ASROCK FM2A85X-ITX Page 3 User Manual Download

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Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................ 5

1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5

1.2 Specifications ............................................................................. 6

1.3 Unique Features ........................................................................ 10

1.4 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 14

1.5 I/O Panel .................................................................................. 15

2. Installation .................................................................. 17

Pre-installation Precautions ................................................................ 17

2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 18

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ...................................... 18

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 19

2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot) ............................................ 20

2.5 Dual Graphics Operation Guide ................................................ 21

2.6 Multi Monitor and Surround Display Features .......................... 23

2.7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide ................................. 26

2.8 Jumpers Setup ........................................................................... 28

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors ....................................... 29

2.10 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ......................... 33

2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs ................. 33

2.12 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug and Hot SwapFeature and Operation

Operation Guide ........................................................................ 34

2.13 Driver Installation Guide ............................................................ 36

2.14 Installing Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit With RAID Functions ....................................................... 36

2.15 Installing Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit Without RAID Functions .................................................. 37

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Page 2: ...es 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 consequenti...

Page 3: ...uide 21 2 6 Multi Monitor and Surround Display Features 23 2 7 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 26 2 8 Jumpers Setup 28 2 9 Onboard Headers and Connectors 29 2 10 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks In...

Page 4: ...4 3 South Bridge Configuration 46 3 4 4 Storage Configuration 47 3 4 5 ACPI Configuration 49 3 4 6 USB Configuration 50 3 5 Tool 51 3 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 54 3 7 Boot Screen 55 3...

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

Page 6: ...Slot 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot Supports AMD Dual Graphics Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7000 graphics DirectX 11 Pixel Shader 5 0 Max shared memory 2GB Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI Suppo...

Page 7: ...LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone SATA3 7 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 NCQ AHCI and H...

Page 8: ...OPEN detection Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is...

Page 9: ...the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage un der Windows 8 7 VistaTM For Windows 64 bit OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limi...

Page 10: ...nt Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds provides a much more efficient way to save energy time money and improves system running speed for your sys tem It lever...

Page 11: ...AN provides a faster internet access which includes the benefits listed below LAN Application Prioritiza tion You can configure your application s priority ideally and or add new programs Lower Latenc...

Page 12: ...ASRock 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 flash them without entering Windows...

Page 13: ...logy it takes less than 1 5 seconds to logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot No more waiting The speedy boot will completely change your user experience and behavior ASRock X Boost Brilliantly designed...

Page 14: ...Retention Module 11 SATA3 Connector SATA3_3 26 CPU Socket 12 SATA3 Connector SATA3_2 27 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 13 SATA3 Connector SATA3_1 28 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN2 14 USB 2 0 Header USB_45 ATX...

Page 15: ...SATA3_1 5 Central Bass Orange 13 HDMI Port HDMI1 6 Rear Speaker Black 14 DVI D Port DVI1 7 Optical SPDIF Out Port 15 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 8 Line In Light Blue LAN Port ACT LINK LED SPEED LED It i...

Page 16: ...d Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Pri mary output to u...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...ked 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 to spray therm...

Page 19: ...stall 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 adding...

Page 20: ...plugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard...

Page 21: ...the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port Please be noted that the current VGA driver VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from on board display only For any future update please refer to our website...

Page 22: ...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 benefit of Dual Graphics feature...

Page 23: ...thout installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This mother board also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub and HDMI to support multi VGA output so that DVI D D sub and HD...

Page 24: ...make sure that the 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 t...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...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 port...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...ter 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...

Page 29: ...current SATA3_4 see p 14 No 10 SATA3 interface allows up to SATA3_5 see p 14 No 9 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate SATA3_6 see p 14 No 8 SATA3_7 see p 14 No 7 Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Da...

Page 30: ...w 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 You don t need to connec...

Page 31: ...4 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 The front p...

Page 32: ...e see p 14 No 1 that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design 1 Signal GND 24 13 12 1 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header p...

Page 33: ...g and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode AMD A85X Hudson D4 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host con...

Page 34: ...ce The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA3...

Page 35: ...ess the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end Wh...

Page 36: ...ation B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check the RAID installation guide in the S...

Page 37: ...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 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...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 HDMI monitor to get be...

Page 41: ...Voltage Offset It allows you to adjust the 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 s...

Page 42: ...ut over banks on the same node or accross nodes decreasing access contention Channel Interleaving It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving Configuration op tions Disabled Auto The default v...

Page 43: ...he configurations for the following items CPU Configu ration Nouth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configura tion ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration Setting wrong values...

Page 44: ...taTM 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 45: ...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 46: ...o enable or disable On Off Play Technology The default value is Enabled When On Off Play is enabled Deep Sleep will be dis abled If you want to enable Deep Sleep please disable On Off Play first Onboa...

Page 47: ...staller can help you to copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device After copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device please change SATA Mode to RAID then you can start in...

Page 48: ...48 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 Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled...

Page 49: ...es 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 Onboard LAN Power...

Page 50: ...are four confi guration options Enabled Auto Disabled and UEFI Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support...

Page 51: ...nstant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This conve nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without enter ing operating systems first like MS DOS or Win...

Page 52: ...e download server for Internet Flash Configuration options Asia Europe USA and China Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling Dehumidifier Function When...

Page 53: ...53 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 54: ...emperature 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 onl...

Page 55: ...ction is you may not boot by using an USB flash 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 r...

Page 56: ...f you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabl...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder i...

Page 60: ...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 Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot in...

Page 61: ...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 Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID 3T...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...ilities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to fix this problem Windows VistaTM 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix for this problem Below steps are Microsoft su...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...e hotfix KB2505454 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 8 64 bit 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take long time 30 mins C Reboot your system I...

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