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Dehumidifier Function

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling
“Dehumidifier Function”. When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the com-
puter will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering
S4/S5 state.

Dehumidifier Period

This allows users to configure the period of time until the computer powers
on and enables “Dehumidifier” after entering S4/S5 state.

Dehumidifier Duration

This allows users to configure the duration of the dehumidifying process
before it returns to S4/S5 state.

Dehumidifier CPU Fan Setting

Use this setting to configure CPU fan speed while “Dehumidifier” 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.

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Page 1: ...User Manual FM2A88X BTC FM2A88X BTC ...

Page 2: ... fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits 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: ...tion of Memory Modules DIMM 17 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 19 2 5 Jumpers Setup 20 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 2 7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 26 2 8 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide 29 3 Software and Utilities Operation 31 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 39 4 1 Introduction 39 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar 39 4 1 2 Navigation Keys 40 4 2 Main Screen 40 4 3 OC Tweake...

Page 4: ...3 South Bridge Configuration 47 4 4 4 Storage Configuration 48 4 4 5 Super IO Configuration 49 4 4 6 ACPI Configuration 50 4 4 7 USB Configuration 52 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: ...motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change 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 ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technic...

Page 6: ...ology AMP up to AMP 2400 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots Expan sion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot PCIE4 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 x16 Slot PCIE5 x4 mode 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slots 2 x PCI Slots Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM CrossFireXTM and Dual Graphics 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot PCIE4 Graphics Integrat...

Page 7: ...m headsets Line Out on rear I O only LAN PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Realtek RTL8111GR Supports Wake On WAN see CAUTION 3 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 Mouse Port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x D Sub Port 1 x DVI D Port 4 x USB 2 0 ...

Page 8: ...s Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protec tion 1 x USB 3 0 Header by AMD A88X Bolton D4 Sup ports 2 USB 3 0 ports Supports ESD Protection AS Rock 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 Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVir...

Page 9: ... product information please visit our website http www asrock com CAUTION 1 Whether 2400 2133 1866 1600MHz memory 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 lim...

Page 10: ...ally enable the Sleep Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows to shorten boot up time By calling S3 and S4 at specific timing during the shutdown and startup process Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows desktop in a few seconds ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without ...

Page 11: ...online game s priority higher it can lower the latency in games Traffic Shaping You can watch Youtube HD videos and download si multaneously Real Time Analysis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are transferring currently ASRock XFast RAM ASRock XFast RAM is included in A Tuning It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows 32...

Page 12: ...graphical UEFI It can detect the devices and configurations that users are currently using in their PC With the UEFI system browser you can easily examine the current system configura tion in UEFI setup ASRock UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request from the UEFI setup utility if you are having trouble with your PC ASRock Dehumidifier Function Users may prevent m...

Page 13: ...dy boot will completely change your user experience and behavior ASRock X Boost Brilliantly designed for combo overclocking ASRock X Boost Technology is able to unleash 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 overclocking CPU can become a near one bu...

Page 14: ...e system enters into Standby Hiberna tion mode as well ASRock USB Key In a world where time is money why waste precious time everyday typing usernames to log in to Windows Why should we even bother memorizing those foot long passwords Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows automatically ASRock FAN Tastic Tuning ASRock FAN Tastic Tuning is included in A Tuning Configure up...

Page 15: ...nter FRONT Bottom MIC IN RoHS PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard USB 3 0 T USB2 B USB3 RJ 45 LAN USB 2 0 T USB4 B USB5 CHA_FAN1 PCIE3 PCI Express 3 0 USB 2 0 T USB0 B USB1 ATX12V1 DDR3_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_B2 64 bit 240 pin module 4 5 ATXPWR1 6 CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN3 PWR_FAN1 23 24 22 8 SATA_1_2 12 SATA_3_4 11 SATA_5_6 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Page 16: ... SATA_7_8 10 SATA3 Connectors SATA_5_6 11 SATA3 Connectors SATA_3_4 12 SATA3 Connectors SATA_1_2 13 System Panel Header PANEL1 14 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 15 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN3 16 Power LED Header PLED1 17 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 18 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 19 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 20 COM Port Header COM1 21 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 22 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 23 C...

Page 17: ...0 Ports USB01 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 USB 2 0 Ports USB45 There are two LEDs on the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 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...

Page 18: ...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 edges ...

Page 19: ... matches the socket corner with a small triangle Step 3 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits 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 firmly 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...

Page 20: ...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 and CPU_FAN2 see Page 11 No 2 and No 3 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink ...

Page 21: ...DR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated 1 For dual channel configuration 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 or three memory module installed 3 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module i...

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Page 23: ...IE5 PCIe 2 0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x4 lane width cards PCIe Slot Configurations For a better thermal environment please connect a chassis fan to the moth erboard s chassis fan connector CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3 when using multiple graphics 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 ...

Page 24: ... 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 before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default profile 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed Clear CMOS Default USB Power Jumper 3 pin USB01_PWR1 see p 11 ...

