ASROCK Q1900-ITX User Manual Download Page 24 | Manualshive

Page: 24 / 66

background image

20

English

Tools

Various tools and utilities.

XFast RAM

Boost the system’s performance and extend the HDD’s or SDD’s lifespan! Create a
hidden partition, then assign which files should be stored in the RAM drive.

«
...
22
23
24
25
26
...
»

Summary of Contents for Q1900-ITX

Page 1: ...User Manual ...

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: ...ansion Slots PCI Express Slots 12 2 3 Jumpers Setup 13 2 4 Onboard Headers and Connectors 14 Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 18 3 1 Installing Drivers 18 3 2 A Tuning 19 3 3 Intel Smart Connect Technology 21 3 4 ASRock Cloud 26 3 5 Start8 36 Chapter 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 41 4 3 Advanced Screen 42 ...

Page 4: ...tion 47 4 3 4 Intel Smart Connect Technology 49 4 3 5 Super IO Configuration 50 4 3 6 ACPI Configuration 51 4 3 7 USB Configuration 53 4 3 8 Trusted Computing 54 4 4 Tools 55 4 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 57 4 6 Security Screen 58 4 7 Boot Screen 59 4 8 Exit Screen 61 ...

Page 5: ...ents ASRock Q1900 ITX Motherboard Mini ITX Form Factor ASRock Q1900 ITX Quick Installation Guide ASRock Q1900 ITX Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x WiFi Module Screw 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 docu...

Page 6: ...cs DirectX 11 0 Pixel Shader 5 0 Three graphics output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI Supports HDMI Technology with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Supports DVI D 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 ...

Page 7: ... USB 2 0 Ports Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection 2 x USB 3 0 Ports Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection 1 x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jacks Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone Storage 2 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s Connectors support NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061 sup port NCQ AH...

Page 8: ...er CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature CPU Chassis Fan multi speed control CASE OPEN detection 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 as...

Page 9: ...R3_B1 DDR3_A1 CPU_FAN1 1 USB1_2 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 1 SPEAKER1 COM1 1 CI1 1 SATA3_A2 CMOS Battery Q1900 ITX RoHS 1 HD_AUDIO1 64Mb BIOS MINI_PCIE1 Front USB 3 0 1 LPT1 LAN CLRCMOS1 1 USB3_1_2 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 VGA1 DVI1 Top RJ 45 USB 3 0 T USB3 B USB4 Top CTR BASS Center REAR SPK Bottom Optical SPDIF Top LINE IN Center FRONT Bottom MIC IN ...

Page 10: ..._1_2 6 SATA2 Connector SATA2_2 7 System Panel Header PANEL1 8 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 9 SATA2 Connector SATA2_1 10 TPM Header TPMS1 11 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 12 Chassis Intrusion Header CI1 13 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 14 COM Port Header COM1 15 SATA3 Connector SATA3_A1 16 SATA3 Connector SATA3_A2 17 Print Port Header LPT1 18 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 ...

Page 11: ...Front Speaker Lime 2 D Sub Port 9 Microphone Pink 3 USB 2 0 Ports USB_34 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port 4 LAN RJ 45 Port 11 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_34 5 Central Bass Orange 12 HDMI Port 6 Rear Speaker Black 13 DVI D Port 7 Line In Light Blue 14 PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 3 4 11 12 14 2 13 9 10 6 5 8 7 ...

Page 12: ...e type of speaker you use Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 8 Rear Speaker No 6 Central Bass No 5 Line In No 7 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V To enable Multi Streaming you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find the Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click o...

Page 13: ...ysical 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...

Page 14: ... is installed please install it into DDR3_ A1 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 15: ...Q1900 ITX 11 English 1 2 3 ...

Page 16: ...I Express cards with x1 lane width cards MINI_PCIE1 mini PCIe slot is used for WiFi module 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 17: ... 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 then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS action Please be not...

Page 18: ...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 The front panel design may dif...

Page 19: ...ee p 5 No 4 Besides two USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there is one header on this motherboard This USB 2 0 header can support two ports USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3_1_2 see p 5 No 5 Besides two USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one header on this motherboard This USB 3 0 header can support two ports Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 see p 5 No 18 This header is for connecting audio dev...

