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IMB-153

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Chapter  1  Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock IMB-153 motherboard, a reliable motherboard 
produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent 
performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality 
and endurance.

In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard and 
step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the configuration guide of the 
BIOS setup.

1.1  Package Contents

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ASRock IMB-153 Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)

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ASRock IMB-153 Jumpers and Headers Setting Guide 

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ASRock IMB-153 Support CD  

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the 
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any 
modifications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on 
ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to 
this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model 
you are using. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s 
website as well. ASRock website  http://www.asrock.com.

Summary of Contents for IMB-153

Page 1: ...IMB 153 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...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 any defect or error in the documentatio...

Page 3: ...I Express Slot 11 2 3 Jumpers Setup 12 2 4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 13 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 17 3 1 Introduction 17 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 17 3 1 2 Navigation Keys 18 3 2 Main Screen 19 3 3 Advanced Screen 20 3 3 1 CPU Configuration 21 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration 22 3 3 3 Storage Configuration 24 3 3 4 Intel Smart Connect Technology 25 3 3 5 Super IO Configuration 26 3 3 6 ACPI Configura...

Page 4: ...3 3 7 USB Configuration 29 3 3 8 Trusted Computing 30 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 31 3 5 Security Screen 32 3 6 Boot Screen 33 3 7 Exit Screen 36 ...

Page 5: ...SRock IMB 153 Motherboard Mini ITX Form Factor ASRock IMB 153 Jumpers and Headers Setting Guide ASRock IMB 153 Support CD 1 x I O Panel Shield Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this documentation occur the updated version will be available on ASRock s ...

Page 6: ...ics output Support HDMI and D Sub ports by independent display controllers Supports HDMI Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync Deep Color 12bpc xvYCC and HBR High Bit Rate Audio with HDMI Port Compliant HDMI monitor is required Supports HDCP with HDMI Port Supports Full HD 1080p Blu ray BD playback with HD...

Page 7: ...on 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jacks Front Speaker Microphone Storage 2 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s Connectors support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug Connector 1 x System Panel Header 1 x Chassis Speaker Header 1 x 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header 1 x COM Port Header 1 x TPM Header 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header 1 x CPU Fan Connector 3 pin 1 x Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin 1 x 24 pin A...

Page 8: ...ection Voltage monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 8 1 32 bit 8 1 64 bit 8 32 bit 8 64 bit 7 32 bit 7 64 bit Certifica tions FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com Due to limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 3...

Page 9: ... Keyboard PS2 Mouse FRONT MIC IN USB 2 0 T USB0 B USB1 HDMI USB 3 0 USB3 USB 3 0 USB3 USB 2 0 USB2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_A1 CPU_FAN1 1 USB4_5 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 1 SPEAKER1 COM2 1 CLRMOS1 1 CI1 1 SATA2_1 CMOS Battery IMB 153 RoHS 1 HD_AUDIO1 BIOS ROM SPEAKER2 1 Industrial COM1 VGA1 PWR_JP1 1 PWR_LOSS1 1 ...

Page 10: ...ATXPWR1 6 Power Loss Header PWR_LOSS1 7 USB 2 0 Header USB4_5 8 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 9 System Panel Header PANEL1 10 SATA2 Connector SATA2_1 11 COM Port Header COM2 12 SATA2 Connector SATA2_2 13 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 14 Chassis Intrusion Header CI1 15 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 16 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 17 3W Audio AMP Output Wafer Header SPEAKER2 ...

Page 11: ... 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port 6 USB 2 0 Port USB2 There are two LEDs on each 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 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 ...

Page 12: ...al injuries to you and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs Whenever you uninstall any components place the...

Page 13: ...SO DIMM slots The SO DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the SO DIMM if you force the SO DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 DDR3L slot otherwise this motherboard and SO DIMM may be damaged ...

Page 14: ...10 English 1 2 3 ...

Page 15: ... 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 documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation ...