Page 25: ...rs These eight Serial ATA3 SATA_1_2 see p 11 No 12 SATA3 connectors support SATA_3_4 see p 11 No 11 SATA data cables for internal SATA_5_6 see p 11 No 10 storage devices The current SATA_7_8 see p 11 No 9 SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate DUMMY GND GND P P USB_PWR P P USB_PWR 1 SATA_5_6 SATA_7_8 SATA_3_4 SATA_1_2 USB 3 0 Header Besides two default USB 3 0 19 pin USB3_2_3 por...

Page 26: ...ic_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 connect them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows 8 1 8 1 64 bit 8 8 64 bit 7 7 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume Connect the pow...

Page 27: ... p 11 No 15 GND 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL GND 12V CHA_ FAN_SPEED 1 PLED PLED PLED PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the...

Page 28: ...is connector see p 11 No 6 12 1 Pin 1 3 Connected 3 Pin Fan Installation 24 13 Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 12 1 24 13 CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan 4 pin ...

Page 29: ... connector see p 11 No 1 Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4 pin ATX 12V power supply To use the 4 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation 8 5 4 1 PCIe Power Connector 4 pin PCIE_PWR1 see p 11 No 24 Please connect a 4 pin molex power cable to this ...

Page 30: ...power your system requires It is recommended to use a AMD certified PSU Please refer to the AMD s website for details 4 If you pair a 12 pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with a 16 pipe card both cards will operate as 12 pipe cards while in CrossFireXTM mode 5 Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireXTM Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed insta...

Page 31: ...27 English FM2A88X BTC Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE4 slot ...

Page 32: ... Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the left pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM Then select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply Select the GPU number according to your graphics card and click Apply AMD Catalyst Control Center The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this utility to uninstall any p...

Page 33: ... 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 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 Ste...

Page 34: ...ease 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 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 Control ...

Page 35: ...ur computer If the Main Menu does not appear automatically locate and double click on 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 or follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work...

Page 36: ...ing 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 desktop Double click the A Tuning icon A Tuning main menu will pop up 3 2 2 Using A Tuning There are five sections in A Tuning main menu Operation Mode Tools OC Tweaker System Info and Tech Service Operati...

Page 37: ...t time Please note that Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 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 off the Power HDD LAN LEDs when the system is on and automatically switch off the Power...

Page 38: ...t Dehumidifier Prevent motherboard 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 system System Info View information about the system System Browser System Browser shows the overview of your current PC and the devices connected ...

Page 39: ...35 English FM2A88X BTC Tech Service Contact Tech Service ...

Page 40: ...dded customizations for greater efficiency 3 3 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Sup port CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 3 2 Configuring 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 41: ...88X BTC 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 more Control ...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...reset 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 sys...

Page 44: ...es 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 UTILITY F...

Page 45: ...d 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 the TDP for the CPU mode being used If Enabled is selected the power consumption is reduced when overclocking Processor Maximum Frequency It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for referen...

Page 46: ...oltage droop when the system is under heavy load GFX Engine Clock Use this to adjust GFX Engine Clock The default value is Auto DRAM Timing Configuration Load XMP Setting Load XMP settings to overclock the DDR3 memory and perform beyond standard specifications DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically...

Page 47: ...e DDR power down mode Bank Interleaving 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 Configuration DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto ...

Page 48: ...figurations for the following items CPU Configu ration Nouth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configura tion Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration and USB Configuration Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 49: ...lease 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 Enabl...

Page 50: ...sable Auto for the onboard graphics Share Memory This allows you to set the share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration 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 Configuration opti...

Page 51: ... Audio 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 S1 S3 and S4 state The default value is Auto ...

Page 52: ...AHCI BIOS ROM Use this item to enable or disable AMD AHCI BIOS ROM The default value of this option is Disabled SATA IDE Combined Mode This item is for SATA_5 SATA_6 SATA_7 SATA_8 Use this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode The default value is Enabled If you want to build RAID on SATA_5 SATA_6 SATA_7 and SATA_8 ports please disable this item Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enab...

Page 53: ... 4 5 Super IO Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port Configuration options 3F8h IRQ4 and 3E8h IRQ4 ...

Page 54: ... 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 Pow...

Page 55: ...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 certification ...

Page 56: ... 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 are all...

Page 57: ...h Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC Please setup network configuration before using 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 Driv...

Page 58: ... show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to up date your UEFI and reboot your system after the UEFI update process is completed 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 flash them without entering Windows OS Network Configuration...

Page 59: ... to configure the period of time until the computer powers on and enables Dehumidifier after entering S4 S5 state Dehumidifier Duration This allows users to configure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidifier CPU Fan Setting Use this setting to configure CPU fan speed while Dehumidifier is en abled Would you like to save current setting user defaults I...

Page 60: ...on options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Confi guration options Full On and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Over Temperature Protection Use this item to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection The default value is Enabled 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows y...

Page 61: ... 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 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: ...le Please do not disable unless you re running a WHCK test If you are using Windows 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 t...

Page 63: ...h FM2A88X BTC 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 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 The 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 Fa...

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