Page 20: ... it along Pin 1 and Pin 13 12 1 24 13 1 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 ...

Page 21: ...digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity Serial Port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 5 No 14 This COM1 header supports a serial port module Print Port Header 25 pin LPT1 see p 5 No 17 This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices 1 GND SMB_DATA_MAIN LA...

Page 22: ...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 properly Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the application software that the...

Page 23: ...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 and Tools Operation Mode Choose an operation mode for your ...

Page 24: ...English Tools Various tools and utilities XFast RAM Boost the system s performance and extend the HDD s or SDD s lifespan Create a hidden partition then assign which files should be stored in the RAM drive ...

Page 25: ...r 64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 7 to crash while booting If your system is not in AHCI mode please follow the instructions below 1 Press Win R simultaneously in Windows 8 7 type Regedit into the word box then click OK 2 Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet ser...

Page 26: ...ility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Smart Connect Step 2 Once installed run ASRock Smart Connect from your desktop or go to Windows Start All Programs ASRock Utility ...

Page 27: ...utton Take Foxmail as an example add Foxmail to the Application list Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List Step 5 Click Apply to enable Smart Connect ...

Page 28: ...d updates Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates but may cause more power consumption Using Smart Connect 1 Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet and receive updates while the system is in sleep state running Foxmail for instance keep Foxmail running 2 Click on Windows Start the arrow next to Shut down and click on Sleep 3 Windows system will enter sleep sta...

Page 29: ...mail The screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Afterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will find the new mail that were sent to you during sleep state are already updated and ready to be read in Foxmail ...

Page 30: ... motherboards with a Realtek LAN chip ASRock Cloud allows users to remotely wake up their computers via the internet by using a secondary device such as a smartphone or tablet Users may use Kloudian Orbweb ME Professional to remotely wake up and control their computers or they could wake up the computer then use any other preferred remote desktop application This motherboard supports Wake On WAN w...

Page 31: ...uring this feature verify the followings on your host computer Make sure that the PCIE Devices Power On is enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Make sure that the Shutdown Wake On Lan is enabled in Device Manager Network Adapters Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Advanced The UEFI screen is for reference only The actual screen may differ by model ...

Page 32: ...Professional host software in the Support CD or just download it from http orbweb me Step 1 Click on the Orbweb ME Professional installer package file to start installation Step 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation Step 3 When installation completes reboot the computer Signing Up for Host Computer Registration Step 1 Double click the Orbweb ME Professional icon on your d...

Page 33: ... a client Setting Up Shared Folders on Host Computer Step 1 Double click the Orbweb ME Professional icon on your desktop Or if you just finished signing up for your host computer you can click Configure this computer in the screen to begin Step 2 Click Folder Settings tab and the default shared folders display To add a folder click Select a folder to add it into Orbweb ME Then click Save You can a...

Page 34: ...bweb ME portal login page http orbweb me Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb ME account and password Step 3 Find the host computer from the list by the computer name you give Online Green Ready to Connect Blue Online Blue Offline Gray Unable to Connect Gray Wakable Red Wakeable mode If you use a motherboard with dual LAN ports please disable one of the LAN ports to use the Remote Wake Up function To do...

Page 35: ...er option shows wakable To wake up the computer click For iOS or Android Mobile Devices users Download and install Orbweb ME Professional app from the App Store iOS or Play Store Android Step 1 Tap the Orbweb ME Professional app icon to launch it Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb ME account and password Step 3 Tap the Power Options icon and power options appear Tap to select Restart Sleep or Shutdown...

Page 36: ...ote Desktop Connection dialog appears click Connect to continue Step 5 Enter the Windows password to log in and you will see the desktop of your host computer Please refer to the user manual of the Kloudian Orbweb ME Professional for more instructions on how to use Orbweb ME Professional Please be noted that if the host device is not WOW compatible the host status icon will turn offline and the po...

