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H77M-ITX

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published July 2012

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Page 2: ...ies 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 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 an...

Page 3: ... 9 Jumpers Setup 26 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 27 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA2 SATA2 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 31 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs 31 2 13 SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 32 2 14 Driver Installation Guide 34 2 15 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit With RAID Functions 34 2 16 Insta...

Page 4: ...3 4 4 Storage Configuration 47 3 4 5 Intel R Rapid Start Technology 48 3 4 6 Intel R Smart Connect Technology 49 3 4 7 ACPI Configuration 50 3 4 8 USB Configuration 51 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 52 3 6 Boot Screen 53 3 7 Security Screen 54 3 8 Exit Screen 55 4 Software Support 56 4 1 Install Operating System 56 4 2 Support CD Information 56 4 2 1 Running Support CD 56 4 2 2 Driver...

Page 5: ...f this manual occur the updated version 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 technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp 1 1 Packag...

Page 6: ... CPU DDR3 1333 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Max capacity of system memory 16GB see CAUTION 3 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP 1 3 1 2 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express 3 0 x16 slot PCIE1 x16 mode see CAUTION 4 PCIE 3 0 is only supported with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU With Intel Sandy Bridge CPU it only supports PCIE 2 0 Graphics Intel HD Graphics Built in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be support...

Page 7: ...s Wake On LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802 3az Supports PXE Rear Panel I O I O Panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x D Sub Port 1 x DVI D Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1 x eSATA2 Connector 2 x Ready to Use USB 3 0 Ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line...

Page 8: ...DRAM 1 8V PLL VTT VCCSA Voltage Multi adjustment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version CyberLink MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM Unique Feature ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU see CAUTION 9 ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 10 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 11 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 12 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 13 ASR...

Page 9: ...PU there is no such limita tion You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that Win dows cannot use 4 To run the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed please install an Ivy Bridge CPU If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU the PCI Express will run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed 5 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check Intel website for the la...

Page 10: ...site for the operation proce dures of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility AXTU ASRock website http www asrock com 10 ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press the F6 key during the POST or the F2 key to enter into the B...

Page 11: ...into ASRock Ex treme Tuning Utility AXTU It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows OS 32 bit CPU ASRock XFast RAM shortens the loading time of previously visited websites making web surfing faster than ever And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs i...

Page 12: ... you install the PC system 21 ASRock XFast RAM is not supported by Microsoft Windows XP XP 64 bit Intel Smart Connect Technology and Intel USB 3 0 ports are not supported by Microsoft Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit 22 EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by the European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total A...

Page 13: ...6 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 17 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 18 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 19 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 Intel H77 H77M ITX Front USB 3 0 64Mb BIOS CMOS Battery 17 0cm 6 7 in 17 0cm 6 7 in ATXPWR1 DDR3_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_B1 64 bit 240 pin module X Fast RAM PCI Express 3 0 PCIE1 Super I O USB 2 0 T USB0 B USB1 PS2 Keyboard VGA1 DVI1 HDMI1 USB 2 0 T USB2 B USB3 ESAT...

Page 14: ...Orange 6 Rear Speaker Black 7 Line In Light Blue 8 Front Speaker Lime ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LAN Port If you use 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in No 8 No 6 No 5 No...

Page 15: ...your computer you will find 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 Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio ...

Page 16: ...d settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard s components due to static electricity 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 the components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whene...

Page 17: ... 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 Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengage the lever by pressing it down and sliding it out of the hook You do not have to remove the pro tection cover Step 1 2 Keep the lever positioned at about 135 degrees in order to flip up the load ...

Page 18: ...the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 3 Close the socket Step 3 1 Flip the load plate onto the IHS Step 3 2 Press down the load lever and se cure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab The protection cover will automatically come off by itself Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard fo...

Page 19: ...or 1155 Pin CPUs Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto the cen ter of the IHS on the socket s surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure that the fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 13 No 16 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener...

Page 20: ...modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 Some DDR3 1GB double sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work on this motherboard It is not recommended to install them on this motherboard Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 ...

Page 21: ... 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 make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws f...

Page 22: ...joy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA cards to this motherboard This mother board also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub and HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI D D sub and HDMI can drive same or different display contents To enable dual monitor feature please follow the steps below 1 Connect a DVI D monitor cable to the DVI D por...

Page 23: ...st the UEFI setup the default value of Share Memory Auto will disable D Sub function when an add on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard 4 Install the onboard VGA driver and the add on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system If you have installed the drivers already there is no need to install them again 5 Set up a multi monitor display For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Right click on desktop cho...

Page 24: ...ore you can enjoy the superior display quality with high definition HDCP encryption contents Please refer to the instructions below for more details about HDCP function What is HDCP HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the po...

Page 25: ...signments are matched correctly USB_PWR P P GND ATX 5VSB IRRX IRTX GND DUMMY Step3 Install Multi Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port If Multi Angle CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller please try to install it to the other front USB port 3 CIR sensors in different angles 1 Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function When the CIR ...

Page 26: ...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 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 finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and ...