Page 16: ... 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 then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action Please be noted that the password date time and...

Page 17: ...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 system 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 Th...

Page 18: ...High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use an AC 97 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header by the steps 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 Co...

Page 19: ...se plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 13 Chassis Intrusion Header 2 pin CI1 see p 5 No 14 This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cove has been removed This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design TPM Header 17 pin TPMS1 see p 5 No 1 This connector supports Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certifi...

Page 20: ...ader 9 pin COM2 see p 5 No 11 This COM2 header supports a serial port module Power Loss Header 2 pin PWR_LOSS1 see p 5 No 6 Open Power Loss Close no Power Loss CCTS 1 RRTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 GND TTXD1 DDCD 1 1 RRI 1 5VSB_ATX ...

Page 21: ...tton on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information Advanced For advanced system configurations H W Monitor Displays current hardware status Security For security settings Boot For configuring boot settings and boot priority Exi...

Page 22: ...scriptions of each navigation key Navigation Key s Description To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function 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 SETUP UTILITY F9 Load optimal default values for all the settings F10 Save ch...

Page 23: ...IMB 153 19 English 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview ...

Page 24: ...set Configuration Storage Configuration Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration USB Configu ration and Trusted Computing Instant Flash Save BIOS files in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your BIOS Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 25: ...C3 C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving Enhanced Halt State C1E Enable Enhanced Halt State C1E for lower power consumption No Execute Memory Protection Processors with No Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems ...

Page 26: ...e size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up Onboard HD Audio Enable disable onboard HD audio Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed Front Panel Enable disable front panel HD audio Onboard HDMI HD Audio Enable audio for the onboard digital outputs ...

Page 27: ... speed for PCIE1 Deep S5 Configure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure If Power Off is selected the power will remain off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the system will start to boot up when the power recovers ...

Page 28: ...TA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power It is only supported by AHCI mode Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology It is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that...

Page 29: ...h 3 3 4 Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc while the computer is in sleep mode ...

Page 30: ...r disable the Serial port 1 Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port Serial Port 2 Enable or disable the Serial port 2 WDT Timeout Reset This allows users to enable disable the Watch Dog Timer timeout to reset system The default value is Disabled ...

Page 31: ...rmance and to pass WHQL tests PS 2 Keyboard Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PS 2 Keyboard PCIE Device Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PCIE device and enable wake on LAN Ring In Power On Allow the system to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring In signals RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm Set it to By OS to let it be han...

Page 32: ...28 English USB Keyboard Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB keyboard or remote controller USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse ...

Page 33: ...USB 3 0 driver after entering the OS USB 3 0 is disabled in BIOS Set Enabled to keep the USB 3 0 driver enabled Must install driver to use USB devices under Windows 7 Set Disabled to disable the USB 3 0 ports Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2 0 devices If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support Select BIOS Setup Only to ...

Page 34: ...30 English 3 3 8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module TPM security for your hard disk drives ...

Page 35: ...n speed and 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 Automatic Mode and Manual The default value is Full On Case Open Feature Enable or disable Case Open Feature to detect whether the chassis cover h...

Page 36: ...he administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the BIOS Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change the password for the user account Users are unable to change the settings in the BIOS Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the pass word Secure Boot Enable to support Windows 8 1 8 Secure B...

Page 37: ...ng an external graphics card Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this BIOS Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to BIOS utility in Windows Boot From Onboard LAN Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN Setup Prompt Timeout Configure the number of seconds to wait for the setup hot key Bootup Num Lock Select whether Num Lock should b...

Page 38: ... computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Configure the number of attempts to boot until the system automatically restores the default settings CSM Compatibility Support Module CSM Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module Please do not disable unless you re running a WHCK test If you are using Windows 8 1 ...

Page 39: ...upport legacy option ROM only Launch Storage 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 Launch Video 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 ...

Page 40: ...n the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop out Select OK to discard all changes Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all options The F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem d...

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