Page 37: ...e iOS or Play Store Android Step 1 Tap the Orbweb ME Professional app icon to launch it Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb ME account and password Step 3 Tap the host computer name that you want to access under the Remote Desktop section Step 4 Enter the Windows password to log in and you will see the desktop of your host computer ...

Page 38: ...Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb ME account and password Step 3 Click the Connect icon Step 4 Click on Xplorer Step 5 Root directory displays Click on a folder name to open the folder Step 6 Click on a file name to preivew the file You can also delete rename move and copy a selected file For more instructions on how to use Xplorer refer to the user manual of the Kloudian Orbweb ME Professional ...

Page 39: ...ional app icon to launch it Step 2 Log in with your Orbweb ME account and password Step 3 Tap the Connect icon Step 4 Tap a folder name under the Xplorer section and you can see the files in this folder Tap a file name to preivew the file You can also delete rename move and copy a selected file For more instructions on how to use Xplorer refer to the user manual of the Kloudian Orbweb ME Professio...

Page 40: ...added customizations for greater efficiency 3 5 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 5 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: ...nglish 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: ...the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI 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 Tool Useful tools H W Monitor Displays current hardware status Security For security settings Boot For configuring boot settings and boot pr...

Page 44: ...f 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 F4 Toggle sound on off F7 Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY F9 Load optimal default values for all the settings ...

Page 45: ...Q1900 ITX 41 English 4 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview ...

Page 46: ...ons for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Configuration ACPI Configuration USB Configuration and Trusted Computing Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 47: ...t dissipation CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving It is recommended to keep 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 Hardware P...

Page 48: ...rieving the currently requested cache line Enable for better performance Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems ...

Page 49: ...emory Configure the 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 50: ...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 Good Night LED By enabling Good Night LED the Power LAN LEDs will be switched off when the system is on It will also automatically switch off the Power and LAN LEDs when the system enters ...

Page 51: ...ws SATA 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...

Page 52: ...48 English ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE For better compatibility AHCI Supports new features that improve performance ...

Page 53: ...sh 4 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 54: ...or disable the Serial port 1 Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port Parallel Port Enable or disable the Parallel port Change Settings Select the address of the Parallel port Device Mode Select the device mode according to your connected device ...

Page 55: ...ormance 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 ha...

Page 56: ...52 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 57: ...r Enable or disable all 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 UEFI Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows Linux operating systems only ...

Page 58: ...54 English 4 3 8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable to activate Trusted Platform Module TPM security for your hard disk drives ...

Page 59: ...to update your UEFI Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI firmware version from our servers for you Please setup network configuration before using Internet Flash For BIOS backup and recovery purpose it is recommended to plug in your USB pen drive before using this function ...

Page 60: ...Configuration Use this to configure internet connection settings for Internet Flash Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI firmware ...

Page 61: ...d voltage CPU Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Case Open Feature Enable or disable Case Open Feature to detect whether the cha...

Page 62: ...r the administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI 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 UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password Secure Boot Enable to support Windows 8 Secure Boo...

Page 63: ...g an external graphics card Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI 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 be...

Page 64: ...sing 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 those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those ...

Page 65: ...option the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK 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 OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all options The F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesys...

Page 66: ...ation 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 Fax 1 90...

Reviews:

No comments

Related manuals for Q1900-ITX

Brand: IEI Technology Pages: 155

Brand: IEI Technology Pages: 281

Brand: IEI Technology Pages: 151

Brand: IEI Technology Pages: 169

Brand: IEI Technology Pages: 125

Brand: IEI Technology Pages: 165

Brand: IDT Pages: 9

Brand: IEI Technology Pages: 12

Brand: IBASE Technology Pages: 65

Brand: Beck Pages: 24

E-Vision Electric Thruster E300

Brand: Sleipner Pages: 28

Brand: BCM Pages: 93

Brand: Gigabyte Pages: 37

Brand: MSI Pages: 85

JW-A880GMT-EXTREME

Brand: J&W Pages: 39

Brand: Gigabyte Pages: 112

Brand: Gigabyte Pages: 31

Brand: Albatron Pages: 57

Brands by name

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Popular brands

Load more brands