch Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may con igure the way to turn off your system using the power switch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to per form a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on ...

Page 22: ... you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan 4 pin CPU_FAN1 cable to the connector and see p 6 No 2 match the black wire to the ground pin GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 1 2 3 4 ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXP...

Page 23: ...ssis intrusion detection design 1 Signal GND TPM Header 17 pin TPMS1 see p 6 No 4 This connector supports Trust ed Platform Module 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 LFRAME _L CK_33M_TPM TPM_RST LAD3_L 3V LAD0_L 3VSB GND F_CLKRUN SERIRQ S_PWRDWN...

Page 24: ...the current VGA driver VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from on board display only For any future update please refer to our website for further information Step 4 Boot into OS Please remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system Step 5 Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card Step 6 Re...

Page 25: ...gy please 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 beneit 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 Cont...

Page 26: ...mputer If the Main Menu does not appear automatically locate and double click on the ile 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 prope...

Page 27: ... 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 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 There are six sections in A Tuning main menu Operation Mode Tools OC Tweaker System Info Live Update Tech Service and Se...

Page 28: ...ated program s priority highest Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer s boot time Please note that Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8 1 8 and the VBIOS 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 Internet Good Night LED Switch of...

Page 29: ...n to windows automatically OC DNA OC DNA is an unique software which helps to save your OC settings as a proile Then you can send this OC setting proile to the friends Disk Health Report Disk Health Report is a hard disk health monitoring utility that displays detailed HDD information such as hard disk model serial number irmware power on count power on hours S M A R T values current temperature e...

Page 30: ...English 26 OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system System Info View information about the system The System Browser tab may not appear for certain models ...

Page 31: ...27 English Live Update Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers Tech Service Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer Please leave your contact information along with details of the problem ...

Page 32: ...English 28 Settings Conigure ASRock A Tuning Click to select Auto run at Windows Startup if you want A Tuning to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system ...

Page 33: ...need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop 3 3 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 currently selected category and allows users to perform job related ...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...the app click on the red icon to start downloading Step 4 When installation completes you can ind 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 36: ...pps you have already installed When there is an available new version for your app you will ind 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 37: ...cted 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 38: ...English 34 3 3 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 APP Shop on Windows startup ...

Page 39: ...reater eficiency 3 4 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Sup which is located in the folder at the following path of the Sup port CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 4 2 Coniguring Start8 Style Select between the Windows 7 style and Windows 8 style Start Menu Then select the theme of the Start Menu and customize the style of the Start icon ...

Page 40: ... 36 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 more Control ...

Page 41: ...or 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 mode and bypass the Metro user interface About Displays information about Start8 ...

Page 42: ...button 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 reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system ti...

Page 43: ...on Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function Enter To bring up the selected screen 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 F7 Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTI...

Page 44: ...Turbo Core Technology This item appears only when the processor you adopt supports this fea ture Use this to select enable or disable AMD Turbo Core Technology Coniguration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled AMD Application power Management Application Power Management APM ensures that average power con sumption over a thermally significant time period remains at or below th...

Page 45: ...et 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 GFX Engine Clock Use this to adjust GFX Engine Clock The default value is Auto DRAM Timing Coniguration DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appr...

Page 46: ... Interleaving 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 Configuration options Disabled Auto The default value is Auto Voltage Coniguration DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto SB Voltage Use this to select SB Voltage The ...

Page 47: ...t the conigurations for the following items CPU Conigu ration Nouth Bridge Coniguration South Bridge Coniguration Storage Conigura tion Super IO Coniguration USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 48: ...note 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...

Page 49: ...xpress Share Memory This allows you to set the share memory feature The default value is Auto Coniguration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio fea ture DVI Function Use this to select DVI function when you install the DVI to HDMI adapter to DVI port Coniguration options as Dual Link DVI and as HDM...

Page 50: ...o will 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 LED Enable this option to turn off Power LED when the system is power on The keyboard LED will also be turned off in S3 and S4 state The default value is Auto ...

Page 51: ...is AHCI Mode Coniguration options AHCI Mode RAID Mode and IDE Mode AMD AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disable AMD AHCI BIOS ROM The default value of this option is Disabled Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analy sis and Reporting Technology feature Coniguration options Disabled Auto Enabled 4 4 4 Storage Coniguration ...

Page 52: ... or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Coniguration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port Device Mode Select the device mode according to your connected device Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port ...

Page 53: ...n AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power re covers If Power On is 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 soft off mode PCI Devices...

Page 54: ...wer on the system USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on the system 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 certiication ...

Page 55: ...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 devices...

Page 56: ...English 52 4 4 8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device ...

Page 57: ...g UEFI Tech Service Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device After copying the drivers please change the SATA mode to RAID then you can start installing the operating sys tem in RAID mode Easy Driver Installer For users that don t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD Easy Driver Install...

Page 58: ...eted Internet Flash Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from our servers In other words the system can auto detect the latest UEFI from our servers and lash them without entering Windows OS Network Coniguration Internet Setting Use this item to set up the internet connection mode Coniguration options DHCP Auto IP and PPPOE UEFI Download Server Use this item to select UEFI i...

Page 59: ...idiier Duration This allows users to conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidiier CPU Fan Setting Use this setting to conigure CPU fan speed while Dehumidiier is en abled 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 60: ... Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled Case Open Feature This allows you to enable or disable case open detection feature The default is value Disabled Clear Status This option appears only when the case open has been detected Use this option to keep or clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to m...

Page 61: ... USB lash drive Ultra Fast There are a few restrictions 1 Only supports Windows 8 1 8 UEFI operating system 2 You will not be able to enter BIOS Setup Clear CMOS or run utility in Widows to enter BIOS Setup 3 If you are using an external graphics card the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP in order to boot Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Setup Pr...

Page 62: ... Please do not disable unless you re running a WHCK test If you are using Windows 8 1 8 64 bit and all of your devices support UEFI you may also disable CSM for faster boot speed Launch PXE 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 Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run...

Page 63: ...59 English 4 8 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 Secure Boot Enable to support Windows 8 1 8 Secure Boot ...

Page 64: ...rd Changes 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 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 b...

Page 65: ...information 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 O C ASRock EUROPE B V Bijsterhuizen 3151 6604 LV Wijchen he Netherlands Phone 31 24 345 44 33 Fax 31 24 345 44 38 ASRock America Inc 13848 Magnolia Ave Chino CA91710 U S A Phone 1 909 590 8308 Fax...

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