Page 27: ...3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATA_0 see p 13 No 3 connectors support SATA data SATA_1 see p 13 No 2 cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the Optional SATA SATA2 SATA3 hard disk or the SATA2 SATA3 conne...

Page 28: ... you use AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel 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 You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Th...

Page 29: ...e system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 S3 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 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 reading or writing data The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of po...

Page 30: ...3 Connected ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 13 No 9 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 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 ATX 12V Power Connector Ple...

Page 31: ...able to the SATA SATA2 SATA3 hard disk 2 12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATA2 SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode Intel H77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot ...

Page 32: ...or interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATA2 SATA3 Hot Plug support information of ...

Page 33: ... SATA data cable to the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 St...

Page 34: ...tion you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system After the installation of Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaT...

Page 35: ... on your system Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function AHCI mode is not supported under Windows XP XP 64 bit 2 16 2 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below steps Using SATA SATA2 SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function STEP ...

Page 36: ...ck 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 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the...

Page 37: ...GDN 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 default values for all the settings F10 Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY F12 Print screen ESC Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP ...

Page 38: ...port Intel SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies Please set this item to Disabled if above issues occur Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Technology Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked fre quen...

Page 39: ...T OverClocking Support Use this item to enable or disable GT OverClocking Support The default value is Disabled DRAM Timing Configuration Load XMP Setting Use this to load XMP setting Configuration options Auto Default Profile 1 and Profile 2 The default value is Auto DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency au...

Page 40: ...Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tWTR Use this item to change Write to Read Delay tWTR Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tRTP Use this item to change Read to Precharge tRTP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto DRAM tFAW Use this item to change Four Activate Window tFAW Auto Manual set ting The default is Auto DRAM tCWL Use this item to change CAS Write Latency tCWL Auto M...

Page 41: ...the system is under heavy load IGPU Voltage Use this to select IGPU Voltage The default value is Auto IGPU Load Line Calibration IGPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent IGPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage The default value is Auto User Defaults In this option you ar...

Page 42: ... flash drive floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the...

Page 43: ...efault value is All Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches CPU C3 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use t...

Page 44: ...tion Intel Virtualization Technology When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use thi...

Page 45: ...PCIE1 Link Speed The default value is Auto Share Memory This allows you to set onboard VGA share memory feature The default value is Auto IGPU Multi Moniter This allows you to enable or disable IGPU Multi Moniter The default value is Enabled If you install the PCI Express card under Windows XP VistaTM OS please disable this option Render Standby Use this to enable or disable Render Standby by Inte...

Page 46: ...able On Off Play first Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard HDMI HD Audio feature Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN feature Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only The default value is Enabled in S5 Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state af...

Page 47: ...is AHCI Mode AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to configure Aggressive Link Power Management 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 Config...

Page 48: ...which al lows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds The default is Enabled Entry on S3 RTC Wake Use this item to enable or disable Intel Rapid Start invocation upon S3 RTC wake The default is Enabled Entry After Select a time to enable RTC wake timer at S3 entry The default is 10 minutes Active Page Threshold Support This allows you to enable or disable Active Page Threshold Support The default is D...

Page 49: ...ct Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Smart Connect Technology Intel R Smart Connect Technology keeps your e mail and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc updated automatically while the computer is in sleep mode The default is Disabled ...

Page 50: ...ard to submit Windows VistaTM certification 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 Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system USB Keyboard Remo...

Page 51: ...e use of USB 3 0 controller Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration 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 for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB device...

Page 52: ... speed and the critical voltage CPU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set CPU fan 1 s speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default value is Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set chassis fan 1 s speed Configuration options Full On and Automatic Mode The default value is Full On Over Temperature Protection Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection ...

Page 53: ...M Priority The default value is Legacy ROM Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If 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 Enabled B...

Page 54: ...54 3 7 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 ...

Page 55: ...scard changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop out Select Yes to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts t...

Page 56: ...ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu does not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available device s drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to ...

Page 57: ...t with SP2 or above or Windows 7 64 bit with SP1 or above 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 UEFI Setup Utility Boot Boot Option 1 xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive You can also press F11 to launch boot menu at system POS...

Page 58: ...t CD please copy the files under following directory 32 bit i386 Win7_Vista_Intel_v11 0 0 1032 64 bit AMD64 Win7 64_Vista64_Intel_v11 0 0 1032 3 Create RAID array for you system Please refer to Intel RAID Installation Guide file for details 4 Install Windows VistaTM 64 bit 7 64 bit A Insert your Windows VistaTM 64 bit 7 64 bit installation disc to the optical drive B Press F11 to launch boot menu ...

Page 59: ...soft does not provide hotfix for this problem The steps listed below are Microsoft s suggested solution A Disable System Restore a Type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Menu Then press Enter b De select Local Disks for System Restore Then Click Turn System Restore Off to confirm Then Press Ok E Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system s first reboot F Continue to install OS...

Page 60: ...60 B Disable 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 ...

Page 61: ...request the hotfix KB2505454 through this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take a long time 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take about 5 minutes to reboot D Windows will install this hotfix then reboot by itself E Please start to install motherboard drivers and utilities 6 Finish ...

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